1. Lucy pantomimes Harpo Marx
   Lucy gets a horse racing trophy stuck on her head
2. Lucy pretends to be Superman and gets stuck
   Lucy stomps grapes

The local woman who fought with Lucy in the vat spoke no English and truly fought with her. Lucy had to call cut to catch her breath in the middle of the scene.

1. Ricky and Fred served in WWI together
   Lucy and Ethel went to high school together
2. Fred and Ethel own the apartment building where Ricky and Lucy live
   Fred and Ethel own the nightclub where Ricky performs

The apartment Ricky and Lucy rented from the Mertzes was located at 623 East 68th Street in New York City.

1. Comedian
   Musician
2. Dancer
   Writer

“Ricky, why don’t you have the rehearsal here?” “Honey, are you crazy? I’ve got a 16-piece band. I’ll blow the roof off the joint.”

1. Cook, clean, bring him his slippers, and be a good mother.
   Be his agent and secretary.
2. He wants her to be by his side in show business, too.
   He wants her to be a waitress.

“I want a wife who’s just a wife. Now, all you have to do is clean the house for me, bring me my slippers when I come home at night, cook for me, and be the mother for my children.”

1. He begins speaking quickly in Spanish
   He starts dancing
2. He hits himself in the head repeatedly
   He starts to sing “Babalu”

When “I Love Lucy” was first pitched, CBS declined it because they did not think Americans would believe Lucy would be married to a foreigner with a Spanish accent, so Lucy and Desi created the vaudeville skit shown in “The Audition” and performed it wherever Desi’s band performed around the country to show it would work.

1. Band leaders
   Stenographers
2. Insurance adjuster
   Candy makers

“Job Switching” is one of the most well-known episodes because of the scene where Lucy and Ethel are eating candy off the conveyor belt while they are trying to be candy makers.

1. Cuba
   Puerto Rico
2. Brazil
   Mexico

Cuba was a series of revolts and revolutions in the 20th century that caused many to flee to America.

1. Lucy isn’t a good enough housekeeper for her mother-in-law
   Lucy doesn’t take care of the baby the way her mother-in-law thinks she should
2. Lucy can’t cook her mother-in-law’s favorite food
   Lucy’s mother-in-law only speaks Spanish

Mary Emery played Lucy’s mother-in-law and was incredibly sweet but didn’t speak English.

1. “Friendship”
   “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”
2. “So Rare”
   “Blue Suede Shoes”

Ray Charles & Ricky Skaggs, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Kirsten, and Frank Sinatra & Ethel Merman were a few of the other people who also sang Cole Porter’s “Friendship.”

1. Her skirt gets caught in a bicycle
   She trips over a crate and breaks her leg
2. Ricky forgot to buy her a ticket
   Little Ricky is sick, so she says she will join them later

The helicopter made this the most expensive episode to film.

1. “Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums”
   “Lucy Raises Chickens”
2. “Ricky’s Movie Offer”
   “No Children Allowed”

Although Mrs. Trumbull initially pointed out that no children were allowed in the apartment, she eventually became little Ricky’s babysitter, and her sister took over managing the apartment building when the Ricardos and the Mertzes moved to Connecticut.

1. 30 lbs of beef
   60 lbs of beef
2. 1 side of beef
   2 sides of beef

“I’m gonna paste this animal back together again.” “Look, ladies, even if you defrosted it, pasted it together, and taught it to walk, I couldn’t take it back.”

1. Cincinnati, OH
   Hollywood, CA
2. Albuquerque, NM
   Bent Fork, TN

Lucille Ball initially did not want Vivian Vance to play the part of Ethel, but the two eventually became close friends.

1. It Pays to Be Ignorant
   Our Miss Brooks
2. My Favorite Husband
   Blondie

"My Favorite Husband" filled in a gap before "Our Miss Brooks" aired and was so popular that CBS kept it for 124 episodes.

1. 7
   5
2. 4
   1

By the fourth time, the Mertzes wore raincoats to dinner. Sanka was a sponsor for this episode.

1. Lucy’s Place/Ethel’s Place
   Little Chunk of China/Big Hunk of New York
2. Ricky’s Place/Fred’s Place
   Little Bit of Cuba/Big Hunk of America

Cuba and America had to come together under one roof when the Mertz’s know-how and the Ricardo’s name meant the work fell completely on Fred and Ethel.

1. George Reeves
   Hal March
2. Dean Martin
   Jerry Lewis

Hal March also guest starred on "Gidget" and "The Monkees" and hosted "It’s Your Bet".

