I Love Lucy revolves around wacky housewife Lucy ... She eventually became the understudy for Ethel Merman, working on films, such as Red, Hot and Blue with legendary actor Bob Hope.

Lucy takes his place. It's Fred and Ethel's 18th wedding anniversary, Ethel wants to go to the Copacabana and Fred wants to go to the fights. Lucy helps Ethel to try and change the boys minds and ...

Others, like Ethel Merman, Ginger Rogers and Ann-Margret, lit up the screen with musical numbers that let Lucy (or at least Lucy Carmichael or Lucy Carter) live out her showbiz dreams. The format ...

Entertainment You simply cannot think of the best of classic television without I Love Lucy topping the list ... she made her ...

I Love Lucy helped make television matter. It’s one of the first beloved shows and the first classic sitcoms. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz weren’t just popular. They changed the TV landscape ...

The iconic television show, 'I Love Lucy,' premiered on Oct. 15, 1951, and had its finale on May 6, 1957, setting a groundbreaking precedent for women in comedy. Take a look back at the comedic show.

My earliest recollection of the late showbiz legend Ethel Merman dates back to an early-1960s episode of The Lucy Show, in which zany Lucy Carmichael (Lucille Ball) meets the Merm and assumes that ...

Ah, but if only Gore or Bush had the sense -- not to mention the charisma -- of wacky Lucy Ricardo, we wouldn't be in this mess. Let me emphasize how great Lavin is. When the Tony awards roll ...

She was a nightclub singer, she made her mark on Broadway by being Ethel Merman's understudy in two ... who played her screen husband on 'I Love Lucy,' and her real-life husband, actor Philip ...

After Ricky and Fred get upset about the girls' spending, Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework. Lucy doesn't want to be left home when Ricky goes on tour ...