Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance interview in 1975
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2012
- The iconic stars were reunited and interviewed on the popular talk show "The Dinah Shore Show" in 1975. ***A 20 minute version of this reunion interview is available as a special feature on the "Here's Lucy: Season 6" dvd, but the story starting at 2:18, has been edited out of the dvd version.
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Vivian was absolutely sensational, what a talent to have been able to hold her own next to Lucy.
I remember when Viv passed away. Lucy was so inconsolable and broken over it. I sure miss Lucy and Viv so badly. R. I. P. you beautiful ladies.
I saw Lucy on a talk show...could have been Dinah's...where she was very emotional when Viv's name and passing was mentioned.
I remember her passing well. I was in college and the girls in the dorm room next door put a sign on the door which said "Vivian Vance has passed away but Ethel Mertz will live in our hearts forever."
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoi czcams.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/video.html
I miss them both ... terribly ..
@@richenuff01 Yes, I saw Lucy on a talk show and her eyes filled with tears when she started talking about Viv. :(
Vivian Vance sounds like such a warm person and protective in a way of "Lucille".
Who didn't love Lucy and Ethel❤ Two classy, top notch ladies.
We will never see such chemistry on the screen again, but it's nice to know that we can still walk through memory lane watching video's like this.
That hug actually made me tear up. You can feel how much they loved each other. In an industry filled with phony emotion, it's refreshing to see these two legends were really friends.
Vivian Vance is a fine example of the importance of a supporting actress. Without Vivian, I wonder if I would have ever known of the show..
Michael Guajardo Have you ever been to your nearest capital city?
Hahahaha you must be drunk? Or even a relative? Lol!
Vivian was always my favorite :)
@@fadedsophomoremine too! I actually like her more than Lucy!
The Lucy Show was a bust without her. I watched a few episodes, but didn't really care after season 3.
Vivian Vance was an absolute gem.
That's a real hug of two real friends.
True true
Facts
Just hope they knew the Lord. Wonderful people. Grew up with them.
@Rocky Roads What's keeping you breathing right now ?
@Rocky Roads Who created the lungs you breathe with ? How did this all start ?
What YOU need to do is put down your beliefs in evolution as it is just a fairy tale for adults.
Can't have science without God. Or anything for that matter.
It is evident that Lucy and Viv were like sisters. They fought and made up...a true friend!
Live these girls
Absolutely. Like Vivian said they had been through a lot together.
Vivian Vance was a *fantastic* actress: she made Ethel Mertz such a memorable character! As for "The Lucy Show"? - it wasn't nearly as much fun without her.
Effortless delivery. Incredible acting that does get overlooked by Lucille Ball's.
What a team she and Lucy were.
Kirk Barkley so true! 😃
@@brookehanley3659 - In the Lucy Show TOO, the first 3 years.
@@WndD_74 Yes, I liked the show with Viv. Wonder why she left?
I really consider Lucy and Vivian (Ethel) as one of the best comediants of an era. Ethel was so funny.
Priceless video capturing their authentic friendship. They play off eachother like they were twins. I have not seen more pure delight on Lucy's face.
Vivian's glasses are everything
RIP Vivian Vance, RIP Lucille Ball
Hi Catherine
Both of them are now in heaven performing comedy for the Angels❤
They don't make comedy duos like this anymore.. I can't help but to tear up when I gett to the ending of this because we lost two of the greatest comediennes ever to shine on the TV screen.
Love them both
True
It’s not the people, or actors, but the giant conglomerate system, with all the suits.
Viv would be 112 and Lucy 110. At some point they gotta go. 😆
Vivian looked so young and beautiful here, with the same exact voice!
I watch I love Lucy every night and never get tired of the reruns. You will never find a group of actors like the ones on this show They were the best and I for one am grateful its still televised……. Still Love Lucy!
I love this show to I'm watching it right now lol, did you know Vivian Vance and William Frawley despised each other
IDGAF K gvigvhigcghfyh
I have the entire series on DVD! I watch it every night in order :P
Lucy is on in the morning here. Like from 5am to 9am.
