Follow TV Tropes

Following

History ReferencedBy / ILoveLucy

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** In "Rose Fights Back", in a job interview with her would-be boss [[DashingHispanic Enrique Mas]], he at one point says that the only heroes he had growing up were Series/{{Zorro}} and Ricky Ricardo, or as he called them, "a gay caballero and a man who couldn't recognize his own wife in a fake mustache."

to:

** In "Rose Fights Back", in a job interview with her would-be boss [[DashingHispanic Enrique Mas]], he at one point says that the only heroes he had growing up were Series/{{Zorro}} Series/{{Zorro|1957}} and Ricky Ricardo, or as he called them, "a gay caballero and a man who couldn't recognize his own wife in a fake mustache."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* ''Film/AndYourNameIsJonah'': After Danny [[DisappearedDad walks out on the Corellis]], Jenny [[DrowningMySorrows gets drunk]] while watching "Ricky Thinks He's Going Bald."

Added: 474

Changed: 301

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* In ''Series/FullHouse'' episode "It's Not My Job", while Jesse's band is rehearsing a song for an advertising jingle pitch, Joey suggests adding a harmonica solo and proceeds to play a few notes. When Jesse stops him, he says "Lucy I didn't say you could be in the show!", and Joey pouts "Aw Ricky!"
* ''Series/AllThat'' had a recurring sketch called "I Luv Lucy" done in black-and-white with Amanda Bynes as Lucy, non-main cast member Victor Cohn-Lopez as Ricky, Lori Beth Denberg as Ethel, and Kenan Thompson as Fred. In one sketch Lucy and Ricky buy a color TV which Ethel lampshades that won't be invented until 15 years from now.
* ''Series/MadTV'' did a parody sketch of the conveyor belt scene, only instead of chocolate they were cutting heroin for a drug run scheme.

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film//{{Stakeout}}'': When Bill and Chris, two cops, arrive at the house they're using, and see what a mess it's in, Bill yells out, "Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!", which Chris laughs at.

to:

* ''Film//{{Stakeout}}'': ''Film/{{Stakeout}}'': When Bill and Chris, two cops, arrive at the house they're using, and see what a mess it's in, Bill yells out, "Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!", which Chris laughs at.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "The Last Roundup", the Mane Six work on a conveyor belt wrapping chocolates while in Dodge Junction. Overtime, they abandon their posts to confront Applejack on why she ran away from home, leaving Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie to recreate Lucy and Ethel's chocolate disaster.

to:

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "The Last Roundup", the Mane Six work on a conveyor belt wrapping chocolates picking cherries while in Dodge Junction. Overtime, they abandon their posts to confront Applejack on why she ran away from home, leaving Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie to recreate Lucy and Ethel's chocolate disaster.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[AC:[[MusicTropes Music]]]]
* Music/WeirdAlYankovic's song "Ricky" is an overt parody of/homage to the show (along with "Mickey" by Toni Basil.) The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZlLQLFq_H4 music-video version]] features Weird Al and Creator/TressMacNeille doing pretty impressive impersonations of the two stars.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added: 199

Changed: 276

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* ''Film/TheMamboKings'': The main characters, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, two musicians who moved from Cuba to New York City, actually appear on an episode of ''I Love Lucy'' (with Desi Arnaz Sr. playing his own father, and archive footage of Creator/LucilleBall inserted in).
* ''Film//{{Stakeout}}'': When Bill and Chris, two cops, arrive at the house they're using, and see what a mess it's in, Bill yells out, "Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!", which Chris laughs at.

Added: 1292

Changed: 286

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film/PrettyWoman'': At one point, Vivian and Edward are watching the "Job Switching" episode, namely the well-known conveyor belt scene.

to:

* ''Film/PrettyWoman'': At one point, Vivian and Edward are watching the "Job Switching" episode, namely the well-known chocolate candy conveyor belt scene.
* ''Film/RatRace'': At one point, some of the characters encounter a busload of Lucy impersonators who are headed to a convention (which was in all likelihood added to celebrate the show's [[MilestoneCelebration then-50th Anniversary.]])
* ''Film/TheCableGuy'': At the end of the film after Chip ends up [[spoiler: seriously injured due to a failed suicide attempt]], he decides to reveal his real name to Steven...as Ricky Ricardo as he then imitates his signature laugh and cries out "Babaloo!"



