Ahhh the brilliance of Lucille Ball!!

I was just re-watching I Love Lucy on Paramount. I have watched the show dozens of times over the years. It is always funny. When I need comforting from stress I Love Lucy is like a warm cup of chicken soup for the soul.

Rick, also from the "Lucy Learns To Drive" episode, when the get in or out of the Pontiac, pay attention to the upper portion of the door panel where the crew has "powdered" the darker upper portion of the driver's side door to reduce light reflection. When Ricky touches the door, his fingerprints are visible. Regarding glass, in the episode "Never Do Business With Friends" after the washing machine sprays them in the Mertz's kitchen which leads to the fight and ultimately the Ricardos go back to their apartment, Fred slams the kitchen door closed and the glass in the door shatters to the floor. So that was one time where they actually DID have glass on the set!

One of my favorite Vivian Vance scenes is when it's Ethel's birthday & Fred gives Lucy money to buy her a present & Lucy buys those fancy cocktail pants. Superb acting.

Holy cow, Rick! Lucille Ball was so talented. Contorting her face like that?! I’m amazed. Wow ❤

Hey Rick, the missing windshield & vent window glass is very obvious, other shows like the Beverly Hillbillies & Green Acres comes to mind. The missing glass in the windows is much more subtle, Lucille Ball's ability to distort her face to give the illusion that she's pressing against glass is brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video revealing one of the tricks of Hollywood!!! 👍👍🙂

I remember an episode of Get Smart where Max's face was pushed in glass and you could see the pancake makeup left behind!

"Rick nineg" was one of my first subscriptions when I joined KZfaq. Early episodes of "Leave It to Beaver" made me realize that the windows on TV series didn't have glass panes. The curtains in the window of the entry of the Clever's first house would always swing in and out of the window frame when the front door was slammed shut. Also, the Clever's cars were frequently driven without the windshields--I think this was the case during the opening for the last season when the Clevers were backing out of the driveway to go on a family picinic.

I love the scene of Lucy and Ethel in the candy factory where they can't catch up and Lucy starts eating the candy. Cracks me up everytime!

It's incredible how many tricks of the trade there are when shooting for TV or a movie. One of my favorites are the silent paper bags. You may notice when an actor is carrying grocery or any type paper bags they barely make a noise because they are made from a material that replicates paper but is almost noiseless. Also, clear silicone ice cubes are used in drink glasses to reduce noise. Most people would be amazed at how many "silent props" are necessary on set when filming.

Speaking of the scenes with the Pontiac, have you noticed the headlamps are covered with white poster paper to give the illusion of being illuminated.😮

Thank you for these Lucy videos. I laugh out loud just seeing the still photographs. I love Lucy.

You showing the scene where she contorts her face made me think back to the movie they did on her life where we find out she was mentored by the great Buster Keaton. I can only imagine what all he taught her to do. And I'd bet the face thing was one of them. Thank you for another great episode.

I always love finding out new stuff with I Love Lucy and these old shows. Keep up the great work Rick, have a great weekend!

I never noticed any of the scenes without the glass and I've been a fan for 60 years. Ty for your entertaining videos. It gets us through horrible times.

Gee Rick, I know I have said it before but your eye for detail is truly amazing and has to be some kinda record! The window shade string swinging thru the empty hole blew my mind, would have never noticed if you had not brought it to light. 😍

Great stuff, as usual, Rick. You definitely have "the eye". On a personal note, I am continuing to hold a good thought for you that you are slowly healing from the loss of your precious "baby". I know how tough it is to lose such a precious gift of love. You never truly get over the loss, but eventually the good memories replace the sad ones, & you end up smiling at those precious memories, instead of letting the mourning process dominate over those precious & irrepraceable memories. All the best to you, as ever.

Lucy was amazing!!! Thank you Rick! ANYTHING I Love Lucy is wonderful!!

On The Honeymooners, you can notice there's no glass in the window of the Kramden's apartment. Most noticeable, in the episode "Pardon My Glove", Ralph & Norton are hiding out of the fire escape & they're watching Alice talking with another man. When Ralph finally has all he can stand, he yells "Aha!" & then climbs through the open section of the window. However, he reaches his hand through the part where there should be glass to steady himself. He's also holding a white glove in the hand that goes through the window. It's a very obvious blooper.

An interesting concept on the Lucy Learns to Drive episode is that they had the actual vehicles on the soundstage but of course did not want to start the cars and drive them in an enclosed area. So every time you see the Pontiac in motion, you can see a cable coming from the front end of the car. This was used to pull the car along so they didn't have to actually start it and drive it.

I remember being a kid and laughing my head off whenever Fred said "I got wind of it." Lots of episodes made me laugh, but that line has stuck with me all these years. I originally watched ILL in the 60's.

I knew there was no glass because of glare, but I really thought there was glass in the scene where Lucy scrunches up her face. That’s some great talent! I also always notice in shows that even in the winter, cars always have their windows down. Always makes me laugh. This was great, Rick!😄

I love your videos of I Love Lucy. I could seriously binge watch I Love Lucy all day!! They were the best! This is great. Who would have known! So many Hollywood secrets and illusions!

