Only Lucy would sit still (rarely done as her comedy relied on so many physical stunts) to ensure her staff would not lose income. Excellent topic Rick as usual!
Mrs.Lucille Ball was a professional, smart and a wealthy business woman.Most of all she was funny,I love everything she did just to keep us entertain.On her following shows after I Love Lucy,the presence of Vivian Vance,Desi Arnaz and William Frawley was greatly missed.
I knew about her real-life accident and noticed that it did change the tone of the show but I belive that it really did change the show for the better. It became a bit more of an ensemble cast, with everyone helping to share the load and it was a relief that Uncle Harry became more of a friend and wasn't just yelling at her all the time. In my opinion the last two seasons of Here's Lucy were the best, and though I own the whole series on DVD the fifth and sixth seasons are really the only ones I watch regularly.
Even though ratings declined & the series was considered old fashioned in its last few yrs...Here’s Lucy had more consistent writing particularly when it came to the last 2 seasons.
Hey Rick, did you know that during the audience warm up prior to taping the episode “The Girls Go Into Business”, Lucy was extremely anxious about her being accused of being a Communist? That’s when Desi said to the audience that the only thing red about Lucy was her hair… and even that’s fake.
I like the Eva Gabor episode among Lucy’s broken leg episodes. I believe there is also a story around the “pickle” episode. Lucy was up and about, but still limited (and Lucie taking the lead in a lot of the physical stuff), but some of the details around that escape me at the moment.
She definitely did the best with what she had. I agree. After all, she was a physical comedian and she couldn’t do much physically at all. And she still made us laugh
I saw one of those episodes when it actually aired. Lucy was in the hospital and Zsa Zsa Gabor was her roommate. I specifically remember a scene where Zsa Zsa Gabor got angry and said something in Hungarian, and Lucy looked scared and said, "What does that mean?"
I really enjoy these videos where you talk about things that many people don’t know or realize about a particular moment in a well known show. Keep up the great work Rick, have a great weekend. Take care!
I remember her breaking her breaking her leg and how people were amazed that she kept the show going and recovered quickly so she could film Mame. She really was an amazing person.
Hey Rick, I actually remember the episodes of Here's Lucy with Lucy's cast & I remember that she actually broke her leg skiing!!! Thanks for sharing another exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂
Funny I was watching Lucy last night and I have now noticed the little bloopers that I had always looked over before. This episode was one of my favorites too. It’s always funny when Lucy and Ethel get into some sort of business together.😂
I believe the storyline and the cast really came into a higher level with the accident. I would have liked another few years. Her real life accident was covered in the press of the day, and indeed, there was speculation the production would go on hold. Ever the brilliant producer, she dove right in and adapted the show.. Amazing really.
This was a great video, not for just the topic alone but for a couple of things I spotted in the pictures you provided and one after thought. First, in the photos you provided of the ILL The Girls Go Into Business episode, I noticed in the background that the scenery featuring the Morris Hull bookstore was very wrinkled, indicating a very well painted (but not very well hung) canvas drop, as opposed to a constructed set. Also Morris Hull was a real author, mostly known for pulp novels, so kudos to the humor of the set designer. As for the topic of the video, the real broken leg and how to work with it and not against it for the show, everyone is entitled to their opinion, as am I, but Rick’s use of the word “tragedy” is not or should not be the focal point. The point to me anyway, is Lucy’s willingness to commit to her role despite the unfortunate circumstances, for the sake of both the production and all people involved, including the viewers. A lot of tv shows simply write a character off by having show hiatus or filming around a character’s absence (Suzy Q went to visit her poor sick grandma for a week), or the infamous flashback episodes where characters reminisce about previous events. Not in this case. The broken leg was real, so why not feature it and use it as an advantage for not just one, but several episodes, it not only keeps the entire crew working, but it adds even more humanity to the show. Now my afterthought. I found it interesting that during the filming time of the ILL’s The Girls Go Into Business episode, Lucille Ball’s “red scare” (details of which were featured in an another Ricknineg video) was happening. LB was just as concerned then for how that would affect the overall production of everyone associated with the production of the show as well as the viewing audience. But, knowing the situation was real, instead of hiding it, Lucy chose to present it in all it’s humanity, thus giving respect to the production of ILL, but to the intelligence of her viewers. The broken leg decision discussed in this video was not of the exact light, but almost similar in hindsight. Lucille Ball was truly a genius.
