It's easy to forget when seeing her being silly, but she was actually a very classy beauty. She was a fine actress, too. She was marvellous in "The Dark Corner" as a PI's sharp witted secretary.
@@retroguy9494Funny you should say that because there was a later episode where she wore an extremely tight dress 👗, (again, to entice Ricky), which split at the seam when she bent over. Very funny‼️. Barbara Eden was in that episode ❤️‼️
The costuming on the show was so good! Lucy wore many outfits multiple times. Ethel even more because we know Fred is cheap. It's how real people dress. Nowadays shows never do this. There's a pair of shoes Lucy starts wearing during the Comedy Hour seasons that must have come from her own closet because she wore them through multiple shows for years after.
My grandmother dressed up for when my grandfather would come back from work, so he opened the apartment door, did not recognize her and said “excuse me mam I must have entered the wrong place!” For real 😂
As I wake up in my own home having slept comfortably with no hair curlers, without a man in sight, I'm reminded by this Lucy episode of how wonderful my life is. Thanks Lucille Ball. x 🥂
@@shadowgirl8038 My grandmother turned 100 in June. She still lives independently and is happy & content surrounded by love. Her husband died 30 years ago and she misses him some times lol 😂 Don’t let fear determine your future. And don’t let anyone steal your JOY.
I've seen these Lucy episodes a million times like everyone else. And Lucy was really skinny. I've seen that dress or noticed that in many skits on the show. You can't help but notice it. I only wish that more of these episodes were in color so you could see how beautiful her dresses were.❤
The show should not be seen as "feminist." Look how awful things turn out when they temporarily switch roles. The ladies goof up in the factory and the guys goof up at making meals.
@@Jatsuschiupa You're right. It shouldn't be seen as "feminist." In fact, she's following advice similar to that traditionalist Marabel Morgan, author of "The Total Woman," gave women when she urged them to dress up special each evening for their husbands. One day a football star whose wife had been following that advice opened the door to his wife attired only in a pair of galoshes, an apron, and a big bonnet on his head!
I remember my grandparents watching this show. They considered it so unusual for Lucy to marry a Cuban guy. Like Ricky was a different species. I was very confused since I lived in Miami.
@@hananeazzouzi4122 yeah, positively medieval. but then, let’s think about how women have to smell and hear their husbands’ farts. not to mention see them in their pijamas, underwear and even without while having a little/big belly and a pair of lovely love handles. if they can bear that, then the husbands can bear seeing their wives in pjs and curlers too.
A lot of couples refuse to get married because the flame dies out for most. Marriage becomes a job. It shouldn't be that way. I'd never marry unless I fell in love and one of us needed a green card to be together
Sorry, but as a VERY happily married adult (ten years and three kids!), I HAVE to respond to you, shac9131. If if gives you any comfort, having/maintaining “the flame” in marriage has a lot less to do with the strange idea that “if it’s really true love, then a healthy relationship jUsT hApPeNs” than it has to do with CHOICES-CHOOSING to love your partner, CHOOSING be loyal to them, CHOOSING put them first, and then CHOOSING to expect the same from them in return. (And, I know: you can’t control someone else’s choices. That’s the scary part, of literally ALL human relationships.) To get all lecture-y, do you see what Ricky is doing, in this short clip? He is actively CHOOSING to ignore his wife, instead of appreciating her. Those types of BAD choices, from either partner, are what kill the romance. Love isn’t a feeling-it’s a choice. And it’s not “boring,” either; crushes feel super fun and exciting, but I honestly think that a healthy marriage feels WAY better. Instead of getting that infatuation-rush of nervous excitement (insecurity), it becomes this feeling of RELIEF, when your spouse is there, and a general confidence for all the things you’re going to face, because you know that you’re going to do it TOGETHER. Please don’t let the idea of marriage scare you-just make sure to distinguish between the awful (abusive?) marriages and the good ones!
