Their level of education was much higher than it is today. That's that interesting part: they aren't even physicists. Merely artists who were truly everyday people who built up such an amazing industry! Everyday people just like the audience watching in the studio and at home; so, they were relatable despite the fantastic circumstances. ❤
Lucy herself seemed surprised, touched, and humbled by "the world's greatest comediene" comment. And Desi adding at the end by saying, "We'll be back next time with both kids," as if they were just another family next door. At least that's how they made us feel, or who we wanted them to be. I am also tearing up. I will love Lucy and Desi forever. According to Lucie Arnaz the were better friends after the divorce. So great.
Even after her death, Lucile Ball is still the "Worlds Greatest Comedienne." There will never be another like her. Luci and Desi were pioneers in their time.
I love this show, because people actually treat each other with respect and show kindness to one another. The show also displays appreciation towards all kinds of professions and that’s just brilliant.
Ball and Arnaz were so professional, always. Even when exhausted.... and Arnaz looks tired here..... they are 'on' when those cameras are rolling. Remember, they had two very small kids at the time, a TV show to rehearse and block and perform, and they still had time for appearances like this. Amazing people.
Rebecca O'Sullian@ He may have been an alcoholic, but you can tell that he's not drunk there. Don't forget that Desi had a lot of plates up in the air. Aside from acting in "I Love Lucy," he was, also, producing the show and managing Desilu Studios. Back in the 50's, most men didn't go to their therapists to deal with stress and other problems and pressures. They drank. That one cocktail at night to unwind can end up turning into 3 and 4 cocktails and before you know it, you're hooked.
Beyond the comedy Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were true geniuses. They knew what America wanted. They weren't afraid to fight with the executives for I love lucy to be exactly what they wanted. #1 SHOW with a movie and film studio, producers, actors, parents. They were just all around amazing. There will never ever be another Desi, Lucy, Vivian and William!!
Desi pioneered the use (and insistence) of taping the show, this so that it could be shown at pre-programmed times across the times zones and also to be used as re-runs. Brillant business decision! It also preserved the show for other ages to view. Remember in the early days of TV, many shows were 'live' and no video exists of many erly TV shows.
Absolutely right. Without them, we wouldn't have Star Trek (The Original Series) which was produced by Desilu Productions for the first time in 1966 after being rejected by all the Networks at that time. Desi and Lucy were lightyears ahead of their time.
Desi also pioneered the use of 3 cameras filming simultaneously: master shot; medium close-up; closeup. The Arnazes mortgaged their home to finance the pilot and because the studio suits didn't think the public would buy Lucy and Desi as a TV couple, they produced the show and completely owned the rights to it. When "I Love Lucy" hit big, Lucy and Desi were sitting in the cat-bird seat.
I don't get why his first inclination was to "disqualify myself". Isn't the whole point is that as soon as you're confident you have a good guess, you straight up say who you think it is?
December 2023 and I still LOVE LUCY and DESI! They were my favorite 2nd family I would visit every morning as a child! 😂 Years later I saw movies Lucille Ball made (prior to marrying Desi) and found she was a Hollywood Beauty in her own right! 💞
There's something so lovely and sentimental about this--I actually got choked up all of the sudden when they revealed themselves. My reaction surprised me. I kinda came out of nowhere. But this was just so lovely!
It's amazing they mention Queen Elizabeth and this is 1955. And she just died this year 2022 It's just so shocking she was Queen 👑 then and she was Queen 👑 Now,..😲 So she's been Queen 👑 like forever !
This is how you make a game show. The panelists are literally thinking and TRYING to ask probative questions as best they can, while making it a light mood and having fun where they can with it. In turn guests and audience enjoy the experience.
@ Mica Papa In those days, if a lady was going to be in the public's appearance she needed to wear a hat and a pair of gloves! So a trip to the store, wasn't a casual dress event. Everything was very respectful attire. Jeans, pants of any type on a woman would never be acceptable for anywhere! I remember my mother having many hats & gloves that I asked about as I got older. I asked what & why she had so many? Even as a child, a girl couldn't wear pants of any type to school & that was later in the 60s.
My mother and father watched I ❤ Lucy, I watched I ❤ Lucy, my children watched I ❤ Lucy and now my grandchildren watch. It has remained a favorite in my family for generations. It makes me happy when I see the grandchildren laugh at Lucy's antic's. We still love Luci and Desi ❤🌟🌟
The world was a better place no Twitter/tick tock pricks.not everyone got butthurt over everything no cancel culture.crime was down people took pride in thier work and families had standards I'd give anything to be there
Let's also acknowledge operation wetback (which also kicked Mexican Americans out of their own country) and legalized segregation. polite and proper is not a very accurate term for the 50's I don't miss that America at all but this video in it's own right is entertaining.
My grandmother who is now 97 years of age got to see Ricky and Lucy at the Del Mar race track quite often. She often told me how Ricky would wear simple,comfortable clothes and Lucy would be dressed up. I wish I had been alive during those days.
This was such a wonderful show. Whenever I feel like a flight of nostalgia to take me out of today's world, What's My Line is the perfect ticket. And to the commenter below, yes, Lucy and Desi were good at hiding their marital problems, but if you know what to look for, you can tell from their body language that they are not close. But they knew how to keep up a professional act. And in response to another commenter, Desi Arnaz remained a powerful force behind the camera after he stopped performing in front of it. As far as producers go, Goodson-Todman and Desi Arnaz -- the first for game shows and the other for sitcoms -- changed television forever. Look up Desilu Productions and see how many shows he created produced. He was a brilliant man.
