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The Ricardos Visit Cuba: Directed by James V. Kern. With Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. The Ricardos and Mertzes visit Cuba to visit Ricky's family.
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- James V. Kern
- 1956-12-03
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The Ricardos Visit Cuba was the 162nd overall episode of I Love Lucy, also the 9th episode of season 6, the final season of the series. The episode was directed by James V. Kern, originally aired on CBS-TV on December 3, 1956.
Lucy and Ethel's scheme to prevent the boys from judging a beauty contest leaves the Ricardos and the Mertzes marooned on a desert island. Claude Akins guest stars as himself.
After their trip to Florida, since Cuba is so close, everybody's flying down to Ricky's home country to meet his family. Ricky warns Lucy that the only one who is important to impress is Uncle Alberto. But Lucy makes a mess of things, including ruining Uncle Alberto's hat and his expensive cigars! When Little Ricky performs "Babalu" alonside his fa...
•For a long time, due to Cuba becoming Communist during the Cold War and the strife between Cuba and the US from the Cuban Missile Crisis, this episode was not shown in syndication.
•Keith Thibodeaux said that "Babalu" was in the wrong key for him to sing in this episode, so he had to squeak really high to keep up with the notes.
•Lucy reveals in this episode that she took Spanish in high school.
•Ricky has a HUGE family. Besides Uncle Alberto, who is the head of the family, he has Uncle Eduardo (a Cuban judge), Uncle Pedro, Aunt Rosa, Uncle Rafael, Aunt Silvia, Aunt Maria Pepa, Uncle Jorge, Uncle Guillermito Menendez, Nandine, Manuel, Amberta, Amparo, Pepe, Enrique, Josefina, and a pair of unnamed twins in his family!
•Uncle Alberto wanted Ricky to marry a Cuban girl, so Lucy already had quite a bit to do to impress Alberto. Her messing up so badly certainly didn't help things!
•Instead of saying "muchas gracias," Lucy says "mucha grasa" to Uncle Alberto. This literally means "a lot of fat," NOT "fat pig." "Cerdo gordo" would be the literal translation of "fat pig."
•Lucille Ball ... as Lucy Ricardo
•Desi Arnaz ... as Ricky Ricardo
•Vivian Vance ... as Ethel Mertz
•William Frawley ... as Fred Mertz
•Mary Emery ... as Ricky's Mother
•Richard Keith ... as Little Ricky
•Amapola Del Vando ... as Ricky's relative
•Abel Franco ... as Ricky's Relative
•Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. ... as Ricky's Relative
•Lillian Molieri ... as Ricky's Relative
This is so funny! Lucy accidentally calls Ricky's uncle MACHO GRASA (big fat pig) instead of saying what she meant, muchas gracias (thank you very much)!
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The Ricardos Visit Cuba is the ninth episode of the sixth season of I Love Lucy, and the one hundred sixty-second overall episode of the series. It first aired 3 December 1956 on CBS. Lucy is bent on impressing Ricky's family when they visit Havana, Cuba, but she can't seem to say or do anything right.
The Ricardos and Mertzes fly to Cuba for a visit with Ricky's relatives and for the bandleader's two-day engagement at the Hotel National's Casino Parisien. Lucy is wary of meeting her in-laws, especially the formidable head of the Ricardo clan, Uncle Alberto. Ricky assures her that all will go well: "Make sure you say muchas gracias to Uncle ...
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Ricardos Visit Cuba. Ricky and Fred are scheduled to judge a beauty contest but Lucy and Ethel plan for them to miss it. The four go out on a little cruise before the contest and Lucy has arranged for the boat's gas tank to be only half-filled. Stream I Love Lucy free and on-demand with Pluto TV. Season 6, Episode 9.
