The "I Love Lucy" Book of Trivia


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"A fun-filled reference."--"Publishers Weekly." How much do you really know about the show and its madcap heroine? Test your Lucy smarts and see! For example, what year was she born? Who first suspected that Lucy was going to have a baby? This fun-filled guide has loads of trivia and it's a great reference, with a listing of every episode title and original broadcast date. Authorized by the Lucille Ball Estate.




I Love Lucy


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What was the name of the play Lucy wrote, hoping Ricky would be the star?What is the name of the episode when the men and the women trade places and the women work in a candy factory?What is the color of the hat Lucy wants to buy in the episode 'Ricky Loses His Temper'?Amaze your friends and family with all things related to the I Love Lucy TV show! If you know your TV show, there are 420 questions sure to riddle even the most die hard fan! Ready to take the challenge? I Love Lucy Trivia Quiz Book today!




I Love Lucy


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It broke boundaries, set standards, and generally taught Hollywood how to make a sitcom during television's infancy. Today I Love Lucy continues to draw new generations of fans. This book, a success in hardcover and now available in paperback with a complete redesign, is jam-packed with rare photos, fan letters, inspiring celebrity tales, fun facts, and is a complete, chronological guide to each and every beloved episode of America's all-time favorite sitcom. Whether Lucy is hawking Vitameatavegamin, stuffing chocolates in her mouth, or doing some 'splainin to Ricky for her kooky adventures, she made us literally laugh 'til it hurt, ensuring that the world will always love Lucy.




Who Was Lucille Ball?


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Who doesn't love Lucy? The legendary actress, producer, and comedian steps into the Who Was? spotlight. Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911, Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus of Broadway shows and acted in small parts in Hollywood movies. But Ball's true gift was comedy. She found a way to showcase her gifts in 1951 when CBS gave her the chance to star in a sitcom. She based the show on her life and called it I Love Lucy. Over sixty years later, it is still one of the most loved television shows of all time. Lucille Ball became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu, and her comedic genius has kept people laughing for generations.




The I Love Lucy Cookbook


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Next on the platter of Hollywood Hotplates comes a serving of Cuban festivities. This cookbook provides perfect menus for parties with a Cuban twist--from Ricky's Arroz con Pollo to Copacabana Coconut Cookies. It also features classic black-and-white stills of the zany readhead and trivia from 10 of the funniest TV episodes involving food.




I Love Lucy


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The world loves Lucy. And now, here is the ultimate tribute to the most popular show in television history. Readers will have a behind-the -scenes look at the show's creation and its unbelievable meteoric success as it reinvented the rules and business of television. Over 35 classic episodes are celebrated with detailed plot synopses and photo montages from exclusive production skills - and a complete 'TV-ography' offers a look at every one of 179 episodes and 13 one-hour specials featuring the Ricardos and Mertzes.




For the Love of Lucy


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Illustrated with photos of Lucille Ball collectibles, stills from her unforgettable TV series, and packed with little-known trivia about every movie and TV show she appeared in, this irresistible volume celebrates that blue-eyed redhead we all know and love as Lucy. 624 illustrations, 392 in color.




I Love Lucy: Lucy & Ricky


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The year 2011 marks the 60th anniversary of the most beloved TV show of all time, I Love Lucy, and the 100th birthday of Lucille Ball. Running Press continues its history of I Love Lucy publishing and joins Desilu and fans around the world in celebrating the two anniversaries with the first I Love Lucy mini kit, Lucy & Ricky. The kit comes with unique bendable figurines of the stars of I Love Lucy and a 32-page book of art and history on the stick-figure characters that originally opened the show.




I am Lucille Ball


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In this sixth entry in the New York Time Bestselling biography series, humor is the heroic trait, and modern icon Lucille Ball is celebrated. (Cover may vary) Lucille Ball could make any situation funny. By making people around the world laugh, she proved that humor can take on anything. She never changed how she behaved to seem "proper," even when other people pressured her to. By remaining true to who she was, she made her mark in comedy and television—even becoming the first female CEO of a major Hollywood studio! This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Lucille Ball's humor and how it carried her to success is highlighted here. You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!




The I Love Lucy Guide To Life


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All you ever needed to know, you learned from the most beloved TV sitcom of all time, I Love Lucy. Lucy always knew best, and now you can too, with an updated cover to celebrate the 60th anniversary and featuring 50 life lessons from the Queen of Comedy and her fabulous BFFs—Ricky, Ethel, and Fred.