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I LOVE LUCY
*I Love Lucy ran for 6 full seasons. During the entire stint on television the show never fell below No. 3 in Nielsen ratings.
*In January of 1953, the "I Love Lucy" introduced an eyebrow raising episode in which Lucy gave birth on the air to "Little Ricky." Pregnant with her real life first son, Desi Jr. at the time, a record 44 million viewers tuned in to watch the live birth.
*Ball and Arnaz's coupling had been labeled tumultuous with the couple having fist fights literally on the set on several occasions.
*Lucille Ball was a communist
*Desi Arnaz used to cheat on Lucy left and right. One time she beat up one of his lovers right on their yatch knocking her in the water.
*Their real life nanny was a black woman who once punched Desi in the face for hitting Lucy.
*The character that played Fred was an alcholic who stumbled to the set several times drunk as a skunk.
*After 20 years of marriage, Ball and Arnaz divorced in 1960. While Arnaz turned to alcohol and was rarely seen in public again, Ball took out a loan for $3 million and bought her ex-husbands half of Desilu. At the time, Desilu was the world's largest production facility and Lucy's take-over made her the first woman in history to hold such a position.
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