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| Season 1, Episode #5 #5 in Series | ||||
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| Series: | I Love Lucy | |||
| Network: | CBS-TV | |||
| Air date: | November 12, 1951 | |||
| Written by: | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Davis & Jess Oppenheimer | |||
| Guest stars: | John Emery Lee Millar Frank Nelson Philip Ober Hazel Pierce | |||
| Directed by: | Marc Daniels | |||
| Production code: | 1x5 / 005 | |||
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The Quiz Show | |||
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The Quiz Show is the fifth episode of Season 1 and also the 5th overall episode of I Love Lucy. Directed by Marc Daniels, the episode, which was co-written by Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Davis and Jess Oppenheimer, originally aired on CBS-TV on November 12, 1951.
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Synopsis[]
Desperate to win a $1000 jackpot to balance her household accounts, Lucy agrees to a quiz show stunt in which she has to introduce a stranger to Ricky as her "long lost husband."
Plot[]
With her household accounts in disarray, Lucy resorts to being a contestant on the game show "Females Are Fabulous" to win some money. The only catch is that she must introduce a stranger to Ricky as her "long-lost first husband." Lucy mistakes a bum at the door for the actor from the quiz show, so when the real actor comes over, she must do the charade all over again.
Trivia[]
- This is the first of three appearances of the character Freddie Fillmore.
- For the "Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" scene, Lucy took off her false eyelashes before filming, so as not to get them wet.
- The original name for "Females Are Fabulous" was "Women Are Wonderful."
- The Ricardos are shown to have liquor bottles in their living room in this episode. The liquor is taken away for future episodes, so the Ricardos didn't look like drunks.
- The "real first husband" (not the bum) was played by Vivian Vance's husband at the time, Phil Ober.
Scene excerpts[]
- Quotes
- Lucy: This is my system for paying bills. See, I throw 'em all up in the air, and those that land face-up are the winners!
- Ethel: By "the winners," do you mean the ones you pay?
- Lucy: Uh-huh!
- Ethel: Well, what happens if they ALL land face-up?
- Lucy: Well, then I switch- I only pay the ones that land face-down!
- Lucy: Ricky, I want you to meet my SECOND first husband...
Cast (In credits order)[]
Starring []
- Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo
- Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo
- Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz
- William Frawley as Fred Mertz (credited only)
Guest Starring/Recurring cast[]
- John Emery as Harold
- Lee Millar as Announcer
- Frank Nelson as Freddie Fillmore
- Philip Ober as Arnold
- Hazel Pierce as Mrs. Peterson
