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55. Desi and Lucille equal Desilu

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:29 PM

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Ball and Arnaz jointly owned the majority stake in Desilu from its inception until 1962, when Ball bought out Arnaz and ran the company by herself for several years. Ball had succeeded in making Desilu profitable again by 1968, when she sold her shares of Desilu to Gulf+Western for $17 million (valued at $164 million in 2025[3]).[4]

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What do you feel was the most overrated television program? Mine is "Three's Company" Use any genre. [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

Seinfeld lapfog_1 Thursday #1

Thank you very much, lapdog_1. I agree the characters were very annoying. debm55 Thursday #8

Absolutely my first pick as well biophile Thursday #52

Friends EYESORE 9001 Thursday #2

Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001. That is one show that I have never seen. debm55 Thursday #10

Wish I could say the same EYESORE 9001 Thursday #16

THIS... OmegaX Thursday #36

I beg to differ on Three's Company. House of Roberts Thursday #3

HAHAHAHAHA. thank you very much, House of Roberts. debm55 Thursday #12

Was not aware of that but good point. efhmc Thursday #18

That is one of my hubbys favorites Lifeafter70 Thursday #27

Why did he hate it so much? As I recalled he was only pretending to be gay. (Sorry but do not remember the character's efhmc Thursday #43

It was as much about Suzanne Somers' bouncing House of Roberts Thursday #58

Oh, thanks for the answer. efhmc Thursday #83

"Everybody Loves Raymond." Can't stand it. Ritabert Thursday #4

Thank you very much, Ritabert. I watched it once and never watched again. debm55 Thursday #13

After I watched it a few times I realized ray is a real jerk in the show rurallib Thursday #24

As with Three's Company I don't see that even being rated underpants Thursday #30

Agreed. Ritabert Thursday #57

Whiny Voice Maninacan Thursday #60

Exactly and everybody yells all the time. Ritabert Thursday #71

For me, it's unwatchable The Blue Flower Thursday #101

Agreed. Ritabert Friday #113

"Big Bang Theory" from season 7 on rurallib Thursday #5

I didn't notice before but you're right. Ritabert Thursday #9

Thank you very much, rurallib. I liked it at the beginning when it was just the guys. Once they got girlfriends and debm55 Thursday #14

Agree. The first few seasons were pretty clever, but the series got trite and lame Ocelot II Thursday #17

I hung in for a couple of years but finally gave up around the end of season 8 rurallib Thursday #21

Well Woodwizard Thursday #104

Loved the first ones but as with many that become popular, lost its zing. efhmc Thursday #19

It jumped the shark when Penny cut her hair. n/t Coventina Thursday #33

Seinfeld and Friends. Ocelot II Thursday #6

Agree. Beyond stupid. efhmc Thursday #22

I stopped watching when the "gang" got too annoying. I have honestly never seen Friends. But with the online clips I debm55 Thursday #94

Miami Vice Nanuke Thursday #7

Never even saw an episode. Just the opening made me nauseous. efhmc Thursday #25

I was too old for that. Opening was loud and not my taste. debm55 Thursday #97

So agree. Thanks. I prefer nuance. This is why I do not have a tv anywhere around me. I liked many sitcoms until they efhmc Friday #112

HANDS DOWN....The Apprentice KS Toronado Thursday #11

That was my choice, also UpInArms Thursday #15

He showed back then that he was an ass. debm55 Thursday #34

Exactly KS Toronado Thursday #51

I never watched even a small portion of it. nt yellowdogintexas Thursday #107

I only watched the first episode ... and never again FakeNoose Thursday #42

Watched part of one only because coworkers were bragging about it KS Toronado Thursday #49

Most of my choices have already been mentioned. Diamond_Dog Thursday #20

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog for your choices debm55 Thursday #26

Let me throw in one from my childhood - I Love Lucy rurallib Thursday #23

I have never seen a full episode of Lucy. The Waltons either. underpants Thursday #28

Underpants. that was Desilu that gave us Star Trek. It was the production company. The show "I Love Lucy" was perhaps debm55 Thursday #31

Desi and Lucille equal Desilu underpants Thursday #55

Thank you , underpants. debm55 Friday #118

Quit Bragging! ProfessorGAC Friday #116

Yes , I disliked "I Love Lucy " also. I saw it in reruns--not when it first came out. Didn't feel it was funny. Even debm55 Thursday #29

"I couldn't stand a grown woman acting like a child and being treated like a child." 3catwoman3 Thursday #105

My mom hated it, because Lucy's character was very manipulative and devious yellowdogintexas Thursday #108

Baywatch sop Thursday #32

I agree with you, sop, woman life guards in tight red swimsuits. "running " around the beach. debm55 Friday #119

