This is --hands down-- my favorite KZread channel.

@georgie2315

5 жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS LOVED VIVIAN "VIV" VANCE! I MET HER IN 7th GRADE WHEN SHE CAME TO MY SCHOOL! I HAD A BROKEN LEG WITH A HARD CAST UP MY LEG & SHE ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED & I TOLD HER ABOUT MY HORSE & HOW I BROKE MY LEG! SHE WAS JUST FANTASTIC & I FELT LIKE I KNEW HER FOREVER, SHE WAS SO SWEET, KIND & EVERYTHING GOOD! YEARS LATER I FOUND OUT HER HUSBAND WAS BEATING THE HELL OUT OF HER & THAT HORRIBLE MAN WAS IN AN EPISODE OF I LOVE LUCY & HE WAS DORY SHERRY, THAT AWFUL HORRIBLE BASTARD WAS HER HUSBAND. VIVIAN VANCE A GREAT ACTOR AND TRULY A SPECIAL PERSON TO ME! I LOVED (Ethyl) VIVIAN VANCE ONE OF A KIND!!!!!!!!💝💝💝

@jameshammett4549

5 жыл бұрын

Your hott. Is this a real pic? Soooooo sexy.

@roberthenleynola

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgie2315 Are you saying that Vivian Vance was married to Dore Schary (the head of MGM Studios)?? That is totally not true. She was in an abusive marriage, but not with Schary, who did appear in an episode of "I Love Lucy."

@ricknineg

4 жыл бұрын

She was married to the actor Philip Ober who played the part of Dory Sherry on I love Lucy

@beckettroland4285

2 жыл бұрын

i know it's quite off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online?

I don't mind knowing these things but sometimes it is better to be naive of some things that happened, even back then. Shows like this are an escape from real life in today's world.

@ShalmendoGlineux

2 жыл бұрын

It seems like being on the shows could also be an escape of it's own for some of these actors and actresses.

They were so professional that nobody could imagine that they detested in real life. They preferred the success of the Tv show to their personalities. That's what I would call "sacrifice."

Both Vivian Vance and William Frawley were as interesting and funny as Lucy and Desi.... Loved them both... Can't think of Lucy show without them.

@collenekennedy

5 жыл бұрын

I think you are talking about the Glass Castle & yet I'm reading this in an I Love Lucy post?

@nellievanellie9935

5 жыл бұрын

Collene Kennedy the glass castle is an excellent memoire; this post is about the I Love Lucy show specifically detailing Viviane Vance and William Frawley as Ethel and Fred Mertz, you must have landed on the wrong post by accident:)

I was in the womb when “I Love Lucy” debuted on October 21, 1951, and my mother always told me that I would kick her through the entire weekly episode. Throughout my entire life, I have LOVED this show, and now, at age 70, I still laugh out loud at every episode.

Having such difficult personal life's and never losing a beat shows the skill of a professional actors.

Your narrative on I Love Lucy is always a delight. Thanks for sharing your extensive research on this ground breaking sit-com. I think Vivian was a perfect foil for Lucy, she was brilliantly funny but, never upstaged her. Feel better! 💖

They we're both such an asset to that show's success. So many watching could identify with them.

@peierple

5 жыл бұрын

Yes they were

@cruzloera4931

4 жыл бұрын

And had great chemistry. You’d never think they hated each other. Well more than a married couple do. Lol

Thank you Rick. Really appreciate your time and genuine thought you put into every show. 😘

@ricknineg

5 жыл бұрын

Your comment is the type of comment that keeps me going and motivated to make bigger and better videos! Thank you so much for being such a great supporter

As this is my all time favorite show, I always enjoy Rick's commentaries. I have watched the show and own the series on DVD so I can watch episodes over and over. I am amazed when talking with men friends, that so many still love the show and know the episodes, some by heart and can repeat the dialogue. It is one series that does not age. Sure some comments are out of date as are some cars and props like tvs, but who cares. The dialogue is timeless. Thank you.

I have always lived Vivian Vance.What a great entertainer she was.

Great stuff, as always, Rick. Thanks for the great information! I remember reading that both Lucy and Vivian were undergoing marital difficulties simultaneously. (Maybe this helped solidify the close relationship that developed between the two). Vivian's first husband was abusive towards her, and it soon became obvious to her co-star's on the show. Lucy finally said to Vivian, "If you don't divorce him, I will!"

