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Episode 37: The Handcuffs |
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When Lucy and Ricky went into the bedroom to get ready for
bed, Ricky took off his tie, but when they got up the next
morning his tie was still on. |
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Episode 38: The Operetta |
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The men are taking the props. When they start to take Ricky, you
can see one of the peasant girls waiting to run out as if the
men were chasing her. |
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Episode 39: Job Switching |
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After Lucy is slapped in the face with chocolate, her
right eye is covered, then it’s clean. |
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Ricky’s first fall on
the rice in the kitchen is accidental. |
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In the conveyor belt scene, Lucy puts a candy in her
mouth too soon; she had another line. She quickly removes it and drops it on
the floor. |
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Episode 40: The Saxophone
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Lucy claims to only know how to play "Glow Worm" but in "Ragtime
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Episode 42: The Courtroom |
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Fred goes
left and Ethel goes right when leaving the Ricardo's apartment after Fred
kicked in their TV. |
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Episode 43: Redecorating |
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When Ricky wants to check out
what Lucy and Ethel have done you can see Fred waiting in the
hallway to come in for his scene.
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If Lucy won 5 rooms of furniture, why are only two delivered in
the next episode? |
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Episode 44: Ricky Loses His Voice |
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When Ricky tells pianist Marco Rizo to "call Lucy and tell her
I’ll be home right away" he slips and says "Okay, Des" instead
of "Okay, Ricky." |
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Episode 45: Sales Resistance
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At the beginning of the episode, Lucy says that her Handy Dandy
Kitchen Helper cost $7.98. Later, however, she says it cost
$7.95. |
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Fred buys
a new Handy Dandy Washing Machine for Ethel but twenty-two episodes later in "Never Do Business With Friends," the Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes. |
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Episode 46: The Inferiority Complex |
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The
doctor’s name on his office door is Henry Molin, MD, but in the closing
credits he’s called Dr. Stewart. |
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Episode 47: The Club Election |
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Caroline Appleby’s name was actually Lillian Appleby first but
then was changed to Caroline in later episodes. |
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Episode 48: The Black Eye |
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The florist puts in some white
gladiolas on top of the the red roses, but when Lucy opens them later, the
only thing in the box are the roses. |
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Episode 49: Lucy Changes Her Mind
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Vivian Vance mistakenly makes reference to the old "Mrs.
TRIMBLE" who lives upstairs." According to the Lucy book, the
original script calls her TRIMBILL. It is Vivian who is saying
it right and everyone else is saying TRUMBLE.
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Ricky says
the restaurant they went to was “The Roof Garden,” but the menus
say “Jubilee.” |
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Episode 50: Lucy Is Enciente |
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When Ricky is singing "Rock-A-Bye Baby" he messes up the
lyrics to the song and sings "when the wind blows, the cradle
will fall". It was a mistake that Desi Arnaz realized and wanted
to do over, but everyone loved the scene just as it was, so it
has remained. If you look at the scene, he messes up as he
realizes that HE is the father-to-be, so it seems so appropriate
that he would forget the lyrics at that point. |
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Episode 53: Lucy Hires An English Tutor |
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The tutor changes
the tune of "Tippy Tippy Toe" each time he performs it. |
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Episode 54: Ricky Has Labor Pains
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Lucy is
reading McCall's Magazine where on the cover "I Love Lucy"
is mentioned. |
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Episode 57: No Children Allowed |
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When Ethel re-tells her
story, she calls Mrs. Trumbull “Mrs. Turnbull.” |
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Episode 58: Lucy Hires A Maid |
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Handwritten numbers
appear on the underside of the card table after Lucy falls asleep. |
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Episode 59: The Indian Show |
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When Lucy is trying to get the baby to laugh
for Ricky, just behind his head in his crib is the Lucy and
Ricky cartoon characters. That at the time opened the show. |
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A moving
boom shadow is seen on the wall at the club when Ricky and
Juanita go to the Mertz’ table. |
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Episode 60: Lucy's Last
Birthday |
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In the first
act, Ricky’s band has two trombone players. Later there is only
one because one is playing in the “Friends of the Friendless”
band. |
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Episode 61:
The
Ricardo's Change Apartments |
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After Ricky
puts his coat on the couch, you can see the shadow of the camera
moving on the wall. |
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Episode 64: The Camping Trip
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Ethel knew how to drive but in "Lucy Learns to Drive," Ethel
asks Lucy to teach her how to drive |
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Mrs. Benson
says “I was just mixing a meatloaf.” Lucy says “It smells
good.” How could Lucy smell it if it’s not in the oven yet? |
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Episode 66:
Ricky and
Fred Are TV Fans |
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Lucy says
“Ricky nights off” instead of “Ricky’s nights off.” |
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The number
of ginger ale bottles on the table keeps changing. |
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When Lucy
phones home from the diner, she dials eight numbers. |
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When the
girls run out of the diner, shadows can be seen on the “across
the street” backdrop. |
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Why would
Ricky set the alarm clock to go off at 10:05 for the TV show? |
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The clock on
the wall shows 3:25, well after the 10:00 show started. |
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When Ricky
counts out the knockout, he jumps from 5 to 8. |
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When Lucy and Ethel are in the
police station, the scissors change positions. |
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Episode 67: Never Do Business with Friends
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When Ethel closes her new (Lucy's old) washing machine, the
string that stage hands use to lift the lid can be clearly seen.
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