Removing the counter is the only way the long loaf scene could have worked. I think they made the right call in doing so. It’s kind of like seeing through the fourth wall. Thanks for showing this, Rick.
The space between the counter and the oven was maybe 3 feet at most. To obtain the camera angle needed it was the only possible choice. Unlike today's cameras which you can put in your wallet, the video camera of 1952 was the size of a small car. And even if they could have the whole scene would have been distorted with an extreme fish-eye lens.
It's amazing. I've been watching this show pretty much my whole life, over 40 years. Never once realized all these small bloopers. The way you explain it with the "fourth wall" view is so great. I'm a huge fan of your channel, love the way you narrate everything. I've been watching these episodes again with fresh eyes and new perspectives thanks to you!!
I’ve been watching I Love Lucy since I’ve been a child of the 70’s (I’m now in my mid 50’s and old!! LOL) and I’ve seen this episode millions of times and honestly NEVER even noticed the counter being gone!!! I love your videos, please keep posting!! ❤️
This is one of my favorite episodes. My favorite line is from Lucy when she is kneading that big mound of dough. She turns to Ethel and says in a joyful tone, “ It’s a happy little loaf, isn’t it??!!” 😂 My birthday is 10/15 which is of historic meaning to the show. I am 71, so I watched the very first episode. I did not notice the absence of the counter. I was too engrossed in the scene and the characters. I really enjoy your video research. Thank you. 😁👍🏼
Honestly, I would be more concerned with where they got a "timber saw" in their urban environment. I am one that would not consider their a blooper. Above all, the story and sight gags would be more important than the set pieces. Remember, there was no rewind or counter bar in the 1950s...their style of filming would be to create a focus on the actors and situation presented. Continuity is very much a modern thing. Lucy and Desi were truly pioneers the believe that a tv show, and individual episode, might someday be more than a "just in the moment" thing. I suspect lots of early TV people, who came from Film and Vaudeville background were of the mind that the term "show" was just that...an evenings performance. That is speculation, but it would explain why they were keen to let Lucy and Desi keep the rights. By the late-1960s and the 70s, reruns were common... you could see it all again next summer. By the 80s and 90s you could have them on tape. The Franchise as we know it...with fandoms, Trekkies and the like could now maintain their modern beliefs.
Hi Rick....You know yrs ago when I was little. My Grandmother laughed so hard when she seen Lucy bread coming out of the oven. But since you mentioned about the oven you take better notice!
Very good Rick! I’ve seen this episode countless times and realized the bread was impossible but NEVER that the counter was gone. Love your Lucy videos best because I like to think you can’t point out things I didn’t know. Then, of course, you Always do. Much love ❤️
Good eye Rick! I m in my late 6o's and a lover of the old I Love Lucy tv show. So I have seen this episode dozens and dozens of times and have never noticed the missing counter in the oven scene.
The "darkness" on the floor that you mention at 3:40 is not caused by the missing counter. That is the shadow of the loaf of bread. Notice the shadow is a straight line until you get to the oven door. The oven door is casting a wider shadow. This shadow is caused by a "key light" or "kicker light" that is above and behind the actors facing the camera. It's what makes the top of the loaf of bread stand out and shine so much.
@@martythemartian99 kjclark1963 is right. If you compare the shot at 2:46 with the one at 3:26 you'll see the shadow is longer when more of the bread has come out. You can also search for the clip itself and watch it grow as the bread emerges.
Usually in a car scene and you see the actor driving, the rear view mirror is usually NOT there. This is so you can see the actor better in the scene. Yep! To pull off that gag, they HAD to remove the counter. But, it would be more hilarious to think the "bread did it" LOL
"Fourth Wall" and "suspension of dis/belief" are great concepts to consider when thinking about any TV show, but especially one as well-beloved as "I Love Lucy". Thanks for presenting these ideas.
The only thing I ever thought about this bread scene was that of all the zany things Lucy ever did, this was the only thing that was completely impossible. Every one of her other antics were improbable, but quite possible. Oh, I also thought it was quite hilarious.
I loved the illusion. I never noticed the mistakes. Looks like they did what they had to do to make the scene work. Just like a magician. Sometimes we don't want to know how the trick was done.