@kimbrown1302

5 жыл бұрын

Wow you actually told me more juicy news then this clip thanks

@vernitaellis524

5 жыл бұрын

Verbal Volley

@TheVerbalVolley

5 жыл бұрын

@Marie Ramby- Thanks for the information. I'd no idea that he was her third husband.

@liamath1

5 жыл бұрын

According to Wikipedia, Ober was Vivian's third husband, not the first.

@thatbitch8475

4 жыл бұрын

omg i didnt know viv was going thru an abusive marriage.....i cant even imagine how hard that must be in that time period.....was the cast aware of the abuse during production of the "ricky accidentally gives lucy a black eye" episode?

Thank you for the upload. Who knew Mr. Frawley has so much pull, he could attend World Series games instead of going to work. I’m envious and amazed at the same time.

@georgie2315

4 жыл бұрын

T.j Hanna, HAVE YOU SEEN THE BASEBALL MOVIE STARRING BILL FRAWLEY? I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT!

@suzycreamcheesez4371

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgie2315 why are you shouting? who are you mad at?

Vivian Vance and William Frawley have brought me so much laughter. I can't imagine that show without them. Since Bill was such a fan of Baseball, I'm sure he enjoyed being in the movie "Rhubarb" about a cat that brought luck to a baseball team and also became the owner. I haven't seen that movie in ages, but I remember Bill Frawley being in it. It's a funny movie.

Another Great Episode Rick!

Great video as always Rick. Hope you feel better soon! Love these I Love Lucy facts!

So happy you are doing these again.

Wow! Very informative on behind the scenes! Great work, Rick!

Hi Rick! Great vlog as always!

Hello Rick, sounds to me like Vivian Vance was a professional and knew how to handle herself. Makes me like her even more.

@marcscheel4372

5 жыл бұрын

I would agree. Todays actors often use their personal issues to not show up. Vivian and others had that work ethic my parents had and it was the perfect example for my generation. Yes, I am in my 60's.

@jacicervin8840

5 жыл бұрын

Right? I can't help but like and respect her a little more.

@kevinmiller1985

5 жыл бұрын

Seeing as how Vivian Vance couldn't stand each other, th en why didn't one or the oth- er simply quit? Nobody in th eir right mind would want to work with or be around som ebody they couldn't stand th e sight of.

@MrLourie

5 жыл бұрын

Probably because of contractual agreements before they got to know each other. And, a paycheck to pay the bills. @@kevinmiller1985

@jasonwilliams5624

5 жыл бұрын

@Marie Ramby That ole battle axe.

Thanks, Rick!!

Awesome video and insight. Thanks Rick! 👍😊🌺❤️

I didn’t know Vivian Vance went to theory during the years I Love Lucy was being made and I also didn’t realize how close William Frawley and Fred Mertz were in real life when regarding certain characteristics of himself and his character. Very interesting stuff Rick, keep up the good work!

@thevizkid

5 жыл бұрын

Jared Wignall

@LJ-ht4zs

Жыл бұрын

I remember Lucille Ball saying Bill Frawley was Fred Mertz; also knew that Vivian Vance had issues growing up and had a breakdown and spent some time in a mental hospital. She was married 4x and one husband (I think the one while she was on the ILL show) was emotionally and physically abusive and Lucy talked her into get help - she then divorced him; her last husband lasted the longest but he was gay.

Awesome video again!! Everytime I watch a video of yours I fall a little more in love with the show. Thanks!!

Great video, Rick! Lots of important facts.

Great video, very informative. I am looking forward to the next live chat.

Rick, I am do glad to have found your extremely informative material. Have many more to watch and am looking to doing so. Thank you, thank you thank you!

Enjoyed the video so much Rick! Trust you are feeling better too. Thanks so much for all your hard work Rick. I am so happy that you are out there fulfilling your dreams...whether flying, creating a YT channel, visiting New York City and Jamestown etc. You are a blessing Rick!

William Frawley wore the highest pants ever

@yvettepham3600

4 жыл бұрын

docthemetalfreak 😂😂😂

@bdh70

4 жыл бұрын

Nick at Nite did a promo back in the nineties about "The Pants That Ate Fred Mertz" that was hilarious. It's on youtube

@bradsmack1

3 жыл бұрын

Frawley wore a belt filled with helium.

