Lucille Ball: The Red Head With Moxy Who Changed TV Forever

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Komentáře • 106

  • @Biographics
    @Biographics  Před 3 měsíci +6

    Check out Squarespace: squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship.

    • @rookie6u
      @rookie6u Před 3 měsíci

      How did the BBC manage to trick British people to believe that spaghetti grew on trees?

  • @jonmartinson6830
    @jonmartinson6830 Před 3 měsíci +23

    I think it really speaks to Lucy's skill, she was so convincing as a talentless, clumsy ditz when in real life she was emphatically none of those things!

  • @MrTexasDan
    @MrTexasDan Před 3 měsíci +12

    Growing up in the 60s and 70s, you can't understate how much of a sustained cultural icon Lucille Ball was. Just mentioning the name Lucy to someone my age brings a smile.
    Oh and ... Vitameatavegamin

    • @calebroberts5422
      @calebroberts5422 Před 3 měsíci +3

      "try a bottle of ..........this stuff!"🤣🤣

  • @isabelstokes4042
    @isabelstokes4042 Před 3 měsíci +12

    My brother and I used to run home from visiting my Granny's house to watch 'The Lucy Show.' We used to have to switch on the old-fashioned TV set five or ten minutes before the show started so that the valves could warm up! It was our favourite time of the week and we loved it.

  • @EligibleBubble
    @EligibleBubble Před 3 měsíci +32

    Call me Ricky cause I love Lucy! Grew up watching Lucille Ball shows and I still enjoy them

  • @HahnJames
    @HahnJames Před 3 měsíci +15

    I grew up watching reruns of "I Love Lucy" and her other sitcoms. My parents loved her to the point where my mother tried to match her hair color. My greatest memory of "I Love Lucy" occurred when Lucy put on an unnaturally long rubber nose for a meeting at the couple's apartment. In short, the nose caught fire which, was not in the script. Being a natural comedienne, Lucy ran with it, ad libbing until the fire was put out and the scene stayed in the episode. In my mind, this was one of the most hilarious moments in "I Love Lucy" history.

  • @peterq1978
    @peterq1978 Před 3 měsíci +20

    Star Trek legend

  • @dewforpolitics
    @dewforpolitics Před 2 měsíci +3

    In the mid 90s my mom once cleaned a condo for this lady who was a close associate of Lucille Ball. The stories about her was amazing. Lucy left behind a beautiful legacy of laughter that will be forever.

  • @darkstorm08
    @darkstorm08 Před 3 měsíci +8

    I'm too young to say I grew up watch her on tv BUT TVLAND and my grandfather had me cackling at this woman for atleast an hour a day, .
    It's a memory that keeps both of them alive, one of smiles love and laughter

  • @ethanramos4441
    @ethanramos4441 Před 3 měsíci +3

    “I am not funny. The writers were funny. My directors were funny. The situation were funny… What I am was brave. I have never been scared. Not when I did movies, certainly not when I was a model, and when I did I love Lucy.”
    Lucille Ball

  • @anthonydefreitas6006
    @anthonydefreitas6006 Před 3 měsíci +3

    The scene in Crocodile Dundee sums the repeats up,
    "I saw TV once years ago"
    Mick turns on the TV and I love Lucy is on
    "yep that's what I saw"

  • @Jobe00
    @Jobe00 Před 3 měsíci +8

    The Mother of Star Trek.

  • @vixen_0072
    @vixen_0072 Před 3 měsíci +7

    Lol her mom was Desiree and her husband was Desi

  • @smxwing
    @smxwing Před 3 měsíci +7

    If they are interracial , shouldn't they hold the first interracial kiss in TV history and not star trek as people claim ?

    • @brandonconforto315
      @brandonconforto315 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Technically speaking they are the same race as cubans are Caucasians

  • @hakeemfullerton8645
    @hakeemfullerton8645 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Can y'all please do a video on George Westinghouse, Spade Cooley or Rutherford B. Hayes

  • @murrayscott9546
    @murrayscott9546 Před 3 měsíci +3

    When commenting I try to remember those behind the scenes . Having worked on the technical side of the industry myself, even the stars are most generous in their praise ! It takes a team to make this crazy world go 'round.

  • @MalloryNewcomb
    @MalloryNewcomb Před 23 dny

    28:24 I kind of love hearing about the friendship they had ❤
    Poor Carol but also beautiful to get one last gift from her friend.

  • @thehomeschoolinglibrarian
    @thehomeschoolinglibrarian Před 3 měsíci +6

    What an amazing woman. It is funny that she didn't understand what Star Trek was and sad that she never got to see the phenomenon she helped create.

