I Love Lucy: The I Love Lucy Show

“I Love Lucy” began in 1951 and lasted for 6 years, until 1957. Even to this day, this black and white film is still a very popular and influential TV show back from the 50's. The setting of I Love Lucy is based around different scenarios with Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo. Lucy portrays herself as the ideal housewife during the 50's, by trying to

I will then finish all of my supporting ideas with a conclusion, where I restate the focus of my thesis statement and summarize the key points I made throughout my paper. I will conclude by discussing the legacy that Lucille Ball left behind, as well as Carol Burnett and Ellen Degeneres by providing statistical information about the impact that they made on women in today’s time who have the same goals and

Some dreamers of the golden dream by Joan Didion is about love and death. Cork and Lucille miller was married and had kids and were living a good life. Later on in the story cork miller is dead in a Volkswagen and Lucille miller was sentenced for life. I'm here to argue why Lucille miller is guilty for his death and her being sentenced for life is correct and I totally 100% agree with the judges' discussions. in this essay I will give you reasoning and evidence on why I think Lucille miller is guilty. Sure, many people say she isn't the cause of his death, but lucille was making very poor choices while she was with cork miller on their marriage.

“After a brief stint as a secretary, she landed her first job in journalism as the assistant to publicity director and Republican activist Tex McCary of WRCA-TV. After sharpening her writing and producing skills at the NBC affiliate, Walters moved to CBS, where she wrote material for the network's Morning Show.” (world book). She worked her way up to become a writer, through hard work and determination.“NBC hired Barbara Walters to work as a researcher and writer, her initial assignments were slanted towards female viewers”(world book). The more important assignments were given only to the male writers, despite the fact that Walters’ skill level was far superior than theirs. “Walters also was not allowed to ask the “serious” guests questions until the male hosts had finished asking theirs”(Lemann 1). She received the name the “Today Girl”, but it was mostly for publicity. Her face was on the screens, but she was not doing any of the real work. In her memoir, Audition, she talks about how McGee made her agree to not chime in until the fourth question. She was treated second best because she was a woman in a “man’s world”, but Walters did not settle for this. She shows determination even when she struggled in her early days, Walters pushed past

Ball established a television production company called Desilu Productions with Desi Arnaz- her husband at the time. They produced shows such as: I love Lucy, Star Trek, Dick Van Dyke Show, the Andy Griffith Show, and Mission Impossible. These shows were the most popular, but this studio produced over an astonishing 30 shows. But by 1962, she bought out Desi Arnaz to have complete control, two years after their divorce in 1960. Lucille pursued a passion of hers- she wanted to be something big since she was 11, and this made her work more vigorously to achieve her childhood dreams. Additionally, her target audience would be the average American family who own a television. Lucy and Desi wanted to make their show, ‘’I love Lucy” relatable to the audience, so they made it about an average house couple instead of celebrity life. This is why this was so wildly loved in America; it could give the view something to relate

The past decade has not seen any notable family sitcoms that has surpassed such leaps of social justice as some had in the 1950’s or 1970’s. While that may be disappointing to some, this is also a great feat for all television audiences. So many issues that were once considered, “taboos,” now, can be the premise of the sitcom altogether. Even the little things like interracial couples, married partners in the same bed, and even mentioning a pregnant woman is considered normal. Yes, the family sitcom is still no direct comparison to the modern family arrangement, but it is as close as were going to get for

On September 20, 1984, the Cosby Show made airways and forever changed the general population views on gender roles and race on television. Shows in the 1980s and 1970s were still perpetuated outdated gender stereotypes and televise them, for the American audience to perceive as “normal”. The Cosby Show went against the typical gender and racial stereotypes of African Americans on television. The show reshapes the four basic elements of gender stereotypes such as personality traits, domestic behaviors, occupations, and physical appearance” (“Gender Roles and Stereotypes”). The episode “Back to school”, The school season has begun and each of the children is having a different perspective on the school they attended. Cliff and Clair, nevertheless, are excited they are getting control over their house during the daytime. In the episode of “Back to School,” The Cosby show campaigned against the common gender stereotype being televised on television, and challenge the racial stereotypes being orchestrated by African American families in the media. The show redesigned the depiction of male and female roles in a televised household.