@@villainouskitty4903 Vivian didn't like William. I don't know why, he seems like a very nice man.
It is Obvious by this clip these two loved one another. What a history they had as each other's mentor, best friend, confidant, and cherished fellow-actor. You can see it on Lucy's face and in her body language and the enthusiasm is reciprocal from Vivian. Only true friends are so excited to see each other.
This actually brings tears to my eyes even though there both gone there love and respect for each other is undeniable!
Me as well
Ethel’s greatest line: “come now Lucy, let’s not add perjury to our list of charges.”
Lmaoooo!!!
"Id never expect that from you, PICK POCKET PEARL!"
And on the apartment roof when Lucy suggests Ethel tell the folks below about her being locked-out: in her Kansan accent: "I hope you don't think I'm a bum sport, but let's think of another waay" And in "The Charm School" "Ethel what would you say if I told you you could be just as attractive as Eve Whitney" - Ethel: "I'd say you've snapped your twig" - LOL: Viv's delivery was way underrated.
@@scotnick59 Lucy's strength was physical comedy. Viv's strength was her line delivery! Both did both well at various times, but it was their combination that made the the Dynamic Duo of Comedy.
Curl up on couch and get your jam jams on and your favorite snack and watch I Love Lucy it's better then paying a shrink for sure ! God bless that wonderful show, it will live forever !!
That's what I do everynight , even have all the reruns on my dvr and when I feel depressed I watch them over and over gets me laughing and wish I lived in that era when life was simple and innocent not like the shows on today where it's nothing but bad jokes , sex and violence!! God bless old tv shows !!!
That show is the world's finest (free) anti-depressant!
Excellent post, Kitty litter!!!
Kitty Litter💞💞💞My ritual every single night💞💞💞
I was depressed aka the pandemic like everyone else & afraid: we lost so many loved ones/my MD recommended to me, "Watch 'I Love Lucy" not a cure all but it will help."
I loved them both . I watched them as a little girl back home in Africa in the late 70’s and early 80’s on a little black and white TV . Great memories that helped me get through the horror that my childhood sometimes was . Thank you Lucy and Vivian ❤️
The friendship was genuine, absolutely beautiful.
It was a blessing to have these two ladies apart of my childhood ❤️. Their awesome comedy show had me laughing a many of days. When I got older and was dealing with something I would watch "I Love Lucy", so I could laugh. Laughter is good for the soul. Thanks for helping me heal ladies 🙂
Lucy & Vivian were a great team-Someone else commented they had the greatest chemistry!-I agree 100%.
oh, absolutely the best ever
*****"just the perfect blendship!"
Of course 😊
Greatest tv friendship ever
I love seeing Vivian and Lucy together. Their story of friendship is wonderful. PS Lucy looks great with the dark hair!!
Actually, I liked her with the dark hair too; remembered in I Love Lucy, she wore a very short dark hair wig and really looked good; and in another skit she had long dark hair - liked her in that too.
Gotta love Vivian's reading glasses!!
They were DEF the '70's style! I have a picture of our grandma from around the same time. QUITE stylish!
Chemistry like theirs is truly rare.
I love Vivian. Such a legend. Most comedians learned a lot from Vivian. The fast dialogue delivery and hand movements. Thank you for this rarest moment captured.
I Love Lucy... And Viv!!! Those two were just magic together. They may be gone, but their shows will go on forever.
Lucille is the absolute best one of the best ones.
She had everything. Talent, beauty, brains, comedic humor/timing & she didn't take any sh!t. She was the role model that was so desperately needed at the time - & a legend who will never be forgotten. 🥰
The same goes for Vivian Vance... They're both incredible! ♡
Actually Lucille Ball is the one on whom my attention rivets - she was a beauty, wonderful actress, best comedienne ever, I liked Vivian Vance, but would not look for her in her own show.
What a Lovely friendship. They were a team. Thank you ladies for the laughs.
Seems they did not keep in constant touch over the years, but it happens.
Brooke Hanley key word: “seems”
Are you saying they did?