LauraMorland Thanks for your comment-- I'm glad you enjoy the shows, and I appreciate the insight you've offered into Lucy and Desi. As I recall, Desi produced the first season of "The Lucy Show" after their divorce, didn't he? I always wondered how they managed to make that work at all!
What's My Line? According to the editors of Wikipedia, "The original Desilu company continued long after Arnaz's divorce from Ball and her remarriage to Gary Morton. Desilu produced its own programs and provided facilities to other producers. Desilu produced The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lucy Show, and Star Trek." However, the show itself did not survive their divorce (in 1960): "The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on CBS. After the series ended in 1957, however, a modified version continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour." I can remember learning about their divorce (I was 5 years old) and being very sad about it. However, the original show remained in reruns (Desi was the first person to institute TV reruns!) and so I forgot about it while enjoying the show.
What's My Line? P.S. Where do you get these copies of the show? I looked it up because I stumbled upon Kitty Carlisle's autobiography and had misremembered that she was a regular panelist on the show. Kitty states that people were always getting her an Arlene Francis -- by the way, they had known each other since they were both starlets in the 1930s -- mixed up, She added that her in opinion "What's My Line" was a more important show than "To Tell The Truth." But I see from UA-cam that Kitty was a fairly frequent guest panelist on WML... and I just realized that she stood in for Dorothy Kilgallen on the Sunday after her death. Arlene Francis looks terribly grief-stricken in that episode, by the way; the two women must have been very close.
+What's My Line I either read or saw an interview recently (probably with daughter Lucie if it was the latter) that after their divorce and when he was still involved with Desilu before she bought him out, he would show up at the studio when Lucy was either rehearsing or doing whatever show she was in at the time. It was a test of her professionalism as it made it more difficult for her.
Wow so classy, regal n beautiful. I can never get enough of them . I watch them every morning for 4 hours on Hallmark ! So sad, like to think there in heaven together making everyone laugh
Loved this show! Loved the baseball scorekeeeper, the pickpocket, and especiallly Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in their good days, at the top of their game.
@@jamesjay5343 Next thing you'll tell me it was also the night of that big thunderstorm in Hill Valley 1955 when Marty McFly tries to get back Gray's sports almanac from Chad Biff...
Was their show filmed in Los Angeles? Desi said "whenever we come to New York". I thought they filmed in NYC, at least until the show setting moved to California. And were there people back then that did NOT like "I Love Lucy"? Today, we have an incredible spectrum of comedy to choose from, and what is hysterically funny for some does nothing for other people. But back then, there were limited options and a different mindset. By the way, that Duke Snider they mentioned? Hubba hubba!
Jas22....Nope, I Love Lucy was filmed in LA the entire run of the show. They did this mainly for preservation purposes. Back in the day shows wanting live viewings in west coast tv markets were stuck watching poor kinescope versions. Desi was a pioneer in that he decided to take a financial hit (they took a $1,000 a week pay cut but had an 80% ownership of the show) and put the show to film. Another big factor was Lucille had just given birth to daughter Lucie and couldn't really uproot across the country.
+jas22 My favorite baseball player from my favorite baseball team from the time of my earliest memories. I can still remember going to my first game in person. It was in September 1957, Dodgers and Giants at the Polo Grounds and I was four years old. (Take the A train from our station in Queens, Greenwood Avenue, to Columbus Circle and then change for the D train to the 155th Street-8th Avenue station.) Being extremely precocious, I knew most of the players and I certainly knew when he would step into the left handed batters box with that big blue #4 on his back. I rooted for him to hit a home run every time up and he hit one: a three-run shot that put the Dodgers in the lead to stay. It was the last game the Dodgers would win against the Giants at the Polo Grounds. The next day was when the last Dodger-Giant game was played in NYC and Curt Barclay of the Giants outdueled Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. The following April, they were playing each other at Seals Stadium in San Francisco and the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. And I never got to see a game at Ebbets Field (although my big brother saw two of them there). I forgave my dad ... eventually!
Desi: "The Swiddish one" The host: "Swiddish?" Lucy: "...Cuban Sweede." Gold. I LOVE her. And I know it didn't work out for their marriage but I will never love any comedic couple more than this one :)
I remember being a very small girl...............and seeing Arlene's heart necklace, and wanting one very badly. Fast Forward to 1985. I got one. Not as large, but a diamond heart necklace just the same.
@@Cosmo-Kramer There was Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, the late Mabel Normand, and Phyllis Diller was on her way up in 1955. But yes, Lucy was the most famous comedienne in the world at that time.
Stunningly beautiful woman, we forget that she was a successful model, before her break in movies. I think she is in the top 10 of the most beautiful women in classic hollywood.
I have watched all of them from the beginning through this one, and this one made me laugh more than any other. I don't normally care for Robert Q. Lewis, but he was on a roll during the mystery guest. Lucy and Desi were funny. Swiddish. I was dying.
Their daughter, Lucie, told how when Desi was dying, Lucy was on the phone with him saying over and over, "I love you, I love you, I love you.........." They couldn't live together......but the love never died.
