Desi Arnaz Sr and Desi Arnaz Jr on "The Mothers-in-Law"

[@HeyKrisHey]

Desi Arnaz Jr. was a very under-rated drummer, and always seemed to be lost in the shuffle. The focus was always on Keith Tibodeaux, as the great drummer, which he definitely was so, yet Desi Arnaz Jr. is a very talented man. He is such a good actor, an amazing singer, and an excellent drummer. Listen to the crispness of his drum strokes. Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz are just as talented as their parents. This is such a wonderful KZbin clip. Thank you for sharing! ❤️

[@dewgirl101]

@@HeyKrisHey you're very welcome

[@captainsenileinfo]

@@dewgirl101 yes thank you for sharing funny as hell never saw this before and i,m 65 now.

[@beejjjjjj1]

Keith Thibodeaux taught Desi Jr. drumming.

[@HeyKrisHey]

@@beejjjjjj1 Yes, I know he did.

[@lucythecat12]

Great recorded memories Jr had with his SR. Both very talented and brilliant artists.

[@CindyKoeppel]

Whoa unaware Sr and Jr did anything together. They both were fantastic!

[@dewgirl101]

@@CindyKoeppel they've done a few things together that unfortunately were lost to time so it is so nice to see these things when you can. ❤️🥰

[@BruceLee-t9n]

I'm in the same boat

[@mistercool3859]

They were also on SNL together in 1976.

[@risaandjesus]

Goodness. He was so handsome as a young man. The Cuban Irish mixture created a talented and beautiful kid

[@BruceLee-t9n]

He Lost it though. He was a hunk for a short time

[@QnBrunhildis]

Kept waiting for Lucy to come out trying to be one of the dancers.😂

[@adrienneflowersscott9290]

😂😂😂😂

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

That would have been either brilliant or annoying.

[@Emily.R0seSanders]

​@@BigbadwhitecrackerBrilliant

[@911theanonymous]

Desi Arnaz still had that charm. ❤

[@dewgirl101]

@@911theanonymous yes he certainly did!! Never lost it.

[@BarbaraFischbach]

I always thought from the age of 4 in 1956 that Desi Arnaz Sr was the most handsome man in the world.

[@anniesapp906]

That boy looks soo much like his father. ❤ Them both.

[@dewgirl101]

@@anniesapp906 his little mini me for sure!! Little Lucie favors him too honestly. Lucy's genes never had a chance 😂

[@rayarena879]

@@dewgirl101 Father and son were both very good looking. By the way, since both parents were so good looking, whatever parent the children favored didn't matter. They were bound to be good looking.

[@MzJanuary]

Didn't Desi Jr. play in a band??

[@rayarena879]

@@MzJanuary Yes, when he was younger, he played in a band with Dean Martin's son.

[@dewgirl101]

@@MzJanuary yep he was in Dino, Desi & Billy. Sadly, he's the only surviving member.

[@HappyfaceSweet]

This made my heart smile!!!

[@sunchildgaia]

It was good to see Arnaz Jr half grown. He turned out to be really handsome!

[@JOHNNIETO-j9m]

DESI PAVED THE WAY FOR LATINOS ON TV

[@jkcliff2956]

Desi Jr was a little older than me and I always had SUCH a crush on him.

[@brianmoore6306]

One of the best clips of Desi Arnaz I have ever seen!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

Wow! Desi Arnaz, Jr was a great 🥁 drummer!!

[@SallyKohorst]

Never saw this before. What a lovely video. Love that drummer.

[@cliffchristie5865]

What I see is a guy who still had the moves. And would show it again eight years later on SNL.

[@dewgirl101]

@@cliffchristie5865 Yes!!!! Preach 🙌 I'll have to try and post the SNL performance.

[@passadonut]

Let’s see

[@jackvannote]

By all means get it.

[@nedraleggett6837]

I loved him on SNL. I liked what he did at the end. He looked into the camera and told Lucy he loved her. 😢 .

