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The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957-60)
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THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR
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Desilu Productions, Inc.
for CBS
US Comedy Series 1957-60 13 episodes x 60 min
Staring:
Lucille Ball asLucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo
Co-Starring:
Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz
William Frawley as Fred Mertz
Richard Keith as Little Ricky
Note: Richard Keith is a.k.a. Keith Thibodeaux.
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CBS
1.1 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.1 LUCY TAKES A CRUISE TO HAVANA
06Nov57 CBS Wed (copyright date 28Jun57)
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 1/7
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 2/7
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 3/7
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 4/7
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 5/7
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 6/7
Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana 7/7
Guest Stars:
Ann Sothern, Cesar Romero, Rudee Vallee, Hedda Hopper
Synopsis:
Vacationing Lucy McGillicuddy meets Ricky Ricardo in Havana; Fred and Ethel Mertz are honeymooners.
1.2 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.2 THE CELEBRITY NEXT DOOR
03Dec57 CBS Tue (copyright date 27 Sep57)
LDCH-The Celebrity Next Door 1/5
LDCH-The Celebrity Next Door 2/5
LDCH-The Celebrity Next Door 3/5
LDCH-The Celebrity Next Door 4/5
LDCH-The Celebrity Next Door 5/5
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Tallulah Bankhead - HQ FULL 1/6
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Tallulah Bankhead - HQ FULL 2/6
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Tallulah Bankhead - HQ FULL 3/6
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Tallulah Bankhead - HQ FULL 4/6
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Tallulah Bankhead - HQ FULL 5/6
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Tallulah Bankhead - HQ FULL 6/6
Guest Star: Tallulah Bankhead - herself
Lucy gets neighbor Tallulah Bankhead to appear in a PTA show.
1.3 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.3 LUCY HUNTS URANIUM
03Jan58 CBS Fri ? (copyright date 15Nov57)
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 1/7
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 2/7
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 3/7
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 4/7
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 5/7
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 6/7
LDCH-Lucy Hunts Uranium 7/7
Guest Star: Fred MacMurray With: June Havoc
Lucy and a new pal who wants to recoup gambling losses head for the Las
Vegas hills in search of uranium.
1.4 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.4 LUCY WINS A RACEHORSE
03Feb58 CBS Mon (copyright date 3Feb58)
LDCH-Lucy Wins A Race Horse 1/6
LDCH-Lucy Wins A Race Horse 2/6
LDCH-Lucy Wins A Race Horse 3/6
LDCH-Lucy Wins A Race Horse 4/6
LDCH-Lucy Wins A Race Horse 5/6
LDCH-Lucy Wins A Race Horse 6/6
Guest Stars: Betty Grable, Harry James
Ricky thinks horses are too expensive to keep as pets, so Lucy tries to
hide her newly won thoroughbred.
1.5 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.5 LUCY GOES TO SUN VALLEY
14Apr58 CBS Mon (copyright date 14Feb58)
Lucy Goes To Sun Valley 1/6
Lucy Goes To Sun Valley 2/6
Lucy Goes To Sun Valley 3/6
Lucy Goes To Sun Valley 4/6
Lucy Goes To Sun Valley 5/6
Lucy Goes To Sun Valley 6/6
Guest Star: Fernando Lamas
Ricky cancels plans for a second honeymoon in Sun Valley, Idaho; Lucy goes anyway, with Ethel.
1.6 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.6 LUCY GOES TO MEXICO
06Oct58 CBS Mon (copyright date 16 June 1958 Mon)
LDCH-Lucy Goes to Mexico 1/6
LDCH-Lucy Goes to Mexico 2/6
LDCH-Lucy Goes to Mexico 3/6
LDCH-Lucy Goes to Mexico 4/6
LDCH-Lucy Goes to Mexico 5/6
LDCH-Lucy Goes to Mexico 6/6
Guest Star: Maurice Chevalier
Lucy gets in trouble with customs when a young Mexican stows away in her car trunk.
1.7 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No. 7 THE RICARDOS RENT THEIR HOUSE TO DANNY THOMAS
a.k.a., Lucy Makes Room for Danny
01Dec58 CBS Mon (copyright 19Sep58 Friday)
LDCH-Lucy Makes Room for Danny 1/6
LDCH-Lucy Makes Room for Danny 2/6
LDCH-Lucy Makes Room for Danny 3/6
LDCH-Lucy Makes Room for Danny 4/6
LDCH-Lucy Makes Room for Danny 5/6
LDCH-Lucy Makes Room for Danny 6/6
Guest Star: Danny Thomas
With: Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright
After a movie deal falls through, Lucy wants her house back from the
Williams family, to whom they've rented.
1.8 Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No. 8 LUCY GOES TO ALASKA
09Feb59 CBS Mon (copyright 19Dec58 Friday)
LDCH-Lucy Goes To Alaska 1/5
LDCH-Lucy Goes To Alaska 2/5
LDCH-Lucy Goes To Alaska 3/5
LDCH-Lucy Goes To Alaska 4/5
LDCH-Lucy Goes To Alaska 5/5
Guest Star: Red Skelton - himself
The Ricardos and Mertzes visit Alaska to inspect land they bought.
1.9 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.9 LUCY WANTS A CAREER
13Apr59 CBS Mon (copyright 6Mar59 Friday)
LDCH-Lucy Wants A Career 1/6
LDCH-Lucy Wants A Career 2/6
LDCH-Lucy Wants A Career 3/6
LDCH-Lucy Wants A Career 4/6
LDCH-Lucy Wants A Career 5/6
LDCH-Lucy Wants A Career 6/6
Guest Star: Paul Douglas
Successful morning-show co-host Lucy hates getting up at 4 A.M.
1.10 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No. 10 LUCY'S SUMMER VACATION
08Jun59 CBS Mon (copyright 5May59 Tuesday)
LDCH-Lucy's Summer Vacation 1/6
LDCH-Lucy's Summer Vacation 2/6
LDCH-Lucy's Summer Vacation 3/6
LDCH-Lucy's Summer Vacation 4/6
LDCH-Lucy's Summer Vacation 5/6
LDCH-Lucy's Summer Vacation 6/6
Guest Stars: Ida Lupino , Howard Duff - as themselves
The Ricardos' belongings disappear from a borrowed Vermont cabin.
1.11 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No. 11 MILTON BERLE HIDES OUT AT THE RICARDO'S
25Sep59 CBS Fri (30Jun59 Tuesday)
LDCH - Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos 1/5
LDCH - Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos 2/5
LDCH - Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos 3/5
LDCH - Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos 4/5
LDCH - Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos 5/5
Guest Star : Milton Berle as himself
Furious Ricky tries to catch a man (Milton Berle) who visits Lucy daily.
1.12 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.12 THE RICARDOS GO TO JAPAN
27Nov59 CBS Fri (copyright 19Oct59)
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 1/7
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 2/7
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 3/7
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 4/7
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 5/7
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 6/7
LDCH-The Ricardos Go To Japan 7/7
Guest Star: Robert Cummings
Ricky tours Ricky Ricardo-crazy Japan and is also on the lookout for new
talent. Geisha Lucy needs money for a string of pearls.
1.13 [--] Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: No.13 THE REDHEAD MEETS THE MUSTACHE
(final episode)
01Apr60 CBS Fri (copyright 18Jan60 Mon)
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 1/7
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 2/7
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 3/7
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 4/7
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 5/7
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 6/7
LDCH-Lucy Meets The Moustache 7/7
Guest Stars: Ernie Kovaks, Edie Adams
Lucy poses as a chauffeur to meet Ernie Kovacs.
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