Love this. And I really love just how these fine folks, guests, hosts and contestants, ARE with each other. It’s just so pleasant to watch and experience
Vic Perry, the pickpocket, died just 19 years after this episode. He also played in "The Atomic Man", "Julius Caesar", "Raiders of the River", "Mozambique" and a few other shows and movies. I wish I could find a video of Victor G Perry pickpocket.
15:45 I'm posting this a week after the queen passed away. He just mentioned preforming for her, and my mind immediately said, "It's the same queen." It just blows my mind given how long ago this was. She had one long reign.
Loved seeing this! Lucy and Desi will always be my favorite couple. How fantastic it was at tbe end when the panelists told the TV audience the color of Lucy's blouse (cashmere pink) and Desi's tie (blue)in those days of B/W television .
Yes, he was anoyed and rightly so. Especially in those days when everything none white was hated, stereotyped and misunderstood. He did right to set his boundaries.
aDBo'Ch 1 Bcause, tho Mr. Arnaz, may not have appreciated it, @ da time.... we loved him, 2! Accent, & all. I do understand tho. I have spent time around lotz of Cuban Americanz & tho there were lotz of misunderstandingz, & relationshipz dat went down n flamez, from da start. Da people I got along wit, were VERY lovable & made da horrible job we were doing 2gether, bearable. I do know, they would sumtimez hold themselvez back, bcause they felt they had no grasp of da language & I'd try & tell em, my English, iz just azz bad azz my Spanish! LOL!!!
Really enjoyed this re-run with Lucy and Dezi! ~Much honor to these 2 consummate Entertainers, for the Laughter They Brought to America, and the World! True Story, I bought a puppy the day she passed, and named her Lucy! Cocker Spaniel! Brought much joy!
I have read much about Desi and Lucy and you are very perceptive. Lucy WAS actually shy and Desi was the outgoing one. It is said he was the life of the party when they were entertaining at home while Lucy was serious and quiet. She was a complex person and he was a typical Latin womanizer. She couldn’t understand why he would say he only loved her, and that his dalliances didn’t mean anything. Even after they split up and both remarried, they remained close until Desi’s death. A tragic love story for Lucy and Desi.
Lucy Was a Beautiful # 10 Looking Woman, Even in her Older Age May she & Desi RIP & Brought a lot of Joy to us Growing up with her & Desi etc. They are Sadly Missed by all who Loved them etc.
I love Lucy originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957 and so at the time of this show they were still doing new shows. What is beyond amazing is I dont think even after that its ever been off the air.
+Daniel Ryan yeah she was. just wish women didn't have that weird way of putting on lipstick back then. made them look less attractive i think. its that odd joan crawford crap.
It's really nice to see a show and a time when women were ladies and men were gentlemen....in speech, attire, modesty, poise as well as charm. Unlike today when vulgarity is the norm. It is quite a shame how society has turned out.
oh please..typical liberal reply..the 1950's werent perfect but there sure was alot more class, morality and modesty in society unlike most of the media today which is vulgar, dumbed down , twisted, immoral and morally messed up
One of my idols (Maegan Machine, who is a natural redhead) idolizes Lucille Ball. Lucy was such a gem back in her day and I can see why everybody idolized her personality, character and charisma. Such a glamorous sense of humor, you can see it here in this show when she does the fake accent. This is coming from a 90's kid who truthfully, doesn't know that much about her to see that she was good. Lucille Ball, you have and will always be, the queen of comedy! 💖💋 Kathy Griffin has nothing on you.
Kathy Griffin?? She isn’t fit to wipe Lucy’s boots! I wouldn’t even talk about them in the same sentence. The ONLY thing those two have in common is the color of their hair, and Lucy’s wasn’t real….Kathy’s is.
There is no comparison from the entertainment in the 50s and 60s 2 today now it is for the most part of noxious too loud to Speedy and only for the segment of our society that does not know the difference in quality. However I do have to say some of it is quality but I would say most of it is not do the trick for me
Adriana Jimenez that has always been my dream...I would absolutely love to do that..I can't imagine anything in the world that would be more exciting to do then spend time in every era
@@djtforever1414 If you are referring to the date, the Clock tower get's struck by lightning in Hill Valley in the movie Back to the Future, then the date is November 5th 1955 . Not November 12th .
@@djtforever1414 I stand corrected . November 5th 1955 is the day Marty shows up in Hill Valley . November 12th is the day the Clock Tower get's struck by Lightning . I have not seen the movies for a while . Getting my dates confused .
I love how mind-blowing the simultaneous TV/movie work was for the judges. Lucy and Desi were the unparalleled star power of their day. Her birthing episode drew more viewers than any other show previously.
![What's My Line? - Richard Kollmar [Dorothy Kilgallen's husband!]; Garry Moore (Nov 20, 1955)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zD3sCwaf_8g/mqdefault.jpg)
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There was something innocent, kind and classy about this show that we are missing today.
I wish they will bring this program back . I remember it well.😅
Better educational morale and societal standards tied with stronger belief in God as a more broadly accepted standard.
@@tracyso73 You don't need god for that, but I do agree that lack of quality education is a significant issue
Their level of education was much higher than it is today. That's that interesting part: they aren't even physicists. Merely artists who were truly everyday people who built up such an amazing industry! Everyday people just like the audience watching in the studio and at home; so, they were relatable despite the fantastic circumstances. ❤
Yes we need God@dstutz
Lucy herself seemed surprised, touched, and humbled by "the world's greatest comediene" comment. And Desi adding at the end by saying, "We'll be back next time with both kids," as if they were just another family next door. At least that's how they made us feel, or who we wanted them to be. I am also tearing up. I will love Lucy and Desi forever. According to Lucie Arnaz the were better friends after the divorce. So great.