Fun fact you reminded me of, Rick: Lucy had a superstition where all her characters had to have AR in the last names like ARnaz. Hence, her characters were Lucy RicARdo, cARmichael, cARter, etc. Were there any others? Cant remember. 😅
This shows you just what kind of a lady Lucy was. First, because she immediately made keeping her colleagues working a priority and second that it seems she worked because she loved what she did and didn’t know how not to work….broken leg or not.
Roseanne took a lot of her business ethics from Lucy. Lucy was not only a comedic genius for girls and women alike, she was a suave and very intelligent business woman. Lucy was an iconic woman of means and stature for MANY generations of women (and men). We would have never had Carol Burnett, Ruth Buzzi, Roseanne, Mary Tyler Moore, and many others. That being said, Lucy knew her role.......not only in her own business and her own comedy......but in the world of TV, comedy, and society as a whole. She despised any thought of letting anyone down, especially those who worked for her, and her fans who put her on the top of the world. The word "no", was not in her vocabulary. She found a way around it, underneath it, over the top of it, or even right straight thru it!! The only think that really killed her off was "Life With Lucy". Lucy was adamant about physical comedy, which was more or less over and done with by the time she decided to get back into TV. If she would have had more word play, more innuendo, more life like situations..........she would have kept on and on. But like I said.......Lucy wouldn't hear of the word "no", and she was going to get her way regardless. As for Here's Lucy.........I watched that decades before I ever knew there was I Love Lucy! I don't remember much from Here's Lucy, but I've been wanting to watch it all over again.
It’s interesting that Carroll & Davis crafted the initial Lucy Breaks her Leg shows..as they did when Lucille Ball was going to have a baby in real life.
In the 60s, Lucy did a daily radio show. There's one where she's interviewing Mary Tyler Moore who was still on The Dick Van Dyke show. Mary said she'd like to ski like Lucy did. Lucy jokingly said she (Lucy) would probably get a broken leg skiing some day. It was 7 or 8 years before it happened.
Some people know, but I’m surprised to see many in the comments never knew this. It’s always great to revisit this. Thanks Martin for your constant support!
@@ricknineg always enjoy your videos! I guess being old enough to remember those shows first run is a bonus. I also remember when Monday nights on CBS was very hot. Many good shows were broadcasted that night including "Here's Lucy". Keep up the good work my friend!
I vaguely remember her being in a cast. One thing I do remember is her talking about cross country skiing. I wonder if this accident was the reason why she switched to that?
The sad thing is she had just signed the contract to do the movie "Mame" when she broke her leg. They postponed filming for a year, but she's still visibly dragging her right leg slightly. That and a terrible script are the main reasons she's so bad in the movie. She probably was in terrible pain the whole time.
The movie was actually "Mame" - the musical version of 1958's "Auntie Mame", Rick. "Controversial" because she got the role in the movie over Angela Lansbury! And many fans of the stage production never really "got over it"! Personally, I've seen the movie and it isn't my favorite!
I had no idea Lucy got hurt like that. You know... I've watched The Lucy Show, but I think I've seen more episodes of Life with Lucy than of Here's Lucy! 😂 What's the main difference between Here's Lucy and The Lucy Show other than the last name and Here's Lucy co-starring her actual children?
I think Lucy thought tragic is the fact so many staff would be out of work; she said so in one interview that she feared her divorice from Desi would result in thousands of job losses.
After I Love Lucy, Lucy and Desi were divorced. She starred in 2 more shows (not counting Life With Lucy). They were different characters, nothing to do with the Lucy Ricardo character.
