From season 6 of I Love Lucy, this clip is of the Country Club Dance episode, where the guys become hypnotized to the host's young house guest Diana played by Barbara Eden, famed of I Dream of Jeannie in the late 1960s.
This is how gorgeous Barbara Eden was : born in 1931, she was 26 in this skit, though she looks 20. She was in her mid-30s when she rocked that genie outfit. What a gorgeous feminine freak of nature
You're close, however, her birthday is in August (just like now in 2022). The episode in is entitled Country Club Dance [film date: March 21, 1957/air date: April 22, 1957]; therefore, Barbara Eden was still 25 at the time of this episode.
@@natashatomlinson4548 I do have a habit to do calendar math for people's ages from their births onward; for those who are still with us, they'll add additional years according to their respective birthdays (example: Eddie Murphy's birthday being on April 3; thus turning 61 this year on that specific date [he was born in 1961]); for those who are deceased, their lives end on various date throughout each of every year, and most often than not, less than everyone has had been unable to reach the year of age they were bound to turn. If you respect my response to you, great. If you disrespect it, you can leave without further argument between the two of us. Thank you and good night.
@@SuperAV21 Yeah that’s something worthy of disrespect . Anal much ? This is exactly why the internet can suck - you post a little benign comment and some s/a uses it as a diving board
She was about 30 in Andy Griffith and looked a sexy 19. She always looked younger for her age. "Nature's been real good to her. Reeeel reeeeeeel good."
Luckily Barbara Eden did not use her blinking powers to create chaos from all that jealousy. Actually Barbara said on an interview ( either on the Maria Menounos Show or on the Joy Behar Show which you can see on RU-vid) that Lucille Ball was extremely kind to her the day of this dance scene. She said Lucille had Barbara take her dress off and Lucille and another lady put those sparkling shiny things on the dress by hand. That's right. Lucy in real life put those sparkly things on Barbara's dress so that the dress would look more beautiful.
I always thought I Love Lucy should have done a "Bewitched" type of fantasy episode where new neighbors move into the NYC apartment and the wife is a witch. However it would have been difficult to film the special effects with a live audience. Bewitched never had a live audience while they were filming.
I really do love Lucy. Such a mega talent and business powerhouse. Barbara Eden was on an episode of Andy Griffith. She's simply gorgeous and effervescent with a sweet energy. I just noticed here that she's not sitting up; I'm guessing that the dress is too tight. 😂I've had to do that a few times myself eons ago, that is.
I also heard how Desi Arnez kept chasing her all over the set and that she would continuously would attempt to hide from him. I just wish I could go back in time just so I might have a one in a million shot at dating her.
She’s beautiful. Saw the same interview and she said that Lucy and her hairdresser were the ones that put all of those rhinestones on her dress and they were really really good to her. Who is the main star that worked with her but she mentioned, it wasn’t Lucy it was someone else.
@@intothewoods_dave IIRC Miss Eden said that Ann Sothern was somewhat cool towards her when she guested on 'The Ann Sothern Show'- even going so far as to ask the makeup folks if Miss Eden could be made to look less attractive! Oddly enough, years before Miss Sothern HAD personally helped Lucy decorate her first new house in time to help her welcome the rest of her family from Jamestown, New York!
My back hurts from doing some yard work. Watching Lucy's face when she saw Diana walking toward them HILARIOUS. I started to laugh and now my back hurts like HELL. Lucy's expression is EVERYTHING
Barbara Eden had the nicest things to say about Lucy. She said the first time she tried on the dress Lucy said "Do you like the dress?" Barbara said she wasn't going to say she didn't like anything, she was a newcomer. Lucy said "Take it off!" Then Lucy and her assistant spent the rest of the week sewing on sparkling grommets to the dress to give it that little something. Babara considered that remarkable from the star of the show and owner of the studio. On the other hand, everytime she saw Desi coming she found somewhere to hide. By the way, this was the last episode of 'I Love Lucy.'
Actually, the last half-hour filmed- and first-run episode - was "The Ricardos Dedicate A Statue" [May 6, 1957]. Barbara had heard about Desi's taste for young blondes on the "LUCY" set, so she tried to avoid him off-camera for as long as possible.
The statute dedicated one , was the last of the 30 min, shows. Before the new format begins. The statute show also included there children in the crowd. Vivian asked them are they having a good time.
My fave episode . I've said this so many times. I always love the episodes when Lucy would get jealous of the women surrounded by Ricky and this was one of them. And not to mention Lucy in her tight dress and the girls being jealous of Diana. Lucy mocking Diana with the my mother told me to pick you. From beginning to end the episode was so funny. I love it.
Love it! I love when Lucy comes down the stairs in that tight gown and all those diamonds lol. When she said earlier in the episode "Glamour today is nothing but a tight skirt loose hips and red lips" I crack up!
@@cd3694 and did you know Desi arnaz was pursuing Barbara Eden behind the scenes in this episode. Omg and Lucy knew about it and still let Barbra do her thing cuz Barbra turned desis ass down. Lol Omg. Now it makes sense looking back at this episode and the scenes with Ricky and Barbara there. You can see he was lusting over her. And Lucy looked hurt and mad.
@@maryammure5151 I don’t really care what went on behind the scenes. Lucy was a hard ass from all accounts. But IMO I Love Lucy was the best of all her shows because Desi, Vivian, and William were hilarious in their own right, and they played off of each other so well.
@@cd3694 I agree. I love lucy was a hit show and funny because all four of them were fantastic and their chemistries were amazing. I'm so happy they have the show on Hulu. But I don't get why many episodes are missing ? It's like wtf lol I wanna see the one when she dresses as a princess to help Ricky with his career. The other one with the pioneer women. They have so many episodes missing. But I'm glad they have this episode country club dance on Hulu. Lol
What's so great about this episode shows how Brilliant Lucy was, she choreographed the whole scene, down to the way the dress on Barbra sparkled, like it did. Lucy did tell her the dress looked great on her so she should keep it.
You know I am so observant...I have been watching this episode since the mid 1960s and it just occurred to me that Barbara Eden walks in WITHOUT A PURSE! What girl walks around without her purse or a handbag? I would make a great detective!!
This episode, was the best one yet! All of the sudden, the men perked up and I feel on the sofa laughing! Barbara Eden's personality and beauty was fabulously funny! My mother told me to pick YOU!! 🤣🤣🤣
This is my favorite episode of all time. The lines are so funny. The wives are so jealous of beautiful Diana. Barbara Eden was truly a beautiful and lovely actress. Lucy’s face when she arrives and Ricky rushes to dance with her is classic.
Wow. I just read about how Desi arnaz was pursuing Barbara Eden while married to Lucy and Barbara turned his ass down and Lucy knew about it but still on with the show. Damn now it makes sense why the whole tension between lucy and Desi in the Eden scenes. Wow. Poor Lucy. It's sad she was so in love with Desi. She gave him the world and all he did was stomp on her heart. Smfh.
And Lucy was still so nice to Barbara in spite of Desi’s behavior, mad respect for her taking the high road. Barbara has had nothing but nice things to say about her experience with Lucy 😊
@OP Oh please. Lucy had her own faults too. Her own kids have even said so & said they both preferred the company of their dad better Not to mention, Lucy cheated plenty of times herself Furthermore, why is THEIR marriage YOUR business?? Who are YOU to judge?? You didn't even know them or know what happened between them🙄
According to Barbara, Lucille was very good to her...she tells the story of how Lucy and her hairdresser (Irma Kusely) added sparkles to her dress to make it look even better....
