Hummel Figurines had gained wide popularity in the post war years when US soldiers stationed in West Germany began sending them home and here we see some on the I Love Lucy show Season 2 Episode 9 Ricky Loses his Voice. The figurines of little children seem to emphasize Ricky’s child-like refusal to take his medicine.

In the screen capture above we note two Goebel Hummel figurines on the shelf behind Ricky. On the left is Hummel number 65 “Farewell”  and on the right is Hummel number 50 “Volunteers”