CBS decided it would be a fitting tribute to show the “lost” Christmas episode on Monday, Dec. This would have been the episode entitled “Ricky’s Contract”…but of the 38 color shows during the 1954 calendar year, totaling 50 hours, “I Love Lucy” was not among them…it was dropped from the list for whatever reason. 6, 1954 episode of “I Love Lucy” was mentioned, altho not by name. (2) As its commitment to the future of color broadcasting, CBS announced in a press release dated Augthat 42 episodes of their various shows would “color-cast” by the end of the year…and 29 more in the Spring of 1955. Desi Arnaz had expressed interest in filming the one-hour shows in color…there would eventually be 13 of them, collectively known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”… originally aired as the “Ford Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” and “Westinghouse Deslilu Playhouse Presents The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show.” This was never done, as the cost would have been prohibitive…at least twice the normal budget per episode. (1) There were 180 half-hour episodes of “I Love Lucy”… none were filmed in color.
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