I Love Lucy
The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
Season 6, Episode 27 · Aired 1957-05-06
Synopsis
Lucy becomes involved in community affairs and almost gets expelled from the neighborhood.
Finale desk note
From the desk: The guide closes on “The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue” (1957-05-06) — a series bookend worth the package context. The real-life business empire and marital saga behind the laughs remains TV's original celebrity industrial complex.
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