Bobby the Bellboy: The Archiving of an I Love Lucy Bit Part Player

Bobby Jellison, the actor who played Bobby the Bellboy in I Love Lucy, was Bill's uncle. Here is a segment from Bill's "Best of the Hollywood Fringe" award-winning solo show about Bobby the Bellboy.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

Bobby jellison's final i love lucy episode was in the Hollywood set episode "the star upstairs". Considering there were nine more episodes of i love lucy set in Hollywood after the star upstairs. I'm surprised he was not any more episodes. He could have even been in the episodes set back in new york city. Maybe as bobby the bell boy's identical twin brother. He was their milkman in the season 1 episode the gossip. Bobby jellison was a great actor. May he rest in peace.

[@KLTrainz]

Wow! What an interesting yet incredibly sad story about your uncle! I've seen every episode of I Love Lucy more times than I can count! Next time I see Bobby the Bell Boy, i'm going to think of you and your uncle!

[@robb7398]

He was in the movie, A Star Is Born (1954) but his part is only heard in the restoration - there's a still of him though.

[@LZAngeles-yj4xu]

A story well told. It's sad to see what really happens behind the scenes of an epic television show from your uncle's perspective.

[@M-David-Hakoh]

😔 sad

[@thelearnedlion5909]

During 𝐼 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝐿𝑢𝑐𝑦's first run on CBS, it aired on Mondays at 9 p.m. without deviation -- not Tuesday.

[@SueV-kz7hk]

Great storytelling but sad to hear