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If you watched I Love Lucy during its original run, you would have seen a totally different intro!
TV shows prior to and at the time usually portrayed black characters as maids, butlers, or some sort of help.
According to Al's son, he was actually born in 1923 (it had been reported that he was born in 1910), while Yvonne was born in 1922.
The name Addams is a nod to the comic's creator, Charles Addams.
Yup, color TVs existed back then, but were very expensive, so not many people owned one.
The show broadcasting in color was likely one of the factors for it not being renewed for a second season. (That's right, the original Jetsons only lasted a single season.)
During Season 1, Rod would only be on-camera at the end to promote the next week's episode.
There had been several news stories about them as early as the previous year (1963). Sullivan's TV rival, Jack Paar, showed on his show performance footage of the band he got from the BBC — which aired a month before they appeared on Sullivan.