8 Reasons Why Desi Arnaz was a GENIUS! (I Love Lucy!)

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@mollyohara8223 5 лет назад

Desi didn’t get enough credit. He was a genius businessman. Thanks for giving him some love!

@Jared_Wignall 6 лет назад

Desi was a true genius. What he did with and for the show was nothing short of incredible. Sometimes I don’t think he gets enough credit where he deserves it. He and Lucy were a true power team and together they made some one of the best television shows ever.

@edfuller6581 5 лет назад

Desi Arnaz was a very good father and human being. He called everyone "Partner" and was genuinely happy to greet children. Plus he truly was a genius.

@1000lilfeet 6 лет назад

I believe the decision of owning all the rights to the films was the best decision ever! Thank you Desi❤️

@LJ-ht4zs Год назад

However after a few years Desi sold the series back to CBS - and with the money he bought RKO which became DesiLu Inc

@Sunchild_26 4 года назад

Ricky in my opinion, the most underrated but funniest things about the show was his facial reactions to Lucy's antics

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

I noticed that, too!

@coashddjj294 Год назад

Yes, I love that - lol. Always cracks me up to this day.

@cd3694 Год назад

Let’s face it he’s (and Fred and Ethel) the reason why the show is still popular. I have zero interest in watching The Lucy Show or Here’s Lucy reruns

@kennethbjorkmann8517 6 лет назад

Reruns, reruns, reruns! Desi's visionary mind was at its best in this area. It's amazing that the episodes are still being seen today, over half a century later.

@scottlabissoniere1265 6 лет назад

All are great accomplishments for Desi. Its amazing that all these years later there have been so few TV series with minority lead characters, much less Cuban bongo players with thick accents. Desi was definitely ahead of his time!

@kendallrivers1119 2 года назад

That's true of shows with Latino and Asian leads but you've gotta be kidding me if you're saying that there have been few series with black leads because if so how much Tv have you actually ever watched? Lol There have been ALOT of shows with black leads, heck we took over the 90's especially. However, I do believe Desi's contribution to television helped pave the way for even us black people to have such great rep on television from the 70's onward.

@Insoportable7 2 года назад

@@kendallrivers1119 lol moro n. They didn’t see black leads. “Minority lead characters, much less a Cuban bongo players thick accent” and they’re exactly right.

@LJ-ht4zs Год назад

CBS and the sponsors did not want Desi to play the husband because he was Cuban and had a thick accent. Lucy unless they took Desi, she would not be on the show.

@PorkChopJones 4 года назад

I love Lucy was so well written, even to this day I still enjoy watching the reruns, you could feel the love they had for having fun and making people laugh. Many of the ideas they came up with, brought smiles to our faces,as outrageous as they were, more times than not we have all gone through similar situations. Thank you Desi, Lucy, William and Vivian for touching our lives and hearts.

@debbiemacwilliams9540 6 лет назад

The more I watch the show, the more I can see how much Desi contributed. Briiliant man! Talented and funny, he helped make the show.. I dont doubt that he did all this behind the scenes, too.

@mattc3696 2 года назад

Every time I come across your past work, I am dazzled by your reverence for the goodness of these shows. Well done, Mr. Nineg.

@ricknineg 2 года назад

Thank you so much Matt

@TheRealCcE 5 лет назад

Listening to this gives me goose bumps. I’m glad someone is giving Desi Arnaz his dues, although the focus is on Lucille Ball in main stream media. Desi Arnaz always praised Lucille Ball in public for her contributions to the show. Desi is a true gentleman for taking the humble approach. May he, Lucy, Vivian And Will RIP.

@Rekikye. 6 лет назад

Desi was a legendary genius 🌺

@johnscanlan9335 2 года назад

Without a doubt the two most important innovations Mr. Arnaz came up with was the three-camera system and retaining the rights for rebroadcasts, thus creating the entire concept of re-runs.

