'I Love Lucy' Christmas Special To Air On CBS
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — CBS announced plans Tuesday to broadcast two newly colorized episodes of the 1950s comedy, "I Love Lucy," including the memorable grape-stomping episode and the rarely-seen "Christmas Episode" this coming Christmas holiday.
"I Love Lucy" aired on CBS from Oct. 15, 1951 until May 6, 1957, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as the Ricardos' friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz.
Both episodes that will air this Christmas have been colorized with a vintage look, and the episodes will air back-to-back, according to CBS spokeswoman Kim Izzo-Emmett.
The episode most popularly known as the grape-stomping episode is actually titled "Lucy's Italian Movie." The episode, chosen by television critics as one of the top 10 Lucy shows, follows the Ricardos and Mertzes as they visit Rome and a local vineyard.
"The Christmas Episode" first aired in December 1956, but was not included in the series' long history of reruns, according to Izzo-Emmett. The episode, previously thought to be lost, was rediscovered in 1989 and follows the Ricardos and Mertzes as they recall the arrival of the Ricardos' son, Little Ricky.
The "I Love Lucy Christmas Special," will air on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
