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Remembering Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016) on what would have been her 91st birthday. In late 1969 through early 1970 Debbie Reynolds starred in 'The Debbie Reynolds Show'. The show lasted only one season. During the shows' run, a tabloid manufactured "feud" between Lucy and Debbie also made it's run. Fueled mostly by reviews calling Debbie's new show "a pale imitation of I Love Lucy" or more personal criticisms like, "a second rate Lucille Ball", Debbie was hurt by the insinuation that she had ripped Lucy off. What reviewers and tabloids failed to report was that the primary reason for the similarities between 'I Love Lucy' and 'The Debbie Reynolds Show' was that the show was created and produced by Jess Oppenheimer with writing contributions from Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll, Jr.. But yet, Debbie bore the brunt of the blame. One entertainment news article from that period seemed to come to Debbie's defense, but still omitted the obvious: 'The last thing Debbie Reynolds expected from the critics when she started her new Fall TV show was that they would say it was a pale imitation of early Lucille Ball! The truth is...if there is a similarity between the two actresses it is because they both have a lot of the same sense of fun, the ridiculous, the zaniness. The plots in Debbie's show were about a married couple with two adult friends and that in itself would make for familiar situations in many of the old Lucy and Desi shows. Since when has anyone on TV not set out to copy a successful show!' —article, 1969. #lucilleball #debbiereynolds #tabloids #fued #imitation #critics #reviews #happybirthday #ilovelucy #desiarnaz #classichollywoodactress #classichollywood #similarities #copycat #waynelvslcy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqf2NfPu7OR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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LUCILLE BALL & DESI ARNAZ SHOWING THIER ALLIANCE TO THE MASONIC ORDER #showingalliance #lucielleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck69D6Ht9Ww/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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#ILoveLucy
Network: CBS
Premiered October 15, 1951
Ended May 6, 1957
No. Of Episodes: 180 (6 Seasons)
Starring:
#LucilleBall
#DesiArnaz
#VivianVance
#WilliamFrawley
#RichardKeith
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Desi Arnaz was the Harry Styles of the 1950’s. Change my mind.
#harrystyles #desiarnaz #hs #styles #harry #hslot
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The best sitcom ever produced premiered 70 years ago today. Every sitcom produced since has, in some way, borrowed something from and owes a debt to I LOVE LUCY. Another tidbit of we should never forget: without Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz, we wouldn't have Star Trek, Mission:Impossible, The Untouchables, and a host of other classic, trailblazing television. #ilovelucy #lucilleball #desiarnaz #professional #actor #singer #musician #storyteller #LosAngeles #Hollywood #NYC #theatre #film #tv #television #broadway #acting #voiceactor #musicaltheatre #casting #characteractor #actorsofinstagram #twitch #twitchaffiliate #love #instagood https://www.instagram.com/p/CVD2XihvUqf/?utm_medium=tumblr
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The cool kids table #jimmystewart #carygrant #lucilleball #johnritter #shelleylong #tedlange #desiarnaz #lucyarnaz #sammydavisjr #deanmartin #carlreiner #burtreynolds #sidceasar #berniekopell #phildonahue #michellelee (at Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRM8nSNpifW/?utm_medium=tumblr
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When you’ve got some ‘splaining to do 🤭 #happyhalloween #lucyanddesi #couplescostume #lesbians #gaystagram #ilovelucy #lucilleball #desiarnaz #elizabethdressedaselizabethtbh #hairtookeons #1950s #vintage (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TvVT-AaIG/?igshid=oi8kixdoynwn
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My favorite rendition of 12th Street Rag. Also something I love aboutI Love Lucy is when you can here Lucy or Desi laughing of screen with the audience ( Lucy’s wonderful laugh happens right before the band starts playing. #ilovelucy #desiarnaz #lucilleball #rupaulsdragraceseason12 #rupaulsdragrace #drag #classictelevision #wednesdayafternoonfineartsleague #wednesdayafternoon #wednesday https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mT9fXBSJz/?igshid=1qb1kaauvtpkx
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Who doesn’t love Lucy? I started this portrait of Lucille Ball years ago, (I did just the head) and I thought it needed her classic costume and apron to complete the picture. What do you think? #ilovelucy #thelucyshow #desiarnaz #lucilleball #classictv #AlejandroMogolloArt https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2XUXgollN/?igshid=1wcgdl05crl5j
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Another stop that Lucy made on her Jamestown trip on February 6, 1956 was at Bigelow’s Department Store, a place she hung out at frequently during her youth. Writers incorporated the 'Bigelow's' name into many Lucy scripts for her series as a place for the Lucy character to shop. The store is no longer in existence, but I was able to find a trace of it on what was once part of the original building in an alley. While there, '...the couple was whisked away to Bigelow's store where another capacity crowd awaited them. Lucille accepted a pair of Siamese kittens from Fred Bigelow and promptly gave them back again. She had heard that the store manager was already fond of the kittens.'—Jamestown Post Journal, February 7, 1956. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #departmentstore #siamesekittens #gift #regift #storemanager #hangouts #jamestownny #scripts #waynelvslcy #bigelows https://www.instagram.com/p/CoVckT_PtXx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Beginnjng of work week vs end of work week🙌🏻 #ilovelucy #lucilleball #desiarnaz #ILoveLucy #lucy #vintage #oldhollywood #LucilleBall #1950s #humpday #wednesdaywisdom #wednesday #HumpDay https://www.instagram.com/p/BvhnSFPFQnQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=173pj3m7ez2cv
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Happy Birthday Desi Arnaz!!! Cuban-born American Musician, Actor, TV Producer, and director. He is best remembered for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American television series sitcom I Love Lucy!!! Today we celebrate you!!! #DesiArnaz . . . #islandpeeps #islandpeepsbirthdays #ILoveLucy #RickyRicardo #Cuba http://bit.ly/2XzYbNo (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhhQwMFXYo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ov7m3kofbk2q
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“I Love Lucy” debuted on #CBS 67 years ago today, on October 15, 1951. #OnThisDay #ILoveLucy #ClassicTV #LucilleBall #DesiArnaz https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo85nNTFmZA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=smmyngdcfuoy
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March 22, 2022
Today I watched a really really really good documentary called Lucy and Des. It showed a lot of old home movies of them and there kids, interviews with there adult kids and people they knew. I liked it a lot. It was on Amazon Prime. Directed by Amy Poehler
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12971802/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
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Check out our review of Being the Ricardos. Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage. #movie #film #cinema #beingthericardos #amazon #amazonstudios #nicolekidman #javierbardem #desilu #lucilleball #desiarnaz #aaronsorkin #moviereview #filmsnobreviews https://www.instagram.com/filmsnobreviews/p/CZJonhmr009/?utm_medium=tumblr
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