From things I have read, Lucy never got over losing Viv in August 1979. In interviews over the next 10 years whenever Viv’s name came up Lucy became emotional and you could see the pain in her face.
@AllenMQuinn3 жыл бұрын
Vivian deserved a salute/tribute of her own. She was excellent
@Vejur90007 ай бұрын
Absolutely.
@jm78042 ай бұрын
Underrated comedian for sure. Her timing for comedy was right up there with Lucy.
@mrsheatherteske4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing how Lucy went to see Vivian while she was dying. So happy to see they remained friends.
@Beautifulmusiclistnr3 жыл бұрын
When they saw each other, they both just cried. I heard the same thing.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
They were VERY good friends. Vivian's husband Philip Ober (he played Dore Schary on one of the I Love Lucy episodes when they are in Hollywood) was very abusive. It was Lucy who not only got her to see the abuse and convinced her to leave him, but paid for all of Vivian's therapy sessions as well.
@aldod39373 жыл бұрын
I can't believe they were such good friends all those years.... I miss them
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
@Lance Lanny It sure looks like it may have been.
@roozief93493 жыл бұрын
Really? God thats so sad but awesome I love Vivian more then any other TV personality and I love lucy will always be my favorite show You can't beat black and white The stuff on TV is garbage
@tonybuc674 ай бұрын
Oh dear God it hurts that these legends are no longer with us. I wish life didn’t end so we could all still have these wonderful people around. 😢😢❤❤
@honestone4902 жыл бұрын
Sadly it was only a year later that she had her tragic stroke leading up to her untimely death in 1979 at the age of 70. She looks so vibrant and beautiful here. We miss you Vivian.
@Charles8777-od4kj4 ай бұрын
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1973 and died from that in 1979. Metastatic cancer puts a strain on the heart, which increase the risks for strokes. Pretty sure her stroke was related to her metastatic breast cancer.
@tomsmith20135 ай бұрын
An irreplaceable jewel. RIP dear Vivian Vance.
@bethbounds2873Ай бұрын
Watching these reruns just make me sad. Days gone by
@oceanlover35304 жыл бұрын
I just loved Vivian. She seemed so comfortable in her own skin. Great lady!
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
Actually she wasn't. She had a lot of issues including depression and an abusive husband. She was in therapy for a long time. Lucy paid all of her therapists bills because they were such good friends.
@oceanlover35303 жыл бұрын
@@retroguy9494 Correct. But she came across that way. I loved her demeanor.
@reginaervin49893 жыл бұрын
Seems to me Vivian was comfortable in her own skin. She had class an style
@crmay722 жыл бұрын
@@oceanlover3530 I agree and understand exactly what you mean.
@CoachDarren4 жыл бұрын
The best female comedy connection to ever hit television. May they both rest in peace their show was way before my time but I grew up watching it and I still do.
@toddfowler40174 жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance was absolutely one of the best second bananas ever! And I mean that in a loving way!! The only one of Lucy's series that didn't make it, was the one that didn't have V.V. in it!!!
@toddfowler40173 жыл бұрын
@Avery Pedro 👌
@mainecoon65142 жыл бұрын
Life with Lucy (1986) flopped during the first season
@MrCJ-qz9dl2 жыл бұрын
@@mainecoon6514...during its only season.
@erikkahoooper2649 Жыл бұрын
Lucy and Ethel were the best. They are so funny after all of these years
@toddfowler4017 Жыл бұрын
@@erikkahoooper2649 They're a big slice of Americana!👩🦰👱♀️
@timdetmers32404 жыл бұрын
I LOVE LUCY IS STILL FUNNY TODAY, ALMOST 70 YEARS LATER. INCREDIBLE!
@anchorsaweigh81213 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge Vivian Vance fan. When I was in Sa Feancisco, I drove to Belvedere across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County. Vivian lived Beach Rd right on San Francisco Bay. The house stilI looks the same. I tossed a dozen yellow roses into San Francisco Bay remembering her. It was very moving. Her ashes were scattered there. Belvedere is a beautiful part of Marin County. I loved Vivian Vance. I know she's up there dancing with the angels reunited with Lucy. The brilliant talent of Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance could never be topped today.