Great observation, that is what makes these shows classics. Today, everyone is separating real from imaginary. Even the new Lion King is not made to meet the joy of cartoon version because they are making it look as real as possible and that spoils it.
In 50 years of watching these episodes, it never dawned on me that the counter disappears. The cutout in the back of the oven was always obvious, even without seeing it.
I have Never noticed this before! However even as a kid I DID notice and understand that the bread was both PERFECTLY SHAPED and HUGE and would not fit in the oven.
Watching this show is so much fun. As far as the "willing suspension of disbelief" goes, I've always felt there's "reality" and "Lucy reality." So, counter or no counter, who cares. Viewers still get to enjoy the ride! PS: Hallmark Channel, as of August 6, has eliminated "I Love Lucy" from its daily lineup. Very disappointed about this move. Would be interested in knowing how others who support this channel are coping. Could we change Hallmark's mind?
Removing I LOVE LUCY is a huge mistake. Happy to have all episodes on dvd. The original pilot with Papito the clown is absolutely wonderful, much better than the episode with Buffo the clown!!
I noticed the intermittent counter many times. Sometimes it is there when they need to eat or do something....and then disappears when it would block the audience. Never noticed the wall cut out though during the bread scene. I love that episode too. Great job Rick!
I always noticed that sometimes the counter was there, and sometimes it wasn't. I guess we love the show and the characters so much we give them all the creative licence they need!
I guess I didn’t really notice that a counter was there when it was need in the one apartment and when it wasn’t when they needed to show the all of the kitchen. Very interesting Rick. This is something that’s really cool that most of us never noticed. Keep up the great work!
Good observation Rick! Now I’ve got one you might like! In the episodes ‘Lucy!s Club Dance’ and ‘Ricky’s Old Girlfriend’, each shows a newspaper; both papers have the same headline - ‘Bond Issue Defeated’! Thought you’d like that one! Always fun to watch your channel!
That's an interesting one because many shows and movies use a similar headline to this to denote a standard/random headline with no real controversy to it. It names no one and is as generalized as possible. Great spotting!
I think they filmed it as they should have. I like you have seen that episode so many times, and to be honest, I’ve never noticed the counter missing. You have a great eye for the details!
Thanks for pointing a few things out I had not noticed, here is one in return. There is a still used in this video with a dog ( which is from The diet) see that painting in the background? It is also located on the wall in The Lucy Show episode Lucy and George Burns. It is in George Burns apartment and it's quick if you don't look it's gone. Back to this episode I saw a interview where Lucy said she was scared of the saw and I guess id be too.
I remember seeing this episode on television and laughing my ass off when that loaf of bread came out of the oven. Yes I realized at the time that long loaf of bread would not have fit in the oven, and I also realized it had no bread pan around it as it came out of the oven obviously either being pushed out by a person or it was spring loaded..... but like you say........ I gave them that "artistic" freedom and enjoyed the show. As a side note here. That episode was indeed filmed before a live studio audience and the bread was really bread, not a prop. It was less expensive to have a real loaf of bread made than it would have been to have a prop made. The Desilu studio commissioned a local bakery to make that real loaf of bread and after the show it was cut up and given to any audience member that wanted a piece of it to either eat there or take home. As for the "forth wall", even as a child I always thought it odd that when the people would go through a doorway to get into the adjoining room. Why didn't they just walk around the wall I wondered? But that's just me.
I think they did it right and like you, I never gave a thought to the counter missing. In fact 99 of your bloopers I never spotted and didn’t know they existed until you pointed them out. Now I look out for them 🙂
Never noticed the difference until you pointed it out, Rick. Does it bother me? Heck no! It made for a great Lucy scene, and that's all that matters. Keep up the cool work!
I have no problem with this at all. I’d rather see the bread come out rather than have the view obstructed but the wall. I never noticed it to be honest and applaud you Rick for spotting this. Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing!
That Episode Was 6 Years Before I Was Born. 4 Years Before My Parents Even KNEW Each 0ther. 😂😂😂😂😂 But I've Seen That Episode. Lucy Was HILARI0US EVERY Episode!!!
The next best thing to the real show is Rick’s outtakes. And now that the Hallmark channel put “I love Lucy” On hiatus, I will be living here for a bit. Hope you don’t charge rent. Lol
Television was still a relatively new technology and many Americans still did not have a TV in their home. Stage plays did this kind of set change routinely, so for the audiences of the day this was a perfectly acceptable transition.
