The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour S1E2 — The Celebrity Next Door

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour•Season 1•Episode 2

The Celebrity Next Door

9.1/10 · 267 votesDec 3, 195760 min

Ranked #1 of 5 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

Discussion

When Tallulah Bankhead moves in next door Lucy reacts in typical fashion and continuous chaos ensues.

Directed byJerry Thorpe

Written byBob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Pugh, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller

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Seasons3

All 1 2 3

Season 1 Episodes5

E1 8.0

Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana

E2 9.1Now viewing

The Celebrity Next Door

E3 8.9

Lucy Hunts Uranium

E4 8.1

Lucy Wins a Racehorse

E5 7.8

Lucy Goes to Sun Valley

Cast5

Lucille Ball

Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz

Ricky Ricardo

Vivian Vance

Ethel Mertz

William Frawley

Fred Mertz

Keith Thibodeaux

Little Ricky

Crew6

Bob Carroll Jr.

Writer

Madelyn Pugh

Writer

Bob Weiskopf

Writer

Bob Schiller

Writer

Jerry Thorpe

Director

Dann Cahn

Supervising Film Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Celebrity Next Door" is episode 2 of The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 267 votes, ranking #1 of 5 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Jerry Thorpe and written by Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Pugh, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, it aired on December 3, 1957.

Next: E3 · Lucy Hunts Uranium Best of Season 1