It's the mid-1950s and the flying saucer craze was everywhere. TV, films, comic books ... it seemed as if wherever you turned there was some sort of monster from outer space making an appearance. The prime time evening news even spent a few nights reporting on the fleet of UFOs filmed flying over Washington, D.C. in 1952.
It was no small wonder that flying saucers would show up on America's most popular TV sitcom, "I Love Lucy", in the episode, "Lucy Is Envious". A rich school mate of Lucy's, Cynthia Harcourt, comes calling, collecting for charity. Lucy and Ethel are stunned to learn that their pledges of "five", means five hundred dollars - each! Not willing to send Cynthia a check for five bucks, as she has the snobbish Cynthia believing that Ricky is quite well-off, Lucy & Ethel (who has also pledged 'five") try to figure out how to earn some quick cash. They spy an ad in Billboard magazine for a publicity stunt that'll promote a film, "Women From Mars". It has them dressing up as Martians that have landed on the Empire State Building. The pay is $500 apiece. The next thing you know, Lucy and Ethel are climbing by the guard rail on the top of the, then, world's tallest building. It's a great and funny episode as the duo carry off the stunt perfectly ... almost!
There is one small 'goof'. When they are on the observation deck, dressed as Martians, Lucy & Ethel each have ray guns tucked in their waistbands. Ethel's, you can see, is not so secure. As she's climbing over the rail, the scene changes and, all of a sudden, only Lucy is holding a ray gun, Ethel's is gone. If you look sharp, you can see Ethel's space pistol in the background on the ground. It evidently dropped out when she was climbing over the rail!
It was no small wonder that flying saucers would show up on America's most popular TV sitcom, "I Love Lucy", in the episode, "Lucy Is Envious". A rich school mate of Lucy's, Cynthia Harcourt, comes calling, collecting for charity. Lucy and Ethel are stunned to learn that their pledges of "five", means five hundred dollars - each! Not willing to send Cynthia a check for five bucks, as she has the snobbish Cynthia believing that Ricky is quite well-off, Lucy & Ethel (who has also pledged 'five") try to figure out how to earn some quick cash. They spy an ad in Billboard magazine for a publicity stunt that'll promote a film, "Women From Mars". It has them dressing up as Martians that have landed on the Empire State Building. The pay is $500 apiece. The next thing you know, Lucy and Ethel are climbing by the guard rail on the top of the, then, world's tallest building. It's a great and funny episode as the duo carry off the stunt perfectly ... almost!
There is one small 'goof'. When they are on the observation deck, dressed as Martians, Lucy & Ethel each have ray guns tucked in their waistbands. Ethel's, you can see, is not so secure. As she's climbing over the rail, the scene changes and, all of a sudden, only Lucy is holding a ray gun, Ethel's is gone. If you look sharp, you can see Ethel's space pistol in the background on the ground. It evidently dropped out when she was climbing over the rail!