I’ve NEVER noticed the absence of the counter and I’ve been watching since late 50’s. I think it’s a sort of comedic “license”. I like that we’re just expected to accept the clearly presented “wrongs” in the name of comedy!!! It’s all about the funny ideas, and not so much about the reality or lack there of. 😂
💕 I never really thought of the counter..but I knew there would've been furniture, a wall or something that would've blocked our view of the huge loaf of bread. So I saw it as if the camera were between whatever should've been there & the oven ! And I was always fine with it. Because it was funny as heck !! One of my all-time favorite episodes !! 👍🏼😍
Hey Mr Rick and we are still loving Lucy thankyou for helping out with that now I want to know 2 things from you ,1 how do you have such a good eye for finding these things?? I'm sure I have seen them all multiple times also but missed most of them.next question what are you doing up so late or is it early??😁thanx hon faith love hope to all bye miss dena
HA! I noticed this one ages ago but I never considered it a blooper. As you stated they really had no choice but to remove that counter if we were to see the bread emerging from the side. Considering when this was filmed they probably couldn't maneuver the huge camera at another angle and show the bread AND the counter. I considered it a necessary liberty that they had to take.
IMP this was done perfectly for Lucy. As others have said we vision the counter behind us. I like how the oven shelf/rack comes out about as long as the 🥖. But that loaf needed support also. Funny episode and thanks for talking about it. I love the little bloopers that really had to happen back then. I would rather have to deal with them than the junk on tv these days!
There is an episode where Lucy and Ethel are looking out of the window which is on the fourth wall of the first apartment, watching new neighbors move in.
I have seen this episode a million times and never even noticed or thought about the counter not being there. was concentrating too much on the bread coming out of the oven. weird for me cause usually any show I watch I immediately notice if a table is different or a lamp missing or new but not this episode. love these vids your awesome Rick
Didn't they also have a table and chairs in the brick apartment or was that only in the window apartment? As you came into the kitchen there was a door to the left. What was that for? Was it used ?
Randy Tompkins, to answer your question about the door to the left in the kitchen. No one knows for sure, but it is suspected that it was used as a shortcut for the actors to enter the living room set via the kitchen. As far as anyone has said no one has seen the door opened.
could you please do a series about the top times each of the four actors lost their cool? Lucille Ball and all the others were so professional and hardly ever lost their cools, matter of fact i can’t even remember one maybe you could do some research and find out and maybe compile them into either a series of four videos or one single video?
Also Rick, in the same episode. Ricky is bathing in the kitchen and Lucy pours hot water in the tub you can see the counter missing in that scene too. ❤
I always noticed, even as a kid, that the dough was getting heavier each time it rose and expanded which would not happen since it is only filling with gas from the yeast.
As so many other subs have commented, I've seen this episode a million times & never gave the missing counter a thought! Come to think of it, was the counter there when Ricky was in the tub & Lucy poured hot water on him?? And what's with that door on the left that looks like it would lead to the hallway??
Never mind the disappearing counter where did the dog come from? Of all the times I've watched I.L.L.. None ever had a dog whose dog and where did he/ she come from? Just asking. Have a great day everyone.
Fred had a dog in the episode "The Diet". His name was Butch. I think that's the only time we see him. Then little Ricky gets the puppy way later in the series.
It's a little unclear as to what your are calling a blooper. If you are saying that seeing the bread between the wall and the stove is the blooper then I can sorta agree. The whole thing about the counter being removed isn't a blooper. That's just a mechanic of television. To make the effect of the long bread more dramatic they put the counter behind the camera (4th wall) instead of in front of it. That's not a blooper.
I enjoyed, and still do enjoy I Love Lucy sooo much! I wouldn’t have minded how they made the show. I never did notice there was no counter, or the hole behind the oven. I just love the show, and imagine it the way it was meant to be. Thank you for sharing! I love your videos about my favorite shows! 👏👏👏
It is funny because I had noticed that counter was gone on different shows but never noticed it disappeared in the middle of this episode. For that reason I think they made the correct choice because the counter missing did not distract from the gag. I always wondered how the counter fit with the rest of the 4th wall. There is a design which implies it is free standing but they never went on the near side of the counter. Was is supposed to be connected to a wall that would have hidden the design? The counter top is also not flush with the visible side. I know ... I am over analyzing but I wondered this even when I was young. Just curious what their vision was. Thank you for another fun video.