[@cliffchristie5865]

@@nedraleggett6837 He was good enough in the sketches but really came alive in the musical numbers - and I mean like he was 25 again.

[@ChannelWright]

What a treasure this is! Thank you!

[@dewgirl101]

@@ChannelWright you're welcome!!!

[@GroovyShelly]

Love them both.

[@bettycaudill3299]

Never realized SR did this. It was awesome to see it. Thank you.

[@dewgirl101]

@@bettycaudill3299 you're welcome! There's another episode he did from season two that I uploaded as well if you're interested in more!

[@jsdw3566]

Oh my goodness I have never seen this before. It is so nice seeing Desi Arnaz, Sr. & Desi Arnaz, Jr. together. Thank you for posting this. 😂❤

[@julievanderleest]

How did you find such a cool video? This was so fun to watch! I’ve never seen this show nor have I heard of it. Desi Sr. certainly has great moves yet. What a gem of a video.❤

[@dewgirl101]

@@julievanderleest I've always like Desi but this past year especially I've been going down the hyperfixation track with him and trying to find odds and ends like this. So, when I found out he made guest appearances on the show I looked it up on Tubi and was able to capture the clip. 🙂 You can see the full episode on Tubi. He makes four guest appearances on the Mothers-in-Law as the same character, a Matador named Raphael Delgado. He also produces and directs the show. S1 E4: A Night To Forget S1 E18: The Hombre Who Came For Dinner Pt 1 S1 E19: The Hombre Who Came For Dinner Pt 2 S2 E7: The Matador Makes A Movie I'll have to try and post some of the season 2 episode because Desi is slimmer and has a mustache lol

[@julievanderleest]

@@dewgirl101 oh my gosh, thanks for sharing. I checked out this show and it’s hilarious!! I laughed so hard!🤣🤣 Desi certainly was so talented.😃

[@erinmefford8041]

The Tubi app has both seasons of mother in law to watch

[@wendymiketon4528]

Love those 2 men. They could have carried the act on for years. Their comedy was so on point. Love them both. And will always enjoy watching them.❤❤

[@JOHNNIETO-j9m]

DESI..PAVED..THE..WAY .FOR.. LATINOS ON TV

[@dewgirl101]

@@JOHNNIETO-j9m yes he did

[@chermainebigby5238]

Desi Sr is so damn 😎

[@suzannebear4194]

Love them both especially big papa

[@bttrflygal]

Desi Sr was on the mothers on law several times .always very funny . And he was involved in making the program as well

[@writeonbetty7835]

🇨🇺🇺🇸 As a Cuban-American, I am so very proud of Desi Arnaz. Father, Veteran, Musician, Television Pioneer, Visionary.

[@cathylavender6992]

Great seeing them together.

[@cdelorenzo6773]

Loved Dino, Desi & Billy too! ❤❤

[@BarbaraFischbach]

Desi sr and Lucy sr loved each other till the end of time.

[@ShadeIsLikely]

Lucy Sr?

[@rkdvideo]

@@ShadeIsLikely Lucie Arnaz (Jr.)

[@ShadeIsLikely]

@@rkdvideo There was Lucille (Lucy) Ball and there is still Lucie Arnaz. Sr and Jr are used for men, not women.

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Desi Jr looked so much like his dad and Desi Sr taught the Conga and drums to him and singing the dancing really to both kids. Lucie Arnaz also looked her dad. Desi Sr back in the 1940s was a huge star in the music business

[@MicheleHuffman-d8c]

This was so wonderful, seeing Desi Sr. and Desi Jr. together. I think Desi Sr. was a great guy and a very caring father.

[@MelissaThompson432]

There were a few Dino, Desi, and Billy songs in my record collection growing up....

[@cathleenmaine-rozell4141]

Great job, Desi Sr! ❤❤to Father & son!

[@DR-mq1vn]

Desi Arnaz Jr. was as close to American Royalty as he could get! We don't have a Royal Family in the US, but he was considered "quite a catch" back then! What a cutie!