@funibiscuit

3 жыл бұрын

Mow Howard is in 2nd place.

@docthemetalfreak

3 жыл бұрын

@@funibiscuit I forgot about him

sad that they hated each other in real life.. thanks Rick as always for posting this.. get better..

@cruzloera4931

4 жыл бұрын

People keep saying thanks, hey etc to Rick and I keep hearing it in Fred’s voice.

@ThePoobears

4 жыл бұрын

@@cruzloera4931 so true :)

Vivian Vance was one of my favorites on this show, and you are so right one did not see her in behavior that would display mental illness, indicating her needing outside care. She was a true professional, all of the stars on this show, kept to the program when on air and if they had outside problems it sure did not turn up on the show. Today you hear all the crap about stars life off the job, like give them a break.

I love all your vids. thanks so much for sharing them. your awesome

It's interesting how the private lives of all the principle characters would make such a totally different show! That's Hollywood! Thanks for another great video Rick!

Thanks for posting while you're recovering. I can hear it in your voice but glad you're on the mend. A true professional, like Vivian and Bill!

@ricknineg

5 жыл бұрын

I am humbled, thank you!

Very good video. It's fascinating to learn these facts. Thanks for a great video

WOW. Your voice sounds amazing. Never would have known you had been ill. Glad you're feeling better. Another GREAT job, really enjoy your content. Thanks.

Hey Rick. Great video content!

Thank you for your videos!! I just recently subscribed one of your videos popped up when I was looking up Lucy. I will be binge watching and liking all your videos in the next week 😁😍

Great channel Rick!

Another great one, Rick. You keep coming up with new and interesting content.

@ricknineg

5 жыл бұрын

It is definitely not easy but very worth it. I’m glad you like it

Thanks 😊 so much for your sharing.

Hey Rick, thanks so much for your continued message of hopefulness. It's so important!! Sometimes just one word of positivity can make a REAL DIFFERENCE in a person's life!! Your content is always great! Many hugs. Peace, ern ☺😊😁

Another great video! The work you do to make the videos for us is amazing! keep up the excellent work!

The 50s were the best time in the last century, I kinda wished I were an adult in the 50s, although, I'd probably be gone now, but, Television shows were great and down to earth.

you are such a soothing spirit!! love watching ur videos

Hello. Thanks again for your videos.

Hi Rick, I love your commentary on Vivian Vance and how she was a professional even though she was going through some things in her personal life she kept going just like the other actors, thank you for the commentary.

Enjoyed!

Awesome vid

Love all the information you give us. It's truly incredible how much you know ❤

I didn't know that stuff. Thanks for your videos

I enjoyed this video mucho. Awesome !

Professionalism and true skill. A lot of performers/actors lack that today.

Thank you for another wonderful Video. My person favorite KZread channel.

Enjoy your videos , keep up the good work.

dope stuff,,,,hope you as well also..love your voice....always enjoy when you post any shows!

I just happened upon your channel and have binge watched several videos. Im so happy at the finding of your channel!!

Another great vid!! :-). In a personal note, I particularly enjoy learning about Ricky and Lucy’s business dealings. I have actually learned some good management practices from Lucille Ball.

Thank you for the great information on this show. I'm a big fan of I love Lucy keep up the great work....

My fav all time show

Great video Even tho you touched on a lot of this in earlier videos it was interesting to hear in one video just about Vivian and William, Its great they could be so professional working even tho both had personal issues.

Great job Rick

Love this

Hey Rick this so cool and interesting, it’s about 5:00 am here in California and watching this show right now. I love this show, thanks for sharing!!

6 years is a long time to begrudge someone. Vance and Frawley said things that were offensive to each other. Their interactions as a couple were entertaining. The vaudevilian skits and musical bits they performed and being part of the Ricardo's antics were so wonderful and hysterical. I can't imagine working so closely together that their disdain could be so intense. Regardless of what I know now about any of them, will never remove what I have seen and loved all my life, their comedic genius. Every time I watch an episode, I see detail I never did before.

Interesting behind the scenes stuff! Hope you're feeling better soon!

@OVERHERE-OVERHERE

5 жыл бұрын

Don Nicholas Where is Vivian Vance the youngest of the four actors

@kevinmiller1985

5 жыл бұрын

To OVER HERE-She's dead li ke the other three.