Wow, Rick! Another great catch! I actually just watched this episode (yet again) just last week and didn’t notice it! If it were I filming this, I probably would’ve left the counter in place and done a high angle shot, basically over the top of the counter. But maybe the camera equipment being used didn’t allow for this. In any event, great catch! Please keep ‘em coming!
I remember this episode and while watching it the only thing I focused on was the huge amount of bread coming out of the oven. I realized the oven would have had a hole in the back where it was being pushed through. That’s another trick - draw the attention away from the obvious missing counter by creating chaos with the bread. It’s also hard to judge depth in 2-D. It could be the camera is now on the other side of the counter but yeah the markings on the floor indicate it was moved.
The counter is still there. The Fourth Wall position just changed. We (the viewer) are now seeing the events in the kitchen with the counter behind us. We're on the other side of it. Yeah, they're fudging the spacial relationship between the counter and the oven, to make more space for us to "fit", but it's the only way the gag would have worked with the established set. Honestly, in all my years of watching that episode, I never gave it a second thought. Thanks to your observations, I'm seeing things that never registered before. Keep 'em coming!
What I think it’s hilarious how the tray on where the bread is on expanded along with the bread 🍞. Lol.
Ha thought the same thing 🤣
Ohhh yeah, you’re right!
My brother used to say the same thing.
Good catch XD. I only noticed that in these stills. I guess it went too fast (and i was distracted laughing) when i watched the episode.
This is the one show that bothered me
Wow ! I never noticed the counter not being there.......but I always wondered how the bread tray grew as "long " as the loaf of bread did !!!!!!!!
And the bread would not be perfect and grow longer, It would be a swelled up big glob of dough all over the S IDE S Of the OVEN,
@@tomcarpenter700 Yes! Thank you! That always bothered me.
Hi,
I always thought it was just the other side of the counter. That the counter was behind me.
Same
That is exactly what it was. Some people don't understand stage set design and manipulation.
Removing the counter is the only way the long loaf scene could have worked. I think they made the right call in doing so. It’s kind of like seeing through the fourth wall. Thanks for showing this, Rick.
The space between the counter and the oven was maybe 3 feet at most. To obtain the camera angle needed it was the only possible choice. Unlike today's cameras which you can put in your wallet, the video camera of 1952 was the size of a small car. And even if they could have the whole scene would have been distorted with an extreme fish-eye lens.
Hi I watch I love Lucy :D Soo yeah 😂
I have never noticed this before. As a fourth wall observer maybe we were not suppose to notice.
It's amazing. I've been watching this show pretty much my whole life, over 40 years. Never once realized all these small bloopers. The way you explain it with the "fourth wall" view is so great. I'm a huge fan of your channel, love the way you narrate everything. I've been watching these episodes again with fresh eyes and new perspectives thanks to you!!
I’ve been watching I Love Lucy since I’ve been a child of the 70’s (I’m now in my mid 50’s and old!! LOL) and I’ve seen this episode millions of times and honestly NEVER even noticed the counter being gone!!! I love your videos, please keep posting!! ❤️
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Your Lucy videos....all of them......make me so happy !!!!!!! I adore you !!!!!
Yea silly and unrealistic... love it, make believe... great visual gag even if it's impossible...
Yes, but that's the illustration of TV.
This is one of my favorite episodes. My favorite line is from Lucy when she is kneading that big mound of dough. She turns to Ethel and says in a joyful tone, “ It’s a happy little loaf, isn’t it??!!” 😂 My birthday is 10/15 which is of historic meaning to the show. I am 71, so I watched the very first episode. I did not notice the absence of the counter. I was too engrossed in the scene and the characters. I really enjoy your video research. Thank you. 😁👍🏼
Happy belated 72nd!
