Richard keith as little ricky 6 jerry hausner as jerry, the agent 1 3 elizabeth patterson as mrs. Its original network title was the ford lucille balldesi arnaz show for the first season, and the westinghouse desilu playhouse presents the lucille balldesi arnaz show. The remaining eight were originally shown as part of westinghouse desilu playhouse. The first five were shown as specials during the 195758 television season.
With the ending of this episode, the end of a comedy era has happened. Based in part on the radio show my favorite husband the lucydesi comedy hour. The production company owned by lucy s stars and creators, desi arnaz and lucille ball, went on to produce several hourlong episodes of the program. Keiths last appearance as little ricky was in lucy meets the mustache, the th and final episode of the hourlong lucy episodes, airing april 1, 1960. The song meant so much more since it was the last episode of the popular i love lucy series. Ernie kovacs and edie adams move in next door to the ricardos and lucy cant stop torturing ernie every time shes in his presence. The series ended april 1, 1960, and their marriage ended may 10, 1960. Aired on 0401 1960 lucy meets the moustache season 9. Lucille ball got her start as a singer, model and film star before becoming one of americas top comedic actresses with the 1950s tv show i.
Lucille ball and desi arnaz facts popsugar celebrity. Ernie and edie performed on the last lucydesi comedy hour sixty years ago on april 1, 1960. Lucy was the lovable mischief maker who garnered a camaraderie with the small screen viewer her later shows were classic as well, but, i love lucy was the show which most sticks out in everybodys mind as the stellar sitcom in lucille balls career. All of the andy griffith shows seasons, however, were always in.
Ricky was chosen to dedicate a new statue in the town square, but lucy had accidentally destroyed the. The show starred lucille ball, her reallife husband desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. Lucy meets the mustache is the th and final episode of the lucydesi comedy hour. Edie adams thats all i love lucy series finale youtube. The andy griffith show is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, next to seinfeld and i love lucy. This episode originally ran 75 minutes and desi had to get permission to air the show intact. Its original network title was the ford lucille balldesi. Mar 07, 2018 well first of allthe writers were completely burned out on the format. Eastern and pacific time for two seasons, beginning on september 19, 1960. The other eight episodes were broadcast as part of the westinghouse desilu playhouse from october 6, 1958, to april 1, 1960. The lucydesi comedy hour tv show the lucydesi comedy. March 2, 1960 completed april 1, 1960 ricky is depressed because he has not been. When ginny tells the girls about the boys plans, lucy decides that she and ethel will impersonate the boys blind dates. Leading man and allaround dreamboat william holden appeared in the memorable 17th episode l.
Th is is the final e pisode of the show due to the divorce of ball and arnaz, which occurred 2 mont hs afte r this e pisode aired. The last episode of that quintessential 1950s sitcom i love lucy aired sixty years ago on may 6, 1957. With lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley. She heads for the brown derby, a celebrity hangout, where she encounters eve arden and. May 20, 2011 in the making of the last episode, lucy and desi did not speak directly to each other except when their characters were required to do so. Cuban sandwich, cubanamerican sandwich, cubano, desi arnaz, i love lucy finale, i love lucy recipes, lucille ball. Jun 08, 2008 from the episode, lucy meets the moustache of the lucydesi comedy hour. Classic tv shows i love lucy, lucille ball fiftiesweb.
She was the star and producer of sitcoms i love lucy, the lucy show, heres lucy, and life with lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired. Watch all 36 i love lucy episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The andy griffith show is one of the most popular shows of the 1960s that continues to air on tv decades later after an eightseason run a spinoff of longrunning the danny thomas show, it aired on cbs from october 3, 1960 through april 1, 1968 and starred andy taylor as the titular character, a widowed sheriff of mayberry, north carolina, a fictional community of about 2,000 people. The series was subsequently broadcast in syndication as the lucydesi comedy hour and we love lucy. All of the things that made lucille ball a woman before. In i love lucy, author lori landay investigates the groundbreaking series and its highly charismatic stars, lucille ball and desi arnaz, to consider the programs impact on the. Apr 01, 2017 the final television episode featuring the ricardos and mertzes from i love lucy aired on this day in history. Nov 22, 2019 the live show a success, cbs relented and ball and arnaz went on to create and star in i love lucy, a weekly sitcom about a young couple, lucy and ricky ricardo, and their friends and neighbors. From the episode, lucy meets the moustache of the lucydesi comedy hour. Thus, the two of them enter the ricardo apartment decked out like country bumpkins, which makes for some superb lucille ball. The classic tv series i love lucy featured a bevy of old hollywood stars in its landmark fourth season. Inside lucille ball and desi arnazs fantastic romance. Well first of allthe writers were completely burned out on the format.
The original i love lucy premiered in 1951 and concluded in 1957. The last i love lucy episode was the ricardos dedicate a statue, which aired may 6, 1957. The lucydesi comedy hour lucy meets the mustache tv. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. I love lucy aired for six seasons between 1951 and 1957 as a toprated weekly sitcom, and its characters appeared in thirteen hourlong specials between 1958 and 1960. Mar 02, 2020 lucille ball got her start as a singer, model and film star before becoming one of americas top comedic actresses with the 1950s tv show i love lucy, costarring on the show with her husband. The original blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951 to april 1, 1960 on cbs including the lucydesi comedy hour. March 2, 1960 completed april 1, 19 60 ricky is depressed because he has not been getting any tv offers lat ely, s o l ucy, fred, and ethel try to cheer him up. On march 3, 1960 one day after desis 43rd birthday and one day after they filmed their last episode of i love lucy lucy filed for divorce for a.
