Lucy Esmerelda McGillicuddy Ricardo
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I Love Lucy:
The Characters:
Lucy Esmerelda McGillicuddy Ricardo
Lucy was the main character of I Love Lucy. She never failed to amuse, whether it was stomping around in a grape vat or falling into a vat of starch. Lucy is a classic character, and all the other funny female characters on TV now are, even in a small way, patterned after her. Long live Lucy!
By scott mcclenny on Friday, July 13, 2001 - 7:37 pm: Aside from Andy Griffith how many other sitcoms
were there where the title character had the
same first name as the star?
For a really hilarious What If story check out
Laverne And Shirley Meet Lucy And Ethel at
Squeakyland.
IMHO,Laverne & Shirley were the only female
comedy duo that ever came close to Lucy and
Ethel.(Well Janet and Chrissie do come close!)
btw:Lucille Ball was also known as Queen of the Bs
before she hit it big first on radio then on tv.
also for a rare appearance outside of her own
shows check out the Best of Three's Company.
By ScottN on Friday, July 13, 2001 - 9:12 pm:Aside from Andy Griffith how many other sitcoms were there where the title character had the same first name as the star?
"Valerie" -- Valerie Harper. This became "Valerie's Family" and then "The Hogan Family".
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- MTM played "Mary Richards".
"Roseanne"
That's just off the top of my head. Need I go on?
By Sven of oh remember the days... on Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 1:04 pm: "Billy" - starring Billy Connolly during his first clean shaven period (guess no-one remembers it, eh?)
By Douglas Nicol on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 7:28 am: I remember it. If I remember right that was the US show where he was a babysitter or housekeeper or something. I remember a US show that he was in but not much else.
By Joseph J. Coppola on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 10:12 pm: Bob Newhart show, Bob Hartley
By Richard Davies on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 1:39 pm: A couple more:
The Lenny Henry Show - The 2 series with Len as Delbert Wilkins DJing at the Brixton Broadcasting Corperation & Crucial FM can count as a sitcom.
The Phil Silvers Show - Sometimes also known as You'll Never Get Rich & Sgt Bilko.