I LOVE LUCY
  Production and Release Schedule
  1956 - 1957
 
  Production Episode Title Telecast
  Seq. Date Day Seq. Date
 
  (*Note: beginning this season, certain episodes were filmed or aired out-of-sequence)
 
  154 06/05/56 Tu Lucy and Bob Hope 1 10/01/56
  157* 06/28/56 Th Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums 2 10/08/56
  155* 06/14/56 Th Lucy Meets Orson Welles 3 10/15/56
  156* 06/21/56 Th Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright 4 10/22/56
 
  VACATION - 10 WEEKS
 
  158* 09/20/56 Th Visitor from Italy 5 10/29/56
  Business Manager (REPEAT) 6 11/05/56
  159* 09/13/56 Th Off to Florida 7 11/12/56
  160 09/27/56 Th Deep Sea Fishing 8 11/19/56
  161 10/04/56 Th Desert Island 9 11/26/56
   
  VACATION - 1 WEEK  
   
  162 10/18/56 Th The Ricardos Visit Cuba 10 12/03/56
  Ethel's Birthday (REPEAT) 11 12/10/56
  163 10/25/56 Th Little Ricky's School Pageant 12 12/17/56
  *** 11/22/56 Th Special Christmas Show 13 12/24/56
  Ricky's Movie Offer (REPEAT) 14 12/31/56
  164 11/01/56 Th Lucy & the Loving Cup 15 01/07/57
  165 11/08/56 Th Little Ricky Gets a Dog 16 01/14/57
  166 11/15/56 Th Lucy and Superman 17 01/21/57
 
  VACATION - 1 WEEK
  ARNAZES PERSONAL APPEARANCE TOUR (Miami, New Orleans, Houston)
   
  167 12/06/56 Th Lucy Wants to Move to the Country 18 01/28/57
  168 12/13/56 Th Lucy Hates to Leave 19 02/04/57
  169 12/20/56 Th Lucy Misses the Mertzes 20 02/11/57
 
 
 
  170 1/10/57 Th Getting Chummy with the Neighbors 21 02/18/57
  The Matchmaker (REPEAT) 22 02/25/57
  171 01/17/57 Th Lucy Raises Chickens 23 03/04/57
 
  VACATION - 2 WEEKS
   
  172 02/07/57 Th Lucy Does the Tango 24 03/11/57
  173 02/14/57 Th Lucy's Ragtime Band 25 03/18/57
  174 02/21/57 Th Lucy's Night in Town 26 03/25/56
  175 02/28/57 Th The Housewarming 27 04/01/57
 
  VACATION - 1 WEEK
 
  176 03/14/57 Th Building the Barbeque 28 04/08/57
  Ricky's Contract (REPEAT) 29 04/15/57
  177 03/21/57 Th Country Club Dance 30 04/22/57
  178 03/28/57 Th Lucy Raises Tulips 31 04/29/57
  179 04/04/57 Th The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue 32 05/06/57
 
  VACATION/PRODUCTION BREAK - 11 WEEKS
  "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana" filmed June 28, 1957
 
  Lucy Learns to Drive (REPEAT) 33 05/13/57
  First Stop (REPEAT) 34 05/20/57
  LA At Last (REPEAT) 35 05/27/57
  Lucy Gets in Pictures (REPEAT) 36 06/03/57
  The Star Upstairs 37 06/10/57
  Lucy & the Dancing Star 38 06/17/57
  The Great Train Robbery 39 06/24/57