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TIL the familiar ‘valentine’ logo at the beginning and ending of 'I Love Lucy’ wasn’t added until the show went into syndication. The show was originally sponsored by Philip Morris, and began with Lucy and Ricky dancing around a huge pack of cigarettes.

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