S1.E20

The Young Fans

Episode aired Feb 5, 1956
TV-Y
30m

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Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.

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Lucille Ball

Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz

Ricky Ricardo

Vivian Vance

Ethel Mertz
(credit only)

William Frawley

Fred Mertz
(credit only)

Janet Waldo

Peggy Dawson

Richard Crenna

Arthur Morton
(as Dick Crenna)

Director
- Marc Daniels
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Trivia
Janet Waldo was expecting a baby when this episode was filmed. Her delicate condition was concealed and very well hidden by a heavy winter coat. Born in 1919, she was in her early 30s when this episode was filmed with her character playing a High School student. She was only two years younger than Desi Arnaz.

Goofs
When Desi exits the kitchen he has white cream on his dark suit. When he enters the living room, the cream is gone.

Quotes
Lucy Ricardo: Now, what about boys your own age?
Peggy: Oh, they're all so icky.
Lucy Ricardo: They're icky, huh?
Peggy: Yeah. Except Arthur... Arthur Morton. He's wonderful. He's got curly hair, big, sad eyes, and floppy ears. He looks like Gregory Peck.
Lucy Ricardo: Sounds more like Lassie!

Connections
Spoofed in Hi Honey, I'm Home: Hi Mom, I'm Not Home (1991)

Soundtracks
Theme From 'I Love Lucy' (Instrumental)
Written by Eliot Daniel
Performed by Wilbur Hatch and the Desi Arnaz Orchestra

This is one of those weird episodes that starts off kinda corny and annoying, but is saved by costume and dialogue as Lucy and Ricky portray very convincing elderly folk! Much of the series dealing with costumes do a somewhat poor job making it believable but that wasn't the case here! One of my all time favorite moments is Ricky continuously telling Peggy to "keep shaking!"