Lucy Visits Grauman's
10/3/55 Having only two weeks left in Hollywood,
Lucy wants the souvenier to beat all
souveniers: John Wayne's footprints in
cement. Lucy, Ethel and Fred manage to
pry them loose from Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
When Ricky discovers the theft, he demands
the slab of cement be put back, but before
that can happen, it gets smashed.
Lucy and John Wayne
10/10/55 The saga continues as several attempts
to replace the lost footprints are bungled.
Lucy ends up giving John Wayne a massage
(she is in disguise). John Wayne ends up
giving Lucy a 6-month supply of his footprints.
Lucy and the Dummy
10/17/55 When Ricky refuses to dance at a studio
party, Lucy rigs up a dummy that looks like
him so she can dance with "Raggedy Ricky".
Ricky Sells the Car
10/24/55 Ricky sells the car they came to California
in for more than he paid for it, and decides
to return east by train. However, he forgets
about the Mertzes!
The Great Train Robbery
10/31/55 With everyone finally aboard the train
(Mertzes included), Lucy realizes she has
left her purse behind with the tickets inside!
Ricky goes to get the purse, but has not returned
when the train starts to depart. Lucy pulls1
the emergency brake. (First of several times!)
Lucy also runs across a jewel thief who is after
a salesman's jewelry collection. Only she thinks
the thief is an FBI agent, and the salesman is
the thief!
Homecoming
11/7/55 Home again in New York, Ricky has become a
star with much attention by all. After an
interview with a reporter that tells Lucy that
Ricky is "special and belongs to the world now",
Lucy begins treating Ricky like a king. She does
everything for him. So much so that it drives
Ricky crazy enough for him to start acting
like a spoiled movie star to snap Lucy out of it.
*Lucy out of it.
The Ricardos are Interviewed
("Face to Face" or "Person to Person")
11/14/55 The Ricardos are due to be interviewed on a
tv show Face to Face. Their agent suggests
they move to a bigger, more glamorous apartment
before the interview. Knowing the Ricardos don't
want to move, the Mertzes pick a fight with them
on purpose so they will move. Trying to be nice
to each other during the interview, the Mertzes
and Ricardos start another fight on the air!
Lucy Goes to a Rodeo
11/28/55 Ricky is unable to oblige when Fred asks him to
perform at his lodge meeting due to what he thinks
is a radio show. Ethel and Lucy lend their talents
to the western-themed show though, and a good
thing because Ricky learns that the "radio"
show is really a "rodeo" show at Madison Square
Gardens.
Nursery School
12/5/55 Ricky & Lucy argue about whether or not to
send Little Ricky to Nursery school. He ends
up going, but develops tonsilitis. Little Ricky
has his tonsils out, and Lucy wants to stay all
night with him at the hospital. When she is told
she can't stay, she disguises herself as a nurse.
Ricky's European Booking
12/12/55 Ricky is going on an overseas tour with his band.
Fred is joining Ricky as his manager. However, if
Lucy and Ethel want to go, they must come up with
their own money. They organize a raffle for the
Women's Overseas Aid (themselves), with the prize
being a tv. Their scheme almost gets them arrested!
All ends well though, as a cruise ship offers
Ricky free passage if he performs on the trip over.
The Passports
12/19/55 Unable to locate her birth certificate that she
needs to get her passport, Lucy ends up locked
in a steamer trunk.
Staten Island Ferry
1/2/56 Realizing he suffers from seasickness, Fred
figures he won't get to go to Europe. Lucy
advises Fred to try some new seasickness pills,
and takes him on a trial run on the Staten Island
Ferry. Fred does fine, but Lucy gets queasy!
Naturally, she tries some seasickness pills too,
which make her very sleepy. Asleep on the
ferry, Fred and Lucy make five trips!
Awakened, Lucy and Fred realize they have only
6 minutes to get to the passport office
in order to get their passports in time for the
trip. Trouble is, they can't get Lucy to stay
awake long enough to sign hers!
