Re: Jokes, Funny lines, pre 1950s

L Covey wrote:
> Unfortunately, there will come a time, if not already beginning, when
> younger viewers won't understand some of the jokes in the episodes.
> Specifically, I refer to jokes that refer to people, or happenings, etc.
> that occurred before the 1950s.
>
> Maybe, it would be fun to make a list of these on this thread.  I will
> try to add to it, too, but it may not be for a couple weeks.
>
> LC

In the vitameatavegamin episode Lucy does a "Call for Philip Morris,"
dressed as a bellhop (when she's inside the TV set.  They were the
show's sponsors for years, but now I don't think that brand of
cigarette even exists anymore. Surely, anyone under the age of fifty
won't recall the reference to the bellhop.  

Bonnie