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Lucy Misses the Mertzes: Directed by William Asher. With Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. After years of living side by side, the Ricardos leave the Mertzes, after a bittersweet departure, and begin their new life in the suburbs.
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- William Asher
Missing each other after the Ricardos move to the country, the Mertzes and Ricardos decide to surprise the other couple with a visit.
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The Ricardos are feeling unsettled in their new home. It's so big and so quiet, and they're scared by all the outdoor noises the city doesn't provide. This along with the long distance makes Lucy miss the Mertzes terribly. The Ricardos set out to go visit the Mertzes only one day after they moved to Connecticut, but what they don't know is that the...
•Ethel mentions that she had to wait so long to use the train station pay phone because some teenage girl kept droning on to her friend about "That Elvis What's-his-name".
•Ricky carries Lucy over the new house's threshold. Little Ricky carries Fred the dog over the threshold.
•When the Ricardos arrive at their new house, they find that the Mertzes sent a $10 fruit basket, which was a very pricey gesture for Fred.
•Author Geoffrey Mark Fidelman noticed that, although Fred took a bite out of an apple from the fruit basket, the close-up shot showed an ORANGE with a bite taken out of it. But maybe Fred ate the orange when the camera wasn't on him. As for the fruit Ethel eats, she takes a banana from the basket.
•The card on the fruit basket the Mertzes sent said, "Lots of happiness in your new home. From your dear friends, Fred and Ethel." The basket didn't just have fruit in it. There was also a jar of jam and some book included.
•In order for the Ricardos to visit the Mertzes in New York, Little Ricky and Fred the dog go spend the night at the Munsons' house. Mr. Munson says that Little Ricky and Billy will have fun together, so the Munsons must have a son named Billy. Who knew!
•Fred: Station wagon, huh? Pretty snappy!
Ricky: Yeah, I'm gonna be a regular country square.
Lucy: Honey, it's "country squire."
Ricky: Well, whatever it is. YOu know, we're gonna be real suburban-eet-ees!
Ethel: "Suburban-eet-ees"?
Lucy: He means "suburbanites."
Lucy Misses the Mertzes is the seventeenth episode of the sixth season of I Love Lucy, and the one hundred seventieth overall episode of the series. It first aired 11 February 1957 on CBS. Lucy and Ricky miss the Mertzes so much that they decide to take the train to New York to surprise them...
"I Love Lucy" Lucy Misses the Mertzes (TV Episode 1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Lucy Misses the Mertzes was the 169th overall episode of I Love Lucy, also the 16th episode of season 6, the final season of the series. The episode was directed by William Asher, originally aired on CBS-TV on February 11, 1957.
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Watch I Love Lucy · Season 6 Episode 17 · Lucy Misses the Mertzes free starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance. As the Ricardos get settled in their new country home, they immediately wind up in a mix-up with their old friends Fred and Ethel Mertz.
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