sdlee
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how much soap did you use?
Not much. Theres still half a box left.
Not much. Theres still half a box left.
who said?......
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perc-o-prince
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Was that when Ricky and Fred changed places with Lucy and Ethel?
In that episode, Ricky estimated a pound of rice per person should be good! I think Fred said something in agreement like "people like that stuff."
It was also the episode with the famous Lucy and Ethel chocolate dipping scene. "Speed it up a little!"
Chuck
In that episode, Ricky estimated a pound of rice per person should be good! I think Fred said something in agreement like "people like that stuff."
It was also the episode with the famous Lucy and Ethel chocolate dipping scene. "Speed it up a little!"
Chuck
Then there was the episode where Lucy kept adding yeast to the bread dough and when she opened the oven door a very long loaf of bread pinned her to the wall, as if. I wonder if they had to cut a hole in the back of the oven to do that?
laundromat
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You know that it wasn't long after the "Chocolate factory episode that the Westinghouse electric 40 inch wide range was replaced with a Roper gas range.They had drilled a hole under the range and evidently another inside the range to be able to use a plunger to push the rice up through the pot on the range's back right burner.Then they needed to drill a hole in the rear of that range to be able to make that long loaf of bread fit that far away in one piece.I'd like to kill the person who did that and ruined that beautiful range ---but I'm sure they're already long gone!! Oh well,that's the bakes! I mean----LOL
danemodsandy
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Yup!
The range had to be modified for the famous "monster loaf" scene- the oven's back had to be cut out so that prop men could shove the enormous loaf of bread at Lucille Ball. The oven was rigged with a wooden platform and rollers inside to make the loaf ride out smoothly. The loaf of bread itself was custom-baked by a commercial bakery called the Union Made Bakery. The pan in which it was baked also had to be custom-made (and paid for by Desilu), because no suitable pan existed. At the suggestion of the baker, the loaf was rye bread, because the loaf had to hold up for several days of rehearsal and then shooting; rye bread stays fresh longer than white. After the episode was "in the can", the bread was cut up and distributed to cast and crew.
The way all of this was done is one of the reasons that I Love Lucy still holds up today. Virtually every other comedy show of the era would have elected to use a papier-mache loaf, but Ball always insisted that props and settings have as much reality as possible. Her insistence on real bread cost Desilu a lot of money (which came partially from her own pocket as part-owner of the company), but Ball was not comfortable around fake props, feeling that they were a cheat to her as an actress who had the responsibility to create reality, and to the audience. You only have to look at other big shows of the time to see how smart she was; on the Colgate Comedy Hour, for instance, they used a lot of cheap, fake sets and props, with the result that the shows look very dated today, even with the genius of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. I Love Lucy, on the other hand, looks timeless.
The info on how the bread stunt was done is from The "I Love Lucy" Book, by Bart Andrews.
The range had to be modified for the famous "monster loaf" scene- the oven's back had to be cut out so that prop men could shove the enormous loaf of bread at Lucille Ball. The oven was rigged with a wooden platform and rollers inside to make the loaf ride out smoothly. The loaf of bread itself was custom-baked by a commercial bakery called the Union Made Bakery. The pan in which it was baked also had to be custom-made (and paid for by Desilu), because no suitable pan existed. At the suggestion of the baker, the loaf was rye bread, because the loaf had to hold up for several days of rehearsal and then shooting; rye bread stays fresh longer than white. After the episode was "in the can", the bread was cut up and distributed to cast and crew.
The way all of this was done is one of the reasons that I Love Lucy still holds up today. Virtually every other comedy show of the era would have elected to use a papier-mache loaf, but Ball always insisted that props and settings have as much reality as possible. Her insistence on real bread cost Desilu a lot of money (which came partially from her own pocket as part-owner of the company), but Ball was not comfortable around fake props, feeling that they were a cheat to her as an actress who had the responsibility to create reality, and to the audience. You only have to look at other big shows of the time to see how smart she was; on the Colgate Comedy Hour, for instance, they used a lot of cheap, fake sets and props, with the result that the shows look very dated today, even with the genius of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. I Love Lucy, on the other hand, looks timeless.
The info on how the bread stunt was done is from The "I Love Lucy" Book, by Bart Andrews.
perc-o-prince
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But, was that episode of Lucy the right answer to the original question? Um, Ron? Care to weigh in on this? We know you're a Lucy fan Magna Cum Laude!!!
Chuck
Chuck
dirtybuck
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sdlee...
Do you know the answer or are you just quizzing us? This line doesn't sound like something from Lucy.
