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** The [[Pilot]] was not intended for public broadcast, but it might also qualify. After CBS approved the show, Lucy and Desi gave the only copy of the pilot to their friend Pepito Perez, who guest-starred. Since no one saw it afterward except for Pepito, his wife, and their friends, archivists spent decades assuming it got lost altogether. Pepito's widow finally brought it out of hiding in 1990. |
** The [[Pilot]] was not intended for public broadcast, but it might also qualify. After CBS approved the show, Lucy and Desi gave the only copy of the pilot to their friend Pepito Perez, who guest-starred. Since no one saw it afterward except for Pepito, his wife, and their friends, archivists spent decades assuming it got lost altogether. Pepito's widow finally brought it out of hiding in 1990. |
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*** Almost the entire plot was [[Recycled Script|reused for an episode]] with Pepito replaced by a considerably ''less'' creepy clown. |
*** Almost the entire plot was [[Recycled Script|reused for an episode]] with Pepito replaced by a considerably ''less'' creepy clown. |
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* [[Real Life Relative]]: As mentioned, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz really were married for more or less the entire length of the series. |
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** "Lucy Goes to Scotland" would have aired in full color, if not for CBS' inability to afford color film. The episode was later colorized in 2007, as a bonus feature for a complete series DVD set of ''I Love Lucy'' and ''[[The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour]]''. |
** "Lucy Goes to Scotland" would have aired in full color, if not for CBS' inability to afford color film. The episode was later colorized in 2007, as a bonus feature for a complete series DVD set of ''I Love Lucy'' and ''[[The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour]]''. |
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