@@brookehanley3659 They said they didn't see each other but they said they talked on the phone all the time.
I'm living for Vivian's glasses lol
Lubbylove89 me too ☝️🙌
They look like the ones that Doris Roberts wore in the episode of "Everyone Loves Raymond"
That was such an awesome show!!💖
They look like the square Gucci glasses minus the rhinestones.
@@DiamondNYC LOL, u are so right😂😂😂😂
I can't believe Vivian actually read her contract in front of the boss. Lucy didn't give a shit. Classy dames. Both were true ladies.
it was a mock contract 😉
I know lol.
It was known in a documentary I saw that Lucille wanted to be the prettierst one and the most glamorous of them two.
@@cocococo7474 also lucy had insecurities about her appearance all her life and it got worse as she got older. My beautiful Lucy could never appreciate how truly beautiful she was
This was a joke contract - 5 lbs a month would have been 60 lbs a year really???
When history mentions the great comic duos...these two are always forgotten. They both were at their best when they were together! Thank you, Lucy and Ethel for so many times helping me mend a broken heart...grieve the loss of a loved one...or giving me some of the greatest laughter any man could wish for. You both are angels in the truest sense. God Bless and keep you both
I have been watching I Love Lucy now I'm guessing for about (23) years I never get tired of the reruns. Lucy and Vivian were great actors they both worked awesome together
Vivian was not a smoker you can tell by her voice
She did smoke a couple times on I Love Lucy. Usually just one puff.
@@acmacane8277 my dad died of lung cancer and he never smoked
@@RebeccaJuntunenscootersworld Your reply was predictable. Whenever somebody snarks about smoking being deadly, somebody chimes in, "My Aunt Clara smoked four packs a day and lived to 98" or "Cousin Herbert never smoked and got run over by a truck at 45."
Any cancer is vicious. Vance died of bone cancer I think this video said. Sad no matter what. Dana Reeve (widow of actor Christopher Reeve) died of lung cancer, had never smoked either.
@@akrenwinkle My dad died in a car crash at age 87. Healthy as a horse, no meds, exercised daily. He smoked since he was 13. 😉
This broke my little heart. Those two were close friends who really cared. Thank you for this vid, the last part still gets me every time.
Two priceless American treasures loved the world over: that incredible show I LOVE LUCY will outlive us all. It's a nice thing to leave the world....
AMEN......I FEEL THE SAME....
They left a great legacy.
And much later on Lucy left uz all other ehows which left us a legacy: Stsr Trek and Misdion Impossible...
I am beyond grateful to stumble on this video. When I was growing up I watched Lucy endlessly and this just made my heart happy.
Such wonderful chemistry...and a bond of friendship that was truly beautiful, as seen here. God bless their souls
When Viv was dying Lucy and Mary Wickes went to see her in San Fransisco, not a word was said about Viv's illness, they laughed and talked about old times. When Mary Wickes was driving down the drive she looked over at Lucy in the passengers seat, who was absolutly demolished.
Boston Blackie oh wow! Where did you learn this from? Can I read the source?
Having been a Marin County resident for 3 years in the last century, I'm still trying to find the address of her house in Belvedere.
@@elwoodblues9613 My previous comment was deleted for some reason. Vivian lived at 88 Beach Rd, Belvedere Tiburon, CA.
Thanks, @@jersey8231!
@@elwoodblues9613 You're welcome. My source for this information was the "U.S. Public Records Index" it has that address as the residence of Vivian's husband John Dodds in 1980. I'm sure this is where Vivian and John lived prior to Vivian's death in 1979. According to Paige Peterson who wrote a book "Growing Up Belvedere-Tiburon" she detailed in a People article in 2020 that: "Viv loved living in Belvedere. She moved to a home [the Farr Cottages] that was cantilevered over the bay and would sit and read for hours on the deck, where she could look at the most beautiful view in the world. She loved the simplicity and the quiet of living here." According to the website Trulia: 88 Beach Rd in Belvedere is: "A rare end-unit in the Farr Cottages built in 1898 and designed by acclaimed local architect, Albert Farr. The Cottages is a storied 120 year old building with five unique units. This designated landmark is one of the oldest buildings in Belvedere."
