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- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceWhen the Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Hollywood, Lucy goes to the Brown Derby restaurant where her sighting of William Holden turns catastrophic.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy gets stranded in Richard Widmark's house after trying to steal a grapefruit from a tree in his backyard.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceWhen Lucy learns that Cornel Wilde is staying in the penthouse upstairs, she poses as the bellboy to try and get in to meet him.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceAfter having a fight with Ricky and Fred, Lucy and Ethel go to Palm Springs. They meet Rock Hudson there, who helps get everyone back together.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy gets to dance with Van Johnson.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceThe gang meets Harpo Marx and Lucy does the famous 'mirror' routine with him.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy complains that she doesn't have nearly enough Hollywood souvenirs, a statement with which Ricky takes issue. When she and Ethel go to the Grauman's Chinese Theater, they notice that John Wayne's footprints are loose, so they pry the cement block out of the ground and take it back to the hotel.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceTo avoid bad publicity for the upcoming opening of his Don Juan movie Ricky calls Grauman's Chinese Theater to explain how John Wayne's footprints went missing. The manager of Grauman's promised not to call the police if the footprints were returned by that evening's opening of John Wayne's film Blood Alley (1955). Having broken them, that is obviously impossible, so Ricky convinces John Wayne to provide a new set of footprints.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy tries to convince Bob Hope that she's not a jinx.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceOrson Welles asks Lucy to assist in his magic act.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy competes with her friend Carolyn Appleby over invitations and scheduling for Little Ricky's birthday party. When her husband Ricky mentions that Superman is in town, Lucy tries to get Superman to come to Little Ricky's party, sure that this will make it a much bigger draw than the one Carolyn is hosting. Ricky tries, but Superman can't make the party. So Lucy disguises herself as Superman, but gets herself into great peril. Fortunately, the real Superman does show up to save the day.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceAfter Lucy buys Ricky a set of golf clubs for their anniversary, the girls regret it when he and Fred become obsessed with the game.
- DirectorMarc DanielsStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy has angled her way onto Ricky's special as the show's pitch girl. She advertises a medicine called "Vitameatavegamin." Believing it contains vitamins, minerals, meat, and vegetables, Lucy does not know is that it also contains twenty-three percent of alcohol.
- DirectorJerry ParisStarsLucille BallGale GordonElizabeth TaylorRichard Burton, the movie star, escapes riotous fans by wearing a plumber's disguise. Lucy Carter mistakes him for a much needed plumber, and brings him back to the office to fix a sink. Lucy later finds a remarkable diamond ring in his discarded overalls. By the time Lucy discovers it is THE famous Elizabeth Taylor diamond ring, it is already stuck on her finger. The end result is a crescendo of comedy as Liz feverishly tries to get the ring off Lucy's finger. Ultimately, Lucy's arms are used as Liz Taylor's while Richard & Liz do a scheduled press party.
- DirectorHerbert KenwithStarsLucille BallGale GordonLucie ArnazLucy ends up hitting Sammy Davis Jr. while opening the door to the employment agency and it hits his nose which causes him to threaten to sue Harry and Lucy if his nose looks different for the movie he is filming.
- DirectorHerbert KenwithStarsLucille BallGale GordonLucie ArnazLucy has the winning bid on a painting at an auction and asks Vincent Price to appraise it for her. Lucy suspects it may have great value. Remembering that former client Vincent Price is a collector, Lucy calls on him for consultation. Vincent mistakes Lucy for an actress in his new horror movie and proceeds to rehearse a scene in his newly created evil laboratory.
- DirectorCoby RuskinStarsLucille BallGale GordonLucie ArnazLucille and Uncle Harry attend a Ginger Rogers film festival. Ms. Rogers attends in disguise, and is seated next to "you-know-who". When Lucille offends Ms. Rogers, she leaves the theater, but also leaves her purse. Discovering the true identity to the stranger, Harry and Lucy plot to return the purse to meet her again.
- 1968–197430mTV-PG7.2 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorCoby RuskinStarsLucille BallGale GordonDavid FrostDavid Frost needs help on an airplane to England to make sure he gets a good nights sleep but hires Lucy which is never a good thing. She has to stay awake during the whole flight to keep visitors away. Once on the plane Lucy's constant distracting keeps him awake. After creating an international incident Lucy then falls asleep while appearing on David Frost's TV show to explain it.
- DirectorMaury ThompsonStarsLucille BallGale GordonDean MartinLucy is set up on a date with Dean Martin's movie double Eddie Feldman. When Eddie can't make it because he's needed in a scene, Dean substitutes as him on the date. Throughout the evening, Lucy keeps telling him how much more talented he is than that lucky Dean Martin. To make matters worse, Dean/Eddie can't get a drink anywhere. This was one of Lucille Ball's favorite's of this series.
- DirectorMaury ThompsonStarsLucille BallGale GordonGeorge BurnsWhen visiting the bank as a customer, George Burns finds out that Lucy is instinctively funny and asks her to become a partner in his show. Mr. Mooney, who thinks this is an opportunity to get rid of her, accepts being her agent. The show opens in Santa Monica, where the new pair appear in a Burns and Allen-style act. George Burns is the straight man and Lucy the comedienne, who delivers the punchlines.
- DirectorMaury ThompsonStarsLucille BallGale GordonJohn WayneMr Mooney sends Lucy to deliver some papers pertaining to the financing of John Wayne's latest production. Despite his orders to drop off the papers with one of the studio's secretaries, Lucy insists on meeting Mr. Wayne in person at lunch and spills ketchup all over him. She then trails him to his movie set and causes all sorts of havoc.
- 1962–196830mNot Rated7.2 (60)TV EpisodeDirectorJack DonohueStarsLucille BallGale GordonJacques BergeracA European movie company fronted by a famous French movie actor comes to Los Angeles to set up shop. Mr. Mooney's plans to land their account are nearly scuttled when Lucy becomes inebriated on French champagne.