The “ with both kids” was because they had already challenged them by throwing them off by going together.
Beautiful comment ❤
Even after her death, Lucile Ball is still the "Worlds Greatest Comedienne." There will never be another like her. Luci and Desi were pioneers in their time.
Exactly
no way, Irene Ryan is no doubt the worlds greatest comedienne.
Absolutely! Lucille Ball.. THE greatest!
@@GingerHey Lucille Ball horrible actress. Not funny at all!
In my opinion it can be debated who the best make make comedian is, but for female comedians, Lucy sits proudly on top!
Victor G. Perry -- man, the man could write. Beautiful penmanship. I wish I wrote like that.
I love this show, because people actually treat each other with respect and show kindness to one another. The show also displays appreciation towards all kinds of professions and that’s just brilliant.
Absolutely, its great fun and a wonderful peak on an entirely different world!
I was about to say I can’t believe they’re making the comments about the second man and his size. Seems kind of rude to me
@@hizgrase ik lol but back in the day people didn’t get so offended
Unless you’re fat
That's when the world was different, a far better place then today
Ball and Arnaz were so professional, always. Even when exhausted.... and Arnaz looks tired here..... they are 'on' when those cameras are rolling. Remember, they had two very small kids at the time, a TV show to rehearse and block and perform, and they still had time for appearances like this. Amazing people.
lm sandy He was an alcoholic so he was probably drunk.
Also, he had a ton of mistresses so he might have been tired from that.
In addition to alcoholism and mistresses - he was only 38 here!... still some youth to draw upon!..
Their last name was Arnez - I grew up in the era and positive
Rebecca O'Sullian@ He may have been an alcoholic, but you can tell that he's not drunk there. Don't forget that Desi had a lot of plates up in the air. Aside from acting in "I Love Lucy," he was, also, producing the show and managing Desilu Studios. Back in the 50's, most men didn't go to their therapists to deal with stress and other problems and pressures. They drank. That one cocktail at night to unwind can end up turning into 3 and 4 cocktails and before you know it, you're hooked.
Life would be nearly unbearable at times without great entertainers. Lucy and Desi will always be national treasures.
How I miss those days. Watching this show and many others with my parents. Actually makes my heart ache. Love Lucy & Desi! ❤️
Beyond the comedy Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were true geniuses. They knew what America wanted. They weren't afraid to fight with the executives for I love lucy to be exactly what they wanted. #1 SHOW with a movie and film studio, producers, actors, parents. They were just all around amazing. There will never ever be another Desi, Lucy, Vivian and William!!
Desi pioneered the use (and insistence) of taping the show, this so that it could be shown at pre-programmed times across the times zones and also to be used as re-runs. Brillant business decision! It also preserved the show for other ages to view. Remember in the early days of TV, many shows were 'live' and no video exists of many erly TV shows.
Absolutely right. Without them, we wouldn't have Star Trek (The Original Series) which was produced by Desilu Productions for the first time in 1966 after being rejected by all the Networks at that time. Desi and Lucy were lightyears ahead of their time.
And Lucy was the one person who believed in star trek. She got it on tv. And from there.....
Desi also pioneered the use of 3 cameras filming simultaneously: master shot; medium close-up; closeup. The Arnazes mortgaged their home to finance the pilot and because the studio suits didn't think the public would buy Lucy and Desi as a TV couple, they produced the show and completely owned the rights to it. When "I Love Lucy" hit big, Lucy and Desi were sitting in the cat-bird seat.
agreed
20:02 "the world's greatest comediene".... made me tear up. i will love lucy forever
Oeil Photography And Desi too! He was hysterical
"I love lucy was never just a title" - Desi arnaz
@ He seems fine. He said comedienne which is woman/female, not comedian.
Hear Hear. The greatest is right.
I don't get why his first inclination was to "disqualify myself". Isn't the whole point is that as soon as you're confident you have a good guess, you straight up say who you think it is?
Lucy's energy is magic. The pairing of these two was GOLD. Lucy's cute wave when they found out is a gesture from old.
And her 'Swiddish' accent!
Yes her little wave was so sweet ❤️
That was so nice seeing them together when they were so young-and looked so happy together.
Yes. That was nice. I'm glad we got to see this footage and experience that moment.
Their marriage was already on the rocks at this point.
December 2023 and I still LOVE LUCY and DESI! They were my favorite 2nd family I would visit every morning as a child! 😂
Years later I saw movies Lucille Ball made (prior to marrying Desi) and found she was a Hollywood Beauty in her own right! 💞
I still watch I Love Lucy today in 2023 . Show is timeless and the funniest ever made .
Lucy & Desi together in their prime and at the height of their popularity, awesome!
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This panel was soooo good. Incredibly talented
There's something so lovely and sentimental about this--I actually got choked up all of the sudden when they revealed themselves. My reaction surprised me. I kinda came out of nowhere. But this was just so lovely!
I had the same reaction.
It was cute when Lucy was waving at them.
accept the part of the body shaming.... and the time to time stereotyping
@@allentoyokawa9068 word word I felt that, too!
It's amazing they mention Queen Elizabeth and this is 1955. And she just died this year 2022 It's just so shocking she was Queen 👑 then and she was Queen 👑 Now,..😲 So she's been Queen 👑 like forever !