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Honestly, I would be more concerned with where they got a "timber saw" in their urban environment. I am one that would not consider their a blooper. Above all, the story and sight gags would be more important than the set pieces. Remember, there was no rewind or counter bar in the 1950s...their style of filming would be to create a focus on the actors and situation presented. Continuity is very much a modern thing. Lucy and Desi were truly pioneers the believe that a tv show, and individual episode, might someday be more than a "just in the moment" thing. I suspect lots of early TV people, who came from Film and Vaudeville background were of the mind that the term "show" was just that...an evenings performance. That is speculation, but it would explain why they were keen to let Lucy and Desi keep the rights. By the late-1960s and the 70s, reruns were common... you could see it all again next summer. By the 80s and 90s you could have them on tape. The Franchise as we know it...with fandoms, Trekkies and the like could now maintain their modern beliefs.
Every time I watch this episode I wonder why they would have that saw at a NYC apartment building.
Just because is not there that was in another episode does not make it a blooper I have seen Ricky sit at a kitchen table that he didn't talk about
I never noticed that, I love this show I have every season on dvds.
It's called suspension of DISbelief.
Hi Rick....You know yrs ago when I was little. My Grandmother laughed so hard when she seen Lucy bread coming out of the oven. But since you mentioned about the oven you take better notice!
That is cool, thanks for the uplifting ending!
You were spot on with this discovery. I wouldn’t call it a blooper because removing the counter was done on purpose and not accidentally.
Very good Rick! I’ve seen this episode countless times and realized the bread was impossible but NEVER that the counter was gone. Love your Lucy videos best because I like to think you can’t point out things I didn’t know. Then, of course, you Always do. Much love ❤️
Should be “Suspension of disbelief”.
Good eye Rick! I
m in my late 6o's and a lover of the old I Love Lucy tv show. So I have seen this episode dozens and dozens of times and have never noticed the missing counter in the oven scene.
They couldn't have done it different. I love Lucy.
Seen this episode of few times, never noticed the counter. This just happens to be one of my favs❗😎🇺🇸
The "darkness" on the floor that you mention at 3:40 is not caused by the missing counter. That is the shadow of the loaf of bread. Notice the shadow is a straight line until you get to the oven door. The oven door is casting a wider shadow. This shadow is caused by a "key light" or "kicker light" that is above and behind the actors facing the camera. It's what makes the top of the loaf of bread stand out and shine so much.
Nah, it doesn't fit the other shadows in the scene but it does follow the line of the counter, so I'm with Rick
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kjclark1963 is right.
If you compare the shot at 2:46 with the one at 3:26 you'll see the shadow is longer when more of the bread has come out.
You can also search for the clip itself and watch it grow as the bread emerges.
@@paulkennedy8701 Yes, you are right.
Lucy is hilarious, period. They (production co.) Ahead of their time. Pioneers in "sitcom"
I noticed but did not care... The site gag was great!
Hey thanks for bringing that counter part to our attention spot on !! 👊😂
Perfect as is
Thanks Rick for sharing Have a great Day.
Usually in a car scene and you see the actor driving, the rear view mirror is usually NOT there. This is so you can see the actor better in the scene. Yep! To pull off that gag, they HAD to remove the counter. But, it would be more hilarious to think the "bread did it" LOL
"Fourth Wall" and "suspension of dis/belief" are great concepts to consider when thinking about any TV show, but especially one as well-beloved as "I Love Lucy". Thanks for presenting these ideas.
Minor mistake, but true. I noticed it, but who really cares. This dude really knows his stuff about sadly under appreciated art.
The only thing I ever thought about this bread scene was that of all the zany things Lucy ever did, this was the only thing that was completely impossible. Every one of her other antics were improbable, but quite possible. Oh, I also thought it was quite hilarious.
The producers just sliced the kitchen beyond the counter to make the scene less half-baked 😆
I loved the illusion. I never noticed the mistakes. Looks like they did what they had to do to make the scene work. Just like a magician. Sometimes we don't want to know how the trick was done.
Great observation, that is what makes these shows classics. Today, everyone is separating real from imaginary. Even the new Lion King is not made to meet the joy of cartoon version because they are making it look as real as possible and that spoils it.
In 50 years of watching these episodes, it never dawned on me that the counter disappears. The cutout in the back of the oven was always obvious, even without seeing it.
I have Never noticed this before! However even as a kid I DID notice and understand that the bread was both PERFECTLY SHAPED and HUGE and would not fit in the oven.
