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I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Series · TV-G · ★ 7.9
ComedyFamily
A restless, ambitious wife keeps trying to break into show business, even as her bandleader husband wishes she’d settle into a quieter home life. With their best friends and neighbors often pulled into the chaos, everyday plans spiral into frantic, funny mishaps around their apartment building and the nightclub scene.
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Details
- Years
- 1951–1957
- Release date
- 1951-10-15
- Network
- CBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-G
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (250 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic, upbeat sitcom chaos with big laughs and a cozy, nostalgic feel, similar to The Honeymooners or The Andy Griffith Show; Not for you if you dislike broad slapstick or older, dated humor.
Pros: timeless laugh-out-loud antics; warm, family-friendly fun; classic sitcom comfort | Cons: humor can feel dated; lead can seem selfish; reruns may feel overfamiliar
Themes
- new york city
- husband wife relationship
- housewife
- friendship
- slapstick comedy
- neighbor
- singer
- bandleader
- nightclub entertainer
- sitcom
- redhead
Cast & crew
Lucille Ball
as Lucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz
as Ricky Ricardo
- PO
Philip Ober
as Arnold (uncredited)
- MW
Mary Wickes
as Madame Le Mond
Vivian Vance
as Ethel Mertz
William Frawley
as Fred Mertz
- HM
Harpo Marx
as Harpo Marx
- MP
Mabel Paige
as Mrs. Hansen
- MF
Milton Frome
as Sam Carter
- CW
Cornel Wilde
as Cornel Wilde
Directed by William Asher, Marc Daniels, James V. Kern
Created by Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Pugh
Episodes6 seasons · 181 episodes
Season 136 episodes
- S1E1The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E2Be a Pal23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E3The Diet23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E4Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E5The Quiz Show23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E6The Audition23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E7The Séance23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E8Men Are Messy23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E9The Fur Coat23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E10Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E11Drafted23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E12The Adagio25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E13The Benefit26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E14The Amateur Hour26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E15Lucy Plays Cupid26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E16Lucy Fakes Illness26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E17Lucy Writes a Play26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E18Breaking the Lease26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E19The Ballet26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E20The Young Fans26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E21New Neighbors25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E22Fred and Ethel Fight26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E23The Moustache26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E24The Gossip25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E25Pioneer Women25mParamount+
- S1E26The Marriage License25mParamount+
- S1E27The Kleptomaniac24mParamount+
- S1E28Cuban Pals24mParamount+
- S1E29The Freezer24mParamount+
- S1E30Lucy Does a TV Commercial24mParamount+
- S1E31The Publicity Agent24mParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E32Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio24mParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E33Lucy's Schedule25mParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E34Ricky Thinks He Is Getting Bald25mParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E35Ricky Asks for a Raise24mParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E36Episode 36
Season 231 episodes
- S2E1Job Switching24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S2E2The Saxophone25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S2E3The Anniversary Present25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S2E4The Handcuffs24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S2E5The Operetta24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S2E6Vacation from Marriage25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S2E7The Courtroom25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E8Redecorating25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E9Ricky Loses His Voice25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E10Lucy Is Enceinte25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E11Pregnant Women are Unpredictable26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E12Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song23mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E13Lucy Hires an English Tutor25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E14Ricky Has Labor Pains26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E15Lucy Becomes a Sculptress25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E16Lucy Goes to the Hospital25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E17Sales Resistance26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E18The Inferiority Complex26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E19The Club Election26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E20The Black Eye26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E21Lucy Changes Her Mind26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E22No Children Allowed25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E23Lucy Hires a Maid25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E24The Indian Show25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E25Lucy's Last Birthday25mParamount+
- S2E26The Ricardos Change Apartments25mParamount+
- S2E27Lucy Is Matchmaker26mParamount+
- S2E28Lucy Wants New Furniture26mParamount+
- S2E29The Camping Trip26mParamount+
- S2E30Ricky and Fred are TV Fans25mParamount+
- S2E31Never Do Business With Friends26mParamount+
Season 331 episodes
