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I Love Lucy: Season 1 > The Audition > Credits and Details
Directed by
Marc Daniels Marc Daniels  
Written by
Jess Oppenheimer Jess Oppenheimer ... written by
Madelyn Davis Madelyn Davis ... written by
Bob Carroll Jr. Bob Carroll Jr. ... written by
Cast
Lucille Ball Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo
Vivian Vance Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz (credit only)
William Frawley William Frawley ... Fred Mertz
Pat Moran Pat Moran ... Buffo the Clown
Uncredited Cast
Harry Ackerman Harry Ackerman ... Network Sponsor #2
Bennett Green Bennett Green ... Stage Hand
Hal Hudson Hal Hudson ... Network Sponsor #3
Jess Oppenheimer Jess Oppenheimer ... Network Sponsor #1
Produced by
Jess Oppenheimer Jess Oppenheimer ... producer
Al Simon Al Simon ... associate producer
Original Music by
Wilbur Hatch Wilbur Hatch  
Eliot Daniel Eliot Daniel ... uncredited
The Audition
Additional Info
Premiere: November 19, 1951
DVD Release: September 23, 2003
Country: United States
Distributor: Paramount Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

8.5 / 10

Production Companies
Desilu Productions
Distributors
CBS
  (1951) (United States) (original airing) (TV)
Paramount Television
  (1994) (United States) (TV)
CBS All Access
  (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
CBS Paramount Domestic Television
  (2006) (United States) (TV)
Me-TV
  (2010) (United States) (TV)
Paramount Home Entertainment
  (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount+
  (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Pluto TV
  (2023) (United States) (video)
The WB Television Network
  (United States) (syndication) (TV)
WNEW-TV
  (1981) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
WNYW
  (1986) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Filming Locations
Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Studio)
Stage 2, Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Seasons 1 & 2)