"I Love Lucy": Season 2 | |
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Season 2 | |
Season 2 DVD Cover | |
Network | CBS-TV |
Episodes | 31 |
Aired from | September 15, 1952 - June 29, 1953 |
Premiere | Job Switching |
Finale | Never Do Business With Friends |
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Next Season 3 |
I Love Lucy season two lasted from September 15, 1952 to June 29, 1953, with a total of 31 episodes.
Series overview[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
Season 1 | 35 | October 15, 1951 | June 9, 1952 | |
Season 2 | 31 | September 15, 1952 | June 29, 1953 | |
Season 3 | 31 | October 5, 1953 | May 24, 1954 | |
Season 4 | 30 | October 4, 1954 | May 30, 1955 | |
Season 5 | 26 | October 3, 1955 | May 14, 1956 | |
Season 6 | 27 | October 1, 1956 | May 6, 1957 |
Season 2 (1952-1953)[]
Ep.# | # in Series | Prod. Code | Title | Written by | Directed by | Film Date | Original Air Date |
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1 | 36 | 2-1 / 036 | Job Switching | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | May 30, 1952 | September 15, 1952 |
Ricky and Fred think doing housework is much easier than earning money. Lucy and Ethel feel the opposite. So the boys try doing the housework while the girls attempt to hold down a job at a candy factory. Problems soon arise on both fronts. Ricky and Fred cause a huge mess in the apartment by burning the clothes with irons and getting food all over the kitchen. Lucy and Ethel find themselves fighting against a speedy belt of chocolate. Elvia Allman guest stars. | |||||||
2 | 37 | 2-2 / 037 | The Saxophone | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | June 6, 1952 | September 22, 1952 |
Lucy plots to join Ricky's band for a series of one-night engagements by trying to play a saxophone. There's only one problem: she can't play a single note. | |||||||
3 | 38 | 2-3 / 038 | The Anniversary Present | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | Marc Daniels | May 9, 1952 | September 29, 1952 |
Ricky asks a neighbor, Grace Foster (Gloria Blondell), to help him surprise Lucy with an anniversary present, but Lucy gets the wrong idea. | |||||||
4 | 39 | 2-4 / 039 | The Handcuffs | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | Marc Daniels | May 16, 1952 | October 6, 1952 |
One of Lucy's practical jokes backfires when she and Ricky are locked without a key in a pair of antique handcuffs. | |||||||
5 | 40 | 2-5 / 040 | The Operetta | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | Marc Daniels | May 23, 1952 | October 13, 1952 |
Lucy and Ethel decide to write an operetta, and Lucy pays for the costumes and scenery with a post-dated check. Meanwhile, Ethel and Ricky persuade the chorus to join in whenever Lucy, playing "Camille, Queen of the Gypsies," starts to sing. | |||||||
6 | 41 | 2-6 / 041 | Vacation from Marriage | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | August 1, 1952 | October 27, 1952 |
Bored with married life, Lucy and Ethel decide that a few days away from their husbands would be a welcome change. | |||||||
7 | 42 | 2-7 / 042 | The Courtroom | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | August 8, 1952 | November 10, 1952 |
The Ricardos buy the Mertzes a new TV set for their wedding anniversary. When Ricky tries hooking it up, the picture tube explodes! In retaliation, Fred marches up to the Ricardo apartment and kicks in their own picture tube. The whole issue ends up with both couples in court. | |||||||
8 | 43 | 2-8 / 043 | Redecorating | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | August 15, 1952 | November 17, 1952 |
Ricky decides to fool Lucy into thinking she's won a new home furnishings contest. But the joke backfires when Lucy sells all their furniture. | |||||||
9 | 44 | 2-9 / 044 | Ricky Loses His Voice | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | August 22, 1952 | November 24, 1952 |
Ricky catches a cold and loses his voice during rehearsals for a new show, prompting Lucy to secretly stage the show herself. Arthur Q. Bryan appears as Ricky's new boss. | |||||||
10 | 45 | 2-10 / 045 | Lucy Is Enceinte | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | October 3, 1952 | December 8, 1952 |
Lucy feels strange, and tells Ethel. She responds by suggesting Lucy might be pregnant! Lucy laughs...but comes back from a doctor's visit and reveals that Ethel was right. Lucy tries to prepare the "perfect" moment to tell Ricky, but his business at the club keeps him away. Eventually, Lucy anonymously requests that Ricky perform his song "We're Having A Baby" at the club. Ricky gets quite a surprise when he finds out who requested the song!