[@jackvannote]

Yes; but you are limiting yourself to Media royalty, this nation has had another royal family they're called the Kennedys

[@DR-mq1vn]

@@jackvannote Yes, John John was American Royalty! I wanted to marry him back in the early 90s!

[@laurag7565]

Great video. This makes me wonder why Desi Jr. didn’t become a big star. What a handsome, talented kid.

[@jackvannote]

Inherited other genetics the same as his father as well giving him a tendency toward womanizing, alcoholism and recreational drug use which cost him a number of years while battling these things, Eventually to succeed in overcoming them.

[@AnnikaLaurenCassidy56]

He was a big star for a while! It was when he had that band, and he was considered a big teen idol.

[@RJS1974]

Desi sr. Looks so old here. I think this about 1970. He aged tremendously after divorcing Lucy in 1960.

[@dewgirl101]

@@RJS1974 Yeah this was filmed in 1967 and aired January of 1968. He was already going gray at the time he started I Love Lucy in his 30s, they would dye his hair a lot for the show. He did have issues struggling with weight going up and down though that made him seem older (from alcohol and diverticulitis issues), plus of course smoking does no one any favors. Still handsome though.

[@gwenniegirl50]

Years of hard drinking before and after divorce had a lot to do with aging.

[@RJS1974]

@@CLF2050 Shame! Both those things are fun.

[@raysand2557]

Alcohol does this to you. I have a friend who was my exact age [actually, she was 3 days younger than me], but she drank like a fish and smoked like a chimney. She ended up looking a good 10 years older than me and died prematurely of cancer. Poor Desi, he cut his life short. Tragically, Lucy who was a very heavy smoker, also, died you and looked old beyond her years towards the end of her life.

[@theastewart6721]

Desi Jr. was a such a great drummer! Wonder if he still plays? I saw a recent picture of him with his sister and he had a long white beard and white hair. So different from this clean cut young man. But hey, to each his own. I believe he lost his wife as well. Sad.

[@ElaineDavis-t6d]

Desi jr was so handsome

[@MariaGarcia-eg4wk]

How they say?! Like father like son😂😂❤😊

[@robertpolityka8464]

Both Desi Sr. and Desi Jr. did an excellent job.

[@bohanan5851]

Never saw this before. Does make you smile.

[@jackiewright6547]

I remember watching this when I was a kid. I used to like the mothers in law show. I remember watching Desi Junior play the drums, but I’m not sure if I knew that that was Desi Senior. This is a great clip.

[@millster9389]

This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[@rubywingo6030]

I enjoy looking at the expression in jr’s eyes!😂 he looked like her was about to bust up!

[@evelynbeveraggi8724]

He was so cute..🎉🎉

[@nancyaguirre7561]

Amamos a Desi

[@pjgable4927]

Now this is 👍great. Ledges. Wasn't born yet but grew up watching way late. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉God BLESS❤

[@ekmickley]

I miss good, CLEAN entertainment...Class act...

[@DawnMcClelland]

I am 66 1/2 years old I used to love (I’ve always loved) “I love Lucy” and Dino, Desi and Billy. I’ve never seen this video! ❤️

[@sharoncalay150]

He definitely got talent from both of his parents he was very good looking you never hear anything bad said about him he was a good clean cut guy

[@hhhggg4687]

Not exactly. When he was a young teen he got a girl pregnant . He took up with Patty Duke who was older then him and twice divorced. Lucy told Desi Jr, break up with her or I will cut you off. He broke up with her. He did start drinking and drugs. So sorry, not a clean cut kid

[@jackvannote]

With the exception of waffling the pregnancy and Patty Duke Astin aspects all too true

[@hhhggg4687]

@@jackvannote he did do drugs and drank , just like his dad. Lucy said , he was a handful

[@jackvannote]

All too true would indicate I agreed with you. You just have the pregnancy and Astin facets a little off. Its one and the same thing.

[@BonesBrigader]

Man , this ended way too soon. A round of applause for the classic showman

[@Bigbird108]

Even though they were divorced it’s too bad Desi Sr never appeared on The Lucy Show or Here’s Lucy. I like to imagine this is what it would be like.