@@nopenottelling whoever you are... too much to read, and I'm content with my own beliefs that I didn't reveal. Marriage is a government thing, not GOD. It's control, just like government
Shac9131… Interestingly, I didn’t say literally ANYTHING about God in my comment. But you also stated that you didn’t actually read it because it was too long for you (?), so… ooookay. Then. I wish you the best.
@nopenottelling Agreed, but the first step is to respect the other person by using the proper word - husband, wife, or if you simply must be ambiguous for some bizarre reason, spouse or even significant other.
Wow, I’ve never seen her without make-up before, she was really pretty. I guess it was the style for women to be made up that way back then but she looked so much fresher and softer without it.
They are superlative comics, and I hope this ends well, but dang...when your partner acts like a jerk it's YOUR fault? And the remedy is to get that whole sex object identity fired up? Lord above. Ladies, there are worse things than loneliness, and the message here would be one of them.
The episode was satirizing that kind of advice, not telling women to take it seriously. If you think "the message here" is one of the things that's worse than loneliness, you misunderstood it.
@@rebeccahicks2392 satire, yes. But the book was depictive of common thinking at the time. Even today you have guys thinking this, thanks to some really poor role models on the internet lol I think that's what the OP is speaking to
Some people are just not morning persons. I am one of them. Before 10 a.m, only coffee keeps me relatively awake. I can't even swallow breakfast, I never eat before 11-12 a.m. If a fire starts, I won't notice. I'm lucky that I rarely have to work in the mornings. So I can't blame the husband here, maybe he wasn't a morning person, too. It is said those that aren't morning persons are descended from the night guards of the caves that our ancestors used to live in...
A wife can still look cute with those pajamas-- just take out the curlers, Lucy, fluff your hair a bit, put a little lip balm on 💋, pearl studs on ears, and spray a little rose 🌹 water on face and 😀-- you'll look cute for morning ☕️.
You don’t have to be in that kind of relationship if you don’t want to. It’s toxic. You’re not your partner’s mommy, you’re supposed to be a team. No power imbalance.
Yes, but the internet has even more ways now to tell women ‘they are the problem and how to improve themselves’. I think Lucy was highlighting the ridiculous sexism of the times with this comedy sketch!
I would take it over today’s society any day. This current society is genuinely miserable to live in, we don’t need to project our modern misconceptions onto the show.
It's crazy the lengths women have gone to in order to try to keep men as if they were some type of prize rather than grunting animals who muddy up their homes, bite the hand that feeds them, and h#mp every leg they can get.
Wow, the propaganda they spouted at that time. Just like the ads that told women the reason their husband read the paper and ignored her was because she didn't use a particular brand of deodorant! Glad I didn't grow up in that time period.
This is probably the only time I've ever seen Lucy without makeup. Nowadays when they have some TV show and the woman is supposed to be 'natural' and without makeup, it's obvious she's got false eyelashes, lipstick, and foundation. Here Lucy actually seems not to have been wearing ANY makeup.
My gold digging in law snared my naive sibling at the office where they both worked by continually changing clothes all day! They have nothing in common, completely different temperaments, values, outlooks and no real shared interests.
Yeah your naive(!) sibling looked at how sexy the woman was and agree to marry her for being just beautiful without having shared common interest and characteristic. Come on it is easy to blame your in law but your brother also signed that marriage paper and he is an adult. Stop denying his part in this he is bot naive just thinks with his dick.
Well, the best part of an evening glow like this during the 1950's was, the required girdle, slip, nylons, and high heel shoes ... she is dressed as one very "HOT" dish (smile ... smile).
Who is watching in 2024?Excellent comedians and a good piece of advice
Wow, look at that figure! Lucy was initially a dancer as well as an actress and it shows how well she maintained her figure. So pretty.
She was actually a blonde, too ‼️. She also was in a Three Stooges short.
It's easy to forget when seeing her being silly, but she was actually a very classy beauty. She was a fine actress, too. She was marvellous in "The Dark Corner" as a PI's sharp witted secretary.
