Lucille Ball Shares an Iconic 'Lucy' Clip During Her Hospital Pregnancy | The Dick Cavett Show

[@treestandsafety3996]

Cavetts charm is breaking her reserve...slowly but surely!

[@gussalazar449]

Lucille Ball was not an easy person to interview unlike Desi Arnaz who was an open book. Both dynamite though, amazingly interesting people, with incredible lives. Leave it to mr Dick Cavett to always come through and turn any difficult interview into a pleasant time.

[@Biboche23]

Exactly ❤ Dick was one of those interviewers who asked interesting questions, made things light and funny for his guests. Always respectful.

[@sophiabrown9423]

Lucy was one of a kind before her time a comedy genius i miss her.

[@flashflame4952]

KUDOS to Dick Cavett for getting Lucy's body language to change from sitting with her facing away from him to getting her to loosen up and talk!!!

[@beeallen-hine1421]

She was comedic genius

[@jamesm4992]

Interesting comments on her body language and demeanor. I took it the whole time as somebody that has built a tough exterior image because of, well, life, but who is actually quite sensitive, which she then admits. Cavett recognized that and drew it out of her. She's proud and guarded, not rude or uncaring. Just my opinion.

[@Biboche23]

Yes a little bit she’s leaning on the other side, but not facing away. It the camera angle too, when they focus on her but when you see the two of them in front shot, they’re aligned. Also when you watch the full interview of this she’s moving around a lot and also is having heat issues with her coat feathers etc😂 An absolute legend ❤❤ A powerful woman She liked dick. She was also promoting her new project all day she mentions that in another clip

[@jchow5966]

Wow! What a life!!

[@LJ-ht4zs]

I do remember reading that Desi told her NOT to do tv interviews when they were doing I Love Lucy - because her real nature was the opposite of Lucy Ricardo, and her voice was lower than that of her tv persona. However, years later when she did to tv interviews - so much criticism (just as Desi had warned). However, I remember someone commenting how rude and off putting she was with Johnny Carson, for example. They were very good friends and I saw just the opposite when she was on his show.

[@ron8746]

I was a HUGE fan of Lucille Ball and thought she was incredibly talented. However, she was never herself during interviews because she was too "aware" of herself. The only time she could let go of her self-awareness, was when she was in front of the camera - as Lucy Ricardo.

[@darreylhenderson702]

Actually, pretty much everyone who worked with her, and knew her said that she was nothing like the Lucy character, even her own children said this. Lucy Ricardo was actually basically the opposite of the real life Lucy.

[@ron8746]

@@darreylhenderson702 Yes, you're absolutely right, Lucille Ball was the complete polar opposite of Lucy Ricardo. Which is why she could let go of her self-awareness "behind" the character. But in a public situation such as an interview, not so much.

[@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879]

Date is wrong. This is 1974 April around mame release Bobby Darin died in dec 73 and john ford died in aug 73

[@January.]

I wish I knew the story that Cavett brought up and she insisted on not telling.

[@kathleenmider152]

She was quite simply uncomfortable. Other than that I think she did the best shr could. Not sure any of us wouldnt feel self conscious. So lets not critisize people. She w as only human and I loved her

[@Biboche23]

Yes a little bit she’s leaning on the other side, but not facing away. It the camera angle too, when they focus on her but when you see the two of them in front shot, they’re aligned. Also when you watch the full interview of this she’s moving around a lot and also is having heat issues with her coat feathers etc😂 An absolute legend ❤❤ A powerful woman She liked dick. She was also promoting her new project all day she mentions that in another clip.

[@MichelleS234]

I think Lucy was facing challenges, that she had never had to face without Desi. Just my opinion. She seems unhappy.

[@mLi75]

Noel Coward interview please.

[@fkd1963]

How about just enjoying the clip? Maybe she was ill and didn’t want to spread germs. Jeez.

[@MP-lq3xx]

No, it's just that it seems so different from what we usually see her...of course it's not scripted

[@tonyd7601]

A beautiful wondeful women

[@9um9um9um]

Why is she sitting in the opposite direction and then Looking over her shoulder to answer her questions

[@MP-lq3xx]

Wondering the same thing..

[@ZofiaKowalska-gd3dv]

They were watching clips the monitor was over in that direction

[@sylviamontano4284]

Sometimes she acts rude 😮

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Oh, she could rude. In some circles Ms. Ball was known to treat some people very poorly, particularly anyone in a service occupation--- flight attendants, waiters, bell boys. It's ridiculous how someone so talented and beloved can be cold and dismissive to others, acting as if they're beneath her. I admire and respect Ball (she and Desi made _huge_ strides in television entertainment in their heyday, and at Desilu she basically saved Star Trek from getting the axe early in its run), but don't like her because I have heard too many anecdotes about how crummy she could treat folks.

