The premise of I Love Lucy was not
that much different from that of other family situation
comedies on television and radio--a wacky wife making
life difficult for a loving but perpetually irritated
husband--but the people involved made it something
very special. Lucy Ricardo was an American of Scottish
ancestry (maiden name MacGillicuddy) married to a
Cuban bandleader.
Husband
Ricky was employed at the Tropicana Club and since
she was constantly trying to prove to him that she
could be in show business too, he spent much of
his time trying to keep Lucy off the nightclub's
stage.
