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I Love Lucy (1951–1957) 8.2
A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations. |
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Cast
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Lucy Ricardo
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| Desi Arnaz | ... |
Ricky Ricardo
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| Vivian Vance | ... |
Ethel Mertz
(177 episodes, 1951-1957)
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| William Frawley | ... |
Fred Mertz
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Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz. The first major show to be put on film rather than kinescope. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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bandleader | performer name in title | friendship between women | cult tv | laugh track |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
15 October 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Lucy & Ricky See more »Filming Locations:
General Service Studios - 6625 Romaine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Ethel Mertz: I'll make the sacrifice she can have mine.
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Written by James Pierpont
Performed by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley
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Trivia
In 1990, a 16mm print of the original pilot episode was found. The opening titles and first few seconds of the opening narration were damaged beyond repair. This scene was reconstructed for DVD in 2002 with a re-recorded narration by Bob LeMond, 50 years after he originally recorded it. See more »Goofs
For an entire season, the closing credits list Wilbur Hatch conducting the "Dezi" Arnaz orchestra. He spelled it Desi Arnaz. See more »Quotes
Lucy Ricardo: We have to find Sylvia Collins a husband but where?Ethel Mertz: I'll make the sacrifice she can have mine.
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Crazy Credits
In some of the episodes, the star's names are voiced over the opening credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Jingle Bells"Written by James Pierpont
Performed by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley
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There was never a dull episode.They all made us laugh and continue to do so fifty years later.This is,without question,the only perfect TV series ever produced.I don't have to mention names,you all know who they are.I don't have to name the funniest episodes,because all of us can name them.This show had an appeal with no expiration date.Everything about it is just as funny now as I know it was then.And they thought the idea of a white woman being married to a Cuban band leader wouldn't last,or be accepted by the viewing public.How wrong they were.Very few shows of it's time are still around in reruns.This speaks volumes. If I had to sum it all up in one word,it would be "perfection".