As well as a model.
In her autobiography, Lucy said she described her natural hair color as “mouse.”
@@jauntydamemusic Like most white people, her hair was a shade of brown.
I love the black glittering dress.
Yea that's a real knockout! Doesn't she look beautiful?
I'd love to see her try to sit down in that dress though! 😂
Are you sure it’s black?
@@retroguy9494Funny you should say that because there was a later episode where she wore an extremely tight dress 👗, (again, to entice Ricky), which split at the seam when she bent over. Very funny‼️. Barbara Eden was in that episode ❤️‼️
I had a dress exactly like that for my barbie doll
@@dianetheisen8664 Lol I just watched that one! Classic hilarious as always 😂
"Whasa matta wi jou? Jou crazy or somethan'?!" 😅I love Ricky Ricardo!!!
FUEGO
At least she finally got a reaction out of him. lol
I love how she always wears this same sparkly dress when she wants to make a statement of being glamourous.
The costuming on the show was so good! Lucy wore many outfits multiple times. Ethel even more because we know Fred is cheap. It's how real people dress. Nowadays shows never do this. There's a pair of shoes Lucy starts wearing during the Comedy Hour seasons that must have come from her own closet because she wore them through multiple shows for years after.
Budget constraints
Lucy Ricardo would wear the same fancy dress often. Gotta keep in character. Lucille Ball probably would have a very big wardrobe.😄
sexy mom 1960 1970
@UA-camr-my2ky Its also reality for normal middle class couple not to have tons of expensive clothes. Unlike today. Our priorities are whacked
I still love Lucy.
Lucille Ball was a beautiful woman as well as a comedy genius.
And a Brilliant Business Woman.
And a Brilliant Business Woman.
Yeah she was
Yeah she was
This was usually downplayed on this show and she typically wore outfits that downplayed her figure.
And I love Ethel!
Vivian was a tremendous performer!
"sugar dear" gets me every time, that leg pop LOL! rewatching again.
I & many others will always Love Lucy. Miss Ball & the other actors were on point. They had superb comedic timing.
My grandmother dressed up for when my grandfather would come back from work, so he opened the apartment door, did not recognize her and said “excuse me mam I must have entered the wrong place!” For real 😂
The side eye Ethel was giving her when she was reading from the book 🤣🤣🤣
Lucy was the best. I could watch these forever
As I wake up in my own home having slept comfortably with no hair curlers, without a man in sight, I'm reminded by this Lucy episode of how wonderful my life is. Thanks Lucille Ball. x 🥂
My same thought as I giggled 🥰
We won’t be young forever. We all need a partner, even if we sleep in different rooms. Take care.
Will it still be so great when you are 85, and alone in a nursing home?
@@shadowgirl8038
My grandmother turned 100 in June. She still lives independently and is happy & content surrounded by love. Her husband died 30 years ago and she misses him some times lol 😂
Don’t let fear determine your future. And don’t let anyone steal your JOY.
@@dominusstyx actually we don't all need a partner.
It was the absolute best show of it's time. Lucy was indeed a beautiful woman but not vain. Consummate actress❤😊
Too bad I can’t light a phone on fire with a match 😂
She had such a great figure…despite the jokes about how much weight she’d put on since they got married.
She'd just had Lucie in real life.
1980
Lucy was a true pioneer for all female comedians❤😂
I've seen these Lucy episodes a million times like everyone else. And Lucy was really skinny. I've seen that dress or noticed that in many skits on the show. You can't help but notice it. I only wish that more of these episodes were in color so you could see how beautiful her dresses were.❤
IKR ⁉️. I love when a colorized version comes out❤️‼️
I love Lucy. She had such mobile features and was so agile. Her antics to entice her otherwise engaged husband had me in stitches
Its actually a feminist satire in a time period friendly way
Deapite the doctors sexist advice, the only thing that woeked was lighting a fire
This went over my head. Thanks for breaking it down.
