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I Love Lucy

  • TV-G
  • 1951–1957
  • 6 seasons
  • Comedy, Family
  • 7.9

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Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

Episodes

18 episodes · 5 still to air
  1. 1The Lost Pilot

    30 minApr 30, 1990

    The Original pilot for the series long thought to have been lost until 1990 when it was found and restored. In this we meet the Ricardos and learn of Lucy's desires to be in Ricky's act. Lucy's original announcer Bob LeMond also steps back into the role of Narrator after a break of 50 years.

  2. 2Colorized Christmas Show

    30 minDec 24, 1956

    Colorized version of the Christmas show

  3. 3Lucy Goes To Scotland

    Date to be announced

    Lucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland.

  4. 4Color Audience Footage

    Oct 12, 1951

    On October 12, 1951, three days before I Love Lucy premiered, Desilu filmed Episode #6, "The Audition." An enterprising member of the studio audience secretly brought a 16mm movie camera with him into the bleachers that evening, and when no one was looking he managed to take a few "home movies" as the filming proceeded/ Gregg Oppenheimer, son of series producer and head writer Jess Oppenheimer, recently discovered and obtained this rare color footage, and has edited it together with scenes from the actual show.

  5. 5The Cast On The Bob Hope Show

    Oct 21, 1956

    In Exchange for Bob Hope's appearance on the first I Love Lucy of the 1956-57 season, Lucy, Desi, Viv and Bill all appeared on Hope's NBC Chevrolet special a few weeks later, on October 21, 1956. Included in the Hope show was a sketch involving the Ricardos and the Mertzes - with JHope as "Ricky" and Desi as "fred"

  6. 6Westinghouse Sponsor Presentation

    Date to be announced

    To promote the relationship between Westinghouse and Desilu, Lucy and Desi appeared in this 1958 film that was shown to Westinghouse dealers around America. A special Desilu Studio tour is included as well as the Arnaz's plans for their new shows.

  7. 7I Love Lucy: The Movie

    Date to be announced

    Desi Arnaz greets the "I Love Lucy" studio audience and invites them to watch Lucille Ball and the cast film a special extended episode.

  8. 8Lucy's Lost Episodes

    Date to be announced

    Includes several Bob Hope show episodes that Lucy and Desi were on including a rare "I Love Lucy" episode with Bob Hope playing Ricky and Desi playing Fred and Bill Frawley playing a captain. The highlights of it is the "Westing House" promotion with Lucy trying to get new things for her dressing room.

  9. 9Original Opening from “Milton Berle Hides Out At the Ricardos”

    30 minSep 25, 1959

    When "Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos" was repeated as part of the "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, cuts were made to the original 35mm negative, and the material discarded. The following footage was found recently in 16mm film prints. Unfortunately, its condition was too poor to re-insert into the show.

  10. 10Original Closing from “Milton Berle Hides Out At the Ricardos”

    30 minNov 27, 1959

    When "Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos" was repeated as part of the "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, cuts were made to the original 35mm negative, and the material discarded. The following footage was found recently in 16mm film prints. Unfortunately, its condition was too poor to re-insert into the show.

  11. 11Lucy in Connecticut Opening

    30 minApr 3, 1960

  12. 12Olympic Fund Spot

    30 minMar 21, 1955

    Lucy an Desi did a promotional spot for the Olympic Fund to hell raise support for American Athletes competing in the Australia games the following year. It aired at the end of "The Hedda Hopper Story" original broadcast in 1955.

  13. 13I Love Lucy Christmas Special

    30 minDec 1, 2016

    Two back-to-back colorized episodes are presented. In "The Christmas Episode," Lucy and Ricky reminisce about how their lives have changed since the arrival of Little Ricky. Next, "Lucy Gets in Pictures" focuses on Lucy's dream of getting into movies.

  14. 14The Dancing Star; Harpo Marx

    30 minMay 18, 2017

    Two classic episodes of "I Love Lucy" are shown, colorized with a vintage look, to tell a continuous story of Lucy in Hollywood. Lucy brags she is "rubbing elbows" with movie stars and has to prove it when a friend comes to Los Angeles. Van Johnson and Harpo Marx appear.

  15. 15The Christmas Episode; Pioneer Woman

    Date to be announced

    The Ricardos and Mertzes decorate Lucy and Ricky's Christmas tree and reminisce about how their lives have changed since the arrival of the Ricardos' son, Little Ricky. Then Lucy and Ethel's hopes of joining the posh Society Matrons' League lead to a bet with their husbands over which sex—the men or the women—had it harder living in a bygone era.

  16. 16I Love Lucy Costume & Makeup Tests, presented by Robert Osborne

    30 minMay 6, 2014

  17. 17"I Love Lucy: The Very First Show" TV Special

    30 minApr 30, 1990

  18. 18"I Love Lucy: The Very First Show" Remebrances of the original writers

    30 minMay 6, 2014

Where to watch I Love Lucy

Availability from JustWatch, via TMDB. Full listing for United States

Series cast

Lucille BallLucy Ricardo180 episodes
Desi ArnazRicky Ricardo180 episodes
Vivian VanceEthel Mertz180 episodes
William FrawleyFred Mertz180 episodes
Keith ThibodeauxLittle Ricky (uncredited)24 episodes
Louis NicolettiMike Rosenberg16 episodes
Bennett GreenPhotographer15 episodes
Frank NelsonCustoms Officer12 episodes
Elizabeth PattersonMrs. Trumbull11 episodes
Doris SingletonCarolyn10 episodes
Richard ReevesElectrician9 episodes
Kathryn CardMinnie Finch9 episodes
Bob JellisonBellboy8 episodes
Hazel PierceSoda Jerk (uncredited)8 episodes
Jerry HausnerJerry7 episodes
Mary Jane CroftCynthia Harcourt7 episodes
Barbara PepperNurse6 episodes
Fred AldrichButcher (uncredited)5 episodes

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