Watching this show is so much fun. As far as the "willing suspension of disbelief" goes, I've always felt there's "reality" and "Lucy reality." So, counter or no counter, who cares. Viewers still get to enjoy the ride! PS: Hallmark Channel, as of August 6, has eliminated "I Love Lucy" from its daily lineup. Very disappointed about this move. Would be interested in knowing how others who support this channel are coping. Could we change Hallmark's mind?
Removing I LOVE LUCY is a huge mistake. Happy to have all episodes on dvd. The original pilot with Papito the clown is absolutely wonderful, much better than the episode with Buffo the clown!!
I love it the way it is. The fantasy of Lucy was great and nothing could ever take away.
My mom had an island counter on wheels that could be moved anywhere in the kitchen.
Just when I thought I've seen it all. You manage to, yet again, surprise me with new and exciting stuff about my favorite show! Thank you!
No problem! I love doing it
I read in Desi Arnaz' autobiography the loaf of bread was real.
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That bread would have made an awesome Subway sandwich 😨
I noticed the intermittent counter many times. Sometimes it is there when they need to eat or do something....and then disappears when it would block the audience. Never noticed the wall cut out though during the bread scene. I love that episode too. Great job Rick!
I love this loaf of bread gag it was awesome
I always noticed that sometimes the counter was there, and sometimes it wasn't. I guess we love the show and the characters so much we give them all the creative licence they need!
Never noticed this before and it's one of my favorites! Thank you for sharing!
You’re most welcome! 😃
I dont care about as long as i can ser lucy my fav
I guess I didn’t really notice that a counter was there when it was need in the one apartment and when it wasn’t when they needed to show the all of the kitchen. Very interesting Rick. This is something that’s really cool that most of us never noticed. Keep up the great work!
Good observation Rick!
Now I’ve got one you might like! In the episodes ‘Lucy!s Club Dance’ and ‘Ricky’s Old Girlfriend’, each shows a newspaper; both papers have the same headline - ‘Bond Issue Defeated’! Thought you’d like that one!
Always fun to watch your channel!
That's an interesting one because many shows and movies use a similar headline to this to denote a standard/random headline with no real controversy to it. It names no one and is as generalized as possible. Great spotting!
Karen82155 thanks for sharing!
Actually, I remember seeing a video around here somewhere that said that that particular newspaper was used in many episodes of many TV shows!
I never noticed. No way around it🤷🏽
Don't mess with perfection!!!!
That giant loaf of bread pinning Lucy against the sink is HYSTERICAL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
To leave in counter would take away from the effects of the super long loaf of bread lol
I think they filmed it as they should have. I like you have seen that episode so many times, and to be honest, I’ve never noticed the counter missing. You have a great eye for the details!
It was just for effect not reality.
Thanks for pointing a few things out I had not noticed, here is one in return. There is a still used in this video with a dog ( which is from The diet) see that painting in the background? It is also located on the wall in The Lucy Show episode Lucy and George Burns. It is in George Burns apartment and it's quick if you don't look it's gone. Back to this episode I saw a interview where Lucy said she was scared of the saw and I guess id be too.
I also found it interesting how the oven rack grew along with the bread
I remember seeing this episode on television and laughing my ass off when that loaf of bread came out of the oven. Yes I realized at the time that long loaf of bread would not have fit in the oven, and I also realized it had no bread pan around it as it came out of the oven obviously either being pushed out by a person or it was spring loaded..... but like you say........ I gave them that "artistic" freedom and enjoyed the show.
As a side note here. That episode was indeed filmed before a live studio audience and the bread was really bread, not a prop. It was less expensive to have a real loaf of bread made than it would have been to have a prop made. The Desilu studio commissioned a local bakery to make that real loaf of bread and after the show it was cut up and given to any audience member that wanted a piece of it to either eat there or take home.
As for the "forth wall", even as a child I always thought it odd that when the people would go through a doorway to get into the adjoining room. Why didn't they just walk around the wall I wondered?
But that's just me.
I think they did it right and like you, I never gave a thought to the counter missing. In fact 99 of your bloopers I never spotted and didn’t know they existed until you pointed them out. Now I look out for them 🙂
Never noticed the difference until you pointed it out, Rick. Does it bother me? Heck no! It made for a great Lucy scene, and that's all that matters. Keep up the cool work!
