Lucy cries wolf once too often when she decides to see whether Ricky would come to her aid in an emergency. He assures her that hed rush home from the club between the baba and the lu if she were in danger, but thats not enough reassurance for her, and soon shes in a precarious position.

Lucy plans to get a couple married by showing them how good that marriage can be. But her plan soon backfires with unexpected results.

Ricky hires Lucy a business manager to help her manage her money. But things don't go Ricky's way when Lucy decides to open a shopping business to earn extra money.

Lucy sabotages a new program accidentally that she is co-hosting with Ricky when she learns that he tried everything to be the only host and get rid of her.

Lucy pretends to be the Mertz's maid after Fred tells his old acting partner that he's a real estate tycoon.

A Hollywood talent scout is coming over to the apartment to audition Ricky for a movie role, but Ricky wont be the only one looking to attract the scouts attention. (Whos that gal in the Marilyn Monroe getup?)

The term helpmate takes on a new meaning when Lucy appears on a Hollywood movie lot. The cameras roll for Rickys screen test -- but when the big moment arrives, Lucy takes the cue.

Ricky's mother comes to visit, and poor Lucy can't speak Spanish, so she finds a Spanish-speaking mindreader and it works like a charm - as long as he's around.

Despite Ricky's qualms, Lucy decides to help Fred pick out a birthday present for Ethel. The present turns out to be toreador pants, which Ethel decides are not only unflattering but "unfitting." Relations between the two women become strained almost to the shattering point.

As Ricky paces the floor awaiting word from Hollywood about his screen test, Lucy enlists the Mertzes to distract him. The drastic steps taken by the trio to alleviate Ricky's tension boomerang into a king-sized headache for them all.

California, here they come: Lucy and movie-star-to-be Ricky, plus Fred and Ethel, who are tagging along, take off for California. Their mode of transport: a used Cadillac that Fred bought, and used it is a euro" its 25 years old and Californias a long way away.

Before making the big trip to Hollywood, Lucy faces the unenviable task of learning how to drive a motor vehicle.

The Ricardos and Mertzes pack their bags for the move to California but getting started out of New York City proves to be nearly an impossible chore.

The Ricardos and Mertzes have a hard time finding accommodations that will please everyone on their trip to California. They finally hit a greasy restaurant where stale cheese sandwiches cost them a dollar apiece. Hoping to find something better elsewhere, Ricky pays the check. The couples leave -- only to return several hours later, fooled by some purposely misleading road signs.

On their way to Hollywood, the Ricardos and the Mertzes get into a full-blown jam in a small Tennessee town. Luckily, Cousin Ernie is around to try and bail them out.

The Ricardos and the Mertzes stop at Ethel's hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico (Vivian Vance's real-life hometown). Under the impression that Ethel has been called to Hollywood and not Ricky, the townsfolk accord her a monumental ovation. When Ethel refuses to disillusion them -- and even goes so far as to put on a "celebrity act" -- Lucy takes matters into her own hands.

Finally arriving in Hollywood, Lucy goes out to meet some movie stars and ends up wreaking havoc on William Holden.

Lucy is forced to lend Ricky to five dazzling starlets for a proposed evening of publicity pictures. She tries to wait up for him but falls asleep on the sofa and doesn't awake until late the next morning. When she finds Ricky's bed unused, she jumps to the conclusion that he spent the night out with the starlets and decides she wants a divorce.

Lucy manages to wrangle herself a small part in a movie and then proceeds to turn the set topsy turvy.

While severely sunburned, Lucy has to model a scratchy tweed suit in a fashion show.

Lucy takes a dive in an effort to further Ricky's career by creating a big splash in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood column. Her scheme turns out to be "all wet" in an adventure that could only happen to Lucy and Ethel. Hedda Hopper, the renowned Hollywood gossip columnist, guest-stars as herself.

Ricky's movie is shelved, so Lucy schemes to get Ricky another role. The plan: impress MGM studio boss Dore Schary by any means necessary, even if it means that Schary must impress himself. But first, there are 500 fan letters to write.

Lucy literally blackmails Ricky into getting her a part in one of his guest appearances on television. He does get her a role -- as a bull. When Lucy is displeased with the turn of events, she transforms the bull's image from that of a snarling beast to a mincing creature resembling Elsie, the Borden Cow. Look for the classic scene where Lucy upstages Ricky in this episode.

Frantic over having forgotten the date of their wedding anniversary, Ricky tells Lucy that he has a big party planned in a famous nightclub. He doesn't tell her when it is, desperately wiring their marriage license bureau for the correct date. This episode is based on an actual surprise anniversary party that Desi Arnaz threw for Lucy.

Cornel Wilde becomes the one-hundredth movie star Lucy has seen in Hollywood. He is living in the penthouse directly above the Ricardo suite. Determined to get a glimpse of the handsome actor, Lucy disguises herself as a bellboy, then hides under the stars luncheon cart to gain entry into Wildes suite. Things go smoothly until she finds herself locked out on Cornels terrace and must make her way down the side of the building using a few blankets as rope. Swashbuckler Cornel Wilde guest-stars as himself in this episode.

The Ricardos and the Mertzes head to Palm Springs for a weekend of relaxation and learn that Rock Hudson is staying at their hotel.

Harpo Marx has an encounter with his exact double--Lucy Ricardo.

This time Lucy doesn't mess things up when she enters a dance contest with Van Johnson as her partner.

Ricky needs an agent, Lucy figures, so she nominates herself (unbeknownst to Ricky, of course) and heads off to negotiate with a studio executive to land him a role in a movie. Her strategy: use a nonexistent Broadway musical as a bargaining chip. It works too well.

On a tour of famous Hollywood homes, Lucy tries to swipe some fruit from a tree on the property of Richard Widmark and ends up getting trapped in his house.