@scotnick593 жыл бұрын
I am a huge fan of Vivian's as well. She was unique and her comic delivery was impeccable. She had an inner warmth which cannot be "faked"; something Lucille did NOT have.
@janepatterson67793 жыл бұрын
@@scotnick59 Lucy was...
@MosaicRose999 ай бұрын
What a nice tribute to Viv with the yellow roses. Robin Williams was also scattered in the San Francisco Bay...
@fintan35634 жыл бұрын
After almost 70 years I still Love Lucy (& Vivian too)!! 💘💘💘
@Sincere82503 жыл бұрын
Miss all four them!
@noahjackson24 жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance and Lucy Will always make me laugh, the first 2 seasons of The Lucy Shwo were my favorites cause Vivian Was in it
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
Mine too! I mean, Gale Gordon was funny too. But there was just something missing when Lucy moved from Danfield to Los Angeles in the show. And that something was Viv.
@lisagialucci22963 жыл бұрын
@@retroguy9494 it lost a lot when Viv left..
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
@@lisagialucci2296 Indeed it did.
@deannaroberson80123 жыл бұрын
I liked Vivian Vance being on The Lucy Show too. They were like Lucy and Ethel all over again.
@noahjackson23 жыл бұрын
@@deannaroberson8012 I stopped watching after vivian left
@adrianna24sings2 жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance could, act, sing, play the piano, and more, she had multiple talents. She was an asset to the success of all the shows she did with phenomenal Lucille Ball. I just love watching these two amazing actresses performing. Their chemistry as best friends was top notch. I'm so thankful that we can watch the magic of these two awesome ladies, thanks to uploads on "You Tube..
@military_girl914 жыл бұрын
We missed you a lot Viv!! ❤️❤️❤️ Lots of love from your biggest fan in Malaysia 🇲🇾
@daveidmarx82962 жыл бұрын
I don't think she's able to read your message these days.
@123Rockchild Жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance aged well. She seems like a nice lady.
@fredderf31523 жыл бұрын
The candy packing on a conveyor belt job episode with Lucy and Ethel was pure genius. Thanks to that old TV show for being an important part of my life.
@robmcgowan40342 жыл бұрын
'Job Switching' is probably my favorite episode too. Pure genius as you stated, Fred.
@AnotherH8er5 ай бұрын
These women were such a huge part of my childhood. Two giants in television royalty ❤
@herbertm.92 Жыл бұрын
Vivian is like the beloved aunt you never got to meet.
@clintcountryman48494 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! My favorite show to this day. They don't make TV like that anymore :(
@graciekatelyn30004 жыл бұрын
i know right! i’m 14 years old and have watched mostly black and white or before the 2000s. i love lucy, the lucy show, here’s lucy, golden girls, andy griffith show, green acres, and the brady bunch are some of my favorites.
@George_Tropicana4 жыл бұрын
Has been my fav show too since I can remember. It will always be ❤️
@minivegana65164 жыл бұрын
Same here!!! I'm addicted to I love Lucy!!🙏❤👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@mainecoon65142 жыл бұрын
@@minivegana6516 I Love Lucy will always be Lucy's best. That show was one of a kind.
@minivegana65162 жыл бұрын
@@mainecoon6514 TOTALLY AGREE!!!🙏❤
@jacquelinebodkins81613 жыл бұрын
Vivan Vance was a great straight to Lucy. I find some of her response to situations that Lucy got her into like the shower episode. She was hilarious in that with her dry sense of humor. Both ladies were legends never be another pair of comdians like them again. Rip Lucy and vivan
@70sgirl423 жыл бұрын
Loved this show!!! Lucy and Ethel were the perfect comedy team! They were so in sync with each other!!💝
@esmereldacarrillo41563 жыл бұрын
Gosh...how beautiful that they were such good friends on the show and in real life.
