Directed by William Asher   Written by Jess Oppenheimer   Madelyn Davis   Bob Carroll Jr.   Cast Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz William Frawley ... Fred Mertz Verna Felton ... Mrs. Porter Uncredited Cast Jerry Hausner ... Little Ricky (voice) Johnny Jacobs ... Announcer Richard Lee Simmons ... Little Ricky Ricardo Ronald Lee Simmons ... Little Ricky Ricardo Produced by Desi Arnaz   Jess Oppenheimer   Original Music by Eliot Daniel

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