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Diamond_Dog

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20. My mother forbade me and my sister to watch The Stooges.

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 02:28 PM

Nov 30

She did not consider it fitting entertainment for two little girls. When she left the room, my sister would change the channel and put it right back on. I was the baby sister so I just went along with it.

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I Love Lucy. Did you like or dislike.? There were a couple of episodes I liked--the candy one and the homemade bread [View all] debm55 Nov 30 OP

Loved it. Vitameatavegamin! Raven123 Nov 30 #1

Yes, I have to admit that was funny. Thank you Raven123 debm55 Nov 30 #5

I got on to mention that one. badhair77 Nov 30 #22

It was innovative for those times Ritabert Nov 30 #2

Thank you Ritabert, I forgot about those two classic episodes. thank you for jogging my memory. debm55 Nov 30 #3

I liked the ones where they drove to California and markodochartaigh Nov 30 #4

Thank you for sharing your opinion with us.. markodochartaigh. I appreciate it. debm55 Nov 30 #37

Not that much. Lucy was too screechy, and Desi was a pompous jerk Ocelot II Nov 30 #6

HAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you Ocelot II, I think in the show that they both disrespected each other. Watching my parents debm55 Nov 30 #40

I was only a kid of about six or seven and I hated it rurallib Nov 30 #7

Seconded! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 30 #28

She was also quite the feminist in the 60s and 70s rurallib Nov 30 #35

Thank you, rurallib, for stating your opinion. I know why I didn't think it was funny. In did come from a different time debm55 Nov 30 #41

Exactly The Blue Flower Nov 30 #46

My favorite episode was the one about gossiping. Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 30 #8

Thank you very much for stating yourself so well, Prof. Toru Tankaka. Oh i agree there were some classic episodes , but debm55 Nov 30 #43

Hated it. johnp3907 Nov 30 #9

"But Ricky" Agree with you johnp3907 debm55 Nov 30 #13

Did not like it KT2000 Nov 30 #10

HAHAHHAH. I Agree with you KT000. I did not like Fred. debm55 Nov 30 #44

As a child, I thought it was funny, but couldn't stand Ricky SheltieLover Nov 30 #11

Thank you SheltieLover for sharing your opinion with us. Me--I think both were disrespectful to the other. debm55 Nov 30 #45

It was of its time Keepthesoulalive Nov 30 #12

That's true. Keepthesoulalive. I would just play with my dolls.I agree with your choice of classic episodes. debm55 Nov 30 #54

I hated that disciplining one's wife was OK EmmaLee E Nov 30 #14

Deb, were you born after 1957? Jeebo Nov 30 #15

Jeebo. I was born in 1955. I watched the reruns in the morning before I went to Kindergarten. Actually, I watched what debm55 Nov 30 #18

There are quite a few to be sure! sdfernando Nov 30 #16

pretty decent - and let's remember 'in the context of the times' stopdiggin Nov 30 #17

My mother forbade me and my sister to watch The Stooges. Diamond_Dog Nov 30 #20

forbidden pleasures ... stopdiggin Nov 30 #23

I mostly liked. Lucy was a pioneer in TV at that time. Diamond_Dog Nov 30 #19

My mother was a fan and I so became one by default. Wuddles440 Nov 30 #21

Liked. I especially remember the episode where she Polly Hennessey Nov 30 #24

Been an ILL fan all my life. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 30 #25

LOVED! choie Nov 30 #26

I never much liked it personally CanonRay Nov 30 #27

I Love Lucy was the WASP equivalent of The Goldbergs. no_hypocrisy Nov 30 #29

Lucille Ball was one of the great comedians and ILL was great for it's time ms liberty Nov 30 #30

i liked the 1 where lucy met harpo AllaN01Bear Nov 30 #31

i liked golden girls more. AllaN01Bear Nov 30 #32

Me and my brother's Coolgoober Nov 30 #33

Hated it. mwmisses4289 Nov 30 #34

So..ummm...I learned English watching it. AloeVera Nov 30 #36

Here a Like... Mike Nelson Nov 30 #38

Never cared for her show even as kid. I never thought John Ritter as Jack Tripper doc03 Nov 30 #39

For the time period when the show aired it was funny LogDog75 Nov 30 #42

debm55 .. Upthevibe Nov 30 #47

HAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you Upthevibe for sharing your opinion with us. debm55 Nov 30 #52

whhich one was the assembly line where Lucy started stuffing the cookies (??) in her mouth? CTyankee Nov 30 #48

Thank you CTyankee. It was the one where Lucy and Ethel were working at the chocolate candy line, wrapping the candy debm55 Nov 30 #49

I absolutely loved her and the show.❤️ PittBlue Nov 30 #50

Thank you, for sharing your opinion, PittBlue. debm55 Nov 30 #51

My parents really didn't care for it but the grandparents loved it. GP6971 Nov 30 #53

Never liked it. Born in 1951. 3catwoman3 Nov 30 #55

I admire her Cirsium Nov 30 #56