Tag: Ricky Ricardo
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“Ricky Needs An Agent”
(S4;E29 ~ May 16, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 7, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 39.2/63 Synopsis ~ When Ricky’s career stalls, Lucy pretends to be his agent – to disastrous results! In the early 1940s, Desi Arnaz was under contract to MGM and had…
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“Hollywood Anniversary”
(S4;E24 ~ April 4, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 24, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/72 Synopsis ~ Ricky has forgotten the date of their anniversary, but he has a scheme to convince Lucy that he knew it all along. The idea for this episode…
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“California, Here We Come!”
(S4;E13 ~ January 10, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on November 10, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 110th episode filmed. Rating: 50.1/65 Synopsis ~ Just as the foursome are ready to leave for Hollywood, Lucy’s mother suddenly shows up and wants to go, too! This…
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“Mr. and Mrs. TV Show”
“This is going to be one of the biggest television programs to hit town in years!” (S4;E5 ~ November 1, 1954 / April 11, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed June 24, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 48.7/67. Synopsis ~ Ricky has a chance to do…
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“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. Synopsis ~ A millionaire wants to take Ricky and his band to Hawaii with some other entertainers to play at a dance. Naturally, Lucy has a scheme to get into the…
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“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 Synopsis ~ Ricky and Fred infuriate the girls by wearing their old clothes in public. So Lucy and Ethel secretly sell their husbands’ clothes to a second-hand clothes dealer.…
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“Never Do Business with Friends”
(S2;E31 ~ June 29, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed May 29, 1953 at General Service Studios. Rating: 41.8/83 Synopsis ~ When Lucy convinces Ricky to buy her a new automatic washer and dryer to help with all the laundry from their new baby, they agree…
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“The Indian Show”
(S2;E24 ~ May 4, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 3, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 63.8/90 Synopsis ~ Ricky is producing an American Indian-themed show at the club and naturally Lucy wants to get into the act! [Ed. Note: During the 1950s Native Americans were frequently…
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“Ricky Thinks He’s Getting Bald”
(S1;E34 ~ June 2, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 25, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 56.0/90 Synopsis ~ Ricky’s receding hairline causes him concern, so Lucy decides to give him painful scalp treatments. This is the penultimate episode of the first season,…
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