I always thought it strange that the Beatles recorded a song [My Bonny] that had already been used as a gag on I Love Lucy. IIRC, every time Lucy sang the words “ocean” or “sea” she got squirted with a seltzer bottle.
It was the early 60’s. They probably had never heard of I Love Lucy. It was a different time. I would highly doubt American sitcoms were on British television.