Episode
I Love Lucy: The Amateur Hour
Overview
Lucy spends too much money on a dress. So she tells Ricky that she will get a job babysitting in order to pay for it.
Details
- Series
- I Love Lucy
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1952-01-14
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Amateur Hour is Episode 14 in Season 1 of I Love Lucy. It aired on 1952-01-14. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 17: Lucy Writes a Play
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Episode 18: Breaking the Lease
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Episode 19: The Ballet
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