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I Love Lucy: Season 4

Poster for I Love Lucy Season 4

30 episodes · premiered Oct 4, 1954

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  1. Episode 1: The Business Manager Oct 4, 1954 · 25m Ricky hires a business manager, and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky.
  2. Episode 2: Mertz and Kurtz Oct 11, 1954 · 25m Fred's globetrotting old vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz, shows up, so Fred says he's a real-estate tycoon (with a red-headed maid to prove it). Actually, Barney's a cook in the Bronx…
  3. Episode 3: Lucy Cries Wolf Oct 18, 1954 · 26m Lucy cries wolf once too often when she decides to see whether Ricky would come to her aid in an emergency. He assures her that he'd rush home from the club "between the 'baba' and the…
  4. Episode 4: The Matchmaker Oct 25, 1954 · 26m Lucy wants to nudge a shy couple to the altar. Lucy's idea: show them how wonderful her and Ricky's marriage is. Her plan: invite them to a quiet at-home dinner. A quiet dinner at the…
  5. Episode 5: Ricky's Movie Offer Nov 8, 1954 · 26m A Hollywood talent scout is coming over to the apartment to audition Ricky for a movie role. But Ricky won't be the only one looking to attract the scout's attention. (Who's that gal in…
  6. Episode 6: Ricky's Screen Test Nov 15, 1954 · 25m The term "helpmate" takes on a new meaning when Lucy appears on a Hollywood movie lot. The cameras roll for Ricky's screen test -- but when the big moment arrives, Lucy takes the cue.
  7. Episode 7: Lucy's Mother-in-Law Nov 22, 1954 · 26m Ricky's mother comes to visit, and poor Lucy can't speak Spanish. So she finds a Spanish-speaking mindreader and it works like a charm — as long as he's around.
  8. Episode 8: Ethel's Birthday Nov 29, 1954 · 24m Despite Ricky's qualms, Lucy decides to help Fred pick out a birthday present for Ethel. The present turns out to be toreador pants, which Ethel decides are not only unflattering but…
  9. Episode 9: Ricky's Contract Dec 6, 1954 · 25m As Ricky paces the floor awaiting word from Hollywood about his screen test, Lucy enlists the Mertzes to distract him. The drastic steps taken by the trio to alleviate Ricky's tension…
  10. Episode 10: Getting Ready Dec 13, 1954 · 26m California, here they come: Lucy and movie-star-to-be Ricky, plus Fred and Ethel, who are tagging along. Their mode of transport: a used Cadillac that Fred bought. And used it is — it's 25…
  11. Episode 11: Lucy Learns to Drive Jan 3, 1955 · 25m Ricky makes the mistake of teaching Lucy to drive his brand new car. It's only after showing Ethel how the car works that she crashes into another car and has to get them unhooked and…
  12. Episode 12: California, Here We Come! Jan 10, 1955 · 26m The Ricardos and Mertzes head for California. But first, of coures, there are complications. The chief one: Lucy's mother, who shows up and wants to accompany them. Ricky objects (to put…
  13. Episode 13: First Stop Jan 17, 1955 · 24m The Ricardos and Mertzes have a hard time finding accommodations that will please everyone on their trip to California. They finally hit a greasy restaurant where stale cheese sandwiches…
  14. Episode 14: Tennessee Bound Jan 24, 1955 · 25m The Ricardo-Mertz westward trek faces a delay — they're all thrown in jail for speeding — in Bent Fork, Tenn., home of Lucy's "cousin" Ernest, who'll do all he can to get them out of the…
  15. Episode 15: Ethel's Home Town Jan 31, 1955 · 26m The Ricardos and the Mertzes stop at Ethel's hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico (Vivian Vance's real-life hometown). Under the impression that Ethel has been called to Hollywood and not…
  16. Episode 16: L.A. at Last Feb 7, 1955 · 25m Lucy arrives in Hollywood with stars in her eyes. She heads for The Brown Derby, a celebrity hangout, where she encounters Eve Arden and William Holden -- and inadvertently presents Holden…
  17. Episode 17: Don Juan and the Starlets Feb 14, 1955 · 26m Lucy is forced to lend Ricky to five dazzling starlets for a proposed evening of publicity pictures. She tries to wait up for him but falls asleep on the sofa and doesn't awake until late…
  18. Episode 18: Lucy Gets in Pictures Feb 21, 1955 · 25m Lucy finally gets her shot at Hollywood stardom — as a chorus girl photographed in a lavish musical. But she had better not get a swelled head, because the headdress she has to wear is too…
  19. Episode 19: The Fashion Show Feb 28, 1955 · 26m Lucy's a model at a charity fashion show, but the redhead — wearing a scratchy tweed suit — is red all over from too much time in the California sun.
  20. Episode 20: The Hedda Hopper Story Mar 14, 1955 · 25m Lucy takes a dive in an effort to further Ricky's career by creating a big splash in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood column. Her scheme turns out to be "all wet" in an adventure that could only…
  21. Episode 21: Don Juan is Shelved Mar 21, 1955 · 26m Ricky's movie is shelved, so Lucy schemes to get Ricky another role. The plan: impress MGM studio boss Dore Schary by any means necessary, even if it means that Schary must impress…
  22. Episode 22: Bull Fight Dance Mar 28, 1955 · 26m Lucy literally blackmails Ricky into getting her a part in one of his guest appearances on television. He does get her a role -- as a bull. When Lucy is displeased with the turn of events…
  23. Episode 23: Hollywood Anniversary Apr 4, 1955 · 26m Frantic over having forgotten the date of their wedding anniversary, Ricky tells Lucy that he has a big party planned in a famous nightclub. He doesn't tell her when it is, desperately…
  24. Episode 24: Mr. and Mrs. TV Show Apr 11, 1955 · 25m Ricky is initially reluctant to host a new TV show when he learns that the sponsor prefers a husband-and-wife format. Nonetheless, he agrees to do the show. But when Lucy learns that he…
  25. Episode 25: The Star Upstairs Apr 18, 1955 · 26m Cornel Wilde becomes the one-hundredth movie star Lucy has seen in Hollywood; he is living in the penthouse directly above the Ricardo suite. Determined to get a glimpse of the handsome…
  26. Episode 26: In Palm Springs Apr 25, 1955 · 25m Lucy and Ricky and Ethel and Fred are bored with each other so the gals head off to Palm Springs for a break. Rock Hudson guests as himself (and has a hand in getting the couples back…
  27. Episode 27: The Dancing Star May 2, 1955 · 26m Lucy begs Van Johnson to let her dance a number with him at the nightclub to impress her rival Caroline Appleby, who is visiting from New York. Van accepts the challenge by waltzing her…
  28. Episode 28: Harpo Marx May 9, 1955 · 26m Lucy promised Carolyn Appleby she'd produce some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she's got to deliver. Dressing up as Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and other celebrities, she manages to fool…
  29. Episode 29: Ricky Needs an Agent May 16, 1955 · 26m Ricky needs an agent, Lucy figures, so she nominates herself (unbeknownst to Ricky, of course) and heads off to negotiate with a studio executive to land him a role in a movie. Her…
  30. Episode 30: The Tour May 30, 1955 · 26m Lucy and Ethel are abandoned by their sightseeing bus tour when they try to get a grapefruit from Richard Widmark's garden. When Lucy is stranded inside the garden wall, she and Ethel, who…