Breaking Eggs -
7.2/10 with 307 votes
In one of the episodes in which Lucy raises chickens, her chickens aren't laying any eggs, so she and Ethel go out and buy some to put under the chickens so Ricky won't notice,I forget what happens, but then Ricky comes in the house and Lucy needs to...
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Time Magazine -
7.1/10 with 151 votes
In an episode of I Love Lucy, she sits down to read a magazine. If you look closely, it will have her name and the show title, along with her picture on the cover!
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Marriage in Connecticut -
6.9/10 with 60 votes
In "The Marriage License", where Lucy wants to get married since she thinks she and Ricky weren't actually married the first time, they goto the Byrum River Beagle Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. This is where Lucille and Desi got married in real life...
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6.4/10 with 69 votes
In the episode that has the scene where a Hollywood (producer? talent scout?) is visiting the apartment, for the movie that begins with “Moon Over ____”, and Ricky sings “See You in C-U-B-A”, Ricky brings is scrapbook out and shows it to the scout,...
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6.4/10 with 30 votes
In "The Amateur Hour", the episode where Lucy must baby-sit two bratty twins, Ricky announces "Little Willie Mae" at an amateur contest. Willie Mae Barker was the Arnazes' maid and kids' nanny.
The Guest List -
6.1/10 with 36 votes
In "Drafted" (the episode where Lucy and Ethel think that Ricky and Fred have been drafted into the Army), Lucy rattles off some names for a going-away party for Ricky and Fred. The names, which are Orsatti, Sedgwick, Buzzel, and Josephy, come from the...
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5.8/10 with 26 votes
In "Ricky Asks for a Raise", a quick-change artist by the name of Hal King is mentioned. In real life, Hal King was Lucille's makeup artist.
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Lucy's Birthday -
5.7/10 with 56 votes
In "The Fur Coat" (the episode where Ricky brings home a fur coat intended for use in his show, but Lucy thinks he got it for her), Ricky says the Ricardos moved into the building on August 6, 1948. August 6 is Lucille Ball's birthday.
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Maury Thompson -
5.7/10 with 23 votes
In "Drafted" (the episode where Lucy and Ethel think that Ricky and Fred have been drafted into the Army), Lucy says that Commander Maurice Thompson sent Ricky his orders. In real life, Maury Thompson was the script clerk and camera coordinator for "I...
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McCall's -
5.4/10 with 30 votes
In the eppisode when Lucy is pregnant and about to have her baby, Ricky tells her to sit down, she tells him if she does she will never be able to get up again. Later she does sit down in this chair and picks up a McCall's magazine if you look closely...
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Cugat -
5.2/10 with 30 votes
In the episode where Lucy and Ricky first meet the Ramseys, their new neighbors in Connecticut, Ricky goes over to speak to Ralph Ramsey about returning some furniture, because Lucy couldn’t bring herself to tell Betty Ramsey they couldn’t afford...
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Dan Jenkins -
4.4/10 with 30 votes
The reference to Dan Jenkins as the name of the repairman in the episode "Redecorating" comes from the TV Guide writer of the same name.
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