Vintage TV - I Love Lucy
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222314)
United States
December 19, 2025 2:38am CST
I Love Lucy is a sitcom that ran from 1951 to 1957. It centered around Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball), her husband Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) and their landlords and best friends Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) and Fred Mertz (William Frawley).
They lived in a New York City apartment; and Lucy's husband was a singer/bandleader in local nightclub. Lucy was always trying to finagle her way into show business, much to the dismay of her husband.
One of the iconic episodes that some of you may remember is "Lucy Does a TV Commercial". She is pitching a tonic called Vitameatavegamin and from the continuous takes of her sampling the concoction, becomes drunk. This episode is considered to be the best episode of all seasons of the show.
Another memorable episode concerns Lucy working at a chocolate candy factory. She gets behind in packaging and starts eating the candy to try and catch up.
I Love Lucy was the most watched show in the United States for 4 of the 6 seasons...quite a record!
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Dec
I used to love watching I Love Lucy when I was a kid. She was so funny, even if the show was a little outdated by the time I started watching it. And even more impressive than her hilarious tv show was the fact that she became quite the Hollywood business mogul, something unheard of for women in her era.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Dec
@LindaOHio Didn't she eventually become president of CBS studios, or something like that?
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
20 Dec
Yes she and Desi started Desilu Studios.
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
19 Dec
They had a mock-up of the set at the Lucille Ball Museum in Jamestown, NY. Slapstick is timeless, and she was so good at it.
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
20 Dec
It was funny without being offensive like comedy is today.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec
I still get a kick out of Lucy working at the candy company, but the clincher for me is the Vitameatavegamin one. I don't even care for most sit coms but those two episodes did make me laugh and continue to today.
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
19 Dec
I wasn't born yet when that show was on. I did see a few reruns of it, though.
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
20 Dec
It was comedy that didn't need to be offensive like it is today.
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
20 Dec
@LindaOHio It still showed women as less than men and would be considered offensive now.
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
21 Dec
@LindaOHio True enough.
Television studios wouldn't even be allowed to make a show like that now.
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@snowy22315 (208878)
• United States
19 Dec
That show was so classic. I loved it as did most. I was just reading an article about Rob Reiner who was doing improv on the set of the show The Mother In Laws produced by Desi Arnaz. Arnaz was furious with him for doing so and pushed him against a wall. I guess Desi was serious about his scripts.
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
20 Dec
That was rude! He must really have had a temper.
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
21 Dec
It was good fun without being offensive like so many programs are today.
@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Dec
I watched that a lot when I was young. It is a great Classic show!
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
20 Dec
Yes comedy without all the raunchiness that they have today.
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@RasmaSandra (97990)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Dec
She was always popular with me. You can see the episodes now on Pluto TV for free,
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@Marilynda1225 (91075)
• United States
19 Dec
I Love Lucy certainly was a classic and is still funny today
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89589)
• Rupert, Idaho
20 Dec
I've never seen the show....maybe a clip here and there but never watched an episode. Good info to know though
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