** In "Rose Fights Back", in a job interview with her would-be boss [[DashingHispanic Enrique Mas]], he at one point says that the only heroes he had growing up were Series/{{Zorro}} and Ricky Ricardo, or as he called them, "a gay caballero and a man who couldn't recognize his own wife in a fake mustache."




to:

* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren:''
** In [[ChristmasEpisode "The Worst Noel"]], while Al and Peg are fighting over a program to watch, she suggests the show, which he dislikes, saying how Ricky and the girls should have been killed off so that the real star of the show, Fred, could have his own show called ''Mertz's World''.
** In a line that was deleted from the final script, in "The Bald and the Beautiful" when Al is trying to [[ConsolationBackfire console]] Steve about his hair loss, one of the cool bald guys he mentions as heroes include Fred Mertz.


Added DiffLines:

** In "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy", while Homer and Marge are at a specialty hotel with various roleplaying themes to spice up their marriage, the receptionist at one point calls them "Fred and Ethel".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film/StayTuned'': One of the television series shown in Hell is a show called ''I Love Lucifer'' expect with [[{{Squick}} an actual human heart]] seen in the background instead of the famous ❤ symbol.

to:

* ''Film/StayTuned'': One of the television series shown in Hell is a show called ''I Love Lucifer'' expect except with [[{{Squick}} an actual human heart]] seen in the background instead of the famous ❤ symbol.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'': Before the climax, Hades barges into Mount Olympus and shouts "Zeus-ie, I'm home!".

to:

* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'': ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Before the climax, Hades barges into Mount Olympus and shouts "Zeus-ie, I'm home!".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film/StayTuned'': One of the television series shown in Hell is a show called ''I Love Lucifer''.

to:

* ''Film/StayTuned'': One of the television series shown in Hell is a show called ''I Love Lucifer''.
Lucifer'' expect with [[{{Squick}} an actual human heart]] seen in the background instead of the famous ❤ symbol.
* ''Film/PrettyWoman'': At one point, Vivian and Edward are watching the "Job Switching" episode, namely the well-known conveyor belt scene.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[AC: [[{{Film}} Film - Live-Action]]]]
* ''Film/StayTuned'': One of the television series shown in Hell is a show called ''I Love Lucifer''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* ''Series/WillAndGrace'': The season eleven episode "We Love Lucy" has the gang wondering which of them is the "Lucy" to Will's "Ricky". Most of the episode is dedicated to recreations of famous ''I Love Lucy'' scenes with Will as Ricky and the other three taking turns playing Lucy, Fred and Ethel.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'': A Creator/RodSerling-expy forces Beetlejuice to help save him from a lunatic Lucy-expy out to kill him and take over his TV series. Instead, Lydia and Beetlejuice use a spell that make "Rod" and "Lucy" fall in love, and then trap them in a purgatory of starring in non-stop reruns of "I Love ----" for eternity.


Added DiffLines:

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': In "Emotion Sickness", Kim scolds Ron Stoppable with, "Ron! ''You got some splainin' to do!''"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' recreates the multiple-translations scene from "Paris At Last".

Added: 181

Changed: 64

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The 1990s Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} game show ''What Would You Do?'' had one of the challenges being for contestants to imitate both Ricky Ricardo's "Lucy, I'm home!" and his signature laugh.

to:

* The 1990s Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} game show ''What Would You Do?'' had one of the challenges being for contestants to imitate both Ricky Ricardo's "Lucy, I'm home!" and his signature laugh.laugh, something that host Marc Summers liked to do whenever he could.
** Fellow game show ''[[Series/DoubleDare1986 Double Dare]]'', also hosted by Summers, had an entire episode dedicated to the sitcom, with physical challenges themed after the show.