I Love Lucy is one of my favorite shows of all times. No matter what any network tries to do, there will never be a show like I Love Lucy. I'm very thankful that this sitcom exists and they will forever live in me.
These two are friendship goals. You can tell they Genuinely loved each other. They are up there sitting in their jammies on a fluffy cloud gabbing it out.
What a friendship. So beautiful.
This woman Lucy was LIGHTYEARS ahead of her time. Priceless OMG
Vivian Vance only lived about eight miles from me when she lived in Belvedere, California. I saw her once but not in that area. I saw her about 20 miles north of Belvedere in 1976 at a flower show. It was at the Marin County Civic Center Building in San Rafael. The same building where they filmed "Gattaca."
You’re lucky to have seen her. What was she like in person? Did you say anything to her?
Made me cry thinking about that last get-together before Vivian passed away. So glad they got to visit.
They gave us so much laughter.
Hope you girls are yucking it up, up there!
My sister and I... My sister would be Lucille and I of course Vivian. The love both these ladies had for one another is rare and just so genuine💛🌹💛
~Love you both so much...Lucy & Ethel forever...in our hearts & Ricky & Fred also🥰💞
It is very rare that two such talented people who become friends get to work together and create something really special.
Beautiful segment reuniting a wonderful comedy team. Thankyou
The queens of comedy. I have all the seasons of I Love Lucy on DVD, and have practically burned them up from watching them so much - and I’ll buy them again. They are timeless classics that will never die.
When my youngest son was about 10, I had a bunch of I Love Lucy and the Lucy Show DVD's. He absolutely loved watching them. One day, he asked me why we couldn't get the stations to watch them on regular TV. I told him those shows were over 50 years old- and reruns. He was crushed, then he said, Wow Mom! But they are just the greatest! Yes, true acting in those days. Just doesn't get any better than that.
Ms Vance was ever lovely and beautiful.
I actually cried during this, So sad.
I just started watching I Love Lucy a couple months ago. This is priceless!
Attending all five TCM festivals; a lot of retired elderly crew from early sitcoms attend. I always hear the same stories of Lucy and Viv; they worked long hours and giggled and had great fun in between takes. This genuine interaction between them on this video really proves that.
Thank your for your introspect/experience, as I had heard (via Gossip Tabloids) that Lucy had no respect for Vivian as she was the star. Nice to see the YT upload & your words of proof that that story is wrong, wrong, wrong. Love the old "I love Lucy" it is currently rerunning late night where I live. Some days I catch it and laugh feeling like it was written two days ago... humour is always current. Desi knew how to play second banana with no ego. Brilliant couple can see how his 'playboy' ways broke her heart...don't think she ever stopped loving him.
***** Actually, Lucy had tremendous respect for Vivian, and when she started out on her second series, The Lucy Show, she would not do it without Vivian. Vivian had a lot of demands going into that show and those demands were met. A lot of this gossip comes out of the fact that Vivian had to dress in frumpy clothes on I Love Lucy. But she was playing the part of Fred Mertz's wife. She couldn't look like a glamourpuss and be accepted as his wife. It wouldn't be authentic. Lucy's concern was that the actors look like their characters. And Vivian's character on I Love Lucy was a middle-aged woman who was not glamorous. When there were characters on the show who WERE supposed to be glamorous, Lucy made sure that they did exude every bit of the glamour the part required. For example, go listen to one of Barbara Eden's interviews about being on the show and how Lucy went out of her way to glam up Barbara's wardrobe. Gossip magazines and TV shows will say whatever they can to make for an interesting story. But the facts aren't always there. Even the contract Vivian reads in this segment, which was a gag contract Lucy gave Vivian at a surprise birthday party she gave her, urban legend has turned this gag into a real contract when it never was. Vivian was NOT required to be overweight on the show; it was a joke.
Thanks for your reply...I did not know a lot of these facts. The Lucy Show is on reruns and I really like it...yet I think it failed. Perhaps ahead of it's time regarding single moms.