Buster Keaton poked fun at this concept in a scene where he's cleaning a window, and he reaches through the window to clean the other side.

you are amazing Rick always and inspire all of us and thank you so much for showing us. Ms. Lucy was amazing woman

I always thought glass was there!! That really speaks of the brilliance of Lucille Ball!!

Yes Lucy was a great show. Good insight on how things are produced.

Brilliant, how Lucy sells the first shot. Genius.

Wow. Just found your channel. I LOVE "I Love Lucy," too. It is my all-time favorite sitcom and it was one of the first. I grew up watching the re-runs. There are a few I missed, though. And, now, seeing them complete, I realize how much was cut because TV kept adding more and more commercial time to their shows. When I young, like 7 or 8, I would watch it and if, for some reason, I had to turn off the TV before the episode finished, I would worry about it for days. LOL! Lucy would get herself into such messes! And I think I was deeply affected by her and her antics. Throughout my life, one of (what I consider) my greatest strengths is coming up with unique ideas to solve problems... not unlike Lucy. LOL!

I knew about the car windshield, that one is pretty obvious.. but the rest of 'em, nope, never paid that much attention - great catch!!

Great video as usual Rick. Another thing you could have mentioned is the "fogging" of surfaces, such as the Pontiacs' body, so lights don't create a shine. It was done with cars many times in many shows over the years. Especially on The Andy Griffith Show. The squad car always looked "dusty", never shiny. Keep up the good work!

I grew up watching this show… seems like it was always on TV, no matter what time of day 😊

There's actually another time they did that and one of the funniest reactions I think! This was the hospital nursery in "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" where Fred and Charles Lane are waiting while Ricky puts on his stage makeup and comes back! When Barbara Pepper is playing a nurse you see her inside and silently screams and throws what she's holding up in the air at the sight of Ricky dressed like a head hunter! Hahaha!

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Another great video! Also in The Brady Bunch, there was no glass in the windows when they showed the back yard. Also in the series "Chips" you can see the crew and equipment all the time in the reflection of their sunglasses. Even as a kid I noticed that

I was always looking for things like this. I believe I saw some kind of problems on other shows. Love looking for these mistakes. Found so many..new and old. Be blessed from AL

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Yes ..I got wind of it ! HAHAHA...my favorite line of all ...so funny..that episode is one of my favorites

They also put some sort of wax over the cars paint finish so the lighting would not reflect off of the sides/hood of the car. Thanks Rick! Love your vlogs. Especially the Lucy posts. ✌🏻😉✌🏻

Thanks for a great video. Your videos are always a treat. This is a fascinating Topic.I find it fascinating to learn these little secretsBehind how TV shows are made. Keep up the great work and thanks for a great video.

Fun fun video . . . thanks for sharing.

As always, thank you for sharing the "secrets," Rick.

Rick, also notice on the Pontiac in "First Stop" that the headlights have been painted/covered over. They are definitely a non-reflective white, instead of glass.

I remember them doing the same trick with Eddie Albert's cars in "Green Acres".

Fantastic catches, Rick!

The one blooper I noticed is one of my favorites where Lucy and Ethel revert to old fashioned ways. The snooty women of the society matrons league come to Lucy's apartment for an inspection. They ask to see the kitchen and go in while Lucy and Ethel and the guys remain in the living room. As the women go into the kitchen the swinging door keeps swinging and you can see the two actresses standing behind the door.

Boy, I bet the Windex company is crying over this! 😢 lol. This video was not a pane in the glass, because I learned something today! The windowless technique is not news to me, but what got to me was Lucy’s ability to make things truly believable! That face! I would have never known by her expression that the glass was not there! Lucille Ball was truly gifted as were we all when she shared her talents with us! Just as we as subscribers are all gifted when you share your work with us! Both you and Lucy are outstanding in your fields! Quality stuff! 👍🏻

Very interesting. I Love Lucy is my favourite old show.

The Brady Bunch notoriously had no glass in their “sliding glass” doors.

During Covid lockdown i used to watch I ❤ Lucy and watched your I ❤ Lucy videos!😄

Wow, you have such a good eye for detail Rick! Just great! Loved this video! Had no idea that Lucy was contorting her face! She's wonderful! Thanks so much for your video!!!🙏🤗

This makes me think about when some newer shows do an interior scene in a car. The rear-view mirror is usually missing.

I love learning about these I love Lucy ''secrets''! PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING! :)

I've noticed the glass being removed, but Lucille Ball contorting her face to look like she was pressing against a glass door was masterful!

Besides the missing glass in the Pontiac, they also use a non-reflective paint (I assume something water-soluble like tempera, which dries to a matte finish) otherwise there would be a lot of glare and reflection.

My favorite episodes are when they went to California and Europe. I love it when you find interesting tidbits about those!