1The title of the episode uses the French word for "pregnant," Ball's way to get around the network censor restriction at the time which barred the word "pregnant" from being spoken or referred to directly. | |||||||
11 | 46 | 2-11 / 046 | Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | October 10, 1952 | December 15, 1952 |
With the baby coming, Ricky decides that Lucy should stay in bed while he does the chores. | |||||||
12 | 47 | 2-12 / 047 | Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh 7 Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | October 17, 1952 | December 22, 1952 |
Even with motherhood fast approaching, Lucy still wants to be in Ricky's "Gay 90's Revue." | |||||||
13 | 48 | 2-13 / 048 | Lucy Hires an English Tutor | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | October 24, 1952 | December 29, 1952 |
Lucy wants her baby to be raised in the "proper vocal environment," so she hires a tutor (Hans Conried) to teach Ricky proper English diction. The tutor turns out to be a struggling actor, and hopes that Ricky will give him a break. Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel all sing a ridiculous song composed by the tutor.| | |||||||
14 | 49 | 2-14 / 049 | Ricky Has Labor Pains | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | October 31, 1952 | January 5, 1953 |
With all the attention that mother-to-be Lucy has been getting, father-to-be Ricky feels neglected. | |||||||
15 | 50 | 2-15 / 050 | Lucy Becomes a Sculptress | Jess Oppenheimer
Madelyn Pugh Bob Carroll, Jr. |
William Asher | November 7, 1952 | January 12, 1953 |
No child should grow up without artistic influence, so Lucy takes up sculpting. When Ricky scoffs, Lucy arranges for an art critic to arrive and judge her work. When her sculpture accidentally breaks, though, she ends up disguising herself as a bust to fool the critic. | |||||||
16 | 51 | 2-16 / 051 | Lucy Goes to the Hospital | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | November 14, 1952 | January 19, 1953 |
With the baby due at any moment, Ricky and the Mertzes carefully rehearse the trip to the hospital. But when the fateful moment actually comes, things don't go quite so smoothly. When they eventually get there, Lucy stays in labor for quite a while, so Ricky goes to do a show at the club. He is in full tribal face makeup when the call comes from the hospital, and he rushes over still in costume!
2This episode aired the same day Lucille Ball's son Desi Arnaz, Jr. was born. For five episodes after this one, any scene featuring Lucy was filmed in advance to accommodate Ball's leave, with bookending scenes featuring only the other cast members filmed closer to the actual airdate. | |||||||
17 | 52 | 2-17 / 052 | Sales Resistance | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | August 29, 1952 | January 26, 1953 |
When Lucy buys yet another new gadget, Ricky complains that she's "got no sales resistance." Sheldon Leonard guest stars as the salesman. | |||||||
18 | 53 | 2-18 / 046 | The Inferiority Complex | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | September 6, 1952 | February 2, 1953 |
A handsome psychiatrist might be the cure for Lucy's "inferiority complex." Gerald Mohr guest stars as "Dr. Molin" (aka "Chuck Stewart"). | |||||||
19 | 54 | 2-19 / 054 | The Club Election | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | September 12, 1952 | February 16, 1953 |
It's Lucy versus Ethel for President of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. | |||||||
20 | 55 | 2-20 / 055 | The Black Eye | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | September 19, 1952 | March 9, 1953 |
The Mertzes won't accept Lucy's truthful explanation of how she got a black eye. | |||||||
21 | 56 | 2-21 / 056 | Lucy Changes Her Mind | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | September 26, 1952 | March 30, 1953 |
Whether it's getting dressed or ordering dinner at a restaurant, Lucy seems unable to finish anything without changing her mind. Ricky loses his temper, so Lucy tries to play a trick with an old, unfinished love letter to a beau from high school. Fred warns Ricky of Lucy's plot, and Lucy is soon in over her head. | |||||||
