• Did you know that after Lucy and Desi's divorce and Lucy bought Desilu, Lucy became the first and most powerful woman to run a company at that time?

  • Did you know that Desi Arnaz (Ricky Ricardo from "I Love Lucy") created the three-step motion camera?

  • Did you know that Lucy and Desi's baby, Desi IV was born the same day that Lucy Ricardo gave birth to Little Ricky?

  • Did you know that no one but Lucille and Desi wanted William Frawly to play Fred? The original plan was set for Gale Gordon to take on the part but he was too busy. So, William Frawly was Lucy and Desi's choice.

  • Did you know that Lucy and Desi met on the set of "Too Many Girls"? It was a movie that they were in together!

  • Did you know that in the "Vitameatavegamin" episode of "I Love Lucy" you can see the Ricardo's living room between the sets of the commercial shoot? Keep your eyes peeled!

  • Did you know that Lucy and Desi owned a cow named Dutchess of Devonshire while they lived in there home at Chatsworth in California?

  • Did you know that in the Vitameatavegamin bottle, it was Apple Pectin? It was the only 'gooey' thing Lucille Ball could stomach!

  • Did you know that Ethel was one year older than Lucy?

  • Did you know that inn "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" you can clearly see Lucy smoking offstage with the living room set while Ricky is performing?

  • Did you know that in "The Million- Dollar Idea", Ethel's middle name was Roberta, in "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress", her middle name was Louise, and in "Ethel's Hometown", her middle name was Mae?

  • Did you know when the Ricardos are on their way to California, Episode # 111, "First Stop", when Lucy gets out of the car to read the sign about Aunt Sally's pecan pralines, her coat is gray. When she gets back in the car, it's black again!

  • Did you know...Ethel seemed to lose her driving skills. In the 1953 episode "The Camping Trip" she was able to drive a car; a year and a half later , she asked Lucy to teach her had to drive!

  • Did you know that in the episode where Lucy pretends to be the Maha-rincess, at the end of the show, when Desi walks into the room, he has on elevator shoes which make him four inches taller than he is!

  • In "Ricky Loses His Voice", Episode # 44, when Desi is going over a song with his piano player Marco when the show first starts, Ricky tells him to call Lucy and tell her he's on his way home. Marco says, "Ok, Des!" Oops!

    *Have any more little-known facts about Lucy, Desi or "I Love Lucy" send 'em in to ebtiesman@mchsi.com and I'll post 'em up!*

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