I Love Lucy episode guide - season 5
Episode guide and summary to the ground-breaking TV series 'I Love Lucy' season 5 - the European Tour story arc, starring Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, her then-husband Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo, Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz, and William Frawley as Fred Mertz- Lucy Visits Grauman’s
- With Ethel’s help, Lucy steals John Wayne’s footprints from Grauman’s Chinese Theater.
- Lucy and John Wayne
- Lucy and Ethel try to return the footprints that they stole, but they break; so Ricky enlists the help from John Wayne (himself) to make a new set - More than one may be needed.
- Lucy and the Dummy
- After Ricky backs out of a party where Lucy wants her big break, Lucy makes a dummy of Ricky to dance with at the party.
- Ricky Sells the Car
- After Ricky sells the car, Fred & Ethel think they’ll have to ride a motorcycle back to NYC; but Ricky buys train tickets for all.
- The Great Train Robbery
- Thinking there’s a jewel thief on board the train to NYC, Lucy can’t stop pulling the emergency brake cord (Train conductor played by Frank Nelson, 1911-1986, best known as the annoying “Yes, can I help you?” character from the Jack Benny show.)
- Homecoming
- Upon returning to NYC, Ricky is a big star, but Lucy initially doesn’t share in everyone’s worship of him.
- The Ricardos Are Interviewed
- Ricky & Lucy consider moving and Ricky is to be interviewed on a prestigious show.
- Lucy Goes to a Rodeo
- After Ricky can’t help Fred with a rodeo-themed show for his lodge, Lucy & Ethel volunteer to help.
- Nursery School
- After Lucy’s fear of Little Ricky getting sick at nursery school comes to pass, she is determined to stay with him at the hospital.
- Ricky’s European Booking
- When Ricky can’t afford to take Lucy on his European tour, she & Ethel dream up a raffle to help the “Ladies Overseas Aid”, which they think is themselves.
- The Passports
- Lucy can’t find her birth certificate so that she can get her passport.
- Staten Island Ferry
- To help Fred overcome seasickness, Lucy takes him onto the Staten Island Ferry; but she gets seasick herself and may be late to the passport office (Passport clerk played by Charles Lane.)
- Bon Voyage
- When the ship leaves port for Europe, Lucy is inadvertently left behind; so she’ll have to get to ship via a helicopter. One of the best fifth-season episodes!
- Second Honeymoon
- Lucy wants the Atlantic cruise to be a second honeymoon, but Ricky is too busy with the band.
- Lucy Meets the Queen
- After Lucy misses seeing the queen at Buckingham Palace, Ricky gets invited to meet the queen, but not Lucy. Of course, when has “no” ever stopped Lucy?
- The Fox Hunt
- Bragging that she can ride, Lucy gets to show how well she can actually ride a horse in a fox hunt.
- Lucy Goes to Scotland
- Lucy wants to travel to Scotland to meet her distant McGillicuddy relative. The dream sequence that unfolds is unforgettable.
- Paris at Last
- Not having any French currency, Lucy, Ethel & Fred exchange money with a so-called French artist (Shepard Menken, 1921-1999), who turns out to be a counterfeiter. The translation sequence is priceless, as is Lucy’s introduction to escargot!
- Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
- Lucy & Ethel are star-struck when they encounter Charles Boyer (himself) at a sidewalk cafe.
- Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
- When Lucy goes on hunger strike to force Ricky to buy her an expensive French-designed dress, Ricky & Fred have dresses custom-made out of burlap. (A fantastic episode!)
- Lucy in the Swiss Alps
- Lucy, Ricky, Fred & Ethel get trapped in an avalanche while mountain climbing until they hear “La Cucaracha” being played.
- Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy
- In this heart-warming episode, Lucy misses Little Ricky during his birthday, so a little Italian shoeshine boy (Bart Bradley) and his friends get to celebrate with her.
- Lucy’s Italian Movie
- In one of the best episodes of all time, Lucy takes “getting some local color” a little literally when she travels to an old-fashioned Italian winery to press grapes to impress an Italian film director. (Italian wine stomper played by Theresa Tirelli, 1907-1989).
- Lucy’s Bicycle Trip
- Lucy has trouble crossing back into France when she can’t find her passport.
- Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
- When Lucy picks up a chip in a Monte Carlo casino, she inadvertently wins thousands of French francs.
- Return Home From Europe
- To sneak home a 30-pound cheese, Lucy dresses it up as baby to fly home to NYC; but the passenger (Mary Jane Croft, 1916-1999) next to her flips out when the cheese disappear
Posted by Tom Raymond, aka Raynbow on 08/14 at 04:36 AM
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