@maddyhayes617

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmiller1985 why do have to be so insensitive!

I love that one pic showing everyone in the ski lodge…and the girls in their “stirrup-style” ski pants! This had to be in the late 1950’s…I remember this trend finally hitting my part If the world in the early ‘60’s as a young teen. Tres chic! I had four older sisters …one who was very “hep” and cool who followed fashion rigorously…and I was able to sneak into the older girl’s closet -yes…just one closet for 4 older girls!!!!…and pilfer their stuff…it was great! Love shout-out to my sweet sisters!! And Lucy, too!! ❤️

I had NO IDEA that Vivian Vance had such BAD anxiety issues. It NEVER showed up on the TV series even though I saw it strictly in reruns. At least she got extensive analysis and therapy for it. ALL the drama with William Frawley was well known.

Interesting to note that William Frawley was 22 years older than Vivian Vance, Vivian being only 2 years older than Lucille Ball. I am really enjoying your videos. Thanks for all these. 🤓

Your very upbeat it cheers me up thank you keep being happy

As a Lucy fan and owner of the complete series of the I love Lucy episodes, I thank you for the tidbits of information. I enjoy your comments and insights on the show.

@maddyhayes617

4 жыл бұрын

I totally. Anyone who loves Lucy as much as I do, should try to attend the Lucy Birthday Festival in Jamestown NY. So much to see and do.🙂

@maddyhayes617

4 жыл бұрын

Re my previous post I totally agree.

Good video 😀

So much fun to learn these things! And get to know the actors for themselves.

great stuff about Frawley. love your channel.feel better. a retired veteran in clearwater,fl!

Wow your chanel is awesome...I watched I LOVE LUCY as a kid so you know I'm old

New information. Interesting especially about Miss Vance

That’s kinda sad. You never really know what a person is dealing with in their private life. We all have our issues.

@carkey9790

5 жыл бұрын

True. So important to be kind to everyone.

@eloiseockert6561

4 жыл бұрын

People who were inflicted with nental illneess at one time did not have emotional supports àvailed today. Patty. Duke was Bipolar but at that time she was not diagnosed. The medication she finally was given helped her balance out Thank G-d for organizations like NAMI.

Keep it coming Rick I love them all I love Lucy shows ❤ amazing actors I love them all God bless you Rick thanks for the wonderful videos.

One of the major things about the two that we have known for years is that they actually hated each other, but these details you've shared with us are special. Thanks, Rick!

@maddyhayes617

4 жыл бұрын

I had never heard about the hatred. Was Bill just plain jealous of Desi?

@maddyhayes617

4 жыл бұрын

Or are you talking about Vivian and Bill?

@suzycreamcheesez4371

4 жыл бұрын

lol! you couldnt be more wrong And who is "we"? link please

@jewgirl952

4 жыл бұрын

@@suzycreamcheesez4371 Just look it up. Off camera Vance and Frauley hated each other.

Bill Frawley was the absolute best ... both in movies and I Love Lucy and My Three Sons!!! I love that guy!

Bill Frawley and Vivian Vance had in their contracts a stipulation where if "one is gone" , the other one is gone. This made them dependent on each other.

This is my favorite channel too!

you are so informative and honest and cute! i'm your newest and bestest fan !

Have you ever considered doing a behind the scenes of The Long Long Trailer movie Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball made in 1954. It has some interesting information I wont reveal, but leave it up to you to reveal in a video if you decide to venture off the series and do a video about this movie.

@miklosernoehazy8678

5 жыл бұрын

...excellent idea!... ...I believe that they did two other movies as well... ...it would be a great video to find out more about these movies...

@lesliegrimes5136

5 жыл бұрын

Love that movie! That’s a great ideas! 💞

@memphistenn77

5 жыл бұрын

I love that movie too , just brought the dvd not to long ago!!

@starlapappas1212

5 жыл бұрын

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@eldaddio9100

4 жыл бұрын

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Very interesting!!

How have you been doing Rick? Hope all is well. You’re a serious fan of a great show. Good work.

I love I love Lucy great job👏👏

Bart Andrews' LUCY & RICKY & ETHEL & FRED (Dutton, 1976) is an excellent source for all the behind-the-scenes drama for that show. I'd also highly recommend Castelluccio & Walker's THE OTHER SIDE OF ETHEL MERTZ: THE LIFE STORY OF VIVIAN VANCE (Knowledge Ideas & Trends, 1998) for more in-depth coverage of Vance and her relationship with the rest of the cast.

