The CBS Spl tonight of the 'I Love Lucy' Christmas show had a good shot of Lionel trains! You could tell it was a product placement or whatever they called it back then as the train was set up on the floor and the big yellow 'LIONEL' box was upright behind the layout.....and Ricky was setting it up before little Ricky got up. Don;t know my 1950 era Lionel to rtell what set it was....sure someone here will....
Just shows how important Lionel was mid 50's.
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Set 1549 from 1956.
Yep....Ricky played with the crane car for a bit. Th box was BIG and yellow with the Lion head.....was it a prop for the show??? THX
Could be a prop. The colorization didn't look too good on my little LED TV - showed the caboose as more yellow, and the crane as almost a drab/olive green, and the box/prop as bright orange.
OK!
It was not my TV that gave me the funny colors. That is the wrong color for 1956 boxes too - they were all that tan fine basket weave pattern.
OK!
It was not my TV that gave me the funny colors. That is the wrong color for 1956 boxes too - they were all that tan fine basket weave pattern.
Still looks good!!!! A virtual collectors item!!
The reason for the funny colors was because this show was originally
Black & White. Whoever colorized it didn't know the correct train colors.
The reason for the funny colors was because this show was originally
Black & White. Whoever colorized it didn't know the correct train colors.
The colorization didn't look too good on my little LED TV - showed the caboose as more yellow, and the crane as almost a drab/olive green, and the box/prop as bright orange.
Notice the Erector Set right behind the Lionel box as well. I think it's a #8 1/2, and for the time the show was filmed, the border should be yellow and the models(mostly) white.
It was certainly a different(and enjoyable) to watch the show in color.
That was nice to see...Greg
As a big Lucy fan, I cringe whenever I see the show colorized. Does not look right.
we really liked the trim the tree part too. Little Ricky sure gave those drums a work out!
As a big Lucy fan, I cringe whenever I see the show colorized. Does not look right.
I don't like B&W TV or movies to be colorized.......but kinda worked with this episode.....and the flashbacks being in B&W was cool.....
little Ricky and I were born the same day
little Ricky and I were born the same day
Check out the color of the Lionel set box in this video - It' not orange!!
Just how many times did they color that episode? That box is a different color in the episode posted here vs. the last night one...
Just how many times did they color that episode? That box is a different color in the episode posted here vs. the last night one...
At least twice! the version above was for a home DVD version about 1990.....not as well done as the CBS version Friday night. The CBS version was done using a palette of colors designed to look like 1950's Kodachrome or the like.
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