***** I Love Lucy 1951-57. The Lucy Show 1962-68. The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour 1957-60.Here's Lucy 1968-74.Life with Lucy 1986. All in all hardly a fail..:)
I have to do more research but I did think it had low rating...maybe ...because my mom hated it and I loved it. LOL. Great writers and a lot of funny situations... shower filled with water; the roof top with her and Viv trying to install a antenna;, and the chocolate cake I could list more but go watch and enjoy.
I'm 45 and loved watching this show with my parents. These two were just the sweetest people on tv in those days.
That is such a joy to see them together again!
I've never seen Vivian and Lucy together before. A real treat. How nice to see they were friends in real life.
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You've never seen them together before??? That's a little hard to believe...
@@jimm7098 I'm sure she means together in an interview.
Interesting and very touching. Lucille and Vivian certainly had their ups and downs with each other...but it's great that they were able to become - and ultimately stay - friends until the end.
Those glasses are amazing!! They were amazing ladies ❤️
Elton John wants his glasses back...
OMG! This is the first time I've ever seen Lucy without her bright red hair. LOL! Their show was the epidemy of comedy. Nothing else even comes close.
When I was 13 I couldn't get enough of I Love Lucy Reruns. I still watch it today. I used to think or Vivian as the motherly type. I have never run across a sitcom as timeless in over 40 years.
My 18 year old nephew loves watching I love Lucy reruns!
I love this. Knowing they were truly good friends is very special. I love Lucy and Ethel. They joy they left behind for all of us is a blessing!
I'm in tears right now and I'm only 11 I just love the show so much and I could tell they were very great friends
Honey, don't be sad for them, they had a wonderfull life doing what they loved most: Making us laugh and had a beautiful friendship, and know they are together in heaving laughing with each other.
I guess you're 12 now? I just want to congratulate you on being so intelligent and watching old shows. It makes me happy to see young people appreciating old talent! (I'm 15 btw) :)
Amari Watson Amari your comment 3 years ago,is so sweet. Hope you are doing well. 💕✝️🎶✝️
Aww yes they were
Lucy made Vivian look frumpy and old. She was not so nice to Vivian.
You could feel how much they loved each other. They were lucky to have each other through all of the ups and downs of their careers.
Actually ups and downs in their marriages - Vivian was married 4x and at the time of the I Love Lucy show her husband was physically abusive - she divorced him and married her last husband and that marriage lasted.
The best sitcom of all time. Love these 2. You could tell by that hug how real their friendship was.
Funny, Beautiful, Classy, and A Heart of Gold. There will never be another Lucy.
Original Golden Girls. RIP to all
Nah. Golden Girls sucks compared to this.
@@normalperson659 Golden Girls didn't suck. Betty White was friends with them both
Love them so much it feels like I'm home seeing them together.
I loved both them both. They were wonderful, beautiful, talented ladies.
What a marvelous moment. I still watch "I Love Lucy" whenever it is on....I really loved Lucy, and cried the day that she died.
My sister and I are Lucy and Vivian. My birthday is even the same as Vivian: July 26th. My sister is a couple of days before Lucy. We literally also have crazy adventures like these two. Awesome
this genuinely made me tear up. such a beautiful friendship
Loved these ladies! I still watch the Lucy show daily!!!!
Oh my gosh what can I say....I loved lucy and the whole gang. She was so funny. There will never be another lucy ever.
There together now forever. We miss you both, and love you dearly. RIP you 2 crazy girls, GOD SPEED !!!!
Vance was a huge talent. Next time notice how she listens and reacts in a scene. It makes the scene special.
Viv was the master of the snarky comeback. “If I’d known this is what friends are for, I’d have signed up as an enemy.” “I have sufficient.” “Well perhaps I’ll develop other talents like folding up road maps and keeping an eye open for clean restrooms.” “I wouldn’t do it if you took that pretty please, put sugar on it, poured brandy over it, and LIT it!”