She was UNELECTED, so she never really was.
Such nostalgia watching I love Lucy reruns
This is how you make a game show. The panelists are literally thinking and TRYING to ask probative questions as best they can, while making it a light mood and having fun where they can with it. In turn guests and audience enjoy the experience.
I am so amused by this, even in 2020. It feels like a lost episode of I Love Lucy.
Yeah, I was actually thinking Fred and Ethel would appear on the following week's show...😏👍
Yes!
I love how everyone’s in gowns for a game show.
@ Mica Papa In those days, if a lady was going to be in the public's appearance she needed to wear a hat and a pair of gloves! So a trip to the store, wasn't a casual dress event. Everything was very respectful attire. Jeans, pants of any type on a woman would never be acceptable for anywhere! I remember my mother having many hats & gloves that I asked about as I got older. I asked what & why she had so many? Even as a child, a girl couldn't wear pants of any type to school & that was later in the 60s.
It was a more dignified time.
Glamour sells!
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Why is this show so damn interesting? I can’t stop watching it. Thanks for uploading so many of them :)
Man the applause when they entered, they were rock stars. Also "Desi's tie was blue" is hilarious :D
Well they were the biggest couple under the stars at that time.
I can't believe it took the panel all that time to figure out who they were. The applause alone was a giveaway.
They lived in L.A, so seeing in them in New York was a big thrill.
My mother and father watched I ❤ Lucy, I watched I ❤ Lucy, my children watched I ❤ Lucy and now my grandchildren watch. It has remained a favorite in my family for generations. It makes me happy when I see the grandchildren laugh at Lucy's antic's. We still love Luci and Desi ❤🌟🌟
I miss that America, even though I wasn't around then. They were all so proper, so polite, polished and well-spoken.
The world was a better place no Twitter/tick tock pricks.not everyone got butthurt over everything no cancel culture.crime was down people took pride in thier work and families had standards I'd give anything to be there
Unfortunately being polite and well spoken has gone down the toilet
Let's also acknowledge operation wetback (which also kicked Mexican Americans out of their own country) and legalized segregation. polite and proper is not a very accurate term for the 50's I don't miss that America at all but this video in it's own right is entertaining.
Only in public
@@johnloudaros800 ASÍ ES 😞
My grandmother who is now 97 years of age got to see Ricky and Lucy at the Del Mar race track quite often. She often told me how Ricky would wear simple,comfortable clothes and Lucy would be dressed up. I wish I had been alive during those days.
Lucy and Desi sure were a great looking couple. She was so beautiful, and he was a “Cuban dreamboat”, as she said on her show. ❤️
He was!
She was beautiful
I love that Robert Q. Lewis said that Lucy was the world’s best comedienne
Lucille seemed so touched when Robert said that. Deservedly so. Comedy has NEVER been the same. No man or woman has come anywhere near her talent.
The handwriting was so elegant back then
A Robert Sadly they’re not teaching it anymore
I think they called it cursive?? Lol. These days it looks like chicken scratch! Sad.
@@fallingalice2601 Elegance... I'd say average people were at least better behaved.
Wait till you see Andy Griffith's handswriting loool
Their dictation as well
THANK GOODNESS......AT 70 I CAN REMEMBER THESE MAGICAL & GLORIOUS DAYS & WISH I COULD GO BACK!💯❤
I’m older than you and remember it well, but would never go back. Are you nuts‼️😳. Our children, grandchildren and entire LIFE…😮
@numberone5680
Everyone thankfully has their own opinion. In answering your ? NO I'M NOT NUTS! Here's WISHING you ALL THE BEST!❤️
This was such a wonderful show. Whenever I feel like a flight of nostalgia to take me out of today's world, What's My Line is the perfect ticket.
And to the commenter below, yes, Lucy and Desi were good at hiding their marital problems, but if you know what to look for, you can tell from their body language that they are not close. But they knew how to keep up a professional act.
And in response to another commenter, Desi Arnaz remained a powerful force behind the camera after he stopped performing in front of it. As far as producers go, Goodson-Todman and Desi Arnaz -- the first for game shows and the other for sitcoms -- changed television forever. Look up Desilu Productions and see how many shows he created produced. He was a brilliant man.
LauraMorland Thanks for your comment-- I'm glad you enjoy the shows, and I appreciate the insight you've offered into Lucy and Desi. As I recall, Desi produced the first season of "The Lucy Show" after their divorce, didn't he? I always wondered how they managed to make that work at all!
What's My Line? According to the editors of Wikipedia, "The original Desilu company continued long after Arnaz's divorce from Ball and her remarriage to Gary Morton. Desilu produced its own programs and provided facilities to other producers. Desilu produced The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lucy Show, and Star Trek."
However, the show itself did not survive their divorce (in 1960): "The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on CBS. After the series ended in 1957, however, a modified version continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour."
I can remember learning about their divorce (I was 5 years old) and being very sad about it. However, the original show remained in reruns (Desi was the first person to institute TV reruns!) and so I forgot about it while enjoying the show.
What's My Line? P.S. Where do you get these copies of the show? I looked it up because I stumbled upon Kitty Carlisle's autobiography and had misremembered that she was a regular panelist on the show.