@cgardel56 5 лет назад

I am Cuban an was married to an American girl for 11 years. We loved to watch the shows together as we had so much in common with Lucy and Desi. I did not know any if the eight facts presented here. Thank you.

@girlt229 3 года назад

Thank you for creating this for all us fans! Always considered myself a die-hard fan of the show and yet there’s so much I’m learning. Thank you! Desi really was remarkable to make the impact he did along with Lucy, Oppenheimer, & all the contributors. Had no idea the studios were a part of the creation of Mission Impossible and Star Trek! Incredible!

@ricknineg 3 года назад

Thank you! You’ll love my I Love Lucy playlist then

@LJ-ht4zs Год назад

When Lucy bought Desi out, she became head of DesiLu Studio and she green lit Impossible and Star Trek. Also, unfortunately when she took over Desilu was losing money (due to his alcoholism, he was not making good decisions which is so unfortunate as he was a business and creative genius). After a few years with Lucy as Head it was making money and Lucy sold it for 17 million dollars.

@chriscanale4044 6 лет назад

Desi was a genius and a brilliant businessman and actor be hopeful

@queencerseilannister3519 6 лет назад

I always thought Desi didn't get enough credit...he was soooo funny!!!! :) lol

@kareno6222 6 лет назад

I definitely knew about all these but your video re-enforces my view that Desi was hugely talented in multiple ways and underrated in the industry. I am a big fan of Desi!

@markmaki4460 5 лет назад

Desi Arnaz was most unique in that he was such a funny and fun-loving man, while also - and let's face it, in spite of the fact - that he was such a good businessman. Those two qualities are almost never found in the same person. And on top of this, he demonstrated true genius in his entertainment innovations. As if this was not enough, he never became a huge egotist, which is the norm today for so much of the industry. Desi was truly blessed and we are more blessed to have had him (and still have him) in our lives. While the dissolution of his marriage with Lucy was so sad (to say nothing of what led up to it), the fact that they remained very close friends until death at least shows that whatever faults he had, he was still a loving, caring, and even humble person at his core.

@peaceandlove544 3 года назад

Agree, he had sooooo many talent and virtues: Handsome, charismatic, leadership, musical, comedic, acting, producing, tecnical unnovation, business visionary, great boss, humble, funny, fun loving, caring father, good friend and son, popular, rich, successfull, etc. Of course he did have a big flaw: unfaithfullness. He was from the old school, it's ok if they are nothing serious and you love your wife and provide for her and keep it to your self, are discreat and not with anyone close to her. But Lucy said I cannot live without him but with him either so she got a divorce and he really suffer so bad that he lost his interest in everything and even ended up selling his share at DesiLu to Lucy and retired fully from.showbusiness and move to his beautiful beach home mansion in Mexico and from then on he lived on his yatch and on his Mexico beach house or his Malibu beach home. Alternaiting. There should be a biopic about Desi

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I agree with all the positives about Desi Arnaz. He was an addict: sexual addictions (not just affairs), gambling, and booze. He was volatile when drunk - which became more and more frequent and earlier and earlier would start at 10am in the am.

@nealanpaulaking9708 6 лет назад

Desi was a ground breaker for sure.

@Liz-cmc313 6 лет назад

Hey Rick! Desi was a Mastermind. Lucy was right for fighting to get him in the show.

@ceil5001 6 лет назад

Rick, thanks to your knowledge of TV programming, I now understand a lot more about I LOVE LUCY. Now understanding *how* Desi produced such clear reruns (when no one else cared to do so...) is one of the best aspects of this video. You certainly hit your mark, Rick -- wonderful job!!

@willmack5909 5 лет назад

Desi was a man ahead of his time. Lucy was a woman ahead of her time too which is why "I Love Lucy" will last indefinitely. The best comedy show ever, past, present or future.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I have purchased the 5 seasons on RU-vid - can see them over and over or pick those favorites that never get old. I continue to laugh at those 4 wonderful characters and the great writing of the shows.