- S3E1Ricky's 'Life' Story25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E2The Girls Go Into Business24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E3Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E4Equal Rights26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E5Baby Pictures26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E6Lucy Tells the Truth25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E7The French Revue26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E8Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E9Too Many Crooks25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E10Changing the Boys' Wardrobe24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E11Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E12Ricky's Old Girlfriend25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E13The Million Dollar Idea26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E14Ricky Minds the Baby25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E15The Charm School26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E16Sentimental Anniversary26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E17Fan Magazine Interview26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E18Oil Wells25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E19Ricky Loses His Temper26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E20Home Movies26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E21Bonus Bucks26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E22Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E23Lucy Is Envious25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E24Lucy Writes a Novel26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E25Lucy's Club Dance25mParamount+
- S3E26The Black Wig26mParamount+
- S3E27The Diner26mParamount+
- S3E28Tennessee Ernie Visits26mParamount+
- S3E29Tennessee Ernie Hangs On26mParamount+
- S3E30The Golf Game26mParamount+
- S3E31The Sublease26m
Season 430 episodes
- S4E1The Business Manager25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E2Mertz and Kurtz25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E3Lucy Cries Wolf26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E4The Matchmaker26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E5Ricky's Movie Offer26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E6Ricky's Screen Test25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E7Lucy's Mother-in-Law26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E8Ethel's Birthday24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E9Ricky's Contract25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E10Getting Ready26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E11Lucy Learns to Drive25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E12California, Here We Come!26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E13First Stop24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E14Tennessee Bound25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E15Ethel's Home Town26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E16L.A. at Last25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E17Don Juan and the Starlets26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E18Lucy Gets in Pictures25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E19The Fashion Show26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E20The Hedda Hopper Story25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E21Don Juan is Shelved26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E22Bull Fight Dance26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E23Hollywood Anniversary26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E24Mr. and Mrs. TV Show25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E25The Star Upstairs26mParamount+
- S4E26In Palm Springs25mParamount+
- S4E27The Dancing Star26mParamount+
- S4E28Harpo Marx26mParamount+
- S4E29Ricky Needs an Agent26mParamount+
- S4E30The Tour26mParamount+
Season 526 episodes
- S5E1Lucy Visits Grauman's25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E2Lucy and John Wayne25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E3Lucy and the Dummy22mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E4Ricky Sells the Car25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E5The Great Train Robbery25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E6Homecoming26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E7Face to Face26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E8Lucy Goes to a Rodeo25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E9Nursery School25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E10Ricky's European Booking26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E11The Passports26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E12Staten Island Ferry25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E13Bon Voyage24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E14Second Honeymoon25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E15Lucy Meets the Queen26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E16The Fox Hunt25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E17Lucy Goes to Scotland26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E18Paris at Last25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E19Lucy Meets Charles Boyer26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E20Lucy Gets a Paris Gown26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E21Lucy in the Swiss Alps25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E22Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E23Lucy's Italian Movie25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E24Lucy's Bicycle Trip25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E25Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo25mParamount+
- S5E26Return Home from Europe26mParamount+
Season 627 episodes
- S6E1Lucy and Bob Hope26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E2Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E3Lucy Meets Orson Welles26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E4Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E5Visitor from Italy26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E6Off to Florida26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E7Deep Sea Fishing26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E8Desert Island26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E9The Ricardos Visit Cuba26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E10Little Ricky's School Pageant26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E11Christmas Show30mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E12Lucy and the Loving Cup25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E13Lucy and Superman26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E14Little Ricky Gets a Dog26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E15Lucy Wants to Move to the Country25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E16Lucy Hates to Leave26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E17Lucy Misses the Mertzes25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E18Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E19Lucy Raises Chickens26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E20Lucy Does the Tango26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E21Ragtime Band26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E22Lucy's Night in Town25mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E23Housewarming26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E24Building a B.B.Q.26mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E25Country Club Dance25mParamount+
- S6E26Lucy Raises Tulips26mParamount+
- S6E27The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue26m