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Redecorating

Comedy

TV-G

25

Nov 23, 1952

Lucy and Ethel enter a contest for new home furnishings. If they are the lucky winner, they must be home the next day to receive a phone call. Unfortunately Ricky has four tickets to a new musical which he really wants to see.

Season 2, 31 episodes

Upset at Lucy's irresponsible spending, Ricky suggests she could change her ways if she had a job. Lucy and Ethel propose switching roles with their husbands for a week; they will get jobs if the men stay home to do all the housework.

Ricky and his band are going on a tour and Lucy wants to go too. She dusts off her old saxophone and goes down to the club dressed in a zoot suit to audition for a spot.

Anniversary Present,

The Ricardos' eleventh wedding anniversary is coming up and Ricky doesn't seem to be picking up the none-too-subtle hints Lucy is giving. She doesn't realize that Ricky has already made plans to buy a string of pearls at a discount from their neighbor.

After seeing Fred use a pair of trick handcuffs, Lucy uses a similar pair to attach herself to Ricky as gag. She wants him to stay at home and not go to a rehearsal for a live TV show the next day.

Vacation From Marriage,

The Mertzes and Ricardos feel that their marriages are in a rut and they decide to follow the advice of a book and take a brief vacation from each other. The women move in together as do the guys but they soon all find that they miss each other.

Lucy and Ethel's club must put on an operetta to commemorate its 25th anniversary. However, Lucy, the club treasurer, admits to Ethel that for the past couple of years, she has been mismanaging both the club's budget and her own household budget.

For the Mertzes' twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, Lucy and Ricky present them with a television set. As they are watching it, Ricky's constant adjustments cause the set to explode. Fred gets even by kicking in the Ricardos' TV set.

Lucy and Ethel enter a contest for new home furnishings. If they are the lucky winner, they must be home the next day to receive a phone call. Unfortunately Ricky has four tickets to a new musical which he really wants to see.

Ricky Loses His Voice,

The Tropicana club is about to re-open under new management and is looking to Ricky to put on the best possible show. The only problem is that Ricky has come down with a terrible case of laryngitis, and is unable to talk, much less sing.

Lucy Is Enciente,

Not feeling well, Lucy takes herself to the doctor and receives the happy news that she is pregnant. Ethel and Fred find out before Ricky and eagerly begin dreaming about being the lucky godparents. Getting the news to Ricky is not as easy.

Pregnant Women,

A doting husband and father-to-be, Ricky makes the mistake of giving more attention to the arriving baby than he does to his fickle wife. Ricky tries to please Lucy by making her waffles and he doubles his efforts by giving Lucy baby gifts.

Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song,

Ricky is holding auditions for a new revue he's putting on at the Tropicana. Ricky tells Fred and Ethel that they should audition, but a pregnant Lucy wants part of the spotlight as well. Ricky doesn't go for the idea, so Lucy sneaks into an audition.

Lucy Hires An English Tutor,

Wanting to provide the best environment possible for her child, Lucy decides that she and Ricky should learn to speak proper English. Lucy makes a deal with a tutor who will teach English to the Ricardos.

Ricky Has Labor Pains,

After members of her club throw her a baby shower, Lucy realizes that Ricky has become jealous of the attention she and the baby are receiving. She consults with a doctor when Ricky complains about nausea, dizziness, and stomach ache.

Lucy Becomes A Sculptress,

Lucy decides that their unborn child should have artistic leanings, so she takes up sculpting. The fast-talking salesman in the art supply store she visits sells her an enormous amount of modeling clay, claiming she has talent.

Lucy Goes To The Hospital,

With her baby due any moment, Lucy finds it challenging trying to remain calm given Ricky's nervous behavior. When she asks the Mertzes to come over to offset Ricky, she winds up with three very anxious people.

Sales Resistance,

Lucy gets caught up in a tormenting cycle of buying a useless appliance from a fast-talking salesman, then trading it in for something more expensive when trying to return it.

Inferiority Complex,

Could it be? Is Lucy Ricardo not funny? When Lucy's jokes fail to crack a smile amongst her friends and husband, she begins to develop an inferiority complex. Her depression gets worse when she discovers she's no good at bridge.

Ethel flashes back to the time when she and Lucy raced to win the presidency of their club, the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. When Ethel was nominated for the position, Lucy bribed another member to nominate her.

Fred and Ethel overhear a fight between Ricky and Lucy...or did they? It seems Lucy is reading a murder mystery out loud to the amusement of Ricky. But when Ricky playfully throws the book at Lucy, she ends up with a black eye.

Lucy Changes Her Mind,

The Ricardos and Mertzes are out a restaurant and Lucy keeps changing her order and their seating. Ricky points out that she constantly changes her mind and never completes things.

No Children Allowed,

The Ricardos' infant is cranky and keeps his parents as well as their neighbors up at night. When a neighbor, Mrs. Trumbull points out that the lease forbids children and threatens to move out along with other tenants.

Lucy Hires A Maid,

Lucy and Ricky are exhausted from walking the baby at night and hire a maid. Lucy prepares a list of dos and don'ts in order to set down the law for her new employee. However when Mrs. Porter arrives, she has her own list for her employer.

The Indian Show,

Lucy wants to get into the act when Ricky is producing an Indian show at the Tropicana. Ricky instead hires the Mertzes to be part of the show, hoping Lucy will be cured of her show biz bug now that she is a mother.

Lucy's Last Birthday,

Ricky has planned a surprise party for Lucy's birthday and swears the Mertzes and all their friends to secrecy. Lucy, however, only knows that everyone has forgotten her birthday.

Ricardos Change Apartments,

Lucy decides that the Ricardos need a bigger apartment. She discovers that an older couple in the building just had their daughter move out and they no longer need the extra space. All she needs to do is to convince Ricky to go along with the trade.

Lucy is Matchmaker,

An eligible bachelor is in town, and Lucy wants to set him up with a girlfriend of hers. The bachelor is a lingerie salesman by the name of Eddie Grant who is a friend of the Mertzes. Unfortunately, Lucy's attempts at matchmaking fail.

Lucy Wants New Furniture,

Without consulting Ricky, Lucy buys new living room furniture, using their old set as a down payment. Waiting for the right moment to tell Ricky the news, she hides the new furniture in the kitchen.

The Camping Trip,

Lucy feels that she and Ricky are growing apart because they don't share many of the same interests. To make up for this, Lucy decides to invite herself along to a camping trip that Ricky and Fred are going on.

Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans,

Dismayed that they can't seem to unglue their husbands from the boxing match on TV, Lucy and Ethel decided to go out for a bite to eat. However, at the local café they run into a similar problem.

Never Do Biz With Friends,

The Ricardos have just purchased a new washing machine and despite their better judgment, agree to sell their old one to the Mertzes. The next day the old machine explodes with water and suds and the Mertzes insist that the deal is off.

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I Love Lucy

Comedy

TV-G

6

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

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