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 Happy 68th Broadcast Anniversary to this classic episode! pictured above Vivian Vance and William Frawley In this episode on the way to California, the group stops in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is where is Ethel was born and raised.  Ethel had been writing to her father telling him that she was the one on the way to Hollywood to make a movie and not Ricky.  When everyone in town begins showering Ethel with attention, Lucy, Ricky and Fred decide to teach her a lesson.

 Happy 30th Birthday! photo courtesy of the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

 Happy Birthday! Katharine Ross (83) Marc Singer (75) Judy Norton (65) Justin Hartley (46) pictured above as Oliver Queen/The Green Arrow on "Smallville" (2006-2011)

 Happy 79th Birthday!

 Happy 58th Birthday! pictured above as Nightcrawler in X2 (2003)

 Happy 70th Broadcast Anniversary to this classic episode!

 Happy 38th Birthday!

 Celebrating the 68th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above (from l-r): Aaron Spelling, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Marilyn & Roz Borden

 Happy 49th Birthday!

 Happy 68th Birthday to John Wesley Shipp! pictured above as The Flash on "The Flash" (1990-1991) "Mama's Family" Happy 40th Broadcast Anniversary! "Vint and the Kids Move in" - January 22, 1983 - "Bye-Bye - Baby!" - February 24, 1990 (130 episodes) back row (l-r): Dorothy Lyman, Harvey Korman and Betty White middle row (l-r): Ken Berry, Vicki Lawrence and Rue McClanahan front row (l-r): Eric Brown and Karin Argoud Carol Burnett as Eunice Higgins with Vicki Lawrence as Mama with Harvey Korman as Ed Higgins in the background (left) in the episode "The Wedding" Part 2 (February 12, 1983) Beverly Archer as Iola Lucille Boylen with Vicki Lawrence as Thelma "Mama" Harper in the episode "The Key to the Crime" (October 10, 1987)

 Happy 33rd Birthday! pictured above as C.J. Parker in Baywatch (2017)

 Happy 65th Birthday! pictured above as Lance Cumson with Jane Wyman as Angela Channing on "Falcon Crest" (1981-1990)

 "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" Happy 70th Broadcast Anniversary! pictured above: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo Happy 42nd Birthday to Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch!

 Happy 80th Birthday to Paul Freeman! pictured above as Ivan Ooze in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) "The Jeffersons" Happy 48th Broadcast Anniversary! "A Friend in Need" - January 18, 1975 - "Red Robins - July 2, 1985 (253 episodes) pictured above: back row (l-r): Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker, Berlinda Tolbert, Damon Evans front row (l-r): Paul Benedict, Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley and Zara Cully Marla Gibbs played the sassy maid Florence Johnston

 Happy 92nd Birthday! pictured above as Hoke Colburn with Dame Angela Lansbury as Daisy "Miss Daisy" Werthan in "Driving Miss Daisy" (2015)

 "I Love Lucy" "Bon Voyage" - January 16, 1956 Happy 67th Broadcast Anniversary! Happy 25th Birthday to Curran Walters! pictured above as Jason Todd/Robin on "Titans"

 Happy Birthday! Phyllis Coates (96) pictured above as Lois Lane with George Reeves as Superman in Superman and the Mole Men (1951) Andrea Martin (76)

 Happy Birthday! Faye Dunaway (82) pictured above as Selena in Supergirl (1984) Grant Gustin (33) pictured above as The Flash on "The Flash" (2014-present) "Sanford and Son" Happy 51st Broadcast Anniversary "Crossed Swords" - January 14, 1972 - "School Daze" - March 25, 1977 (136 episodes) pictured above: Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford and Demond Wilson as Lamont Sanford

 Happy 80th Birthday! pictured above as Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon on "Night Court" (1984-1992)

 Broadcast Anniversaries... "I Love Lucy" - "Lucy Becomes a Sculptress"  This episode celebrates its 70th broadcast anniversary on this day "Batman" - 57th "Hi Diddle Riddle" - January 12, 1966 - "Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires - March 14, 1968 (120 episodes)  pictured above: Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin and Alan Napier as Alfred "Dragnet" - 56th "The LSD Story" - January 12, 1967 - "D.H.Q. - The Victim" - April 16, 1970 (98 episodes) pictured above: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon "All in the Family" - 52nd "Meet the Bunkers" - January 12, 1971 - "Too Good Edith" - April 8, 1979 (205 episodes) pictured above: back row (l-r): Jean Stapleton, Mike Evans and Carroll O'Connor front row (l-r): Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner "Dynasty" - 42nd "Oil" - January 12, 1981 - "Catch 22" - May 11, 1989 (220 ep...

 Broadcast Anniversaries... "I Love Lucy" - "The Million Dollar Idea" - January 11, 1954 (69th) pictured above: Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo and Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz "Batman" - "The Zodiac Crimes" - January 11, 1967 (56th) pictured above: Cesar Romero as The Joker and Burgess Meredith as The Penguin

 Broadcast Anniversaries... "I Love Lucy" - "California, Here We Come!" - January 10, 1955 (68th) "Batman Beyond" - 24th "Rebirth" - January 10, 1999 - "Unmasked" - December 18, 2001 (52 episodes) "The Sopranos" - 24th "The Sopranos" - January 10, 1999 - "Made in America" - June 10, 2007 (86 episodes) pictured above: (l-r): Lorraine Bracco, Robert Iler, Nancy Marchand, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Edie Falco, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt, Vincent Pastore, Tony Sirico and Dominic Chianese

 Happy 25th Birthday! photo courtesy of Brent's Instagram account

 Taking a break today... Please return tomorrow to celebrate the birthday of Brent Rivera!

 Happy 94th Birthday!

 Happy 39th Birthday!

Happy 70th Birthday! Pamela Sue Martin Happy 70th Broadcast Anniversary! "I Love Lucy" - "Ricky Has Labor Pains" Ricky's friends throw him a stag party which spikes Lucy and Ethel's curiosity, so they disguise themselves as reporters to infiltrate the party and investigate.

 Happy 96th Birthday! pictured above as Nora Clavicle with Yvonne Craig (1937-2015) as Batgirl in the "Batman" episode "Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club" (January 18, 1968)