1. December 5, 1951
   August 5, 1948
2. October 15, 1951
   September 15, 1950

“What do you mean finally? When was the first time you told me this drain leaked?” “The day after we moved here: August 6, 1948.” “That’s right, and that’s pretty good service for my building.”

1. “Men Are Messy”
   “The Audition”
2. “The Lost Pilot”
   “The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub”

“Your life should be just one gay round of nightclubs.” “Yeah, that’s what I thought when I married a bandleader, but ever since we said ‘I do’ there’s so many things ‘we don’t.’”

1. Conrad and Bonar Bain
   Dennis and Phillip Crosby
2. Joseph and Michael Mayer
   Keith and Kevin Schultz

Joseph and Michael Mayer’s mother had a walk-on part in “Homecoming.” They replaced Ronald and Richard Simmons in the part.

1. Brigadoon
   MacBeth
2. Finian’s Rainbow
   Mary of Scotland

In the I Love Lucy version of Brigadoon, Lucy arrives in a Scottish town and discovers that since she is a McGillicuddy, she must be sacrificed to the two-headed dragon that lives outside of town.

1. She feels like she is dying
   She is feeling a little dizzy
2. She feels funny
   She feels real dauncey

“Dauncey?” “Yeah, that’s a word my grandmother made up for when you’re not really sick, but you just feel lousy.”

1. “Redecorating”
   “Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable”
2. “The Anniversary Present”
   “Lucy Wants New Furniture”

Although Lucy’s redecorating didn’t go well, they were able to buy all the furniture back for the bargain price of $395.

1. With cartoon Lucy and Ricky acting out what would happen on the show
   With cartoon Lucy and Ricky dancing comically
2. With cartoon Lucy and Ricky advertising cigarettes
   With cartoon Lucy and Ricky doing a vaudeville act

Philip Morris sponsored the show and so the opening advertised their cigarettes The Ricardos also smoked in all the beginning episodes.

1. March 2, 1951
   October 15, 1951
2. April 30, 1990
   November 6, 1957

Although the actual pilot did not air until its only copy was found in the 90’s, an episode with a similar plot line, “The Audition,” aired in the first season.

1. 7 years
   12 years
2. 22 years
   32 years

With a wife 22 years younger, one wonders why he insulted her so much.

1. “Lucy Hires a Maid”
   “Tennessee Ernie Visits”
2. “Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright”
   “Lucy Meets Bob Hope”

In addition to performing 57 USO shows for troops overseas, Bob Hope really did own a stake in the Cleveland Indians baseball team.

1. Vegavitameatamin
   Vitavegameatamin
2. Vegameatavitamin
   Vitameatavegamin

Vitameatavegamin contains 23% alcohol according to the label. However, in real life, it was apple pectin.

1. Harold Peary
   Mel Blanc
2. Bob Clampett
   Arthur Q Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan is most well known for being the voice of Elmer Fudd.

1. Earle Hagen
   Gerald Fried
2. Eliot Daniel
   Desi Arnez

Eliot Daniel originally did not want his name associated with the show, but after a couple of years, he asked to receive credit.

1. The Lucy Show
   Here’s Lucy
2. Life with Lucy
   The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

I Love Lucy was the first show to end with a number 1 rank. The Lucy-Desi Comedy hour appeared as occasional specials because of Desi’s poor health.

1. “Lucy Writes a Play,” “The Young Fans,” and “The Publicity Agent.”
   “The Diet,” “The Audition,” and “Lucy is Jealous.”
2. “The Benefit,” “Breaking the Lease,” and “The Ballet.”
   “New Neighbors,” “The Gossip,” and “Ricky Thinks He’s Getting Bald.”

Additional footage was added to the episodes “The Benefit,” “Breaking the Lease,” and “The Ballet” to create a more fluent storyline for the movie.

1. Order what they wanted first at the restaurant.
   Make the women pay for their share of the dinner.
2. Make the girls drive them to the restaurant.
   Start shaving while the women apply makeup after dinner.

Lucy doesn’t learn to drive until season 4: “If we’re gonna live in Los Angeles, I have to know how to drive.” “Lucy, please, they got enough traffic problems in Los Angeles already.”

1. Desi Arnez
   William Asher
2. James V Kern
   Jerry Thorpe

William Asher also produced and directed Bewitched.

1. Use three cameras and film to create the show
   Happen in front of a live studio audience
2. Be filmed in color for television
   Have commercial breaks

The cost of film was so expensive that Lucy and Desi had to fund it with their own money to get the show they wanted.