. ▁ ▁Cre ator / produ cer ▁Jess ▁O ppen heimer ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁producer ▁and ▁co - cre ator ▁of ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy . ▁The ▁show ▁also ▁employed ▁Bob ▁Car roll ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁Mad ely n ▁Davis , ▁two ▁long time ▁Lucy ▁writers . ▁ ▁N BC ▁was ▁s elling ▁ad - time ▁to ▁cig aret te ▁commer ci als ▁against ▁Reyn olds ' ▁wishes . ▁After ▁Reyn olds ▁threatened ▁to ▁quit ▁the ▁show , ▁American ▁Br ands ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁American ▁Tob acco ) ▁with d rew ▁spons or ship . ▁To ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁N BC ' s ▁lost ▁ad ▁re venue , ▁Reyn olds ▁agreed ▁to ▁give ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁network ▁their ▁guarantee ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁air ing ▁the ▁program , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁N BC - back ed ▁film ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁star red ▁in , ▁and ▁her ▁ownership ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁N BC - produ ced ▁series . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Deb bie ▁Reyn olds ▁as ▁Deb bie ▁Thompson ▁Don ▁Ch ast ain ▁as ▁Jim ▁Thompson ▁Pat ric ia ▁Smith ▁as ▁Charlotte ▁Land ers ▁Tom ▁Bos ley ▁as ▁Bob ▁Land ers ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁Mont y ▁Python ' s ▁F lying ▁Circ us ▁spo of ed ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁a ▁sketch ▁primarily ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁Cle ese ▁and ▁Graham ▁Chap man ▁entitled ▁" The ▁Att ila ▁the ▁Hun ▁Show ". ▁It ▁pok es ▁fun ▁at ▁The ▁Deb bie ▁Reyn olds ▁Show ▁( the ▁opening ▁title ▁sequence ▁in ▁particular