Ricky tries to keep Lucy away from auditioning for a TV show, but when a clown becomes unavailable, Lucy takes his place. It's Fred and Ethel's 18th wedding anniversary, Ethel wants to go to the ...

I Love Lucy helped make television matter. It’s one of the first beloved shows and the first classic sitcoms. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz weren’t just popular. They changed the TV landscape ...

Publicity shot from the "Lucy Meets Superman" episode of I Love Lucy. "It was a complete success and showcased the comedic timing of Reeves while working with one of the great comic actresses of ...

When I Love Lucy premiered in 1951, TV was still trying to figure out what it could be. Then came Lucy Ricardo, housewife, dreamer, chaos-bringer, determined to break into show business despite zero ...

"I Love Lucy" ran for 181 episodes during its six-season run on CBS, says the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum. It's a nonprofit gallery in Jamestown, New York — Ball's birthplace — which is ...

From Broadway legends to big-screen cowboys, crooners, comedians and even a certain Man of Steel, the guest stars who ...

This episode is unique because it features a fun twist at the end, showing that I Love Lucy knew how to subvert expectations early on. Image Credit: Desilu Productions. In 1952, when this episode ...

The fact that early episodes didn’t live up to Ball’s funny standards shouldn’t be a surprise, given how quickly the show ...

181 episodes – There are 181 episodes of "I Love Lucy’s" and they’re spread across six seasons, according to the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, a nonprofit gallery dedicated to preserving ...

Likewise, a 2009 New York Post article about the top television catchphrases stated, "The earliest phrase on the list comes from a 1951 episode of 'I Love Lucy.' It was a line that Desi Arnaz ...

After Ricky and Fred get upset about the girls' spending, Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework. Lucy doesn't want to be left home when Ricky goes on tour ...