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The titular main character, Lucy's a perky housewife who often attempts wacky schemes so her husband allows her to play in his club.
The titular main character, Lucy's a perky housewife who often attempts wacky schemes so her husband allows her to play in his club.
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* SecondBanana: Ethel was always Lucy's partner-in-crime on all her misadventures.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ethel and Fred have a number of these moments, for all their bicker and back-and-forth nagging, but Ethel more so in general. Any slight indication that Fred may be spending time with another woman, Ethel starts sobbing at the prospect of losing her, "Beautiful, fat, old goat Fred".
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ethel and Fred have a number of these moments, for all their bicker and back-and-forth nagging, but Ethel more so in general. Any slight indication that Fred may be spending time with another woman, Ethel starts sobbing at the prospect of losing her, her "Beautiful, fat, old goat fat-old-goat Fred".
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* InformedFlaw: Ethel is often on the receiving end of jokes regarding her weight and the size of her rear end despite Vivian Vance having a perfectly healthy weight.
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* InformedFlaw: Ethel is often on the receiving end of jokes regarding her weight and the size of her rear end end, despite Vivian Vance having a perfectly healthy weight.weight. (As Vance pointed out, jokes about her size would not have been funny if she was truly heavy, and tended to come across more as marital banter than anything else.)
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* CatchPhrase: Lucy often says "Ewwwww!", or as Lucille Ball referred to it as "The Spider" sneer, when something goes wrong.
* CantHoldHerLiquor: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
* CantHoldHerLiquor: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
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* CatchPhrase: Lucy often says "Ewwwww!", or as Lucille Ball referred to it as it, "The Spider" sneer, when something goes wrong.
* CantHoldHerLiquor: Theinfamous famous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
* CantHoldHerLiquor: The
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!!'''Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz)'''(Creator/DesiArnaz)'''
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!!'''Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance)'''
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!!'''Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance)'''(Creator/VivianVance)'''
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: All her scheming, lying and selfish moments aside, at the end of the day Lucy was still portrayed a loving wife, mother and friend
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: All her scheming, lying and selfish moments aside, at the end of the day Lucy was still portrayed as a loving wife, an exceptional mother and frienda steadfast friend.
* MamaBear: Her love for her son is so strong, that even after being told by the hospital she will not be allowed to stay the night with an ill Little Ricky, even though she promised him, won't stop her. She disguises herself as a nurse and of course creates havoc, but after catching the sight of a sleeping Lucy protectively cuddling Little Ricky in his hospital bed, the hospital is so touched by her maternal instincts, they stop Ricky from waking her up, and allow her to stay with her son for the night.
* MamaBear: Her love for her son is so strong, that even after being told by the hospital she will not be allowed to stay the night with an ill Little Ricky, even though she promised him, won't stop her. She disguises herself as a nurse and of course creates havoc, but after catching the sight of a sleeping Lucy protectively cuddling Little Ricky in his hospital bed, the hospital is so touched by her maternal instincts, they stop Ricky from waking her up, and allow her to stay with her son for the night.
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* MasterOfDisguise: Lucy had a knack at this, being able to properly fool her husband and friends many times, if her schemes called for it.
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* BilingualBonus: Since Desi was from Cuba, Ricky would sometimes dip into speaking Spanish whenever he would get excited or mad.
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* BilingualBonus: Since [[ActorSharedBackground Desi was and Ricky were both from Cuba, Cuba]], Ricky would sometimes dip into speaking Spanish whenever he would get excited or mad.
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* BilingualBonus: Since Desi was indeed Hispanic, Ricky would sometimes dip into speaking Spanish whenever he would get excited or mad.
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* BilingualBonus: Since Desi was indeed Hispanic, from Cuba, Ricky would sometimes dip into speaking Spanish whenever he would get excited or mad.
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* InformedFlaw: It would oftentimes be stated that along with being HollywoodToneDeaf, Lucy was a horrible dancer. Despite this, in many, many instances Lucille Ball demonstrated her real life background as a highly trained and skilled dancer, be it performing at the Tropicana/Club Babalo, waltzing with Van Johnson, tangoing with 6 dozen eggs in her blouse or just perfectly executing difficult comedic blocking.
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* CatchPhrase: Lucy often says "Ewwwww!" when something goes wrong.
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* CatchPhrase: Lucy often says "Ewwwww!" "Ewwwww!", or as Lucille Ball referred to it as "The Spider" sneer, when something goes wrong.
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-->'''Lucy:''' "Do you pop out of parties? Are you unpoopular?"
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-->'''Lucy:''' "Do Do you pop out of parties? Are you unpoopular?"unpoopular?
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* {{Housewife}}: Common for most women during this decade; while Lucy does hold a few jobs throughout the series (including but not limited to candy maker, dress shop co-owner, and selling her own salad dressing) these jobs usually only lasted a single episode. Throughout the series, Lucy usually plays the part of an unorthodox, albeit still very loving and caring, 1950's wife and mother.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Ethel had a good amount of snappy retorts and was arguably the most sarcastic character on the show.
* InformedFlaw: Ethel is often on the receiving end of jokes regarding her weight and the size of her rear end despite Vivian Vance having a perfectly healthy weight.
* InformedFlaw: Ethel is often on the receiving end of jokes regarding her weight and the size of her rear end despite Vivian Vance having a perfectly healthy weight.
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* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Arguably the first example in western media; Lucy certainly had a knack for embracing her inner-child such as sticking out her tongue and those who annoy her, penchant for wacky schemes, being something of a naive idealist, and her trademark wail when something went wrong. This was quite groundbreaking for the time too as Lucille Ball subverted many traditional female gender roles with her Lucy character and paved the way for future women-children.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: More often then not, her plans tend to go off the rails due to not really thinking about the details all the way and running into unforeseen circumstances.
