Lucile Ball Vitameatavegamin

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[@elijoker]

Her drinking it straight from the bottle was such a gangster move 😂😂 Legend.

[@johndalton3180]

I think the funniest part is when she first tastes it. The faces she makes, and the way she shakes is PERFECT. And the line "just like candy" is the cherry on top.

[@jeffreymartin6369]

She was the perfect clown ❤, and Desi helped with that. In this case he knew she hated sweets. He told the prop guy put honey in that bottle, it won’t hurt her but boy will she react! She was ready to hate it, and she sure did! In Florida when she and Ethel had to carry that tuna from hotel room to hotel room he had the prop guy buy a real tuna at the fish market! Both girls reacted to it! It smelled bad, it was slimy! Desi was brilliant too. In real life he was the funny one, Lucy was not a funny person and didn’t think Lucy Ricardo was funny! She did what she was told and enjoyed the audience responses! She was a great clown!

[@carycomic1954]

@@jeffreymartin6369 She was also technically and socially brilliant. It was her idea for the three camera system that's now SOP for all TV sit-coms with live audiences. It was also Lucy who fought for Desi to be her husband on the small screen, as CBS bureaucrats were initially dubious about glorifying a "mixed" marriage! On the other hand, it's a shame that Desi couldn't be as maritally faithful in real life as Ricky Ricardo was on the series.

[@jeffreymartin6369]

@@carycomic1954 most of that is true, it was Carl Fruend who suggested 3 camera cameras

[@carycomic1954]

@@jeffreymartin6369 Based on a system pioneered (though, admittedly, never patented) by short-subject film maker Jerry Fairbanks.

[@txgunguy2766]

I always thought this skit was a prime example of what a truly talented comedic genius Lucy actually was.

[@sandracirchirillo4666]

P0pp me o

[@frankieaddams3937]

You are so right. She was beyond hilarious.

[@evnikialezandria8545]

You thought right.

[@shawndamccormick278]

Don't think, KNOW!

[@Flosseveryday]

Yeah you and everyone else

[@douglasjames1943]

"Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular?" This is one of the funniest things ever aired on TV, even all these years later. I Love Lucy still holds up even after all this time!

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Yes!!!

[@tyrese3745]

Even after a unbelievable 73 long years, “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” was, and is still, the most hilarious episode in I Love Lucy history.

[@Springbok314]

The funniest part of this classic clip is her immediate facial reaction to tasting the Vitameatavegamin.

[@SW-Lopez1980]

Lucy's comedic timing was phenomenal! I Love Lucy is still the best show! Nothing today even comes close to it.

[@MrDarren690]

Five seconds of innocent disgust. So funny.

[@tomrogers9467]

Just like trying Buckley’s cold remedy. “Tastes awful. But it works”. That’s actually their slogan. And it’s true!

[@joel.ha.]

Imagine meat, medicine, and strong alcohol. It's gotta be disgusting haha

[@gladfan1989]

That was funny, but my personal fav was when Lucy grabs the bottle and starts chugging the stuff.

[@nickjohnson811]

This will still be shown as a classic comedy performance hundreds of years from now. Little did she know how enduring her legacy would be.

[@margeshilling7983]

This show premiered in 1951 and was the #1 show on TV when I was a kid. I'm 71 now and it's still shown all around the world. Incredible!

[@spaghettisheepdog]

any advice for life?

[@margeshilling7983]

@@spaghettisheepdog Yes! Do what makes you happy and eat lots of ice cream!

[@spaghettisheepdog]

@@margeshilling7983 sounds like a plan 👍

[@SW-Lopez1980]

Great advice! If more people would do a little more listening instead of talking, this world might change. Many many blessings to you Marge Shilling!

[@margeshilling7983]

@@SW-Lopez1980 Same to you! Happy New Year!

[@levieenrose7646]

Lucille Ball's comic timing was perfect. She was a trail blazer for female comedians and business women. I never get tired of watching this episode. Lucy was Brilliant.

[@SW-Lopez1980]

Agreed! Many blessings to you and your family

[@susanb2015]

And they stop playing her show for decades.

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

She was! Same with John Ritter and Don Knotts.

[@ShelleyAlkov]

She’s also responsible for getting Star Trek on TV!

[@reneemulherin2899]

This is, without a doubt, one of the best moments in television. No matter how many times I see it, it still makes me belly laugh.Thanks for the hilarious memories, Lucy and Desi.