You can credit Desi Arnaz for casting Ethel. A friend of Arnaz who had seen a play Vance was performing in recommended her. Desi went to see her stage performance and was convinced Vance was right for the part of Ethel.
They could not get Bea Benaderet, everyone’s first choice. She was committed to the Burns & Allen show, which _I Love Lucy_ borrowed a good bit. Unable to get Benaderet, Lucille Ball suggested Barbara Pepper, a dear friend a talented actor, who also could have been great in the role, but she was an alcoholic. Since William Frawley, who was already cast, was a drinker, and CBS was unwilling to take a risk on a second problem drinker.
Desi’s judgement made history and made the show the one we love to this day.
@@inkyguy The "friend" was Jess Oppenheimer, head writer of I Love Lucy, who created the Ethel character!
Never will be another two quite like them. They changed the world. I’m beyond grateful to have grown up watching their antics. Rest in Heavenly Peace Dear Ladies.
so nice to see this interview, They both made television history, Such great talent
two amazing women . talented as heck , they truly respected n loved each other
A real tribute to how a life long friend can be the best to get through tuff times.
I love love love them they are priceless there will never be a pair like them again and that’s very sad 😢
You can only wish that there could be a bond of friendship that lasted that long and endured what they did. The show was awesome! The Lucy shows were awesome and Here's Lucy where she guest starred where so much memorable. I loved them both!
I love them!!! I’ve been a Fan since I was a child!! May they Rest In Peace!!
And I dearly loved these ladies
i love that they're sitting shoulder to shoulder. how precious. what wonderful friends they were.
Growing up, Lucy kept me rolling on the floor in laughter. Some people possess the gift to make you laugh, Lucy had this gift...
Just love Lucy I’ve watched every episode like over hundreds of time
I literally loved Lucy and Ethel. I still watch I Love Lucy❤. Best show of all times😘
This makes me cry, so sad. Why aren't we immortal?
A person would have never known what was going on in reality because they took us away from reality and they knew what we needed and they gave it to us. Thank you so much for all you did to make us laugh, cry, and feel better., even when you were in excruciating pain, you went on. Thank You!
We are immortal. Life goes on after death!
Our souls are. If they accepted Jesus, they are in Heaven right now. And if we do, then we will see them and can be eternal friends. We are all one heartbeat away from eternity. We all better make the right choice.
@doso don I didn't say anything about Hell and didn't go into any graphic details. If christians really believe what they do, which I am a Christian (following Jesus, not religion), it would be criminal to not warm people of the truth, reality. So be mad at me here on Earth. I
@doso don yes you could make that inference based on the knowledge of God's word and what he says. It is very exclusive there can only be one truth. Truth by definition is very narrow. Everyone has free will we can believe what we want to believe. Jesus says He is the Way the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except by Me, John 14:6. So therefore if you don't love Jesus and don't accept him into your heart you don't get to go to heaven. Why would anyone want to go to heaven if they don't love Jesus and God. God is a loving God and doesn't make us do anything against our will. It is solely our choice.
Great show!!! I loved all her shows and movies.❤️ I never get tired of Lucy or Vivian Vance.
Ball & Vance always pulled me in . They flow like water . Shine like Gold. I am so very Lucky to know them like many us do. When I think about how I Love Lucy i see all four of them. It was the original " show about nothing" you can watch it over and over just like that other show about nothing. We Love Lucy!! Everyone 💋
Lucy was the one who convinced Vivian to leave her abusive husband, Phil Ober. Vivian came on the set with a black eye, and Lucy said "If you don't divorce him, I will."
@George Martin No man has the right to hit a woman hard enough to give her a black eye. If she is hitting a man he should block the blows and run away. Never strike a woman in anger.
These are all so wonderful to watch & remember! God Bless every one of these beautiful ppl that have past on,some years ago! Gone,but never,Forgotten! your love Lucy,Ricky,Viviane
Hi Mercedes
Lovely ladies!!
These two were the most favorites.
Hi Nancy
Good to see them (Lucy and Vivian) together again after a long time ( we all still love you because you two take us to our childhood days) ! Thanks a lot !