Lucille Ball: Queen of Comedy | The Birth of Lucy Ricardo | 157
Even the Rich
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4.4 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
When I Love Lucy premieres, Lucy finds a way to keep her marriage and career together. She’s hoping that with Desi playing her husband, he won’t have time to cheat. But just as things are looking up, Lucy has to ask herself: how can you laugh when the world is ending?
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| 0:00.0 | Wundery Plus subscribers can |
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| 0:07.9 | A quick heads up, this episode includes descriptions of pregnancy loss. |
| 0:11.7 | There will also be some explicit language. |
| 0:14.0 | Please be advised. |
| 0:15.1 | It's the summer of 1949 in Los Angeles, California, and Lucille Ball is striding down the hall of CBS Studios. |
| 0:29.0 | She's wearing a boiled wool suit and stilettos that tell the world she's all business. |
| 0:34.9 | But inside, her heart is racing. |
| 0:38.4 | Lucy's about to walk into a meeting that won't just determine the future of her career, but her marriage too. |
| 0:45.0 | Lucky for Lucy, she's a pro at pretending to be confident. |
| 0:49.0 | After all, she's a damn good actress. |
| 0:52.0 | But when Lucy pushes open the door to the conference room, |
| 0:55.0 | she realizes she doesn't need to pretend. |
| 0:58.0 | The suits around the table stand up and give her a standing ovation. |
| 1:02.0 | Her CBS radio show, My Favorite Husband, is a colossal hit. |
| 1:08.0 | Hundreds of thousands of Americans tune in to hear Lucille Ball, the funniest woman on the airwaves each week. and |
| 1:15.0 | now they want to hear Lucille Ball, the funniest woman on the airwaves each week. |
| 1:16.0 | And now they want to cash in and adapt it into a TV show. |
| 1:20.0 | It would mean a whole new level of exposure for Lucy. |
| 1:23.0 | Now all Lucy has to do is convince the suits that the perfect person to play her favorite husband is her husband. |
| 1:31.0 | Having Desi on set means keeping him close. He can't cheat while he's |
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