Bon Voyage
1/16/56 Lucy misses the boat when she gets
off to give Little Ricky one more kiss goodbye.
She ends up being transported by helicopter
and lowered to the deck of the ship.
Second Honeymoon
1/23/56 On board ship, Ricky must spend most of his
time performing/practicing with his band.
Wanting to spend some time with him, Lucy plans
to kidnap him by locking themselves in the cabin.
After she tosses the cabin key out the window
to Ethel, Ricky surprises her by saying he has
the night off to go dining and dancing with her.
Trying to find Ethel to return the key, Lucy
gets herself stuck in a porthole!
Lucy Meets the Queen
1/30/56 Lucy and Ethel try to make a guard at
Buckingham Palace laugh. Lucy finds out
that the Queen wants to meet Ricky after his
performance at the Royal Palladium. Lucy
gets into Ricky's act so that she too can meet
the Queen. Her act goes well until the cramp
in her knee (from practicing her curtsey for
the Queen) causes her to mess up. Not being
able to curtsey, Lucy is afraid she won't get to
see the Queen, but the Queen wants to meet her!
The Fox Hunt
2/6/56 Jealous of the starlet that Ricky spent an
evening with, Lucy wangles an invitation for a
weekend fox hunt at a British estate for them
and the Mertzes. Once there, Lucy finds out
that the owner of the estate is the father of
the starlet! A jolly good fox hunt ensues.
Lucy Goes to Scotland
2/20/56
Unable to visit her ancestors homeland, Lucy
dreams about the MacGillicuddy's village.
Lots of songs, and Fred and Ethel as a
two-headed dragon.
Paris at Last
2/27/56 Two classic scenes in this one.
Lucy ordering
snails with catsup at a Paris cafe.
The second
when Lucy is arrested for counterfeiting, and
Ricky tries to explain what really happened
using a German drunk who speaks Spanish, and a
french policeman that speaks German to translate.
Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
3/5/56 Lucy hires an actor to pose as
Charles Boyer, not knowing he is the real
Charles Boyer.
Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
3/19/56 Lucy goes on a hunger strike in order to
make Ricky buy her a Jacques Marcel dress.
Ricky buys the dress, discovers Ethel has been
sneaking Lucy food, and returns the dress.
Ricky and Fred design their own "Marcel originals"
from burlap potato sacks, an ice bucket, and a
horse's feedbag and give them to the girls.
Lucy in the Swiss Alps
3/26/56 The Ricardos are trapped by an avalanche in
a mountain cabin.
Lucy Gets Homesick
4/9/56 Lucy misses Little Ricky on his birthday,
him being 4,000 miles away, so she has a
birthday party for the local children.
Lucy's Italian Movie
4/16/56 What more to say, the famous Grape-stomping scene!
Lucy's Bicycle Trip
4/23/56 The Mertzes bicycle from Italy to the French
Riviera. All are allowed to cross except Lucy
who has sent her passport on ahead with their
luggage! Ricky and Fred go ahead to get it,
but when they arrive, they can't open the case
because Lucy has the key! Ethel is sen ahead
with the key, and Ricky finally shows up with her
passport. Lucy is also seen milking a cow in this
episode.
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
5/7/56 Ricky forbids Lucy to go near the gaming tables.
However, when Lucy and Ethel eat out, they do so
at a casino. Lucy finds a chip on the floor, and
innocently picks it up, placing it on a table.
She wins 875,000 francs! Terrified that Ricky
will find out, she hides it in Fred and Ethel's
hotel room. Ricky finds the money and accuses
Fred of embezzling.
Return Home from Europe
5/14/56 Having gone over the weight limit on their
luggage, Ricky refuses to pay extra for a
huge hunk of rare cheese Lucy is taking home
to her mother. The cheese ends up dressed
as a baby, and Lucy is it's not so attentive mother.