I have no problem with this at all. I’d rather see the bread come out rather than have the view obstructed but the wall. I never noticed it to be honest and applaud you Rick for spotting this. Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing!
I ve seen I love Lucy like a hundred times and never noticed this! Good eye lol.. it’s good clean humor .. :)
That Episode Was 6 Years Before I Was Born. 4 Years Before My Parents Even KNEW Each 0ther. 😂😂😂😂😂 But I've Seen That Episode. Lucy Was HILARI0US EVERY Episode!!!
The next best thing to the real show is Rick’s outtakes. And now that the Hallmark channel put “I love Lucy” On hiatus, I will be living here for a bit. Hope you don’t charge rent. Lol
I remember seeing it on TV when I was a kid in the 50's. I didnt think anything of it.
Love your stuff Rick.
Television was still a relatively new technology and many Americans still did not have a TV in their home. Stage plays did this kind of set change routinely, so for the audiences of the day this was a perfectly acceptable transition.
Love it
I didn’t notice it until you pointed out and I’ve been watching Lucy for 50 years
I’ve NEVER noticed the absence of the counter and I’ve been watching since late 50’s. I think it’s a sort of comedic “license”. I like that we’re just expected to accept the clearly presented “wrongs” in the name of comedy!!! It’s all about the funny ideas, and not so much about the reality or lack there of. 😂
💕 I never really thought of the counter..but I knew there would've been furniture, a wall or something that would've blocked our view of the huge loaf of bread. So I saw it as if the camera were between whatever should've been there & the oven ! And I was always fine with it. Because it was funny as heck !! One of my all-time favorite episodes !! 👍🏼😍
Hey Mr Rick and we are still loving Lucy thankyou for helping out with that now I want to know 2 things from you ,1 how do you have such a good eye for finding these things?? I'm sure I have seen them all multiple times also but missed most of them.next question what are you doing up so late or is it early??😁thanx hon faith love hope to all bye miss dena
HA! I noticed this one ages ago but I never considered it a blooper. As you stated they really had no choice but to remove that counter if we were to see the bread emerging from the side. Considering when this was filmed they probably couldn't maneuver the huge camera at another angle and show the bread AND the counter. I considered it a necessary liberty that they had to take.
IMP this was done perfectly for Lucy. As others have said we vision the counter behind us. I like how the oven shelf/rack comes out about as long as the 🥖. But that loaf needed support also. Funny episode and thanks for talking about it. I love the little bloopers that really had to happen back then. I would rather have to deal with them than the junk on tv these days!
Leave the counter out. It was original and they worked with what they had. Great great show and a great informative video Rick!
Never noticed, thanks, Ric...did you go to the Lucy movies this week? And what did you think?
There is an episode where Lucy and Ethel are looking out of the window which is on the fourth wall of the first apartment, watching new neighbors move in.
I don’t mind bloopers. If I notice, I think it adds to the reality of the show. You don’t see too many bloopers in today’s shows.
I just thought we were looking through the cabinet that was supposed to be there to get the full effect and never thought of it as a blooper.
Im loving your video man keep em coming
I have seen this episode a million times and never even noticed or thought about the counter not being there. was concentrating too much on the bread coming out of the oven. weird for me cause usually any show I watch I immediately notice if a table is different or a lamp missing or new but not this episode. love these vids your awesome Rick
I just assumed we stepped in front of the counter during that scene to get a clear view. I didn't consider that a blooper.
Didn't they also have a table and chairs in the brick apartment or was that only in the window apartment? As you came into the kitchen there was a door to the left. What was that for? Was it used ?
Randy Tompkins, to answer your question about the door to the left in the kitchen. No one knows for sure, but it is suspected that it was used as a shortcut for the actors to enter the living room set via the kitchen. As far as anyone has said no one has seen the door opened.
could you please do a series about the top times each of the four actors lost their cool? Lucille Ball and all the others were so professional and hardly ever lost their cools, matter of fact i can’t even remember one maybe you could do some research and find out and maybe compile them into either a series of four videos or one single video?
