Episodes Lucy and Bob Hope October 1, 1956 Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums October 8, 1956 Lucy Meets Orson Welles October 15, 1956 Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright October 22, 1956 Visitor from Italy October 29, 1956 Off to Florida November 12, 1956 Deep Sea Fishing November 19, 1956 Desert Island November 26, 1956 The Ricardos Visit Cuba December 3, 1956 Little Ricky's School Pageant December 17, 1956 The I Love Lucy Christmas Show December 24, 1956 Lucy and the Loving Cup January 7, 1957 Lucy and Superman January 14, 1957 Little Ricky Gets a Dog January 21, 1957 Lucy Wants to Move to the Country January 28, 1957 Lucy Hates to Leave February 4, 1957 Lucy Misses the Mertzes February 11, 1957 Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors February 18, 1957 Lucy Raises Chickens March 4, 1957 Lucy Does the Tango March 11, 1957 Ragtime Band March 18, 1957 Lucy's Night in Town March 25, 1957 Housewarming April 1, 1957 Building a Bar-B-Q April 8, 1957 Country Club Dance April 22, 1957 Lucy Raises Tulips April 29, 1957 The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue May 6, 1957 Directed by James V. Kern   William Asher   Written by Madelyn Davis   Bob Carroll Jr.   Bob Schiller   Bob Weiskopf   Jess Oppenheimer   Cast Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo (27 episodes) Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo (27 episodes) Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz (27 episodes) William Frawley ... Fred Mertz (27 episodes) Richard Keith ... Little Ricky (22 episodes) Mary Jane Croft ... Betty Ramsey (4 episodes) Ray Ferrell ... Bruce Ramsey (3 episodes) Peter Brocco ... Dominic (2 episodes) Louis Nicoletti ... Waiter (2 episodes) Eleanor Audley ... Eleanor Spaulding (2 episodes) Tristram Coffin ... Harry Munson (2 episodes) Frank Nelson ... Ralph Ramsey (2 episodes) Bob Hope ... Bob Hope Bennett Green ... Customer Lou Krugman ... Babalu Manager Ellen Corby ... Miss Hanna Orson Welles ... Orson Welles Fred Aldrich ... Customer Hazel Pierce ... Customer Jack Rice ... Macy's Clerk Howard McNear ... Mr. Crawford Eduardo Ciannelli ... Mr. Martinelli James Flavin ... Immigration Officer Aldo Formica ... Pizza Chef Jay Novello ... Mario Elsa Lanchester ... Mrs. Edna Grundy Strother Martin ... Cafe Waiter Jim Hayward ... Boat Captain Claude Akins ... Claude Akins Jil Jarmyn ... Jil Jarmyn Joi Lansing ... Joi Lansing Amapola Del Vando ... Ricky's Relative Mary Emery ... Ricky's Mother Abel Franco ... Ricky's Relative Nacho Galindo ... Cigar Store Owner Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. ... Ricky's Relative Eddie Le Baron ... Emcee Barbara Logan ... Stewardess Lillian Molieri ... Ricky's Relative Manuel París ... Ricky's Relative Jorge Treviño ... Uncle Alberto Candy Rogers Schoenberger ... Suzy A. Cameron Grant ... Santa Claus (as Cameron Grant) Johnny Longden ... Self Hazel Longden ... Self Madge Blake ... Martha Ralph Dumke ... Husband Steven Kay ... Stevie Appleby George O'Hanlon ... Charlie Appleby George Reeves ... Superman Doris Singleton ... Caroline Appleby John Emery ... Mr. Stewart June Foray ... The Dog (voice) Frank Wilcox ... Joe Spaulding Mary Ellen Kay ... Mrs. Taylor Gene Reynolds ... Mr. Taylor Robert Bice ... Moving Man Gary Gray ... Fruit Basket Deliveryman Jess Kirkpatrick ... Station Clerk Parley Baer ... Mr. Perry Mary Alan Hokanson ... Magazine Team Tyler McVey ... Magazine Team Joseph Kearns ... Theatre Manager Gladys Hurlbut ... Woman with Purse Doris Packer ... Woman in Box John Eldredge ... Man in Box Jody Warner ... Theater Matron Paul Power ... Theater Patron Alan J. Gilbert ... (voice) John Henson ... (singing voice) Susan Johnson ... Cleo (singing voice) Roy Lazarus ... (singing voice) Shorty Long ... (singing voice) Art Lund ... (singing voice) Ruth Brady ... Grace Munson Barbara Eden ... Diana Jordan Uncredited Cast Johnny Jacobs ... Announcer (11 episodes) Richard Keith ... Little Ricky Ricardo (3 episodes) Hazel Pierce ... Commuter at Station (2 episodes) Murray Pollack ... Train Passenger (2 episodes) Leoda Richards ... Theatre Patron (2 episodes) Mike Lally ... Party Guest (2 episodes) Benjie Bancroft ... Stagehand Dick Elliott ... Spectator Joe Gilbert ... Spectator Herschel Graham ... Spectator Bennett Green ... Hot Dog Vendor Lou Krugman ... Club Babalu Manager Peter Leeds ... Mr. Krausfeld David Saber ... Little Boy Ralph Sanford ... Guard Maxine Semon ... Spectator Elizabeth Patterson ... Mrs. Trumbull Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs. Van Fossen Larry Gleason ... Band Member - Accordion Buddy Noble ... Band Member - Bass Player Robert Norman ... Band Member - Trumpet Earl Robie ... Band Member - Ukulele Jeffrey Woodruff ... Band Member - Trombone Lester Dorr ... Train Passenger Bill Erwin ... Bum Jesslyn Fax ... Train Passenger Robert Foulk ... Policeman Sandra Gould ... Train Passenger Sam Harris ... Train Passenger Byron Kane ... Train Passenger Florence Shaen ... Train Passenger Phil Tead ... Train Passenger Terry Burnham ... Girl at birthday party Danny the Dog ... Fred the Dog Mary Jane Croft ... Betty Ramsey Paul Cristo ... Theatre Patron Bess Flowers ... Theatre Patron Kay Garrett ... Restaurant Patron Abdullah Abbas ... Party Guest Kenneth Gibson ... Party Guest Fred Rapport ... Party Guest Desi Arnaz Jr. ... Spectator at Unveiling Art Howard ... Spectator at Unveiling Produced by Jack Aldworth   Desi Arnaz   Jess Oppenheimer   Original Music by Eliot Daniel   Wilbur Hatch

Additional Info Premiere: October 01, 1956 DVD Release: May 02, 2006 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Desilu Productions Distributors CBS   (1951-1957) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Viacom   (1971-1994) (USA) (TV) Paramount Television   (1994-2006) (USA) (TV) CBS All Access   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) CBS Paramount Domestic Television   (2006-) (USA) (TV) Me-TV   (2010-) (USA) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,112 / 20,924 Site Ranking #3,108 From Beyond (1986) #3,109 Heroes Reborn: Season 1 (2015) #3,110 Screamers (1995) #3,111 The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (2013) #3,112 I Love Lucy: Season 6 (1956) #3,113 I Love Lucy: Season 4 (1954) #3,114 I Love Lucy: Season 3 (1953) #3,115 I Love Lucy: Season 5 (1955) #3,116 I Love Lucy: Season 1 (1951)