  • @nvm9040
    @nvm9040 Před 3 měsíci +7

    I grew up with show on reruns with like leave to beaver and the Brady brunch

  • @RHCole
    @RHCole Před 3 měsíci +7

    Lucille Ball was one bad lady, love it.

  • @EGSBiographies-om1wb
    @EGSBiographies-om1wb Před 3 měsíci +1

    The kid that played dezi Jr on *I Love Lucy* before Dezi Arnez JR took the roll was Keith Tribodeaux. He went on to be the drummer in a Christian rock band called *David And The Giants*. During a tour stop in California,he took his family to visit Lucy on her birthday just before she died.

  • @davidlancaster8152
    @davidlancaster8152 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Lucy! You got some splaining to do!
    Karl! If it really bothers you change your name to Grandstick. A Karl with any other last name is still cool.

  • @Buggy-su4oy
    @Buggy-su4oy Před 23 dny

    35 years ago today the laughter turned to tears...rest easy Lucy...we love you!😢😢

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 Před 3 měsíci +4

    1:55 - Chapter n°1 - A star is born
    4:15 - Mid roll ads
    6:05 - Chapter n°2 - Jamestown hussy
    7:20 - Chapter n°3 - The tumultuous years
    9:40 - Chapter n°4 - Lucille's luck turns around
    11:20 - Chapter n°5 - Take the stage, miss lucille ball
    12:20 - Chapter n°6 - Lucille meets her match
    14:35 - Chapter n°7 - Careers in limbo
    15:30 - Chapter n°8 - My favorite husband
    16:55 - Chapter n°9 - The XXth century gamble of television
    18:50 - Chapter n°10 - The overwhelming success of I Love Lucy
    21:00 - Chapter n°11 - Sitcom royal's falls apart
    23:05 - Chapter n°12 - Moving on in more ways than one
    24:15 - Chapter n°13 - Taking over desilu
    26:10 - Chapter n°14 - Lucille ball dominates the airwaves yet again
    27:20 - Chapter n°15 - The final days of lucille ball
    28:40 - Chapter n°16 - Everyone loves lucy; an irrefutable legacy
    29:20 - Conclusion

  • @RamboVee
    @RamboVee Před 3 měsíci +6

    Love her! Thanks Karl and team

  • @triggeredcat120
    @triggeredcat120 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I remember growing up in the 90’s and PBS would air reruns of I Love Lucy. Such a funny show.

  • @skaman125
    @skaman125 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It was a great day when I’d watch reruns of I Love Lucy while home sick from school.

  • @e.c.3844
    @e.c.3844 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Everybody Should be Treated with Dignity And Respect.

  • @MusicalRaichu
    @MusicalRaichu Před 2 měsíci

    thank you so much for covering one of my favourite childhood actors. i loved her so much, especially her entertaining humour that could paradoxically exude self-confidence even when self-deprecating. i actually liked the more modern here's lucy more than i love lucy but both were a delight to watch.

  • @michellecrocker2485
    @michellecrocker2485 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Lucille was badass. In an industry that wasn't really women friendly especially back then, she took charge of that destiny. Had her own production studio, took an active role in her show, when they didn't want to use desi for the show, she didn't take no for an answer. She found a way to get the “ yes”

  • @ronr6450
    @ronr6450 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I like her even more after hearing about her wild youth. I grew up watching Lucy and Desi. She was the greatest babysitter ever.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Před 3 měsíci +10

    You're amazing karl! You bring a unique style to this channel! Keep up the good work 😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @Jayjay-qe6um
    @Jayjay-qe6um Před 3 měsíci +1

    "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world."
    -- Lucille Ball

  • @pmc3003
    @pmc3003 Před 3 měsíci +2

    You're doing great Karl!

  • @user-qt7nq5xl1m
    @user-qt7nq5xl1m Před 3 měsíci +3

    My favorite sitcom of all time is I Love Lucy! I've watched every movie that Lucille Ball has ever been in and she is still one of my very favorites.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you for the biography on them & they really did change television

  • @michellecrocker2485
    @michellecrocker2485 Před 3 měsíci +1

    A good source to get a more in-depth understanding of who Lucille was, I recommend season 3 of “tcm the plot thickens” it's really good

  • @sethmaki1333
    @sethmaki1333 Před 3 měsíci +1

    She made Star Trek possible. Star Trek made the entire modern world possible. Thanks Lucy 💜💜💜

  • @brknglasses2734
    @brknglasses2734 Před 3 měsíci

    Glad to see you're still here! I already miss fact fiend.