Also Rick, in the same episode. Ricky is bathing in the kitchen and Lucy pours hot water in the tub you can see the counter missing in that scene too. ❤
I've been watching Lucy since the early 60's and never noticed the counter's absence in this scene! Thanks Rick.
All those years of seeing that joke & I never really knew the counter went missing, let along imagine how that loaf of bread came to be.
Also they had to extend the grill that supports the bread.
I always noticed, even as a kid, that the dough was getting heavier each time it rose and expanded which would not
happen since it is only filling with gas from the yeast.
I never noticed it before. I guess this was the only way they could have showed you the huge loaf of bread. I don’t mind it
As so many other subs have commented, I've seen this episode a million times & never gave the missing counter a thought! Come to think of it, was the counter there when Ricky was in the tub & Lucy poured hot water on him?? And what's with that door on the left that looks like it would lead to the hallway??
It was gone also when he was in the tub haha
@@ricknineg I thought so! Thanks Rick 😊
Never mind the disappearing counter where did the dog come from? Of all the times I've watched I.L.L.. None ever had a dog whose dog and where did he/ she come from? Just asking. Have a great day everyone.
Fred had a dog in the episode "The Diet". His name was Butch. I think that's the only time we see him. Then little Ricky gets the puppy way later in the series.
@@norinehaugen3827 ok thanks
It's a little unclear as to what your are calling a blooper. If you are saying that seeing the bread between the wall and the stove is the blooper then I can sorta agree. The whole thing about the counter being removed isn't a blooper. That's just a mechanic of television. To make the effect of the long bread more dramatic they put the counter behind the camera (4th wall) instead of in front of it. That's not a blooper.
Charles Cox I completely agree with you it was just a great show back in the day…
I enjoyed, and still do enjoy I Love Lucy sooo much! I wouldn’t have minded how they made the show. I never did notice there was no counter, or the hole behind the oven. I just love the show, and imagine it the way it was meant to be. Thank you for sharing! I love your videos about my favorite shows! 👏👏👏
Excellent video Rick ✌
It is funny because I had noticed that counter was gone on different shows but never noticed it disappeared in the middle of this episode. For that reason I think they made the correct choice because the counter missing did not distract from the gag.
I always wondered how the counter fit with the rest of the 4th wall. There is a design which implies it is free standing but they never went on the near side of the counter. Was is supposed to be connected to a wall that would have hidden the design? The counter top is also not flush with the visible side. I know ... I am over analyzing but I wondered this even when I was young. Just curious what their vision was.
Thank you for another fun video.
There WAS one episode where someone went on the other side of the counter!! Can you remember which one?
I have NO memory of there ever having been a counter there at all!
Wow, Rick! Another great catch! I actually just watched this episode (yet again) just last week and didn’t notice it! If it were I filming this, I probably would’ve left the counter in place and done a high angle shot, basically over the top of the counter. But maybe the camera equipment being used didn’t allow for this. In any event, great catch! Please keep ‘em coming!
No, the show was filmed before a live studio audience. They had no choice but to remove the counter so the audience could see.
I too have watched this at least 500 times and NEVER NOTICED ! Thanks ! I ❤ LUCY !
I remember this episode and while watching it the only thing I focused on was the huge amount of bread coming out of the oven. I realized the oven would have had a hole in the back where it was being pushed through. That’s another trick - draw the attention away from the obvious missing counter by creating chaos with the bread. It’s also hard to judge depth in 2-D. It could be the camera is now on the other side of the counter but yeah the markings on the floor indicate it was moved.
The counter is still there. The Fourth Wall position just changed.
We (the viewer) are now seeing the events in the kitchen with the counter behind us. We're on the other side of it.
Yeah, they're fudging the spacial relationship between the counter and the oven, to make more space for us to "fit", but it's the only way the gag would have worked with the established set.
Honestly, in all my years of watching that episode, I never gave it a second thought.
Thanks to your observations, I'm seeing things that never registered before. Keep 'em coming!
I’m so glad that you enjoyed that analysis!
The whole in the wall behind the oven was probably not noticeable on the 8" - 12" (later 15") b&w TV screens.
Home oven racks in the 50's didn't extend that long either. Only industrial stoves made by Sears had that rack.... :)
I noticed how you can see the actual joint of the concrete floor of the sound stage. How it just runs through the middle of the kitchen set.