Added: 928

Changed: 191

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* The 1990s Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} game show ''What Would You Do?'' had one of the challenges being for contestants to imitate both Ricky Ricardo's "Lucy, I'm home!" and his signature laugh.
* The subplot of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode "Son-in-law Dearest" has Rose and Blanche watching a marathon of the show with the former admitting that she never heard of it. While the latter found it hard to believe, it eventually comes out why: she and her late husband spent most of their free time having sex.
* ''Series/InLivingColor'' had a spoof called "I Love Laquita" featuring Kim Wayans as Laquita and Creator/JimCarrey as Ricky.
* ''Series/CaliforniaDreams'' had a ImagineSpot called "I Love Lorena", which leads to the revelation that Jake had feelings for Tiffany and the title card then was changed to "I Love Tiffany" with "Lorena" being striked out.



* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E64KACMETV K-Acme TV]]" features an AffectionateParody of the show called "I Love Dizzy", which homages the legendary chocolate factory moment from the ''I Love Lucy'' episode, "Job Switching".

to:

* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E64KACMETV K-Acme TV]]" features an AffectionateParody of the show called "I Love Dizzy", which homages the legendary chocolate factory moment from the ''I Love Lucy'' episode, "Job Switching".Switching".
* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': An episode featured a ShowWithinAShow with [[ItMakesSenseInContext two amoebas]] as Lucy and Ricky, with the latter coming in, saying that "she has some 'splaining to do" and the former doing her signature "Waaah!"
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* In the MadeForTVMovie for ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Doofenshmirtz and Doofenshmirtz-2 appear dressed as Lucy and Ethel from the episode "Job Switching" as they sing "Brand New Best Friend".

Added: 244

Changed: 205

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': "I Love Lothor" has BigBad Lothor creating a kitschy television sitcom not unlike ''I Love Lucy'' in order to hypnotize Blue Bay Harbor into believing he's their ruler.
* ''Series/SquareOneTV'': Season one features a parody called ''I Love Lupy'', which has parody versions of Lucy and Ethel estimating how many elephants they could fit in the Ricardo apartment to get back at a sarcastic comment made by "Dizzy".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': The episode "I Love Sushi" recreates the conveyor belt scene from "Job Switching".

to:

* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': The episode "I Love Sushi" recreates the conveyor belt scene from "Job Switching".Switching", this time with sushi, as the episode title suggests. Nailing the reference home, the company's name is Ball & Vance.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "A Tale of Two Santas", the highest speed setting on the elves' toymaking machine is labelled "LUCY".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Minor edit.


** In "The Springfield Connection", Homer begins to [[ThisIsMySide draw a line across the house]]"à la ''I Love Lucy''" after a fight with Marge. He ends up drawing himself into a tiny corner of the bedroom.

to:

** In "The Springfield Connection", Homer begins to [[ThisIsMySide draw a line across the house]]"à house]] "à la ''I Love Lucy''" after a fight with Marge. He ends up drawing himself into a tiny corner of the bedroom.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Expanding The Simpsons examples.

Added DiffLines:

** In "The Springfield Connection", Homer begins to [[ThisIsMySide draw a line across the house]]"à la ''I Love Lucy''" after a fight with Marge. He ends up drawing himself into a tiny corner of the bedroom.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** In "Havana Wild Weekend", the family prepares to go to Cuba and Homer says that he'll finally put the Spanish he learned from ''I Love Lucy'' to use.

to:

** In "Havana Wild Weekend", the family prepares to go to Cuba and Homer says that he'll finally put the Spanish he learned from ''I Love Lucy'' to use.use.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E64KACMETV K-Acme TV]]" features an AffectionateParody of the show called "I Love Dizzy", which homages the legendary chocolate factory moment from the ''I Love Lucy'' episode, "Job Switching".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': In "Laugh, Ed, Laugh", Eddy shouts "Lucy, I'm home!" as he chases down a dollar bill that Edd is luring him into a trap with.