Great video Rick, as usual! I used to see the missing glass trick in a lot of shows, specifically Adam-12 comes to mind. When they were in the cruiser most of the glass was gone, but, you could see some glass on both ends of the windshield

Hi Rick. I never even thought about it! Thanks for pointing it out to us. Her talent is amazing! Thanks for another great video!🤗🤗

Ty so much I never knew this. Great video

Great video, Rick! The Brady Bunch is another classic example of no glass in the sliding glass door that the kids use to go from the backyard into the family room. It's very obvious! I believe that one of the brady kids said in an interview once that one time they forgot and stuck their hand through the frame to slide open the door, and it ended up in the final cut! Can't recall which episode though.

Great Video Rick. I just Realized this Year while watching the Last season of Leave it to Beaver. In the opening Credits there is no Glass in the Rear Window of the Car as Ward is backing it out of the Driveway. It only took Me about 35 Years to realize that.

Very very very clever to remove the glass in many episodes!!!

When I first seen this Rick I knew there was no glass it's very obvious to see even the vent window! As all way's Rick...Your the very best in your career pls keep'em Rolling...Thank's for all you do!!! ....

WOW! Really neat. Thanks for this!

Wow! Very cool. Thanks for that info!

Really interesting. It's funny that they removed the glass from the door, but left the little string for the shade!

Not only on I Love Lucy, but look at the 1962 episodes of Leave it to Beaver, when they are backing out of the driveway , you can see there is no glass in the 1962 Dodge

The car was also being pulled by a rope/chain. Awesome video. I never knew most of this. Her mime work is impressive ❤

Great episode, Rick! Filmways Productions, (Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres) would also remove car windshields on vehicles. They would also dull down the car bodies themselves, even the wheel covers, to eliminate reflections. I always cringe whenever I see what they did to Oliver Douglas’s Lincoln Continental on Green Acres. Also, Kami Cotler (“Elizabeth Walton”) pointed out on her channel that the glass was removed from the top of the candy cases in Ike Godsey’s store for the same reason, and I have to admit that I never noticed it. I guess there are all sorts of tricks used in the quest to simulate reality. Keep those videos coming, Rick!

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Wow! Thanks for all the secrets.

The Brady Bunch patio doors is another glassless classic. I'm sure there are hundreds of shows with this technique.

she looked so good partic in the hollywood episodes - fascinating info.

Never picked up on that. Good stuff! Thanks Rick! 👍🏼

I love Tallulah Bankhead, she was hilarious!

These are great. It is also worth mentioning that for the purpose of filming all the shiny surfaces (like the paint on the Pontiac) needed to be dulled in order to minimize light reflection. This is especially evident in almost any episode by looking at telephone. Those old Westinghouse phones were SHINY! 😂

Fasinating ! Thanks

That’s another good one. I did not the windshield missing. But the one with the door and shade string moving I thought the window broke or something when I was a child.

I knew about all the glass stuff, except for The Star Upstairs episode!? That’s great, oh Lucy hahahahaha! What a great video❣️ and maybe some more videos translating things that Ricky is saying in Spanish?

That was very interesting. Thanks again... 🙏🔥💪🤙👍

That set (at 3:45 or so) looks like it could be somewhere on the same set area used in the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action" exterior, where Kirk and Spock pull up in the "flivver"... being Desilu, and all.

Wow! I would have never guessed that there wasn't glass in that sliding door of the hotel. Lucy was incredibly talented to be able to distort her face so convincingly in that scene! Of course, she made a lot of funny faces throughout her shows, but wow! Incredible!

Now that my brain doesn’t tell me there’s a windshield there, the car looks weird.

Thanks for some more interesting facys about Hollywood magic. Most of the time you never notice these because you don't think of the tricks. But once you pointed out the missing windshield I could definitely tell it wasn't there no matter the angle of the shot. Speaking of cars, something I have often noticed when they show a view out the windshield is the fact that the rear view mirror is no longer there.

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As a kid growing up watching these shows, we always noticed the lack of glass, and when we asked, it was said it was to cut the cost of the scenery! But it was for other reasons as well!

I like your I love Lucy bloopers the best. Thanks for this one!

I am amazed!! Your research into these details is mind blowing! Whether you did the research or researched someone else’s research doesn’t matter. They probably figured that no one would noticed a couple of seconds of a swinging shade cord/ring. I’ve been watching Lucy forever, starting on Black & White TVs with Rabbit Ears and never noticed any of these illusions. Thanks for digging thru and sharing all the details you find!!!!!

Home run video. As Always. Thank you.

Great observation skills. Yes she squints her face before touching the “glass.”

Lucy and guest star have the same dinnerware.

I loved the episode of her and Harpo Marx doing the mirror image scene

Omgoodness. Nice work Rick!

Lucy looks like she wanted to parody Hedda Hopper with that outfit in the Tallulah Bankhead episode of the "Lucy/Desi Comedy Hour". Hedda was famous for her extravagant, broad brimmed hats.

I’ve learned something new about the glass removal I did at different time notice the rear view mirrors gone.

That last example was funny. Gotta go find that episode.

Great acting

Love your videos. You do a brilliant job. Would you do a video on Rickey's orchestra. Often you can see them enjoying the antics and the play marvelously. One of my favorites is when a few of the members pretend to be a girl band because of Lucy.

Hadn’t noticed that about the facial contortion before! You’ve really analyzed these in micro depth!

Love Lucy stuff. Thanks!