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- S3 E1 - JamestownDecember 31, 202045minIn a small town in New York, young Lucille Ball becomes enamored with showbiz after watching vaudeville acts and silent movies at the amusement park near her home.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E2 - New York CityDecember 31, 202042minLucy heads to Broadway where she meets her first girlboss: fashion baroness Hattie Carnegie, who hires Lucy to model coats and dresses for New York high society.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E3 - HollywoodDecember 31, 202045minFor her first movie role, Lucy wears a flesh-toned bodysuit and waist-length blonde wig while chained to a rock. But her clowning on set gets her noticed, and she begins to land larger and larger parts.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E4 - DesiDecember 31, 202043minForced from his native Cuba by violent revolution, and armed with an appetite for girls and gambling, Desi Arnaz sparks a dance craze in the nightclubs of Miami and sweet-talks his way into New York society.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E5 - DesiluDecember 31, 202045minFrom the start, Lucy and Desi fight as fiercely as they love. After a spur-of-the-moment elopement, the newlyweds buy a small ranch north of Hollywood and call it "Desilu."Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E6 - I Love LucyDecember 31, 202049minWith a TV deal from CBS, Desi assembles a ragtag team of collaborators to make a new kind of program, one that would rewrite the rules of television.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E7 - Red ScareDecember 31, 202039minAt the height of Lucy's popularity, the government kicks off a political investigation that threatens to ruin her career.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E8 - The End of DesiluDecember 31, 202052minLucy and Desi’s production company expands as they buy the RKO lot. But the strain of running an empire takes its toll, and Desi falls further into gambling, drinking and philandering.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E9 - Boss LadyDecember 31, 202045minEscaping Hollywood after her split, Lucy heads east for a chance to star on Broadway. There she meets a new man, a Borscht Belt comedian with a bad toupee and even worse business sense.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E10 - TwilightDecember 31, 202055minLucy sinks into a depression after the failure of her newest show and becomes a reclusive yet fiercely competitive backgammon player.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E11 - Bonus Episode: Lucie ArnazDecember 31, 202022minMore from Ben Mankiewicz’s fascinating interview with Lucie Arnaz, who speaks about working with her mom, growing up on the RKO studio lot, and what made "I Love Lucy" special.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E12 - Bonus Episode: Aaron SorkinDecember 31, 202029minBen Mankiewicz speaks to Aaron Sorkin, the writer-director of Being the Ricardos, about what drew him to Lucy’s story, Lucy and Desi’s intense relationship, and the danger they faced when HUAC thought Lucy was a communist.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E13 - Bonus Episode: Carol Burnett, Kate Flannery and Kate MicucciDecember 31, 202029minBen Mankiewicz speaks to three celebrity fans about how they were influenced by Lucille Ball, Lucy’s incredible talent for physical comedy, and why "I Love Lucy" is still beloved today.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
- S3 E14 - Bonus Episode: J.K. SimmonsDecember 31, 202021minBen Mankiewicz speaks with the Oscar-winning actor about playing William Frawley in "Being the Ricardos," and how Frawley's tumultuous relationship with Vivian Vance informed the characters of Fred and Ethel Mertz.Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month
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- English [CC]
- Starring
- Ben Mankiewicz
- Studio
- Discovery Global Adventure & Documentaries
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