EPISODERSRicky Sells the Car1955
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Ricky Sells the Car
From I Love Lucy
A 30-minute family episode from I Love Lucy, Season 5, Episode 4.
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Series Progress: Episode 78 of 10078% Completed
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Preparing for the return trip from Hollywood to New York, Ricky (Desi Arnaz) sells his car for a profit and elects to make the eastward journey by train. Entrusted with the purchase of the train tickets, Lucy (Lucille Ball) accidentally buys only three from the ticketmaster -- meaning that either she, Ricky, Fred (William Frawley), or Ethel (Vivian Vance) will have to arrange for another mode of transportation. Without revealing any further plot details, it can be noted that this is the episode in which Fred and Ethyl roar into view aside a WWI-vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle!, Ricky hurts the Mertzes' feelings as the two couples prepare to return to New York. First, he sells the car without telling them. ("I presume that when he sold the car, the back seat went with it," Ethel says to Lucy). Ricky also neglects to buy train tickets for the Mertzes. What are they to do? Fred spends $50 on a motorcycle. Messenger: Bennett Green. Ticket Agent: Donald L. Brodie.
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FAQ
How long is Ricky Sells the Car?
Ricky Sells the Car runs for 30m for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under family, comedy, sitcom.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 100 episodes across 6 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 50 hours 0 minutes (100 episodes)
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Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 100 days
3 episodes/day: 34 days
5 episodes/day: 20 days
Episodes (100)
- E14 - Επεισόδιο 14
- S01E11 - Drafted
- S01E12 - The Adagio
- S01E15 - Lucy Plays Cupid
- S01E21 - New Neighbors
- S01E22 - Fred and Ethel Fight
- S01E24 - The Gossip
- S01E27 - The Kleptomaniac
- S01E33 - Lucy's Schedule
- S01E34 - Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald
- S01E35 - Ricky Asks for a Raise
- S01E04 - Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her
- S01E05 - The Quiz Show
- S01E07 - The Seance
- S02E01 - Job Switching
- S02E14 - Ricky Has Labor Pains
- S02E15 - Lucy Becomes a Sculptress
- S02E16 - Lucy Goes to the Hospital
- S02E17 - Sales Resistance
- S02E20 - The Black Eye
- S02E21 - Lucy Changes Her Mind
- S02E23 - Lucy Hires a Maid
- S02E26 - The Ricardos Change Apartments
- S02E27 - Lucy Is Matchmaker
- S02E28 - Lucy Wants New Furniture
- S02E29 - The Camping Trip
- S02E30 - Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans
- S02E31 - Never Do Business with Friends
- S02E05 - The Operetta
- S02E06 - Vacation from Marriage
- S02E08 - Redecorating
- S03E12 - Ricky's Old Girlfriend
- S03E13 - The Million Dollar Idea
- S03E14 - Ricky Minds the Baby
- S03E15 - Charm School
- S03E16 - Sentimental Anniversary
- S03E18 - Oil Wells
- S03E02 - The Girls Go into Business
- S03E21 - Bonus Bucks
- S03E23 - Lucy Is Envious
- S03E24 - Lucy Writes a Novel
- S03E26 - The Black Wig
- S03E27 - The Diner
- S03E28 - Tennessee Ernie Visits
- S03E30 - The Golf Game
- S03E31 - The Sublease
- S03E04 - Equal Rights
- S03E06 - Lucy Tells the Truth
- S03E08 - Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment
- S03E09 - Too Many Crooks
- S04E01 - The Business Manager
- S04E12 - Lucy Learns to Drive
- S04E17 - Hollywood at Last
- S04E18 - Don Juan and Starlets
- S04E22 - Don Juan Is Shelved
- S04E26 - In Palm Springs
- S04E29 - Ricky Needs an Agent
- S04E03 - Lucy Cries Wolf
- S04E30 - The Tour
- S04E04 - The Matchmaker
- S04E07 - Ricky's Screen Test
- S04E09 - Ethel's Birthday
- S05E11 - The Passports
- S05E12 - Staten Island Ferry
- S05E14 - Second Honeymoon
- S05E15 - Lucy Meets the Queen
- S05E16 - The Fox Hunt
- S05E17 - Lucy Goes to Scotland
- S05E18 - Paris at Last
- S05E19 - Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
- S05E02 - Lucy and John Wayne
- S05E20 - Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
- S05E21 - Lucy in the Swiss Alps
- S05E23 - Lucy's Italian Movie
- S05E24 - Lucy's Bicycle Trip
- S05E25 - Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
- S05E26 - Return Home from Europe
- S05E04 - Ricky Sells the Car Viewing
- S05E05 - The Great Train Robbery
- S05E06 - Homecoming
- S05E09 - Nursery School
- S06E11 - Lucy and the Loving Cup
- S06E12 - Lucy and Superman
- S06E13 - Little Ricky Gets a Dog
- S06E14 - Lucy Wants to Move to the Country
- S06E15 - Lucy Hates to Leave
- S06E16 - Lucy Misses the Mertzes
- S06E17 - Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors
- S06E18 - Lucy Raises Chickens
- S06E02 - Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums
- S06E22 - Housewarming
- S06E23 - Building a Barbecue
- S06E24 - Country Club Dance
- S06E25 - Lucy Raises Tulips
- S06E26 - The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
- S06E03 - Lucy Meets Orson Welles
- S06E05 - Visitor from Italy
- S06E06 - Off to Florida
- S06E07 - Deep Sea Fishing
- S06E08 - Desert Island
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