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Mood:
- Feel GoodHumorousTouchingWitty
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Plot:
- Couple RelationsCouplesDisorderBest FriendsPerformer's LifeBattle of the SexesNothing Goes RightFriendship more...
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Genres:
- ComedyFamilySitcom
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- New YorkUSA
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Audience:
- Family Outing
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- Award WinnerClassicEmmy WinnerHit TV SeriesPrestigious Awards
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Humor:
- Comedy of ErrorsSilly Humor
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Style:
- Ensemble CastStrong Female Presence
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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I Love Lucy, 1951 - 1957
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of I Love Lucy
The mood of I Love Lucy is feel good, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around couples relations, disorder, and a battle of the sexes. It features a comedy of errors and silly humor. I Love Lucy is a comedy and family TV show. Stylistically, it is a sitcom, stars an ensemble cast, and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. I Love Lucy is set in New York. It happens in the 1950s. Visually, it is black and white. I Love Lucy is known for being a hit series, a classic, and an Emmy winner. It is especially suggested for a family outing.
Summary of I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy debuted on CBS in 1951 and quickly set a new standard for situation comedy with its well-crafted plotlines, live tapings, multiple camera angles, and one of the finest ensemble casts in television history. Centered around the domestic life of zany redhead Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) and her Cuban-born husband Ricky (Lucy's real-life spouse Desi Arnaz), the series also broke cultural ground by featuring an interracial marriage and a female lead that was less than the perfect housewife. Indeed, it was Lucy's neverending quest to muscle in on her husband's show business career--often with the help of meddlesome next-door neighbors Fred (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance)--that provided the show its main comedic thrust and continues to lend it a timelessly classic appeal.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 October 1951 |
| Runtime: | 30 min |
| Seasons: | 6 |
Cast and Crew
as Lucy Ricardo 181 episodes, 1951-1957
as Ricky Ricardo 181 episodes, 1951-1957
as Ethel Mertz 176 episodes, 1951-1957
as Fred Mertz 175 episodes, 1951-1957
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