@SenorZorrozzz 6 лет назад

This man and Ozzie Nelson are unsung geniuses of the TV industry. Innovators! Creators!

@suzyburke5109 5 лет назад

He was a genius! Thanks to you for letting us know how much he helped I Love Lucy become a most beloved classic!

@ravenpoe7093 6 лет назад

Desi was a genius and probably very underrated at the time. Reruns and residuals is one of the many things that still affect tv today no matter what camera system they use, where they film using audience/ laugh track or whatever. BTW I was watching the wedding this morning and thinking how Lucy “met” the same queen in the Europe episode.

@christopherkraft1327 6 лет назад

Raven Poe that's right, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have been around a very long time.

@bradsmack1 6 лет назад

Wedding?! There was a wedding this morning?!?! ; - )

@ravenpoe7093 6 лет назад

bradness um yeah apparently there was something some chick in a long white dress and some other guy in uniform there was singing and everyone wore hats not really sure who they were just some random people. I might have been watching say yes to the dress or something idk 😆

@bradsmack1 6 лет назад

If only there was some media outlet that would have let me know something like this was going on! Oh, well. I'm left to guess, now, that my invitation got lost in the mail. C'est la vie!

@ElAye240 6 лет назад

hands down: 3-camera angle = the birth of contemporary television.

@susyestevez2324 5 лет назад

Love Desy so proud of him. He is one of ours. Love Lucy will always be the best of 20 th century television and beyond

@kennygladin8205 5 лет назад

It's a amazing how smart he was a genius. All of it from 3 cameras to Lucy pregnant. Even today shows still do it to do all this .

@daveerhardt1879 5 лет назад

My favorite Lucy episode is the one where Lucy tells Ricky she's expecting, and tells him at the club. When they start dancing and he sings to her, those tears are real on Lucy's face. It was not acting, both got very emotional and it was real.

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

I love ❤ that episode too! I cry too, every time.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

My 4 Favorites are Lucy tells Ricky she is pregnant at the club; Cuban Pete & Sally Sweet (probably #1), When the Lucy tells Ricky and the Mertz's It's Time; Lucy dances with Van Johnson. I particularly like when the b/w turns into a colorized version in the middle. One can see how beautiful and talented Lucy is and one feels her delight as well as Van Johnson's, et al.

@LJ-ht4zs Год назад

That is also a favorite show of mine - also, Desi had flubbed a line when singing Rock-a-bye and they were going to do the end again; the audience said No! It was so emotional and Lucy's tears were real - they left it as is.

@iriswilliams2266 4 года назад

I love Lucy and Desi, also Fred and Vivian. We miss and love them all so very much. Personally, I believe that Lucy is the funniest female comedy actress, I have ever seen on t v. Lucy, Ricky and the whole crew still have me laughing so much I forget all about life issues. "laughter is medicine for the soul".......'PEACE ON EARTH"

@wjdembinski 5 лет назад

Desi had great foresight! We are still enjoying it today. Thank you Desi, thank you Rick nineg for putting this clips and info on RU-vid.

@44macymoo 4 года назад

I enjoy all your videos about I Love Lucy”. I have been a fan of the show most f my life. I knew many of the reasons before but I never get tired of hearing them presented by you. 😊♥️

@graham7455 6 лет назад

Thanks for another great video Rick. No question Desi was an astute businessman. He was very charming and handsome as well. I love your message of always being hopeful! 😘

@nitzillaproductionstheanyt7929 6 лет назад

Desi is very underrated today indeed, as has been mentioned elsewhere in the comments. I had never thought of the concept, but Desi seeing that the rerun/residual rights were important was close to Nostradamus-like.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I think Desi was underrated in his lifetime. However anyone who is interested in I Love Lucy knows about Desi's amazing contributions to tv. With Desi's and Lucille's genius and Fred and Vivian's backup along with the amazing writing talent - all came together to create the funniest comic series ever. I was six years old when it first came out and now aged 76 - never get tired of this show. Lifts my spirits esp. during this covid time. Sad for the personal issues of each one of the main players: Lucy, Desi, Vivian, Fred - but on the set they worked hard and created a wonderful legacy. Thank you to all.