Kitty states that people were always getting her an Arlene Francis -- by the way, they had known each other since they were both starlets in the 1930s -- mixed up, She added that her in opinion "What's My Line" was a more important show than "To Tell The Truth." But I see from UA-cam that Kitty was a fairly frequent guest panelist on WML... and I just realized that she stood in for Dorothy Kilgallen on the Sunday after her death. Arlene Francis looks terribly grief-stricken in that episode, by the way; the two women must have been very close.
+What's My Line
I either read or saw an interview recently (probably with daughter Lucie if it was the latter) that after their divorce and when he was still involved with Desilu before she bought him out, he would show up at the studio when Lucy was either rehearsing or doing whatever show she was in at the time. It was a test of her professionalism as it made it more difficult for her.
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Wow so classy, regal n beautiful. I can never get enough of them . I watch them every morning for 4 hours on Hallmark ! So sad, like to think there in heaven together making everyone laugh
Anna Santiago Amen
*they're (contraction of "THEY aRE")
Don't put spaces before punctuation marks.
Loved this show! Loved the baseball scorekeeeper, the pickpocket, and especiallly Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in their good days, at the top of their game.
Love that this took place during the 1955 World Series, Dodgers vs. Yankees. This is a great time capsule!
Not only that, this was broadcast the evening of Game 5, where Duke Snider hit 2 HR and a double in the Dodgers 5-3 win over the Yankees.
All I know is....I wish I lived in those times!!!
@@jamesjay5343 Next thing you'll tell me it was also the night of that big thunderstorm in Hill Valley 1955 when Marty McFly tries to get back Gray's sports almanac from Chad Biff...
I loved this show, was just a kid when it was popular.
I was so heartbroken when Lucy and Desi divorced, I wanted them to be happy because they made their audience so happy and carefree.
Was their show filmed in Los Angeles? Desi said "whenever we come to New York". I thought they filmed in NYC, at least until the show setting moved to California. And were there people back then that did NOT like "I Love Lucy"? Today, we have an incredible spectrum of comedy to choose from, and what is hysterically funny for some does nothing for other people. But back then, there were limited options and a different mindset.
By the way, that Duke Snider they mentioned? Hubba hubba!
Jas22....Nope, I Love Lucy was filmed in LA the entire run of the show. They did this mainly for preservation purposes. Back in the day shows wanting live viewings in west coast tv markets were stuck watching poor kinescope versions. Desi was a pioneer in that he decided to take a financial hit (they took a $1,000 a week pay cut but had an 80% ownership of the show) and put the show to film. Another big factor was Lucille had just given birth to daughter Lucie and couldn't really uproot across the country.
Pat Melton Desi always loved Lucy
+jas22
My favorite baseball player from my favorite baseball team from the time of my earliest memories. I can still remember going to my first game in person. It was in September 1957, Dodgers and Giants at the Polo Grounds and I was four years old. (Take the A train from our station in Queens, Greenwood Avenue, to Columbus Circle and then change for the D train to the 155th Street-8th Avenue station.) Being extremely precocious, I knew most of the players and I certainly knew when he would step into the left handed batters box with that big blue #4 on his back. I rooted for him to hit a home run every time up and he hit one: a three-run shot that put the Dodgers in the lead to stay. It was the last game the Dodgers would win against the Giants at the Polo Grounds. The next day was when the last Dodger-Giant game was played in NYC and Curt Barclay of the Giants outdueled Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. The following April, they were playing each other at Seals Stadium in San Francisco and the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. And I never got to see a game at Ebbets Field (although my big brother saw two of them there). I forgave my dad ... eventually!
Pat Melton they were happy and remained the best of friends until Desi’s death 😊
Robert Q Lewis was a good man. I knew him for the last few years of his life and he was so very kind to me. I miss him.
I know he appeared in quite a few "Bewitched" episodes. Was he a fairly close friend to Bill Asher and Elizabeth Montgomery?
Robert collins I THINK HE WAS MARRIED LOOK FOR A RING
I was born in 98 and grew up still loving I Love Lucy. >.< They are so great
I will Love Lucy and Ricky forever!! Thank you technology for reruns!!!!
I love this episode so much. I just love Desi Arnaz and Lucy so much! 💙💙💙💙
Desi: "The Swiddish one"
The host: "Swiddish?"
Lucy: "...Cuban Sweede."
Gold. I LOVE her. And I know it didn't work out for their marriage but I will never love any comedic couple more than this one :)
More laughs in just a few minutes than many shows get in an hour.The questions were funny, the answers were funnier and the panel was a scream.
I remember being a very small girl...............and seeing Arlene's heart necklace, and wanting one very badly. Fast Forward to 1985. I got one. Not as large, but a diamond heart necklace just the same.
Arlene is so beautiful and vivacious, how could she be married to a dork like Martin Gabel.
And hers was stolen in the 80’s. 😪
Arlene and dorothy where gorgeous back in the days. And am 32 lol
Good for you!
tony tony said you and Jean Valjean both.
Desi Arnaz was a genius!! Without him filming the Tv shows like a movie we would not have Star Trek!!!
The respect the panel had for Lucy and Desi is very evident in the banter between them..
Oh my goodness, I wasn’t even 6 months old when this was made. Love seeing this. 🤩
Both of these brilliantly talented comic geniuses were also devastatingly attractive physically...and oozing charm...just beautiful!
Dezi's "umhmm's" were too funny!
So was Lucy's "Swidish" accent!