Do you know the answer or are you just quizzing us? This line doesn't sound like something from Lucy.
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Job Switching episode
Thinking about the rice bubbling out of the pot I remember how Desi Arnaz really shined in that episode. He rigged the Hoover 62 with a tray so he could read the newspaper while he vacuumed. He starched and ironed Lucy's stockings. And the part where the pressure cooker explodes and he says to Fred, " I had two chickens in there!" and then he starts calling for them in Spanish! Then the whole cleaning of the chickens with ajax cleanser once they dropped from the ceiling. Classic!
That episode gave us ironing, vacuuming, and loads of laughs! If you ever see it, listen for Desi laughing in the background as Lucy and Ethel deal with the chocolates on the conveyer belt. And listen for Lucille Ball laughing in the background while Ricky is cleaning rice off the stove with a broom and a dust pan!
I love this show so much I can't help talking about it.
Now sdlee, who used the soap line?
Marty
Thinking about the rice bubbling out of the pot I remember how Desi Arnaz really shined in that episode. He rigged the Hoover 62 with a tray so he could read the newspaper while he vacuumed. He starched and ironed Lucy's stockings. And the part where the pressure cooker explodes and he says to Fred, " I had two chickens in there!" and then he starts calling for them in Spanish! Then the whole cleaning of the chickens with ajax cleanser once they dropped from the ceiling. Classic!
That episode gave us ironing, vacuuming, and loads of laughs! If you ever see it, listen for Desi laughing in the background as Lucy and Ethel deal with the chocolates on the conveyer belt. And listen for Lucille Ball laughing in the background while Ricky is cleaning rice off the stove with a broom and a dust pan!
I love this show so much I can't help talking about it.
Now sdlee, who used the soap line?
Marty
angus
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Definitely wasn't an I Love Lucy episode - but I will be darned if I can remember where that soap quote came from.
And I still laugh out loud at this show - when you think about all the sitcoms and ensemble shows that came after Lucy, and how much she and Desi pioneered, I am still amazed at the genius and the timelessness of the comedy.
And I still laugh out loud at this show - when you think about all the sitcoms and ensemble shows that came after Lucy, and how much she and Desi pioneered, I am still amazed at the genius and the timelessness of the comedy.
Definitely not an I Love Lucy episode. I'm thinking maybe Leave it to Beaver?
Ron
Ron
sdlee
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nope no lucy
If Lucy had been on this show shed have some splaining to do
Leave it to beaver is closer(at least theres kids involved)
Another clue; Think Green appliances. I can never really tell but I have a feeling they are whirlpools.
If Lucy had been on this show shed have some splaining to do
Leave it to beaver is closer(at least theres kids involved)
Another clue; Think Green appliances. I can never really tell but I have a feeling they are whirlpools.
I believe it was Leave It To Beaver when Beaver and his friend to his friend's laundry at Beaver's house (after losing his money for the laundromat). Beaver ends up pouring the whole box of detergent along with a box of starch in the washer. After awhile they go in to check and find suds pouring down over the machine onto the floor. When Ward and June come home, they are amazed at how the kitchen floor sparkles.
By the way, I Love Lucy has never been off the air since its debut in 1951.
By the way, I Love Lucy has never been off the air since its debut in 1951.
Would it be the famous Brady incident?
classiccaprice
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I think it is Mike and Carol's bunch too....
dirtybuck
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Wasn't Brady Bunch...
Bobby was all by himself when he put all that "Safe" detergent in the washer. There's a clip on You Tube.
Time's up, sdlee. Give us the answser.
Bobby was all by himself when he put all that "Safe" detergent in the washer. There's a clip on You Tube.
Time's up, sdlee. Give us the answser.
laundromat
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"Tony does the wash"
In elemetary school,we had many books to read.I remember "Ted and Sally"but do not remember which book this story was in.It was about a kid who soiled something and went to wash it at the laundromat if I remember correctly.He went and used too much detergent and it oversudsed all over the place.I was laughing so had and so thrilled to see a front loader in a cartoon setting.I could be wrong about the name"Tony"
In elemetary school,we had many books to read.I remember "Ted and Sally"but do not remember which book this story was in.It was about a kid who soiled something and went to wash it at the laundromat if I remember correctly.He went and used too much detergent and it oversudsed all over the place.I was laughing so had and so thrilled to see a front loader in a cartoon setting.I could be wrong about the name"Tony"
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Give us the answer and I will tell you the absolut worst thi
said on prime time television in the 1950's. It was baaaaaddddd.
And American viewers missed it.
said on prime time television in the 1950's. It was baaaaaddddd.
And American viewers missed it.
