Photos of lucy and ricky kids

When Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz welcomed a son into the world, so did the characters they played on I Love Lucy. Lucy Ricardo gave birth to "Little Ricky" in season two.

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But real-life Lucy and Desi didn't want their baby on screen for obvious reasons, so they cast a wide net in search of a set of similar-looking twins. (Having two children alternate for one role helps shows adhere to child-labor laws that limit camera time for the industry's youngest actors.) Desi Arnaz chose15-month-old Joe and Mike Mayer based on a photo he'd seen of them at a Twins Club picnic, where their mother was president, the Idaho-Press Tribune reports.

The newspaper caught up with the men, age 64, who both live in Emmett, Idaho, last Saturday.

The Mayer brothers made their television debut in the episode "No Children Allowed," which aired on April 20, 1953. In it, newborn Ricky Jr. proves to be a fussy baby; his What happened to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's two children ...

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