"I Love Lucy" Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952)

User Rating:

9.5/10   

Director:

Marc Daniels

Writers:

Bob Carroll Jr. (writer)
Madelyn Davis (writer)

TV Series:

"I Love Lucy" (1951)

Original Air Date:

5 May 1952 (Season 1, Episode 30)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

In this classic "I Love Lucy" episode, Lucy angled here way onto Ricky's special as the show's pitch girl...

Plot Keywords:

Vitamin | Alcohol | Television Show | Television Set | Physically Inside A Television Set

Cast

Lucille Ball	...	Lucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz	...	Ricky Ricardo
William Frawley	...	Fred Mertz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ross Elliott	...	Director
Jerry Hausner	...	Joe
Jess Oppenheimer	...	Offstage Voice (voice)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Trivia:

Actress Vivian Vance does not appear in this episode. Ethel's absence is explained by the fact that she was visiting her mother.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While Lucy does her "TV commercial" you can see Desi is trying very hard not to break character and laugh.

Quotes:

Ricky Ricardo: [Lucy is angry at Ricky and will not speak or acknowledge him] Honey, could you please make my breakfast?
[She ignores him]
Ricky Ricardo: Lucy, why won't you answer me?
[She still ignores him]
Ricky Ricardo: What do you want me to do, starve to death?
Lucy Ricardo: Would you, please?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "A Different World: Porky de Bergerac (#1.3)" (1987)