LUCY and SUPERMAN 

The line when the late George Reeves said "And they call ME Superman!" is one of the all time funniest punchlines of all time.

I love the look on Ricky’s face when “Superman” says “...allow me?” and moves the piano so casually

Quit yelling at her, Ricky, and let her answer your question! I promise you if you do, everything will become clear. Quit yelling at her! (I know this is just pretend, but I can't help it. I take things too seriously. I should be an actor.)

They didn't say. They never said it was George Reeves or call him "The actor that plays Superman" and the fact that he casually pushed a piano out of the way kinda makes it look like it was supposed to be the real Superman in the context of the episode

The best line of this show is when Desi tells everyone he's been married to Lucy for 15 years and Reeves shouts out "And they call ME Superman."

So sad what happened to George Reeves at the end of his life. He deserved better. By all accounts he was a very likable and talented guy, and this clip from "I Love Lucy" really proves that. I wish I could have met him. If I could, I would tell George how much he meant to folks my age who grew up in the 1960s watching reruns of "The Adventures of Superman." George Reeves will forever live in my heart and in the hearts of others as the only true Man of Steel--as Superman. RIP George Reeves. Hope you are at peace and realize now how much you are truly missed.

"Married to her for 15 years? And they call me Superman."

BEST LINE IN THE ENTIRE SERIES!!!! AND IT NEVER GETS OLD!

"And they call me 'Superman'!" BEST. JOKE. EVER!

R.I.P. George Reeves Lucille Ball, Desi arnez, Vivivan Vance, William Frawley, And Kathryn Card

Reeves was fantastic as Superman. We really miss him!

What a great clip! This segment has never failed to give me at least a chuckle. I love the smile on George's face when Little Ricky says "No, Daddy! Let Superman do it!". I'm also quite fond of the expression on Ricky and Ethel's face at 1:55 when George effortlessly pulls the piano that had balked Ricky from in front of the window. And of course, the very end of the sequence "And they call me Superman!" and Lucy's expression... priceless stuff!

I just adore that face she makes after he says "and they call ME superman". Fantastic!

Apparently I Love Lucy is part of the DC Extended Universe. I'm so sorry...

Man, Reeves seems so comfortable in the role here... Ironically, he's not listed as "George Reeves" in the credits for this episode, he's listed as "Superman." Good actor, knew how to deliver a line... there's a reason why that otherwise childish series ("Superman," not "Lucy") endures, and he's the reason. butchdeadlift10 I believe they're called Dutch doors, or Breakfast bar, or something like that, and the Ricardos' kitchen is on the other side of it. But you're right: A fantastic entrance.

I Love Lucy takes place in the DC Universe confirmed!

The ironc thing is that George Reeves wanted to be a big time actor and felt that him playing the role as Superman destroyed that for good. Yet very few people today talk about Clark Gable or Marlon Brando as much as they talk about George Reeves.Reeves was more than just a good actor but a great human being . He's still my number one actor of all time

And they call me Superman LMAO. one of the funniest lines in TV.

My favorite only because George Reeves did this episode

Superman: Mr. Ricardo, you mean to say you've been married to her for 15 years? Ricky: YES 15 years! Superman: And they call me Superman!

Very few people point out that Madge Blake (Aunt Harriet from "Batman" a decade later) is also in the episode!

"I've had a lot more flying time than you!" Lol!!!!!!

This was Madge Blake's (the would-be tenant in the empty apartment) first run-in with a "superhero" (or a facsimile thereof). A few years later, she played the sweet (if clueless) Aunt Harriet on the "Batman" TV series, with Adam West and Burt Ward. And -- just to REALLY secure her place in my heart -- she appeared in TWO of my favorite movies: she was the gabby gossip columnist in the opening scene of "Singin' In The Rain", and one of Rosemary Barlow's lady friends who asks Dick Powell to sign her copy of his book in the wonderful Hollywood expose "The Bad and the Beautiful". It could be a damned good deal to be a character actor or actress in the Golden Age of Hollywood, or the early years of television. You came to be known as a certain character type, and could usually count on steady work. A wisecracking spinster or maid? "Get me Marjorie Main!" A wise older uncle or doctor? "Get me Donald Crisp!" Your name would never be above the title, but audiences would come to know and love you, and knew that they could count on you to do a good job. Not at all a bad way to earn a living.