@oywiththepoodlesalready 6 лет назад

I was watching a documentary on Lucille Ball, and Carol Burnett said Lucy was tough when she took over Desilu. I recently found out Lucille was “tough” because nobody would listen to someone who the thought acted like Lucy Ricardo. Great video as always Rick, have an awesome rest of your day!

@susanoconnor971 3 года назад

Desi Arnaz was a. Genius. Lucy while very talented was much better with Desi. The other shows she did was a pale comparison to I Love Lucy. Gale Gordon was good by no Desi.

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

@@susanoconnor971 I agree

@LJ-ht4zs Год назад

Also again when Lucy took over Desilu - it was losing money - She green lit programs that CBS and sponsors felt were too expensive - (Star Trek and Mission Impossible) but she green lit them anyway. After a few years the company was making money and Lucy sold to Paramount for 17 million. So her having to be tough worked well for her and for the company - both made out well.

@dancepiglover 3 года назад

I feel like, as an audience member at home, the show is even more funny to watch when hearing a genuine reaction from the studio audience. But while watching this list, I realized just how important each of his decisions was, especially combined. For anyone who told him it was a bad idea, I imagine Julie Roberts in “Pretty Woman” telling them: “BIG mistake! Big! HUGE!”

@randytim512 6 лет назад

Hi Rick! Very well done and I appreciated the rare, behind the scenes pictures which I have never seen before. Filming on 35mm really is a huge factor in the rerun market. Without that high-quality film I don't think it would have stood the test of time.

@christopherkraft1327 6 лет назад

Yes Rick, Desi was a true genus, it was the early 50's & tv was a new medium. When we think of all the technology today and the fact that many of Desi's methods are used today shows he was a true innovator. As for Lucy's "pregnancy" well, you are a good proofreader. LoL. Be Hopeful!!!

@lonelinessinmilan6486 6 лет назад

Desi was a great straightman, Lucy was hysterical when she bounced off him ... she was not half as funny after their separation.

@bradsmack1 6 лет назад

Good call, Marion! If Desi had anything close to a "me-me-me" personality, he would've plowed forward trying to be the one getting all the laughs! Another genius move to realize his value as the "straight man" for Lucy's hijinx! Similar to "The Andy Griffith Show"---it only took Andy an ep or two to realize it'd be futile for him to keep digging for laughs. He quickly handed all the comedy heavy lifting to Don Knotts, and the rest is hilarious history!!

@pandadubx1936 5 лет назад

Why did they break up?

@anthonypalermo8816 5 лет назад

Yeah, Lucy sucked on her own.

@44macymoo 4 года назад

Marion Zendano -I agree that the subsequent Lucy Shows were a little bit of a let down without Desi and William Frawley for that matter, but I think it’s because I Love Lucy was so good that nothing would have topped it. I remember watching the other shows and I enjoyed them at the time, but I have never watched them again. I prefer to only watch the original, the masterpiece, which is I Love Lucy.

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

@@44macymoo I agree

@coashddjj2 2 года назад

Your videos are always fascinating, especially the Lucy ones. I honestly believe we'll be watching "I Love Lucy" reruns into the next century 😄 I just wish they would colorize them.

@ricknineg 2 года назад

Thank you So much. There are over 16 episodes I have been colorized already

@coashddjj2 2 года назад

@@ricknineg Wow, 16? Where have I been? I'll look for them, thanks 🙂

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I actually like them in b/w.