[@PeaceFan1]

LMAO!!! BRILLIANT Acting!!! NO ONE Did Comedy like Lucille Ball!!!!

[@utek66]

Lucile Ball is the Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Albert Einstein of comedy.

[@SW-Lopez1980]

AGREED! She was a master with physical comedy, plus she great timing! I just finished watching "Being The Ricardo's" movie on Amazon. RIP Lucy & Desi

[@johndean4727]

@@SW-Lopez1980 i just watched it too.soooo good.

[@TheCoreyd1086]

The actor who played the director in this scene said he had to bite his lip to prevent him from laughing because Lucy was so funny

[@nicolenewsome4863]

I believe it.

[@susanrich7700]

In a previous scene not included here, Ricky/Desi watches her rehearse, and he is also trying hard not to laugh.

[@TheCoreyd1086]

@susanrich7700 that is when RickyDesi comes and goes hello Ross Hello Lucy I want to see about that number. She starts the commercial and you can see Ricky cracking up but doing his best not to ruin the take. This was by far one of the best comedies

[@antonnym214]

I don't usually appreciate slapstick, but this bit here is just perfect. It gets me every time.

[@jacquesvandermeer6668]

Adorable. Lucy was a consummate comedienne, such a beautiful clown. This performance is so nuanced and still comes across as perfect innocence.

[@adonaiyah2196]

Did really just compare her to a clown

[@stormatsunup]

@@adonaiyah2196 Red Skelton, One of the Funniest Men, Comedians in Show Business, Lovingly referred to as "One Of America's Clowns" allegedly told Lucille Ball: (paraphrase) "the reason show business doesn't know what to do with us ( meaning Film/Movie-Career wise ) is because we're Clowns" ... A Great Compliment ... !!! Lucy Was A Beautiful, Brilliant, Talented Clown Extraordinaire ... Watch the Clip of Her On Phil Silvers Show: CBS Opening Night 1963 - "Slowly I Turn" ...

[@pwatts8846]

@@adonaiyah2196 A compliment in every way.

[@joel.ha.]

@@stormatsunup clown didn't become derogatory until like the 90s

[@frankiefelinesalwayswelcom5825]

Lucy and Carol Burnet, my 2 favourite comediennes. To see them on stage together would be priceless!!!

[@madbrowniac7871]

That ended up happening about The Third Season of "The Lucy Show" where Lucy and Carol played Stewardesses for a small Airline.😂🤣😂🎤💃💃🛫📺B.W.

[@frankiefelinesalwayswelcom5825]

@@madbrowniac7871 I wonder if I can find that episode to view.

[@madbrowniac7871]

"The Lucy Show" pops up every now and then on various Networks. And I am very sure that they can be Streamed. Both Harvey Korman (in Black and White) and Miss Carol Burnett (in Color) Guest Starred on Lucy's followup to "I Love Lucy."🤔🎤📺B.W.

[@reybarreto7979]

She immortalized a non-existent vitamin supplement and this is one of the golden performances that immortalized Lucy. I Love Lucy was the only TV show my Spanish grandma would watch back in the day. My granny knew very little English but Desi Arnaz often spoke Spanish on the show and, even when he didn't, Granny would understand what was happening anyway and she would laugh heartily because Lucy's style of comedy was universal.

[@ambrosemclaren145]

The greatness of Lucy was her wise choice. She was remarkably and stunningly beautiful. She could have played the sultry femme fatale easily with loads of glamor and class. But she gave us much more. So very much more.

[@jogermaine8600]

She did play a sultry femme fatale, several times. Check out her films (Five Came Back, The Marines Fly High, Du Barry Was a Lady, etc.)

[@samuelatwood9924]

This woman was a great entertainer and a brilliant comedian. Beauty and brains in one package!!

[@MizzBrownEyez1988]

Use to watch this show with my mom and grandma! Still one of my favorite classics. Still very hilarious too😂😂😂🥰

[@pwatts8846]

Great to see this skit get a mention in Being the Ricardos.

[@mwt3567]

"Aw - I feel fine, but it's awful hot in here." 😂

[@mckinleycason8884]

That gets me every time!!

[@evernevermore-ci2so]

Such a classic scene. She was brilliant.

[@maryk446]

This is one of the most famous comedy routines in television history. I doubt that when she did this, Lucille Ball had any idea how famous and legendary it would become over the decades

[@normal_media]

oh later in life she knew.