@ECO473 He was the best actor to play Superman that I know of next to Christopher Reeve.

"And they call me Superman!" LOL! I love that line! I love this episode. Heck with it. I Love Lucy!

And they call ME Superman!! LOL

Harold Lloyd, the silent comedian who climbed buildings, was the visual inspiration for Clark Kent. Kind of ironic how here Superman saves Lucy on a building.

George Reeves-"You mean to say you've been married to her for 15 years?!" Ricky Ricardo-"Yeah! 15 years!" George Reeves-"And they call ME Superman..."

Chris Reeve was still a kid at the time, George Reeves was the one and only Superman back then

I'm always amazed at how completely convincing George Reeves was as Superman. Christopher Reeves was good, but I never 100% believed him. George Reeves must have been a pretty good actor, because he made you believe in the character.

Wow.....I never knew he appeared on "I Love Lucy"....even as a kid!! Good find!!!

Superman: you mean to say you've been married to her for 15 yrs? Ricky: Yeah 15 yrs!! Superman: And they call me Superman. lol the best line in TV history.

I like how this isn’t implied to be an actor or anything but to actually be the REAL Superman.

Superman: You mean to say that you've been married to her for 15 yrs? Ricky: YEAH 15yrs!! Superman: And they call me Superman.

RIP george reeves

Oh my gosh, that's so funny yet sad! Super Man: You mean you've been married to her for 15 years? Ricky: Yeah Super Man: And they call me Super Man.

TV Guide has put this in the top 100 tv scenese of all time- and deservedly so RIP

Christopher Reeve was cool but George Reeves will always be the real Superman to me.

1 dislike......must be Lex Luther

Madge Blake would later go on to play dizzy Aunt Harriet on the Batman tv series ten years later.

Whatever the truth of his departure might be, God bless George Reeves!!!

@ Jacob Fernandez. Putting up with Lucy and all of her ridiculous crap for 15 years hasn't broken Ricky or made him want to kill her, thus why Superman said that quote. LOL.

"....and they call ME Superman!" LOL!!

The meeting of characters who have brought enjoyment to generations of fans.My favorite line has to be "Ricardo you say you have been married for 15 years---and they call me Superman"!!

It's too bad that George didn't have the opportunity to branch out into comedies. I think he would have been great.

I'm sure that Reeves was delighted to work with stars like Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who were at the height of their popularity on television and in films in the mid 50s. Reeves was a skilled actor as evidenced by his performance in From Here To Eternity and in the Superman series. If he had been given the opportunity to do some work in non-Superman films, he might have broken the stereotype and avoided a tragic end to a good man's career.

Priceless. George Reeves and Christopher Reeve - indeed.

Aunt Harriett be she was on the Batman tv series

Lucy chu got some splainin to do !!!!

because he's SUPERMAN !!! :-) and delivers the greatest line in tv history too !

Funny that Aunt Harriet was in the episode

One thing I like about this is.... It's kinda made clear he's the "real" Superman in this.... Yeah that just makes the joke all the funnier.

"Any of you fellas wanna rassle?"*Raising hand, waiving wildly* ME!!!!! ;-)

Madge Blake was in this episode with Superman years before she was Aunt Harriet on Batman! ☺

Among the finest of 50's TV. Along with The Honeymooners. Watching George is always a pleasure. Seemed like a real nice guy.

"Can you teach me to fly?" Superman: "Don't ask that. That's what suicide jumpers ask me."

That's Batman's aunt Harriet at the beginning.

Yes, a life cut too short..

Isn't it a co-incidence? Superman went to Ricky's birthday in Superman 3 as well!

