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A classic among classics, this landmark situation comedy first appeared on CBS on October 15, 1951. It ceased production at the end of its 1956-57 season, although the 
network continued to give the reruns prime-time play until September 1961. For its entire seven-year run, "I Love Lucy" maintained its time slot--Monday night at 9:00--during which time millions of Americans stopped whatever they were doing to join the Ricardos and the Mertzes for half an hour. Although in the early days of television there was far less competition for in-home entertainment than there is today, the ratings for "I Love Lucy" can still be considered extraordinary; its episodes routinely attracted over two-thirds of the television audience.
The series' premise, of course, was not particularly unique. It focused on the antics of a wacky wife who drives her husband to distraction. What made each episode so outstanding was Lucille Ball's breathtaking ability for broad comedy. Another distinguishing factor was Ball's insistence on co-starring with her real-life Cuban husband, Desi Arnaz. TV executives weren't sure that audiences would accept this "mixed marriage." Yet Arnaz prevailed, and his behind-the-scenes contributions may even have outshone his considerably adept on-screen comedic and musical work. (Also starring were William Frawley and Vivian Vance as the Ricardos' neighbors, Fred & Ethel Mertz.)
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  Video Clips 
To view live streaming video of "Lucy" clips,
just press one of the pictures below.
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Lucy reads a letter from her mother.
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Ricky attempts to explain his name on the telephone.
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Lucy and Ethel tell the boys of their new hobby: GOLF.
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A television commerical Lucy and Ricky made for Phillip Morris - Something you will NOT see today.
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The above RealPlayer files were reformated from .AVI files
that can be found at the following site:
Desilu's Web - I love Lucy On-Line
The .avi files are very large (from 1.2 to 11 meg) but have better picture quality....
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In order to listen to the audio sections and view these live videos, you will need to download Real
Player 5.0. It's free, and it's the best streaming video program I've
seen yet. You can download it here:
http://www.real.com/products/player/index.html
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