Added: 264

Changed: 190

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In "Power Mad", Cosmo and Wanda various TV shows, among them ''I Love Wanda'', to keep Vicky from noticing that the TV isn't really on.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "Burning Down the Bayit", Peter and Quagmire imitate the chocolates scene when trying to case pills at Mort's pharmacy, and they end up overdosing from swallowing all those pills.

to:

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In "Power Mad", Cosmo and Wanda stage various TV shows, among them ''I Love Wanda'', to keep Vicky from noticing that the TV isn't really on.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
**
In "Burning Down the Bayit", Peter and Quagmire imitate the chocolates scene when trying to case pills at Mort's pharmacy, and they end up overdosing from swallowing all those pills.pills.
** The episode title "Stewie is Enceinte" is a reference to "Lucy is Enceinte".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** In his review of ''Film/[[{{It1990}} It]]'', the Critic, drunk from a Creator/StephenKing drinking game, imitates the Vitameatavegamin routine.

to:

** In his review of ''Film/[[{{It1990}} ''[[Film/{{It1990}} It]]'', the Critic, drunk from a Creator/StephenKing drinking game, imitates the Vitameatavegamin routine.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[AC:WebVideo]]
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''
** In his review of ''Film/[[{{It1990}} It]]'', the Critic, drunk from a Creator/StephenKing drinking game, imitates the Vitameatavegamin routine.
** In the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon Disney Afternoon]]'' review, Critic describes [[WesternAnimation/TaleSpin Don Karnage]] as if "Ricky Ricardo got fed up with his wife, took his Caribbean band and just started robbing the shit out of people". Incidentally, Creator/JimCummings stated that Desi Arnaz was an inspiration for the voice.


Added DiffLines:

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "Burning Down the Bayit", Peter and Quagmire imitate the chocolates scene when trying to case pills at Mort's pharmacy, and they end up overdosing from swallowing all those pills.


Added DiffLines:

** In "Little Big Mom", Lisa is kept up at night by Homer and Bart watching ''I Love Lucy''. Lucille Ball later appears to her in a dream.


Added DiffLines:

** In "Homer the Father", one of the shows on Tube Town is ''I Lost Lucy'', in which [[Series/TheLucyShow Mr. Mooney]] visits Lucy's grave.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

Being considered one of the greatest TV shows of all time and setting standards for others to follow, ''Series/ILoveLucy'' has gotten many shout-outs throughout the decades.
----

[[AC:[[AnimatedFilms Film - Animated]]]]
* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'': Before the climax, Hades barges into Mount Olympus and shouts "Zeus-ie, I'm home!".

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': The episode "I Love Sushi" recreates the conveyor belt scene from "Job Switching".
* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'': In "Soup to Nuts", Raven dreams that she's on the show ''Oh That Raven'', with herself as Lucy, Eddie as Ricky, Chelsea as Ethel and Cory as Fred.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
** In the ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' segment "Battle for the Planet", Brain credits Desi Arnaz with the creation of the three-camera filming setup.
** One ColdOpen features an ad for Slappy Squirrel's one-woman show ''Oh, Oh, Ethel'', and Slappy is disappointed that it's about Creator/EthelMerman and not Ethel Mertz.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In "Power Mad", Cosmo and Wanda various TV shows, among them ''I Love Wanda'', to keep Vicky from noticing that the TV isn't really on.
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Donald's Goofy World", Donald dreams that he's in a world where everybody is Goofy and notices that he's is on every TV show, including ''I Love Goofy''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "The Last Roundup", the Mane Six work on a conveyor belt wrapping chocolates while in Dodge Junction. Overtime, they abandon their posts to confront Applejack on why she ran away from home, leaving Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie to recreate Lucy and Ethel's chocolate disaster.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''
** In "The Big Shot!", Ren channel-surfs and sees Stimpy on various shows, one of which is ''I Love Stimpy''.
** The title card for "I Love Chicken" is styled like the famous "heart" title sequence.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** In "Three Gays of the Condo", Homer refers to Julio as "Picky Ricardo".
** In "Havana Wild Weekend", the family prepares to go to Cuba and Homer says that he'll finally put the Spanish he learned from ''I Love Lucy'' to use.

Top