I Love Lucy (TV Series) The Black Wig (1954) User Reviews

Lucy, with a new look!

[Little-Mikey · 9/10 · 21 August 2008]

This episode is another favorite that has left me laughing to the point of tears and wanting to watch over and over again. It is because of episodes like this why it will be a long time before I ever watch the entire DVD set. Another episode, seen for the first time in many years, rekindles old memories, cracks me up and leaves me wanting to watch it again and again.

After the Ricardos and the Mertzes watched an Italian movie, Lucy decided that she wants to get her hair styled and cut like an Italian actress (cut short). Ricky does not! So Lucy borrows a black wig from her beautician and with an Italian styled dress, she decides to masquerade as a strange woman and flirt with Ricky.

The flirting scene, alone, is a riot! I won't spoil things by revealing too much. Go watch it for yourself!

The black wig

[angelahptrio · 7/10 · 17 February 2021]

It's a cute episode. I wouldn't call it classic but I don't hate it. Lucy does look good in that wig. The whole thing testing Ricky is another one those wives not trusting their husbands. But the whole reason Ricky doesn't want Lucy to cut her hair short is that old school thinking girls have long hair and boys have short hair. Well, times have changed. Can he just admit he likes women with long hair? Can Lucy just wear the wig when he's not around? No an no because it's a sitcom.

Black wig episode

[rgxdzrybr · 7/10 · 28 April 2024]

This is a strange and very dated episode. Strange because honestly Lucy doesn't look as different as they try to portray. I know it has to be exaggerated but it feels a little forced.

Dated because of Ricky dictating Lucy's hairstyle. Honestly she would have looked not drastically than one of her later hairstyles especially with her signature red hair. Of course at that point they weren't going to change her signature style so this is more about Lucy putting Ricky to the test than anything else.

Most of the laughs in this episode come from Fred and Ethel. Fred recognizing Ethel in her disguise, Ethel not wanting to show just how many different styles her costume has!

It's still fairly funny but not a classic.

Spoilers everyone,so read at own risk.i LOVE THIS SHOW THE BLACK WIG LUCY HAS ON WAS CUTE ON HER THOUGH.

[domincanredangel · 10/10 · 13 March 2011]

we love this epie,of i love Lucy,when Lucy was buying a short black cut style Italian wig,and wanted to see if RICKY will Flirt back to the lady she was pretending to be so hilarious! i love her.But one thing;wouldn't a man still recognize his wife face even if she was wearing a wig! lol she says"he did call me HUNNIE"but not in the way he has called hunnie since the"day we got married"!lol Ethel says,"oh he is just a man" lmfao rofl. Lucy,"i will LEAVE him" no,this is what he probably wants" lmfao!

Ethel,"yea stay married to him Lucy"that'll show him rofl lmfao!

Ten stars easy! i think Ethel was just as cute too.a nice wig.

i thought that was silly,so obtuse,however since it is LUCY

and so funny i watch and crack up even today it is on a HALLMARK MARATHON,mi amiga Lizette's here and we are laughing so hard at This classic episode we love this show,and never get old,even though it was before our time,both of us born early seventies! Love it when Fred also go HI ETHEL. lmfao clearly noticing her without a issue lol love the I love Lucy show forever, a great show timeless REAL comedy.i love it.adiós!

Ricky doesn't recognize Lucy...again

[simply_smurfy · 3/10 · 18 August 2020]

Not quite, but this premise has been several times on the show already, except this time the premise wears thin after the first act, but it just keeps going and going.