:):)
The show should not be seen as "feminist." Look how awful things turn out when they temporarily switch roles. The ladies goof up in the factory and the guys goof up at making meals.
Maybe... But, did you noticed that when he saw the fire, he thought only of her welfare?
«Fire, fire, Lucy, out!» he shouted.
@@Jatsuschiupa You're right. It shouldn't be seen as "feminist." In fact, she's following advice similar to that traditionalist Marabel Morgan, author of "The Total Woman," gave women when she urged them to dress up special each evening for their husbands. One day a football star whose wife had been following that advice opened the door to his wife attired only in a pair of galoshes, an apron, and a big bonnet on his head!
These days both the husband and the wife are sitting at breakfast reading the news on their phones.
You mean mindlessly scrolling social media.
Speak for yourself.
@@robotworm178That’s in addition to news scrolling on phones.
So Tru
I know it's awful
I remember my grandparents watching this show. They considered it so unusual for Lucy to marry a Cuban guy. Like Ricky was a different species. I was very confused since I lived in Miami.
So talented. I loved watching these re-runs when I was growing up in the 70's. I thought they were all so glamours
i mean, heaven forbid a man should see his wife in curlers, without makeup and wearing her pijama’s. that’s positively barbaric.
Completely uncivilized.
No man should have to go through that
@@hananeazzouzi4122 yeah, positively medieval. but then, let’s think about how women have to smell and hear their husbands’ farts. not to mention see them in their pijamas, underwear and even without while having a little/big belly and a pair of lovely love handles. if they can bear that, then the husbands can bear seeing their wives in pjs and curlers too.
I hope he survived 😱😱😱
She could wear a pretty scarf over them
Thats large enough☺️
"I Love Lucy" -- a classic TV 📺 show, with class❤️‼️
I love Lucy ❤
3:05 FUEGO, FUEGO, FUEGO!!! 🤣
So strange how he didn’t even notice that very quickly, the minute she started to light his newspaper!
LOOOTHEEE GET UP! 😂
Kathy Bates' Fried Green Tomatoes character read the same book and dressed up in cellophane.
A lot of couples refuse to get married because the flame dies out for most. Marriage becomes a job. It shouldn't be that way. I'd never marry unless I fell in love and one of us needed a green card to be together
Sorry, but as a VERY happily married adult (ten years and three kids!), I HAVE to respond to you, shac9131. If if gives you any comfort, having/maintaining “the flame” in marriage has a lot less to do with the strange idea that “if it’s really true love, then a healthy relationship jUsT hApPeNs” than it has to do with CHOICES-CHOOSING to love your partner, CHOOSING be loyal to them, CHOOSING put them first, and then CHOOSING to expect the same from them in return. (And, I know: you can’t control someone else’s choices. That’s the scary part, of literally ALL human relationships.) To get all lecture-y, do you see what Ricky is doing, in this short clip? He is actively CHOOSING to ignore his wife, instead of appreciating her. Those types of BAD choices, from either partner, are what kill the romance. Love isn’t a feeling-it’s a choice. And it’s not “boring,” either; crushes feel super fun and exciting, but I honestly think that a healthy marriage feels WAY better. Instead of getting that infatuation-rush of nervous excitement (insecurity), it becomes this feeling of RELIEF, when your spouse is there, and a general confidence for all the things you’re going to face, because you know that you’re going to do it TOGETHER. Please don’t let the idea of marriage scare you-just make sure to distinguish between the awful (abusive?) marriages and the good ones!
@@nopenottelling whoever you are... too much to read, and I'm content with my own beliefs that I didn't reveal. Marriage is a government thing, not GOD. It's control, just like government
Shac9131… Interestingly, I didn’t say literally ANYTHING about God in my comment. But you also stated that you didn’t actually read it because it was too long for you (?), so… ooookay. Then. I wish you the best.
