vintagegal:

I Love Lucy

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kwebtv:

Dell Comics – 1954

Just a sampling of the “I Love Lucy” comic series that ran from 1954 to 1962 for 35 issues.

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oldshowbiz:

They also made nuclear weapons, you know.

Westinghouse, that is, not Lucy and Desi.

Lucy and Desi were dynamite.

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greatbuffalotradingpost:

On set photo with Bob Hope from “Lucy Meets Bob Hope” episode, I Love Lucy, (1956).

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broadcastarchive-umd:

On this date (Oct 15) in 1951 audiences first met Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, forever changing our perception of chocolate factories, inspiring us to stomp on grapes, and introducing the world to Vitameatavegamin. Celebrate 62 years of I Love Lucy here. (via Hulu)

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broadcastarchive-umd:

Directing the first multi-camera film sitcom before a live audience.

On October 15, 1951, television broadcast history was made when the first episode of I Love Lucy aired on CBS. Technically, it was not the first episode of the show. The pilot, directed by Ralph Levy, was recorded as a kinescope, a 16mm filmed recording taken from an extremely bright cathode ray tube, but it was not broadcast until 1990. Kinescopes are fuzzy and often distorted, but were the only means for communities outside of the reach of coaxial cable linked network affiliates, predominately on the East Coast where most television programs originated, to see network programming. Lucy was the first multi-camera sitcom to be filmed before a live studio audience. [more]

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retrogasm:

Emmy Awards, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in 1953.

pbsamericanmasters:

One of the most recognized and loved entertainers in the world, Lucille Ball, was born on August 6 in 1911. Thanks for all the laughs, Lucy!

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Neatorama has the inside scoop on six I Love Lucy episodes!

In honor of what would have been Lucille Ball’s 103rd birthday, Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen.