Who says we have to wait until the November premiere of Supergirl to see something Kryptonian on TV?
Tonight at 8PM (ET/PT), CBS will be showing the I Love Lucy Superstar Special, featuring colorized episodes of the TV classic, including the “Lucy and Superman” episode guest starring George Reeves. In the episode, Reeves guest stars in character as TV’s Man of Steel, the role he played on The Adventures of Superman.
As a bonus, these episodes are “newly colorized with a vintage look” – meaning, they are certainly seen in a way that’s never been seen before. Paired with “Lucy and Superman” is “L.A. at Last,” which is another classic episode of the show. That episode finds the Ricardos and Mertzes arriving in Hollywood, where Ricky is appearing in a new motion picture. Star-struck Lucy is anxious to meet some movie stars up-close, and decides to have lunch with the Mertzes at the famed Brown Derby Restaurant, where she meets film star William Holden and causes a major mess. Ricky innocently complicates matters when he meets Holden at the studio later, and invites him home for coffee.
In “Lucy and Superman,” Lucy and longtime friend and rival Caroline Appleby want to schedule their child’s birthday party on the same afternoon. Lucy finally “wins” the battle by promising that TV superhero Superman will appear at Little Ricky’s party. However, things take a hilarious turn when the “Man of Steel” has a scheduling problem and Lucy decides to replace him.
The episodes star Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as the Ricardos’ friends and landlords, Ethel and Fred Mertz. William Holden guest stars in “L.A. at Last!” and George Reeves, star of the “Adventures of Superman” series, reprises his role in “Lucy and Superman.”
“L.A. at Last!” first aired in 1955 and “Lucy and Superman” was first shown in January 1957.
