Title: I Love Lucy
Runtime: 30 Min
Year: (1951–1957)
Genres: Comedy - Family
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Joseph A. Mayer, Michael Mayer, Johnny Jacobs, Richard Keith, Bennett Green, Hazel Pierce, Jerry Hausner, Louis Nicoletti, Frank Nelson, Elizabeth Patterson, Doris Singleton, Barbara Pepper, Kathryn Card, Richard Reeves,Bob Jellison,Mary Jane Croft,Richard Lee Simmons,Ronald Lee Simmons,Fred Aldrich
Directed By: William Asher (100 episodes, 1952-1957), Marc Daniels (39 episodes, 1951-1953) and James V. Kern (39 episodes, 1955-1957)
PLOT
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz. The first major show to be put on film rather than kinescope.
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English - Spanish
Writers: Bob Carroll Jr. (178 episodes, 1951-1957), Madelyn Davis (178 episodes, 1951-1957), Jess Oppenheimer (155 episodes, 1951-1956), Bob Schiller (50 episodes, 1955-1957) and Bob Weiskopf (50 episodes, 1955-1957)
IMDB Rating: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
Parental Advisory Certification: Argentina:Atp / Canada:G / USA:TV-G (TV rating)
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Awards:
1952- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Comedy Show (CBS). (NOMINATED)
1953- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Situation Comedy(CBS). (WON)
1954- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Series Supporting Actress Vivian Vance (CBS). (WON)
-Best Situation Comedy (CBS). (WON)
-Best Female Star of Regular Series Lucille Ball (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Series Supporting Actor William Frawley (CBS). (NOMINATED)
1955- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series Lucille Ball (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Situation Comedy Series (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series William Frawley (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series Vivian Vance (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Written Comedy Material Jess Oppenheimer Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis (CBS). (NOMINATED)
1956- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Actress - Continuing Performance Lucille Ball (CBS). (WON)
-Best Actor in a Supporting Role William Frawley (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Comedy Writing Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf (CBS). For episode "L.A. At Last". (NOMINATED)
1957- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series Lucille Ball (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Performance by an Actor William Frawley (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Performance by an Actress Vivian Vance (CBS). (NOMINATED)
1958- Emmy Awards, USA (Emmy)
-Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself Lucille Ball (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series William Frawley (CBS). (NOMINATED)
-Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series Vivian Vance (CBS). (NOMINATED)
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