What do you think must have been the saddest day in television history? I wasn't even born yet, but for me and other Lucy fans like me one of the saddest days had to be May 6th 1957. That was the day that the last "I LOVE LUCY" episode aired.
"I LOVE LUCY" only ran for six short seasons, from 1951 thru 1957. That's relatively short for today when shoes like Seinfeld, Cops, Americas Most Wanted and The Simpsons can go on for decades!
Our favorite show was created by Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carrol jr and Madelyn Pugh who were also the show's writers that brought our favorite strories about the Ricardos and the Mertzes to life for us.
LUCY RICARDO born LUCILLE ESMERALDA McGILLICUDDY
Lucille was born in upstate NY and married a Cuban band-leader who was just starting to make a name for himself in show biz.
RICKY RICARDO born RICARDO FERNANDO ALBERTO RICARDO Y DE ACHA III
Ricky worked had at his show business career and was a good provider. He loved his quirky wife and wanted to make her happy.
FRED & ETHEL MERTZ born FREDERICK HOBART MERTZ
"I LOVE LUCY" only ran for six short seasons, from 1951 thru 1957. That's relatively short for today when shoes like Seinfeld, Cops, Americas Most Wanted and The Simpsons can go on for decades!
Our favorite show was created by Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carrol jr and Madelyn Pugh who were also the show's writers that brought our favorite strories about the Ricardos and the Mertzes to life for us.
LUCY RICARDO born LUCILLE ESMERALDA McGILLICUDDY
Lucille was born in upstate NY and married a Cuban band-leader who was just starting to make a name for himself in show biz.
RICKY RICARDO born RICARDO FERNANDO ALBERTO RICARDO Y DE ACHA III
Ricky worked had at his show business career and was a good provider. He loved his quirky wife and wanted to make her happy.
FRED & ETHEL MERTZ born FREDERICK HOBART MERTZ
Fred was possibly born in Indiana because Ethel mentions her mother-in-law visiting from Indianapolis once per year. We knew he served in France during World War I and worked in Vaudeville with partner Barney Kurtz and also with Ethel before settling down and buying the brown stone on 68th street in Manhattan.
ETHEL LOUISE ROBERTA MAE POTTER was from Albuquerque where her father ran the candy store in town. When she left after high-school she somehow ran into Fred Mertz and joined his vaudeville act and with their marriage became the co-owner of the converted brownstone apartment building which led to her exciting life of friendship with Lucy.
There you have it, the recipe for success. 4 of the most wonderful characters of American television. In future articles, we'll delve into each character a little deeper and learn more about the people that played those great parts. Please feel free to give your input here. This site is to remember Lucy, Desi and the others because they're special to all of us......let's reminisce.
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