I Love Lucy (1951)

About This Series

I Love Lucy is a comedy and family series created by Bob Carroll Jr. and Jess Oppenheimer. Its leading cast includes Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Vivian Vance. It premiered on October 15, 1951 on CBS. TMDB lists 6 seasons and 180 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Lucille Ball Lucy Ricardo 180 episodes
• Desi Arnaz Ricky Ricardo 180 episodes
• Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz 180 episodes
• William Frawley Fred Mertz 180 episodes
• Keith Thibodeaux Little Ricky (uncredited) 24 episodes
• L Louis Nicoletti Croupier 16 episodes
• B Bennett Green Passenger 15 episodes
• Frank Nelson Dickie Davis 12 episodes
• Elizabeth Patterson Mrs. Trumbull 11 episodes
• Doris Singleton Carolyn 10 episodes
• Richard Reeves Albert (voice) (uncredited) 9 episodes
• Kathryn Card Mrs. McGillicuddy 9 episodes
• B Bob Jellison Milkman 8 episodes
• H Hazel Pierce Mrs. Peterson (uncredited) 8 episodes
• Jerry Hausner Joe 7 episodes
• Mary Jane Croft Betty Ramsey (uncredited) 7 episodes
• Barbara Pepper Woman On Bus 6 episodes
• Fred Aldrich Store Customer (uncredited) 5 episodes

Seasons

• Season 11951 · 35 episodes
• Season 21952 · 31 episodes
• Season 31953 · 31 episodes
• Season 41954 · 30 episodes
• Season 51955 · 26 episodes
• Season 61956 · 27 episodes
• Specials1990 · 18 episodes