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15 Fun Facts About ‘I Love Lucy’ You Never Heard Before

13. All fun and games until…

What if you went to work one day and drowned in a grape vat? This was very nearly the case for Ball while filming “Lucy’s Italian Movie” in the grape-stomping scene. In the episode, Teresa Tirelli was an extra whose job was to wrestle Ball in the grape vat. The problem was, Tirelli did not speak English and though an interpreter explained what was supposed to happen in the scene—fake fight filmed from the waist up—Tirelli misinterpreted and held Ball’s head under the mushy grapes until she almost choked to death. The kicker? No one realized there was a problem until the scene was finished!

Lucy in the grape vat
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