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| Season 6, Episode #1 #154 in Series | ||||
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| Air date: | October 1, 1956 | |||
| Written by: | Bob Carroll, Jr. Madelyn Pugh Bob Schiller Bob Weiskopf | |||
| Directed by: | James V. Kern | |||
| Production code: | 6-01 / 154 | |||
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Lucy and Bob Hope | |||
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Lucy and Bob Hope was the 154th overall episode of I Love Lucy, also the premiere episode of season 6, the final season of the series. The episode was directed by James V. Kern, originally aired on CBS-TV on October 1, 1956.
Synopsis[]
Sighting Bob Hope at Yankee Stadium, Lucy hopes to persuade him to appear at Ricky's club. To get close enough to him, she disguises herself first as a hot-dog vendor, then as a tobacco-chewing rookie.
Plot summary[]
Not knowing Ricky already has booked Bob Hope for the club, Lucy tries to get Bob Hope for her husband, dressing ridiculously like a hot dog vendor and a baseball player in the process! At the end, Lucy, Ricky, and Bob Hope all sing "Nobody Likes the Ump."
Starring[]
- Lucille Ball ... as Lucy Ricardo
- Desi Arnaz ... as Ricky Ricardo
- Vivian Vance ... as Ethel Mertz
- William Frawley ... as Fred Mertz
Guest Starring[]
- Bob Hope ... as Himself
- Dick Elliott ... as Spectator
- Richard Keith ... as Little Ricky
- Lou Krugman ... as Club Babalu Manager
- Peter Leeds ... as Mr. Krausfeld
- Ralph Sanford ... as Guard
- Maxine Semon ... as Spectator