Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her
- Episode aired Nov 5, 1951
- TV-Y
- 30m
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8.1/10
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After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.
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- TriviaSince this was the first episode ever filmed, the cast and crew didn't know exactly how to work out costume changes yet. They originally wanted to run through the episode like a play, with no long breaks. So, this is why Lucy wears layers of clothes throughout the episode. After this episode was filmed, everyone agreed that this "no breaks" method wasn't going to work, but they still were afraid of the 300-person audience getting bored while the actors changed costumes and got sets ready for the next scene. This problem was solved by having Desi's orchestra play for the audience during intermission times.
- GoofsWhen Ricky and Lucy are dancing in the living room, the camera swings too far to the left, and the edge of the set wall and the adjoining bedroom set can be seen briefly.
- Quotes
Lucy Ricardo: Lets see, it was either the upstairs maid, or the butler, or the cook.
Ricky Ricardo: It was her husband.
Lucy Ricardo: Her husband? He didn't have any reason to do it.
Ricky Ricardo: He was married wasn't he?
- Alternate versionsDuring the second series, Lucille Ball took some time off after she gave birth to Desi Arnaz Jr. During this time, CBS re-ran several of the first season episodes. The re-broadcast of episode #1.04 "Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying To Murder Her" on the 13th November 1952 featured a new opening "Flashback" sequence which ran for just over a minute and a half. The sequence involves Lucy telling Ricky that instead of watching TV, they will read a murder mystery. Then Desi reminds Lucy what happened the last time she read a murder mystery. This leads into the opening scene of "Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying To Murder Her". This flashback scene has been restored for the 2002 DVD release of "I Love Lucy".
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)
- SoundtracksTheme From 'I Love Lucy' (Instrumental)
Written by Eliot Daniel
Performed by Wilbur Hatch and the Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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Reading Murder Mystery goes to Lucy's head
Lucy loves to read mysteries. She enjoys them so much that it seems to go deep into her psyche. She is reading it and Ethyl walks in the room and Lucy has her wits scared out of her. Another time Ricky walks into the room and Lucy has her senses frightened again. Each time she is scared the book she is reading jumps out of her hand and out the window. She is so involved with the drama that is unfolding in the book she does not know when people enter into the room. Lucy tells Ethyl about the story she is reading. The story is about a husband that is planning to murder his wife. Ethyl suggests that isn't that something and imagines out loud about what would a wife do if she found out her husband was trying to murder her? Lucy starts to imagine what she would do if Ricky was going to murder her. Between finding one of Ricky's props for a show at the nightclub, which happens to be a gun and overhearing Ricky in the midst of a conversation, Lucy is sure Ricky is about to kill her. Lucy is so scared and jittery that Ricky gets some sleeping powder from Fred. He puts it in a drink that he is going to give to Lucy. Lucy sees Ricky placing it in her drink and is positive Ricky is trying to poison her. So she makes a toast with Ricky and switches glasses. Ricky then switches glasses. Finally, Lucy is sure Ricky has the poison glass. At the very last second she stops Ricky from drinking it. She does not want Ricky to die even though he wants her dead to run off with another woman. She tells Ricky this. Ricky said that he did not have the doctored drink anyway. He further explains that she drank it. Lucy begins to grab her throat and thinks she was poisoned and is dying. She goes to lay down. Ricky leaves for the nightclub. Lucy gets up and is determined to get to the nightclub and confront Ricky and his new girlfriend. Lucy makes it to the nightclub and there Ricky tells her everything. Lucy is now happy and Ricky is happy and the Mertez couple is happy. Great show with Ricky being an excellent front man to Lucy and her slapstick humor. I enjoyed this show very much.
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- frankmortjr
- Jun 11, 2006
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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