The I Love Lucy show premiered this day in 1951 and went on to record 180 episodes over 6 seasons. The show featured daily family life in New York City including Desi’s career in the entertainment business and Lucy’s time as a bored housewife. Vivian Vance and William Frawley played the couple’s neighbors. The show was created by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz who were married at the time in real life. I Love Lucy was at the top of the ratings charts for four of its six seasons, including its last. It has been translated into dozens of languages and was voted The Best Sitcom of All Time in a 2012 ABC/People Magazine poll.
Lucille Ball has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for film and one for television. She won five Emmys as well as multiple lifetime achievement awards. She was the first woman to own and manage a major Hollywood studio—in the 1960s Desilu Productions produced many popular TV shows, including Mission: Impossible and Star Trek.
Music Du Jour: The Best of Desi Arnaz.
Films Du Jour:
The Best of I Love Lucy V1
The Best of I Love Lucy V2
Snacks du Jour: Here are 10 recipes from Taste of Home inspired by I Love Lucy
Cocktail Du Jour – I Love Lucy
1 oz Vodka
0.25 oz Triple Sec
0.5 oz Lime Juice, freshly squeezed
0.25 Parfait d’amour
Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a cocktail glass.
Mocktail Du Jour – I Love Lucy Mocktail
1 oz Ritual Zero Proof Vodka
0.25 oz Non-Alcoholic Triple Sec*
0.5 oz Lime Juice, freshly squeezed
0.25 Non-alcoholic Chartreuse clone**
Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a cocktail glass.
**Make non-alcoholic Chartreuse at home: Fill a one/fifth bottle with distilled water. Then add 3 tbsp juniper berries, 2 tsp herbs de Provence, a tsp fennel seeds, 4 peppercorns, a tsp coriander seeds’, 1 bay leaf, and 3 mint leaves. Let stand for a week. Strain into a pot of warm water and add 1 cup sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Beer Du Jour
Red Ale
Wine Du Jour
Cayman Jack Cuban Mojito