[@dewgirl101]

@@Bigbird108 I know right? I've seen conflicting articles where Lucy said she'd be open to it and then a few months later basically said hell no 😅 but Desi always seemed open to it. The closest we'll get is him telling Lucy goodnight at the end of the SNL episode he hosted 😂

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101he is in a you tube clip with Lucie and sammy davis and Lucille ball it’s behind the scenes not on show. He also appeared on Alice tv show around 1978

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101 he loved her. The shot of them in the pool as grandparents is amazing around 1981. Lucille ball loved desi despite his many affairs and also despite his possible involvement in the President Kennedy assassination.

[@dewgirl101]

@@MalEvansUSA yes, I love that clip, she looked happy to see him. He did a few other one offs not related to Lucy. If you can find it I recommend watching his guest starring appearance on Ironside, I believe season 7, episode is called Riddle At 24,000 Ft. It was supposed to be a back door pilot for Desi for a show called "Dr Domingo" that unfortunately didn't get picked up but damn he was brilliant in that episode. Like I feel that would have been an amazing series if they greenlit it. I think you can find it on internet archive if you want to check it out.

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101 absolutely loved that ironside. That was 1974. Desi wasn’t successful in being a Cuban coroner. Sadly. It was around that time that desi was called to testify privately for the church committee on the Kennedy assassination. Rob Reiner discussed his involvement in jfks assasination He never was in tv again save for letterman and Alice and snl in jan 1976

[@Luisa-bf1oq]

Very good drummer

[@ElmoUnk1953]

Reminds me of me and my youngest son, without all the musical talent. 😁❤️🥰

[@jnadle1]

This felt more like an Herb Alpert arrangement. This was 1967-1968, after all.

[@angelrivera8558]

In his day he was great we all loved desi

[@dewgirl101]

@@angelrivera8558 still love him ❤️🙌

[@alisontopalian8592]

Love this

[@justme6767]

Desi Jr is was still a cutie

[@LauraVergara-ho6uh]

So talented

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Such an underrated show. What a cast it had!!!

[@dewgirl101]

@@Bigbadwhitecracker right???

[@larryshaver3568]

Deis sr was 50 he actually looked good

[@garciadavid582]

So cool didnt know this existed..RIP BABALU Desi 😅..Represent Hispanics

[@garciadavid582]

Wish I could have meet him.or Lucy also..I wonder if JR and his Sister go to Jamestown where there mom was and is .

[@kellysisney1383]

Thes is amazing

[@MelissaThompson432]

Much to my surprise, i just learned that Desi, Sr., was a famous drummer. Wikipedia credits Keith Thibodeaux, aka Richard Keith, aka "Little Ricky," a close friend of Desi, Jr's, with teaching Desi Jr. to play drums. Wikipedia also credits Desi, Jr, with being primarily a skilled drummer among his other musical skills.

[@lindaackerman3507]

I was lucky enough to meet Desi jr many years ago in Nate N Al's deli in Beverly hills, he was with Dino Martin jr and Dino's wife at the time Dorothy Hamill, they were all very kind and gave me their autographs....I remember thinking that Desi and Dino were so handsome..very sad how Dino died.😢

[@jeanthree]

This is so cool

[@BruceLee-t9n]

Never seen this before. Or even knew it existed. Thanks

[@GuyanaCapital-qr3wg]

So nice

[@njnative8111]

legend what a treat to watch that

[@momtimepink]

Thank you so much for posting this! They’re wonderful! Is that Rita Moreno as one of the dancers?

[@JustinLGary]

Man, they don’t make TV like they used to!

[@lorivingot5495]

Great drumming!

[@AnnikaLaurenCassidy56]

Love!

