I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom that
originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a
total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred
Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with Vivian Vance and William
Frawley. The series followed the life of Lucy Ricardo (Ball), a young,
middle-class housewife living in New York City, who often concocted plans
with her best friends, Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vance and Frawley), to appear
alongside her bandleader husband, Ricky Ricardo (Arnaz), in his nightclub.
Lucy is depicted trying numerous schemes to mingle with and be a part of
show business.