22 | 57 | 2-22 / 057 | No Children Allowed | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | March 20, 1953 | April 20, 1953 |
The Ricardos' lease says no children allowed, and the squalling new baby doesn't help matters with the landlord. This episode marked the beginning of a recurring character- Mrs. Trumbull (Elizabeth Patterson). | |||||||
23 | 58 | 2-23 / 058 | Lucy Hires a Maid | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | March 27, 1953 | April 27, 1953 |
Ricky hires a maid because Lucy keeps falling asleep during the day from staying up nights with the new baby. Verna Felton guest stars as the pushy, demanding maid. | |||||||
24 | 59 | 2-24 / 059 | The Indian Show | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | April 3, 1953 | May 4, 1953 |
Ricky is planning an Indian number for his nightclub act, and assumes that motherhood has ended Lucy's show business ambitions. No such luck, as Lucy persuades the girl singer in the number to switch places with her. | |||||||
25 | 60 | 2-25 / 060 | Lucy's Last Birthday | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | April 10, 1953 | May 11, 1953 |
When it seems that everyone has forgotten Lucy's birthday, she becomes depressed and wanders around town. She meets the "Friends of the Friendless" in the park, and joins the ranks of the unhappy mob. They all march to Ricky's club to protest-where a surprise party is waiting for the birthday girl! This episode features Ricky singing "I Love Lucy", a version of the show's theme song with lyrics. | |||||||
26 | 61 | 2-26 / 061 | The Ricardos Change Apartments | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | April 16, 1953 | May 18, 1953 |
Lucy thinks they need a bigger apartment, but Ricky says they can't afford it. | |||||||
27 | 62 | 2-27 / 062 | Lucy Is Matchmaker | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | April 25, 1953 | May 25, 1953 |
Lucy tries to fix up her girlfriend with a bachelor friend of the Mertzes but ends up as an unwitting third party in a love triangle. Hal March guest stars. | |||||||
28 | 63 | 2-28 / 063 | Lucy Wants New Furniture | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | May 1, 1953 | June 1, 1953 |
When Lucy buys a new sofa and coffee table without Ricky's permission, he says she'll have to pay for it out of her allowance. To save money, Lucy attempts to make her own clothes and gives herself a home perm. | |||||||
29 | 64 | 2-29 / 064 | The Camping Trip | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | May 8, 1953 | June 8, 1953 |
Lucy develops an annoying attachment to Ricky. She finally goes too far when she decides to join him and his friends on a camping trip. Fred suggests that Ricky take Lucy into the wilderness for some "camping practice" to scare her, but Lucy and Ethel team up to thwart their husbands. | |||||||
30 | 65 | 2-30 / 065 | Ricky's 'Life' Story | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | May 15, 1953 | October 5, 1953 |
A magazine does a picture story on Ricky's life, but Lucy's not in it. Lucy decides to upstage Ricky during his "Lady in Spain" number at the club. . | |||||||
31 | 66 | 2-31 / 066 | Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | May 22, 1953 | June 22, 1953 |
Ricky and Fred are excited about watching a big fight on TV. Lucy and Ethel claim that they will have a wonderful time away from their husbands. While Ricky and Fred stay glued to the set, Lucy and Ethel are mistaken for jewel thieves. Frank Nelson and Allen Jenkins guest star | |||||||
32 | 67 | 2-32 / 067 | Never Do Business With Friends | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. | William Asher | May 29, 1953 | June 29, 1953 |
A beautiful friendship is almost ruined when the Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes, who find that it needs repairs and demand their money back, but then change their mind again. In the ensuing argument over who owns the machine, the couples push the washer off the balcony.Herb Vigran guest stars. |