Card Games on I Love Lucy

Ethel uses Fan back Bicycle Playing Cards when she reads the cards for Lucy in S1, E4 “Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying To Murder her”

A Survey of Card Games played on I Love Lucy

Thanks to  contributor Jamie.

s01 e02 – Be A Pal
Poker, played by Ricky, Fred and Lucy

s01, e13 – The Benefit
Bridge, played by all.

s01 e16 – Lucy Fakes Illness
Ricky says “how about a game of cards?” and then “what will it be, bridge or canasta?” – Later Ricky plays poker with two of his band members.
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Ethel’s 49er Pendleton Jacket

Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) wearing a 49’er Pendleton Jacket

The Classic 49’er Pendleton jacket was popular during the I Love Lucy early years and was seen on Lucy, Desi and Vivian in various episodes and promotional stills. Here we see Ethel (Vivian Vance) wearing hers.

Pendleton 49er shirt jacket
Pendleton 49er shirt jacket

You can tell whether a vintage Pendleton 49er jacket is a man’s size or woman’s size by the color of the label, the womenswear label is always white, and the menswear label is blue.  Early Pendleton labels did not have a Woolmark symbol,  it was not used before the mid 1960’s.