[@nedraleggett6837]

Same smile. 😅

[@springstud]

i see that lucy arnaz got her talent from her farther

[@dillianrivera9478]

They are identical wow father and son

[@Nuerth]

Wow I never watched the Mothers in Law which explains why I never saw this clips ~ seeing the two of them together is great

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Btw Desi Sr produced this tv show

[@dewgirl101]

@@jeffreymartin6369 and directed 🔥

[@MJo-ng4lj]

❤🎉👌

[@ralphangioli4852]

The drum in the opening clip most likely the same one Desi Sr used on I Love Lucy.

[@ritaaitken9510]

I think he looked older because he stopped dying his hair

[@dewgirl101]

@@ritaaitken9510EXACTLY. I agree. Like he was gray in his twenties and towards the end of Lucy was just like screw it. Lol I think he looks fine in this tbh. He redyed it in 1970 when he was on the Mike Douglas show with little Lucie and I think for Laugh In too and THAT made him look old. But overall I think he looks good here. He's a little heavier which his weight fluctuated for a lot of reasons but even still he looks great to me. I think also it was just (one of) the first times people really saw him again post Lucy too, so it's a little jarring

[@courtneycarter4493]

How beautiful 😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏bravo to the whole scene💖💖💖💖💖 I'm 60 so I'm sure I was tucked in bed. But what dream of handsome men😘

[@marielaure7183]

Yo no sé quién está más loco, si el hijo o el padre jajajajaja.🤣

[@dewgirl101]

@@marielaure7183 El padre seguro 😂

[@marielaure7183]

@@dewgirl101 🤣

[@tbec3011]

Soonds like the original theme song for Gilligan's Island.

[@donshackleford]

This so good oh my God if that were my father I would be screaming go dad go

[@PC-ne7xj]

Desi trying to keep up with the dancing women reminds me of the opening sequences of The Cosby Show.

[@dree2295]

LOL

[@luciabriseno4065]

Pretty COOL VIDEO 👌🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@lisagardner5157]

Great little show!!! Here for some relief from politics.

[@thumper6425]

💜💜💜

[@BruceLee-t9n]

I wanna be reborn in 1940 so I can be a teenager in the 1950s and relive the rest of the decades. Besides technology, the present and future has nothing going for it

[@MalEvansUSA]

On this show mother in laws ins later episode in 1968 desi sr physically shoved Robby Reiner when he went off script and improvised. He yelled in his face and told him to stick to script. He ran a tight ship and had a very hot temper. Rob Reiner was still traumatised years later retelling the story At this point desi sr was drinking heavily and got arrested in del mar for firing a gun at teenagers who were loitering outside his house. Desi sr became an alcoholic and he nearly died in baja Mexico when he drank heavily and fell off a deck in a drunken stupor. He had a lot of alcoholic moments in his later years

[@dewgirl101]

@@MalEvansUSA okay but like why are we saying all this right now? You're repeating stories, some with misinformation, for no reason. We know Desi had problems. Hell, we all do, but I'd prefer you saved the bemoaning for another video or platform.

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101 sadly it’s why in 1977 with Barbara Walters interview that Lucy called desi ‘a loser ‘. That made me sad. If anyone was a loser it was Gary Morton who was a terrible and dreadful man who killed Lucille ball in her later years by making her do physical projects and comedies Desi was a alcoholic a womanizer and had a temper but he built desilu into a powerhouse studio. He was a great man even if he was a drunk

[@dewgirl101]

@@MalEvansUSA that clip is taken out of context to be honest. She's not calling him a loser (derogatory) she means it in the sense that he would build things up (the relationship, the studio, even gambling to an extent bc he couldn't stop) and then would tear them down (cheating, drinking, losing) and part of her was still very bitter bc she didn't understand that side of him. I agree about Gary for the most part though.

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101 Gary Morton was a functional moron

[@jimwichelecki8275]

The poor guy had a lot of demons in his life.

[@kaitlynrowena5463]

Oh no ima go down a desi jr & sr rabbit hole lol how old as jr here? & was he really paying the drums!? He was incredibly

[@dewgirl101]

@@kaitlynrowena5463 yes, he was really playing the drums! 🙂 This first clip aired in Jan 1968 but would have been filmed in 1967 so Jr would have been 14. I have a second clip on my channel of them too and Jr was 15 as it aired Sept 1968

[@noemiperezarellano526]

No fue mí época medio me acuerdo cuando era pequeña era muy simpática

[@rongarrett1366]

Old Desi could still work an audience, but then he'd been doing it for a long time.