@cecilb.brooks2739 Жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance was an amazing and awesome actress. ❤❤❤ R.I.P 1979 😇 🦋 🕊 🕊 🕊 ❤ 🪽
@sandicoleman12224 жыл бұрын
I love her and Lucy. Great contribution to this world. Many hours of laughs.
@penguincat86343 жыл бұрын
This will always be one of my favorite shows! And listening to vivian Vance talk bout the show and all is really sweet, love that they co starred in lucy show 2, they worked awsome together loved both shows
@justinepurdham71283 жыл бұрын
VV was my 2nd favorite actress right after LB! What a great team together on top of them being best friends in real life ❤️❤️❤️
@markwhitman9029 Жыл бұрын
Lucy and Viv= comedic genius!
@helenkanakos7735 Жыл бұрын
Lucy and Vivian made the greatest team in comedy. We are still lucky, to watch I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy. We are lucky to see Vivian in many episodes.❤
@lala-gj4oo3 жыл бұрын
lucy was the epitome of comedy. when we lost lucy and vivian we lost 2 great legends of humor
@mainecoon65142 жыл бұрын
Lucy and Viv are two of the funniest comedians ever. They live on in I love Lucy and the Lucy show.
@garciadavid5823 жыл бұрын
Wow.Didnt know this existed..Before she passed away .Both and whole cast were magical.Perfect chemistry..I miss them all.I wish we could Thank them and let them know how much there talents are appreciated.Thank you I love Lucy Cast..2019 i got to visit Jamestown and Lucy's Grave.Closest i can get
@elizabethlamer59753 жыл бұрын
Both were awesome ! They complimented one another !!!
@Arc.1432 жыл бұрын
How is it that I miss her but never met her. 🥺❤️
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
I feel that way, too!! That happens to me sometimes with other people, too, like historical figures I admire or even fictional characters I've loved. I have never encountered anyone else who has had that experience of missing someone they've never met!
@loromas632 жыл бұрын
Lovely Viv
@ATLcentury3342 жыл бұрын
That shower scene was the funniest non “I Love Lucy” episode. I always remembered that one, my favorite Lucy is “Hollywood at Last”. After seeing these episodes countless times since I was probably 4, they still make me laugh.
@thegreatalyssa3 жыл бұрын
Vivian is a favorite of mine.
@shon74252 жыл бұрын
There's nobody in TV history ever got into so much madness than these two
@Tfontaine2093 жыл бұрын
Vivian was so beautiful.
@113dmg94 жыл бұрын
The good ole days... When people reminisced about how wonderful it was to work together (regardless of whether it was true or not). Scandals and hatred were swept under the rug, and kept there. People wouldn't bad mouth others particularly in public. However, is that lying? There's some sort of distinction there but I'm not sure what it is. Maybe it's respect, maybe it's because they don't want the person to say negative things about them.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
You know, there is ALWAYS a backstory. Lucy was old school Hollywood and went by the rule that you never have anyone on the set prettier or better looking than you. At first, when Desi first hired Vivian, Lucy was jealous of her looks. But once Lucy realized that Viv would never upstage her, they became VERY good friends in real life.
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
Hatred is a pretty strong word. And what scandals? I don't think they ever hated each other. Lucy was threatened by her at first, but they got past that. They got past EVERYTHING that came between them & were together just days before Viv died. Isn't THAT what matters? Desi was a womanizer & alcoholic & Lucy realized they couldn't stay married, but they always cared about each other & remained close. They were all just flawed human beings,- some more flawed than others or having different flaws,- who also had good qualities. Isn't forgiveness a good quality? Except in the case of actual physical or emotional abuse, it seems like the deepest relationships almost always involve forgiveness. Lucy didn't abuse Viv. In fact, when Viv WAS in an abusive relationship with one of her husbands, Lucy told Viv she needed to leave him & Viv eventually did. They went through a lot together, including their divorces. It's quite a pronouncement to speak of, "scandals & hatred" being "swept under the rug", as if you were there & witnessed it all. Also, people were way more polite at that time, esp. compared to now, where we have girls dropping the F bomb regularly. When I was a kid, only the crudest of men, like sailers or prisoner, used that word. Now everyone uses it.
