A little fantasy....

[Hughsgirl]

I would have liked to see Lucy and Ricky as grandparents!

[tvfreak1987]

Originally Posted by caladon

Okay, I'll give it a shot.

Let's start with the idea that Ricky sells the Club Babalu:


After it's sold, Ricky decides to open a musical / dinner theater in Westport. He begins putting on popular productions and although business is slow at first, it soon becomes one of the hottest places in town. He even allows Lucy a part every now and then. His main problem becomes finding enough help to help him run the place. This problem is solved with his family; because the family Lucy met in Havana have all fled Cuba after the Castro take over. His musical / dinner theater called "Ricky's" becomes a real family business.

While this is going on, Fred and Ethel have been offered a substantial sum for their apartment building. It seems the neighborhood is targeted for a large urban renewal project, and all the property owners make out like bandits.

With their new found wealth, they buy a beautiful house next door to the Ricardos and settle into a well earned retirement.

After several years have passed, little Ricky, now a teenager and called Rick by all but his parents and the Mertzes has moved into the guest house. He goes through most of the same things kids and teenagers do, and eventually goes to college to get an MBA in business. He still loves to play the drums and even formed his own band while in high school. Of course Lucy managed to interfere from time to time.

All is well and Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethel live out their lives in the peace and tranquility of Westport, Conn.

As for little Ricky (Rick) He eventually married, and had two boys and two girls, which he names Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethel. Named after the four people who had the biggest influence on his life. As it turned out, he inherited not only his parents estate, but since the Mertzes never had children of their own, and always thought of little Ricky as their son, left everything to him as well.

He still runs the theater and in the lobby are tribute statues of Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethel with selected pieces of memorabilia on display as well.

He begins to read the journal his dad had kept over the years and learns of all of his mother's antics and the adventures his parents and God-parents had. He eventually documents all of these stories and develops them into a series of books called the "Life With Lucy" series. They're eventually optioned by a television network and becomes a series called "I Love Lucy." It becomes a ratings hit and runs for 7 years.

I just love this idea!!!