However, even the biggest fans will be stumped by this lucy trivia quiz. To honor the legend that was lucille ball and to celebrate i love lucy day on oct. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. On the lucy show, lucy played a widow who shared a home with whom. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I love lucy addressed the central ideological concerns of the postwar period within the. Love, lucy is also a retelling of a room with a view, a book ive never read, so i cant comment on that aspect, but im left wondering if this turn of the century novel with a love triangle and love vs. Exhibited at convention centers, state fairs, music festivals and casinos, it featured exact reproductions of the original sets from the show. This set of handpainted book ends features lucy and ethel baking. The kitchen set of the i love lucy new york apartment featured a distinctive square breadbox with matching canister set made by nesco nesco bread box in same design seen on the i love lucy show starring lucille ball and desi arnaz. The girls want to go to a nightclub, which first aired october 15th, 1951. How many half hour episodes of i love lucy were produced. The bookend literary week kicks off monday, september 16, with six events.
With lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley. Lucille ball 19111989 was a beloved actress, comedienne, and hollywood icon. See it on ebay the austrian owl bookends above are painted brown like the pair on i love lucy but they dont have a marble base. When lucy played the mertzes maid, what name did she use. Bart andrews, a prolific author of tv trivia tomes who wrote the i love lucy book, an early definitive appreciation of the classic sitcom, has. The show is an example of entertainment at its finest and, honestly, it just gets us. There are over eighty audio clips included and along with the. Wyman, the books questions cover all aspects of the show, from character trivia concerning lucy, ricky, fred, ethel and little ricky, to the vitameatavegamin and candy factory episodes. I love lucy was the first television comedy to use the threecamera format in front of a live studio audience. I love lucy trivia how much do you know about i love lucy. I didnt tell a soul, and they all promised to keep it a secret.
Test your i love lucy knowledge with board games, trivia cards, playing cards and jigsaw. Feb 18, 2018 this set of handpainted book ends features lucy and ethel baking bread from the i love lucy episode, pioneer women. The writers mirrored the actors real lives in presenting the character back stories. Praised for its genius comedy, the show captured audiences of all ages. Click the links to display the answer to each question. Owl bookends similar to the pair on i love lucy see it on ebay these are hard to find owl bookends currently on offer on ebay and are a close match for the pair seen in the ricardos livingroom on the i love lucy show. By the time the show and its successor, the lucydesi comedy hour, went off the air in 1960, 90 percent of american homes had at least one tv.
Written by the director of the lucydesi museum, ric b. When lucy bought desi out in 1962, she became the very first woman ever to head a major production company. He wrote four books solely on the iconic l love lucy show and was a recognized expert on the sitcom. Brooklyn book festival 2019 schedule released brooklyn book. Lucy ricardo, like lucille ball was born in west jamestown, new york, as mentioned by the actor that acted as a doctor that delivered her, in i love lucy. Includes all new special features including i love lucy. Some collectors search for specific cairn terrier collectibles, such as realistic looking figurines, while others. I love lucy trivia interesting facts about i love lucy. Vivian vance, lucys costar on i love lucy, played the part of vivian on the lucy show. It followed the life of lucy ricardo ball, a young middleclass. Oct 14, 2014 on october 15, 1951, the very first episode of the i love lucy show aired on cbs and became the most watched tv show in the u. We know the color of the i love lucy ones from an original color onset photo. This is a fan website and is not associated in any way with cbs, desilu, too llc, the arnaz family, tv land, or the owners of i love lucy.
Can you get a perfect score on this i love lucy quiz. We can all agree we love lucy, but are you a super. Ricky ricardo, like desi arnaz, was from cuba, and both led. While simon and cath are both on the lookout for the perfect man, josh and lucy seem to have the perfect marriage until a long lost college friend, the beautiful portia arrives back in their lives. Free printable tv trivia questions and answers television trivia questions and answers including all in the family, hazel, the love boat, i love lucy, laverne and shirley, and many more. Feb 05, 2016 theres a reason 40 million americans still watch syndicated episodes of i love lucy every year. Behind the i love lucy theme song performing songwriter. By the time the show and its successor, the lucy desi comedy hour, went off the air in 1960, 90 percent of american homes had at least one tv. Desi arnaz developed a threecamera filming technique that had never been used before but continues to be the standard to this day. On october 15, 1951, television broadcast history was made when the first episode of i love lucy aired on cbs. I love lucy goes down in history as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. Theres a reason 40 million americans still watch syndicated episodes of i love lucy every year. Cafepress brings your passions to life with the perfect item for every occasion.
Exhibited at convention centers, state fairs, music festivals and casinos, it featured exact. What was the name of the salad dressing lucy and ethel tried selling. Directing the first multicamera film sitcom before a live audience. In the early days, a projector would have a beginning and an end slide. These adorable statuettes range in price from several dollars to several hundred dollars and are manufactured in a variety of styles and materials. Start the day with a sneak peek trivia giveaway for a chance to win early. The i love lucy owl bookends were austrian and the same shape but had a darker marble and the owls were painted brown.
