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The Best Episodes of I Love Lucy Season 4

Every episode of I Love Lucy Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I Love Lucy Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 17 - Don Juan and the Starlets
    9.5/10(730 votes)

    S4:E17

    Lucy is forced to lend Ricky to five dazzling starlets for a proposed evening of publicity pictures. She tries to wait up for him but falls asleep on the sofa and doesn't awake until late the next morning. When she finds Ricky's bed unused, she jumps to the conclusion that he spent the night out with the starlets and decides she wants a divorce.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 28 - Harpo Marx
    9.0/10(557 votes)

    S4:E28

    Lucy promised Carolyn Appleby she'd produce some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she's got to deliver. Dressing up as Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and other celebrities, she manages to fool the near-sighted Carolyn. However, the real Harpo Marx shows up only to discover Lucy dressed up as him.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 14 - Tennessee Bound
    8.8/10(492 votes)

    S4:E14

    The Ricardo-Mertz westward trek faces a delay — they're all thrown in jail for speeding — in Bent Fork, Tenn., home of Lucy's "cousin" Ernest, who'll do all he can to get them out of the pokey, even if it means marrying one of the sheriff's two daughters, Teensy and Weensy.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 16 - L.A. at Last
    8.7/10(464 votes)

    S4:E16

    Lucy arrives in Hollywood with stars in her eyes. She heads for The Brown Derby, a celebrity hangout, where she encounters Eve Arden and William Holden -- and inadvertently presents Holden with a custard pie in the face. Hollywood legends William Holden and Eve Arden guest-star as themselves.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 1 - The Business Manager
    8.6/10(360 votes)

    S4:E1

    Ricky hires a business manager, and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 9 - Ricky's Contract
    8.6/10(390 votes)

    S4:E9

    As Ricky paces the floor awaiting word from Hollywood about his screen test, Lucy enlists the Mertzes to distract him. The drastic steps taken by the trio to alleviate Ricky's tension boomerang into a king-sized headache for them all.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 12 - California, Here We Come!
    8.6/10(384 votes)

    S4:E12

    The Ricardos and Mertzes head for California. But first, of coures, there are complications. The chief one: Lucy's mother, who shows up and wants to accompany them. Ricky objects (to put it mildly), and when Fred and Ethel overhear him complaining about too many people on the trip, they take it personally. And when the dust from that blowup finally settles, there's packing to do.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 13 - First Stop
    8.6/10(396 votes)

    S4:E13

    The Ricardos and Mertzes have a hard time finding accommodations that will please everyone on their trip to California. They finally hit a greasy restaurant where stale cheese sandwiches cost them a dollar apiece. Hoping to find something better elsewhere, Ricky pays the check. The couples leave -- only to return several hours later, fooled by some purposely misleading road signs.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 30 - The Tour
    8.6/10(384 votes)

    S4:E30

    Lucy and Ethel are abandoned by their sightseeing bus tour when they try to get a grapefruit from Richard Widmark's garden. When Lucy is stranded inside the garden wall, she and Ethel, who is outside, launch plans to get Lucy out -- but without comparing notes on how. Film star Richard Widmark guest-stars as himself.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 20 - The Hedda Hopper Story
    8.5/10(423 votes)

    S4:E20

    Lucy takes a dive in an effort to further Ricky's career by creating a big splash in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood column. Her scheme turns out to be "all wet" in an adventure that could only happen to Lucy and Ethel. Hedda Hopper, the renowned Hollywood gossip columnist, guest-stars as herself.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 25 - The Star Upstairs
    8.5/10(364 votes)

    S4:E25

    Cornel Wilde becomes the one-hundredth movie star Lucy has seen in Hollywood; he is living in the penthouse directly above the Ricardo suite. Determined to get a glimpse of the handsome actor, Lucy disguises herself as a bellboy, then hides under the star's luncheon cart to gain entry into Wilde's suite. Things go smoothly until she finds herself locked out on Cornel's terrace and must make her way down the side of the building using a few blankets as rope. Swashbuckler Cornel Wilde guest-stars as himself in this episode.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 27 - The Dancing Star
    8.5/10(348 votes)

    S4:E27

    Lucy begs Van Johnson to let her dance a number with him at the nightclub to impress her rival Caroline Appleby, who is visiting from New York. Van accepts the challenge by waltzing her across the ballroom floor as his dance partner. Movie star Van Johnson guest-stars as himself.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 5 - Ricky's Movie Offer
    8.4/10(333 votes)

    S4:E5

    A Hollywood talent scout is coming over to the apartment to audition Ricky for a movie role. But Ricky won't be the only one looking to attract the scout's attention. (Who's that gal in the Marilyn Monroe getup?).

