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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - Little Ricky Gets a Dog
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E14

    The Ricardos' apartment begins to resemble a pet shop when Little Ricky gets a puppy. Lucy and Ricky are both determined to get rid of the puppy after their son brings it home -- as are their landlords, Fred and Ethel. They have a hard time overcoming Little Ricky's arguments that a puppy would be a welcome addition to a home that already boasts a canary, a frog, a lizard, a turtle, and some goldfish.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Lucy and Superman
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E13

    When Stevie Appleby, Caroline's son, has a birthday party the same day as Little Ricky's, Lucy looks for unusual entertainment to lure the children. Ricky remembers that Superman is in town, and he invites him. But when Ricky is unable to corral Superman, Lucy is left with no choice but to dress as the Man of Steel herself. George Reeves makes a special guest-star appearance in this episode.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  3. undefined Season 6 Episode 16 - Lucy Hates to Leave
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E16

    The Ricardos find themselves, and all their belongings, boarding with the Mertzes while they wait to move into their new Westport, Connecticut home.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - Lucy Raises Chickens
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E19

    The Mertzes find a way to stay with the Ricardos: chicken farming. But the scheme puts Lucy over her head in chickens when she and Ethel bring home 500 baby chicks before the hen house is ready.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - Lucy Does the Tango
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E20

    Chicken-raising and practicing a tango for Little Ricky's school PTA meeting combine to get the Ricardos and the Mertzes in a verbal battle. It's up to Ricky, Jr. and his neighborhood pal Bruce Ramsey to straighten things out.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - Housewarming
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E23

    Ethel is jealous of Lucy's friendship with Betty Ramsey. But when Betty reveals that she's from Ethel's home town of Albuquerque, the two become fast friends, and now it's Lucy who feels left out.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 24 - Building a B.B.Q.
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E24

    Lucy has a problem deciding what to do to get her vacationing husband, Ricky, out of her hair so she can do her housework. She and Ethel solve the problem by putting their husbands to work building a barbecue.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 25 - Country Club Dance
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E25

    Lucy, Ethel, and Betty want their husbands to dance with their friends' visiting houseguest - until they see that she's a sultry, young blonde. Now the boys are only too happy to oblige - and the miffed wives decide to fight glamour with glamour.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E19

    Charles Boyer deals with a star-crazed Lucy in this guest appearance. The setting: Paris, where the Ricardos and Mertzes are lunching at a sidewalk cafe. Boyer is at a nearby table, and when Lucy and Ethel spot him they immediately repair to the ladies room to plot their approach. Ricky tries to stop the assault but nobody can defend against the star-struck Lucy.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - Lucy in the Swiss Alps
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E21

    In Switzerland, the Ricardos and Mertzes are caught in an abandoned cabin during an avalanche. It’s one of Lucy’s own making (of course), and it leads to some soul-searching and confessions. But not by Ricky: “We might be saved!” They are — by an oompah band playing “La Cucaracha.”

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - Lucy's Bicycle Trip
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E24

    The Ricardos and Mertzes pedal their way from Italy to the French Riviera. It's a bumpy ride, thanks (of course) to Lucy, who left her passport in her purse, which she locked in a suitcase, which she sent ahead to their hotel in Nice. That presents problems when they get to the Italian-French border.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 7 - Archie's Other Wife
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S9:E7

    At an American Legion convention, Archie awakens facing a beautiful black airline stewardess who swears they were married the night before.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  13. undefined Season 9 Episode 18 - Barney, the Gold Digger
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S9:E18

    Barney Hefner is suicidal when Blanche finally deserts him, until Archie fixes him up with an overweight but wealthy widow.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - The Ricardos Visit Cuba
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S6:E9

    Still on their vacation, the Ricardos go to Cuba, where Ricky wants to introduce his relatives to Lucy and Little Ricky.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 21 - Ragtime Band
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S6:E21

    When Ricky refuses to bring his rumba band out to Westport to play for a Historical Society benefit, Lucy and the Mertzes put together a combo of their own, with Little Ricky on drums.

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  16. undefined Season 6 Episode 27 - The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S6:E27

    Ricky has been chosen to dedicate a new Revolutionary War statue in the Westport Town Square. There's a problem: Lucy has accidentally destroyed the one-of-a-kind sculpture.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  17. undefined Season 8 Episode 5 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S8:E5

    When Edith tells the story to the family in tears, Gloria and Mike believe she should report to the police while Archie fears Edith will be the one going to jail. Two weeks later, Edith is still ironing sheets for no reason and keeps running upstairs when someone knocks on the door. Gloria tells her dad to give her some TLC (Tender Loving Care). But while he does so, Gloria gets a call from the policemen asking her to identify the rapist. Edith fears. But with convincing, Archie takes Edith to the police stations.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  18. undefined Season 9 Episode 15 - A Girl Like Edith
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S9:E15

    When Edith invites butcher Klemmer and his new sweetheart, a Russian who is the spitting image of Edith, she notices that Klemmer might have the hots for Edith and not for her.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Christmas Show
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S6:E11

    The Ricardos and Mertzes spend Christmas Eve decorating a tree - and remembering moments that led up to the birth of Little Ricky five years earlier.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  20. undefined Season 9 Episode 13 - California, Here We Are (2)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S9:E13

    separation is Archie's reaction when he discovers that Gloria has been unfaithful to her husband: For the first time in nine years, he turns his back on his daughter and sides with Michael. The script, rife with disturbing details of the petty cruelties that have already poisoned the Stivics' marriage, avoids the easy out of a tidy resolution. Mike and Gloria do effect a spontaneous reconciliation under the tree, but the tentative exchange lacks the conviction of a permanent reunion. They've been through enough to know, as we do, that the optimism of Christmas morning doesn't always stand up to the cold light of the new year. years, he turns his back on his daughter and sides with Michael.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  21. undefined Season 9 Episode 19 - The Return of Archie's Brother
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S9:E19

    When Archie's brother, Fred, visits Archie to open up a business, he also brings his 18 year old wife, Katherine. Both, Archie and Edith, and even Stephanie, are shocked as they find out. While the new bride and Edith cook supper, Archie and Fred argue about Katherine's age. Before dinner, Fred (and Katherine) leave the Bunker's home, canceling the business. In bed, Edith asks Archie if he were a single 55 year old man, would he go for a young girl. Archie answers no.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  22. undefined Season 8 Episode 10 - Archie and the KKK (1)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S8:E10

    Archie is invited to a meeting with some pals. THey discuss about Mike's article in the newspaper on how offending it is. The leader asks Archie if he wants to join them and give Mike and lesson he'll never forget. Archie agrees, little does he know he just initiated the KKK (Kweens Kouncil of Krusaders).

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S8:E13

    Edith's religious faith is shaken after her friend female impersonator Beverly LaSalle is brutally murdered by street thungs at Christmas.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Maude Meets the Duke
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E1

    As part of a publicity tour for a new movie, John Wayne makes a stop in Tuckahoe, to visit Arthur, his number one fan. However, when the ceiling caves in at the Harmons, Arthur talks Maude into hosting the party. Maude decides to have a verbal shootout with the Duke about woman's lib but finds her tongue tied when she actually meets him.

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    Writer:Bob Schiller

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  25. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Edith's Final Respects
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S9:E5

    Edith is the sole mourner at her Aunt Rose's funeral.

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Bob Schiller Ratings Summary

"Little Ricky Gets a Dog" is the best rated episode written by Bob Schiller. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/21/1957 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lucy and Superman".