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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Follow-up to I Love Lucy (1951), Lucy Ricardo continues her wacky schemes as she travels with her husband, Ricky and their friends Ethel and Fred to various locations and meeting celebrities.

10 Votes (8.3)

1957 HD 60min United States English Ended
Comedy Family
celebrity nightclub

Credits:

Bob Carroll Jr.

director

Lucille Ball

Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz

Ricky Ricardo

Vivian Vance

Ethel Mertz

William Frawley

Fred Mertz

Keith Thibodeaux

Little Ricky

S1E1 - Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana 1957-11-06

This episode takes us back to the night that Lucy and Ricky first met and fell in Love. Lucy was going to Cuba with her friend Susie on a vacation. When they arrive, Lucy meets Ricky and Susie meets Carlos Garcia. The two double date and everyone falls in love. In this episode we also meet Fred Mertz (When he had hair that is) and Ethel on the cruise. Also, Lucy and Susie get arrested and hope that they can get out before the cruise goes back to the states. Of course that will be a little hard when they discover that the water the guard has been giving them is spiked.

S1E2 - The Celebrity Next Door 1957-12-03

When Tallulah Bankhead moves in next door Lucy reacts in typical fashion and continuous chaos ensues.

S1E3 - Lucy Hunts Uranium 1958-01-03

Ricky brings the gang to Las Vegas where he is performing. Lucy wants to hunt Uranium in the desert and Ricky doesnt want her to. Anyway, they meet Fred Mac Murray on the train to Las Vegas and he loses a lot of money gambling, so he wants to get on Lucys scheme too before his wife finds out. To help her Uranium hunting scheme, Lucy has it printed in a fake newspaper and everyone starts looking for Uranium. Everyone is so involved that even Lucy thinks its true. Anyway, Lucy throws the "Uranium sample" away and they later find it not knowing that its a sample, so they all, not trusting each other try and race to the claims office. Who will get their first? Lucy? The Mertzes? Fred Mac Murray? Now I am not going to spoil that.

S1E4 - Lucy Wins a Racehorse 1958-02-03

Lucy bugs Ricky about getting a horse for Little Ricky and he says "no". Lucy then wins a racehorse from sending in breakfast cereal box tops. When the horse appears at the house, Ricky comes home early and Lucy, Ethel, and Fred try getting the horse up the stairs. When he finds out, he blows his top. Ricky still says no and Betty Grable comes up with a plan of getting him in a race so that Little Ricky can get the horse. Well when Lucy finds out that the horse will do anything for her only, Lucy dresses up as a jockey and rides the horse until they win the race. But will the breaking of so many rules stop them?

S1E5 - Lucy Goes to Sun Valley 1958-04-14

Lucy and Ricky are about to go on a "2nd Honeymoon", but it falls through when Ricky has to do a TV show. Lucy and Ethel go by themselves and Lucy is upset. Lucy and Ethel meet Fernando Lamas at a ski lodge and they make friends. Lucy learns that Ricky and Fred are going after all and Lucy tries to teach Ricky a lesson for bailing out on her. She makes it look like there is something romantic between her and Fernando which causes pain and some black eyes.

S2E1 - Lucy Goes to Mexico 1958-10-06

Lucy and the Mertzes get some things in Tijuana Mexico. On the way back from the shopping, they have a spat with US customs. Ricy and Maurice Chevalier come to her rescue, but things look dim when Maurice forgets his passport and he is stuck behind. Lucy sneaks out of the customs place and then tries to find the American Counsel. The man they need is at a bullfight and Lucy ends up dressing like a fighter in disguise and then accidentally winds up in the ring being chased by a bull.

S2E2 - Lucy Makes Room for Danny 1958-12-01

The Ricardos, who intended to be out of town, rent their home out to Danny Williams and his family. But when her plans are canceled, Lucy ruthlessly tries to drive the Williams family out of her home -- resulting in a snowball fight and a trip to court.

