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I Love Lucy Episode Guide:
The Sixth Season (1956-57)

10/8/56: "Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums"
I Love Lucy Episode 157 - Filmed 6/28/56
Story: Little Ricky's non-stop drum playing threatens the Ricardos' and Mertzes' friendship.

10/15/56: "Lucy Meets Orson Welles"
I Love Lucy Episode 155 - Filmed 6/14/56
Story: Lucy wangles a job as Orson Welles's assistant when he appears at Ricky's club. He's doing a magic act, but Lucy's doing Shakespeare!

10/22/56: "Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright"
I Love Lucy Episode 156 - Filmed 6/21/56
Story: Little Ricky gets stage fright before his first school music recital.

10/29/56: "Visitor from Italy"
I Love Lucy Episode 158 - Filmed 9/20/56
Story: When the Venetian gondolier the Ricardos met in Europe shows up in New York, a series of mishaps result in Lucy working at a pizza parlor.

11/12/56: "Off to Florida"
I Love Lucy Episode 159 - Filmed 9/13/56
Story: Driving to Florida to meet their husbands, the girls share the drive with a strange lady they mistakenly think is an ax murderess.

11/19/56: "Deep-Sea Fishing"
I Love Lucy Episode 160 - Filmed 9/27/56
Story: On a deep-sea fishing trip, the boys bet the girls that they'll catch bigger fish.

11/26/56: "Desert Island"
I Love Lucy Episode 161 - Filmed 10/4/56
Story: Lucy and Ethel's scheme to prevent the boys from judging a beauty contest leaves the Ricardos and the Mertzes marooned on a desert island.

12/3/56: "The Ricardos Visit Cuba"
I Love Lucy Episode 162 - Filmed 10/18/56
Story: Lucy is bent on impressing Ricky's family when they visit Havana, but she can't seem to say or do anything right.

12/17/56: "Little Ricky's School Pageant"
I Love Lucy Episode 163 - Filmed 10/25/56
Story: The Ricardos and the Mertzes sign on as extra cast members in Little Ricky's class play.

12/24/56: "'I Love Lucy' Christmas Show"
(also known as "The Lost Episode" or " Jingle Bells")
I Love Lucy Special - Filmed 11/22/56
Story: Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel reminisce (courtesy of flashbacks to favorite episodes) as they trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
Note: this special program does not air regularly as part of syndicated "I Love Lucy" reruns.

1/7/57: "Lucy and the Loving Cup"
I Love Lucy Episode 164 - Filmed 11/1/56
Story: Lucy jokingly dons a loving cup Ricky is supposed to present to jockey Johnny Longden, but then she can't get it off of her head!
Guests: Johnny Longden, Sandra Gould

1/14/57: "Lucy and Superman"[top photo]
I Love Lucy Episode 166 - Filmed 11/15/56
Story: Lucy promises to produce Superman for Little Ricky's fifth birthday party.
Guests: George Reeves, Doris Singleton

1/21/57: "Little Ricky Gets a Dog"
I Love Lucy Episode 165 - Filmed 11/8/56
Story: Little Ricky's new puppy prompts complaints by another tenant.

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