It says a lot about the Atomic Age that America’s pre-Kennedy First Family, the Ricardo’s, hawked cigarettes for the holidays. Now we know why Lucy’s voice was lower than James Earl Jones’ as she progressed through the years most likely puffing on her lifetime supply of Phillip Morris.

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2 Comments

• Kathy Cunningham says:

  December 21, 2009 at 4:12 pm

  “Haul out the holly”…
  “‘Cause we need a little Christmas..right this very second”…
  Fondly,
  Rosalind Russell

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• Dene Anton says:

  December 21, 2009 at 4:26 pm

  LOL
  this is the best!!
  I still LOVE Lucy <3
  THanks!!

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