S2E3 - Lucy Goes to Alaska 1959-02-09

The Ricardos and Mertzes all board a plane to view some property that Ricky and Fred bought into. They arrive at their hotel a day early and their room is not ready yet. Red Skelton is performing a show and uses that room. When he learns of Ricky being in the show, he generously shares his room with them. (the guest room of the hotel room) Anyway, Red is doing a show, and the girl who is suppose to perform gets sick, so Lucy begs to do it. She does in fact do a terrific job singing ""Poor Everybody else."" Meanwhile Ricky and Fred learn that they own not much more than land that is all ice and are constantly at each others throats. Ricky and Freds bickering causes Lucy to ask Red if he will buy the property, but leads to chaos when their jeep is crashed and the only way to get back to civilization is to get Lucy to fly an airplane.

S2E4 - Lucy Wants a Career 1959-04-13

Lucy gets sick and tired of the same old daily routines that being a housewife has to offer, so she wants to get a job. While looking in the newspaper, she finds out that Paul Douglas is looking for a female assistant (a ""Girl Friday""). While waiting in the waiting room, Lucy makes up a bunch of lies that make Douglas look like a womanizing monster so they fear and head out. Paul catches her in the lies and since there is nobody else in the room except Lucy, Pauls manager decides that Lucy would be perfect. On the 1st day she screws up majorly. The public thinks its funny and wants more. She is signed into a 5 year contract with the show. After doing this, Lucy wants to go back to being a housewife because she never gets to see her family. So while thinking that Paul can get her out of her contract, she takes a bunch of sleeping pills. The problem is that the manager will not let her out of her contract, so Paul goes to Rickys and the two try to wake her but cant.While getting her

S2E5 - Lucy's Summer Vacation 1959-06-08

Harry Bailey, an agent of Rickys told the Ricardos that they can use his summer lodge for a vacation. He also promises actors Ida Lupino and Howard Duff the same things without thinking. Both the couples arrive at the cabin not knowing at first that the others are there. When they finally find out, they decide on a coin toss. The Ricardos win the toss and Ricky lets them stay all together anyway. Lucy wants to spend time with Ricky and Ida wants to spend time with Howard so the wives practically have to do something outrageous to get noticed. You see, Ricky and Howard are spending a lot of time together fishing and even thoug this is suppose to be a 2nd honeymoon for the two couples, Lucy and Ida end up skinning fish. Anyway, as the women are trying to capture the mens attentions, Lucy causes a boat to sink as a result of a backfiring scheme. Then finally the Lupinos leave and the Ricardos have a few extra days alone......for about 5 minutes when the Mertzes end up showing up for the

S3E1 - Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardo's 1959-09-25

In order to get him to preform at a benefit at Little Rickys school, Lucy uses Rickys name to try and get Milton Berle. When Ricky catches her, Lucy visits the office and while needing a secluded place to work on his new book, Miltons agent and Lucy suggest he write his new book at Lucys farmhouse.

S3E2 - The Ricardos Go to Japan 1959-11-27

Rickys band is scheduled to perform in Tokyo Japan and when they get settled, they meet Bob Cummings. Lucy, from her mothers suggestion wants to get some new genuine pearls in Japan. Bob Cummings has some, so Lucy and Ethel try to sneak into Freds money belt while hes asleep and snag some cash. While planning to pay it back to Fred when they get back, Lucy and Ethel buy the pearls, but they end up not being able to afford it, so Lucy and Ethel dress up as Geisha girls and make their way into the house. Ricky and Fred are Bobs guests, so they have to be extra careful. Anyway, the mission is bombed, but Ricky talks Bobs price down and decides to get her the pearls after all.

S3E3 - Lucy Meets the Moustache 1960-04-01

Ricky feels down on his luck when he is out of showbiz work and he feels that nobody wants him, so he threatens to move the family back to Cuba. Lucy, fearing that he is serious this time tries to get Ernie Kovacs to showcase Ricky on his new TV show. Well when Ernie goes to the Ricardos, Ernie suggests Little Ricky play the drums. When he does, Ernie calls for ""Ricky"" to be on the TV show. Well, a mistake happens and it turns out he meant Little Ricky. Ricky Sr. fixes the whole problem and Lucy doesnt know about the fix, so she poses as Ernies limo driver Crandall to try and talk Ernie into letting Ricky on the show. Then Edie spoils Lucys mission and the two men have fun at Lucys expense.