Humble guy who always gave incredible respect to Lucy's talent, and knew the reason for his success. All superstars on that set, we don't have that kind of talent these days, but I'm glad I got to experience some of it as a kid in the 70's, and 80's.
He was a lazy drunk that took advantage of Lucy. It is well known, even years after they divorced she disclosed that she was used and abused by Desi. Really sad, she was a genuine genius.
@@reason5591 Lucy was the talent and Desi was the business. He gave her credit and she gave him his credit. All the rest what you said made you sound like a mad high school girl.
@@reason5591 Yes, because everyone knows that no ex ever says anything bad about their former spouse. Consider the fact that any time he spoke of Lucy, he spoke of her in glowing, complimentary terms. Her? She put him down and slammed him at every opportunity, having 3 years to do it after he was dead and couldn't say anything to refute her. However "true" what she claimed may have been, class was not one of her strong points in that regard. She came across as a stereotypical angry, bitter divorcee.
Desi was SOOO GREAT!!! As we're ALL the mega stars on Johnny's show. There was NEVER a better late show host as MAGNIFICENT as Johnny Carson 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I read your post before I watched the video. I STILL kept expecting him to be interrupted because they never let anyone tell a story these days. But this is now and that was then. And boy do I miss it.
Of all the era"s,,,prior,,,none will ever,,, emulate these greats,,,They were cast from a one time mold,,,That can never be duplicated,,,What an Era,,,of greatness,,,
Agreed. The bar for talent seems to be set pretty low these days. And it's NOT the fault of the performers. Today, they have to be on the right "team". And they have be willing to compromise every ounce of integrity for the greater "cause".
@@jefsiv I'd be willing to bet that he wore that for a skit in which he played Liberace. He did a lot of stuff not just interviews. Modern midwits would try to cancel him for this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jy4jAUEFrKg.html&ab_channel=JohnnyCarson
An excellent interview with Desi Arnaz, and a wonderful glimpse into these golden years of television. One can see how Desi was a brilliant force in this insular Hollywood television club.
I get so emotional watching this. I watched reruns of I love Lucy still do. That’s where I first saw and fell in love with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. Loved the times when he would perform and during this interview the voice rang out. When he spoke so lovingly of Lucy and gave her due credit he just showed the love that would always abide in them. Love him then, love him still, always have, always will. Babaloo!
Before he died, his daughter called Lucy, asking if there was anything she wanted to say to Desi that he would not be awake much longer. Lucie Arnaz held the phone up to her father's ear and she heard her mother say: I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. He replied, I love you too, honey. A day later, he went into a coma, and shortly after he died. The daughter realized they last spoke on what would have been their 46th Wedding Anniversary.
Desi was one of the smartest men in Hollywood. He knew his strengths and his weaknesses, and always played to his strengths. He learned from his Dad and his family in Cuba how to be a leader. He and Lucy were formidable as a team. Desilu! WOW! And his book is great. Read it.
This show always reminds me of the good old days ! I think this episode was in Spring of 1976 ish? In todays' world with all the changes and problems, Johnny Carson and guests serve as a great break and a change of pace. Thanks very much for the upload, always appreciated ! I was not quite 20 when this show aired originally...Wow. I messed around and got old.
To point a fine point on it, before "I Love Lucy" aired, the network balked at spending the extra money it would cost to do the show on film. So, Desi said he and Lucy would pay for the additional production costs as long as they got to keep the film. And the rest is history.
@@maulofamerica They also owned the largest private production studio in the industry. Three separate studio complexes that all exist yet today. He also didn't think to spread the cost of production for the series over the entire year. Instead he would pay off the whole year as fast as possible which cerated all of this money before mid season. Not being part of the business really paid off for them.
Johnny Carson best ever talk show! Second to none! He always had the best entertainers on his show! Desi Arnez,Bob Hope,Don RICKLES! Man! The good Lord brought me into his world at the right time! Those were the days!
I was a really young boy when Carson retired... and I remember the whole question as to... JUST WHO IN THE WORLD IS GOING TO REPLACE JOHNNY CARSON??? ☺
Wonderful segment. Gosh, I grew up with he &/Lucy. One time I had a disagreement with my Mom, and my age 7. So I told her I was running away. She helped me pack a small & off I went. I got half a block down &;she yelled…”Lucy’s on!” I came running back!
Also, Lucy knew Bob Hope for decades - they starred in 4 movies together and in many tv specials. Lucy last appeared with Bob Hope on an Oscar special a few weeks before she died. It was she who suggested that Bob Hope use Desi Arnaz on his radio show - they worked together 2 or 3 years.
