Despite the series' title, I Love Lucy was hardly a one-woman show. Instead, BFFs Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz prove that every chaotic caper requires an awesome accomplice.
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The Ricardos are on edge in their new home -- it's too quiet! The family spends their first night in the 'burbs huddled up, hoping to find comfort from the silence that surrounds them.
Lucy gets knee-deep in grapes as she tests the patience of a professional grape stomper at one of Italy's finest vineyards.
Lucy and Ethel take on a new job at the chocolate factory in the classic episode, "Job Switching," but they get more than they bargained for when put on the high speed assembly line.
Lucy gets more than she bargained for when she lies about being able to speak Italian and winds up as the unwitting assistant in a professional knife-throwing act.
Always trying to find an angle into show business, Lucy manages to sneak her way into a barbershop quartet with Ricky, Ethel and Fred -- despite having no talent for singing whatsoever.
Lucy finally gets her big break in showbiz being a spokeswoman for a new diet supplement, but things go off the rails quickly when she gets a little loosey-goosey doing take after take.
In "Lucy Goes to the Hospital," Ricky, Fred and Ethel rehearse their plan to get Lucy to the doctor stress-free when she goes into labor. But when the time finally comes, chaos ensues.
One of comedy's great pioneers, Lucille Ball would bend over backwards (literally!) to make I Love Lucy a smash success. Enjoy highlights from her hysterical run as TV's first queen of slapstick.
Out of her disdain for Ricky's facial hair, Lucy borrows stage makeup from Fred to prove a point. But the tables turn when Lucy realizes her new beard may be permanent.
The Ricardos and the Mertzes open a restaurant but have a falling out over the direction of the business. Things escalate when they split the restaurant in two and battle over a single customer.
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Lucy tries to get Bob Hope to perform at the opening night of Ricky's new club