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* [[Reality Subtext]]: Lucy and Desi's relationship was falling apart during the filming of the last specials. This is said to be evident in the Japan episode, where Lucy's eyes appear to be unaccountably red and teary. Their arguing was also said to be the reason why the [[Studio Audience]] was eliminated in favor of a [[Laugh Track]].
* [[Road Sign Reversal]]: Ethel does it in the episode "Lucy Hunts Uranium." When everyone gets into a madcap race back to town to claim the money for the uranium they've discovered, Ethel moves a detour sign to throw off the Ricardos.
* [[Summer Replacement Series]]: Broadcast on CBS during the summers of 1962-1965 and 1967 rather than running in its own slot in the regular season.
* [[Syndication Title]]: In the 70s the episodes were syndicated as one hour specials under the title ''[[We Love Lucy]]''. When [[Nick at Nite]] aired them, they restored the ''Comedy Hour'' title (minus the Ford/Westinghouse sponser tags, of course). A recent (March 2012) marathon on the Hallmark Channel had them back to ''We Love Lucy''.
* [[Title Drop]]: In the very last episode, "Lucy Meets the Mustache", Ernie Kovacs says the phrase 'take a good look'. ''Take A Good Look'' was the name of a comedy/
* [[Vacation Episode]]: Frequently
* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: The first ''Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour'' detailed how Lucy and Ricky first met each other and how they met Fred and Ethel.
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