Untrue. It Doesn’t have to involve death. That is a misconception Tragedy by definition is a “lamentable event.” Lamentable means regrettable and unfortunate. I always go by solid dictionary definition
@@ricknineg You can't just say Dictionary- there are lots of them The old Merrium-Webster did insist on death as a criterian. Meanings get messier and more broad as time goes by :(
@@ricknineg Okay- Oxford Dictionary says "especially one that involves death" I don't think breaking your leg skiing even qualifies as a catastrophe or calamity,lol
For goodness sakes, so 'Harry,* softened his persona visiting his sister-in-law with a broken leg in-hospital. Why would he be short tempered & she is resting up? After or before is acceptable.but.nit while healing for corns sake. (I didn't know Lucy really broke her leg in real life) Why are people/ celebrities / skiing and end up in fatalities? Sighhhh... Michael Kennedy, then Sonny Bono crossed over. Lucy was lucky...
A broken leg is not a 'tragic accident' A tragic accident is one where someone loses a limb or suffers some other unrecoverable injury or worse, loses their life. Getting a bit carried away by hyperbole there Rick.😉
According to the dictionary, a tragedy is an unfortunate occurrence. That is what this is. Think about all those people who would have been out of a job for months, that’s also a tragedy
@@ricknineg I never would have thought that the dictionary would define a tragedy as 'an unfortunate occurrence' This morning, while out to get groceries I got wet in the rain walking from my car to the store - apparently that was a tragedy. Who knew! Love your work Rick - Don't ever stop.
Lucy being the utmost professional, I wouldn’t expect anything less from her than to find a way to incorporate her broken leg into the show. I wonder if she ever skied again? 🤔⛷️
Only Lucy would sit still (rarely done as her comedy relied on so many physical stunts) to ensure her staff would not lose income. Excellent topic Rick as usual!
Absolutely! Great perspective!
It shows you how great of a person she was. She was more concerned about the people who would be out of work than her own comfort.
Plus the fact that she decided to come back for a 6th season due to CBS wanting her to AND so people wouldn’t be out of work.
Mrs.Lucille Ball was a professional, smart and a wealthy business woman.Most of all she was funny,I love everything she did just to keep us entertain.On her following shows after I Love Lucy,the presence of Vivian Vance,Desi Arnaz and William Frawley was greatly missed.
I remember when this happened, it was a big news item back then. It was a very serious injury and extremely painful for her.
I do remember hearing about this skiing accident. Didn't know about how she worked it into the show. Thanks for sharing, Rick!
I knew about her real-life accident and noticed that it did change the tone of the show but I belive that it really did change the show for the better. It became a bit more of an ensemble cast, with everyone helping to share the load and it was a relief that Uncle Harry became more of a friend and wasn't just yelling at her all the time. In my opinion the last two seasons of Here's Lucy were the best, and though I own the whole series on DVD the fifth and sixth seasons are really the only ones I watch regularly.
I agree, the show really came together in those last seasons... Another few seasons would have been excellent.
Even though ratings declined & the series was considered old fashioned in its last few yrs...Here’s Lucy had more consistent writing particularly when it came to the last 2 seasons.
I had no idea she had a broken leg in real life! Love these videos, Rick!
Hey Rick, did you know that during the audience warm up prior to taping the episode “The Girls Go Into Business”, Lucy was extremely anxious about her being accused of being a Communist? That’s when Desi said to the audience that the only thing red about Lucy was her hair… and even that’s fake.
What a woman and what an executive! The show did go on! Really shows the truthfulness of the Old Stage saying, break a leg!
Always loved I love Lucy and never cared much for the Lucy Show.
I like the Eva Gabor episode among Lucy’s broken leg episodes. I believe there is also a story around the “pickle” episode. Lucy was up and about, but still limited (and Lucie taking the lead in a lot of the physical stuff), but some of the details around that escape me at the moment.
