Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse - Season 1
Season 1
Network
DatesOct 6, 1958 - Jun 4, 1959
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
Lucy Goes to Mexico
Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel are visiting San Diego. While Ricky rehearses a show with Maurice Chevalier, Lucy and Ethel cross the Mexican border to do a little shopping. Returning to the US, a stowaway boy is found in the Ricardo's car trunk by US Customes. With Lucy and Ethel in jail, Ricky, Fred, and Maurice come to the rescue. Unfortunately, now Chevalier is being held because he is not authorized to leave the US into Mexico. This sends Lucy off to a bullfight to find the American consul, only Lucy disguises herself as a matador, and ends up facing a raging bull.
Oct 6, 1958
Season 1Episode 260 min
Song of Bernadette
Based on Mary Gray Blanton's biography The Miracle of Bernadette, this is the story of Bernadette Soubirous, a french peasant girl who discovered healing waters after seeing a vision of Mary, Mother of Jesus. The experience changed her life, and she eventually became a nun, and later named a Saint by the Catholic church.
Oct 13, 1958
Season 1Episode 360 min
The Case for Dr. Mudd
Oct 20, 1958
Season 1Episode 460 min
My Father the Fool
Oct 27, 1958
Season 1Episode 560 min
Debut
Nov 3, 1958
Season 1Episode 660 min
The Time Element
A patient visiting a psychiatrist complains of recurrent dreams in which he imagines he is living in Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. A series of flashbacks shows him living with his knowledge of what has happened in the seventeen years since, betting on sure winners in sports events, but also seeking to warn a newly-married couple, newspaper editors, and anyone else who will listen that they will be attacked by the Japanese. Everyone is either too interested in a good time or too determinedly patriotic to give heed; the man only gets punched on the jaw. In the end the psychiatrist is left looking at a blank couch, and to steady his own nerves he goes to a bar to get a drink. There he learns his patient was killed at Pearl Harbor.
Nov 10, 1958
Season 1Episode 760 min
The Night the Phone Rang
What more terrifying predicament could an innocent man be faced with than to become involved with a gang of highly organized criminals—a murder syndicate which selects not only its victim but his executioner?
Nov 17, 1958
Season 1Episode 860 min
Silent Thunder
An American Indian seeks dignity in a white community.
Nov 24, 1958
Season 1Episode 960 min
Lucy Makes Room for Danny
Lucy & Ricky are off to sunny California for his latest motion picture, and rent their home to Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) and family. When Ricky's picture deal falls through, suddenly the Ricardo's are without a place to live. The Mertz' offer their home, and the two couples are now housemates. Unfortunately, Lucy becomes up in arms regarding the way the Williams are using their home, and soon makes a pest of herself. Culminating in a snow fight, the matter is finally settled in court.
Dec 1, 1958
Season 1Episode 1060 min
K. O. Kitty
Dance teacher Kitty Williams, who loves dogs, is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her late Uncle Charlie. But the ""boxer"" turns out to be Harold Tibbetts, a muscle-bound country boy.
Dec 8, 1958
Season 1Episode 1160 min
The Crazy Hunter
A girl trains a blind horse.
Dec 15, 1958
Season 1Episode 1260 min
Ballad for a Bad Man
Chris Hody, a professional bounty hunter, goes after young Danny Cash, who is wanted for robbery and murder. The girl Cash loves is a member of a troupe of entertainers. Hody joins the troupe as a guide, hoping that Cash will turn up with the stolen money.
Dec 22, 1958
Season 1Episode 1360 min
Chez Rouge
Dec 22, 1958
Season 1Episode 1460 min
The Comeback
A has-been ballplayer revives a Little League team.
Feb 4, 1959
Season 1Episode 1560 min
Happy Hill
Nov 18, 1958
Season 1Episode 1660 min
Trial at Devil's Canyon
Dec 9, 1958
Season 1Episode 1760 min
Symbol of Authority
Dec 23, 1958
Season 1Episode 1860 min
Martin's Folly
Jan 19, 1959
Season 1Episode 1960 min
Perilous
May 20, 1959
Season 1Episode 2060 min
Chain of Command
An Army lieutenant commanding a basic-training unit clashes with an arrogant Private.
Feb 12, 1959
Season 1Episode 2160 min
A Diamond for Carla
Mar 17, 1959
Season 1Episode 2260 min
Lucy Goes to Alaska
Alaska is celebrating statehood! Red Skelton invites Ricky Ricardo to appear on his television show that is being filmed in the new state. The entire gang comes along and take a look at a recent Alaskan land investment by Ricky & Fred. Unfortunately, accomadations are scarce and the foursome must share a room, with Lucy spending the night on a troublesome hammock. The following morning, Lucy lucks out and lands an appearance on the TV show with Red in a Freddy the Freeloader sketch. Clever Lucy begins to believe she can pawn off the bad land investment on Red, and the two head out to take a look. Ultimately stranded, the two redheads trade land for airfare, but on the way back, Lucy and Red end up having to pilot the plane to safety.
Feb 9, 1959
Season 1Episode 2360 min
The Innocent Assassin
Eileen Gorman and Jamsie Corcoran are in love, but they live in 1921 Dublin, Ireland, and their romance is blighted by civil strife. Their fathers are partisans of the Irish Republican Army, fighting the British. Their IRA group decides that a traitor must be killed, and Jamsie is assigned to assassinate him.
Feb 16, 1959
Season 1Episode 2460 min
The Hard Road
Mar 30, 1959
Season 1Episode 2560 min
The Untouchables [1]
Apr 20, 1959
Season 1Episode 2660 min
The Untouchables [2]
Apr 27, 1959
Season 1Episode 2760 min
Man in Orbit
May 11, 1959
Season 1Episode 2860 min
Lucy Wants a Career
Lucy is exasperated. Once again tired of her daily routine, she wants to give show business another try. Ricky agrees, and Lucy auditions as a ""Girl Friday"" for a morning news show anchored by Paul Davis. At the audition, Lucy suddenly realizes her age, and does a little fancy maneuvering for notice. All but giving up hope, she is startled to get the job.
Her first appearance is a disaster, but the viewers find it very humorous, and Lucy ends up with a long-term contract. Ultimately, Lucy misses Little Ricky and being a homemaker, and decides, after all these years, that show business really isn't for her after all. Lucy decides to quit, and goes home for some rest. With her sleeping schedule off kilter, Lucy downs a couple of sleeping tablets. A groggy Lucy is awoken by Ricky. They'll be sued if she doesn't honor her contract, and a heavily medicated Lucy is rushed to the studio.
Apr 13, 1959
Season 1Episode 2960 min
The Killer Instinct
Jun 4, 1959
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