This was Lucille Ball's second prime time special after the cancellation of "Here's Lucy" in 1974. The first was "Happy Anniversary and Goodbye" four months earlier. After playing a character named Norma in that special, Ball is back to playing a character named Lucy. This time her last name is Collins. In 1953's "Lucy is Matchmaker" (S3;E27), Lucy tried to fix up Eddie Grant with a girl named Sylvia Collins, although the character remained off-screen.
This special is available on DVD from MPI video or can be streamed online. It was originally aired on CBS in the USA and ITV in the UK. Like "Happy Anniversary and Goodbye", this show is sponsored by Timex, which gets opening title credit.
Writer Robert O'Brien had written 54 episodes of "The Lucy Show" and 24 of "Here's Lucy," many of which were directed by Jack Donohue.
The biggest departure for this special is there is no studio audience or laugh track.
Lucille Ball reunites with many of her "Here's Lucy" production staff, including hairstylist Irma Kusely, prop master Kenneth Westcott, costumer Renita Reachi, production manager William Maginetti, and script supervisor Dorothy Aldworth.