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* BilingualBonus: Since Desi was indeed Hispanic, he would sometime dip into speaking Spanish whenever he would get excited or mad.
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* BilingualBonus: Since Desi was indeed Hispanic, he Ricky would sometime sometimes dip into speaking Spanish whenever he would get excited or mad.
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* ZanyScheme: Constantly, a lot of the humor of the show comes from Lucy coming up with a crazy scheme to a situation and it spiraling into disaster.
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* FunnyForeigner: The series made a lot of jokes at Ricky's expense regarding things like his accent or other things related to his being from a different country.
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* FunnyForeigner: The series made a lot of jokes at Ricky's expense regarding things like his accent or other things related to his being from a different country. It was never malicious though and the show made sure to go out of its way to show that Ricky was a fast learner and accomplished entertainer and manager.
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* RedBaron: Often cited as "That Crazy Redhead" by most who meet her, especially celebrities.
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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Usually whenever Lucy hatched up one of her schemes, she'd tried to bail first chance she got. She would never get far though.
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* SignatureLaugh: His distinct, hardy (almost wheezing) laugh.
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* GuileHeroine: Lucy usually tries to use her wiles rather than her muscles to achieve her goals. How successful she is (and how long before it backfires) varies by the occasion.
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* MsRedInk: While it never had any visible impact on the family finances, quite a number of plots involve Lucy outspending the limit on things like dresses, hats, and furniture.
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* SarcasticDevotee: Ethel may be a faithful friend to Lucy, but she's not above making sarcastic comments.
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: Lucille Ball was no diva, but she was no slouch either, as seen when she starred in ''Mame''. Lucy's ability to carry a tune seemed to run on RuleOfFunny.
* CatchPhrase: "Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi!" In one of the England shows, he translates it as 'Blimey!' to a confused Englishman. Hilariously, later on it turns out the phrase needs no translation for Italian.
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* TheStraightMan: To his wife, and sometimes friends, crazy antics.
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* {{Malaproper}}: Ricky misspoke idioms at times, though this was due to English not being his first language.
* TheStraightMan:To He's the normal guy who has to deal with his wife, and wife's (and sometimes friends, his friends') crazy antics.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Fred was sometimes prone to making dry, sarcastic quips.
* TheScrooge: Fred's tightfistedness about money was a RunningGag throughout the show.
* TheScrooge: Fred's tightfistedness about money was a RunningGag throughout the show.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: All her scheming, lying and selfish moments aside, at the end of the day Lucy was still portrayed a loving wife, mother and friend
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* TheStraightMan: To his wife, and sometimes friends, crazy antics.
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* TrueCompanions: Despite all the headaches the crazed red-head would cost her, Lucy could always count on Ethel as a loyal and steadfast friend.
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* BaldofAwesome: Debatable, but the lovable curmudgeon has his moments.
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* BaldofAwesome: BaldOfAwesome: Debatable, but the lovable curmudgeon has his moments.
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* CatchPhrase: /Lucy often says "Ewwwww!" when something goes wrong.
* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
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* CatchPhrase: /Lucy Lucy often says "Ewwwww!" when something goes wrong.
*[[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: CantHoldHerLiquor: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).proof).
* FieryRedhead: Subverted. Lucy is 60% screwball, 40% spitfire and 0% redhead -- she dyes her hair.
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* FieryRedhead: Subverted. Lucy is 60% screwball, 40% spitfire and 0% redhead -- she dyes her hair.
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* CatchPhrase: /Lucy often says "Ewwwww!" when something goes wrong.
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* FunnyForeigner: The series made a lot of jokes at Ricky's expense regarding things like his accent or other things related to his being from a different country.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ethel and Fred have a number of these moments, for all their bicker and back-and-forth nagging, but Ethel more so in general. Any slight indication that Fred may be spending time with another woman, Ethel starts sobbing at the prospect of losing her, "Beautiful, fat, old goat Fred".
* BigEater: Ethel enjoys her food. She was the butt of quite a few "fat" jokes from Fred. Rather hypocritical of him really, since, despite Ethel's enormous appetite, he was actually much more overweight.
* BigEater: Ethel enjoys her food. She was the butt of quite a few "fat" jokes from Fred. Rather hypocritical of him really, since, despite Ethel's enormous appetite, he was actually much more overweight.
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** In "Equal Rights", he (and Ricky) rush down to a restaurant to protect Ethel and Lucy after the two trick their husbands into believing they're being attacked by armed robbers.
** It reaches hilarious proportions in one episode, where Ricky is entertaining on a cruise ship; in earlier episodes with scenes set near large bodies of water, Fred mentions his seasickness (and once even got woozy on a ship that was tied off at the dock); however, Fred suddenly does a 180 degree turn, and actually turns into a romantic. Ethel is actually concerned about Fred's unusual behavior at first, but is eventually entranced at the idea of her and Fred having a second honeymoon, and basically spend the rest of the episode enjoying various different activities on the ship in a lovey-dovey manner.
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* [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter Babies Make Everything Better]]Better]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's seldom called anything but "Little Ricky."
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!!'''Lucy Ricardo (Creator/LucilleBall)'''
*[[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
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*[[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: The infamous "Vitameatavegamin Girl" bit where Lucy gets drunk from the alcohol in the medicine after repeated takes. In her defense, it was 23% alcohol by volume – not proof, percent (46 proof).
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