She definitely did the best with what she had. I agree. After all, she was a physical comedian and she couldn’t do much physically at all. And she still made us laugh
I saw one of those episodes when it actually aired. Lucy was in the hospital and Zsa Zsa Gabor was her roommate. I specifically remember a scene where Zsa Zsa Gabor got angry and said something in Hungarian, and Lucy looked scared and said, "What does that mean?"
I really enjoy these videos where you talk about things that many people don’t know or realize about a particular moment in a well known show. Keep up the great work Rick, have a great weekend. Take care!
Thank you so much Jared! I hope you have a fantastic weekend
I remember her breaking her breaking her leg and how people were amazed that she kept the show going and recovered quickly so she could film Mame. She really was an amazing person.
What a trooper and caring professional!
Hey Rick, I actually remember the episodes of Here's Lucy with Lucy's cast & I remember that she actually broke her leg skiing!!! Thanks for sharing another exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂
My pleasure! This was a fun one to make
Eva Gabor was in the first season on here lucy am glad that she was in season 5 as lucys room mate
If you Loved Lucy, it didn't matter, you just went with the show! Thanks again Rick for Telling us the behind the scenes reality!
That she actually was injured & carried on like this was news to me. Thanks for another new fact I never knew before.
Funny I was watching Lucy last night and I have now noticed the little bloopers that I had always looked over before. This episode was one of my favorites too. It’s always funny when Lucy and Ethel get into some sort of business together.😂
I believe the storyline and the cast really came into a higher level
with the accident. I would have liked another few years. Her real life accident was covered in the press of the day, and indeed, there was speculation the production would go on hold. Ever the brilliant producer, she dove right in and adapted the show.. Amazing really.
Thanks as always for the reminder of “Be Hopeful”
Loved the show but it's been so long since I've watched it I don't even remember any of this! Awesome that she did that for the other actors.
Thanks, Rick, for another insightful video. Lucy’s work ethic was off the charts!
Clever! Thanks for shedding light.
I didn't know she had broken her leg in real life. Great info Rick.
This was a great video, not for just the topic alone but for a couple of things I spotted in the pictures you provided and one after thought.
First, in the photos you provided of the ILL The Girls Go Into Business episode, I noticed in the background that the scenery featuring the Morris Hull bookstore was very wrinkled, indicating a very well painted (but not very well hung) canvas drop, as opposed to a constructed set. Also Morris Hull was a real author, mostly known for pulp novels, so kudos to the humor of the set designer.
As for the topic of the video, the real broken leg and how to work with it and not against it for the show, everyone is entitled to their opinion, as am I, but Rick’s use of the word “tragedy” is not or should not be the focal point. The point to me anyway, is Lucy’s willingness to commit to her role despite the unfortunate circumstances, for the sake of both the production and all people involved, including the viewers. A lot of tv shows simply write a character off by having show hiatus or filming around a character’s absence (Suzy Q went to visit her poor sick grandma for a week), or the infamous flashback episodes where characters reminisce about previous events. Not in this case. The broken leg was real, so why not feature it and use it as an advantage for not just one, but several episodes, it not only keeps the entire crew working, but it adds even more humanity to the show.
Now my afterthought. I found it interesting that during the filming time of the ILL’s The Girls Go Into Business episode, Lucille Ball’s “red scare” (details of which were featured in an another Ricknineg video) was happening. LB was just as concerned then for how that would affect the overall production of everyone associated with the production of the show as well as the viewing audience. But, knowing the situation was real, instead of hiding it, Lucy chose to present it in all it’s humanity, thus giving respect to the production of ILL, but to the intelligence of her viewers. The broken leg decision discussed in this video was not of the exact light, but almost similar in hindsight. Lucille Ball was truly a genius.
I noticed the Morris Hull store (for the first time.) Thought it was some kind of homage to Phillip Morris!🤣
I never realized this because by 1972 I never watched Here’s Lucy. I think I stopped watching it around 1970, when I was 13.
For some reason I still watched I Love Lucy but not her 1970s with her children.
