Episode 10— Ricky's European Booking
Aired December 12, 1955 · 26 min
Synopsis
Ricky's band is set to tour Europe, but he cannot afford to take Lucy along, prompting her to organize a raffle for a television to fundraise for her fictional cause, "Ladies Overseas Aid." Ethel also wants to join the trip, leading to a friendly competition between the two women. The episode includes a musical performance of the theme from the 1956 film *Forever Darling* by the Pied Pipers.
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Lucille Ball
as Lucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz
as Ricky Ricardo
Vivian Vance
as Ethel Mertz
William Frawley
as Fred Mertz
Barney Phillips
as Mr. Jamison
Harry Antrim
as Mr. Feldman
Dorothea Wolbert
as Mrs. Dorothea Wolbert
Hazel Pierce
as Hazel Pierce
The Pied Pipers
as The Pied Pipers
Benjie Bancroft
as Man with moustache at raffle drawing
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