I Love Lucy Lucy Fakes Illness (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

I Love Lucy

Lucy Fakes Illness (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy is so frustrated that Ricky won't let her go into show business, she fakes being mentally ill. When Ricky finds out, he hires an actor to play a doctor and tell her she's really very sick and needs an operation.

Director

Marc Daniels

Writers

Jess Oppenheimer (written by) | Madelyn Davis (written by) (as Madelyn Pugh) | Bob Carroll Jr. (written by)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 28, 1952

Release date

Jan 28, 1952 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
Lucille Ball Lucy Ricardo Lucy Ricardo See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Desi Arnaz Ricky Ricardo Ricky Ricardo See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz Ethel Mertz See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
William Frawley Fred Mertz Fred Mertz See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Hal March Hal March / The Doctor Hal March / The Doctor See fewer	Send Me No Flowers (1964)