My Favorite Husband
Episode Guide
(Nos. 71-79)
Starring Lucille Ball with Richard Denning
Produced & Directed by Jess Oppenheimer
Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr.
Featuring Ruth Perrott as Katy the Maid, and Gale Gordon & Bea Benaderet as Mr. & Mrs. Atterbury
Original Music by Marlin Skiles
Conducted by Wilbur Hatch
Announcer Bob LeMond
Broadcast over CBS Radio
Sponsored by JELL-O (General Foods)

My Favorite Husband Episode 71
Story: The Atterburys have bought a new car, but Rudolph refuses to teach Iris how to drive. But Liz readily volunteers to be Iris's driving instructor.
Guests: Frank Nelson

1/20/50:"Liz and the Green Wig"
My Favorite Husband Episode 72
Story: To save money, Gorge forbids Liz to go to the beauty parlor.
Guests: Hal March, Sam Hearn

1/27/50:"Liz Writes a Song"
My Favorite Husband Episode 73
Story: Liz is convinced that she is a musical talent, but when a music professor tells her she'll never be a singer, she decides to take up songwriting.
Guests: Hans Conried, Hal March, Norma Zimmer

2/3/50:"The Country Club Dance"
My Favorite Husband Episode 74
Story: Liz and Iris tell George and Rudolph that if the boys won't take them to the Country Club Dance, then the girls will go anyway, with somebody else!
Guests: Dick Crenna, Sam Edwards, Leone Ledoux

2/10/50:"Mrs. Cooper's Boyfriend"
My Favorite Husband Episode 75
Story: Liz decides that the only way to keep George's mother from coming over so often is to get her a boyfriend.
Guests: Eleanor Audley (as George's mother), Hans Conried, Hal March, Frank Nelson

2/17/50:"Liz Teaches the Samba"
My Favorite Husband Episode 76
Story: George talks Liz into teaching Wally, the son of the bank's newest director, Mr. Forsyte, how to dance the Samba, and Wally gets a crush on Liz. This is a rewrite of Episode #5 (8/5/48) -- the first episode Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr. ever wrote for Lucy.
Guest stars: Dick Crenna, Jim Backus
 Basis for I Love Lucy #20 ("Young Fans")

2/24/50:"Liz Redecorates the House"
My Favorite Husband Episode 77
Story: Liz wants to hire the town's new interior decorator, Andrew, to redecorate her house, but George tells her she'll have to do the job all by herself.
Guests: Hans Conried, GeGe Pearson

3/3/50:"Women's Rights Part I"
My Favorite Husband Episode 78
Story: Liz and Iris are excited about the equal rights amendment.
Guest: Joe Forte
 Basis (with MFH #79) for I Love Lucy #39  ("Job Switching")

3/10/50:"Women's Rights Part II"
My Favorite Husband Episode 79
Story: Liz and Iris have bet George and Rudolph that they can hold down a job, and the boys have bet the girls that they can take care of the housework and cooking.
Guests: Frank Nelson, Elvia Allman
 Basis (with MFH #78) for I Love Lucy #39 ("Job Switching")

 More "My Favorite Husband" Episodes

Episode Nos. 1-13 | 14-25 | 26-34 | 35-43
44-52 | 53-61 | 62-70 | 71-79 | 80-88
89-97 | 98-107 | 108-116 | 117-125

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