Original air date: May 19, 1952
We open on Lucy doing her nails while Ricky reads LOOK. (as in LOOK how bored I already am). Thankfully Fred and Ethel show up to watch TV.
The gang is well-prepared for this ritual. Ethel even has a popcorn passer! One thing you can say about the 1950s: even with all the racism and homophobia, they sure invented lots of great stuff for television watching.
(Or: Lucy Runs Out of Money and Dignity)
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We open on a very busy Lucy, frantically preparing her accounts to show Ricky. She’s terrified.
Of course she is.
Ballers, I’ve been hinting at this for weeks. Our girl’s a train wreck, and someone needs to give this shopaholic an intervention or Episode 6 will be “Lucy Goes to Bankruptcy Court.”
WTF Lucy 