https://www.metv.com/stories/lucille-ball-didnt-enjoy-watching-some-of-the-earlier-episodes-of-i-love-lucy

Ball called some of the episodes "silly."

It wasn't until she starred in I Love Lucy that Vivian Vance's mother began supporting her daughter's dreams as an actor (https://www.metv.com/stories/it-wasnt-until-she-starred-in-i-love-lucy-that-vivian-vances-mother-began-supporting-her-daughters-dreams-as-an-actor)

"We didn't know what we had," said Vance.