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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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- 1956-12-03
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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,...Lucille Ball ... as Lucy RicardoDesi Arnaz ... as Ricky RicardoVivian Vance ... as Ethel MertzWilliam Frawley ... as Fred MertzMary Emery ... as Ricky's MotherRichard Keith ... as Little RickyAmapola Del Vando... as Ricky's relativeAbel Franco... as Ricky's RelativeWelcome to our latest episode of 'Classic TV Gems,' where we revisit some of the greatest shows in television history. Today, we're diving into the world of ...
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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...
Ricardos Visit Cuba. Available on Paramount+, Prime Video. S6 E9: The Ricardos go to Cuba, where Ricky wants to introduce his relatives to wife Lucy and son Little Ricky. Comedy Dec 3, 1956 26 min. TV-PG.
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Jul 15, 2015 · Synopsis ~ While visiting Florida, the Ricardos and the Mertzes take a side trip to Cuba to visit Ricky’s relatives. For a long time, CBS removed this episode from syndication due to the political situation with Cuba.
