“I Love Lucy” Personal Checks

Lucille Ball made the transition from glamorous movie queen to television star and conquered the fledgling television world with husband Desi Arnaz in a sitcom still televised and appreciated more than fifty years later.

Lucy Ricardo represents the Walter Mitty in all of us, the fantasy hero lurking inside who dreams of hobnobbing with the rich and famous or of dancing the tango in front of a cheering audience. Lucy tries to make her fantasies come true. We admire that.

Like most of us, Lucy recognizes that if she wants a new dress, new furniture, or a mink coat, then she has to work for it. She’s undaunted whether she must stomp grapes in a vineyard or work in a candy factory. We admire her plucky resolve and never say die attitude. The hilarious results of Lucy’s entrepreneurial efforts and her schemes to realize her dreams have kept us laughing for decades.

That’s why “I Love Lucy” and its redheaded heroine made a final transition from television star to icon. I love Lucy? Indeed, we all love Lucy