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I Love Lucy S6E14 — Little Ricky Gets a Dog
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I Love Lucy•Season 6•Episode 14

Little Ricky Gets a Dog

8.3/10 · 314 votesJan 21, 195726 min

Ranked #16 of 27 in Season 6•matches the season avg

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The Ricardos' apartment begins to resemble a pet shop when Little Ricky gets a puppy. Lucy and Ricky are both determined to get rid of the puppy after their son brings it home -- as are their landlords, Fred and Ethel. They have a hard

Directed byJames V. Kern
Written byBob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
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Lucy and Bob Hope

Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums stillE2 7.9

Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums

Lucy Meets Orson Welles stillE3 8.2

Lucy Meets Orson Welles

Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright stillE4 8.0

Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright

Visitor from Italy stillE5 8.2

Visitor from Italy

Off to Florida stillE6 8.7

Off to Florida

Deep Sea Fishing stillE7 8.6

Deep Sea Fishing

Desert Island stillE8 8.3

Desert Island

The Ricardos Visit Cuba stillE9 8.2

The Ricardos Visit Cuba

Little Ricky's School Pageant stillE10 7.9

Little Ricky's School Pageant

Christmas Show stillE11 8.1

Christmas Show

Lucy and the Loving Cup stillE12 8.5

Lucy and the Loving Cup

Lucy and Superman stillE13 8.8

Lucy and Superman

Little Ricky Gets a Dog stillE14 8.3Now viewing

Little Ricky Gets a Dog

Lucy Wants to Move to the Country stillE15 8.5

Lucy Wants to Move to the Country

Lucy Hates to Leave stillE16 8.2

Lucy Hates to Leave

Lucy Misses the Mertzes stillE17 8.7

Lucy Misses the Mertzes

Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors stillE18 8.4

Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors

Lucy Raises Chickens stillE19 8.6

Lucy Raises Chickens

Lucy Does the Tango stillE20 8.7

Lucy Does the Tango

Ragtime Band stillE21 7.7

Ragtime Band

Lucy's Night in Town stillE22 8.4

Lucy's Night in Town

Housewarming stillE23 8.2

Housewarming

Building a B.B.Q. stillE24 8.8

Building a B.B.Q.

Country Club Dance stillE25 8.5

Country Club Dance

Lucy Raises Tulips stillE26 8.6

Lucy Raises Tulips

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The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue

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Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Ricky Ricardo

Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance

Ethel Mertz

William Frawley

William Frawley

Fred Mertz

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Bob Schiller

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Bob Weiskopf

Writer

James V. Kern

James V. Kern

Director

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Episode Summary

"Little Ricky Gets a Dog" is episode 14 of I Love Lucy season 6. It scored 8.3/10 from 314 votes, ranking #16 of 27 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by James V. Kern and written by Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, it aired on January 21, 1957.

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