The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)

Lucy is back again in this one hour sequel to I Love Lucy. Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo, are living in the country with their best friends and old landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz. ... See full summary »

Stars:

Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lucille Ball	...	Lucy Ricardo (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
Desi Arnaz	...	Ricky Ricardo (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
Vivian Vance	...	Ethel Mertz (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
William Frawley	...	Fred Mertz (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
Richard Keith	...	Little Ricky Ricardo (12 episodes, 1957-1960)

Storyline

Lucy is back again in this one hour sequel to I Love Lucy. Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo, are living in the country with their best friends and old landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz. Lucy is still getting into trouble with her sidekick Ethel, but in this sequel there is a famous guest star in each episode for her to bug.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | marriage | husband wife relationship | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

We Love Lucy

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desilu Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

Ricky Ricardo: I'm terrible at remembering names.
Tallulah Bankhead: Oh, so am I. That's why I call everybody darling.

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Connections

Followed by The Lucy Show (1962)

User Reviews

Poor, in comparison to the original....

This shows what a hard act "I Love Lucy" is to follow. I caught some of the episodes by happenstance, since they are so rarely shown.

The best way I can describe "We Love Lucy" is a tire with all of the air let out; flat. The cast looked to me like they were on their last leg. They seemed to go thru the motions, but with none of the enthusiasm they had on the original show. IMO, the celebrity guest stars didn't help.

This was especially true of Lucy and Desi. From what I read in the book "Desilu", the flatness of the show can be partly attributed to their marriage problems, which kept on spilling over on the set, no doubt causing a sour atmosphere.

Nowhere was the tension more evident than in the final episode with Ernie Kovacs, in which neither Lucy nor Desi looked at all happy, and which was confirmed by Kovacs' wife, who sang in that episode.

Another curious thing is how Lucy's voice became hoarse (and stayed that way for the rest of her life) in the "We Love Lucy" shows.