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Lucy Goes to the Hospital - I Love Lucy episode 57, season 2, originally aired 1/19/1953

The climactic episode where Lucy is finally going into labor—where Ricky, Fred and Ethel have planned, prepared and rehearsed the event until they are a well-oiled machine; only to forget everything when the moment arrives, including Lucy! A very funny episode, well-deserving its’ status as a comedy classic.

Lucy Goes to the Hospital is available as part of the season 2 I Love Lucy DVD collection.

Quotes from I Love Lucy - Lucy Goes to the Hospital

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) [entering from the bedroom]: Ricky, this is it.
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), Fred and Ethel [after a short pause, suddenly panicked]: This is it!

Fred Mertz (William Frawley): [Upon learning that another new father has nine girls]: Hey, you can always start a girl's softball team!

Trivia about I Love Lucy - Lucy Goes to the Hospital

Music performed on this episode included "Voodoo" -- explaining Ricky's outfit at the hospital.

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This episode had more viewers than the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, and than President Eisenhower's Inauguration.
TV Land rank this as episode #59 out the 100 most memorable memorable television moments.
This is not Desi Arnaz Jr. in the episode -- in fact, Desi Jr. never portrayed himself on the series.