If you had to rank the characters in order, what would it be? Here are mine:

1. Ethel- my favorite character on the show! She is so funny! I love her fights with Fred and how she just can't believe the crazy situations Lucy gets into! I love how she just eats all day long and doesn't care what anyone thinks! She is my number one character, even though Lucy makes me laugh a little more. I just love Ethel's dead pan humor!

2. Lucy- She is obviously the star of the show. She is just so funny!!!! I love her to death!

3. Fred- He is tied with Lucy for second place. I just love Fred!!!! William Frawley deserves a lot of credit for making a "miserable tightwad" a loveable character! He is just so funny making fun of Ethel and calling her fat! I think the Mertze's little fights are some of the funniest parts of the show.

4. Ricky- My least favorite character hands down. I didn't think he was that funny compared to the others and he was kind of mean to Lucy. I just didn't like his character as much as the other characters.

1- Fred...funniest old drunk on TV :lol:
2- Ricky...without ricky, Lucy couldnt have possibly been funny, every comic needs a straightman, and Desi was the best, and he was funny on his own too, able to laugh at himself incl his mispronunciations of Eng
3- Ethel...lovely lady who always made me laugh
4- Lucy....Not that im saying Lucy wasnt amazingly funny, they ALL were
5- Little Ricky...a cute kid, but not really necessary to the plots, for the most part
6- Mrs Trumble...probably the funniest " part time " character in history

1- Fred...funniest old drunk on TV :lol:
2- Ricky...without ricky, Lucy couldnt have possibly been funny, every comic needs a straightman, and Desi was the best, and he was funny on his own too, able to laugh at himself incl his mispronunciations of Eng
3- Ethel...lovely lady who always made me laugh
4- Lucy....Not that im saying Lucy wasnt amazingly funny, they ALL were
5- Little Ricky...a cute kid, but not really necessary to the plots, for the most part
6- Mrs Trumble...probably the funniest " part time " character in history

same order as mine for the same reasons

1.) Lucy!! Because she was so funny & she was so dramatic & funny,especially the situations she gets herself into.
2.)Ethel - Lucy's partner in crime.. I like her best when she's with Lucy, these two together is crazy LOL!
3.)Ricky - Didn't generate many laughs but he was ok, definately wouldn't be funny without Lucy
4.)Fred - Least favorite, I really wasn't all that interested in Fred & there were a couple of times he generated laughs but not many!

1) Fred. I suppose this is because he is the character I most relate to. I'm tight with money (at least compared to many people) and I often throw wisecracks around, not all of which are taken in jest.

2) Lucy. Unquestionably LB's Lucy character is an original, and if she has always been a welcome visitor in your home you still laugh with her even though you know every trick she is going to try, and how it turns out. However, I will admit I don't really like Lucy as much as I used to; maybe I'm getting too cynical as I get older, but in spite of the laughs, some of Lucy's actions are really arrogant, hurtful, and sometimes even criminal, and I guess I just can't see all that as being as funny as I used to.

3) Ethel. Basically a nice, decent person with a good wit, but sometimes I wish she wasn't such a pushover, always getting involved in Lucy's scheme in spite of saying at first she will have nothing to do with it. She also often appeases Fred too much [e.g, "Well, I've gotta go fix Fred's lunch; he gets grouchy if it's late"]. One thing, neither good nor bad overall, is that she can be Jeckyll & Hyde type, and occasionally she is as arrogant or selfish as Lucy, or she stands up to Fred threatening him with violence.

4) Ricky. The "straight man" of the gang, it's usually good he is there and is the one who really has 'power' in a sense; that is, he's a sharp businessman as well as successful entertainer, and is a competent manager which extends to being the 'mind' of the 4 principles. However, he sometimes does cede this role and acts like the rest of them; scheming, being arrogant, selfish and spiteful. His bad English is not really that funny, nor is it really that bad, anyway. He is usually, but far from always, able to keep his professional expertise and its rewards in perspective. His temper, often described as bad, or at least quick and high, is not really worse than the other 3.

For the other characters:
5) Mrs. Trumbell. She "babysits" the action quite well.
6) Ralph Ramsey. A somewhat "lesser Fred" who is almost as funny.
7) Jerry the agent. Just there to tie a few loose ends, but okay.
8) Little Ricky. Basically an "excuse character." The fact that he was there determined a significant part of the action, but it would be a monumental task to make a complete character out of a kid 0 to 5 years old.
9) Betty Ramsey. Has the qualities of all of Lucy's 'girlfriends'-- conniving, vain, socially ambitious-- but she was sort of an 'invader' to the established partnership of Lucy and Ethel and could not add anything in that way.
10) Carolyn Applebee. Not that bad, but she was always there to compete against Lucy in some way; and because we don't 'know' her as we know Lucy, it's hard to like her.