@jhall2593 5 лет назад

Many of the ideas that Desi Arnaz developed for television are still being used today- almost 70 years later! And, don't forget, he was also a trailblazer for Hispanic talent in television! Without him, performers of the past and present like Freddie Prinze, Sr., Rita Moreno, Paul Rodriguez, Gregory Sierra, America Ferrera, Ricardo Montalban, George Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Gina Rodriguez, Sophia Vergara, Salma Hayek, and others might have had a harder time getting into television.

@brianrebmann676 6 лет назад

Very good video. Very intriguing to look at Desi Arnaz genius and management of the business aspect of this legendary tv show and a television studio that pioneered many processes and techniques that are used even today in television production; that is amazing to think about. Thank you for a great video.

@okjoe5561 6 лет назад

Desi Arnaz wrote a very good autobiography titled "A Book". I would recommend reading it if you can find a copy in a library or on Ebay.

@lifeissweet9826 6 лет назад

Joe Keaton yes. I have that book and if tells so much

@sandrasanders706 5 лет назад

I read it I think as soon as it was out one of the best books I think I have ever read

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

I want to read that book 📖!

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Can listen to it on audiobooks - read by someone who sounds like Desi. Very enjoyable.

@tkoran 5 лет назад

Great video! I already knew about the 3 camera approach & 35 mm film; I love the back story about Lucy’s pregnancy, especially about presenting the script to religious leaders; interesting they couldn’t use the word “pregnant” - I think the title of one episode is “Lucy is Enceinte”, using the French word for pregnant!! They had to say “expecting” or “gonna have a baby”, etc in the script!

@stevegust2100 2 года назад

I always liked the story of how Lucy told Mike Connors that he should run his own detective agency instead of working for one. That led to more seasons of Mannix

@shirleyniedzwiecki1104 2 года назад

The earnestness you bring to these videos deserves a comment. The three camera system, the live audience and the shrewd move on owning the rights were an interesting delight. Thanks 🙏🏽

@ddkoda7412 2 года назад

Excellent retrospective on Desi's enormous contribution to "i Love Lucy". I was familiar with some of these points but it did surprise me to know that the show was filmed inside a movie studio. Another wise decision on Desi's part. Another interesting point about Desi is that he was supposed to be able to read a script for an upcoming show one time and then recall not only all of his lines but those of his co-stars several weeks after his first reading. Pretty amazing.

@ricknineg 2 года назад

Thank you!

@dianeredekas4490 Год назад

Hi Rick🌞! I have seen every episode many times. Really 😇. I had cancer 3 times and I know laughter is good medicine. When friends and family asked what they could do. I said " Please get me all 6 seasons of I Love ❤️ Lucy". Eleven years later, I am still in remission and still watch 6-10 hours a week. I know most episodes and the dialogue by heart. I am so grateful to be healthy today. 💕 God bless and thanks so much for this awesome channel Rick. 👏👏

@ricknineg Год назад

Laughter is amazing medicine

@cathyhetzel5944 5 лет назад

His forward-thinking concerning reruns! Brilliant!

@bradsmack1 6 лет назад

I have a 9th "Genius Desi" point, Rick! CBS initially hated Desi's singing, and ordered him to not sing unless it was integral to the script. Well, of course, Desi consorted with the writers (I'm guessing) to ensure there'd be plenty of story arc-worthy singing moments! Of course, once "ILL" proved its value to the network (ratings, ad fees, etc), there's no way CBS could or would stand, anymore, in Desi's/Ricky's way. BABA-LOOOOOO!

@phuoctammynguyen3946 4 года назад

bradness ...and an effortlessly great dancer in addition. The man who makes his many talents seem second nature.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

This is something i did not know that they hated Desi's singing. CBS fairly racist it seems - just like the times. However they caved when the public response was so +.

@VIDEOHEREBOB 6 лет назад

Great paying homage to Desi Rick.