I think George Reeve would have made an excellent father.

and they call me superman

Notice Madge Blake, Aunt Harriet of BATMAN (1966)

We need to find someone who can attest to the cannonicity of the Lucyverse. Great choice of words.

Superman: You mean to say you've been married to her for 15 years? Ricky: YYEEEEESSS, 15 YEARS!!! Superman: And they call me Superman. LOL!!! Classic.

jacob fernandez The Joke implies that despite how impossible it seems due to their antics and constant bickering that Lucy and Ricky still remained married. Reeves here was simply stating that because Ricky put up with Lucy for 15 years without any sign of Divorce that Ricky is more of a Superman than....well Superman.

That never gets old.

This is one of my favorite episodes

@sweetboy08 Thank You for the clarification. And I agree with Superman, Ricky really is Superman for marrying Lucy and living 15 with her!

So....was he playing George Reeves playing Superman...or was he really Superman?? (in the episode)

Superman missed Aunt Harriet

...and they call ME Superman!

Lucy’s face @ 2:46 cracks me up every time, she’s so offended by the comment, but it’s hilarious...😂😂

It's a shame what happened to him. If he had been around in Christopher Reeve's time, maybe he could've played the Earth-2 Superman! Well, we can still dream.

What is so cool is not only did they have George “Superman” Reeves but the lady who saw Lucy coming in the window ( Martha) was actress Madge Blake…she played aunt Harriet in the 1966 Batman series with Adam West and Burt Ward😊

One of my favorites. George Reeves was the best. Also if you look carefully you'll notice Madge Blake (Mrs Mondello-Leave it to Beaver and Aunt Harriet(Batman) and Mr Whipple from the Charmin commercials ....

Aunt Harriet was on here

Luthor.

pre-crisis superman

I Will forever love this episode because of Lucy n George Reeves, RIP Superman!!!!!!

He looked good here.

OUT ON THE LEDGE?!?!

Save MARTHA!!!!!

LUCY WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE?!? GET IN HERE I WANT AN EXPLANATION!! RIGHT NOW LUCY!!! Ugh can you teach me to fly???😂🤣😂🤣

Desi V Superman: Dawn of Bants

I loved George’s expression at 1:17, when he says: “I’ve heard so much about her.”

remember when fucking superman saved LUCY!!!! and ricky was losing his mind wondering why she was out there lol

Ricky, you are the real Superman!!! Even George Reeves says so. It's a crying shame that they don't do this type of comedy anymore

George Reeves was not the original Superman, Kirk Allen was.

@0:09 Ricky breaks the 4th wall while pointing at George Reeves and says "How about that?"

Reeves got scary looking as Supes in the final season of The Adventures of Superman.

The I Love Lucy credits were so chintzy. None of the guest stars in any episode never had their names up on screen in the credits, George Reeves wasn't credited as George Reeves, and even Richard Keith (Little Ricky) didn't have his name credited. On the hour long shows they only credit him as "Little Ricky"! Poor Richard Keith has to be one of the only actors in TV history never to have his name in the credits.

One of my favorites episodes!!! n my original Superman!!!

It sure is a shame that they did not give George Reeves credit as actor starring in the ending credits.. a lot of people don't know that.

When I saw this on TV I didn't understand how George jumped into the room like that. I decided to rematch and discovered it was a slide! Lol

George was originally credited at the end of the show on CBS, but syndicated prints omitted Roy Rowan's announcment, "Our guest star tonight was George Reeves- star of the 'Superman' series". I've seen the original network print {Procter & Gamble's "Lilt" was the sponsor that evening}...

My best childhood memories is of this Superman, I really thought he can fly when I was a kid we can only dream,

Good thing that Superman was around to bring back Lucy back in apartment so she won't get wet and she was so lucky to meet Superman and they shake hands with each other

I liked the way she looked when he said ""and they call mre Superman".

George Jetson Aunt Harriet and Superman on One show a classic

It's actually hard to watch these clips now given the dose of misogyny each episode contained.