I Love These ‘I Love Lucy’ Facts From The Classic Show!

Published on August 27, 2019 By Chloe Draws

The Birth of a… Rerun?

After their new child was born, Desi Arnaz wanted to make sure that Lucille Ball had all the rest and sleep she needed being a new mother. Well, what did this mean for the production schedule? Suddenly, two of the show’s cast members weren’t coming into work.

The TV network had no choice but to run an old episode of I Love Lucy since they didn’t have a new episode that week. And just like that: the first rerun was born!