@liamath14 жыл бұрын
I always think that Viv was funnier than Lucy.*** Thank you for sharing this video.
@joannkelly79943 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode of all time was Oil Wells!!! Funny, funny, funny! The comic timing on that show! Thank you,
@Reed___4 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t born in the 20th century, but I can’t fathom that the “I Love Lucy” show is over 60 years old. It’s crazy! Viv & Lucy were two of a kind.
@timcarr64013 жыл бұрын
In October of this year it will have been 70 years since it first aired.
@Reed___3 жыл бұрын
@@timcarr6401 I know! It’s crazy. I wasn’t alive back then, but I grew up watching the reruns when I was a little kid ( I’m 19 now)
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
@@Reed___ Well, I WAS born in the 20th century. Right around the time things started to change in America and not for the better at that. When I was born, The Lucy Show was still on in first run episodes. So what does that tell you that after 70 and 60 years respectively I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show still work with today's younger audiences like yourself?
@rockbay793 жыл бұрын
The "I Love Lucy Show" was a gem for it's time. However, after the show disbanded, the magic left as well. Never again, were any of the Actors in the show ever to reproduce the magic of the original show. This occurs often in Hollywood.
@Lava1964 Жыл бұрын
I agree. The Lucy Show was a notch below I Love Lucy. Here's Lucy was another notch below The Lucy Show. Life With Lucy simply should not have been made.
@rockbay79 Жыл бұрын
I agree completely! Well said!@@Lava1964
@royasaidian25193 жыл бұрын
My favorite duo of all times!!
@nedraleggett68372 жыл бұрын
I loved them both. RIP Lucy and Vivian.
@videox222ify3 жыл бұрын
just as funny and talented and beautiful as Lucille Ball
@toddanthony6664 Жыл бұрын
I always loved that episode of The Lucy Show when Lucy bought a boat and it started leaking water. Vivian got the only life jacket. Lucy: What am I supposed to do? Viv: You're the captain! You're supposed to go down with the ship! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@angelar74613 ай бұрын
I'm saddened to find out Vivian died the day I was born
@ccarta1923 жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance was such a good actress her and Lucille were equally matched.. one of favorite scenes women from mars! Another was lucy and Ethel busting in from knocking over a gas station the two had the mannerisms down to a tee.. when Ethel goes to shake the psychiatrist hand she was wearing some brass knuckles and her facial mannerisms was absolutely priceless.. one thing about the show was Desi and Bill Frawley were both pisces and Lucy and Vivian were both Leo's the show will still be popular when it celebrates its one hundredths anniversary
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
Leos. It's plural, not possessive, so there's no apostrophe. You aren't talking about Leo's phone or job or feelings or kids. You are talking about 2 Leos.
@Redheadedlady552 жыл бұрын
~These two still make me laugh just being together cause I know whats next.....❤
@mikeq58072 жыл бұрын
I would have preferred hearing from Vivian. I have already seen the episodes.
@OasisJones4 ай бұрын
I know, I wonder if there’s more footage of this. She’s spoken elsewhere but we needed more of her here.
@bettyschneider52683 жыл бұрын
Should have an emergency exit? I doubt emergency like this ever crops up! Lol 😂 🌊👯🌊🚿
@rosereilly54343 жыл бұрын
A great Vance Vance.I love her
@chuckie102883 Жыл бұрын
Now they are together laughing and enjoying each other’s company ❤
@travismichael37844 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@mrjuju7794 жыл бұрын
She was my favorite ❤️
@crmay722 жыл бұрын
Mine too!
@richarddelgado85303 жыл бұрын
An outstanding actress and friend to Lucille Ball.
@harperstacey96043 жыл бұрын
Lucille ball said she cried like a baby when Vivian Vance died.
