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I Love Lucy: Season 05
Running Time: 30 min.

I Love Lucy boasted a new sponsor (General Foods, taking over from Philip Morris Cigarettes), a new director, and new addition to its writing staff for its fifth season on the air. Otherwise, it's the same old zany redhead Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) making life hilariously chaotic for her Cuban bandleader husband, Ricky (Desi Arnaz), and the Ricardos' best friends, Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance, William Frawley). In a continuation of a story arc from Season Four, the Ricardos and the Mertzes are still visiting Hollywood at the outset of Season Five, allowing Lucy a memorable meeting with superstar John Wayne. Later in the season, the four principals head to Europe, joining Ricky's band on a tour of the continent. This premise leads to one of the series' most famous episodes, "Lucy's Italian Movie", wherein our heroine auditions for an Italian neo-realist film by showing off her skill at crushing grapes with her feet. The European jaunt is also highlighted by a mini-musical set in Scotland, and an unforgettable encounter with veteran screen heartthrob Charles Boyer. Although I Love Lucy was still CBS' most popular sitcom, its overall ratings slipped to second place during its fifth season, just behind the game show The 64,000 Question. All Movie Guide

I Love Lucy: Season 05 Cast and Crew:

Lucille Ball - (Lucy Ricardo)

Desi Arnaz - (Ricky Ricardo)

Vivian Vance - (Ethel Mertz)

William Frawley - (Fred Mertz)

I Love Lucy: Season 05 Episodes:
I Love Lucy: Ricky Sells the Car
I Love Lucy: Lucy and the Dummy
I Love Lucy: The Great Train Robbery
I Love Lucy: Lucy's Italian Movie
I Love Lucy: Lucy Visits Grauman's
I Love Lucy: Lucy and John Wayne
I Love Lucy: Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
I Love Lucy: Homecoming
I Love Lucy: The Ricardos Are Interviewed
I Love Lucy: Lucy Goes to a Rodeo
I Love Lucy: Nursery School
I Love Lucy: Ricky's European Booking
I Love Lucy: The Passports
I Love Lucy: Staten Island Ferry
I Love Lucy: Bon Voyage
I Love Lucy: Second Honeymoon
I Love Lucy: Lucy Meets the Queen
I Love Lucy: The Fox Hunt
I Love Lucy: Lucy Goes to Scotland
I Love Lucy: Paris at Last
I Love Lucy: Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
I Love Lucy: Lucy in the Swiss Alps
I Love Lucy: Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy
I Love Lucy: Lucy's Bicycle Trip
I Love Lucy: Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
I Love Lucy: Return Home From Europe

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