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I Love Lucy (1951–1957) 8.3
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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| Lucille Ball | ... |
Lucy Ricardo
(181 episodes, 1951-1957)
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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
(176 episodes, 1951-1957)
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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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Lucy Ricardo: No, just the same as any other day: after breakfast, I put on his snow suit. I pull on his galoshes. I slip on his mittens. I walk him to the park. He chases the pigeons. I chase after him. He runs after the squirrels. I run after him. He get's on the swing. I push the swing. We go on the teeter-totter. He teeters, I totter. Then we leave the park and we walk home. I pull off his galoshes. I pull off his mittens. I pull off his snow suit. I tell him to go into ...
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Written by James Pierpont
Performed by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley
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Did You Know?
Trivia
This show attracted many huge Hollywood names as guest stars who did the show not for the money (which was actually very little), but because they liked the show or were personal friends of the stars. The impressive list includes John Wayne, Bob Hope, Van Johnson, Orson Welles, Rock Hudson, Charles Boyer and William Holden, to name only a few. See more »Goofs
Lucy and Ricky swap apartments with a couple downstairs; therefore, in most episodes they are in 3D (and thus on the same floor as the Mertzes), but in some they are in 4A and living upstairs from the Mertzes. See more »Quotes
Ricky Ricardo: Did Ricky give you a tough day?Lucy Ricardo: No, just the same as any other day: after breakfast, I put on his snow suit. I pull on his galoshes. I slip on his mittens. I walk him to the park. He chases the pigeons. I chase after him. He runs after the squirrels. I run after him. He get's on the swing. I push the swing. We go on the teeter-totter. He teeters, I totter. Then we leave the park and we walk home. I pull off his galoshes. I pull off his mittens. I pull off his snow suit. I tell him to go into ...
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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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This was the show that truly invented the situation comedy. Lucy was the show that truly put forth a situation each week and built a plot around it. Whether it was switching jobs, breaking into show business or just getting into trouble, Lucy and Ricky were just the couple for this show. I always enjoy watching it whenever its on, especially the episodes from the "Little Ricky" era. This show is a timeless classic that will always span the generations.