I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy is the groundbreaking 50's sitcom starring legendary and controversial funny-woman Lucile Ball and her husband Desi Arnez as Ricky Recardo. The show won several Emmy awards and was ranked by TV Guide as the second greatest sitcom of all time, behind Seinfeld. Ball plays Lucy, a naive but well intentioned housewife to famous bandleader Ricky Ricardo, who often finds his wife's meddling and mischievous adventures a nuisance . Their best friends are neighbors/landlords Fred Mertz (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance). It follows Lucy and Ricky's life and career, living in New York City, and eventually raising their son Ricky Jr. The show was the first of its kind to have a female lead, especially as the main comic force. I Love Lucy was a huge success in it's day, and was a big inspiration for future sitcoms, especially Fran Drescher's 90's hit sitcom "The Nanny." MORE