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The sixth and final season of I Love Lucy
finds new laughs in some old formulas while
also expanding the hugely popular show’s
horizons with a change of scene. Things get
off to a familiar start when Lucy Ricardo
(Lucille Ball) gets in the middle of husband
Ricky’s business--in this case, disguising
herself as a hot dog salesman at Yankee
Stadium in order to get near Bob Hope. Hope,
she believes, has ignored Ricky’s offer to
be the first act at his new nightclub. But,
in fact, Hope had already agreed; Ricky was
just sitting on the information to keep Lucy
from getting typically ditzy in front of one
of his celebrity pals. Not surprisingly,
mayhem follows when poor Hope finds his hand
slathered with condiments and his noggin
bonked by a foul ball. Other celebrity
sightings include Orson Welles, who copes
with Lucy’s aspirations as a Shakespearean
actress, and George Reeves, television’s
Superman, who shows up unexpectedly, in
costume, at Little Ricky’s birthday party.
Meanwhile, Lucy--who didn’t want to
disappoint the tyke--stands in a makeshift
Man of Steel outfit on a window ledge, in
the rain.
A number of episodes concern Little Ricky
(Keith Thibodeaux) now that he’s old enough
to be a functioning character on the show.
In "Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums,"
the lad takes after his musician father and
starts playing percussion, leading to some
frayed nerves. A couple of episodes later,
young Ricardo gets a bad case of stage
fright at school, and Lucy suggests Ricky
let him play the drums at the nightclub.
(But then, of course, she has to figure out
how to talk her son into performing.) A big
change comes to I Love Lucy in the
season’s second half, when the Ricardos
decide it’s time to become homeowners and
pull up stakes at their old Manhattan
apartment. Moving to a nice, new house in
Connecticut, they’re soon joined by Fred
(William Frawley) and Ethel (Vivian Vance),
and the season’s storylines take on a
distinctly suburban flavor, with country
clubs, barbecues, and gardens figuring into
the comedy. With those developments, I
Love Lucy came to a close after making
television history as a much-beloved sitcom.
Lots of special features, including multiple
audio commentaries, flubs, lost scenes, and
five episodes of My Favorite Husband,
Ball’s radio show. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
They say all good things must come to an
end, but the sixth and final season of I
Love Lucy's leaves a hilarious legacy with
this four-disc, must-have DVD set. Season
Six of this classic television sitcom sees
the Ricardos longing for a less-hectic life
in the country, so they make plans to move
to rural Connecticut . . . but not before
Lucy leaves The Big Apple reeling with some
riotous escapades. To help further her
"showbiz" aspirations, Lucy attempts to get
chummy with comedian Bob Hope at a baseball
game – by masquerading as both a hot dog
vendor and a tobacco-chomping pitcher. Then,
with Little Ricky's birthday approaching,
Lucy makes a superhuman effort to have
Superman (George Reeves) appear at the
festivities. And only Lucy could somehow
wind up with jockey Johnny Longden's loving
cup stuck firmly on her head! Will life in
rural Connecticut be more tranquil? Well,
not when Lucy believes that her wedding ring
has fallen into the mortar Ricky has used to
build a new patio barbecue. And in one of
the funniest TV episodes ever, Lucy learns
the hard way that you shouldn't put all your
eggs in one basket …er, um … blouse! Here
are all 27 "Final Season" episodes of I Love
Lucy – television's timeless, unforgettable
comedy series.
Season 6
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Title
Film Date
Original airdate
154
Lucy and Bob Hope
June 5, 1956
October 1, 1956
Sighting
Bob Hope at
Yankee Stadium, Lucy hopes to convince
him to appear at Ricky's club. To get closer
to him, she disguises herself as a hot dog
vendor, then as a tobacco-chewing pitcher.
155
Little Ricky Learns to
Play the Drum
June 28, 1956
October 8, 1956
Little
Ricky's non-stop drum playing threatens the
Ricardos' and Mertzes' friendship.
156
Lucy Meets Orson Welles
June 14, 1956
October 15, 1956
Lucy wangles
a job as
Orson Welles's assistant when he appears
at Ricky's club. He's doing a magic act, but
Lucy's doing
Shakespeare!
157
Little Ricky Gets Stage
Fright
June 21, 1956
October 22, 1956
Little Ricky
gets stage fright before his first school
music recital.
158
Visitor from Italy
September 24, 1956
October 27, 1956
When the
Venetian gondolier the Ricardos met in
Europe shows up in New York, a series of
mishaps result in Lucy working at a pizza
parlor.
