|1952-53 

I Love Lucy Episode Guide:
The Third Season (1953-54)

10/12/53: "The Girls Go Into Business"
I Love Lucy Episode 68 - Filmed 9/11/53
Story: Lucy and Ethel buy a dress shop on a shoestring, but they wind up in the red.

10/19/53: "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress"
I Love Lucy Episode 69 - Filmed 9/17/53
Story: The girls are going to appear on TV. Everybody's pleased, until both of them buy the same dress for the occasion.
Guests: Doris Singleton, Shirley Mitchell, Ruth Perrott, Hazel Pierce
 Based on My Favorite Husband #85 ("Liz Appears on Television")

10/26/53: "Equal Rights"
I Love Lucy Episode 70 - Filmed 9/24/53
Story: Everything's fine at the Ricardos' and the Mertzes', until the girls demand "equal rights."
Guests: Larry Dobkin

11/2/53: "Baby Pictures"
I Love Lucy Episode 71 - Filmed 10/1/53
Story: The Ricardos have decided they're not going to brag about their new baby.
Guests: Doris Singleton

11/9/53: "Lucy Tells the Truth"[photo]
I Love Lucy Episode 72 - Filmed 10/8/53
Story: Ricky bets Lucy that she can't go 24 hours without telling a fib.
Guests: Doris Singleton, Shirley Mitchell, Charles Lane
Fun Fact: Did you know that the script for this episode had to be rewritten at the last minute? Read the original script, which Desi refused to perform, in Laughs, Luck...and Lucy by Jess Oppenheimer.
 Based on My Favorite Husband #29 ("Absolute Truth")

11/16/53: "The French Revue"
I Love Lucy Episode 73 - Filmed 10/15/53
Story: Ricky's going to stage a French Revue at his club, and Lucy bets him $50 that she can get into the act no matter what he does to stop her.
 Based on My Favorite Husband #66 ("The French Lessons")

11/23/53: "Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment"
I Love Lucy Episode 74 - Filmed 10/22/53
Story: The Ricardos help the Mertzes redecorate their apartment. They paint the walls and cover the furniture - in typical Ricardo fashion. 

11/30/53: "Too Many Crooks"
I Love Lucy Episode 75 - Filmed 10/29/53
Story: The police are looking for "Madame X," the mysterious cat burglar. The finger of suspicion points to Lucy.

12/7/53: "Changing the Boys' Wardrobe"
I Love Lucy Episode 76 - Filmed 11/5/53
Story: Ricky and Fred infuriate the girls by wearing their oldest clothes in public. So Lucy and Ethel secretly sell their husbands' clothes to a second-hand clothes dealer.
 Based on My Favorite Husband #95 ("Husbands Are Sloppy Dressers")

12/14/53: "Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined"
I Love Lucy Episode 77 - Filmed 11/12/53
Story: A visit to the eye doctor leaves Lucy's vision hopelessly blurred for the rest of the day. But that doesn't stop her from auditioning a jitterbug number at the club. 

12/21/53: "Ricky's Old Girlfriend"
I Love Lucy Episode 78 - Filmed 11/19/53
Story: Lucy wants to know about Ricky's old girlfriends, so he invents one named Carlotta Romero. Then a singer with that name shows up in town. 

1/11/54: "The Million-Dollar Idea"
I Love Lucy Episode 79 - Filmed 11/28/53
Story: Lucy concocts a delicious salad dressing, and Fred tells her she ought to market it. 

1/18/54: "Ricky Minds the Baby"
I Love Lucy Episode 80 - Filmed 12/3/53
Story: Ricky decides that Lucy deserves a rest, so he offers to take care of Little Ricky. 

1/25/54: "The Charm School"
I Love Lucy Episode 81 - Filmed 12/10/53
Story: After seeing the boys give a pretty girl the eye, Lucy and Ethel decide to go to charm school.
Guests: Tyler McVey, Eve Whitney Maxwell

2/1/54: "Sentimental Anniversary"
I Love Lucy Episode 82 - Filmed 12/17/53
Story: It's the Ricardos' wedding anniversary, and they plan to spend it alone, together. That's the plan, anyway. 

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