"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957) TV series 1957-1960

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Writer:

Everett Freeman (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

6 November 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Lucy is back again in this one hour sequel to I Love Lucy. Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo, are...

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Marriage | Husband Wife Relationship | Character Name In Title

Cast

Lucille Ball	...	Lucy Ricardo (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
Vivian Vance	...	Ethel Mertz (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
William Frawley	...	Fred Mertz (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
Desi Arnaz	...	Ricky Ricardo (12 episodes, 1957-1960)
Richard Keith	...	Little Ricky Ricardo / ... (10 episodes, 1957-1960)

Also Known As:

"The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show"
"We Love Lucy" (USA) (syndication title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Trivia:

Near the end of the series' run, William Frawley and Vivian Vance were offered their own spin-off series. But the two had never gotten along and did not want to work together any further.

Quotes:

Lucy Ricardo: Let me get this straight, Ms. Bankhead. Are you asking me to leave your home?
Tallulah Bankhead: Throwing you out would be more accurate.
Lucy Ricardo: Well, I have been thrown out of better places than this!
Tallulah Bankhead: You have never been in better places than this!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lucy (2003) (TV)

Bankhead bounces "The Ball"!!

The best episode of the entire series was the one with Tallulah Bankhead, as for once, Lucille Ball had a co-star and a female one at that who could match her toe-to-toe in everything. If Lucy dished it out, Tallulah dished it right back and then some. I don't know if it was scripted or not, but in one scene, it looked as if Lucy could have killed Tallulah just by her looks alone!!

It was the scene where Tallulah says.."when Miss Bankhead is bored, Miss Bankhead will tell you"--the reaction shot of Lucy was priceless!! The other episodes were passable, but this particular one is the stand-out.