Lucille ball

The series was popular when it originally aired in the ‘50s, and the sitcom really has never lost its popularity since it went off the air in 1957, being released on DVD and remaining in syndication in the U.S. and worldwide to this day.

As Lucy Arnaz, Ball’s daughter, told the Los Angeles Times this week, America’s love affair with Lucy continues to this day.

“I hear the same kind of stories from the same age people decade after decade as if it were the film ‘Groundhog Day.’” Arnaz said of her mother, who was born on Aug. 6, 1911 and died April 26, 1989. “It is bizarre to be me.”

For those who get the Hallmark Channel, an “I Love Lucy” marathon began at 5 a.m. today and will run through 8 a.m. on Monday.
                                             
For our friends in Los Angeles, be on the lookout for a whole lot of Lucy’s. The Hollywood Museum is celebrating a new Ball exhibit unveiled Thursday, and part of that celebration includes a look-alike contest tonight (anyone else suddenly have a flashback to the movie “Rat Race”?).

Not to be outdone by Hollywood, Jamestown, New York is trying to break a world record for gathering together the most Lucy lookalikes.

I love lucy

may have been born 100 years ago today, but her jokes are timeless. Having grown up with the comedic genius of “I Love Lucy,” it’s hard to believe that Lucy, Desi, Fred, and Ethel wrapped up the initial series in 1957. Lucy’s creativity, absurdity, and ever-changing facial expressions (especially when she was scarfing down candy, stomping on grapes or touting a new energy drink) have brought joy and laughter to generations of viewers.

We’re incredibly happy to celebrate her birthday with a doodle to highlight her brilliant career as an actress and businesswoman. Through the old-timey TV live on the google.com homepage all day on August 6th, you can flip the six channels for a special Lucy broadcast.

                                                  
Lucille Ball was my landlady. I was renting a soundstage to film That Girl at Desilu Studios, which was owned by Lucy and her husband, Desi Arnaz. I remember the day we were rehearsing our very first episode, and I was carefully trying to save my energy for the real filming. At one point, I saw out of the corner of my eye that we had a redheaded visitor on the set. Yup, it was Lucy. To hell with my energy. For the next 20 minutes, I performed my heart out. Lucy was watching, and I wanted to be good. When it was over, she gave me a wink. It felt like an Emmy.