@Vanessa-sp8ri 5 лет назад

Wow He is the G.O.A.T! No one gives him credit.. thanks for the break down, if you can give more details into all 8 that be great.. keep up the good work.. 😁

@mxlance1 6 лет назад

Good show, Rick! Desi was the brains behind the business and technical end of "I Love Lucy" and the beginnings of Desilu. No doubt about it. I think the three camera set-up and keeping the rights to "I Love Lucy" in leu of a big salary up front were the two most brilliant things Desi did. Of course, all the other points you bring up were right up there in importance. It was mentioned below that Jess Oppenheimer was the brains behind "I Love Lucy." I think his outstanding contribution came in supervising the storylines of the episodes, not in the areas that Desi contributed to. I'm not sure when he left, but I think it was just after the European Trip episodes. The plots of the episodes, for the most part, dropped in comedic substance once Oppenheimer was gone.

@1000lilfeet 6 лет назад

Thanks for another awesome video Rick!

@jasonpalacios1363 2 года назад

What's so amazing is that after I Love Lucy,no other TV shows filmed their shows live until the Black TV show Roc with Charles S. Dutton did it in the 1990's.

@GarretGrayCamera 4 года назад

Last week, the final Jeopardy answer was, 'this classic sitcom used the French word, 'enceinte' instead of pregnant as it's show title because of censorship.'

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

What is, I Love Lucy?

@theastewart6721 6 лет назад

Great video Rick! Thanks for sharing all of these interesting facts!

@5argetech56 6 лет назад

The use of three cameras, very innovative. Was also done with the show Amos and Andy.

@kaykutcher2103 6 лет назад

It was used on I Married Joan as well

@5argetech56 6 лет назад

kay kutcher I love Joan and The Real McCoys. Which were both Desi Lu Studio Productions.

@kaykutcher2103 6 лет назад

Basically this method of filming was and still is more popular than some of the shows that utilize it

@peaceandlove544 3 года назад

He was a mogul, the brains behind it. He came from very rich, powerfull, educated, aristocratic, business savy family in Cuba that lost everything due to the first revolt there.

@linapagliari8003 5 лет назад

Love the passion u have for yesteryear 😂🇨🇦🇨🇦

@rickyn1135 4 года назад

I loved this video. I,myself had read some of these facts about Dest and his Genius. One of my favorites so far.

@iriswilliams2266 4 года назад

Thank you, for your positive words of encouragement. May you be given encouraging words by others along the way in this life ...God Bless You, You Are Loved and Appreciated.....Thank You Again....

@j.j.w.6431 6 лет назад

Thanks for another wonderful video, Rick!

@byronbrewer33 2 года назад

God, Rick, I just love your positivity and optimism! Which is what I preach on Facebook and in life. I am looking at some of your episodes before I discovered you, and here's one from four years ago about the genius of Desi Arnaz. As you said on the video, some of these overlap but I would argue that a 9th one for this list would be that Arnez basically created the form of the TV sitcom. As a matter of fact, I can remember Rob Reiner and others at Emmys over the years that have given Desi Arnaz thanks for the form. I think it's a legit statement. This isn't a variety show with skits or a continuing drama, it's a sitcom and the modern TV sitcom was indeed created by Desi Arnaz, I would say. Thanks for all this information entertainment. Today, I wish you would continue to emphasize that we need to be positive and hopeful. Thanks so much!

@ricknineg 2 года назад

🖖

@nmtz10 5 лет назад

I honestly feel, that Desi could have been nominated for an Emmy if the era of that time was not racially biased.

@betsyduane3461 4 года назад

DESI DID WIN 1956 Winner Golden Globe Television Achievement The American Comedy 1954 Winner Primetime Emmy Best Situation Comedy I Love Lucy (1951) Shared with: Jess Oppenheimer (producer) 1953 Winner Primetime Emmy Best Situation Comedy I Love Lucy (1951) Shared with: Jess Oppenheimer (producer) And 2 other Emmy noms

@carlsagan2299 2 года назад

For starters, spanish speaking people are not part of an actual race. Hispanic (or Latino) is not an actual race. It's a made up race for political purposes.