Fun fact you reminded me of, Rick: Lucy had a superstition where all her characters had to have AR in the last names like ARnaz. Hence, her characters were Lucy RicARdo, cARmichael, cARter, etc. Were there any others? Cant remember. 😅
Do you know why?
Didn't know about this Rick
..thanks so much for sharing
This shows you just what kind of a lady Lucy was. First, because she immediately made keeping her colleagues working a priority and second that it seems she worked because she loved what she did and didn’t know how not to work….broken leg or not.
Sign of a great mind. Take your biggest obstacles and turn them into great accomplishes! And keep your staff employed at the same time!
I'd love to hear to talk about Green Acres. By the way, Here's Lucy was a great show.
I have all Here's lucy seasons on dvd, I knew this, i love these episodes.
I remember Lucy wearing a cast. Thanks Rick.
Lucille Ball was, and still is, the Queen Of Comedy.
this was interesting, I never knew this. keep the videos coming Rick. I Like them all. take care my Friend.
Lucille Ball's motto: "The show must go on."
excellent video and love Lucille Ball she inspire all of us to never give up. I saw that episode and Lucille was amazing.
Wow nice work Rick.
Roseanne took a lot of her business ethics from Lucy. Lucy was not only a comedic genius for girls and women alike, she was a suave and very intelligent business woman. Lucy was an iconic woman of means and stature for MANY generations of women (and men). We would have never had Carol Burnett, Ruth Buzzi, Roseanne, Mary Tyler Moore, and many others.
That being said, Lucy knew her role.......not only in her own business and her own comedy......but in the world of TV, comedy, and society as a whole. She despised any thought of letting anyone down, especially those who worked for her, and her fans who put her on the top of the world. The word "no", was not in her vocabulary. She found a way around it, underneath it, over the top of it, or even right straight thru it!!
The only think that really killed her off was "Life With Lucy". Lucy was adamant about physical comedy, which was more or less over and done with by the time she decided to get back into TV. If she would have had more word play, more innuendo, more life like situations..........she would have kept on and on.
But like I said.......Lucy wouldn't hear of the word "no", and she was going to get her way regardless.
As for Here's Lucy.........I watched that decades before I ever knew there was I Love Lucy! I don't remember much from Here's Lucy, but I've been wanting to watch it all over again.
I've often wondered about the historical accuracy of Hogan's Heroes.
Never watched The Lucy Show, loved I love Lucy
Nope I never knew that it was a real broken leg.
It’s interesting that Carroll & Davis crafted the initial Lucy Breaks her Leg shows..as they did when Lucille Ball was going to have a baby in real life.
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In the 60s, Lucy did a daily radio show. There's one where she's interviewing Mary Tyler Moore who was still on The Dick Van Dyke show. Mary said she'd like to ski like Lucy did. Lucy jokingly said she (Lucy) would probably get a broken leg skiing some day. It was 7 or 8 years before it happened.
Yes I remember these episodes first run. It was well known at the time that she had broken her leg skiing.
Some people know, but I’m surprised to see many in the comments never knew this. It’s always great to revisit this. Thanks Martin for your constant support!
@@ricknineg always enjoy your videos! I guess being old enough to remember those shows first run is a bonus. I also remember when Monday nights on CBS was very hot. Many good shows were broadcasted that night including "Here's Lucy". Keep up the good work my friend!
Another bit of history I didn’t know! ❤️
I vaguely remember her being in a cast. One thing I do remember is her talking about cross country skiing. I wonder if this accident was the reason why she switched to that?
The sad thing is she had just signed the contract to do the movie "Mame" when she broke her leg. They postponed filming for a year, but she's still visibly dragging her right leg slightly. That and a terrible script are the main reasons she's so bad in the movie. She probably was in terrible pain the whole time.
The movie was actually "Mame" - the musical version of 1958's "Auntie Mame", Rick. "Controversial" because she got the role in the movie over Angela Lansbury! And many fans of the stage production never really "got over it"! Personally, I've seen the movie and it isn't my favorite!
