Job Switching

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"Job Switching" is a classic 1952 episode of the sitcom *I Love Lucy* best known for its iconic chocolate factory conveyor-belt scene satirizing gender roles and workplace competence.

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Job Switching canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sitcom episode ⓘ
television episode ⓘ
airDate 1952-09-15 ⓘ
basedOn domestic comedy about married couples in 1950s America ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact frequently referenced and parodied in later television shows and films ⓘ
widely cited as one of the most famous scenes in American television comedy ⓘ
depicts men attempting domestic labor ⓘ
women entering the paid workforce ⓘ
distributionFormat broadcast television ⓘ
episodeNumberInSeason 1 ⓘ
featuresCharacter Ethel Mertz ⓘ
Fred Mertz ⓘ
Lucy Ricardo ⓘ
Ricky Ricardo ⓘ
linked to: Desi Arnaz
filmingStyle studio audience ⓘ
genre sitcom ⓘ
television comedy ⓘ
hasIconicStatus true ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
notableFor physical comedy involving Lucy and Ethel struggling to wrap chocolates on a speeding conveyor belt ⓘ
notableScene chocolate factory conveyor-belt scene ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
partOfFranchise I Love Lucy franchise ⓘ
linked to: I Love Lucy
partOfSeries I Love Lucy ⓘ
plotSummary Lucy and Ethel take jobs at a candy factory while Ricky and Fred attempt housework, leading to comic chaos. ⓘ
portrayedBy Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucille Ball ⓘ
Vivian Vance ⓘ
William Frawley ⓘ
portrays tension between traditional housewife roles and paid employment ⓘ
productionType multi-camera sitcom ⓘ
productionYear 1952 ⓘ
seasonNumber 2 ⓘ
seriesTitle I Love Lucy ⓘ
setting chocolate factory ⓘ
subsequentReleaseFormat home video ⓘ
streaming ⓘ
syndication ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ
theme gender roles ⓘ
role reversal between husbands and wives ⓘ
workplace competence ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted 1950s ⓘ
title Job Switching ⓘ

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I Love Lucy → notableEpisode → Job Switching ⓘ
Job Switching → title → Job Switching ⓘ
Lucy Ricardo → notableEpisode → Job Switching ⓘ