1. Ricky.
Always makes me laugh the most. I love Ricky, I think he's great. Desi put 150% into everything, and I love the bandleader character, and the stuff set at the nightclub too. I was watching "The Girls Want To Go To A Nightclub" earlier this evening, and there's so much great stuff in that one from Ricky. His terrified performance of Guadalajara is hilarious. :)

2. Ethel.
Not sure why I put her above Lucy. Really there's little to choose between them for me, and I guess Lucy probably makes me laugh more. It's just that Lucy is so scheming, and Ethel seems so sweet by comparison!

3. Lucy.
Lucy is funny, but she does annoy me at times. There's no denying the talent of Lucille Ball, but I'm trying not to confuse character with performer here. At the end of the day, I think that if I knew Lucy for real, she'd probably drive me batty pretty quickly. :crazy:

4. Fred.
Fred is funny, and I love his relationship with Ricky. They have a lot of good scenes together. On his own, though, Fred is less funny. People often talk about Ricky being the straight man, but to me it's Fred. Again, a great performer - William Frawley was a real old pro. I just don't find Fred as funny as the others.

1. Ricky.
Always makes me laugh the most. I love Ricky, I think he's great. Desi put 150% into everything, and I love the bandleader character, and the stuff set at the nightclub too. I was watching "The Girls Want To Go To A Nightclub" earlier this evening, and there's so much great stuff in that one from Ricky. His terrified performance of Guadalajara is hilarious. :)

2. Ethel.
Not sure why I put her above Lucy. Really there's little to choose between them for me, and I guess Lucy probably makes me laugh more. It's just that Lucy is so scheming, and Ethel seems so sweet by comparison!

3. Lucy.
Lucy is funny, but she does annoy me at times. There's no denying the talent of Lucille Ball, but I'm trying not to confuse character with performer here. At the end of the day, I think that if I knew Lucy for real, she'd probably drive me batty pretty quickly. :crazy:

4. Fred.
Fred is funny, and I love his relationship with Ricky. They have a lot of good scenes together. On his own, though, Fred is less funny. People often talk about Ricky being the straight man, but to me it's Fred. Again, a great performer - William Frawley was a real old pro. I just don't find Fred as funny as the others.


Hey Mickey! It's great to see you posting again. I've missed your posts :wave:

Hey I haven't been here to post in over a year. What happened to SPLAIN, Lodee? I think I remember Mickey and Unmarried happy. Did most of the senior members from back then leave?



To stay on the subject:
They were all on the same level to me. I remember some of the episodes without the Mertzes involved, and it felt incomplete and empty. Most notably the pilot episode. They were a perfect, well-oiled machine when they were all involved.

Quite a lot of us left, Mkaleek, as things got quite nasty for a while. I know that I, for one, got sick of being constantly flamed for daring to say that I find Desi funnier than Lucy. It was never meant as an insult to Lucy, but some people seemed incapable of understanding that. She's highly revered in the States, I know, and good on her - but there's nothing like that Cult Of Lucy in the UK, so maybe we can be more subjective, I don't know. :)

Still think Desi's funnier, anyhow. ;)

And hello everyone. :wave:

Wow, you are really sticking to your guns with that one Mickey. It's been years, hasn't it?

Quite a lot of us left, Mkaleek, as things got quite nasty for a while. I know that I, for one, got sick of being constantly flamed for daring to say that I find Desi funnier than Lucy. It was never meant as an insult to Lucy, but some people seemed incapable of understanding that. She's highly revered in the States, I know, and good on her - but there's nothing like that Cult Of Lucy in the UK, so maybe we can be more subjective, I don't know. :)

Still think Desi's funnier, anyhow. ;)

And hello everyone. :wave:

We may be an ocean apart but I completly share your views about Desi.

Quite a lot of us left, Mkaleek, as things got quite nasty for a while. I know that I, for one, got sick of being constantly flamed for daring to say that I find Desi funnier than Lucy. It was never meant as an insult to Lucy, but some people seemed incapable of understanding that. She's highly revered in the States, I know, and good on her - but there's nothing like that Cult Of Lucy in the UK, so maybe we can be more subjective, I don't know. :)

Still think Desi's funnier, anyhow. ;)

And hello everyone. :wave:

I totally agree with you Desi is a lot funnier And hello :bye:

Hey I haven't been here to post in over a year. What happened to SPLAIN, Lodee? I think I remember Mickey and Unmarried happy. Did most of the senior members from back then leave?

I'm here! :wave: Splain doesn't post here, but he posts Here:

http://lucyball.proboards27.com/index.cgi (http://)

Come on over and say hi if you want to. It's a Lucy board.

I prefer Ricky to Lucy too...see above^^^^ :D

Splain's still about? When did he leave here then?

Mkaleek. Sticking to guns?! Maybe! :D I've had some scuffles in forums before, but I've never been flamed quite as violently as I was over the Desi/Lucy thing. I think I got a little sensitive. :lol:

Might be time I changed the text under my avatar, huh. ;) I'd forgotten about it!



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Splain's still about? When did he leave here then?

Mkaleek. Sticking to guns?! Maybe! :D I've had some scuffles in forums before, but I've never been flamed quite as violently as I was over the Desi/Lucy thing. I think I got a little sensitive. :lol:

Might be time I changed the text under my avatar, huh. ;) I'd forgotten about it!