@nmtz10 2 года назад

@@carlsagan2299 Interesting. I was referencing the prejudices of the time, like the one that moved Lucy and Desi to have to travel to promote the show since execs weren’t too thrilled that a mixed couple sitcom would be a hit.

@cbromsey8 2 года назад

He’s white.

@berthaagraz2668 6 лет назад

Desi was a really smart and handsome man too!!.

@clarencejacksonjr. 4 года назад

Very talented man! Thanks for the inspiring message at the end!

@johnscanlan9335 Год назад

I absolutely believe the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences should have a special award named the Desi Arnaz Memorial Prize given to people who improve the way television is produced.

@jamesstephens3222 3 года назад

The 3 Camera System, 35 mm Filming and Reruns were genius by Desi Arnaz!

@lifeissweet9826 6 лет назад

Although owning the films is important, I feel filming on 35 millimeter film has to be the best idea he had. That's why these shows are shown still today. Yu can see the difference in the really early shows done on kinescope.

@susie6301 2 месяца назад

I think that the most influential thing that Desi Arnaz has done out of these eight things is the Rerun. That was totally genius! If it wasn't for the rerun, we would not have been able to see "I Love Lucy." Or "Leave it to Beaver," or "The Lucy Show" or "Hazel," or anything. Imagine not ever having seen "I Love Lucy." That would be sad.

@i-35vagabond56 6 лет назад

I enjoy watching your videos. I think I Love Lucy is probably my all time favorite television program. If I'm channel surfing and I come across an I Love Lucy episode, I almost always stop and watch it. It doesn't take more than a couple of lines to figure out which episode it is. I wonder why they didn't capitalize the "L" in DesiLu? The Lu stood for Lucy. It looks like they would've capitalized it, being that Lucy is a proper noun and proper nouns are capitalized, even if they are abbreviated.

@MrItalianguy29 5 лет назад

Great Job Rick, on DESI ARNAZ < A GENIUS!!! great information!!! and well done!!

@parakeet8157 2 года назад

No laughtrack gets the best natural reaction. Keeping ALL rights to footage, genius! Filming during her pregnancy ,what a concepto!

@NancyR.A. 5 лет назад

Love IT. Knew it all Ty. He was a part of a "compact Cuba" the expression holding his head speed music diversity of rhythm n colors. A mini Cuba.

@alanm5090 2 года назад

Desi and I love Lucy. Set the standard for all sitcoms after them.

@dorrittakach970 2 года назад

Happy that Desi is getting the credit at last for much of the credit in I Love Lucy. There was an awful program where a "friend" of Lucys, who wrote a book called, "Lucy Loves Me", said how Desi was" such a creep" I never have heard of this woman's name, or saw her pal around with Lucy. Actress Carole Cook, who I always admired, adored both Lucy and Desi. She is the one who truly knows the truth.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

When I have heard Carole Cook on video talking - she feels creepy to me. I feel that she was jealous of Lucy. (I think she was a young up and comer who was mentored by Lucy - but there is something seeping through when I hear her talk. Not very attractive and not very talented either. When you hear Carol Burnett talk about Lucille Ball I feel her love and appreciation for Lucy and for their relationship. Both appeared on each other's shows and radiated respect and love. When I hear Cook speak I immediately have to skip over what she is saying. There is a icky feeling that comes thru (to me).

@dorrittakach970 2 года назад

It was Paula Stewart who wrote "Lucy Loves Me", and she trashed Desi.Personally, I have always liked Carole Cook, and she loved both Lucy and Desi.

@AdeleLarsen-zf8my Месяц назад

Big fan of Desi Arnaz ,the I in I love,brilliant business man,visionary in the tv industry! Can go on& on

@fredcasdensworld 2 года назад

Desi Arnaz was the original hardest working man in show busines

@ricknineg 2 года назад

Absolutely!

