I Love Lucy Christmas Show (1956) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

James V. Kern

Writers:

Bob Carroll Jr. (written for television)
Madelyn Davis (written for television)

Release Date:

24 December 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

It's that time of year again. Christmas! Ricky and Lucy tell Little Ricky all about Santa claus, each in their own unique way...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Immaturity | Slapstick | Flashback Sequence | Kids And Family

Cast

Lucille Ball	...	Lucy Ricardo
Desi Arnaz	...	Ricky Ricardo
Vivian Vance	...	Ethel Mertz
William Frawley	...	Fred Mertz
Richard Keith	...	Little Ricky Ricardo (as Keith Thibodeaux)
A. Cameron Grant	...	Santa Claus (as Cameron Grant)

Runtime:

USA:26 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:G

Company:

Desilu Studios

Trivia:

This episode was eventually nicknamed "The Lost Episode" because it was not included in the syndication package. It was not included because of its Christmas theme and because it mostly consists of flashbacks to previous episodes. This episode remained unseen until December 18, 1989 when CBS aired a colorized version.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Jacket (2005)

The "lost" episode

Christmastime with the Ricardos, the Mertzes and Little Ricky. Little Ricky wants to see Santa. Naturally Lucy dresses as him to surprise the little boy.

Basically this isn't a new episode--it contains plenty of flashbacks to previous seasons. I heard this was considered lost and was found under Desi Arnazs' bed after his death. It was restored and aired (just once) on CBS in 1989. It's not great but just seeing the old gang in a somewhat "new" episode was plenty of fun. This is probably still out of syndication because of the flashbacks but worth catching if you're a Lucy fan.