I know she was panned doing Mame but I thought she did quite well.
I have never seen Here's Lucy. Anywhere to see it for free?
It reminds me of the season Danny Thomas did in a wheelchair on “Make Room For Daddy”.
I had no idea Lucy got hurt like that. You know... I've watched The Lucy Show, but I think I've seen more episodes of Life with Lucy than of Here's Lucy! 😂
What's the main difference between Here's Lucy and The Lucy Show other than the last name and Here's Lucy co-starring her actual children?
I never knew this!!!
Rick, I think you've found an episode I haven't seen!
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I never knew, how interesting.
It was an accident but far from tragic
I think Lucy thought tragic is the fact so many staff would be out of work; she said so in one interview that she feared her divorice from Desi would result in thousands of job losses.
Exactly! So many people jobless. It would have been horrible. But Lucy saved the day!
Tragic: causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.
What reason did Lucy carter have for breaking her leg?
Also a skiing accident
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The Ski accident she had
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I believe her character was Lucy Carmichael rather than Carter.
She was Lucy Carmichael in The Lucy Show, the one she starred in prior to Here’s Lucy.
Clever use of real-life events.
It was MAME....not Mamie..
Y was Lucy’s last name different in here’s Lucy what happened to Desi Arnaz
After I Love Lucy, Lucy and Desi were divorced. She starred in 2 more shows (not counting Life With Lucy). They were different characters, nothing to do with the Lucy Ricardo character.
A broken leg is not a tragedy. 9.11 was a tragedy. Perspective, have some perspective.
The definition of tragedy- it involves death/s
Untrue. It Doesn’t have to involve death. That is a misconception Tragedy by definition is a “lamentable event.” Lamentable means regrettable and unfortunate. I always go by solid dictionary definition
@@ricknineg You can't just say Dictionary- there are lots of them The old Merrium-Webster did insist on death as a criterian. Meanings get messier and more broad as time goes by :(
@@ricknineg Okay- Oxford Dictionary says "especially one that involves death" I don't think breaking your leg skiing even qualifies as a catastrophe or calamity,lol
For goodness sakes, so 'Harry,* softened his persona visiting his sister-in-law with a broken leg in-hospital.
Why would he be short tempered & she is resting up? After or before is acceptable.but.nit while healing for corns sake.
(I didn't know Lucy really broke her leg in real life)
Why are people/ celebrities / skiing and end up in fatalities?
Sighhhh...
Michael Kennedy, then
Sonny Bono crossed over.
Lucy was lucky...
Loosen up, show some little clips
It's pronounced, "MAY-m"...rhymes with shame. Not "May-MEE" 😊😂😉
Tragic?
Not Carter Carmichael
She was Lucy Carmichael on the Lucy show and Lucy Carter on Here’s Lucy
@@ricknineg for trivia sake: Lucy’s maiden name on The Lucy Show was Taylor, Here’s Lucy - Hinckley, Life w/Lucy - Everett😊
A broken leg is not a 'tragic accident' A tragic accident is one where someone loses a limb or suffers some other unrecoverable injury or worse, loses their life. Getting a bit carried away by hyperbole there Rick.😉
According to the dictionary, a tragedy is an unfortunate occurrence. That is what this is. Think about all those people who would have been out of a job for months, that’s also a tragedy
@@ricknineg I never would have thought that the dictionary would define a tragedy as 'an unfortunate occurrence' This morning, while out to get groceries I got wet in the rain walking from my car to the store - apparently that was a tragedy. Who knew!
Love your work Rick - Don't ever stop.
I agree. Tragedy is an overstatement. I've broken my leg twice. It hurt, it took forever to heal and it was a pain. Tragedy...not so much.
Lucy being the utmost professional, I wouldn’t expect anything less from her than to find a way to incorporate her broken leg into the show. I wonder if she ever skied again? 🤔⛷️
Absolutely! She saved the day