159
Off to Florida
September 13, 1956
November 4, 1956
Driving to
Florida to meet their husbands, the girls
share the drive with a strange lady they
mistakenly think is an ax murderess.
160
Deep-Sea Fishing
September 27, 1956
November 19, 1956
On a deep-sea
fishing trip, the boys bet the girls that
they'll catch bigger fish.
161
Desert Island
October 4, 1956
November 26, 1956
Lucy and
Ethel's scheme to prevent the boys from
judging a beauty contest leaves the Ricardos
and the Mertzes marooned on a desert island.
162
The Ricardos Visit Cuba
October 18, 1956
December 3, 1956
Lucy is bent
on impressing Ricky's family when they visit
Havana, but she can't seem to say or do
anything right.
163
Little Ricky's School
Pageant
October 25, 1956
December 17, 1956
The Ricardos
and the Mertzes sign on as extra cast
members in Little Ricky's class play.
Lucy, Ricky,
Fred and Ethel reminisce (courtesy of
flashbacks to favorite episodes) as they
trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
165
Lucy and the Loving Cup
November 1, 1956
January 7, 1957
Lucy jokingly
dons a loving cup Ricky is supposed to
present to jockey
Johnny Longden, but then she can't get
it off of her head!
166
Lucy and Superman
November 15, 1956
January 14, 1957
Lucy promises
to produce
Superman for Little Ricky's fifth
birthday party and unofficially becomes the
first woman to wear a
Superman outfit, thereby becoming the
first onscreen
Supergirl.
167
Little Ricky Gets a Dog
November 8, 1956
January 21, 1957
Little
Ricky's new puppy prompts complaints by
another tenant.
168
Lucy Wants to Move to the
Country
December 6, 1956
January 28, 1957
Fed up with
the city, Lucy yearns for the suburban life.
169
Lucy Hates to Leave
December 13, 1956
February 4, 1957
The Ricardos
find themselves boarding with the Mertzes
while waiting to be able to move into their
new Connecticut home.
170
Lucy Misses the Mertzes
December 20, 1956
February 11, 1957
Lucy and
Ricky miss the Mertzes so much that they
take the train to New York to surprise them.
But Fred and Ethel have the same idea, and
are on their way Connecticut!
171
Lucy Gets Chummy With the
Neighbors
January 10, 1957
February 18, 1957
Lucy's new
neighbor Betty Ramsey talks Lucy into buying
all new furniture.
172
Lucy Raises Chickens
January 17, 1957
March 4, 1957
Lucy and
Ricky decide to raise chickens to help make
ends meet. Soon the house is overrun with
baby chicks.
173
Lucy Does the Tango
February 7, 1957
March 11, 1957
Lucy "boosts"
egg production by buying several dozen eggs.
But her plan to hide them in her blouse goes
awry when Ricky asks her to help him
rehearse a tango number.
174
Ragtime Band
February 14, 1957
March 18, 1957
Lucy promises
that Ricky will play at a local benefit, but
he refuses. So she and the Mertzes put
together their own combo -- featuring Ricky
Ricardo, Jr.
175
Lucy's Night in Town
February 21, 1957
March 25, 1957
In Manhattan
for dinner and a hit broadway show ("The
Most Happy Fella"), Lucy discovers that
their tickets were for the matinee
performance.
176
Housewarming
February 28, 1957
April 1, 1957
Ethel is
jealous of Lucy's friendship with Betty
Ramsey. But when Betty reveals that she's
from Ethel's home town of Albquerque, the
two become fast friends, and now it's Lucy
who feels left out.
177
Building a B-B-Q
March 14, 1957
April 8, 1957
Lucy and
Ethel decide that the only way to get Ricky
to build the backyard barbecue is to start
the project themselves.
178
Country Club Dance
March 21, 1957
April 22, 1957
At a club
dance, Ricky, Fred and Ralph Ramsey shower
attention on a sultry young blonde. So Lucy,
Ethel, and Betty fight back.
179
Lucy Raises Tulips
March 28, 1957
April 29, 1957
Lucy is
determined to beat Betty Ramsey in
Westport's "Best-looking Garden" contest,
and she accidentally runs over her tulip
garden with a lawn mower.
180
The Ricardos Dedicate a
Statue
April 4, 1957
May 6, 1957
Ricky's been
chosen to dedicate a new Revolutionary War
statue in the Westport Town Square. There's
only one problem -- Lucy has accidentally
destroyed the one-of-a-kind sculpture.
