1. Martha
   Clara
2. Lucie

Her full name is Lucie Desiree Arnaz.

1. his Cuban accent
   his shady gambling habits
2. his womanizing behavior

They feared his ethnicity would drive off viewers; they were wrong.

1. ABC
   CBS
2. NBC

The Desilu production was a major hit for the CBS network.

1. Ford Motor Co.
   Philip Morris
2. Frontier Airlines

It's Philip Morris, this was before the surgeon general's warning was mandatory on cigarette packages. It's why so many episodes feature heavy smoking.

1. their apartment
   Ricky's music club
2. a small house in the suburbs

Almost all of the shooting takes place in their apartment.

1. iron
   alcohol
2. vitamin B-12

Lucy drunkenly slurs her words during one of the shows most famous bits.

1. Lucy's family and friends
   Lucy's favorite books
2. Lucy's favorite films

It was a way of making the show even more personal.

1. zero
   12
2. 18

That's right, the show has been on TV continuously since the 1950s.

1. He could never remember his lines.
   He was much older.
2. He was a heroin user.

She resented being tied to a man who was two and a half decades older than her.

1. She wanted a guaranteed minimum salary of $450,000 per season.
   She wanted Desi Arnaz to play her husband.
2. She wanted to write several scripts.

Desi, of course, was also her husband in real life.

1. 181
   132
2. 119

One hundred eighty-one shows ran from 1951 to 1957.

1. 13 million
   28 million
2. 44 million

It was 44 million people, more than 25 percent of the U.S. population in 1953. That was the vast majority of Americans who owned television sets.

1. He slams doors repeatedly.
   He speaks in Spanish.
2. He begins drinking heavily.

His fluent Spanish became a staple of the show's dialogue.

1. He walked away from her.
   He covered his ears.
2. He sang along.

He reportedly couldn't stand her voice so he always covered his ears.

1. one
   two
2. three

The relatively stable production team is one reason for the show's consistency. The prolific William Asher is one of them.

1. on a plane
   on a boat cruise
2. in a coffee shop

In real life, the two met on a film set when Lucy was 28 years old.

1. They got married.
   They went on tour together.
2. They promised to work for free.

Their live show was critically acclaimed, essentially forcing the network to give their show a shot.

1. three
   two
2. one

Add in the fact that it was filmed in front of a live studio audience, and the show was groundbreaking in its production.

1. She hated the music his band made.
   She thought they would make more money working together.
2. She wanted him closer to home.

Desi's touring schedule meant that he was often away from Lucy.

1. 2000
   1990
2. 1980

It was discovered in 1990, reconstructed and then released in 2002.

1. eight
   six
2. four

The show ran for six season and each episode lasted a little more than 20 minutes.

1. raise thoroughbred horses
   start a new band
2. create a line of musical instruments

He sold his share of the production company to Lucy and went into the horse business.

1. 35
   40
2. 44

She was 40 and Desi was five years younger than her.

1. two
   three
2. five

Before giving birth to Lucie in 1951, she suffered three miscarriages over the course of ten years. Desi and Lucy were over the moon about finally having a child together.

1. six
   five
2. four

It was No. 3 in its first season and it never finished a season rated lower than third.

1. six
   25
2. every episode

Desi Arnaz reportedly wanted the show to be in color, but in the 1950s the expense of color was still too high.

1. 18
   23
2. 35

Eventually the fast pace of filming burned out much of the production team.

1. Marlboro
   Philip Morris
2. Chesterfield

She preferred Chesterfield but as a compromise, she placed her brand of choice in the Philip Morris box when it was on camera.

1. $19 million
   $8 million
2. $4 million

In the late 1950s, $4 million was serious cash, even for stars like Lucy and Desi.

1. pregnant
   placenta
2. afterbirth

Instead, it insisted on using more neutral terminology, such as "expecting."