  • @sburns2421
    @sburns2421 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Watch Vitameatavegamin and realize that entire episode rests on her talent and performance, and think about how few performers could pull that off live on national TV

  • @sonnycook5346
    @sonnycook5346 Před 2 měsíci

    Karl has grown on me! Thank you for your dedication.

  • @TheIncredabad69
    @TheIncredabad69 Před 3 měsíci +1

    my moms favorite show is i love lucy, she grew up watching it and then i grew up watching it lol i haven't seen every episode but i have seen alot, she might have actually seen every episode tho, she can usually tell you what happens and what was said in most episodes full stop lol shes 42 and 25, and we're still loving lucy to this very day lol she literally puts the show on for background noise for our animals when we leave home

  • @jamellfoster6029
    @jamellfoster6029 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yasssssssssss!!! One of my favorite actresses. She did a lot to bring attention to women & our causes.

  • @olga138
    @olga138 Před 3 měsíci +2

    She was an amazing woman and had incredible business sense.

  • @bunyipdragon9499
    @bunyipdragon9499 Před 3 měsíci +1

    08:50 "feary red head", whilst Ms ball would agree its actually spelt fiery and said as firey red head. The fiery is taken from the idea that red heads have a firey temper 😂

  • @BaronessErsatz
    @BaronessErsatz Před 3 měsíci +1

    "Mame" is pronounced like "maim". Good movie.

  • @kennyhagan5781
    @kennyhagan5781 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Nobody like her since. She was a stone cold fox with the brains of a mathematician and the comedy sense of Mark Twain. I have to be grateful for living in a universe where someone like Lucille Ball existed.
    She's in the great nightclub in the sky hanging out with Betty White and listening to Frank Sinatra singing his best stuff now.

  • @MalloryNewcomb
    @MalloryNewcomb Před 23 dny

    24:28 People overuse the terms legend and icon these days. But hearing Carl describe her as a legend for being the first woman to preside over a major TV network right after showing that wonderful picture of her… I believed, agreed with him and felt a sense of awe. ❤

  • @pinkace
    @pinkace Před 3 měsíci

    Wow, I only caught 5 'Ball' puns. Tremendous self control.

  • @noizeemama3697
    @noizeemama3697 Před 3 měsíci

    You skipped her last movie! "Stone Pillow" was a made for TV movie about the homeless. She was wonderful in it, playing a homeless person. (The lead role.)

  • @mktf5582
    @mktf5582 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Angela Lansbury next please.

  • @auntheidi9389
    @auntheidi9389 Před 3 měsíci

    Where was Widget the ant-eater during the sponsor spot?

  • @---l---
    @---l--- Před 3 měsíci

    Great work team!

  • @RileyZilla1001
    @RileyZilla1001 Před 3 měsíci

    I have an idea. Since Godzilla is up for an Oscar, how about a Biographics on Ishiro Honda; Godzilla's creator?

  • @e.c.3844
    @e.c.3844 Před 3 měsíci +1

    RESPECTED TIME APP

  • @rogerpenske2411
    @rogerpenske2411 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Looooo seeeee, you have some ’splaining to do!

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Love your content karl! Please consider Constantine the Great 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @ericfasold805
    @ericfasold805 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Wait where's Simon?

  • @EvilM0nkeyRules
    @EvilM0nkeyRules Před 2 měsíci

    Honestly it took me all this time to realize his name is Karl and not Cal. I thought he was saying Cal all this time

  • @The_Heathen89
    @The_Heathen89 Před 3 měsíci +1

    So glad to see Karl still presenting these, I hope he stays as long as he enjoys it.

  • @CanadianMarxist
    @CanadianMarxist Před 3 měsíci

    Please make a video about Thomas Shankar a of Burkina Faso

  • @FaceEatingOwl
    @FaceEatingOwl Před 3 měsíci +2

    Moxie*

  • @theresalaux5655
    @theresalaux5655 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I loved Lucy!😊

  • @AvidCat5000
    @AvidCat5000 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I❤L is a show that holds up.

  • @MalloryNewcomb
    @MalloryNewcomb Před 23 dny

    26:11 holy crap I never knew that she had anything to do with Star Trek. I am no Star Trek fan - I’ve never watched it - but I know that’s a very big deal. Dang.

  • @musiclover01ization
    @musiclover01ization Před 2 měsíci

    This was a good video.

  • @ISeeWhatYouDidThere
    @ISeeWhatYouDidThere Před 3 měsíci +1

    When did Simon stop hosting?