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Maybe like with me, Claude couldn't get through to your hard skull trying to change your mind about Desi and gave up:lol:

I don't have a least favorite to be honest. Each character had their times when one was funnier than the others. But here's my rank:

1. Lucy and Ethel tie for 1st
2. Ricky and Fred tie for 2nd

For me it's really hard to decide because all of them are unique in their own ways.

Desi did work very very hard though, running everything plus acting at the same time. People just don't work that hard anymore.

1. Lucy
2. Ethel
3. Ricky
4. Fred

Maybe like with me, Claude couldn't get through to your hard skull trying to change your mind about Desi and gave up:lol:
Well am I responsible for Splain's bad taste?! :D It's not my fault he thinks that Lucy's the funny one!

She does make me laugh, though, no matter how much I like to push the Desi Agenda. Lucy Meets Bob Hope is such a great episode. It's hard to sing and dance that badly! :lol:

Well am I responsible for Splain's bad taste?! :D It's not my fault he thinks that Lucy's the funny one!

Nah; some people are just born that way.Not my fault either! :lol:

She does make me laugh, though, no matter how much I like to push the Desi Agenda. Lucy Meets Bob Hope is such a great episode. It's hard to sing and dance that badly! :lol:


The same here! :crazy:

Lucy
Ethel
Little Ricky
Ricky
Fred

How can I rank them?! That's like asking me to chose my favorite child! Everyone of them is responsible for the "magic" that was I Love Lucy. It wouldn't have been as great a show if the 4 of them weren't together -- that's why The Lucy Show (and all the other spin-offs) weren't as good. I'm not saying they were bad, but they didn't have the same "magic" that I Love Lucy had.

1. Lucy--because she was sooo funny...she was always getting into some new hair-brained scheme.

2. Ethel--because of the way she argued with Fred all the time.

3. Fred--because he was such a lemon...always sour towards Ethel--which was usually pretty funny.

4. Ricky--I am not saying I didn't like Ricky, but sometimes he could really annoy me...I don't know why, though.

How can I rank them?! That's like asking me to chose my favorite child! Everyone of them is responsible for the "magic" that was I Love Lucy. It wouldn't have been as great a show if the 4 of them weren't together -- that's why The Lucy Show (and all the other spin-offs) weren't as good. I'm not saying they were bad, but they didn't have the same "magic" that I Love Lucy had.


I have to agree with that :D

Ricky: His voice charmed millions, his guitar-playing made women swoon, so it was a small wonder that he turned into such a big ham, that you could....never mind. Anywho, Desi was gorgeous, and so so funny. I find myself constantly quoting him in everyday life, lol. My best friend knows "miraquetienecosa!" now. What can I say, his accent is catchy. He stood out to me from the first episode I watched.

Lucy: Her physical comedy is definitely funny and I love the awwww scenes with her and Ricky, so I had to give her second place. But her character can be kinda annoying! >.>

Ethel: It was close..I wanted to give her second place, Viv is a wonderful actress, I am so amazed when I watch her. She has so many good lines!

Lucy: If someone was trying to take Fred away from you, you'd sing another tune!
Ethel: Yeah, "Happy Days Are Here Again"!

LOL!! She says it so honestly. And I admire her for having to get in all those messes with Lucy.

Fred: Fred has so many great one-liners, it's not even funny..but they are!

Lucy
Fred
Desi
Ethel

1st Lucy and Desi - can't choose between them
2nd Ethel and Fred - their arguments were hilarious

1. Lucy
2. Ethel
3. Fred
4. Ricky
5.Little Ricky

If you had to rank the characters in order, what would it be? Here are mine:

1. Ethel- my favorite character on the show! She is so funny! I love her fights with Fred and how she just can't believe the crazy situations Lucy gets into! I love how she just eats all day long and doesn't care what anyone thinks! She is my number one character, even though Lucy makes me laugh a little more. I just love Ethel's dead pan humor!

2. Lucy- She is obviously the star of the show. She is just so funny!!!! I love her to death!

3. Fred- He is tied with Lucy for second place. I just love Fred!!!! William Frawley deserves a lot of credit for making a "miserable tightwad" a loveable character! He is just so funny making fun of Ethel and calling her fat! I think the Mertze's little fights are some of the funniest parts of the show.

4. Ricky- My least favorite character hands down. I didn't think he was that funny compared to the others and he was kind of mean to Lucy. I just didn't like his character as much as the other characters.
Wow I am with you all the way!Ethel I just love everything about her her expressions and her fights and banter with Fred.Lucy and Fred are tied for second I agree Fred-what would the show be without him!Lucy well what can I say?Ricky my least favorite too mean to Lucy too bossy but he has his funny side and his softer moments.I think it's funny when he dosen't understand something or says it wrong or Lucy outsmarts him.

1.Ethel
2.Lucy
3.Fred
4.Ricky








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Lucy
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