Episodes The Business Manager October 4, 1954 Mertz and Kurtz October 11, 1954 Lucy Cries Wolf October 18, 1954 The Matchmaker October 25, 1954 Ricky's Movie Offer November 8, 1954 Ricky's Screen Test November 15, 1954 Lucy's Mother-in-Law November 22, 1954 Ethel's Birthday November 29, 1954 Ricky's Contract December 6, 1954 Getting Ready December 13, 1954 Lucy Learns to Drive January 3, 1955 California, Here We Come! January 10, 1955 First Stop January 17, 1955 Tennessee Bound January 24, 1955 Ethel's Hometown January 31, 1955 L.A. at Last! February 7, 1955 Don Juan and the Starlets February 14, 1955 Lucy Gets Into Pictures February 21, 1955 The Fashion Show February 28, 1955 The Hedda Hopper Story March 14, 1955 Don Juan Is Shelved March 21, 1955 Bullfight Dance March 28, 1955 Hollywood Anniversary April 4, 1955 Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Show November 1, 1954 The Star Upstairs April 18, 1955 In Palm Springs April 25, 1955 The Dancing Star May 2, 1955 Harpo Marx May 9, 1955 Ricky Needs an Agent May 16, 1955 The Tour May 30, 1955 Directed by William Asher Written by Jess Oppenheimer   Madelyn Davis   Bob Carroll Jr.   Cast Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo (30 episodes) Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo (30 episodes) Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz (30 episodes) William Frawley ... Fred Mertz (30 episodes) Bob Jellison ... Bobby the Bellboy (5 episodes) (as Bobby Jellison) Kathryn Card ... Mrs. McGillicuddy (4 episodes) Louis Nicoletti ... Burglar #2 (3 episodes) Ross Elliott ... Publicity Man (3 episodes) Joseph A. Mayer ... Little Ricky Ricardo (2 episodes) Michael Mayer ... Little Ricky Ricardo (2 episodes) Ray Kellogg ... Assistant Director (2 episodes) Allan Ray ... Clapstick Man (2 episodes) Doris Singleton ... Caroline Appleby (2 episodes) Elizabeth Patterson ... Mrs. Trumbull Charles Winninger ... Barney Kurtz Stephen Wootton ... Little Barney Beppie De Vries ... Mrs. DeVries Fred Aldrich ... Crook Bennett Green ... Messenger Clinton Sundberg ... Director Mary Emery ... Ricky's Mother Virginia Barbour ... Assistant to Professor Fortunio Bonanova ... Professor Pilar Arcos ... Party Guest Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. ... Party Guest (as Rodolfo Hoyos) Olin Howland ... George Skinner (as Olin Howlin) Tennessee Ernie Ford ... Cousin Ernie (as Ernie Ford) Will Wright ... Sheriff Rosalyn Borden ... Weensy Marilyn Borden ... Teensy Aaron Spelling ... Gas Station Man Irving Bacon ... Will Potter Chick Chandler ... Bill Hackett William Holden ... Self Harry Bartell ... Waiter Dayton Lummis ... Mr. Sherman Danni Sue Nolan ... Secretary (as Danni Nolan) Iva Shepard ... Maid Dolores Donlon ... Starlet Maggie Magennis ... Starlet Shirley Tegge ... Starlet Beverly Thompson ... Starlet Lou Krugman ... Director Frank Williams Onna Conners ... Showgirl Amzie Strickland ... Amzie the Salesgirl Don Loper ... Don Loper Mona Carlson ... Mona Carlson (as Mrs. Richard Carlson) Sue Carol ... Sue Carol Marilyn Johnson ... Marilyn Johnson (as Mrs. Forrest Tucker) Sheila MacRae ... Sheila MacRae (as Mrs. Gordon MacRae) Brenda Marshall ... Brenda Marshall (as Mrs. William Holden) Jeanne Martin ... Jeanne Martin (as Mrs. Dean Martin) Frances E. Neal ... Frances Neal (as Mrs. Van Heflin) Hy Averback ... Charlie Pomerantz John Hart ... Lifeguard Hedda Hopper ... Hedda Hopper Cornel Wilde ... Cornel Wilde Rock Hudson ... Rock Hudson Van Johnson ... Van Johnson Harpo Marx ... Harpo Marx Parley Baer ... Mr. Reilly Helen Kleeb ... Miss Klein Benny Rubin ... Driver Juney Ellis ... Maid Barbara Pepper ... Woman on Bus Audrey Betz ... Woman on Bus Richard Widmark ... Richard Widmark Uncredited Cast Joseph A. Mayer ... Little Ricky Ricardo (6 episodes) Michael Mayer ... Little Ricky Ricardo (6 episodes) Johnny Jacobs ... Announcer (3 episodes) Elizabeth Patterson ... Mrs. Trumbull (2 episodes) Charles Lane ... Mr. Hickox Milton Frome ... Sam Carter Bennett Green ... Messenger Sarah Selby ... Dorothy Cook James Dobson ... Pete Frank Nelson ... Ben Benjamin John Breen ... Theatre Patron Charles Cane ... Theatre Patron James Conaty ... Theatre Patron Bess Flowers ... Theatre Patron Stuart Hall ... Theatre Patron Sam Harris ... Theatre Patron Richard Kean ... John (voice) Mary Lansing ... Cynthia (voice) Harold Miller ... Theatre Patron Hazel Pierce ... Theatre Patron Fred Rapport ... Theatre Patron Jack Reitzen ... Theatre Patron Norman Stevans ... Theatre Patron Kathryn Card ... Mrs. McGillicuddy Bob Jellison ... Bobby the Bellboy Eve Arden ... Self John Hart ... Jim Stevens Jody Drew ... Miss Balantine Philip Ober ... Dore Schary John Litel ... Harvey Cromwell Lee Millar ... Mr. Taylor Flower Parry ... Seated Patron During Dance Number Tom Jacobs ... Man on Bus Produced by Desi Arnaz   Jess Oppenheimer   Original Music by Eliot Daniel

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