Three of the most legendary comedians in the history of show business (Carson, Rickles, Hope) and the funniest guy on the couch is a Cuban band leader. Wit, charisma, intelligence, creative and business pioneer...Desi was always underestimate, mostly due to his ethnic background.
King Anaz's family: My father is 86, and a Greek singer. I love this video because of the sweetness, and what these musicians did in those days. I'm younger, but grew up with the same kind of Dad.
He smoked on every show, often continually through the show, up until some time in the 80s. Most people smoked, especially in social settings. He started hiding them under the desk in the 70s once it became less fashionable, but could never kick them. He died of emphysema.
Wow! So interesting to hear Desi talk about history, not only his own, but of Cuba. Would have loved to hear him give more of a first-hand account of his years there to hear how that jives with history books. By the way, not sure if it's accurate, but Wikipedia has this original air date as March 4, 1976, not April.
My first personal TV set was an little old portable black and white. No cable, just antennas. And the first shows I ever watched on it were I love Lucy and the Honeymooners. I can still remember it. Great, great times. Love those shows as a kid. Respect these actors now as an adult. Taking great pains to show my kids the classic shows. I wish Hollywood was like it was back then.
He practically invented the way that modern sitcoms were filmed (multi camera) and recorded for sound. That's why "I love Lucy" and most Desilu productions still look so good today and have been a stalwart of rerun syndication for the last 50 years.
Never seen this episode before, wasn't even sure I recognized Arnaz, but as soon as he spoke, everything came back for me. I'm definitely getting that book.
I think Desi meant 1947 when he worked for Bob Hope. After Bob told his story, he said that Desi became the biggest thing four years later after he had played in his band.
Desi thankfully was able to come to America before Castro destroyed the country. My dad came here with nothing but the clothes on his back in 1960 after Fidel declared himself a Marxist. As my dad and Desi show, the spirit of the Cuban people is unbreakable. Desi was a class act and brought so much joy to so many. My grandfather was a guitarist that played in a trio in Cuba and was probably the same age as Desi. I would have loved to sit around with Desi and just listen to him talk about his life. He reminds me so much of my grandfather.
Rickles is just trying to stay on TV for a week...Ba, Da, Dum. Carson zinged one in on Rickles at the very end of the clip. Too Funny. The whole interview was great. All those legends just sitting around talking. Rickles...seems like he was always doing Pilots that didn't take...except for CPO Sharkey.
I love how respectful Desi was when he talked about Lucy. If you hear Lucy talk in interviews about him she had a similar tone, talking about his successes and how Desi went from rags to riches (yes I know she called him a "loser" in one of her interviews, but she meant self sabotaging, not in an insulting way).
Story was that was a big reason why Lucy wanted him cast on her show, to keep him close to home and from hooking up with all the groupies while he was on the road with his band. Also why the marriage eventually broke up.
That was great....classic........never be another show like it! To have those kind of stars, with that kind of host, with that kind of band......fugetaboudit!
Amazing! Watched the Lucy Show BW, in second or third rate TV Stations. Where I came across Andy Griffith, the Honey Mooners, etc. In sum, all the big classics from the 50s and 60s. Quite a cultural experience!
I always loved Desi. He had the Ricky Ricardo character down pat. With the accent and his expressions he was hilarious. He was a very handsome man. It's a shame he and Lucy divorced, but I think they loved each other until the end. I still watch the re runs and I laugh just as much as I did the first time. Pure genius.
Johnny riding into downtown Burbank on Trigger. Clayton Moore and Tonto. Right behind Johnny (for added security). Tonto: 'Much traffic Kemosabe!" (to Lone Ranger)
The sad thing about watching this in 2024 is realizing that there is a generation of people living who don't know who any of these legends are. This segment featured television royalty. Bob Hope was still a household name in the 1970s. Don Rickles was making the rounds on TV even though his own shows were not successful. He was a regular guest on the Tonight Show and the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Dezi was somewhat retired by this point however the success of I Love Lucy was enough to carry him. Perhaps the saddest thing is many legends of this era in Hollywood have passed away.
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 2 de marzo de 1917 - Del Mar, Estados Unidos, 2 de diciembre de 1986), conocido como Desi Arnaz, fue un actor y músico cubano.
When I was a kid, I kept wondering what do everybody mean, they can’t understand Desi? He sounds ok to me. Later I realize because I grew up around people who sound like Desi, that’s why!
