I Love Lucy (TV Series) Cuban Pals (1952) User Reviews

More genuine than some of the earlier episodes

[ladykatcreative · 8/10 · 17 August 2023]

This episode starts off in a fairly typical Lucy fashion, and the plot overall is generally predictable. Ricky shines more than any other character in this episode, especially when Desi Arnaz genuinely begins laughing after mistakenly speaking in English instead of Spanish. Above other episodes, Arnaz seems to greatly enjoy this episode, even if Lucy's performance is slightly lacking. Additionally, like my personal favorite Lucy episodes, it features the club and music, which always allows Arnaz's full skill set to shine. While I wouldn't recommend this episode to Lucille Ball fans, it does encapsulate Arnaz's character in an extremely comedic and enjoyable way.

Sexy Cuban girl

[angelahptrio · 7/10 · 31 July 2020]

She is pretty but Lucy should've trusted Ricky there's no reason to be jealous. Although the dance at the end is worth watching.

Lucy's jealousy is a many wacky thing.

[mark.waltz · 7/10 · 12 April 2021]

This episode deals with a visit from Ricky's friends from his Cuban night club days and Lucy's jealousy over young dancer Lita Baron who was a little girl when they danced together but it's all grown up now. The first scene deals with Lucy's inability to communicate with Ricky's spanish-speaking friends which has a few funny moments but isn't the comic classic that it could have been. Then Lucy goes out of her way to warm her way into Baron's place in the act so Ricky won't dance with her again. The African jungle number starts off well with Lucy being fine until the beach changes and she doesn't figure out how to move, and the fully costume dancer to completely stalk Lucy as she makes her way around the nightclub set. Lucy doesn't even have a payoff by being punished by Ricky for her interference and thus the episode just ends with a thud. Funny moments here and there but not one of the classics.

This is surprisingly boring for a Lucy episode.

[gregoryserrano · 6/10 · 29 October 2021]

The humor begins and ends when Lucy meets Ricky's "little" Cuban dance partner, who is now all grown up! This is one of those TRYING TO HARD FOR HUMOR episodes that seems a bit dialogue limited and rushed. Didn't find it funny really at all. That said, it's watchable, just not an episode I'd recommend someone to watch if they've never seen the series before.