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I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Tonight on CBS

The I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL features "The Christmas Episode," colorized in its entirety for the first time, and the newly colorized "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"
The I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL features “The Christmas Episode,” colorized in its entirety for the first time, and the newly colorized “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” Photo: Screen Grab/CBS © CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The newly colorized Lucy Does a TV Commercial “Vitameatavegamin” episode from I Love Lucy plus “The Christmas Episode,” which is now colorized in its entirety, is to be aired tonight, Dec. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

"The Christmas Episode,"
“The Christmas Episode,” Photo: Screen Grab/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

If you are familiar with  vintage versions of the original props we have identified on this blog it should be interesting to compare them to colorized versions in the new episode.

Wishing you a happy and joyous holiday!

Ricky’s Baby Ben Alarm Clock & TV Guide

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Screen grab from “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans”, Series 2, 6.22.53 Image Colorized by Rickster
TV Guide -May 29-June 4 1953
TV Guide May 29-June 4 1953

In the I Love Lucy episode “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans“, Series 2, dated June 22, 1953, Ricky Ricardo has set his Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock so as not to miss a sports program on TV. Here we get another look at the Westclox Baby Ben Alarm clock we saw in the previous post  this time it is on the Mersman coffee table next to the Zippo table lighter. Ricky is checking the TV guide of May 29,1953  with  Queen Elizabeth II on the cover “How You’ll See Elizabeth Crowned, Bishop Sheen’s Rugged ‘Angels’ Week of May 29 to June 4”

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Baby Ben Clock seen on the I Love Lucy coffee table

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