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Tankeryanker · 06-11-2017, 12:44 PM

How many of you thought Mule was a real person? I did especially since the had Don Drysdale on the show.

The Waltons had an Alvira Drummond on the show and I thought she was real as well.

Are there other people you thought were real?

visaman666 · 07-08-2020, 11:38 AM

Yes! That's why I am replying to your post 3 years after you wrote it! 😉

Scrabjan1 · 07-08-2020, 11:42 AM

I thought he might be real since they are always mentioning famous athletes and movie stars. In almost every episode they mention a Tony Curtis, a Johnny Unitas or a Sal Mineo.

stevea · 07-08-2020, 06:12 PM

Of course then there's Speed Brophy, too.

Mule was quite a guy--football star/baseball star/beauty parlor owner.

MichaelMartinD · 07-10-2020, 08:38 AM

When I was very little, I thought "Little Ricky" was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz' actual son.

stevea · 07-10-2020, 11:00 AM

In the Don Drysdale episode the kid who was the newspaper guy's son overacted a little--"Oh, boy. All the way out to Los Angeles!" (scene ends)

Tankeryanker · 07-10-2020, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelMartinD

When I was very little, I thought "Little Ricky" was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz' actual son.

He's not?

CosmicCharlie · 07-10-2020, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelMartinD

When I was very little, I thought "Little Ricky" was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz' actual son.

Here's what happened to the twins who played Little Ricky on 'I Love Lucy'
No, Desi Arnaz, Jr., didn't play Little Ricky on 'I Love Lucy.'

https://www.metv.com/stories/heres-w...icky-on-i-love

Image: (left) Everett Collection, (right) Janet Monti / Messenger Inbox

Most of us know Little Ricky on I Love Lucy as Keith Thibodeaux, the child actor who played Lucy and Ricky's son for 23 episodes during the series' sixth and seventh seasons.

But as we all know, Little Ricky was born in season two, with the episode outdrawing the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and setting records that would last decades.

So what did Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz do for three and a half seasons before Thibodeaux joined the cast? They hired a pair of twins to switch off and portray their fictional son.

Joe and Mike Mayer were never credited for the role, but they were a central part of the series for three seasons.-lucy

stevea · 07-10-2020, 10:02 PM

As far as I know Thibodeaux was not credited either. When he first started he was really hard to understand, so the other actors eventually started repeating his lines.

He eventually improved.

Scrabjan1 · 07-13-2020, 09:38 AM

I saw Keith on Phil Donahue way back and he was very open about his stuttering problem. The director wanted to hypnotize him.

06-11-2017, 12:44 PM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	Mule Saunders and other... How many of you thought Mule was a real person? I did especially since the had Don Drysdale on the show. The Waltons had an Alvira Drummond on the show and I thought she was real as well. Are there other people you thought were real?

07-08-2020, 11:38 AM	#2
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	Yes! That's why I am replying to your post 3 years after you wrote it! 😉

07-08-2020, 11:42 AM	#3
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	I thought he might be real since they are always mentioning famous athletes and movie stars. In almost every episode they mention a Tony Curtis, a Johnny Unitas or a Sal Mineo.

07-08-2020, 06:12 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,868	Of course then there's Speed Brophy, too. Mule was quite a guy--football star/baseball star/beauty parlor owner.

07-10-2020, 08:38 AM	#5
MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 576	When I was very little, I thought "Little Ricky" was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz' actual son.

07-10-2020, 11:00 AM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,868	In the Don Drysdale episode the kid who was the newspaper guy's son overacted a little--"Oh, boy. All the way out to Los Angeles!" (scene ends)

07-10-2020, 10:02 PM	#9
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,868	As far as I know Thibodeaux was not credited either. When he first started he was really hard to understand, so the other actors eventually started repeating his lines. He eventually improved.

07-13-2020, 09:38 AM	#10
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	I saw Keith on Phil Donahue way back and he was very open about his stuttering problem. The director wanted to hypnotize him.