Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Season 1

1. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: Season 1 (1958)

Lucy Goes to Mexico

1. Lucy Goes to Mexico

0Monday, 6th October 1958 60min
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.
Song of Bernadette

2. Song of Bernadette

0Monday, 13th October 1958 60min
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.
The Case For Dr. Mudd

3. The Case For Dr. Mudd

0Monday, 20th October 1958 60min
My Father The Fool

4. My Father The Fool

0Monday, 27th October 1958 60min
Debut

5. Debut

0Monday, 3rd November 1958 60min
The Time Element

6. The Time Element

7.7Monday, 10th November 1958 60min
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.
The Night The Phone Rang

7. The Night The Phone Rang

0Monday, 17th November 1958 60min
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?
Silent Thunder

8. Silent Thunder

0Monday, 24th November 1958 60min
An American Indian seeks dignity in a white community.
Lucy Makes Room for Danny

9. Lucy Makes Room for Danny

0Monday, 1st December 1958 60min
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.
K. O. Kitty

10. K. O. Kitty

0Monday, 8th December 1958 60min
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.
The Crazy Hunter

11. The Crazy Hunter

0Monday, 15th December 1958 60min
A girl trains a blind horse.
Ballad For A Bad Man

12. Ballad For A Bad Man

0Monday, 22nd December 1958 60min
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.
Chez Rouge

13. Chez Rouge

0Monday, 22nd December 1958 60min
The Comeback

14. The Comeback

0Wednesday, 4th February 1959 60min
A has-been ballplayer revives a Little League team.
Happy Hill

15. Happy Hill

0Tuesday, 18th November 1958 60min
Trial At Devil's Canyon

16. Trial At Devil's Canyon

0Tuesday, 9th December 1958 60min
Symbol of Authority

17. Symbol of Authority

0Tuesday, 23rd December 1958 60min
Martin's Folly

18. Martin's Folly

0Monday, 19th January 1959 60min
Perilous

19. Perilous

0Wednesday, 20th May 1959 60min
Chain of Command

20. Chain of Command

0Thursday, 12th February 1959 60min
A Diamond For Carla

21. A Diamond For Carla

0Tuesday, 17th March 1959 60min
Lucy Goes to Alaska

22. Lucy Goes to Alaska

0Monday, 9th February 1959 60min
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.
The Innocent Assassin

23. The Innocent Assassin

0Monday, 16th February 1959 60min
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.
The Hard Road

24. The Hard Road

0Monday, 30th March 1959 60min
The Untouchables [1]

25. The Untouchables [1]

0Monday, 20th April 1959 60min
The Untouchables [2]

26. The Untouchables [2]

0Monday, 27th April 1959 60min
Lucy's Summer Vacation

27. Lucy's Summer Vacation

0Monday, 8th June 1959 60min
Lucy Wants A Career

28. Lucy Wants A Career

0Monday, 13th April 1959 60min
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.
Two Counts of Murder

29. Two Counts of Murder

0Monday, 6th July 1959 60min
The Killer Instinct

30. The Killer Instinct

0Thursday, 4th June 1959 60min
Murder in Gratitude

31. Murder in Gratitude

0Friday, 20th November 1959 60min
After the reception for Gerald Lester's wedding, his brother Derek and a few close associates board a train with the newlyweds. During the trip Gerald suddenly becomes ill and dies - and Derek is convinced his brother was poisoned.