History Trivia / ILoveLucy

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[GilligansIsland Mrs Howell]] is a "Charm School" teacher.

* HeyItsThatVoice: George O'Hanlon as Charley Appleby. You might not recognize his name or appearance, but as soon as he speaks you'll recognize him as the voice of [[TheJetsons George Jetson]].
** Same goes for Arthur Q. Bryan as Mr. Chambers. You also might not recognize his name or appearance, but as soon as he speaks you'll recognize him as the voice of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Elmer Fudd]].

** LucilleBall originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. With Frawley, whose fondness for the bottle was legendary, already cast as Fred, Desi Arnaz felt he couldn't take the chance of having the responsibility of keeping two people in line.

** Same goes for Arthur Q. Bryan as Mr. Chambers. You also might not recognize his name or appearance, but as soon as he speaks you'll recognize him as the voice of [[LooneyTunes Elmer Fudd]].

** LucilleBall originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. With Frawley, whose fondness for the bottle was legendary, already cast as Fred, Desi Arnaz felt he couldn't take the chance of having the responsibility of keeping two people in line.

** After the Hollywood Arc was over Desi suggested a SpinOff taking place in their Hollywood hotel with Bobby the Bellboy as the main character as he deals with guests, but nothing came of it. With this in mind, the episodes featuring Bobby could be considered a PoorlyDisguisedPilot.

** LucilleBall originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. With Frawley, whose fondness for the bottle was legendary, already cast as Fred, Desi Arnaz felt he couldn't take the chance of having the responsibility of keeping two people in line.

* HeyIt'sThatGuy: [[GilligansIsland Mrs Howell]] is a "Charm School" teacher.

** "The Young Fans" guest starred Janet Waldo ([[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]]). * WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** "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 ''LucyDesiComedyHour''.

** "The Young Fans" guest starred Janet Waldo ([[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]]). * WhatCouldHaveBeen:

** "The Young Fans" guest starred Janet Waldo ([[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]]) and Richard Crenna ([[{{Rambo}} Col. Trautman]]).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

* HeyItsThatGuy: George O'Hanlon as Charley Appleby. You might not recognize his name or appearance, but as soon as he speaks you'll recognize him as the voice of [[TheJetsons George Jetson]].

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. With Frawley, whose fondness for the bottle was legendary, already cast as Fred, Desi Arnaz felt he couldn't take the chance of having the responsibility of keeping two people in line.

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig W. Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. With Frawley, whose fondness for the bottle was legendary, already cast as Fred, Desi Arnaz felt he couldn't take the chance of having the responsibility of keeping two people in line.

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel Mertz to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig W. Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. With Frawley, whose fondness for the bottle was legendary, already cast as Fred, Desi Arnaz felt he couldn't take the chance of having the responsibility of keeping two people in line.

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel Mertz to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, who later went on to play Doris Ziffel on ''GreenAcres'', was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig W. Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident.

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel Mertz to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Another longtime friend of Ball's, Barbara Pepper, was also considered to play Ethel. Unfortunately, however, by that time, Pepper had been drinking very heavily after her husband, Craig W. Reynolds, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident.

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the roles of Fred and Ethel Mertz to be played by longtime friends and comic foils Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio, while Benaderet was committed to play next-door neighbor Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''.

** Lucille Ball originally wanted the role of Fred Mertz to be played by longtime friend and comic foil Gale Gordon. However, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio.

** Desi Arnaz asked William Frawley and Vivian Vance if they would have liked a SpinOff after ''I Love Lucy'''s cancellation. Viv declined because of the hatred she and Bill had for each other both on and off the set. Bill, however, gladly agreed, sensing a very financially lucrative opportunity.
** Lucille Ball originally wanted the role of Fred Mertz to be played by longtime friend and comic foil Gale Gordon, however, at the time, Gordon was already committed to play bellowing principal Osgood Conklin on ''OurMissBrooks'', a role which he originated on the radio.

** Desi asked William Frawley and Vivian Vance if they would have liked a SpinOff after ''I Love Lucy'''s cancellation. Viv declined because of the hatred she and Bill had for each other both on and off the set.

** Desi asked William Frawley and Vivian Vance if they would have liked a SpinOff after ''I Love Lucy'''s cancellation. Vance declined because of the hatred she and Frawley had for each other both on and off the set.

** Desi asked William Frawley and Vivian Vance if they would have liked a SpinOff after ''I Love Lucy'''s cancellation. Vance declined because of the hatred they had for each other both on and off the set.

** CBS asked William Frawley and Vivian Vance if they would have liked a SpinOff after ''I Love Lucy'''s cancellation. Vance declined because of the hatred they had for each other both on and off the set.

** CBS asked William Frawley and Vivian Vance if they would have liked a SpinOff after ''I Love Lucy'''s cancellation. They declined because of the hatred they had for each other both on and off the set.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "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 ''LucyDesiComedyHour''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "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 ''TheLucyDesiComedyHour''.

** "The Young Fans" guest starred Janet Waldo ([[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]]) and Richard Crenna ([[{{Rambo}} Col. Trautman]]).