“The Anniversary Present”, Season 2, Episode 2, Filmed 5/9/52, Aired 9/29/52

Happy Valentines Day! Well, I hope you were able to spend the day with the people you love. Even though I think Valentines day is a silly Holiday, I think it was made for boyfriends who don’t know how to do something nice for their girlfriends. I don’t have that problem, I am lucky I have someone who makes me feel special everyday. However, having said that, I still like to do something special on Valentines Day. Of course we both worked and didn’t get home until late and we were exhausted! We still managed to eat dinner (ribs) by candlelight and watched “Only You”, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr., So to my “Ricky” Happy Valentines day! Thanks for putting up with your Lucy
It’s Saturday and Ricky and Lucy’s anniversary is on Monday. Lucy assumes Ricky doesn’t remember so she’s giving him subtle hints, making him rice for breakfast, sets her ring next to his plate and circling the date on the calender. Ricky plays dumb even though he is secretly getting pearls for her. Ricky secretly meets with one of their neighbors in the building who works at a jewelry store so she can get him a discount on the pearls. Of course Lucy jumps to conclusions and assumes that he’s having an affair with this neighbor. While Lucy and Ethel are trying to find out the truth, they dress in painters outfits and hang outside the neighbors window to spy. Just in time, Fred and Ricky save the girls before they fall to their deaths and Lucy finds out the Ricky remembered their anniversary
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz eloped on November 30, 1940 in Greenwich, CT. They had only dated for 5 months before. Lucille saw Desi on Broadway and told her friend “That’s the most handsome man I have ever seen”. When Lucille and Desi went out dancing later he called her “Lucy Ball”, she said no one had called her that, only her grandfather. They had two children together, Lucie and Desi, who followed in their parents footsteps of show business, The therapy and the love continues on through the generations. Happy Valentines Day! Share your laughter, Share your therapy.