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Sean Snow · 08-01-2001, 05:55 PM

When did they add the heart to the opening? I remember reading that during the orginal run Desi and Lucy were climbing on packs of Phillip Morris ciggerates.

chicosladyfair · 08-01-2001, 07:37 PM

I may be wrong but I think it was the beginning of the second season.

dawsongirl · 08-01-2001, 10:20 PM

The heart is a result of syndication. When it went into syndication, it was no longer sponsored by Phillip Morris, so the Phillip Morris opening was gone.

The opening consisted on stick figure Lucy and Ricky riding up an elevator to the top of a building (if I remember right). They promoted PM cigarettes all the way through. There's a website that has the opening you can watch. I'll post the address later.

callmetootie · 08-01-2001, 10:48 PM

Yeah, I have ABC airings of Bewitched, and Samantha hands Darrin a box of Life cereal. They promoted it all the way through.

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Terry Ross · 08-04-2001, 07:51 PM

dawsongirl, how do you know these things?

dawsongirl · 08-04-2001, 10:44 PM

I read a lot. Plus I have no life

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Roz1013 · 08-05-2001, 12:16 AM

Was it CBS or NBC that ILL used to originally air on?

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Brandon 2006 · 08-05-2001, 01:24 AM

It was CBS. CBS aired ILL,TLS,HL, and TLDCH. ABC aired Life with Lucy

Terry Ross · 08-08-2001, 11:22 AM

Please tell me what 'Gentleman, start your engines' means?

dawsongirl · 08-08-2001, 03:21 PM

Terry,

See that other post. I explained that along with my new signature.

You actually beat me this time! I didn't come in here at all yesterday.

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dawsongirl · 08-23-2001, 09:13 PM

http://www.toontracker.com/lucy/lucy.htm

If you want to see the original ILL opening, check this out.

08-24-2001, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dawsongirl:
The heart is a result of syndication. When it went into syndication, it was no longer sponsored by Phillip Morris, so the Phillip Morris opening was gone.

The opening consisted on stick figure Lucy and Ricky riding up an elevator to the top of a building (if I remember right). They promoted PM cigarettes all the way through. There's a website that has the opening you can watch. I'll post the address later.

This is one of the many cartoon scenarios used at the beginning of the original I Love Lucy episodes. Each week, cartoon Lucy and Ricky would be in different situations, putting up billboards, or playing with matches as big as them, or walking a dog, or driving a car, or riding in a hot air balloon, etc., and end up promoting their sponsor. You get the idea. There was a different original opening for each original syndicated episode, so somewhere out there are 179 different cartoon openings!

You can also see the Lucy heart on the satin background, which we are familiar with in the beginning of current syndicated I Love Lucy episodes, in the opening sequence of "Forever Darling".

Terry Ross · 08-24-2001, 02:27 PM

AGAIN you amaze me, dawsongirl. But thanks for the info. I printed it out in color.

dawsongirl · 08-24-2001, 04:33 PM

Maybe I oughta change my name to The Amazing Dawsongirl!

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Barnabas1 · 11-29-2002, 10:27 AM

I always heard the ones that TVL shows are the original ones and the heart opening was added?

08-01-2001, 05:55 PM	#1
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	Lucy's Heart When did they add the heart to the opening? I remember reading that during the orginal run Desi and Lucy were climbing on packs of Phillip Morris ciggerates.

11-29-2002, 10:27 AM	#15
Barnabas1 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 4,598	I always heard the ones that TVL shows are the original ones and the heart opening was added?
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08-01-2001, 07:37 PM	#2
chicosladyfair Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 10, 2001 Location: Sunny California Posts: 770	I may be wrong but I think it was the beginning of the second season.

08-01-2001, 10:20 PM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	The heart is a result of syndication. When it went into syndication, it was no longer sponsored by Phillip Morris, so the Phillip Morris opening was gone. The opening consisted on stick figure Lucy and Ricky riding up an elevator to the top of a building (if I remember right). They promoted PM cigarettes all the way through. There's a website that has the opening you can watch. I'll post the address later.

08-01-2001, 10:48 PM	#4
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Yeah, I have ABC airings of Bewitched, and Samantha hands Darrin a box of Life cereal. They promoted it all the way through. ------------------ Andrew Carden

08-04-2001, 07:51 PM	#5
Terry Ross Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	dawsongirl, how do you know these things?

08-04-2001, 10:44 PM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I read a lot. Plus I have no life ------------------ Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!!!

08-05-2001, 12:16 AM	#7
Roz1013 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 261	Was it CBS or NBC that ILL used to originally air on? ------------------ "Don't take this personally Ethel, but I'm sick of the sight of your face."

08-05-2001, 01:24 AM	#8
Brandon 2006 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 26, 2001 Location: United States Posts: 338	It was CBS. CBS aired ILL,TLS,HL, and TLDCH. ABC aired Life with Lucy

08-08-2001, 11:22 AM	#9
Terry Ross Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	Please tell me what 'Gentleman, start your engines' means?

08-08-2001, 03:21 PM	#10
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Terry, See that other post. I explained that along with my new signature. You actually beat me this time! I didn't come in here at all yesterday. ------------------ Congrats to the 2001 Brickyard 400 Champion- Jeff Gordon!

08-23-2001, 09:13 PM	#11
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	http://www.toontracker.com/lucy/lucy.htm If you want to see the original ILL opening, check this out.

08-24-2001, 02:27 PM	#13
Terry Ross Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	AGAIN you amaze me, dawsongirl. But thanks for the info. I printed it out in color.

08-24-2001, 04:33 PM	#14
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Maybe I oughta change my name to The Amazing Dawsongirl! ------------------ Love ya, see ya here on the feud!