Mr. Seymour passed away 2 months after the airing of the show, at age 96.
When "Forever Darling" was completed, Lucy and Desi expected the film to open at Radio City Music Hall, just like their last MGM feature "The Long, Long Trailer." But the Music Hall declined to premiere the film. They did not expect it to be a blockbuster, which it was not.
Desi Arnaz is introduced by his wife, reading a script written by the show that comically goes on and on. The panel leaves the stage while Moore and Arnaz discuss "Forever Darling," which opens the next day at the Loewe's State in NYC. Desi has planned to play a trick on his wife by telling everyone else on the panel his 'secret' and telling them to pass their turn to Lucy. Desi's secret is "I love Lucy." When Bill Cullen disqualifies himself, Lucy is immediately suspicious. Lucy is totally confounded by being the only player and she and Desi devolve into good-natured husband and wife bickering. With a big smile of realization, Lucy finally gets it.
Before they depart, Moore reads a wire from the Heart Fund, thanking Lucy and Desi for their time and energy on their behalf.
Two days earlier, "I Love Lucy" broadcast "The Fox Hunt" (S5;E16) for the first time, part of the Ricardos and Mertzes trip to Europe. A few days after this appearance on "I've Got A Secret," Ball returned to California to begin rehearsals for the classic episode "Lucy Gets a Paris Gown" (S5;E20), in which Lucy and Ethel are duped into wearing burlap bags as fashion. The episode was filmed on February 16, 1956 and aired a month later.