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When he was on alone in 1951, he tried to use a french accent. And almost blew it but caught himself. U can c the mess up
What a treat to watch. I love and miss them both
The greatest comedian of all time. How true. Miss you Lucy & Desi.
Wow even back in 1955 Lucy was already revered as a legend that the man on the left called her the world's greatest comedienne.
Well, to be frank, she was one of the ONLY comediennes in the world.
@@Cosmo-Kramer There was Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, the late Mabel Normand, and Phyllis Diller was on her way up in 1955. But yes, Lucy was the most famous comedienne in the world at that time.
@@lemorab1 And may I add Joan Davis?
@@ginnylorenz5265 You may, but I'd put Lucy and Gracie at the very top.
Stunningly beautiful woman, we forget that she was a successful model, before her break in movies. I think she is in the top 10 of the most beautiful women in classic hollywood.
Oh my gosh this episode was really quite fascinating/fun...62 years later? Wow!!!
I have watched all of them from the beginning through this one, and this one made me laugh more than any other. I don't normally care for Robert Q. Lewis, but he was on a roll during the mystery guest. Lucy and Desi were funny. Swiddish. I was dying.
They were awesome! I miss Lucy and Desi. Though divorced I believe, deep down, they loved each other all of their lives.
Their daughter, Lucie, told how when Desi was dying, Lucy was on the phone with him saying over and over, "I love you, I love you, I love you.........." They couldn't live together......but the love never died.
YES, I BELIEVE THAT WAS CERTAINLY TRUE.OXOXXO SNIF.
Love this. And I really love just how these fine folks, guests, hosts and contestants, ARE with each other. It’s just so pleasant to watch and experience
Vic Perry, the pickpocket, died just 19 years after this episode. He also played in "The Atomic Man", "Julius Caesar", "Raiders of the River", "Mozambique" and a few other shows and movies. I wish I could find a video of Victor G Perry pickpocket.
I love those two. I still watch I Love Lucy.
This was so enjoyable, I was laughing out loud. Thank you for these wonderful old (great shows).
I could tell Desi’s accent by the second “mm-hmm” and Lucy’s fake accent was one she used on the show! Love this!
I've always really liked Desi Arnaz. He was a remarkable, talented and innovative man.
15:45 I'm posting this a week after the queen passed away. He just mentioned preforming for her, and my mind immediately said, "It's the same queen." It just blows my mind given how long ago this was. She had one long reign.
Loved seeing this! Lucy and Desi will always be my favorite couple. How fantastic it was at tbe end when the panelists told the TV audience the color of Lucy's blouse (cashmere pink) and Desi's tie (blue)in those days of B/W television .
"ITS BOTH OF THEM!" LOL
Thanks to whoever posted this for making so many of us feel happy for a bit.
Shows like this should be back on tv
Unfortunately the same type of people don't exist😢
Swidish. Even in real life Lucy made fun of his accent. Too funny.
Yeah, but he didn't like at all...
@Rene S You're right. He would allow his accent to be made fun of on the show, but only Lucy could do it. He wouldn't allow others to do it.
Yes, he was anoyed and rightly so. Especially in those days when everything none white was hated, stereotyped and misunderstood. He did right to set his boundaries.
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Bcause, tho Mr. Arnaz, may not have appreciated it, @ da time.... we loved him, 2! Accent, & all.
I do understand tho. I have spent time around lotz of Cuban Americanz & tho there were lotz of misunderstandingz, & relationshipz dat went down n flamez, from da start. Da people I got along wit, were VERY lovable & made da horrible job we were doing 2gether, bearable. I do know, they would sumtimez hold themselvez back, bcause they felt they had no grasp of da language & I'd try & tell em, my English, iz just azz bad azz my Spanish!
LOL!!!
@@bradleyscarton3931 Fred called him a Cuban Mush Mouth several times on I Love Lucy.
Really enjoyed this re-run with Lucy and Dezi! ~Much honor to these 2 consummate Entertainers, for the Laughter They Brought to America, and the World! True Story, I bought a puppy the day she passed, and named her Lucy! Cocker Spaniel! Brought much joy!
Aww..
I absolutely loved the segment with Mr. Perry. Anyone who can do what he does simply amazes me.
I love how Victor G. Perry signed his name. I always admired the penmanship of that era.
Me, too!
23:05 i just love the way Desi says "what darling?"
I know. Me too.
i love seeing Lucy out of character, she is so sweet & has a almost a shyness about her.
I have read much about Desi and Lucy and you are very perceptive. Lucy WAS actually shy and Desi was the outgoing one. It is said he was the life of the party when they were entertaining at home while Lucy was serious and quiet. She was a complex person and he was a typical Latin womanizer. She couldn’t understand why he would say he only loved her, and that his dalliances didn’t mean anything. Even after they split up and both remarried, they remained close until Desi’s death. A tragic love story for Lucy and Desi.
Lucy Was a Beautiful # 10 Looking Woman, Even in her Older Age May she & Desi RIP & Brought a lot of Joy to us Growing up with her & Desi etc. They are Sadly Missed by all who Loved them etc.
The 'Mystery Guests' are REAL stars!!!
I love Lucy originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957 and so at the time of this show they were still doing new shows. What is beyond amazing is I dont think even after that its ever been off the air.
It may be the teacher in me but each time I watch these I love the writing on the chalkboard! lol Thanks for sharing!
Sad todays younger generation cannot even read cursive writing.
