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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
15 October 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Plot:
A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations. full summary
Awards:
Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 24 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
Yoo-Hoo! Mrs. Goldberg's Hitting the Big Screen
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 94)

Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo / ... (181 episodes, 1951-1957)

Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo (181 episodes, 1951-1957)
Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz (176 episodes, 1951-1957)
William Frawley ... Fred Mertz (175 episodes, 1951-1957)
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Series Directed by
William Asher (101 episodes, 1952-1957)
James V. Kern (39 episodes, 1955-1957)
Marc Daniels (33 episodes, 1951-1953)
 
Series Writing credits
Bob Carroll Jr. (174 episodes, 1951-1957)
Madelyn Davis (174 episodes, 1951-1957)
Jess Oppenheimer (151 episodes, 1951-1956)
Bob Schiller (50 episodes, 1955-1957)
Bob Weiskopf (50 episodes, 1955-1957)

Series Produced by
Jess Oppenheimer .... producer / co-producer (150 episodes, 1951-1956)
Desi Arnaz .... executive producer / producer / ... (150 episodes, 1952-1957)
Al Simon .... associate producer (33 episodes, 1951-1952)
Jack Aldworth .... associate producer (22 episodes, 1956-1957)

Lucille Ball .... producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Original Music by
Eliot Daniel (135 episodes, 1952-1957)
Wilbur Hatch (33 episodes, 1951-1954)

Harold Adamson (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
Karl Freund (149 episodes, 1951-1956)
Sidney Hickox (14 episodes, 1956-1957)
Robert De Grasse (8 episodes, 1956)
 
Series Film Editing by
Bud Molin (105 episodes, 1953-1957)
Dann Cahn (33 episodes, 1951-1952)
 
Series Casting by
Kerwin Coughlin (20 episodes, 1956-1957)
 
Series Art Direction by
Ralph Berger (106 episodes, 1953-1957)
Larry Cuneo (17 episodes, 1951-1952)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Ted Offenbecker (2 episodes, 1954)
 
Series Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson (35 episodes, 1955-1957)
Eloise Jensson (9 episodes, 1953-1954)
 
Series Makeup Department
Max Factor .... makeup artist (122 episodes, 1951-1955)
Hal King .... makeup artist (47 episodes, 1955-1957)
Irma Kusely .... hair stylist (21 episodes, 1956-1957)
 
Series Production Management
Argyle Nelson .... production manager (135 episodes, 1952-1957)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Aldworth .... assistant director (51 episodes, 1954-1956)
Jerry Thorpe .... assistant director (33 episodes, 1953-1954)
James Paisley .... assistant director (31 episodes, 1952-1953)
Jay Sandrich .... assistant director (14 episodes, 1956-1957)
Edward M. Hillie .... assistant director (7 episodes, 1956)
 
Series Art Department
Ted Offenbecker .... set dresser (103 episodes, 1953-1957)
Dick Henrikson .... property master (50 episodes, 1954-1956)
 
Series Sound Department
Cam McCulloch .... sound recordist (104 episodes, 1953-1957)
Robert Reeve .... re-recording editor (104 episodes, 1953-1957)
Glen Glenn .... sound (25 episodes, 1954-1957)
E.C. Norton .... re-recording editor (2 episodes, 1956-1957)

Jim Bullock .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
John Speak .... boom operator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Maury Thompson .... camera coordinator (23 episodes, 1956-1957)

Louie Anderson .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
Emily Daniels .... camera coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sam Leavitt .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eloise Jensson .... wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe: Miss Ball / ... (48 episodes, 1953-1955)
Edward Stevenson .... wardrobe: Miss Ball / wardrobe: Lucille Ball / ... (12 episodes, 1955-1957)
 
Series Editorial Department
Dann Cahn .... editorial supervisor / supervising editor (136 episodes, 1952-1957)
 
Series Music Department
Wilbur Hatch .... musical director / conductor / ... (135 episodes, 1951-1957)
E.C. Norton .... music editor (44 episodes, 1955-1957)

Ralph Carmichael .... composer: incidental music (unknown episodes)
 
Series Other crew
Lee Scott .... choreographer (17 episodes, 1951-1952)

Bob Gilbreath .... helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Hal Hudson .... network supervisor (unknown episodes)
Frank Inn .... animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Maury Thompson .... script supervisor (unknown episodes)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Lucy & Ricky" (USA) (working title)
"Lucy in Connecticut" (USA) (rerun title)
"Lucy" (USA) (working title)
"The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA) (rerun title)
"The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA) (rerun title)
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Runtime:
30 min (179 episodes) | Argentina:30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Desi Arnaz Jr. appears in the final first-run episode of the series. Although his sister, Lucie Arnaz, for some reason, doesn't. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: For an entire season, the closing credits list Wilbur Hatch conducting the "Dezi" Arnaz orchestra. He spelled it Desi. more
Quotes:
Ricky Ricardo: [sees pancakes on his plate] Hey! Tortillas!
Lucy Ricardo: [sarcastically] Yeah. I made them out of Aunt Jemima Tortilla Mix.
Ricky Ricardo: Oh, I keep forgetting here in America you call them Flap Cakes.
Lucy Ricardo: Come again?
Ricky Ricardo: Hot Jacks?
Lucy Ricardo: You were closer with tortillas. They are Hot Cakes!
Ricky Ricardo: Oh!
[tastes some]
Ricky Ricardo: No, these are Cold Cakes.
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Soundtrack:
Jingle Bells more

FAQ

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26 out of 31 people found the following comment useful:-
I Love Lucy..., 12 December 2002
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

Lucille Ball changed television forever when "I Love Lucy" hit the air in 1951. It featured a woman as a main character, which was rare back during that time and age. And the fact that the woman did not listen to her husband often was even more controversial. Everything the show was was rebellious. It was also extremely controversial because her husband was Cuban, and back in the '50's, barely anyone married other races, and if so, the subject was definitely not the premise for a television show.

So, through the ages, I Love Lucy has had a major impact on generations, and has not slipped into culture like many shows, but has been accepted into culture. Not to mention all the Lucy impersonators who have pageants each and every year. But the thing I remember most, is the famous "Eeeooowww!"

5/5 stars --

John Ulmer

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