Directed by ralph levy, it was shot before a live audience at cbs columbia square in hollywood, california, on march 2, 1951, and sold to cbstv in the summer of 1951. Lucy ricardo is a scatterbrained housewife whose husband, ricky, is a bandleader at a nightclub. Lucy and desi in the first episode of their show the lucy and desi comedy hour, 1957. I love lucy season 4 episode 30 end credits reuploaded. When lucy learns that shes going to have a baby, she tries to. I love lucys keith thibodeaux dishes on lucille ball. Lucy is enceinte was the 45th overall episode of i love lucy, and the 10th episode of season 2. I love lucy lucy tells ricky shes pregnant in color.
More than 60 years ago, a pregnant lucille ball couldnt. Drafted is the eleventh episode of season 1 of i love lucy, as well as the 11th overall in the series. Lucy becomes a sculptress after ricky feels unappreciated because lucy was too preoccupied with her baby shower to make his dinner or pick up his dry cleaning, he develops a sickness whose symptoms are oddly like those of common pregnancy complaints. Cbs would not allow i love lucy to use the word pregnant, so expecting was used instead. With lucy pregnant, ricky is even more baffled by his. Lucille ball wore loosefitting aprons on i love lucy, amy poehler hid behind strategically placed desks and time capsules on parks and recreation, alyson hannigan ate a lot of hot dogs on how i.
Lucy ricardo tells ricky ricardo theyre having a baby. More than 60 years ago, a pregnant lucille ball couldnt call. The inferiority complex ultimate i love lucy wiki fandom. Coming on the heels of the episode that put the nail in the smothers brothers coffin and a brass eye pedophilia special thats still squickinducing today, its tough to consider this 1952 i love. The blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951, to may 6, 1957, on the columbia broadcasting system cbs. The episode where she has the baby aired on the same. I love lucy, lucy is enceinte more than 60 years later.
In this classic scene from i love lucy, lucy finds out she pregnant and tries to tell ricky but he wouldnt let her because he was busy finally after many attempts she goes to the night club where. It followed the life of lucy ricardo ball, a young. Lucy intercepts a letter for ricky that asks him to appear at a local army station. Only a true i love lucy fan can get an 810 or higher on. Triplets were born the same night as little ricky, and now, another woman at the hospital just gave birth to twins. The cbs show starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance. And if you were born in the mid1940s like the author of this quiz you grew up watching this delightful program in its. I love lucy s02e11 pregnant women are unpredictable. On this day, december 8, in 1952, the i love lucy episode titled lucy is enceinte, using the french word for pregnant, first aired, marking the first major television show to acknowledge pregnancy.
When ball became pregnant for the second time, the couple incorporated it into the story line of i love lucy. I love lucy pregnant women are unpredictable tv episode 1952. After all, how can you not crack up at one of lucy ricardos hysterical shenanigans. When lucille ball became pregnant, desi arnaz invented the rerun by reairing some episodes from the first season to give lucy some rest. The episode in which the pregnancy was announced was entitled lucy is enceinte, the french word for pregnant. 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. With lucy pregnant, ricky is even more baffled by his wacky. Only after an agreement that a priest, minister and rabbi would approve each episode before airing did they finally agree. Coming on the heels of the episode that put the nail in the smothers brothers coffin and a brass eye pedophilia special thats still squickinducing today, its tough to consider this 1952 i love lucy episode as controversial television. Jul 26, 20 more than 60 years ago, cbs aired lucy is enceinte, the season 2 episode of i love lucy in which lucy lucille ball and ricky desi arnaz find out theyre going to have a baby. I love lucy pregnant women are unpredictable tv episode. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6.
More than 60 years ago, cbs aired lucy is enceinte, the season 2 episode of i love lucy in which lucy lucille ball and ricky desi arnaz find out theyre going to have a baby. It seems precious now, but the episode s title, lucy is enceinte, is a french allusion to balls expectant state they werent allowed to say pregnancy on air. Parents need to know that i love lucy is a stillhilarious and ubiquitous 1950s comedy classic that is entirely tame by contemporary standards, though some episodes do show the characters smoking or drinking. Directed by marc daniels, the episode, which was cowritten by bob carroll, jr. It seems precious now, but the episodes title, lucy is enceinte, is a french allusion to balls expectant state they werent allowed to say. Lucille ball announces pregnancy in adorable i love lucy. On this day, december 8, in 1952, the i love lucy episode titled lucy is enceinte, using the french word for pregnant, first aired, marking the first. From sneaking into rickys shows to hiding household indiscretions, lucys antics have held audiences attention for decades and have made her one of tvs most beloved characters. Jan 21, 1994 this was accomplished by scheduling a cesarean delivery to coincide with the lucy episode, and in retrospect the planum, hatched by ball, 41, and husband desi arnaz, 35seems cannily brilliant. This was accomplished by scheduling a cesarean delivery to coincide with the lucy episode, and in retrospect the planum, hatched by ball.