  • @ianmacdiarmid1249
    @ianmacdiarmid1249 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Let's drop the interim. Make Karl the permanent host. I think he does a great job.

    • @darthnowlan
      @darthnowlan Před 3 měsíci

      No. They should bring back Simon.

  • @seandobson499
    @seandobson499 Před 29 dny

    Hands up anyone under a hundred years old in America or anywhere else who had even heard of the word "Moxy" let alone what it meant without having to look it up.

  • @Tremont24
    @Tremont24 Před 3 měsíci

    It’s black history month and I’ve been asking for 2 years now. PLEASE do Booker T. Washington

  • @williamglidden359
    @williamglidden359 Před 3 měsíci

    The show Mame is pronounced "Maim", rhymes with "name".

  • @JenniferJacksonPhDRN
    @JenniferJacksonPhDRN Před 3 měsíci +1

    Finally! A woman! Please include more women in coming videos

  • @25Erix
    @25Erix Před 3 měsíci

    I share my birthday with Desi Jr.

  • @wonky_shoebox7514
    @wonky_shoebox7514 Před měsícem

    Karl has such childhood trauma about his surname

  • @rogerpenske2411
    @rogerpenske2411 Před 3 měsíci

    KrustyLu Studios

  • @OldSonyMan
    @OldSonyMan Před 3 měsíci

    "F' Spiderman !"

  • @julianshepherd2038
    @julianshepherd2038 Před 3 měsíci

    Moxy?

  • @helenwheels3341
    @helenwheels3341 Před 3 měsíci

    Fred was raising his "daughter's" kids? Did you mean his wife's kids?

  • @Xaeravoq
    @Xaeravoq Před 3 měsíci +1

    shes so fine. i had a crush on her as a kid.

  • @gmoynham
    @gmoynham Před 3 měsíci

    Mame is pronounced "maim", not Mammy.

  • @JT_314_MO
    @JT_314_MO Před 2 měsíci

    What happened to Simon?

  • @Brickbrickbrickinthewall
    @Brickbrickbrickinthewall Před 3 měsíci +3

    Where tf is my boy Simon

  • @John-14798
    @John-14798 Před 3 měsíci +3

    *I miss daddy Simon as the host so much OMG* 😢 🥀

    • @molliek1079
      @molliek1079 Před 3 měsíci

      Did he die???

    • @darthnowlan
      @darthnowlan Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@molliek1079 Simon is still alive. Just not hosting the channel anymore. Which is insane. Bring back Simon!

  • @earth2006
    @earth2006 Před 3 měsíci +2

    What really surprises me, given Lucy's connection to Star Trek, there's no photos of Lucy in a Captain's uniform on the bridge of TOS's Enterprise. Now Lucy, probably no Star Trek.

  • @teddzagan5178
    @teddzagan5178 Před 3 měsíci

    How could you leave out the Marx Bros and "Yours Mine & Ours"?

  • @gregbors8364
    @gregbors8364 Před 3 měsíci +4

    “The *feary* redhead” (?) What was she afraid of?

  • @BobbyBermuda1986
    @BobbyBermuda1986 Před měsícem

    Baffles me Lucy and Desi were considered an "interracial" couple. What are the two races here? Desi is clearly of European ethnic background. If he spoke a American English like a native, he would not have been considered of a separate race.

  • @sabya_m
    @sabya_m Před 3 měsíci +2

    👍

  • @murrayscott9546
    @murrayscott9546 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Lucy, you cannot be on the show !

  • @EGSBiographies-om1wb
    @EGSBiographies-om1wb Před 3 měsíci

    88th

  • @danielfortier2629
    @danielfortier2629 Před 3 měsíci +1

    You need to GET RID OF THIS GUY!!!!
    If you don't I'll have to UNSUBSCRIBE!!!

  • @javierburgos9975
    @javierburgos9975 Před 3 měsíci

    I wonder how many people died because of her and her cigarette add turned TV show?

    • @LJ-ht4zs
      @LJ-ht4zs Před 3 měsíci

      The years her show came out 1951-57 smoking was aok - it wasn't till the 1960's the pronouncements came out about smoking. Unfortunately for the US, the tobacco industry hid the fact that nicotine was addictive as well as the connection of cigarettes to ill health. Both Desi and Lucy succumbed to health issues related to smoking - Desi died of lung cancer (smoked cigarettes and cigars and Lucy died of heart issues also connected with smoking) my own father smoked 4 packs a day - began smoking at age 12. (He was born in 1919)