The last episode was broadcast on september 10, 1962. As lucy said later, desi was the great love of my life. Sal paradise april 1, 1960 was the last broadcast for the cast of the show. This show had the same cast as i love lucy, employed. Dec 19, 2019 keiths last appearance as little ricky was in lucy meets the mustache, the th and final episode of the hourlong lucy episodes, airing april 1, 1960. This day in television history april 1st, 1960 last. This is the final episode of the show due to the divorce of ball and arnaz, which occurred 2 months after this episode aired. The lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen blackandwhite onehour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960 as opposed to a thirtyminute regular series. The lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen onehour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960 as opposed to a thirtyminute regular series, and originally served as part of westinghouse desilu playhouse.
The actors all went their own ways, never to reappear again. The beautiful but daffy lucy has the nasty habit of getting. It followed the life of lucy ricardo ball, a young middleclass. What was the ricardos address on i love lucy answers. I love lucy aired from october 15, 1951 to may 6, 1957, lasting six seasons and bowing out at the height of its popularity. I love lucy what major drama was happening on setthe. Besides the mertzes the only character from the i love lucy show to appear on the comedy hour were lucys mother who appeared briefly in the japan episode as little rickys grandma. The history of sitcoms timeline timetoast timelines. The live show a success, cbs relented and ball and arnaz went on to create and star in i love lucy, a weekly sitcom about a young couple, lucy and ricky ricardo, and their friends and neighbors. No other signings for that season were made, and all cast with contracts were released in april, 1960. I love lucy is an american television sitcom that originally ran on cbs from october 15, 1951 to may 6, 1957, with a total of 180 halfhour episodes spanning six seasons including the lost original pilot and christmas episode. The song meant so much more since it was the last episode of the popular i love lu. It gives you an insiders view into how much effort it took to get the show off the ground and how some of the more popular episodes like job switching, where lucy and ethel work in a candy factory, and lucy does a tv commercial, lucy hawks vitameatavegamin, among. This entry was posted on thursday, april 1st, 2010 at 4.
The first hour had hedda hopper inlucy takes a cruise to havana. It was the highest rated show in the country at the time. In the making of the last episode, lucy and desi did not speak directly to each other except when their characters were required to do so. The i love lucy book by bart andrews is a wonderful resource for fans of the lucille ball and desi arnaz television show. Apr 10, 2011 on march 3, 1960, the day after filming the last episode of the lucydesi comedy hour, lucille ball filed for divorce from desi arnaz. Lucille desiree ball august 6, 1911 april 26, 1989 was an american actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer. The show, the lucidesi comedy hour, ended the 9year run of i love lucy. Saying goodbye to lucy and ricky and lucy and desi in our.
Actually, the final episode was filmed march 2, with the divorce proceedings starting the next day. However, plans had been made early in 1960 for another season 19601961 and actress debbie reynolds had been signed to appear in an episode. Written by bob schiller and bob weiskopf and directed by desi arnaz, it aired on april 1 st, 1960. This part of original post was not included in last post ldch ended its rather subdued run with of show 1 hour programs on april 1, 1960 with an ernie kovacs guest starring show named lucy. 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.
Pete and gladys is an american sitcom television series starring harry morgan and cara williams that aired on cbs on mondays at 8. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6. I love lucy is a 50s sitcom involving the antics of lucy ricardo, who is married to popular night club act ricky ricardo. I love lucy the last episode what major drama was happening on set. The final television episode featuring the ricardos and mertzes from i love lucy aired on this day in history. This episode did not air in 1959 as i stated but on april 1st 1960. Then, lucille and desi embarked on episodes making up three seasons of the lucydesi comedy hour, which debuted on june 28, 1957 with lucy takes a. Here edie adams sings the farewell on the last episode of the lucille ball desi arnaz comedy hour on 4 1 60 and we can feel the sadness in the shows ending as well as the. The lucydesi comedy hour tv show the lucydesi comedy hour. The production company owned by lucys stars and creators, desi arnaz and lucille ball, went on to produce several hourlong episodes of the program. With lucille ball, desi arnaz, ernie kovacs, edie adams. Desilus lucydesi comedy hour aired sporadically between 1957 and 1960. Although the original series ended in 1957, the show continued for three more seasons with onehour specials, running from 1957 to 1960.
Apr 03, 2020 then, lucille and desi embarked on episodes making up three seasons of the lucydesi comedy hour, which debuted on june 28, 1957 with lucy takes a cruise to havana and concluded on march. She was the star and producer of sitcoms i love lucy, the lucy show, heres lucy, and life with lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title the lucydesi comedy hour. Inside lucille ball and desi arnazs fantastic romance and. Lucy and her husband, ricky ricardo, are living in the country with their best friends and old landlords, fred and ethel mertz. List of i love lucy episodes i love lucy wiki fandom. Cubanborn bandleader, ricky ricardo, and his wife, lucy, live in a brownstone apartment building on east 68th street in new york city. The lucydesi comedy hour aired from november 6, 1957 to april 1, 1960 consisting of episodes. On march 3, 1960, a day after desis 43rd birthday and one day after the filming of lucy and desis last episode together, ball filed papers in santa monica superior court. Saying goodbye to lucy and ricky and lucy and desi in. Coincidentally, lucy and ethel have also called ginny about getting dates to go to the club. Meet the actor who played little ricky on i love lucy. I love lucy could have probably had the distinction of first show to jump the. April 1, 1960 was the last broadcast for the cast of the show. The lucy and desi comedy hour premiered on november 6, 1957 with lucy takes a cruise to havana and ended on april 1, 1960 with lucy meets the mustache lucy meets the mustache is the last and final i love lucy episode ever made.
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