@nopenottelling Agreed, but the first step is to respect the other person by using the proper word - husband, wife, or if you simply must be ambiguous for some bizarre reason, spouse or even significant other.
What a DRESS
WONDERFUL I love it thanks for share ❤❤❤
I used to watch Lucy all the time when I was younger
She was stunning and so smart and talented
He was hot too
The early I Love Lucy episodes are my favorite.
I love how she proved the doctor and the studies wrong in a single morning. I always knew she was a genius!
Isn't that the same dress Lucy wore in the Charm School episode but without the arm ruffles? That was a great episode.
Lucy seems to be an ancestor of Grace from "Will and Grace'
I noticed their similarities, too!
I'm sorry but Lucy was waaayyyy better than her.
09.15.2024
How can Lucy be an "ancestor" of Grace; when Lucy was born 57 years before Grace [Debra Messing]? 🤔
Wow, I’ve never seen her without make-up before, she was really pretty. I guess it was the style for women to be made up that way back then but she looked so much fresher and softer without it.
She had plenty of makeup on it just wasn’t as dramatic as her usual look.
she was definitely wearing makeup (it’s tv) just not a red lip or anything.
I love Lucy still to this day😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
PLEASE...MORE!!!!❤❤❤❤
They are superlative comics, and I hope this ends well, but dang...when your partner acts like a jerk it's YOUR fault? And the remedy is to get that whole sex object identity fired up? Lord above. Ladies, there are worse things than loneliness, and the message here would be one of them.
💯🙌🏾
The episode was satirizing that kind of advice, not telling women to take it seriously. If you think "the message here" is one of the things that's worse than loneliness, you misunderstood it.
Sets the newspaper on fire ... priceless!
Of course, if there’s problems in the marriage it’s always the woman’s fault. Still the same today as it was back then.
And the guys who say that are typically the same ones going on about how "woMen dOn't takE acCouNtabIlity for thEir owN actiOns" 😂
This episode was satire---it wasn't saying it was actually Lucy's fault.
@@rebeccahicks2392 satire, yes. But the book was depictive of common thinking at the time. Even today you have guys thinking this, thanks to some really poor role models on the internet lol I think that's what the OP is speaking to
Honestly, mass infant circumcision has caused more problems than most people realize.
Facts
god ethel is a good friend
People upset about sexism didn't get the joke
I love her 😍 😂
Beautiful dress!! Wonder what color it really was?
So funny 😂 Lucy❤
Fifties values, for sure
No way my husband is gonna literally ignore me like this. 😵💫 I would guess Ricky (or a husband like this) was cheating. Get out now!!
He was a handsome and successful latin band leader, of course he was cheating. 😁
Que maravillosa cómica!!! Cuanto debió de copiar Lina
Some people are just not morning persons. I am one of them. Before 10 a.m, only coffee keeps me relatively awake. I can't even swallow breakfast, I never eat before 11-12 a.m. If a fire starts, I won't notice. I'm lucky that I rarely have to work in the mornings. So I can't blame the husband here, maybe he wasn't a morning person, too. It is said those that aren't morning persons are descended from the night guards of the caves that our ancestors used to live in...
Ethel looking at her with the bombastic side eye 😂
Well, at least he called out to save her.
Me encantó que aunque no la PELA, en cuanto vio el fuego quiso cuidarla: "¡Fuego, fuego, Lucy, SAL DE LA CASA !", gritó.
3;00 Someone in the audience ugly-laughed!
A wife can still look cute with those pajamas-- just take out the curlers, Lucy, fluff your hair a bit, put a little lip balm on 💋, pearl studs on ears, and spray a little rose 🌹 water on face and 😀-- you'll look cute for morning ☕️.
I Love Lucy ❤
Sometimes I think wifes are more like mothers, we cook and clean, work and help pay bills.
You don’t have to be in that kind of relationship if you don’t want to. It’s toxic. You’re not your partner’s mommy, you’re supposed to be a team. No power imbalance.
