Lucy fans will be sad to know that Mattel has released its final I Love Lucy doll. It is a Lucy/Ricky boxed set based on I Love Lucy Episode #4, "The Diet" (first aired October 29, 1951). In this episode, Ricky, Fred and Ethel discuss how marriage has aided in their weight-gain over the last few years. Lucy, however, claims that she weighs exactly the same as she did when she and Ricky married. After Ricky forces her on a scale, Lucy becomes discouraged to learn that she has gained over 20 pounds. Later, Lucy manages to convince Ricky to let her audition for his show, and he eventually agrees to give her the part--pending that she can fit into the costume they already have on-hand, which happens to be a size 10. Showbiz-crazed Lucy becomes determined to lose enough weight (all in a ridiculously short amount of time) in order to fit into a size 10 in time for the show. Lucy, of course, enlists Ethel to help her with her stringent diet and exercise routine. After starving herself, exercising like a maniac, and even steaming herself in a steam cabinet, Lucy is finally a size 10, able to wear the costume, and sabotauges her way into starring in Ricky's show. As their routine, Lucy and Ricky do a number in which Ricky is "Cuban Pete" and Lucy is "Sally Sweet." Lucy steals the show, but nonetheless ends up collapsing afterwards due to her extreme diet, and ends up being confined to bed rest.
These beautiful dolls, which are the last in Mattel's I Love Lucy series are sure to please collectors. Mattel issued the first I Love Lucy Doll (the "Vitameatavegamin" doll) in 1998 from another episode from season one of the series. The Vitameatavegamin doll was from Episode #30 "Lucy Does a Commercial," which first aired on May 5, 1952.
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| I Love Lucy Boxed Set "Sally Sweet" and "Cuban "Pete from Episode # 4 "The Diet" |
Lucy fans will be sad to know that Mattel has released its final I Love Lucy doll. It is a Lucy/Ricky boxed set based on I Love Lucy Episode #4, "The Diet" (first aired October 29, 1951). In this episode, Ricky, Fred and Ethel discuss how marriage has aided in their weight-gain over the last few years. Lucy, however, claims that she weighs exactly the same as she did when she and Ricky married. After Ricky forces her on a scale, Lucy becomes discouraged to learn that she has gained over 20 pounds. Later, Lucy manages to convince Ricky to let her audition for his show, and he eventually agrees to give her the part--pending that she can fit into the costume they already have on-hand, which happens to be a size 10. Showbiz-crazed Lucy becomes determined to lose enough weight (all in a ridiculously short amount of time) in order to fit into a size 10 in time for the show. Lucy, of course, enlists Ethel to help her with her stringent diet and exercise routine. After starving herself, exercising like a maniac, and even steaming herself in a steam cabinet, Lucy is finally a size 10, able to wear the costume, and sabotauges her way into starring in Ricky's show. As their routine, Lucy and Ricky do a number in which Ricky is "Cuban Pete" and Lucy is "Sally Sweet." Lucy steals the show, but nonetheless ends up collapsing afterwards due to her extreme diet, and ends up being confined to bed rest.
Mattel has produced more than 25 I Love Lucy dolls/boxed sets since 1998. Many of the dolls are from some of the most famous I Love Lucy scenes which could be affectionately summarized as follows: the grape-stomping scene, queen of the gypsies scene, the candy factory scene, the "we're having a baby" scene, among many, many more.
Hopefully, Mattel will initiate a new series of I Love Lucy dolls, which will be sure to
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