[@miltonmoore8369]

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE SEATED SIDEWAY IN A CHAIR DURING AN INTERVIEW, AS IF THEY REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE. THAT CLIP WASN'T FUNNY AT ALL TO ME; IT WAS STUPID. IT WAS LIKE A CLIP FROM A "THREE STOOGES" COMEDY SHORT, AND I ACTUALLY STILL ENJOY, AT AGE 78, WATCHING THEM. OF ALL THE NUMEROUS TRULY AMUSING AND WITTY SKITS THAT WERE PRESENTED IN THE SHOW, I THINK THIS WAS A POOR CHOICE. "DE GUSTUBIS NON EST DISPUTANDEM." FOR ME, WILLIAM FRAWLY WAS THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW AS THE GRUMPY NEIGHBOR. I ALWAYS LIKED LUCILLE BALL BEST IN DRAMATIC FILM ROLES BEFORE AND AFTER HER LONG, FAME-MAKING "LUCY" GIG. THE MOST INTERESTING EPISODES OF "I LOVE LUCY" WERE THE ONES THAT FEATURED CAMEOS BY CELEBRITIES LIKE JOHN WAYNE AND THE LIKE. LUCILLE DESIREE BALL [1911-1989] WAS BORN IN JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK AND DIED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AGED 77 FROM A RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM AND HEART DISEASE (arteriosclerosis).

[@IceAintNice]

Who asked and ALL CAPS is inappropriate. 🙄

[@TheDanEdwards]

"THAT CLIP WASN'T FUNNY AT ALL" - why does a clip have to be funny? Some things are just historical.

[@miltonmoore8369]

​@TheOriginalDanEdwads Something can not be funny and be historical at the same time. I didn't say that the clip had to be funny, ergo, your criticism makes absolutely no sense. Don't be so sensitive, and rude. Don't go out of your way to attack someone with vain reasoning over basically nothing. You don't possess the temperament or the intelligence to pass the vior dire of a low level jury trial. The bottom line is that the "I LOVE LUCY" show had many truly amusing moments to chose a clip to show, and a silly event was selected that was something out of a silly. ridiculous "THREE STOOGES" short. Incidentally, I thoroughly enjoyed the "Stooges" and their antics, and still do. But these cast members acting like inept stooges didn't work for me. So chill out.😊

[@miltonmoore8369]

​😊 ​​@@IceAintNice I AM ELDERLY WITH WEAK EYESIGHT AND USE A SMALL SCREEN SMART PHONE, WHICH HAS THE OPTION OF CHOOSING BOLD AND LARGE FONTS. THE MILITARY HAS USED ALL UPPER CASE FOR YEARS DUE TO THE EASINESS OF READING IT, AND LESS CHANCE OF TYPOS. THIS IS THE INTERNET. WE ARE NOT TYPING THESISES FOR PHD's HERE. TUBERS USE ALL SORTS OF BIZARRE CODE LANGUAGES, EMOJIS, TYPE FACES, UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTERS, (alTeRnAtInG the characters), USE OBSCENE LANGUAGE, HARRASS AND THREATEN PEOPLE, E.T. AL. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU SHOULD BE UPSET OVER. NOBODY FORCED YOU TO READ MY COMMENT. I SEE OTHERS USING UPPER CASE EVERY DAY AND HAVE NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT IT. YOUR ASSERTION THAT IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO USE UPPER CASE IS A FALSEHOOD THAT YOU HAVE PROJECTED OUT OF YOUR OWN PREJUDICED, TRIVIAL MIND. THE INTERNET AND MANUFACTURERS OF SMART PHONES GIVE US THE OPTION OF USING UPPER AND LOWER CASE AS WE SEE FIT. INFERNAL TROLLS LIKE YOU THAT USE THE COMMENT PAGES AS A "DEVILS PLAYGROUND" TO HARRASS PEOPLE OVER SOMETHING AS INNOCUOUS AS USING UPPER CASE ARE THE BANE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. YOUR OPENING SNIDE REMARK, "WHO ASKED?" IS THE EPITOME OF A HAUGHTY, HARE-BRAINED QUIP THAT AN ILLITERATE SIX YEAR OLD SARCASTIC BONEHEAD WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH. [Incidentally, oh mighty one. I use lower case to a limited degree at my own discretion, if it's any of your concern/business.🤔🥺😫] Congratulations on antagonizing the WRONG PERSON.😊

[@miltonmoore8369]

