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I Love Lucy S6E21 — Ragtime Band
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I Love Lucy•Season 6•Episode 21

Ragtime Band

7.7/10 · 284 votesMar 18, 195726 min

Ranked #27 of 27 in Season 6•−0.6 vs season avg

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When Ricky refuses to bring his rumba band out to Westport to play for a Historical Society benefit, Lucy and the Mertzes put together a combo of their own, with Little Ricky on drums.

Directed byWilliam Asher
Written byBob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
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Season 6 Episodes27

Lucy and Bob Hope stillE1 8.5

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 8.3

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 7.7Now viewing

Ragtime Band

Lucy's Night in Town stillE22 8.4

Lucy's Night in Town

Housewarming stillE23 8.2

Housewarming

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Building a B.B.Q.

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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

Writer

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Bob Weiskopf

Writer

William Asher

William Asher

Director

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Episode Summary

"Ragtime Band" is episode 21 of I Love Lucy season 6. It scored 7.7/10 from 284 votes, ranking #27 of 27 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by William Asher and written by Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, it aired on March 18, 1957.

Next: E22 · Lucy's Night in TownBest of Season 6