Playback is currently unavailable for S0 E1 · The Lost Pilot. Episode details remain available below.
I Love Lucy
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.
- Created by:
- Bob Carroll Jr., Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh
- Cast:
- Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Specials
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
The Lost Pilot
1990-04-30 · 30mThe 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.
Current episode
E02
Episode 2
Colorized Christmas Show
1956-12-24 · 30mColorized version of the Christmas show
Watch progress · Not tracked
E03
Episode 3
Lucy Goes To Scotland
30mLucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E04
Episode 4
Color Audience Footage
1951-10-12On 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E05
Episode 5
The Cast On The Bob Hope Show
1956-10-21In 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"
Watch progress · Not tracked
E06
Episode 6
Westinghouse Sponsor Presentation
30mTo 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E07
Episode 7
I Love Lucy: The Movie
30mDesi Arnaz greets the "I Love Lucy" studio audience and invites them to watch Lucille Ball and the cast film a special extended episode.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E08
Episode 8
Lucy's Lost Episodes
30mIncludes 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
Original Opening from “Milton Berle Hides Out At the Ricardos”
1959-09-25 · 30mWhen "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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
Original Closing from “Milton Berle Hides Out At the Ricardos”
1959-11-27 · 30mWhen "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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 11
Lucy in Connecticut Opening
1960-04-03 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E12
Episode 12
Olympic Fund Spot
1955-03-21 · 30mLucy 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E13
Episode 13
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016-12-01 · 30mTwo 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E14
Episode 14
The Dancing Star; Harpo Marx
2017-05-18 · 30mTwo 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E15
Episode 15
The Christmas Episode; Pioneer Woman
30mThe 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E16
Episode 16
I Love Lucy Costume & Makeup Tests, presented by Robert Osborne
2014-05-06 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E17
Episode 17
"I Love Lucy: The Very First Show" TV Special
1990-04-30 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E18
Episode 18
"I Love Lucy: The Very First Show" Remebrances of the original writers
2014-05-06 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Lucille Ball
Lucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo
Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz
William Frawley
Fred Mertz