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Lucy’s Last Birthday—I Love Lucy season 2, episode 60, originally aired May 11, 1953

Lucy’s Last Birthday is a very sweet episode of I Love Lucy—the basic premise is that Lucy has decided to stop celebrating her birthday, since it only means that she’s getting older, and she doesn’t want anyone to remember her birthday—until nobody remembers her birthday except Mrs. Trumball, her neighbor. In actuality, Ricky, Fred and Ethel are planning a surprise party for Lucy at Ricky’s club, but Lucy is unaware—and throws herself a pity party, going for a walk and meeting with a Salvation Army-type group, The Friends of the Friendless, and with their support, she goes to confront ‘heartless’ Ricky at the club—only to discover the planned party, where Ricky serenades her with the I Love Lucy theme song, the only time that the words are sung on the entire series.

Highlights include Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) trying to not “spill the beans” about the birthday party while visiting with Lucy - while Lucy’s humming “Happy birthday to you”. Another cute scene is where Lucy is trying to cure her hiccups by holding her breath for 20 seconds—only to find out that Mrs. Trumball’s watch isn’t working. Later, she throws herself a birthday party that none of her friends can attend—since they’re all at Ricky’s club, waiting to surprise her. Another funny moment comes when one of the ‘Friends of the Friendless’ gives his ‘testimony’—which Lucy ‘borrows’ when she goes to confront Ricky at his club—and finds all of her friends waiting for her at her birthday party.

Lucy’s Last Birthday is available on the season 2 I Love Lucy DVD collection.

Funny quotes from Lucy’s Last Birthday—I Love Lucy

Mrs. Trumball: I stopped having birthdays when I was your age. At least, I think it was your age. How old are you?
Mrs. Trumball: How old were you?
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Well, when you stopped having birthdays?
Mrs. Trumball: 29.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): That’s how old I am.
Mrs. Trumball: I was 34 at the time.

Mrs. Trumball: Didn’t Mrs. Mertz remember your birthday either?
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): No! And it made Ricky’s didn’t look like a did!

Friendless Leader: We know what it’s like to have to sleep on a park bench.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): No, you don’t understand - I have money.
Friendless Leader: We’re sure of that.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): No, really, I’m loaded! (hiccups)
Friendless Leader: We’re sure of that, too!

Friendless Leader: You don’t have any friends, do you?
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): (crying) No, I don’t!

Mrs. Trumbull: Mrs. Mertz didn’t remember your birthday either?
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): She sure didn’t. In fact, she made Ricky’s “didn’t” look like a “did”!