I Love Lucy
Ricky Sells the Car
Season 5, Episode 4 · Aired 1955-10-24
Synopsis
Ricky sells the car and buys train tickets for the trip back to New York, but he forgets about Fred and Ethel, leading to a rift between the friends. After Lucy informs Ricky of his error, he is able to buy tickets for the Mertzes, but Lucy worries when she finds out that the tickets are not the same class as theirs.
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