@Michelle-pn9xt3 жыл бұрын
Was her acting ability tied to her friendship with Lucille Ball?
@reginaervin49893 жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest shows
@miriam.63048 ай бұрын
Vivan Vance was the best partner in crime in tv history!!❤
@ohmeowzer14 жыл бұрын
Loved her
@youshapedmylife3 жыл бұрын
So much fun . So good clean fun
@Norvo824 жыл бұрын
And a little under 3 years later brain cancer would claim her. What a tragic loss.
@MsEileenk94 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia says she died of bone cancer which was secondary to breast cancer
@BecauseHeLives394 жыл бұрын
E K you honestly can’t trust Wikipedia
@barbarapaschali23314 жыл бұрын
@@BecauseHeLives39 it was bone cancer though..
@BecauseHeLives394 жыл бұрын
Barbara Paschali yea I know, but I wouldn’t trust Wikipedia on everything. Tho this one was true
@barbarapaschali23314 жыл бұрын
@@BecauseHeLives39 yeah i don't trust wikipedia either. I read it in an article
@lavernejackson20554 жыл бұрын
I loved to watched them I would laugh so hard. What I thought was the good ol days. When America had it’s issues but nothing like the America of 2020. When TV was good and not 24 hours a day news
@Stronkbob2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact she is my great grandads cousin.
@Vejur90003 жыл бұрын
I don’t think people realize just how nimble and lightning fast Lucy’s hands were. She’s plucking up each chocolate whizzing by her, barely missing one.
@Lava1964 Жыл бұрын
The fact that no pair of human beings could possibly wrap every piece of candy coming down the conveyor belt at that speed does not take away from the comedic brilliance of that scene.
@angela-ji1cg10 ай бұрын
I love them both so much!
@Carlsjennifer3 жыл бұрын
I WAS 4 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS VIDEO WAS MADE, AND 6 WHEN VIVIAN DIED IN 1979. SO SAD 😞❤️❤️
@crmay722 жыл бұрын
Me too! I was born in Nov. of '72.
@Carlsjennifer2 жыл бұрын
@@crmay72 November 72 also?? What day?? I was born in the 8th.
@crmay722 жыл бұрын
@@Carlsjennifer The 2nd so I am six days older than you! We will be "over the hill" later this year, ha ha ha! ;)
@Carlsjennifer2 жыл бұрын
@@crmay72 😊😊
@Carlsjennifer2 жыл бұрын
@@crmay72 I still feel like I’m 25 years old 👍😊
@abcdefg150052 жыл бұрын
My favorite candy wrapping still makes me laugh!!!
@mainecoon65142 жыл бұрын
Ricky and Fred were a hoot as housewives
@Renegade_20233 жыл бұрын
She was definitely channeling Ethel May Potter !
@bostonblackie95033 жыл бұрын
I think this was the time when Viv was ill and the outcome was not going to be good. Mary Wicks, Lucy's friend, drove her to San Francisco to see Viv. They had a great time and nothing was said about Vivian's illness. As Mary was driving down the driveway from Viv's house she looked over at Lucy and saw she was compleyely demolished, knowing it would be the last time she would see Viv.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
Can you BLAME Lucy? There were VERY close friends in real life. My guess is that is WHY Lucy had Mary Wickes drive her. Lucy probably knew she would be too upset to drive back and wanted a friend for moral support.
@tifamorales3 ай бұрын
❤best show ever❤
@jaredharris19702 жыл бұрын
I grew up never seeing the actors off the show years after the show ended this is the first time I’ve actually seen what at least one of them looks like in color lol all my memories of them are in black and white lol
@ronwade2206 Жыл бұрын
Vivian deserved better.
@tommyryan13114 жыл бұрын
She looked great right up til her passing.
@George_Tropicana4 жыл бұрын
She did! 🙂
@Michelle-pn9xt3 жыл бұрын
What did you think of her as a person? What did you think about as you watched this video?
