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{{short description|Fictional characters from the American television sitcom I Love Lucy}} |
{{short description|Fictional characters from the American television sitcom I Love Lucy}} |
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{{redirect|Robert Ricardo|the sportscaster|Rickie Ricardo}} |
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| name = Lucy and Robert Ricardo |
| name = Lucy and Robert Ricardo |
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| image = I love lucy 1956.JPG |
| image = I love lucy 1956.JPG |
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| caption = Lucy and |
| caption = Lucy and Robert Ricardo in the Alps on their trip to Europe in season 5, 1956 |
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| first = "[[The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub]]" (1951) |
| first = "[[The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub]]" (1951) |
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| last = "Lucy Meets The Mustache" (1960) |
| last = "Lucy Meets The Mustache" (1960) |
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'''Lucy and |
'''Lucy and Robert Ricardo''', also known simply as '''Lucy and Ricky''' or '''the Ricardos''', are fictional characters from the American television sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', portrayed respectively by [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. The Ricardos also appear in ''[[The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour]]'', and Lucy also appears in one episode of ''[[The Ann Sothern Show]]''. |
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Together, Lucy and Ricky serve as a [[double act]]. Ricky is the [[straight man]], a character similar to Arnaz himself; he is a [[Cuban-American]] bandleader whose trademark song is "[[Babalu (song)|Babalu]]". Red-haired Lucy is his wife, who always gets into trouble and is usually caught at it by Ricky. Their son, [[Ricky Ricardo Jr.]] (usually called "Little Ricky"), was born in the middle of the show's second season. He was portrayed by child actor [[Richard Keith (Keith Thibodeaux)|Richard Keith]] beginning in season 6. |
Together, Lucy and Ricky serve as a [[double act]]. Ricky is the [[straight man]], a character similar to Arnaz himself; he is a [[Cuban-American]] bandleader whose trademark song is "[[Babalu (song)|Babalu]]". Red-haired Lucy is his wife, who always gets into trouble and is usually caught at it by Ricky. Their son, [[Ricky Ricardo Jr.]] (usually called "Little Ricky"), was born in the middle of the show's second season. He was portrayed by child actor [[Richard Keith (Keith Thibodeaux)|Richard Keith]] beginning in season 6. |