Title: I Love Lucy
Network: CBS Television
Now runs on TV Land
This show is now cable.
This show is in syndication.
Production Company: Desilu Studios
Parent Company: CBS
Years Run: 1951-1957
Producers: Jess Oppenheimer (150 episodes); Desi Arnaz (150 episodes)
Director: Ralph Levy
Writers: Madelyn Pugh Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley
Q &A: Set mostly in New York City, I Love Lucy centers on housewife Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball), and her singer/bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), along with their friends and landlords Fred Mertz (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance). In later seasons, Lucy and Ricky had a son named Little Ricky. Lucy is somewhat naïve and ambitious, with an overactive imagination and a knack for getting herself into trouble. Primarily she is obsessed with joining her husband in show business. Fred and Ethel are former vaudevillians and this only strengthens her resolve to prove herself as a performer. I was first introduced to this show when I was a very small child. I started watching it because my parents watched it and at that time I thought my parents were so cool and I wanted to do what they did. I love this show because it is good clean fun. Lucille Ball was so talented in that she could make any activity funny. The story lines were simple, and always had a happy ending. It makes me appreciate the simple things in life. There was no profanity, nudity, or extreme violence. Most of the shows were set in the same location, and the viewer almost feels like they live in that apartment and go through the issues that Lucy and her friends go through. Sometimes the show is predictable, but that often adds to the humor. I would definitely recommend this TV show to anyone. It deals with real life issues that just about anyone can relate to.
Network: CBS Television
Now runs on TV Land
This show is now cable.
This show is in syndication.
Production Company: Desilu Studios
Parent Company: CBS
Years Run: 1951-1957
Producers: Jess Oppenheimer (150 episodes); Desi Arnaz (150 episodes)
Director: Ralph Levy
Writers: Madelyn Pugh Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley
Q &A: Set mostly in New York City, I Love Lucy centers on housewife Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball), and her singer/bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), along with their friends and landlords Fred Mertz (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance). In later seasons, Lucy and Ricky had a son named Little Ricky. Lucy is somewhat naïve and ambitious, with an overactive imagination and a knack for getting herself into trouble. Primarily she is obsessed with joining her husband in show business. Fred and Ethel are former vaudevillians and this only strengthens her resolve to prove herself as a performer. I was first introduced to this show when I was a very small child. I started watching it because my parents watched it and at that time I thought my parents were so cool and I wanted to do what they did. I love this show because it is good clean fun. Lucille Ball was so talented in that she could make any activity funny. The story lines were simple, and always had a happy ending. It makes me appreciate the simple things in life. There was no profanity, nudity, or extreme violence. Most of the shows were set in the same location, and the viewer almost feels like they live in that apartment and go through the issues that Lucy and her friends go through. Sometimes the show is predictable, but that often adds to the humor. I would definitely recommend this TV show to anyone. It deals with real life issues that just about anyone can relate to.
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