@staciebonner4669 4 года назад

Doing the show without a laugh track ! That was a SMART but risky move but Desi stuck to his guns and did it. I never realized how much he did for the show. I just hate it how he was to Lucy in real life but they did love each other to the end of time for them , even tho they got married to other people.

@robinhite5496 6 лет назад

Interesting information again. I enjoyed it thank you Nick

@janineharrison5186 5 лет назад

So glad he us finally being appreciated for his genius!

@bsimonton1 5 лет назад

All 8 were amazing facts thank you for the information I’m hopeful for more amazing videos from your channel huge fan

@Unknown-xw4zs 11 месяцев назад

Thank you. That was so informative and very interesting!!!

@maudemathildeh335 5 лет назад

So happy that I found your channel and subscribed.

@ricknineg 5 лет назад

Thanks so much, Maude! It is great to have you in the Rick Nineg Family

@maudemathildeh335 5 лет назад

@@ricknineg Thank you. Your videos are awesome and I love your positive message at the end of each video.

@susanpratt1479 6 лет назад

Thanks rick for posting I don't think I have a favorite here.but desi. Was a genius.

@KillerBebe 5 лет назад

My father met him once while he was preforming a show.

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

Awesome

@JohnnyNowhere 4 года назад

Arnez was way ahead of his time for wanting to keep the rights. Smart move.

@susiewithrow1626 3 года назад

I like that Lucy wanted Desi’s name to be more prominent than hers in the logo Desilu

@kjclark1963 5 лет назад

Yes, there was no laugh track and it was filmed before a live audience. Both Lucy’s and Desi’s mothers (along with other family members) were at every filming. -- I don’t know which episode it was, but I believe in the first season, Lucy was about to be caught in something and there’s a very loud, “Ut-Oh!” heard from the audience. This was Lucy’s mother. -- That “Ut-Oh!” was so successful, that it was reused and edited into 3-4 other episodes over the series. Not a laugh track, but a single example of a post-production audience response being used.

@Debbie32352 5 лет назад

Yes, and it sounds just like her daughter, Lucy.

@coashddjj294 Год назад

Desi was a man of quality. I think that was his genius, and it came out in the show and his business decisions. I just wish he and Lucy had been able to save their marriage. It must have come as a real shock to the public when they parted, because they were such a beautiful match as the Ricardos.

@maryannedelaney 4 года назад

Very good!!! Applause 👏

@esthergarcia1373 2 года назад

Since Desi Arnaz came from a business oriented family he was able to incorporate that knowledge to having Desilu studio and empire. After all let’s not forget that his family member was co owner of the Bicardi Rum empire in Cuba. So his dna creativity was in the works.

@terryhappy3337 5 лет назад

I love this informtio! It ia Desi's 102nd birthay today!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DESI!!!!

@Jasper7182009 5 лет назад

Hey Rick: it's true that Desi Arnaz never got the full credit and accolades that he deserved in launching and sustaining "I love Lucy" and Desilu. But I hope everyone remembers that he did borrow from radio. Many Radio programs (Jack Benny, etc.) had a live orchestra or band and were recorded (on vinyl recordings?) in front of a live audience. Radio was the entertainment medium in the home so I would observe that Desi Arnaz borrowed from radio and was able to successfully transfer some production aspects over to a television show. And didn't he do it in front of a live audience because he knew Lucille Ball performed better live ... Evidence of that is in her radio program, "My Favorite Husband." I wouldn't say that Desi Arnaz was necessarily a genius for filming in front of a Live audience and not using a laugh track. But another great video from you, Rick!! I love the still photographs. You can see the great talent in Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley.

@dianetheisen8664 2 года назад

But even so, Desi had the foresight to carry all that radio 📻 stuff to TV 📺 stuff.