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How Many Times Did the Ricardos Buy New Furniture?

posted a year ago by Corryveckan45 (168)
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I'm sure this question has been asked and answered before, but I caught the end of "Lucy Gets Chummy with the New Neighbors" a couple of days ago, and it made me wonder how many times the Ricardos purchased new furniture during the run of the show?

I can recall at least 4 episodes:

The episode where Lucy wins "The Home Show" drawing

The episode where Lucy buys a coffee table and sofa (love seat?) without telling Ricky and then has to prove she can economize to get them back

The episode when they redecorated the Mertzes apartment and Lucy got new furniture instead of the originally promised mink stole

The houseful of furniture Lucy mistakenly bought for the house in CT.

Any others?

[–] Garyandfilm (530) a year ago

No. You asked, then answered your own question. But you get points for not posting a negative thread, which in itself is refreshing, Corry

[–] [email protected] (5854) a year ago

Well actually in the first episode with the Home Show, Lucy didn't buy any furniture. She won it. Something about that episode always made me wonder. According to the contest, Lucy wins five rooms of furniture. But their apartment didn't HAVE five rooms! Aside from the bathroom, they had three rooms. What did she do with all the extra furniture?

[–] Garyandfilm (530) a year ago

I noticed that, too. A writing goof that should've been caught at the first table read.

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) a year ago

Wasn’t she planning to buy new furniture for the new house then didn’t when she realized the people getting her apartment were going to destroy her old furniture?

[–] Garyandfilm (530) a year ago

Yes, that last night in their apartment bedroom, when Ricky has the "homeowners heebee jeebees", Lucy - at first - reassures him that their old furniture will be fine. Later, when the new young couple wants to buy their furniture, Lucy announces "this tacky stuff" won't work in the new house, and Ricky says he knows when he's "been licked" and agrees to new furniture. THEN Lucy buys all the "old stuff" (three years "old") back. THEN after the move, Lucy decides to buy all new furniture!

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) a year ago

Got it.