Ethel's Birthday

Name: Ethel's Birthday
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 29, 1954
Cast: Keith Thibodeaux, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

I Love Lucy: Season 4: Episode 9

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CBS | Air Date: November 29, 1954

Starring: Keith Thibodeaux, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Bart Braverman

Summary: 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.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 15, 1951
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 1956
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1955
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 1954
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  S4:E30. The Tour
  Air Date: May 30, 1955
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  S4:E29. Ricky Needs an Agent
  Air Date: May 16, 1955
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  S4:E28. The Dancing Star
  Air Date: May 2, 1955
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  S4:E27. Lucy and Harpo Marx
  Air Date: May 9, 1955
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  S4:E26. In Palm Springs
  Air Date: April 25, 1955
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  S4:E25. The Star Upstairs
  Air Date: April 18, 1955
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  S4:E24. Hollywood Anniversary
  Air Date: April 4, 1955
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  S4:E23. Bull Fight Dance
  Air Date: March 28, 1955
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  S4:E22. Don Juan is Shelved
  Air Date: March 21, 1955
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  S4:E21. The Hedda Hopper Story
  Air Date: March 14, 1955
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  S4:E20. The Fashion Show
  Air Date: February 28, 1955
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  S4:E19. Lucy Gets in Pictures
  Air Date: February 21, 1955
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  S4:E18. Don Juan and the Starlets
  Air Date: February 14, 1955
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  S4:E17. L.A. at Last!
  Air Date: February 7, 1955
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  S4:E16. Ethel's Home Town
  Air Date: January 31, 1955
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  S4:E15. Tennessee Bound
  Air Date: January 24, 1955
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  S4:E14. First Stop
  Air Date: January 17, 1955
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  S4:E13. California, Here We Come!
  Air Date: January 10, 1955
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  S4:E12. Lucy Learns to Drive
  Air Date: January 3, 1955
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  S4:E11. Getting Ready
  Air Date: December 13, 1954
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  S4:E10. Ricky's Contract
  Air Date: December 6, 1954
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  S4:E9. Ethel's Birthday
  Air Date: November 29, 1954
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  S4:E8. Lucy's Mother-in-Law
  Air Date: November 22, 1954
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  S4:E7. Ricky's Screen Test
  Air Date: November 15, 1954
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  S4:E6. Ricky's Movie Offer
  Air Date: November 8, 1954
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  S4:E5. The Mr. and Mrs. TV Show
  Air Date: April 11, 1955
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  S4:E4. The Matchmaker
  Air Date: October 25, 1954
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  S4:E3. Lucy Cries Wolf
  Air Date: October 18, 1954
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  S4:E2. Mertz and Kurtz
  Air Date: October 11, 1954
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  S4:E1. The Business Manager
  Air Date: October 4, 1954
Season 3

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  Air Date: October 5, 1953
Season 2

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  Air Date: September 15, 1952
Season 1

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  Air Date: October 15, 1951