Home quizzes only a true i love lucy fan can get an 810 or higher on this quiz. Bart andrews 19452010 was born in new york city and became a prolific author of television trivia books. Cbs initially balked at hiring desi arnaz to play lucys husband on their new tv show, i love lucy. Finally, theres the extraordinary fact that a tv show featuring a beautiful young american woman in a mixed marriage ever made it onto tv at all. Think you know all there is to know about i love lucy. When it first hit the airwaves on october 15, 1951, only about one out of every 10 u. The i love lucy book by bart andrews, paperback barnes. Both lucielle ball, and her sitcom character lucy ricardo, were born in this upstate new york city.
Dec 20, 2009 what was the last name of lucy s friend caroline. Who was the first star that lucy met in hollywood in season 5. The episode, titled a house divided, was broadcast on march 21, 1980, and viewers would have to wait until the november episode who done it to learn that the shooter was. Im redoing my bookshelves, donating books and slimming down.
Lucille ball i love lucy show my love lucy movie lucy and ricky family world collage drawing desi arnaz new shows i love lucy kitchen oven mitt buy i love lucy kitchen oven mitt. What is the name of the house guest of the munsons when the couple all have to go to the country club dance. The ricardos hotel room in paris is decorated with the same owl bookends. Figurines are one of the most popular pet collectible items, and cairn terrier figurines are no exception. I love lucy premiered during the dawn of the television era. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I love everything about this book from the cover, which features the iconic scene of lucy, ricky, fred and ethel in the ricardos car as they all sing california, here we come to the actual content of the book, which actually features real audio clips from the series.
Desilu studios is the permanent home of the i love lucy 50th anniversary set tour that traveled the country in 20012002 to celebrate the most popular show ever on television. Join lucy, ricky, fred and ethel for nonstop laughter as you savor every magical moment of the greatest sitcom of all time. A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations. The episodes were written by the same writers who eventually wrote i love lucy and in fact, quite a number of i love lucy scripts were based on my favorite husband episodes. Many people collect cairn terrier items as a tribute to a special pet that is part of their family, to honor the memory of a beloved pet that is waiting at the rainbow bridge or simply because they find these cute canine collectibles irresistible. To answer the trivia facts, look for words and phrases that are in the puzzle, but not the word list. The i love lucy book by bart andrews is a wonderful resource for fans of the lucille ball and desi arnaz television show. In the final scene of the 197980 season of dallas, j. I love lucy is an american television sitcom that originally ran on cbs from october 15, 1951 to may 6, 1957, with a total of 180 halfhour episodes spanning six seasons including the lost original pilot and christmas episode. Technically, it was not the first episode of the show. Meredith baxterbirney played the mother, elyse keaton, on the hit tv sitcom family ties. Come check out our giant selection of tshirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more. Best known for her eponymous role in the hit 1950s tv sitcom i love lucy, she also starred in radio shows and appeared in dozens of films and television shows throughout her career, winning numerous awards, including multiple emmy awards, the golden globe cecil b.
Cinematographer karl freund developed a system for lighting the set from above so. Before you stream every season on cbs all access to refresh your memory and laugh a lot, test your knowledge and answer our questions about lucy, ricky, fred and ethel. What lyrical line follows i am the good king lancelot. Sep 10, 2001 got this trivia book for my wife, and she seems to enjoy it quite a lot. Fun trivia about the opening theme song is that during the first season the show opened with their sponsor philip morris animation of stick figure cartoons of lucy and desi climbing down a pack of philip morris cigarettes. Six i love lucy images on silver bottle caps with magnets. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. I love lucy trivia part 2 very hard quiz by gandalf. Loving lucy is a funfilled website with information about lucille ball and i love lucy, as well as trivia, episodes from her old radio show, links and more.
The i love lucy book of trivia quizzes readers on the details of one of televisions longestrunning shows. The show starred lucille ball, her reallife husband desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. To ask other readers questions about bookends, please sign up. Got this trivia book for my wife, and she seems to enjoy it quite a lot. When lucy cant get to sleep because of all the country quiet she suggests that ricky take up snoring, presumably because he doesnt snore. Prior to i love lucy, lucille ball starred in a radio sitcom, my favorite husband, where she played the wife of a bank vice president. Aprons free delivery possible on eligible purchases. On october 15, 1951, the very first episode of the i love lucy show aired on cbs and became the most watched tv show in the u. The iconic cbs comedy series debuted 68 years ago, and its still relevant as ever. If youre a true fan, take this quiz to see what you score. It gives you an insiders view into how much effort it took to get the show off the ground and how some of the more popular episodes like job switching, where lucy and ethel work in a candy factory, and lucy does a tv commercial, lucy hawks vitameatavegamin, among. Only a true i love lucy fan can get an 810 or higher on. The i love lucy quiz quizzes and trivia howstuffworks.
Ewing hears a noise outside his office, walks out to the corridor to look, and is shot twice by an unseen assailant. After all, how can you not crack up at one of lucy ricardos hysterical shenanigans. What song did lucy perform with twin boys for an amateur contest. Trivia quiz questions on the classic sitcom, i love lucy. Aug 06, 2011 i love lucy was the first television comedy to use the threecamera format in front of a live studio audience. Lucy and desi also formed desilu productions in 1950 which produced i love lucy. Just about everyone in the country is a fan of i love lucy.
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