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S5 E23 Lucy's Italian Movie

Comedy

TV-G

25m

Apr 15, 1956

The Ricardos and Mertzes are on a train for Rome when Lucy is 'discovered' by an Italian film director who offers her a role in his new picture, "Bitter Grapes".

Season 5, 26 Episodes

Lucy Visits Grauman's,

The Ricardos are going back to New York in one week and Lucy is determined not to leave Hollywood with the proper souvenirs. She's already got a box full of memorabilia but she still wants more.

Lucy And John Wayne,

Lucy, while souvenir collecting, lifted a cement block with John Wayne's footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and now a newspaper is reporting that she was seen and her arrest is imminent.

Lucy And The Dummy,

Chip Jackson of MGM asks Ricky to perform at a party but he refuses in favor of a deep-sea fishing retreat. Lucy has a better idea - she tells Mr. Jackson that Ricky would be glad to appear.

Ricky Sells The Car,

When Ricky makes a little money by selling his car, he forgets to tell his New York neighbors who drove out with him to Hollywood that he will buy their return train tickets.

Great Train Robbery,

Lucy, unaccustomed to train travel, is sure her trip to New York will be filled with intrigue and romance. When she hears that a jewel thief is on board, she sees herself as the possible heroine of the situation despite Ricky's admonitions to leave.

On their return from Hollywood, Lucy has her hands full with Ricky when he is hailed as a major celebrity. The Ricardos' neighbors join for a grand homecoming celebration and block party in Ricky's honor when the Ricardos and Mertze return together.

Ricky Ricardo's new fame leads to an invitation to appear on a television interview program. The live interview is to take place in their home and Ricky's new agent wants them to move to a more posh apartment.

Lucy Goes To The Rodeo,

Ricky cannot help Fred out by performing at his lodge show because he is already booked for a radio show that day. Lucy volunteers to help out so she and Fred whip up a Western act. Ricky discovers it's a rodeo show that he's booked for, not a radio show.

Nursery School,

Ricky finds Lucy exhausted after a trying day with little Ricky and insists it is time their son started nursery school. Lucy's protests are overridden and Ricky takes young Ricky to nursery school, but the baby comes down with tonsillitis.

Ricky's European Booking,

Ricky is offered a European booking that is too important to refuse but he can't afford to take Lucy with him. Lucy is furious at the prospect of being left behind, and when Ricky wants to take Fred Mertz along as the tour manager, Ethel too, is incensed.

Lucy is unable to produce her birth certificate to get a passport for the Ricardos' and Mertzes' European jaunt. She calls her hometown for the birth certificate but discovers that none exists for her.

Staten Island Ferry,

Fred's fear of becoming seasick threatens the Mertzes' and Ricardos' plans for Ricky's European band tour. They are all booked on the ocean liner Constitution for the trans-Atlantic voyage.

The Ricardos and Mertzes are on the deck of the Constitution, ready to set sail for Europe when Lucy rushes down the gangplank for one last goodbye to Little Ricky who will be in her mother's care while she is away.

Lucy's Second Honeymoon,

Lucy anticipates a 2nd honeymoon with Ricky on their boat trip to Europe, but Ricky's band duties keep him too busy. Lucy happily looks forward to romantic evenings and daytime deck games on board the ship as the Ricardos and the Mertzes sail for Europe.

Lucy Meets The Queen,

Lucy is thrilled at being in London, and most of all wants to see the Queen. She misses the Queen at Buckingham Palace where she and Ethel try to make the guard smile.

Lucy is jealous after Ricky dances with Angela Randall, an up-and-coming British actress. She gets Ricky away from her by going to the country estate of Sir Clive Richardson, a prominent English film producer, for a fox hunt he is hosting.

Lucy Goes To Scotland,

The Ricardos and Mertzes prepare to leave London for Paris, Lucy realizes that they will not have time to visit her ancestral land of Scotland. She was looking forward to seeking out members of the McGillicuddy clan, her distant relatives.

Equipped with an English-French dictionary, Lucy sets out to explore Paris and discover an artist whose paintings will become very valuable – she knows she has "the eye."

Lucy Meets Charles Boyer,

The Ricardos and Mertzes, sightseeing in Paris, are sitting at a sidewalk cafe that Charles Boyer is known to frequent. Lucy thinks she has spotted Boyer and turns to jelly, but Ricky convinces her it's a case of mistaken identity.

Lucy Gets A Paris Gown,

Lucy goes on a hunger strike in order to get Ricky to buy an expensive dress from a famous French designer. He finally gives in but returns the dress when he discovers that Ethel smuggled her food while on the strike.

Lucy In The Swiss Alps,

Fred, managing Ricky's band while on European tour, routes the musicians to Locarno instead of Lucerne. Ricky is distraught and Lucy suggests a hike in the Alps with the Mertzes to take his mind off his problems.

Lucy Gets Homesick,

Fred Mertz, managing Ricky's European band tour, is very concerned over the expense incurred when he misrouted Ricky's band so he books second-class train passage for the overnight trip to Florence and a fourth-class hotel for their stay.

Lucy's Italian Movie,

The Ricardos and Mertzes are on a train for Rome when Lucy is 'discovered' by an Italian film director who offers her a role in his new picture, "Bitter Grapes".

The Ricardos and Mertzes are leaving Genoa for Nice when Lucy decides they should all go by bicycle because they can't see enough of the countries from the train. Ricky and the Mertzes agree under protest and after an exhausting day of pedaling.

Lucy Goes To Monte Carlo,

Ricky is working in Monte Carlo, but Fred goofed and bargained for too little money for the engagement. Lucy and Ethel go to the casino to watch, but when Lucy finds a chip that someone dropped and replaces it on the table, it wins and continues to do so.

Home From Europe,

The Ricardos and Mertzes need to return to the United States by plane instead of ship creating problems for Lucy who has bought, among other souvenirs, a 30-pound cheese.

Details

I Love Lucy

Comedy

TV-G

6 Seasons

23m

This classic sitcom centers around the hilarious adventures, and misadventures, of Lucy Ricardo and her bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo.

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