Frank Gannucci
05-03-2024, 07:21 AM
I Love Lucy Episode Synopsis (w/images): “Ricky Has Labor Pains” & “Lucy Becomes A Sculptress”:
“Ricky Has Labor Pains”:
Episode #56 (Syndicated episode #49)
VHS: On the Columbia House tapes, it’s attached to episodes #50, #51 & #52.
DVD: On the Season 2 box set, it is attached to episodes #49-54 as well as the My Favorite Husband episode “Liz Becomes A Sculpturess” along with Behind The Scenes Featurette: Except from Laughs, Luck…and Lucy by Jess Oppenheimer. On the blu ray set, it is attached to along with bonus features like flubs.
Air Date: Mon. 1/5/53
Notes: For MANY years, until the blu ray release in the 2010s, the episode was NEVER shown fully uncut. The syndicated version showed like two seconds of footage that the home video releases didn’t show but the latter had more footage. Here’s the information: https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...ighlight=Labor
Also, back in the 50s, this episode not only almost didn’t air due to the then-controversial nature (how times have changed), people were convinced it was the end of the show. Desi brought in three religious people who looked at the script and approved of it so CBS decided to air it but they didn’t want the word “pregnant” mentioned, so they used the word Enceinte which is French for pregnant somehow thinking no one would notice.
Also, the final scene is shown on the I Love Lucy Christmas Special. Originally, when the special was colorized, this and other flashback scenes weren’t until 2015 when it was colorized. Also I can definitely say that I remember when the baby episodes aired on Nick (and later TV Land), they showed “Lucy is Enceinte” BEFORE the five flashback episodes. However local syndication like WNYW did the opposite however the first scenes in those flashback episodes were edited out.
To read the transcript of the episode, click here:
https://subslikescript.com/series/I_Love_Lucy-43208/season-2/episode-14-Ricky_has_Labor_Pains
“Ricky Has Labor Pains”:
Episode #56 (Syndicated episode #49)
VHS: On the Columbia House tapes, it’s attached to episodes #50, #51 & #52.
DVD: On the Season 2 box set, it is attached to episodes #49-54 as well as the My Favorite Husband episode “Liz Becomes A Sculpturess” along with Behind The Scenes Featurette: Except from Laughs, Luck…and Lucy by Jess Oppenheimer. On the blu ray set, it is attached to along with bonus features like flubs.
Air Date: Mon. 1/5/53
Notes: For MANY years, until the blu ray release in the 2010s, the episode was NEVER shown fully uncut. The syndicated version showed like two seconds of footage that the home video releases didn’t show but the latter had more footage. Here’s the information: https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...ighlight=Labor
Also, back in the 50s, this episode not only almost didn’t air due to the then-controversial nature (how times have changed), people were convinced it was the end of the show. Desi brought in three religious people who looked at the script and approved of it so CBS decided to air it but they didn’t want the word “pregnant” mentioned, so they used the word Enceinte which is French for pregnant somehow thinking no one would notice.
Also, the final scene is shown on the I Love Lucy Christmas Special. Originally, when the special was colorized, this and other flashback scenes weren’t until 2015 when it was colorized. Also I can definitely say that I remember when the baby episodes aired on Nick (and later TV Land), they showed “Lucy is Enceinte” BEFORE the five flashback episodes. However local syndication like WNYW did the opposite however the first scenes in those flashback episodes were edited out.
To read the transcript of the episode, click here:
https://subslikescript.com/series/I_Love_Lucy-43208/season-2/episode-14-Ricky_has_Labor_Pains