[@arthurwatt5162]

Jr. Looked like John stamos lol

[@doloreskloper9993]

What episode is this? Never saw this.

[@dewgirl101]

@@doloreskloper9993 It's from "The Mothers-in-Law" season 1 episodes 18 and 19: The Hombre Who Came To Dinner Pt 1 & 2

[@estellacoggins715]

Desi loved his Children. Desi Jr. Was so handsome and had/has so much charisma just like his dad. Jr. Could have had a great acting/movie career if he had taken it seriously. I saw a movie he was in and the camera loved him, but alas, it was not to be. I think he might have been a bit spoiled and wild in his youth.

[@passadonut]

What year was this ?

[@dewgirl101]

@@passadonut 1968

[@Blacklist324]

Actually they're Desi Arnaz III and Desi Arnaz IV

[@dewgirl101]

@@Blacklist324 Yes, I'm aware. Professionally (once Desi IV began working) however they used the Sr and Jr suffix in most cases, one exception being Desi III's last film, "The Escape Artist" in which he was billed as Desiderio Arnaz because he was trying to let his son get away from the Jr suffix and be the only professional Desi Arnaz

[@Blacklist324]

​@@dewgirl101True, I know you knew that. I wasn't trying to correct you. I was sharing a little extra.

[@marthadoody]

Yes. I just found that out a few weeks ago! 😳

[@rah62]

@@Blacklist324 baloney.

[@Blacklist324]

@@rah62 👹

[@MJo-ng4lj]

❤😂🎉👌🙏🌅

[@BigBand1942]

Wasn't his name Arnez???

[@dewgirl101]

@@BigBand1942 Nope, it's Arnaz 🙂

[@marielaure7183]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MalEvansUSA]

His breathing is laboured here. He was suffering from the effects of heavy smoking. He would die just 18 years later of lung cancer

[@dewgirl101]

@@MalEvansUSA yeah it gets more noticeable over the years like the Johnny Carson interview he does in the 70s and then REALLY bad in I believe 81 when he's on Letterman. It's so unfortunate.

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101 yes sadly true. Just a correction letterman was may 83. He lost Edie his wife in march 85 and by Xmas 86 he was gone He smoked and drank himself to death. Mamacita arnaz lived another 3 years

[@dewgirl101]

@@MalEvansUSA ah yes 83, 81 was his Carnival Miami interview I was thinking of.

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@dewgirl101 it was 1982 his carnival Miami visit not 1981. That’s the clip of him playing basketball and performing with desi and Lucie

[@dewgirl101]

@@MalEvansUSA That's true, but the interview I am referencing is a different one than that and it's from 1981. He talks about the upcoming Carnival Miami, and he also talks about the "Musical Moments From I Love Lucy" record which he states as, "coming out after the new year," which it came out in 1982, therefore setting the interview in 1981.

[@DR-mq1vn]

1967?

[@dewgirl101]

@@DR-mq1vn this particular episode aired January 21, 1968 but yeah probably filmed in 1967

[@DR-mq1vn]

@@dewgirl101 Thanks for posting it! Loved watching it!

[@passadonut]

Never heard of this show

[@BernardProfitendieu]

that straw hat number went on forever ... needed to be about 80% shorter

[@rah62]

Short attention span much?

[@BernardProfitendieu]

@@rah62 normal attention span, heightened ability to recognize boring upvote your own comments much? (cringe!)

[@GemaEnriquez]

@@BernardProfitendieu And that you are!

[@BernardProfitendieu]

@@GemaEnriquez pretending that scene wasn't poorly written just makes you seem cringe, sweets (but I'm sure you hear that a lot)

[@BernardProfitendieu]

@@GemaEnriquez The I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I school of bons mots isn't really working for you. You're dismissed.