[@PatriciaLBaker]

Miss Ball was a perfectionist with more self-discipline as an actress than anyone else in her era as well as forthcoming generations. She was a legend in her own time; but not for the sake of ego.... She was continually fine-tuning her talent and potential. Her originality, creativity and talent in this Timeless character of 'Lucy' in this series is "classic"; as well as the 'I Love Lucy' series itself is a Timeless Classic. A fine example of her talent is evidenced in the program that features Harpo Marx 👏. The blending of the two characters is perfect, with impeccable timing. I've never seen such an amazing, compelling example of talent, such as Miss Lucille Ball's in this performance. She is an artist that began as a model, dancer, and movie actress, with much versatility as seen in various movie roles, some early roles of course infused with a distinct humor that is only her own. She truly is an actress that is a "Timeless Classic."

[@eliz999]

I just love the look on Lucy's face when she takes the spoonful! It's Hilarious

[@africamoore2527]

"Its just like candy!" 😆

[@walktheline6731]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂I died laughing at this episode when I was 11 years old...LOVED IT AND LOVE TRUE COMEDY

[@angiewilliams9807]

The G.O.A.T The Legendary Great Queen Ms. Lucille Ball RIH RIP. Wouldn't miss a show when I was little. ❤️Ed the whole cast. They didn't curse and still made tears come out your eyes and had you holding your stomach.

[@richardguevara787]

One of those instances to make up for those times after a KZbin video when we all said, "That's X minutes of my life I'll never get back."

[@Monkeysinger24]

Never watch I love Lucy when eating. I almost choked to death on my noodles.

[@peterg9119]

The actor playing the TV director (straight man to Lucy's comedic genius) is Ross Elliott, who had a long career as a supporting actor in movies and TV. Elliott often said that doing this bit was the most fun he ever had on the job. But he chewed his tongue bloody to keep from laughing out loud facing Lucy while she did this bit.

[@rachaelmendoza7172]

Good tip lol 😆

[@mikemcmahon8982]

We’re they tasty too?

[@SW-Lopez1980]

I'm sure the audience was dying with laughter. I'd love to jump in a time machine & witness one I LOVE LUCY show. RIP Lucy & Desi

[@DexholderMark]

being a 1990 born Octoling, I always thought of this scene as being the Epitome of feeling "Drunk as a Skunk" and after many a time of drinking after turning 21, I can confirm this. Lucille Ball really hit the nail on the head with her acting hammered. Hey-oh~!

[@minervadavis744]

I will never get tired of I Love Lucy reruns. Best. TV Show. Ever…

[@SW-Lopez1980]

Love this episode & so many others! Lucy had brilliant comedic timing! RIP Lucy & Desi❤

[@reneelewis9346]

😂😂😂 when she started singing with Ricky! Omg! Haha!!

[@felixleiter5092]

Laugh every time to the point of crying every time I see this classic.

[@emma_em_11]

OMG. My FAVOURITE scene! She makes me CRY with laughter!! 🤣🤣🤣 DRUNK Lucy is even more HILARIOUS than regular Lucy!! As if she wasn’t already enough… “It’s so tasty too. Tastes like candy. Honest! HA HA HAA” 😂😂😂

[@caseykay1953]

This is the first "Lucy" episode that I ever saw.. When I was a little girl, my mom sat me down in front of the tv and told me to watch this because it's really funny. Heavenly Shout Out thanks Mom!! I Love Lucy

[@caseykay1953]

...and I've had a crush on Desi most of my life.

[@andromedus4029]

This is one of my favourite "I Love Lucy" episodes! When you're down, pep yourself up with a dose of iconic Lucy!

[@gretchennelson7056]

Absolute genius. There’s a funny story about this episode, the director of the commercial was also the director of the I Love Lucy show and he said it was a good thing that his back was to the camera because he was absolutely cracking up.

[@Questor-ky2fv]

Another fine old skit from another fine old actress & comedienne. Her expression on first tasting the stuff was priceless.🤣 I watched her different shows when I was a kid and teen. Besides comedies, Lucille Ball also did some movies. She also did some old radio shows. She and her husband Desi Arnez also owned the DesiLu TV studio. RIP Lucy. We still love you! 💖

[@community1949]

I remember watching this with my mother and sister and we were roaring with laughter back then.

[@joefox9765]

This was the Golden Era. We were actually free. Everything was free. Those days are gone forever

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

A perfect example of classic brilliance!

[@galanaza7901]

Are you unpoopular? That part always gets me going 😂.

