I Love Lucy (1951–1957)

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Plot

A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations.

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz. The first major show to be put on film rather than kinescope.





Series Directed by

William Asher   (100 episodes, 1952-1957)
Marc Daniels   (39 episodes, 1951-1953)
James V. Kern   (39 episodes, 1955-1957)

Series Writing credits
Bob Carroll Jr.   (178 episodes, 1951-1957)
Madelyn Davis   (178 episodes, 1951-1957)
Jess Oppenheimer   (155 episodes, 1951-1956)
Bob Schiller   (50 episodes, 1955-1957)
Bob Weiskopf   (50 episodes, 1955-1957)



 

Series Cast

Lucille Ball  ... Lucy Ricardo (181 episodes, 1951-1957)

Desi Arnaz  ... Ricky Ricardo (181 episodes, 1951-1957)

Vivian Vance  ... Ethel Mertz (177 episodes, 1951-1957)

William Frawley  ... Fred Mertz (176 episodes, 1951-1957)
Joseph A. Mayer  ... Little Ricky Ricardo (32 episodes, 1953-1956)
Michael Mayer  ... Little Ricky Ricardo (32 episodes, 1953-1956)
Johnny Jacobs  ... Announcer (28 episodes, 1951-1957)
Richard Keith  ... Little Ricky Ricardo / ... (24 episodes, 1956-1957)
Bennett Green  ... Messenger / ... (20 episodes, 1951-1956)
Hazel Pierce  ... Club Member / ... (15 episodes, 1951-1956)
Jerry Hausner  ... Jerry / ... (14 episodes, 1951-1954)
Louis Nicoletti  ... Waiter / ... (13 episodes, 1953-1957)
Frank Nelson  ... Ralph Ramsey / ... (11 episodes, 1951-1957)
Elizabeth Patterson  ... Mrs. Matilda Trumbull / ... (11 episodes, 1952-1956)

Doris Singleton  ... Caroline Appleby / ... (10 episodes, 1953-1957)
Barbara Pepper  ... Party Guest / ... (9 episodes, 1952-1955)
Kathryn Card  ... Mrs. McGillicuddy / ... (9 episodes, 1954-1956)
Richard Reeves  ... Assassin / ... (8 episodes, 1951-1954)
Bob Jellison  ... Bobby the Bellboy / ... (7 episodes, 1952-1955)
Mary Jane Croft  ... Betty Ramsey / ... (7 episodes, 1954-1957)
Richard Lee Simmons  ... Little Ricky Ricardo (5 episodes, 1953)
Ronald Lee Simmons  ... Little Ricky Ricardo (5 episodes, 1953)
Fred Aldrich  ... Butcher / ... (5 episodes, 1952-1956)
Herb Vigran  ... Jule / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1954)
Lee Millar  ... Announcer / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1955)
Shepard Menken  ... Charpontier / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1956)
Ross Elliott  ... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1955)
Lou Krugman  ... Babalu Manager / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Peggy Rea  ... Cardplayer / ... (4 episodes, 1953)
Kay Wiley  ... Customer / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1954)
Marco Rizo  ... Marco / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1954)

Charles Lane  ... Casting Director / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
Tyler McVey  ... Bill Hall / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1957)

Tennessee Ernie Ford  ... Cousin Ernie (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Lawrence Dobkin  ... Counterfeiter / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
Jay Novello  ... Mario / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1956)
Dayton Lummis  ... Bill Parker / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1955)

Elvia Allman  ... Factory Foreman / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1955)
Harry Bartell  ... Jewel Thief / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1955)

Allen Jenkins  ... Cop / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Hazel Boyne  ... Maggie, the cleaning lady / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1955)
John Hart  ... Jim Stevens / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1955)
Margie Liszt  ... Clubwoman / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
William Hamel  ... Maitre d' (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Ruth Perrott  ... Clubwoman / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Shirley Mitchell  ... Marion Strong (3 episodes, 1953-1954)
Ray Ferrell  ... Bruce Ramsey (3 episodes, 1957)
Hal March  ... Eddie Grant / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1953)

Gale Gordon  ... Mr. Alvin Littlefield / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Edith Meiser  ... Mrs. Littlefield / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Joseph Kearns  ... Dr. Tom Robinson / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1957)
Irving Bacon  ... Mr. Willoughby / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
Alberto Morin  ... Carlos / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1953)

Hans Conried  ... Mr. Jenkins / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Myra Marsh  ... Club President / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Stanley Farrar  ... Bennett Green / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956)

Parley Baer  ... Mr. Perry / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Hy Averback  ... Charlie Appleby / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Vivi Janiss  ... Clubwoman / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Phil Arnold  ... Harry Henderson / ... (2 episodes, 1953)
Verna Felton  ... Mrs. Porter / ... (2 episodes, 1953)
Sandra Gould  ... Nancy Johnson / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1957)
Ray Kellogg  ... Assistant Director / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Jess Oppenheimer  ... Network Sponsor #1 / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Charlotte Lawrence  ... Clubwoman / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Ken Christy  ... Dock Agent / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956)