@02chevyguy

5 жыл бұрын

I read the Bart Andrews book, and was somewhat floored about the "get fucked" ordeal between Viv and Lucy.

Wow, considering how successful the show became, and how much Vivian and Bill contributed to that it is amazing that they made so little for so long. Vivian on screen now seems to remind me a lot of my sister. My sister has been and still is in a marriage the rest of the family thought was abusive...and is getting worse. Like another commentor here suggests, Lucy and Viv sharing a similar experience must have made them closer. And I have to wonder if their marital woes influenced the decision in later Lucy shows for neither woman to be remarried. William Frawley: your description of him puts me in mind of several of my uncles. A few of them liked to drink, nearly all liked to talk, only 1 liked to argue, but in the end all (but the arguer) were gentle men. Damn, he sounds like a real character, great guy, thanks for the video.

@roberttelarket4934

5 жыл бұрын

Howard Kerr: I simply cannot understand in this day and age why your sister stays in that abusive relationship. Just as bad why can't you and your family intervene somehow. Remember this is 2019 not 1955.

@cosmos34

3 жыл бұрын

​@@roberttelarket4934 I don't want to speak for Howard, but many women in abusive relationships experience traumatic bonding with their abuser. That is, as a result of abusive incidents, they feel paradoxically closer to him. Not only does he abuse her, but he also comforts her afterward. Think about it: you're scared, you're traumatized, you're possibly in physical pain. You will feel a certain closeness and indebtedness to the person who consoles you afterward. This creates an incredibly strong bond. Every abusive incident tightens the bond a little bit more and the woman comes to identify with the abuser. (This happens in abused children too.) This is akin to Stockholm Syndrome. Here's an illustrative study: researchers analyzed the jailhouse calls of men arrested for domestic violence made to their wives/girlfriends. The men all tried to convince the women to drop the charges. But none of them tried to intimidate her or threaten her. Rather, they appealed to her sense that "we're in this together," that it is "us against the world." Things have changed societally and legally regarding domestic violence since the 1950s, true; but the dynamics of abusive relationships? They've been more or less static for thousands of years.

@roberttelarket4934

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmos34: You're right. I don't disagree with you but I don't understand it. It's similar as you say to Stockholm Syndrome but it's different. You're not in a prison-like situation if you have at least average intelligence and you have some financial means. Even without this and more difficult children or family members unwilling or incapable of helping in the last few decades with all of this out in the open on the news and talk-shows unlike before the 1970s there are means of escaping.

This is --hands down-- my favorite KZread channel Mine too !!

@georgie2315

5 жыл бұрын

VIVIAN VANCE IS THE GREATEST EVER 💝💝💝💝💝

This is great--I'm a Lucy freak too. Didn't know a lot of this.

@maddyhayes617

4 жыл бұрын

Rick, Being a huge Lucy fan (I am now 66) , I am always learning something new from your videos. Thank you for all you do to make this channel such a success,🙂

Wow didn't Kno miss Vance had psychology issues and went to a therapist! I'm glad she managed and stayed on the show👍😉☺💟💗💝💚💛💜

Love your videos I love Lucy as well

I'd like to see someone do an in depth research piece on Mr. Frawley. He had more than a few skeletons in his tightly closed closet.

@amandatarver3014

5 жыл бұрын

Someone did do one on him I got to go back and find the page but his closest friends hat with the draw they self from him because he was an alcoholic and a very well-known bigot he also hated Ricky Ricardo

Just subbed thanks

@ricknineg

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

Other than the Yankees info Bill seems like a great guy lol. Thanks for posting Rick!!! Be hopeful

It's funny how their dislike for each other behind the scenes made for amazing on-screen chemistry. I wonder if the two of them realized that it made the Mertz marriage more believable? But also, if I made a comment like that about the age difference, and it clearly hurt my co-star, I would've felt bad and apologized. There are people that I really can't stand at my job but I always do my best to be civil and professional. At least Frawley and Vance were true pros and never let their personal issues get in the way of the show's success.

I LOVE Lucy! ❤

Feel better Rick!

Sadly it seems most great actors are very broken people