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 11 - Lucy Learns to Drive
    8.4/10(324 votes)

    S4:E11

    Ricky makes the mistake of teaching Lucy to drive his brand new car. It's only after showing Ethel how the car works that she crashes into another car and has to get them unhooked and fixed in time.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 19 - The Fashion Show
    8.4/10(389 votes)

    S4:E19

    Lucy's a model at a charity fashion show, but the redhead — wearing a scratchy tweed suit — is red all over from too much time in the California sun.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 6 - Ricky's Screen Test
    8.3/10(340 votes)

    S4:E6

    The term "helpmate" takes on a new meaning when Lucy appears on a Hollywood movie lot. The cameras roll for Ricky's screen test -- but when the big moment arrives, Lucy takes the cue.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 8 - Ethel's Birthday
    8.3/10(350 votes)

    S4:E8

    Despite Ricky's qualms, Lucy decides to help Fred pick out a birthday present for Ethel. The present turns out to be toreador pants, which Ethel decides are not only unflattering but "unfitting." Relations between the two women become strained almost to the shattering point.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 22 - Bull Fight Dance
    8.3/10(349 votes)

    S4:E22

    Lucy literally blackmails Ricky into getting her a part in one of his guest appearances on television. He does get her a role -- as a bull. When Lucy is displeased with the turn of events, she transforms the bull's image from that of a snarling beast to a mincing creature resembling Elsie, the Borden Cow. Look for the classic scene where Lucy upstages Ricky in this episode.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 29 - Ricky Needs an Agent
    8.3/10(339 votes)

    S4:E29

    Ricky needs an agent, Lucy figures, so she nominates herself (unbeknownst to Ricky, of course) and heads off to negotiate with a studio executive to land him a role in a movie. Her strategy: use a nonexistent Broadway musical as a bargaining chip. It works too well.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 3 - Lucy Cries Wolf
    8.2/10(362 votes)

    S4:E3

    Lucy cries wolf once too often when she decides to see whether Ricky would come to her aid in an emergency. He assures her that he'd rush home from the club "between the 'baba' and the 'lu' " if she were in danger, but that's not enough reassurance for her, and soon she's in a precarious position.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 7 - Lucy's Mother-in-Law
    8.2/10(345 votes)

    S4:E7

    Ricky's mother comes to visit, and poor Lucy can't speak Spanish. So she finds a Spanish-speaking mindreader and it works like a charm — as long as he's around.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 10 - Getting Ready
    8.2/10(308 votes)

    S4:E10

    California, here they come: Lucy and movie-star-to-be Ricky, plus Fred and Ethel, who are tagging along. Their mode of transport: a used Cadillac that Fred bought. And used it is — it's 25 years old and California's a long way away.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 26 - In Palm Springs
    8.2/10(360 votes)

    S4:E26

    Lucy and Ricky and Ethel and Fred are bored with each other so the gals head off to Palm Springs for a break. Rock Hudson guests as himself (and has a hand in getting the couples back together).

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 15 - Ethel's Home Town
    8.1/10(422 votes)

    S4:E15

    The Ricardos and the Mertzes stop at Ethel's hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico (Vivian Vance's real-life hometown). Under the impression that Ethel has been called to Hollywood and not Ricky, the townsfolk accord her a monumental ovation. When Ethel refuses to disillusion them -- and even goes so far as to put on a "celebrity act" -- Lucy takes matters into her own hands.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. I Love Lucy Season 4 Episode 21 - Don Juan is Shelved
    8.1/10(342 votes)

    S4:E21

    Ricky's movie is shelved, so Lucy schemes to get Ricky another role. The plan: impress MGM studio boss Dore Schary by any means necessary, even if it means that Schary must impress himself. But first, there are 500 fan letters to write.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Don Juan and the Starlets" is the best rated episode of "I Love Lucy" season 4. It scored 9.5/10 based on 730 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/14/1955. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Harpo Marx".