Lucy Wants a Career

8.1/10 · 162 votesApr 13, 195960 min

Ranked #2 of 5 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

Lucy gets sick and tired of the same old daily routines that being a housewife has to offer, so she wants to get a job. While looking in the newspaper, she finds out that Paul Douglas is looking for a female assistant (a ""Girl Friday"").

Season 2 Episodes5

E1 7.2

Lucy Goes to Mexico

E2 8.1

Lucy Makes Room for Danny

E3 7.6

Lucy Goes to Alaska

E4 8.1Now viewing

Lucy Wants a Career

E5 8.1

Lucy's Summer Vacation

Cast5

Lucille Ball

Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz

Ricky Ricardo

Vivian Vance

Ethel Mertz

William Frawley

Fred Mertz

Keith Thibodeaux

Little Ricky

Crew8

Bob Weiskopf

Writer

Bob Schiller

Writer

Jerry Thorpe

Director

Dann Cahn

Supervising Film Editor

Bob Carroll Jr.

Script Consultant

Jerry Rosenthal

Sound Editor

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Madelyn Pugh

Script Consultant

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Episode Summary

"Lucy Wants a Career" is episode 4 of The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 162 votes, ranking #2 of 5 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Jerry Thorpe and written by Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, it aired on April 13, 1959.

Lucy Wants a Career

Seasons3

Season 2 Episodes5

Cast5

Crew8

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