I Love Lucy
Mertz and Kurtz
Season 4, Episode 2 · Aired 1954-10-11
Synopsis
To help Fred impress his world-traveling ex-vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz, Ethel talks Lucy into posing as their maid. It turns out that Barney is not as successful as he had been letting on.
In the series
This episode is part of I Love Lucy (1951–1957) on CBS.
The template for multi-cam chaos, physical comedy gold, and a star marriage the public thought it owned.
Key cast
- Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo
- Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo
- Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz
- William Frawley as Fred Mertz