Network: CBS
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: November 6, 1957 — April 1, 1960
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, and Richard Keith.
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TV show description:
At the end of the classic I Love Lucy, housewife Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball), son Ricky Jr. (Richard Keith) and her bandleader husband Ricky (Desi Arnaz) relocated to Westport, Connecticut, with neighbors and friends Fred (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivivan Vance) in tow.
These one-hour shows continue the hijinks and hilarity of the beloved Ricardos and Mertzes as they make their lives in suburban Connecticut. When the group isn’t getting into trouble at Ricky’s various performances around the world (Las Vegas, Alaska, San Diego, Hollywood, Mexico, and Japan), they’re doing so right in their very own homes.
Plotlines include Lucy trying to start a career as film actor Paul Douglas’ assistant, winning a pony for little Ricky, and the Ricardos moving in with Fred and Ethel when Lucy rents their home to actor-comedian Danny Thomas.
The show, also referred to as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, features a multitude of celebrity guest stars, including Betty Grable, Red Skelton, Milton Burle, Cesar Romero, and Ann Sothern.
On Saturday August 6 . Lucille Ball would be 111 years old. Happy Birthday Lucille.
Today On March 2 Desi Arnaz would Have Been a 105 Years Old.Happy Heavenly Birthday To you Desi Happy Birthday.
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Boy, would that be a good project at some advanced film school or writing course. I recall reading somewhere that Ball didn’t want to do a ‘finale’ just in case they decided, somehow, to bring ILL or LDCH back in another form. There is nothing I can find, public at least, on what Arnaz may have thought about it. You’d think a finale for the show would involve something drastic. Maybe Ricky finally hitting it big in Hollywood. They move west, leaving the Mertz’ to care for the place in Westport, Connecticut. Since several LDCH episodes involved similiar themes (Danny… Read more »
(This part of original post was not included in last post) LDCH ended its rather subdued run with of 13-show 1-hour programs on April 1, 1960 with an Ernie Kovacs guest starring show named ‘Lucy Meets the Mustache’. Kovacs wife, Edie Adams, also appeared. In ‘Mustache’ Lucy tries to cheer up Ricky, who is depressed that his career is in the toliet, by getting him booked on Kovacs tv show. Kovacs, of course, is put off by her antics which lead to several ‘misunderstandings’ and result in him refusing to see her. To gain access, Lucy convinces Adams to let… Read more »
@Sal Paradise: Interesting. Had they been given a chance, I don’t know if they would have done a real finale. They weren’t very common back then.
This show was a continuation of the I Love Lucy program. Although containing a few formatic change LDCH carried on with the original plot and theme. Their friends, Ethel and Fred, moved out to Connecticut with them and lived in the guest house vie an apartment in New York. The LDCH ran from the fall of 1957 until April 1, 1960 (yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the last real Lucy program) as an hour show. Originally forecast to run once a month (or 8 new shows) a season LDCH instead was produced at a slow rate and showed 5… Read more »