The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast

Justice for Harry Henderson. Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

More like “AKA Sarah Royal Stans Fred Mertz.” Thank you so much to Sarah for joining me AGAN! Buy AKA Lucy Follow Sarah Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

This episode contains discussion of domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. Donate to honor Vivian Vance by supporting her favorite causes: https://spcawestchester.org/donate https://donate.nami.org/give/197406/#!/donation/checkout?utm_source=globalNav&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=DonationTracking&c_src=WEBINT Go to the AKA Lucy launch in Brooklyn on October 10th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-aka-lucy-by-sarah-royal-with-shelly-zimmerman-tickets-691070920727 Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

CaroLillian Appleby is here! Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Go to the AKA Lucy launch in Brooklyn on October 10th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-aka-lucy-by-sarah-royal-with-shelly-zimmerman-tickets-691070920727 Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

I am very grateful to this episode for existing. Episode Coverage starts @ 8:25 in case you don’t want all the shoutouts and whatnot! Go to the AKA Lucy launch in Brooklyn on October 10th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-aka-lucy-by-sarah-royal-with-shelly-zimmerman-tickets-691070920727 Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Welcome to an episode that is certainly an episode. But I do talk about the Barbie movie, so that’s a thing! Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

I am so honored that our first-ever guest is someone SO brilliant: Sarah Royal, author of the upcoming A.K.A. Lucy, which you absolutely, positively MUST preorder. I am thrilled Sarah joined me (and she'll be back soon!). Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Follow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/saraheroyal/?hl=en THE scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz0Q9gaYtPo Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

At last, an episode that finally answers the question: Was Michaelangelo wrong? Highlights from the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoU5MWDYp5w Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Call the New York Herald Time Tribune, we’re back with another episode! Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Ribbety pippety ay! To what do you attribute your plethora of fatigue? We’ve got a fun one today :) The scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRLvM_byag Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Sweet Adeline, we’re here! I had no idea how special this episode was until I started writing. Enjoy! Pepito the clown: youtube.com/watch?v=pPQnuyaf8V0 A great rendition of Sweet Adeline by Julian Neel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQOPbc4loE Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Hello. Its me. Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

We’re having a baby, my babies (the Ricardos) and me! Yes, the Ricardo baby is ALL of our baby. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Ricky is a big baby, and this episode is a delight. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Or, “The One Where Lucy and Ethel Bicker Like Real Best Friends.” Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Yep. I'm talking Wife Guys, and I'm bringing it back to Desi Arnaz. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Please enjoy the Law and Order reference at the beginning of this episode. Oh, if only this was executive produced by Dick Wolf. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

The Ricardos and Mertzes are in a rut. Rut rut rut. So what’s Lucy to do but move in with Ethel and hide on the roof? Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/ Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

Today it's a bonus episode - the top five episodes of season one of “I Love Lucy” that aren’t “Lucy Does a TV Commercial,” plus honorable mentions, including the worst and second worst episodes of the season. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/ Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project

She is Lily of the Valley, he is the good Prince Lancelot, Lucy is in a pickle. Its “The Operetta,” a delightful little satire that reminds us just how talented Vivian Vance and William Frawley are. Operetta Scenes: Fred’s solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5fc9ksqawA Ethel’s solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G9pPJQSzaA Lucy’s “solo”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAml-CpQbKI The check bounced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyTXjZRkilM Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/ Support the Show. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project