Retro : Everybody Still Loves Lucy : NICK AT NITE JOINS THE REDHEADED LEGEND’S HUGE FAN CLUB

Oh, Ricky!

TV Land has some new famous residents--Lucy and Ricky Ricardo and Fred and Ethel Mertz.

Yep. I Love Lucy, the mother of all TV sitcoms, joins Nickelodeon’s Nick at Nite lineup Monday with a weeklong marathon of classic episodes.

“I Love Lucy” debuted on CBS on Oct. 15, 1951 and was an instant hit. Though the series left the airwaves in 1957, it’s lived on in syndication and is considered one of the best comedies ever produced. In celebration of the series joining Nick’s nightly lineup, Retro is presenting its first annual “I Love Lucy” trivia test.

1. Who wrote the “I Love Lucy” theme song?

2. Before she did “I Love Lucy,” Lucille Ball starred for three seasons on what CBS Radio comedy series?

3. When did Lucy Ricardo gave birth to Little Ricky?

4. Lucille Ball met Desi Arnaz when they made what 1940 movie?

5. What was the name of Ball and Arnaz’s production company?

6. Where did Lucy and Ricky live in New York City?

7. How much money did Ricky make at the Tropicana nightclub?

8. The series’ famous cinematographer, Karl Freund, won an Oscar for his work on what 1937 film?

9. William Frawley wasn’t the choice to play Fred Mertz. Who was?

10. What was the title of the first episode shot of “I Love Lucy”?

11. What was the name of the club Ricky opened during the 1956-57 season?

12. What was Lucy’s maiden name?

13. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz made two films during the run of “I Love Lucy.” Name them.

14. What movie did William Holden plug when he was a guest on “I Love Lucy”?

15. From what city and state did Vivian Vance and her alter ego, Ethel Mertz, hail?

16. What’s the name of the hotel the Ricardos and the Mertzes stayed at in Hollywood?

17. What was the name of the movie Ricky came to Hollywood to make?

18. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s children, Lucie and Desi Jr., appeared in the very last episode of the weekly version of “I Love Lucy.” What was the name of the episode?

19. After “I Love Lucy” ceased being a weekly series, the stars made a number of hour-long specials, which aired over the next three years. What was the name of those specials?

20. The very last of these specials aired April 11, 1960. What famous comedian and his wife appeared on that historic show?

ANSWERS TO TRIVIA QUIZ:

1. Harold Adamson and Eliot Daniel.

2. “My Favorite Husband.”

3. Jan. 19, 1953, the same date Ball gave birth to Desi Jr.

4. “Too Many Girls.”

5. Desilu Productions.

6. 623 E. 68th Street, Apt. 4-A.

7. $150 per week.

8. “The Good Earth.”

9. Gale Gordon.

10. “Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying To Do Away With Her.”

11. The Babaloo Club.

12. MacGillicuddy.

13. 1954’s “The Long, Long Trailer” and 1956’s “Forever Darling.”

14. “The Country Girl.”

15. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

16. The Beverly Palms.

17. “Don Juan.”

18. “The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue.”

19. “Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Shows.”

20. Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams.

“I Love Lucy” airs Monday-Friday from 8-11 p.m.; “Very Very We Love Lucy,” which features two special one-hour episodes, airs Saturday at 10 p.m.; beginning Feb. 21, the series will air weeknights at 9 and Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon.