I Love Lucy was the most-watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons. It was the first scripted television program to be filmed on 35 mm film in front of a studio audience, by cinematographer Karl Freund. The show won five Emmy Awards and received many nominations and honors. It is often regarded as one of the most influential television programs in history.
I Love Lucy centers on Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) and her singer/bandleader husband, Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) Lucy is naïve and ambitious, with a hunger for stardom. The Ricardos' best friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz, are former vaudevillians. During the second season, Lucy and Ricky have a son named Ricky Ricardo Jr., who often goes by "Little Ricky"