Lucille Ball

The relationships in I Love Lucy center on Lucy, Ricky, and her friendships with her landlords and neighbors, Fred and Ethel. Lucy, often the one who instigates and devises the plans, drags her willing friend Ethel through a maze of misguided schemes in hopes of becoming famous. Feeling challenged by Ricky, who opposes her not-so-brilliant ideas, Lucy retaliates with trickery and indiscretions that never work out as she planned. Adding to the comedy, when Ricky finds out what Lucy has done, he is

1. I Love Lucy, the show, is about the life of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Lucy is like a housewife in the 1950s in New York City. It is a comedy where it is about the daily life of a marriage. Where the couple are of different origins since her husband Ricky is Cuban and Lucy from US. The show inspires in a comic and different way since the difference between cultures is mixed as well as the role of man and woman. Lucy plays the role of a housewife where he longs to have a business or a race his ambitious

A lot has changed in the years of TV, but in terms of sitcoms between the two shows I love Lucy and the Simpson there has been a lot of change. I love Lucy is an American television sitcom that was made in 1951 and ended in 1957. I love Lucy was an old modern television showed that was in black and white, the picture was old and not as advanced as television today. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom started in 1989 and is still showing as of today. The Simpsons is a more colorful and also

addition to being a housewife. Her television persona was demonstrating a more realistic interpretation of what it meant be a loving equal half of a marriage while striving to make her dreams a reality. There were many examples of how CBS curtailed Lucille Ball’s wish to show the American housewife as an independent albeit married woman in the fifties. As discussed

The Andy Griffith Show and I Love Lucy There are many American shows that are considered classics. Two of these shows are The Andy Griffith Show created by Arthur Stander and I Love Lucy created by Jess Oppenheimer et al. Although there are many similarities between the two shows there were also a number of important differences. In this essay it will be argued that many of the differences between the two shows are the result of their different settings and the fact that they were produced a many

Lucille Ball was a talented actress/comedian who was inspirational on and off stage (even though she faced much controversy) because of her diligence, determination, and initiative. “Lucy’s first trip to New York was a failure because she lost her job but this did not make her give up (Love Lucy, 69).” Lucy displayed diligence when she lost her job and had to go back home but she kept on trying and ended up going back to New York. Her work paid off and she found more success the next time. “Lucy

Lucille’s character believed in women’s power and in equal rights. In two of my favorite episodes, which happen to be two of the show’s most famous episodes, titled “Equal Rights” and “Job Switching” brings that to light by emphasizing those issues. In the episode “Equal Rights” Lucy and her husband Ricky fight about how women deserved equal rights in America and should be treated in the same manner as men. In the “Job Switching” episode, Ricky and Lucy argue about who has the hardest job, women

I was born Lucille Desiree Ball to a middle class family on August 6th, 1911, in Upstate, Jamestown, New York. My family seemed to have nothing but bad luck, we could barely afford school pencils, and my father died when I was just four years old. My mother was traveling often to support her children, Fred and me. During her travels, I raised my younger brother, and learned how to take charge at an early age. At fifteen, I persuaded my mother to sign me up in a drama class in New York City. Though

to stand out above the rest. Lucille Ball is an amazing example of these women. She was able to overcome multiple hardships to become the person she hoped to be in the world and she never let anything stand in the way of her dreams. Ball made her life about determination, and as a result, she changed the perspectives of millions of viewers. During the 1950’s, Lucille Ball’s hit television show, “I Love Lucy”, served to empower women and equalize races. Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911, in

later, people all over still know and love Lucille Ball and her iconic television series, I Love Lucy. After buying Desilu from her ex-husband, Lucille Ball became the first woman in history to own her company. She also realistically portrayed her character because when Lucille was pregnant so was Lucy. Ball is known as one of the most influential women today because she opened the door for future women in comedy. Throughout her lifespan, Lucille Ball continually opened the door for women in comedy