Monday, January 25, 2010
Why We Still Love Lucy!
In “Lucy Goes To The Hospital,” Episode #56 of I Love Lucy™, the Ricardos become parents. When the episode aired on January 19, 1953, it was the most watched television program ever, beating out Queen Elizabeth’s coronation and President Eisenhower’s inauguration. The hilarious events leading up to Little Ricky’s birth are the kind of laughs that made I Love Lucy such a memorable program then, and one of our favorite television memories today.
Who could forget Lucy and Ethel’s foray into the working world in Episode #39, “Job Switching?” Or when Lucy played pitchwoman in Episode #31 and got tipsy on Vitameatavegamin? And no matter what the foursome bickered about, we always knew they would patch things up at the end.
The last original episode of I Love Lucy was broadcast on May 6, 1957. Fifty-three years later, Lucy is never far from our hearts. We never tire of watching the kooky redhead worm her herself in and out of every preposterous situation and improbable predicament imaginable, time and time again. The enduring appeal of her shows is why she’ll always be the Queen of Comedy here at Betty’s Attic. Long may she reign!
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