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Spurious "I Love Lucy" executive producer credit
Some overzealous Lucy/Desi fan has added Lucille Ball as "executive producer (uncredited)" to every episode of "I Love Lucy," and Desi Arnaz as "executive producer (uncredited)" to every episode on which he does not have an onscreen producer credit (episodes 1-28).
This violates IMDb's own rules, which state: "For films that credit producers on the screen, we will not accept uncredited producers. Exceptions are made for older titles that do not necessarily list all producers in the credits." I Love Lucy does not fall under the exception, because it lists all producers in the credits. The vast majority of episodes (the first five seasons) credit either (1) both a producer and an associate producer, or (2) both an executive producer and a producer.
I know of no factual support for these executive producer credits in any TV history reference book, online reference material, or "I Love Lucy" documentary.
I submitted a correction to IMDb (via Edit Page) for Episode 1, and it was approved: #241008-182609-251000. I submitted the same correction for Episode 2, and it was declined: #241009-162339-567000.
How can I get these spurious executive producer credits removed from all I Love Lucy episodes?
Fran
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1 month ago
Hello Gregg_O,
You will need valid evidence for us to delete the credits, the deletions were accepted as mistake, therefore we have reinstated the credits deleted from episode 1.
This is an old title, to remove the credits you will need to give us a valid source to confirm. You can re submit the deletions with proper evidence.
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Michelle
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30 days ago
Hi @Gregg_O & @gromit82 -
I have now removed these credits from the Episodes, as they are ineligible as per our guidelines. The changes should be live on our site shortly.
Cheers!
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