If there was a category for "shows that did not age well" Freddie Thursday #35

Yep, The two jiggle shows debm55 Thursday #98

I am with you on that one. pandr32 Thursday #37

Thank you very much for sharing with us. pandr32 That show was way overrated. debm55 Thursday #50

The Simpsons. mwmisses4289 Thursday #38

Thank you mwmisses. I agree with you. debm55 Thursday #48

There has never been a single spinoff from the Simpsons. Wiz Imp Thursday #56

You mean South Park? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #89

Yeah, I guess that is it. mwmisses4289 Thursday #91

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Seinfeld Cirsium Thursday #39

Thank you very much, Cirsium for sharing with us. I thought the characters were annoying. debm55 Thursday #46

I saw him in Evansville Indiana. He was opening for an Andy Williams concert. yellowdogintexas Thursday #106

Survivor 4TheArts Thursday #40

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, 4TheArts. debm55 Thursday #45

M*A*S*H OC375 Thursday #41

Thank you very much for sharing with us, OC375 debm55 Thursday #44

Happy Days. boonecreek Thursday #47

I couldn't agreet more. It was the Fonzie Show even before that. It lost me as viewer. debm55 Thursday #95

Rosanne OLDMDDEM Thursday #53

Agreed. The kids and Dan were tolerable. She was a loudmouth. Ritabert Thursday #76

Thank you OLDMDDEM . I watch the show the first year it was on. The second year , she was so irritating. I no longer debm55 Thursday #79

I would catch her occasionally mostly for the Halloween shows which were very creative yellowdogintexas Thursday #109

Thank you very much for sharing that with us. yellowdogintexas. debm55 Friday #120

Friends get the red out Thursday #54

I haven"t watched that show. I guess I was older and couldn't relate to it. Thank you for sharing, get the red out. debm55 Thursday #75

American Sitcoms Maninacan Thursday #59

I know of no kid that wears a tie to the dinner table. I have been streaming the British channels Better stories. acting debm55 Thursday #74

Lost. People worship that show, and it just seemed to me that they would write themselves into corners, rsdsharp Thursday #61

Hahahahahhahah. I agree . I watched the first episode. and it turned me off. Thank you rsdsharp debm55 Thursday #69

The comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates did a song on it. DinahMoeHum Thursday #103

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you DinahMoeHum. debm55 Friday #117

Full House Bluestocking Thursday #62

Agree, Bluestocking. I liked the littlest girl. But that was all I liked about the show. debm55 Thursday #67

Well. There is one Very Obvious choice ... SorellaLaBefana Thursday #63

Thank you very much, SorellaLaBefana. I agree I really liked the original Hawaii 5-0 debm55 Thursday #65

I liked TC, Rick and Kumu. Magnum and Higgie not so much. Ritabert Thursday #77

Most all of them. Sticking with present times, Best Medicine comes to mind. We were huge fans of Doc Martin. retread Thursday #64

Thank you very much for sharing, retread. I find myself watching more of the British shows. debm55 Thursday #66

Apprentice gopiscrap Thursday #68

That was a shit show. just like his Presidency is. It was so fake. Thank you for sharing, gopiscrap. debm55 Thursday #70

I think "Three's Company" is a good place to start. Aristus Thursday #72

Thank you very much, Aristus. for sharing.John Ritter was a good comedian. But I wouldn't call him a genius.I watched debm55 Thursday #73

Audra enid602 Thursday #78

Mrs Roper at sea! Dear_Prudence Thursday #81

Mrs Roper enid602 Thursday #84

That's funny. Thank you very much,Dear_Prudence. debm55 Thursday #88

Agree. Thank you enid602. debm55 Thursday #87

I welcome your hate Keepthesoulalive Thursday #80

HAHAHAHAHAHHHA, Keepthesoulalive. I liked ONLY because of Robin Williams. ---the rest was terrible. debm55 Thursday #86

I don't hate any these shows , I just think they were overated. debm55 Thursday #93

It was not directed at you Keepthesoulalive Thursday #100

I am the same way. Keepthesoulalive. I have been watching British shows, too. Thank you. debm55 Friday #115

Lost PJMcK Thursday #82

Thank you, PJMcK. I didn't last anywhere six seasons. debm55 Thursday #85

There were two things about Lost that I enjoyed yellowdogintexas Thursday #110

I'm aging myself, but Gilligan's Island always seemed so ridiculous to me. JustKay Thursday #90

Thank you, JustKay. Gilligan"s Island was ridiculous to me too. debm55 Thursday #92

The Real World. flvegan Thursday #96

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Star Trek MichMan Thursday #102

Thank you for sharing with us, MichMan. debm55 Friday #114

The last year of his life, the dementia made it difficult to understand many shows Ziggysmom Friday #121

I agree with you Ziggysmom. And may the moemories of your husband be a blessing to you. debm55 Friday #122

Seinfeld LNM Saturday #123

Agree. the characters were very annoying. debm55 Saturday #124