[@andrewwanner6829]

When she said "Do you POP OUT at parties" I imagined women popping out and LOST it!

[@Ervinabrahamian]

@@andrewwanner6829 Poop*

[@jamesliggins891]

@@Ervinabrahamian it becomes "pop out at parties" eventually when she's drunker

[@Ervinabrahamian]

@@jamesliggins891 I didn't notice! Nice catch

[@Godawg]

One of the funniest skits ever by one of the funniest individuals ever.

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Lucille was the star of the show, and she made it happen on stage, but Desi was making making magic behind the scenes! Married 10 years he knew she hated sweets! He told the prop guy to put honey in the bottle, and make sure she didn’t know. It won’t hurt her but boy she’ll react! He knew reality was funnier than fiction! She could clown like crazy, I’d never try to take anything away from her because in reality she was a very serious person. She was a taciturn sardonic woman. Her idea of humor was to catch a friend returning from the bathroom for example and say to someone else in the room, “well here she she is tell her to her face! Go on, tell her what you told me!”

[@karenbrown2135]

I always wanted to know what was in the bottle. Honey! Now I know. Thank you!❤

[@jeffreymartin6369]

@@karenbrown2135 her friends teased her about her lemonade! It was so sour no one wanted any! She’d say who wants lemonade? NO BODY. Five lemons and one or two pink packages of sweetener. The honey had to have been like poison! Desi also had the stage hand get a real tuna when she and Ethel were in Florida in the fishing competition with the boys! They were going to use a prop but Desi no, get a real one at the wharf. It was slimy and smelly which helped the girls on camera! He always said reality is much funnier than acting, anytime you can get a real reaction it’s better. Lucille would ham it up too when the audience reacted. I’m a biography nerd, so I’ve read a lot. One more tidbit… that Uh Oh.. we are all so familiar with from the audience? That’s Didi Lucy’s mom. She was at almost all the tapings. If you pay attention you’ll hear Desi laughing too often

[@alexanderkingtickle]

possibly the greatest television clip of all time

[@angeladd8121]

Ni

[@ortizu2]

She was so awesome!!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I lost it when she chugged it down like a sailor.

[@jordanrioscreations]

Truly brilliant and timeless.

[@davidcibrian548]

Lucille Ball was so good in this role that people seemed to believe she really was Lucy Ricardo, all the time, for decades afterward.

[@josephsolomon8623]

Everytime I watch this I laugh my freaking ass off I used to watch I Love Lucy from over 30 years ago Lucille Ball is definitely the funniest woman in Show Business comedy ever this scene just cracks me up so much that I have tears in my eyes especially when she starts singing with Ricky rest in peace Lucille Ball you are the best Numero Uno

[@noneyabusiness9441]

Still love it decades later she is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joaquinalexander9]

When I need a good laugh, I make sure to revisit this. Still hilarious after all these years.

[@axeltaylor9094]

I don’t know what is funnier Lucy’s expression to the medicine or her drunken behaviour with Ricky while he is trying to perform on television.

[@WhyDoesItHaveToBeZany]

My favorite part is when she's saying gibberish when trying to sing the song.

[@buffmf]

My favorite Lucy episode of all time!

[@roncriswell2685]

After she gets drunk on the stuff she starts trolling Ricky LOL

[@bonnieriffle8371]

I remember watching this episode and it's hilarious!!!!!! 😆😆😆

[@jennaebranch4293]

My Absolute Favorite‼️❗. Old Meds Got U All Kinds Of LIFTED❗‼️.

[@ms.randall4364]

You can hear Ricky laughing in the background. Lol. Such an iconic show

[@AllisonCorona-nv7ov]

Also, when "Ricky" scolds Lucy for taking over the commercial, Desi Arnaz can't keep his face straight 😂😉‼️

[@noahjackson2]

This is the most iconic episode from Season 1

[@rayarena879]

Vitaeatavegamin, the scene where she's in the boiler room with Ethel trying to listen to Desi's conversation, but a neighbor keeps on interrupting and the nose burning skit are my favorites!

[@mikehunt7360]

Mighta-vatta-meaty-mac

[@lindaanderson8796]

She did this in one take! I love her so much.

[@Freddyfrm18]

Ohhh I'm in tears everytime I watch this. I can only imagine the viewers the first time they saw this skit lol.

[@eveg.2615]

And there was no TIV0!

[@StaticBlaster]

As of March 2022, you can see I love Lucy (the whole series) on Paramount Plus.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Yay!

