This unaired pilot was considered lost until Pepito Pérez's widow notified CBS that she owned the sole copy. It had been given to Pepito by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball as a show of gratitude for his friendship. Lucille Ball was six months pregnant with Lucie Arnaz at the time of the filming of the pilot. After the pilot, the characters' original last name, Lopez, was changed to Ricardo to avoid confusion with Vincent Lopez. When the film was found, the opening and first few secon ...[Read Story ]