@tommyryan13113 жыл бұрын
@@Michelle-pn9xt i thought she was a great person and i thought she was great in this video....all around great.
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
I doubt that. By the time she was in hospice, I'm sure she looked pretty bad. I can't imagine how difficult that last visit was for them. People in the house gave them privacy & said they could hear laughter coming from the room at first as they reminisced, and later, sobbing. My God, I cry just thinking about it.
@stevedale86114 жыл бұрын
Odd to begin as she was pouring coffee....wonder if it was a nod to the coffee commercials she had done years earlier.
@darreylhenderson7024 жыл бұрын
That's what I assumed
@jonthomas85693 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing! It was a cute nod.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
It wasn't coffee. It was water. Look closely and you can see it.
@chrisparker72563 жыл бұрын
@@retroguy9494 Vivian's commercials were for Maxwell House Instant Coffee so the nod recognizes that she'd be pouring hot water into a cup that contains the instant coffee (though that may not have been in there).
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
@@chrisparker7256 Gotcha! And yes. I remember those commercials. Even more, I remember Margaret Hamilton's (the wicked witch from the Wizard of Oz) commercials for Maxwell House coffee as well!
@robinwagner32933 жыл бұрын
LOL. These two ladies were a pair. I don't think we will see the likes of them again.
@cynthiataylor22793 жыл бұрын
I remember her finding a lottery ticket and found herself in a starch laundry to get it
@elainemurley95093 жыл бұрын
Loved yall
@BTURNER19613 жыл бұрын
Vance could have had a great career regardless. She could have had countless roles on television, movies or the stage. In essence she is the quintessential character actress.
@billy33743 жыл бұрын
The Lucy show wasnt the same after she left. Kind of went down hill
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't exactly say downhill. The show changed its format to include a lot of guest stars in the episodes because Lucy Carmichael was then living in Los Angeles. But there was definitely something missing. And that something was Viv.
@anamarier47913 жыл бұрын
@@retroguy9494 exactly definitely not downhill LOL
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
@@anamarier4791 👍😃
@robmcgowan40343 жыл бұрын
She eventually got Mary Jane to fill the gap left by Viv, but before that had Joan Blondell at least in a few episodes. I'm not sure what happened but apparently Joan had upset Lucy somehow and she yelled (at Joan) in front of the studio audience, ending that 'experiment' for a fill in. It's too bad because Joan was really good. It's also a little shocking when you realize Joan Blondell was a very big star also.
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
@@robmcgowan4034 For Lucy, no one could replace Viv. She may have sabotaged having Blondell as a substitute. Honestly, I'd never even HEARD of Blondell until recently, while binging on The Lucy Show eps here on YT. So she wasn't THAT big of a star! Who was she?
@aarongutierrez15972 жыл бұрын
lol Viv promoting her maxwell house at the beginning there
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
Oh, good catch! I thought it was weird that they'd show her sipping a beverage before she addresses the camera.
@sandicoleman12224 жыл бұрын
Lol lol the greatest scene lol and Lucy in the grape barrel making wine lol lol
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
Do you know she almost died making that scene? They used a real Italian vineyard employee and not an actress. She was given instructions on how to let let Lucy up from time to time so the camera could see her. But instead, she got angry and held Lucy's head under the grapes (which were real) and wouldn't let her up. That fighting you see in the scene is real. Lucy insisted it be left in BECAUSE it was so real.
@sophiabrown94232 жыл бұрын
What was Lucy without Ethel nobody? Viv was one of a kind
@esmeephillips5888 Жыл бұрын
What Stan and Ollie were to movies, Lucy and Viv were to television.
@yocomment47073 жыл бұрын
Wish had a friendship like theirs
@glorygracek.18414 жыл бұрын
rick nineg did a very good video about Lucille in that shower seen! She almost drowned! Go check it out. I don't know him at all but he has done good videos About I Love Lucy
@ricknineg4 жыл бұрын
Glory Grace K. Hey! Nice to see this comment! I full approve and endorse it. Thank you!