From 1949 to 1956, The Goldbergs dominated television as the first televised sitcom. The show depicted the everyday experiences of a Jewish immigrant family in the Bronx and their navigation of American society. At the beginning of each episode, Molly Goldberg, the sympathetic protagonist and mother figure, directly addresses the audience, introducing the moral themes of the episode along with advertisements. By breaking the fourth wall of communication in television with her direct address, Molly mediates between the story world and reality, which eases the transition and makes her relatable to the viewer.

CBS decided to adapt it for television and Lucille Ball insisted on working with her husband, Desi Arnaz, a Cuban musician and bandleader. CBS did not like the pilot made by Desilu Productions, the couple’s personal company, and so the pair took it on the road as a vaudeville act. CBS saw their success and turned I Love Lucy into a television show which skyrocketed Ball into fame and helped her and Desi Arnaz try to save their strained marriage.Higham, 1986Lucille Ball starred in several films and series after I Love Lucy, but never to the same fame she achieved with that

Lucille ball showed other women that Hollywood wasn't just for men and that they could be successful too. First of all she showed people that men aren't the only stars around. Lucille ball was the first girl Co star on a TV show that show was I love Lucy the show was even named after her. Secondly, she also showed girls can out act men. In 1971 she became the first woman to receive the International Radio and Television Society's Gold Medal In addition there were four Emmys. Last but not least she did the impossible. Lucille ball made it into the hall of fame. She contributed to women around the world and gave them confidence to do it themselves.

In Victorian society, women had the choice between two roles: the pure woman or the fallen woman. Bram Stoker plays with these anxieties revolving around female sexuality – he follows the gothic tradition of innocent damsel in distress against looming evil. The narrative structure Stoker imploys to the text through intertextuality reveals multiple point of view distinguishing a duality in Lucy - her true self and 'thing'. In order to cope with Lucy’s worsening condition, the male authoritative figures of the text assign a duality present in Lucy to make sense of her shifting from “pure woman” to “fallen woman”. Stoker exhibits in the structure of the multi-faceted narrative how certain characters are unable to cope with the duality present

Some famous Americans have won the noble peace prize, while others might be known for creating world peace or world catastrophes. Lucille Ball will forever be remembered as the person who entertained people with “rubber faced antics (“Lucille Ball Biography”) “zany impersinations.” These comments may seem demeaning; however, they glorifiy Lucille Ball’s legacy. An actress, comedian, a producer, Lucille Ball is most famous for producing and acting in her most famous sitcom, I Love Lucy. Arguably one of the most influential female comedians of all time, Lucille Ball started small in the world of show business, worked her way to the top, and created a world-renowned sitcom that portrayed new ideas and reinvented the

Many people admire Lucille Ball for her ability to still become an actress without going to college. For example, Lucille

Lucille Tenazas is certainly the kind of person who welcomes all sorts of experiences with open arms and lets them sink into her mind and feelings and purify her personality. All bits of her experiences, particularly those with a cultural and social aspect, have turned her into an exceptional figure, a figure that is respectable to everyone.

Lucille “Lucy” van Pelt is one of the characters in Charles Schulz’s Charlie Brown. Lucy was created on March 3, 1952, and inherited many of the traits from her predecessor, “Peppermint” Patty. She is characterized as opinionated, abrasive, and loud. She stands up for what she believes in even in the event that she is in the wrong. Her inflated ego often leads her into beating up the comic’s title character. Lucy has often stated that she is beautiful and brilliant. She is innovative when it comes to her ‘psychiatric office’ and often takes money from Charlie without giving him great advice. She often raises her voice to get her point across, and at one point she states, “Everyone is entitled to my opinion.” When she does not get her way,