Bonus Episode: Lucie Arnaz

The Plot Thickens

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Tv & Film, Film History

4.8 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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More from Ben Mankiewicz's fascinating interview with Lucie Arnaz, who speaks about working with her mom, growing up on the RKO studio lot, and what made I Love Lucy special.

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0:00.0	I'm still a little Lucy, which is great.
0:03.0	I'll be 90, I'll still be a little Lucy.
0:05.0	Hi, Ben Mankowitz here.
0:15.0	We have some terrific bonus episodes this season featuring stories and insights we couldn't
0:19.8	fit into the main season.
0:21.8	Today I want to bring you more of my conversation with Lucy Arnès, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnès'
0:26.8	daughter.
0:27.8	I spoke with Lucy for several hours at her home and she had a lot to say about working
0:32.7	with her mom, growing up on the RKO studio lot and what made I love Lucy special.
0:46.3	When I first asked you about doing this, if I'm remembering correctly, you know, because
0:51.2	it was this podcast on Lucy and one of your first reactions were like, you know, I had a
0:56.8	father also.
0:57.8	Yeah.
0:58.8	Is that something you've found yourself saying more than a few times in your life?
1:02.9	Absolutely.
1:03.9	Absolutely.
1:04.9	Especially now that they've been gone as long as they have and people want to do retrospectives
1:09.8	and if it's about Lucy or what, I love Lucy and I go, why is it always about Lucy?
1:15.8	Well, I mean, they were a team.
1:18.1	The way, you know, George and Gracie were a team.
1:20.6	She was funny, but without George and the cigar, not so much.
1:25.2	And my father was really, and my mother would be the first person to say so, was really
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