@billtaylor96797 ай бұрын
I spent some time with Vivian Vance when she lived in Marin County. She was a delight. I feel privleged to have know her, even a litttle bit.
@anthonywhite533 Жыл бұрын
RIP 😂Beautiful Vivian ❤
@jl33223 жыл бұрын
Queen of the Gypsys was the friggin best
@rcruz45103 жыл бұрын
Lucy had a lot of respect for Viv because they all started out together. However, in later years, Lucy was insistent on affirming her control over Viv, calling her a "fat cow" - although I think Viv answered her back (which no one else dared to do). This lookback by Viv was in 1976, but only a few years later she suffered a stroke. Nevertheless, she made an appearance in a show "Lucy Calls The President" where Lucy ends up talking with POTUS Jimmy Carter's mother. Viv's paralysis from the stroke was quite evident: she only appeared in a scene where she and Lucy talked on the phone.
@crmay722 жыл бұрын
Vivian Vance did more than just appear in the scene where Lucy talked to Jimmy Carter's mother on the phone. She had a big part and was very much in the show "Lucy Calls the President."
@rcruz45102 жыл бұрын
@@crmay72 Okay. But I do remember one side of her face showing the effects of the stroke. How many speaking lines did she have?
@crmay722 жыл бұрын
@@rcruz4510 I don't know about that but she was in quite a few scenes throughout the whole show. She was a major co-star. I agree that when you watch her, you can tell something is different. If I can find the link, I'll send it to you. Viv was so talented!
@rcruz45102 жыл бұрын
@@crmay72 I watched some of it. Viv keeps the right side of her face away from the camera. When the right side of her face is in view, you can tell there's some sort of paralysis.
@larryshaver35682 жыл бұрын
Queen of the gypsies was hilarious
@Scottwilkie186 ай бұрын
One of her final appearances
@lishamarlar45972 жыл бұрын
I loved Lucy and Vivian they were a great team in both series. Viv left the Lucy show cause she was mad at Lucy. But they made up years later before Viv passed away
@DonnaBrooks Жыл бұрын
They weren't estranged for that long!! The Dinah Shore Show brought on Viv to surprise Lucy 2 years before Viv was diagnosed with bone cancer. They were affectionate & so happy to see each other. Then Viv tells a story that made it sound like they got together regularly. You make it sound like they didn't make up until Lucy went to visit Viv just days before she died! Vivian was tired of commuting to do The Lucy Show & was finally in a happy marriage (after 3 failed marriages, one of which was abusive) & wanted to spend time with her husband. Regarding any conflict between them re The Lucy Show, the only person alive that I trust to know the truth is Lucy Arnez. I wish I could ask her to clarify exactly what happened. I heard that Viv wanted to direct some episodes. IDK if that's true. It would be remarkable if it was because there just weren't any women directors in television in those days. I also heard that Lucy got some bad advice regarding Viv's desire for more creative control. Friends fight. Their relationship was quite complex because not only were they best friends, but Lucy was Viv's boss, her co-worker, & her scene partner. Those are 4 roles that are sometimes going to come in conflict with each other no matter who the people are. Maybe Viv wasn't so much mad as she was frustrated & hurt.
@Lava1964 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps you are right, but that's news to me. From what I gather, the was no ill feeling. Vivian Vance lived on the east coast and was simply tired of the trans-continental flights she had to make to play Vivian Bagley on the Lucy Show.
@EsotericOccultist3 жыл бұрын
❤️🤗
@Marcel_Audubon3 жыл бұрын
Guessing Vivian woulda been more fun to have lunch with than Lucille.
@marybetoo3 жыл бұрын
Between 3:15 and 3:20, Lucy says, "Oh Viv!" Made me laugh!
@ercaramirez803 жыл бұрын
That was her character's name Vivian Bagley in "the Lucy Show"
@roozief93494 жыл бұрын
My biggest crush
@larryshaver35682 жыл бұрын
alvia Allma later played alverna Bradshaw and selma Plout at filmways