Satirical commentary of I Love Lucy every Friday! Here are this week’s WTFacts. 

This Week’s Episode:

“The Kleptomaniac”

Original Air Date:

April 14, 1952

This Week’s WTFacts:

• The psychiatrist (if you can call him that, let’s be real), is played by Joseph Kearns, who later went on to play the beloved Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace — a part he was still playing when he died in 1962. Before acting, he was a pipe organist. There was a time when “pipe organist” was a paying career. Think about that, then get back to your spreadsheet.

• The $200 Ricky finds in Lucy’s purse is worth $1800 today.

• Lucy was never a criminal, but she was almost accused of being a communist. These first seasons happened during the Red Scare, and Lucy had signed up as a Socialist years before to appease her grandfather. She was investigated in 1953. Thank goodness we’re reasonable now and don’t assume everyone’s a terrorist spy.

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