Will Wright  ... Mr. Walters / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
June Whitley Taylor  ... Clubwoman (2 episodes, 1953)
John Emery  ... Harold - The Tramp / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1957)

Philip Ober  ... Arnold - The First Husband / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1955)
Tony Michaels  ... Charlie / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1954)
Pepito Pérez  ... Himself (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Peter Leeds  ... Mr. Krausfeld / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
Maurice Marsac  ... Maurice - Headwaiter at Tropicana / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
Bess Flowers  ... Lady In Theatre Audience / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
Paul Power  ... Award Presenter / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1957)
Frank Gerstle  ... Pilot / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1956)
Lillian Molieri  ... Dream Carlotta / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1956)
Mario Siletti  ... Farmer / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1956)
Madge Blake  ... Martha / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1957)
Byron Kane  ... Morris Williams / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1957)
Dick Elliott  ... Henry / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
Mary Emery  ... Ricky's Mother (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.  ... Party Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
Allan Ray  ... Clapstick Man / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Don Garner  ... Delivery Boy / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
Jack Chefe  ... Bellhop / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Maxine Semon  ... Nurse / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
John Gallaudet  ... Johnny Clark (2 episodes, 1955)
Iva Shepard  ... Maid / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
Peter Brocco  ... Dominic / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
John Mylong  ... Casino Manager / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
Vicente Padula  ... Drunk / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
Trevor Ward  ... Cop / ... (2 episodes, 1956)

Eleanor Audley  ... Eleanor Spaulding / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
Tristram Coffin  ... Harry Munson (2 episodes, 1957)



 

Series Produced by
Desi Arnaz  .... executive producer / producer / ... (158 episodes, 1952-1957)
Jess Oppenheimer  .... producer / co-producer (155 episodes, 1951-1956)
Al Simon  .... associate producer (33 episodes, 1951-1952)
Jack Aldworth  .... associate producer (22 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Original Music by
Eliot Daniel   (181 episodes, 1951-1957)
Wilbur Hatch   (33 episodes, 1951-1954)

Series Cinematography by
Karl Freund   (149 episodes, 1951-1956)
Sidney Hickox   (14 episodes, 1956-1957)
Robert De Grasse   (8 episodes, 1956)

Series Film Editing by
Bud Molin   (105 episodes, 1953-1957)
Dann Cahn   (33 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Casting by
Kerwin Coughlin   (20 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Art Direction by
Ralph Berger   (106 episodes, 1953-1957)
Larry Cuneo   (17 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Set Decoration by
Ted Offenbecker   (2 episodes, 1954)

Series Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson   (35 episodes, 1955-1957)
Eloise Jensson   (9 episodes, 1953-1954)

Series Makeup Department
Max Factor  .... makeup artist (122 episodes, 1951-1955)
Irma Kusely  .... hairstylist / hair stylist (99 episodes, 1952-1957)
Hal King  .... makeup artist (47 episodes, 1955-1957)
Bertha French  .... key hair stylist (35 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Production Management
Argyle Nelson  .... production manager (135 episodes, 1952-1957)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Aldworth  .... assistant director (51 episodes, 1954-1956)
Jerry Thorpe  .... assistant director (33 episodes, 1953-1954)
James Paisley  .... assistant director (31 episodes, 1952-1953)
Jay Sandrich  .... assistant director (14 episodes, 1956-1957)
Edward M. Hillie  .... assistant director (7 episodes, 1956)

Series Art Department
Ted Offenbecker  .... set dresser (103 episodes, 1953-1957)
Dick Henrikson  .... property master (50 episodes, 1954-1956)

Series Sound Department
Wayne O'Brien  .... sound mixer: restoration (181 episodes, 1951-1957)
Cam McCulloch  .... sound recordist (104 episodes, 1953-1957)
Robert Reeve  .... re-recording editor (104 episodes, 1953-1957)
Glen Glenn  .... sound (23 episodes, 1954-1957)
E.C. Norton  .... re-recording editor (2 episodes, 1956-1957)

Jim Bullock  .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
John Speak  .... boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Maury Thompson  .... camera coordinator (23 episodes, 1956-1957)

Louie Anderson  .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
Emily Daniels  .... camera coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sam Leavitt  .... camera operator (unknown episodes)Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eloise Jensson  .... wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe: Miss Ball / ... (48 episodes, 1953-1955)
Edward Stevenson  .... wardrobe: Miss Ball / wardrobe: Lucille Ball / ... (12 episodes, 1955-1957)

Series Editorial Department
Dann Cahn  .... editorial supervisor / supervising editor (136 episodes, 1952-1957)

Series Music Department
Tony Terran  .... musician: trumpet player (178 episodes, 1951-1957)
Wilbur Hatch  .... musical director / conductor / ... (135 episodes, 1951-1957)
E.C. Norton  .... music editor (44 episodes, 1955-1957)

Ralph Carmichael  .... composer: incidental music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Lee Scott  .... choreographer (17 episodes, 1951-1952)

Bob Gilbreath  .... helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Hal Hudson  .... network supervisor (unknown episodes)
Frank Inn  .... animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Maury Thompson  .... script supervisor (unknown episodes)