[@candaceshirley8173]

Her face over the first try . . .priceless timeless

[@raywyatt5368]

"Now, don't forget to get your bottle of Mitavegameatymac." Lucille Ball after she tried it.

[@kathyneale2324]

I have never laughed so much, Lucy at her best🤣🤣🤣

[@monikita777]

Lucille was the best! Definitely a classic 😂 I was laughing watching this scene, then Jerry Lewis popped in my head thinking how funny if he dropped in and both drank the vitameatavegamin... 😂

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Well, now they're doing the exact same skit up in Heaven. Making the angels laugh!

[@thegirlleastlikelyto]

He did a similar skit in the Colgate comedy hour with a really gross tasting drink in the Photographer sketch with Dean Martin, you should check it out!

[@Three_Random_Words]

Gilda Radner reminds me of LB too, especially her voice - when Gilda would be in a solo skit as a hyper and imaginative kid playing by herself in her bedroom.

[@queenmicale9686]

I still laugh my ass off with this skit. Hilarious!!!!. She was the QWEEN OF COMEDY AND NOONE WILL TOP HER. I can watch her gizzilion times and still cant stop laughing. RIP TO U ALL. .😇🥰🤗😢😢😢😢💔👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gretchennelson7056]

“The answer to all your problems is in this little old bottle”😂😂😂😂

[@kristenkaz3080]

So says A LOT of people on the weekends (especially college kids!)!

[@mmjhcb]

The greatest ten minutes or so in TV comedy (this isn't all of it).

[@ZipLineFine]

The ' Vitameatavegamin ' episode IS my favorite ' I Love Lucy " show !!!

[@chrismcevoy2503]

This is my favorite episode of I Love Lucy.

[@BenjamUniverse]

weird that this cuts out part of lucy's drunk singing. at some point she stops while ricky is singing and walks over to the camera and says hi to fred and ethel at home.

[@kimberlymorgan5827]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

"You can spoon your way to hell..." 🤪

[@davidwesley2525]

She felt like HELL the next morning. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agustinusrangel2575]

God I love this skit so much! It never fails to amuse me. Guess it's time to binge watch the show again!

[@MontagZoso]

Man, I can’t believe there are only 3.5k likes on this! This is one of the best bits ever!

[@gretchennelson7056]

“Yeah I’m fine but you know IT’S HOT IN HERE!”😂😂😂😂

[@RodrigoMonte-my9mo]

A melhor comediante da época ❤❤❤❤

[@dianecrawford2598]

This is as funny as it was when I first saw it as a kid, 70 years ago 😂

[@eugoldlareg]

I don't care what anyone thinks, this stuff is funny!

[@debbiegoble9836]

I love this one. I watch it way too many times. Every day if I could. Lucy and I are just a like. Every time I watch it, it is just like the first time I ever saw it.

[@mattrd]

There will never be anyone like Lucy!

[@barbaraschain9260]

This is my favourite Lucy skit ever...! Hilarious😂🤣

[@alexisgumbo1580]

Nick at Nite Classic. Youngstown in the house!

[@littleblackduck3134]

I understand it was the 50's, but if the line was 'Do yours pop out at parties" would have killed

[@YogaBlissDance]

There's a shorter clip that is higher quality but leaves out some of the best part.

[@Jinka1950]

She was absolutely stunningly beautiful.

[@Madcapredcap]

Best duet I’ve ever seen!

[@michael85225]

The part where she takes a swig from the bottle instead of using the spoon is hilarious. 🤣

[@RJ29iq]

I used to watch this with my mom

[@abelledame]

This is my favorite episode!

[@gretchennelson7056]

“Vitey mitey meany man!”

[@emue229]

such fun the pair was..

[@christopherbrown073]

My fav episode of I love lucy show

[@wildoceanappaloosawomangay2535]

No one like her and never will be again or like Desi beautiful beautiful people greatest talent. 😞🙏

[@tambert3897]

Those table spoons turn into shot glasses real quick.

[@northshore1000]

Just thinking about this episode makes me laugh.

[@kristenkaz3080]

Can you imagine her hangover? I don’t know what’s worse, the hangover or Ricky’S wrath?

[@sarahhenry1845]

Ricky:(thinking) what in the world is Lucy thinking about now? Oh, she got some splaining to do.

[@ily.jetski]

me and my cousin are doing a skit for this 😭 i absolutely love doing it and can’t help but break character when she makes a disgusted face taking the “vitametavegamin” she has to take 😂