Love how thye stayed and chatted with Lucy and Desi, They were special.
Wow a pink mink blouse on Lucy. She was known for wearing beautiful clothes.
I think Desi was a super nice guy.
This show puts a smile on my face every time it pops up. Would kill to go back in time and see this show when it aired
Wasn't alive when William Frawley died but was when Vivian, Desi and Lucy passed. Broke our hearts. They are missed!!
How nice it is that Lucy and Desi were both true fans of the show.
America was great back then. If only we could go back in time
Lucy and Desi come in at 17:00 :)
But watching the pickpocket was just as great as getting to the Desi and Lucy stuff
Thank you!
Big deal
orhugs thank you I fast forwarded to find them.
orhugs thank you I fast forwarded to find them.
God Lucille Ball was so beautiful
Daniel Ryan She really was. Beautiful eyes, especially.
ReneeDeborah beautiful smile too
+Daniel Ryan by '54, the show was #1 and they were huge stars, huh?
+Daniel Ryan yeah she was. just wish women didn't have that weird way of putting on lipstick back then. made them look less attractive i think. its that odd joan crawford crap.
+Stevie Laurence you wouldn't think so if you had lived back then! you're just used to lipstick trends now lol
It's really nice to see a show and a time when women were ladies and men were gentlemen....in speech, attire, modesty, poise as well as charm. Unlike today when vulgarity is the norm. It is quite a shame how society has turned out.
3GDOSRSFS All thanks to the hippies and flower girls. If they only knew.
The days of my childhood. It would be great to return to that civilized time.
Ah yes, I sure do miss the good, old fashioned, sexism of the OLD days.
3GDOSRSFS Ah yes. I sure do miss all the good, old fashioned, sexism of the OLD days...
oh please..typical liberal reply..the 1950's werent perfect but there sure was alot more class, morality and modesty in society unlike most of the media today which is vulgar, dumbed down , twisted, immoral and morally messed up
Our family always watched "I Love Lucy" and "What's My Line." Great TV. And on "What's My Line," everyone on the panel was so charming and articulate.
One of my idols (Maegan Machine, who is a natural redhead) idolizes Lucille Ball. Lucy was such a gem back in her day and I can see why everybody idolized her personality, character and charisma. Such a glamorous sense of humor, you can see it here in this show when she does the fake accent. This is coming from a 90's kid who truthfully, doesn't know that much about her to see that she was good. Lucille Ball, you have and will always be, the queen of comedy! 💖💋 Kathy Griffin has nothing on you.
I idolize Lucille Ball and I'm a FAKE redhead, just like her and my other idol, Rita Hayworth.
You're right Griffin can't hold a candle to Lucy!
Kathy Griffin?? She isn’t fit to wipe Lucy’s boots! I wouldn’t even talk about them in the same sentence. The ONLY thing those two have in common is the color of their hair, and Lucy’s wasn’t real….Kathy’s is.
The closing for Victor G. Perry was awesome. Way to sleight of hand that!
Watched them since I was 3... I’m 60 now...I LOVE ❤️ LUCY!!!
What a terrific time getting to see Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz together on the shell mentioning their two children as they leave
Desi Arnaz was one good looking man.
And their son wasn't bad either!!!😊😊😊
My mom's best friend was married to a man that looked like Desi Arnaz
Even as an older man with white hair, he was quite good looking.
Mr. Perry performed before the Queen ...... the same Queen who was the Queen in 1955 and is still the Queen in 2020!
Give us a break.
Everytime I see Lucy and Desi together especially black and white film , it is like art walking on legs
There is no comparison from the entertainment in the 50s and 60s 2 today now it is for the most part of noxious too loud to Speedy and only for the segment of our society that does not know the difference in quality. However I do have to say some of it is quality but I would say most of it is not do the trick for me
wish I could go to every era and spend 1 day
Adriana Jimenez that has always been my dream...I would absolutely love to do that..I can't imagine anything in the world that would be more exciting to do then spend time in every era
A time traveler
I had that same dream for many years also.
I'm with you on that.
Maybe in heaven.
This is only a few weeks before lightning strikes the clock tower in Back To The Future.
Yup, November 5th 1955 .
@@davidjoe3368 November 12th!
@@djtforever1414 If you are referring to the date, the Clock tower get's struck by lightning in Hill Valley in the movie Back to the Future, then the date is November 5th 1955 . Not November 12th .
@@djtforever1414 I stand corrected . November 5th 1955 is the day Marty shows up in Hill Valley . November 12th is the day the Clock Tower get's struck by Lightning . I have not seen the movies for a while . Getting my dates confused .
I heard someone shout: "Pickpocket!" when the audience were told what his line of work was. Oops!
You too? I thought I'd imagined it.
Me too! I ran it by three times because I wasn't sure!
I played it 9 times, didn't hear a dang thing
I heared it too
I heard it too
I loved the pick pocket performer! That was very entertaining!
I enjoy these retro shows with my 56 years young self
I love them so much! I wish Desi was a faithful husband because they're such a cute couple.
Everyone loved Lucy and Desi but by no means was he a faithful husband but they did love each other till the end 😳
ARE YOU SURE I SAW YOU ON TELEVISION?!? 😆 Poor Robert Q. Lewis! LOL!
I love how mind-blowing the simultaneous TV/movie work was for the judges. Lucy and Desi were the unparalleled star power of their day. Her birthing episode drew more viewers than any other show previously.