68 years ago today, October 15, 1951 one of the greatest American sitcoms ever premiered! I Love Lucy, starred Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley

According to National Day Calendar in 4 of its 6 seasons, I Love Lucy was the most-watched show in the United States. The sitcom was a world of television firsts. It even ended on a first. The I Love Lucy show became the first to end its run at the top of the Nielsen ratings. In 2002, TV Guide ranked the sitcom television’s 2nd greatest show of all time, and in 2007 it landed on TIME Magazine’s “100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME” list.

Probably 2 of the funniest episodes are below! The 1st is Lucy and Ethel in the chocolate factory

And then Lucy talking about Vitameatavegamin

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