Dec 16, 2019 cbs annual colorized i love lucy christmas special, which airs this friday 89 p. Reallife marrieds lucille ball and desi arnaz captivated audiences with their antics as lucy and ricky ricardo. Ricky trudges out into the cold weather to return with another frozen treat. Just about everyone in the country is a fan of i love lucy. Ricky does his best to deal with pregnant lucys emotional needs. Lucy and rickys best friends are landlords fred and ethel mertz who often become unwitting participants in lucys getrichquick and other wild schemes. The lost pilot was the very first episode of i love lucy which was shot, the unaired pilot episode for i love lucy. I love lucy s02e10 lucy is enceinte video dailymotion. The roles of fred and ethel mertz, who were yet to be introduced, were not cast yet as the producers were. The doctor tells lucy that rickys symptoms should go away if he is made to feel. Lucille ball crafted a oneofakind comedy persona that just cant be topped.
Jan 03, 2020 the first lady of tv comedy, lucille ball, in the followup to her classic series i love lucy. I love lucy christmas specials have aired on the network the past six years, each combining the holidaythemed episode with a different comedy classic. We can all agree we love lucy, but are you a super. I love lucy lucy tells ricky shes pregnant in color by a fusco. Jan 26, 2020 i love lucy s02e11 pregnant women are unpredictable.
The pregnancy episode of i love lucy was so controversial, it. Watch i love lucy episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The club election ricky announces that lucy s been down in the dumps lately. I love lucy is more than just a really, really, funny show its an enduring piece of television history. The doctor tells lucy that rickys symptoms should go away if. Lucy ricardo tells ricky ricardo theyre having a baby youtube.
Lucy and rickys best friends are landlords fred and ethel mertz who often become unwitting participants in lucy s getrichquick and other wild schemes. Cbs annual colorized i love lucy christmas special, which airs this friday 89 p. May 08, 2016 in this classic scene from i love lucy, lucy finds out she pregnant and tries to tell ricky but he wouldnt let her because he was busy finally after many attempts she goes to the night club where. More than 60 years ago, a pregnant lucille ball couldnt call herself. Home quizzes only a true i love lucy fan can get an 810 or higher on this quiz. Ricky and fred, however, think the girls are pregnant and decide to organize a baby shower. Jan 12, 1953 watch full episodes on cbs all access. From season two of i love lucy, episode 50, lucy informs ricky that she is pregnant. Lucy makes headlines when she and ethel invade the empire state building dressed as martians in lucy is envious. And thanks to this new bluray set, an entirely new generation of fans can love lucy.
Controversies in i love lucy 50s and 60s television. I love lucy was one of the first tv shows to be filmed in hollywood. Watch the best of i love lucy volume 3 prime video. Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting. The cast of the show could not say the word pregnant or pregnancy on the air, but could instead use the word expecting. When lucy learns that shes going to have a baby, she tries to find the right way to tell this to ricky. I love lucy season 2 episode 11 pregnant women are unpredictable. May 17, 20 i love lucy lucy goes into labor this is it.
The show starred lucille ball, her reallife husband desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. Sixtyfive years ago, on october 15, 1951, one of the greatest comedies in the history of television premiered i love lucy. I love lucy, lucy is enceinte season two, episode 10. This leads to reminiscing about the time lucy really did develop an inferiority complex. Lucy goes to the hospital is an episode of the 1950s american television show i love lucy in which the title character, lucy ricardo, gives birth to her son. The first lady of tv comedy, lucille ball, in the followup to her classic series i love lucy.
The ended up writing the pregnancy into the show, which was initially opposed by the producers of the show. The episode lucy is enceinte first aired on december 8, 1952 enceinte being french for expecting or pregnant, although the show never displayed episode titles on the air. I love lucy, lucy is enceinte more than 60 years later and more. Later in the same episode, the redhead has an urgent desire for another meal at the inconvenient hour of 4 a.
In one famous episode, lucy gets more and more drunk as she films a commercial for vegameatavitamin, showing alcohol consumption in a funny light. In everyones favorite the tour featuring richard widmark where lucy and ethel hop off a hollywood tour bus to steal a celebrity. The best of i love lucy volume 3 contains many classic episodes from the third and fourth seasons of i love lucy. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian. With lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley. Ricky does his best to deal with pregnant lucy s emotional needs. I love lucys keith thibodeaux dishes on lucille ball, desi.
Cbs broadcast standards refused to allow the word pregnant to be uttered by any of the characters, so they said that lucy was expecting instead. I love lucy s02e11 pregnant women are unpredictable video. The lucy show lucille ball 30 full episodes youtube. Watch i love lucy streaming online hulu free trial. In total 180 episodes of i love lucy were produced, plus a pilot episode. Jan 26, 2020 i love lucy season 2 episode 11 pregnant women are unpredictable.
This is the third of eight installments to focus on controversial episodes. There are too many quintessential clips from i love lucy to count. The name of the episode where lucy tells ricky shes pregnant was lucy is enceinte enceinte being the french word for pregnant. Lucy is enceinte, a 1952 episode of i love lucy, was the first major tv program to depict a pregnant woman hence the euphemistic french. The lost pilot unaired pilot i love lucy wiki fandom. Its a sweet and downright quaint to modern eyes episode thats about. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. Five facts on the most popular sitcom episode of alltime.
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