“…it’s the fault of the wife.” Blame the woman! Maybe society wasn’t so great, eh?🤔
Yes, but the show is Satire!!!❤ Brilliant Lucy! And Desi!
It’s a TV show
It wasn't as bad as they make it out to be now.Things are exaggerated from both sides, good & bad bc it gets attention.
Yes, but the internet has even more ways now to tell women ‘they are the problem and how to improve themselves’. I think Lucy was highlighting the ridiculous sexism of the times with this comedy sketch!
I would take it over today’s society any day. This current society is genuinely miserable to live in, we don’t need to project our modern misconceptions onto the show.
In the end she sets fire on the man's newspaper and asks for a divorce. This must be the beginning of the feminist movement. 🖤👍😎
Classic!
Wow. Lucille Ball was devastatingly gorgeous.
The problem wasn't her it was him LOL
Oh I wanted to see the rest.
The Martian episode. 🤗
Why, dressing up for breakfast is a good idea😅🎉
Oh my gosh I forgot I could laugh that hard
The faucet is dripping!
Yanno dropping the hot coffee in his lap works too.
Oh man you know she was soooo funny!😂
Why can’t the same criteria be applied to the husband? Just a thought.😊
Exactly 😅
I haven't watched any of Lucille Balls shows for years...I now recognise how Beautiful she was
❤🎉😊
It's crazy the lengths women have gone to in order to try to keep men as if they were some type of prize rather than grunting animals who muddy up their homes, bite the hand that feeds them, and h#mp every leg they can get.
I agree. I hate it when my husband admires my looks. It's so degrading!
@@wartonhome2824 It's all the women he's admiring when you aren't around that's the problem...
{the policed office administration for the Lucy show for her way to be made clear as she needs to show-
Is that the same dress she wore for Cousin Ernie when she pretended to be a “wicked city woman”?
So funny
Wow, the propaganda they spouted at that time. Just like the ads that told women the reason their husband read the paper and ignored her was because she didn't use a particular brand of deodorant! Glad I didn't grow up in that time period.
If you take a look through social media and advertising you’ll find it’s worse today. The difference is usually subtly instead of being outright.
Propaganda?? It’s so much better today, with so many loonies saying men can have a baby 🙄
This episode, like the show as a whole. was satire, not propaganda.
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
This is probably the only time I've ever seen Lucy without makeup. Nowadays when they have some TV show and the woman is supposed to be 'natural' and without makeup, it's obvious she's got false eyelashes, lipstick, and foundation. Here Lucy actually seems not to have been wearing ANY makeup.
Every dad read the paper like that instead of interacting with the wife and kids. Nowadays it’s called emotional neglect.
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Or maybe he’s ignoring her on purpose to keep her self-esteem low.
Dr humfree met Ricky on line
Kkkkkkk
Men be living in their own world
WHERE DO I FIND HER PAJAMAS??????
I thought they were Ricky’s ❤️
My gold digging in law snared my naive sibling at the office where they both worked by continually changing clothes all day! They have nothing in common, completely different temperaments, values, outlooks and no real shared interests.
Yeah your naive(!) sibling looked at how sexy the woman was and agree to marry her for being just beautiful without having shared common interest and characteristic. Come on it is easy to blame your in law but your brother also signed that marriage paper and he is an adult. Stop denying his part in this he is bot naive just thinks with his dick.
He is in love with her clothes
💪
😂
Don't we all dress that way for breakfast?
😂😂😂😂
Well, the best part of an evening glow like this during the 1950's was, the required girdle, slip, nylons, and high heel shoes ... she is dressed as one very "HOT" dish (smile ... smile).
That stove isnt code. Right in front of a window
Jam on your toast…?
She was funny unlike female comedians today
Man they would hate cell phones and social media. Although, maybe men just hide from their wives. lol.
Familiarity breeds contempt ..
LoL