​@IceAintNice AVERRING THAT UPPER CASE IS INAPPROPRIATE IS RIDICULOUS. I USE IT BECAUSE I AM ELDERLY WITH WEAK EYESIGHT AND IT IS TOO MUCH OF AN EYE STRAIN TYPING ON MY SMALL SMARTPHONE KEYBOARD. THE MILITARY HAS USED ALL UPPERCASE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF TYPEWRITERS AND INTO THE ERA OF TELE-COMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE IT IS EASIER TO READ AND REDUCES TYPOS. I NOTICE IT USED EVERY DAY BY COMMENTERS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A NEGATIVE REACTION TO IT. THIS IS THE FREE-WHEELING INTERNET. THERE IS NO FORMALITY HERE. WE ARE NOT TYPING THESISES FOR PHD'S. PEOPLE USE BIZARRE CODES, ALL MANNER OF FONTS AND EMOJIS, TYPE LETTERS ALTERNATLY IN UPPER AND LOWER CASE TO BE UNCONVENTIONAL, USE OBSCENITY AND VULGARITY, HARRASS AND MAKE THREATS, ET. AL. THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH, NOT SOMEONE TYPING AN INNOCUOUS COMMENT IN UPPER CASE, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND THE INTERNET TO USE AT OUR OWN DISCRETION. AS FAR AS YOU RUDELY OPENING YOUR COMMENT WITH A SNIDE AND INFLAMMATORY "WHO ASKED?", NOW THAT WAS FRAGRANTLY INAPPROPRIATE, AND THE TYPE OF STATEMENT A HAUGHTY, UNSCHOOLED SIX YEAR OLD BRAT WOULD MAKE. (WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE.😊)

[@MM-ku2jt]

Danf, if that was happy I would have hated to see when she was depressed.

[@peregrino9154]

She always seemed so hard and bitter in interviews.

[@breckrichardson390]

Not bitter, just exhausted. She was in the middle of a multi-city national tour promoting Mame when she had to also do this show. Sleep deprived.

[@katgirlblue]

Bitter about what? It just always seemed to me that she wasn't very comfortable doing them and didn't enjoy doing them.

[@chuc5o]

She had a lot of tragedy in her life

[@HermanSays]

Looks rude seated facing away from Cavett.

[@EdWeibe]

I was noticing. The seat is facing him but she isnt. a 45 degree differance. I mean did she want to be there or what?

[@davidjames4583]

She was iconic. She could look however she wanted and be whatever she wanted. RIP.

[@dawsynasay4841]

@@davidjames4583Just because she was iconic doesn’t mean she was perfect

[@Marcel_Audubon]

they were looking at clips (not shown) and the monitor she viewed was over there. Not sure why she didn't readjust, but she might have thought more clips were coming (and maybe they were). I don't think she's making a statement.

[@frantrictantric]

Absolutely correct.

[@katgirlblue]

Wow, I guess she wasn't too fond of Dick Cavett - that body language! She was so turned away from him she almost had her back to him!

[@January.]

The prevalence of ignoramuses in the world is even greater than I imagined.

[@davidj.steiger3178]

She’s drunk as a skunk. Well done Mr. Cavett..!!

[@stephenlynch1159]

Nonsense

[@January.]

The prevalence of ignoramuses in the world is even greater than I imagined.

[@larrywakeman4371]

She never drank, how dare you!

[@susandonb58]

During interviews she always seemed so arrogant

[@captaintruth3219]

He should have asked her a more poignant question, like do you feel really proud of yourself for doing all of those disgusting cigarette commercials, telling everybody the joy of smoking cigarettes.🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🩻🫁🫀⚰️ “AMEN”

[@katgirlblue]

What commercials? When did she ever say that smoking was "joyful?"

[@LJ-ht4zs]

@@katgirlblue During the time of 1950's when I Love Lucy's sponsor was a cigarette company - there were ads on tv and in magazines promoting cigarettes. I distinctly remember showing the blue skies and green country hills for one ad - It wasn't till the 1960's that the danger of cigarettes was well established. So I do not blame those who did not know about the danger - both Lucy and Desi died due to the effects of their years of smoking.

[@katgirlblue]

@@LJ-ht4zs I remember cigarette commercials very well. I also remember Lucy very well. I don't recall her ever saying that smoking was "joyful." When did she ever say that? I don't think she ever did. When was it? I found think that's true. Cigarette commercials were all over TV at that time, it wasn't specific to Lucy at all.

[@Jasonstreamline]

It was a different era. 70 years ago. The long term effects of smoking were not known then. Perhaps YOU should interview people like Fauci and ask him how proud he is for pushing something on people with no long term studies that has been causing major health issues among many.

[@captaintruth3219]

I guess 70 years from now they’ll be saying the same thing about pot. Geez,I didn’t know putting smoke in my lungs was bad for me. Duh!!!! Pot and cigarettes are pretty much identical both weeds that grow in the ground and produce a lot of smoke. Just ask Bill Clinton. At least he was smart enough to not inhale.🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬😱