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“Ricky’s Life Story” (S3;E1) ~ October 5, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed May 15, 1953 at General Service Studios. Rating: 62.6/85
“The Girls Go Into Business” (S3;E2) ~ October 12, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 11, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 56.2/79
“Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (S3;E3) ~ October 19, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 17, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios.Rating: 57.3/80
“Equal Rights” (S3;E4) ~ October 26, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 24, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 60.2/84
“Baby Pictures” (S3;E5) ~ November 2, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 1, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 61.4/82
“Lucy Tells the Truth” (S3;E6) ~ November 9, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 8, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 61.4/84
“The French Revue” (S3;E7) ~ November 16, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 15, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 60.0/81
“Redecorating the Mertzes’ Apartment” (S3;E8) ~ November 23, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 22, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: N/A
“Too Many Crooks” (S3;E9) ~ November 30, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 29, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 60.1/85
“Changing the Boys’ Wardrobe” (S3;E10) ~ December 7, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 5, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 67.2/79
“Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined” (S3;E11) ~ December 14, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 12, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 55.2/80
“Ricky’s Old Girlfriend” (S3;E12) ~ December 21, 1953
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on November 19, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios.Rating: 52.8/76
“The Million-Dollar Idea” (S3;E13) ~ January 11, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 28, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 62.7/83
“Ricky Minds the Baby” (S3;E14) ~ January 18, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 3, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 59.4/78
“The Charm School” (S3;E15) ~ January 25, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 10, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios.
Rating: N/A
"Sentimental Anniversary” (S3;E16) ~ February 4, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 17, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 61.1/82
“Fan Magazine Interview” (S3;E17) ~ February 8, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on January 7, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 62.4/83
“Oil Wells” (S3;E18) ~ February 15, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed January 14, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios.Rating: 63.9/85
“Ricky Loses His Temper” (S3;E19) ~ February 22, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed January 21, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 56.8/80
“Home Movies” (S3;E20) ~ March 1, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on January 28, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 58.5/83
“Bonus Bucks” (S3;E21) ~ March 8, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 4, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 57.8/83
“Ricky’s Hawaiian Vacation” (S3;E22) ~ March 22, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed February 11, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: N/A
“Lucy Is Envious” (S3;E23) ~ March 29, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed February 16, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 59.5/83
“Lucy Writes a Novel” (S3;E24) ~ April 5, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 4, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studio.
Rating: 51.5/75
“Lucy’s Club Dance” (S3;E25) ~ April 12, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 11, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 59.1/85
“The Black Wig” (S3;E26) ~ April 19, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 25, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 55.8/77
“The Diner” (S3;E27) ~ April 26, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 18, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/77
“Tennessee Ernie Visits” (S3;E28) ~ May 3, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 1, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 57.3/80
“Tennessee Ernie Hangs On” (S3;E29) ~ May 10, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 8, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 55.6/80
“The Golf Game” (S3;E30) ~ May 17, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 15, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 54.2/81
“The Sublease” (S3;E31) ~ May 24, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 22, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios.
Rating: N/A
SEASON SUMMARY
- The season ended #1 in the ratings, just as it was at the end of Season 2. The overall rating share, however, dropped from 67.3 to 58.8
- There were 31 new episodes
- The highest rated episode was “Changing the Boy’s Wardrobe” (E10) with a 67.2
- The lowest rated episode was “The Diner” (E27) with a 51.1
- Recurring Characters or Actors Introduced: Michael and Joseph Mayer as Little Ricky, Tennessee Ernie Ford as Cousin Ernie, Shirley Mitchell as Marion Strong
- Recurring Characters Returning: Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Trumbull,
Doris Singleton as Caroline Appleby, Jerry Hausner as Jerry the Agent, Frank Nelson as Freddy Fillmore
- Guest Stars Playing Themselves: Arthur ‘King Cat’ Walsh, Max Terhune, Jimmy Demaret
- Guest Actors Playing Characters: Mabel Paige (Mrs. Hansen), Charles Lane (Casting Director), Frank Nelson (Dickie Davis), Natalie Schafer (Phoebe Emerson), Kathryn Card (Minnie Finch), Elvia Allman (Minnie’s Neighbor), Sunny Boyne (Minnie’s Neighbor), Joan Banks (Eleanor Harris), Sandra Gould (Nancy Johnson), Harry Cheshire (Sam Johnson), Madge Blake (Mrs. Mulford), Mary Jane Croft (Cynthia Harcourt), Herb Vigran (Al Sparks), Jay Novello (Mr. Beecher)
- An average of 7,500 feet of film was shot per episode, for a total of 232,500 feet of film for season 3
- Total Binge Hours for Season 3: 15.5 hours (with commercials); 12.4 hours (without commercials)
- Papermoon’s Full Moon Pick: “Lucy is Envious” (E23)
- Papermoon’s Half Moon Pick: “Ricky Minds the Baby” (E14)
- Colorized episodes: “The Million Dollar Idea” (E13), “Bonus Bucks” (E21)
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