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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
(181 episodes, 1951-1957)
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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:
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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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Customer: How can you sell meat so cheap?
Lucy Ricardo: I'm glad you asked that. We rope, we brand, we butcher. We do everything but eat it for you. Seventy-nine cents a pound.
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Written by Eliot Daniel
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Performed by Wilbur Hatch and The Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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Trivia
The show started out as a radio program in 1948 called, "My Favorite Husband". And during the program, it was Dick Denning who played Lucy's husband. When CBS decided to take the show to television, it was Lucille Ball's idea to bring her real life husband, Desi Arnaz. See more »Goofs
While Lucy is somewhat consistent in her lack of talent, Ethel at various times is shown to be excellent on the piano, as well as, having a very basic playing ability. In one episode, she plays 'Sweet Sue' and other songs while the group sings, but in various episodes where Lucy is trying to form a band, she is hopelessly inept on the instrument. See more »Quotes
Lucy Ricardo: It's seventy-nine cents a pound.Customer: How can you sell meat so cheap?
Lucy Ricardo: I'm glad you asked that. We rope, we brand, we butcher. We do everything but eat it for you. Seventy-nine cents a pound.
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Crazy Credits
In some of the episodes, the star's names are voiced over the opening credits. See more »Soundtracks
"I Love Lucy"Written by Eliot Daniel
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Performed by Wilbur Hatch and The Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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"I Love Lucy" is one of my faves guaranteed to elicit a constant belly laugh from me. Great way to start any day! Ball's comic timing in her scenes has NEVER been surpassed. Since I was born in 1945 this is also somewhat of an opportunity to see what life in America was like when I was a mischievous child. Today, of course, we know more than we want to about the real-life personality conflicts behind the scenes and Desi's constant insensitivity toward Lucille. Ms Ball was a great role model for young ladies, esp. in the industry, because of her managerial/financial/directorial brilliance. I don't think that the later "Lucy" sitcoms were even as good as the "I love Lucy" series.