EASTER BUNNIES

Easter Sunday

Lucille Ball kept large white Belgian Hares ~ 1938 

In this newspaper photo, the rabbits have multiplied!  The Rutland (VT) Herald ~ April 2, 1938

“The Abbott and Costello Show” on NBC Radio. Abbott and Costello meet Bugs Bunny, featuring Lucille Ball ~ November 18, 1943

Indoor TV antenna were called rabbit ears for obvious reasons! They were rarely seen on television shows themselves (unless they were part of the plot) because they interfered with the camera sightlines. 

Lucille Ball and Keith Thibodeaux advertise Western Union’s Bunnygrams ~ Easter 1957

“Ricky’s Old Girlfriend” (ILL S3;E12) ~ December 21, 1953. The bunny themed costume helped viewers understand that the three differently-aged actors were all playing Little Ricky.

“Little Ricky’s School Pageant” (ILL S6;E10) ~ December 17, 1956. The bunnies were all part of Joanne Perez’s dancing school.

“Mr. & Mrs.” aka “The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour” ~ April 19, 1964

“Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton” (TLS S4;E14) ~ December 27, 1965

“Lucy Gets Mooney Fired” (TLS S6;E9) ~ November 6, 1967

The bunny ears are now in The Lucy-Desi Museum in Jamestown, New York. 

“Lucy, the Helpful Mother” (HL S2;E15) ~ December 29, 1969 

“Kim Moves Out” (HL S4;E20) ~ January 24, 1972

“Lucy Sublets the Office” (HL S4;E21) ~ January 31, 1972

Lola Fisher as Mrs. Archer Fleetwood III aka ‘Bunny’ in “Lucy and the Franchise Fiasco” (HL S5;E20) ~ February 15, 1973

(The old lady rips the ears off the rabbit.) 

“Lucy,  Legal Eagle” (LWL S1;E7) ~ November 8, 1986