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50s Retro, I love Lucy Props, Little Ricky, Vintage Toys

Little Ricky’s Wind-Up Bear

Ricky uses a windup drummer bear to help Little Ricky get confidence to perform his drum act

In the I Love Lucy Episode, Season 6,  Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright which aired on October 22, 1956, a wind-up mechanical toy drummer bear plays a role in helping Little Ricky overcome stage fright.

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A similar bear seen on eBay is made in Japan in original box, and has a similar outfit and drum.
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See it on eBay HERE The bear was also made in brown fur like this one on ebay – the bear on the show may have been the brown version.