I Love Lucy The Sublease (Season 3, Episode 31)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

I Love Lucy

The Sublease (Season 3, Episode 31)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

When Ricky gets a long-term gig in Maine, the Ricardos sublease their apartment for two months. When the gig is canceled, the new tenant refuses to give up the sublease. Lucy and Ethel try to force the new tenant to leave.

Director

William Asher

Writers

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

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Edit Released

Updated May 24, 1954

Release date

May 24, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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8 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)
Jay Novello Mr. Beecher Mr. Beecher See fewer	Harum Scarum (1965)
Virginia Brissac Mrs. Hammond Mrs. Hammond See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Joseph A. Mayer Little Ricky Ricardo (uncredited) Little Ricky Ricardo (uncredited) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Michael Mayer Little Ricky Ricardo (uncredited) Little Ricky Ricardo (uncredited) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)