The Tragic Death of Fred Mertz

[@cheryldrumheller5086]

My absolute favorite show to this day. I watch it on Pluto everyday. Brings back sweet memories of spending time with my grandma.

[@beth1627]

My favorite show too. I also watch it on Pluto practically daily.

[@marymayor66]

I watch on Pluto everyday too!

[@nancybratek2461]

I watch it everyday as well and I have the entire set of episodes on dvd.

[@yanceydavenport8657]

I LITERALLY HAVE BEEN ON A PLUTO/ I LOVE LUCY BENGE SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT !!! HAHAHA!!,, I JUST DISCOVERED PLUTO !!,, SO MANY COOL SHOWS !!!

[@nancybratek2461]

@@yanceydavenport8657 love that!!!!!

[@Niamh07421]

Every year William Frawley is part of our Christmas- he was in Miracle on 34th street

[@pickford3152]

Great movie

[@dollfactory]

Best show ever!!

[@Maryann-ir6gk]

R.I.P in peace William Frawley. R.I.P IN PEACE Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance,and Desi Arnaz. I grew up watching I Love Lucy.

[@lindacarlson6887]

Rest in peace in peace. “RIP in peace”. Redundant

[@melissaandrews8446]

@@lindacarlson6887don’t be such a dick

[@sophiaclark376]

@@lindacarlson6887You must be fun at parties.

[@Mr.Blonde92]

​@@sophiaclark376if thats the Linda i know yea shes horrible at parties total Karen

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

@@lindacarlson6887 That's like looking up the VIN number on your vehicle....huh?

[@janewolf4541]

I loved I love Lucy. They do not have good shows like this anymore.

[@ohnoohyeah3205]

I could throw a football a quarter mile back in '82.

[@mantis10_surf85]

@@ohnoohyeah3205, Yesss, how is it going Uncle Rico? Uncle Rico Rules 🏈🤙🇺🇸🫡

[@cathyp]

Yes I agree. I don’t even watch tv anymore, never thought I would say that.

[@kennithminnich]

He was very good in Miracle on 34th Street.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Yes, he was.

[@bonstermonster78nonstop19]

FACTS 😆✨

[@zeusachillesraider7205]

OMG! I Love Lucy is a classic❤ one of the best! Rest in peace to the whole cast.

[@aarondeck1884]

I can relate Lamont. When I stayed home from school back then it was I love Lucy, The Andy Griffith show, Gilligan's island, and Bewitched. Fond memories.

[@Galen-864]

I was lucky enough to grow up in the Burbank Hollywood area in the 50s-60s. These videos take me back down memory lane.

[@danitaelder901]

Thanks for another video Lamont please stay safe

[@bonstermonster78nonstop19]

Great video

[@dianabird9747]

I love your videos and so interesting

[@dianabird9747]

You put so much research and work in your videos. I learn so much

[@christinamellow9824]

My favorite was Desi Arnez especially when he was yelling at Lucy in Spanish. And Vivian Vance was also my favorite she was underrated. REST in peace to the foursome. 💙💙💙💗💗💗💜💜💜💯💯💯

[@katiegarrison9414]

My aunt Francis and uncle Albert got married in the 40s or 50s (not sure the exact year) but his primary language was Spanish and hers was English and they were the same way. 😂

[@David-u1v7p]

I loved it when Vivian Vance yelled at Desi in Russian! Funny stuff!😂

[@blazefairchild465]

I enjoyed this show as a little girl with my mom & grandma , such fond memories back when 3 generations of a family could enjoy the same tv program together.

[@laurab1089]

He always reminds me of my grandpa..❤ Vivian was really an incredibly beautiful lady.

[@eddiehoppe]

Even if i won the mega power ball with triple bonus spin with no taxes taken out i still would not pay that kind of money for a place to live

[@thomasmyers9128]

Same here….. I’d spend money to help them leave….

[@cookiemonster1638]

I wouldn't even live in that state.

[@BruceLee-t9n]

Exactly. There's a ton of stoopid wealthy people in this world who'll pay ridiculous amount of money for anything. Especially if it's considered Art. God Forbid if it's Art

[@LABallin247]

It would be even worse if you won the lotto now, because Kamala will tax you for almost all of it.

[@Buckseed]

​@@LABallin247MAGAt Stories. 😂

[@ETX8]

He played such a grouch. 😂

[@karencarbone2603]

I grew up watching I Love Lucy. Brings back very fond memories. Those were the days. Thanks for sharing this video Lamont!❤😊

[@David-u1v7p]

I loved that show! What an iconic legendary show! Lucy was the cat's meow, too!

[@sallykohorst8803]

RIP WILLIAM FRAWLEY. Great talk of his history. Seeing where they filmed I Love Lucy gave me goosebumps. LOVE that show today and Heres Lucy too. Thanks alot.

[@MNWILD43]

I loved when I was home faking sick from school watching Lucy. Summer vacations was great also.

[@debkerr2393]

Lol, I also use to fake being sick so I wouldn't have to go to school, lol

[@mariusbabii]

my favorite is Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vince).......she was a wisecracker and too cute for the 50s TV show, to die so young,......yeah they didn't get along in real life, but at Fred's funeral, she sure showed up, tears in her eyes, regretting not being able to make up with him,.....to tell ya the truth, i was also in love with Vivian,........marius(punk rules).

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

Lucy was very Beautiful looking But Vivian was EROTIC LOOKING i would take Vivian over Lucy any day

[@cornstar1253]

​@@rogerstlaurent8704 yah no

[@cornstar1253]

​@@rogerstlaurent8704no

[@alexrossi4464]

​@@rogerstlaurent8704 no way! 😢

[@raboniwillis9470]

Vivian Vance hated dude so much that when she got word he passed she asked where was the champaign. Now that's savage.

[@dejavue54]

Great show 😊

[@andreamarin4296]

I love that show. Never gave a thought about what happened to Frawley so wow!! Oh and I LOVE Chuck Connor! What a handsome man! Rifle Man! Can’t wait for that video!

[@tamaramcenroe1843]

I didn't know much about him. Learned a lot from this video. Thank you for telling this story

[@elainewallace3381]

Rest In Peace William Frawley 🎉Wow these video's bring back a lot of memories for me Lamont all these miles away in Scotland. I use too watch I love Lucy when I was young many many years ago that's ok I'm still young at heart .Peace out Lamont ❤❤

[@barbarabaker1726]

Thanks Lomart appreciate you sharing your video have a wonderful day 😁 God bless you

[@michaelconner9904]

Love watching. Lamont. Thanks Bro..

[@Nmiller4486]

Oh I still watch I love lucy. Never gets old!

[@Artorius19631]

Vivian Vance was childhood friends with Louise Brooks growing up around the block from each other. I would love to see you do a video on Louise Brooks.

[@wendysuemesny3757]

So true. My grandfather was the sound man for that show in it's duration. Stated filming often had to stop as he and Vance fought, as he stated, "terribly."

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Oh wow! It must have been so much fun to sit and listen to your grandpa's stories!

[@TracesofHollywood]

I lived a block from the El Royale and often saw the celebs who lived there. Cameron Diaz is super sweet and chatty. Beautiful but expensive street as you said!

[@DeborahIsaacs-nx4dw]

I love Lucy since I was a little girl and still I love it at 72...❤❤❤❤thanx Lamont😊

[@williamcommander2695]

Doing a great job !! .. california... not a cloud in the sky!!... luv it!!

[@IntheDeadofDarkness]

Nor a chemtrail!

[@patcoyle6645]

Surprisingly I read that Vivian Vance was in attendance at William Frawley’s funeral service.

[@DodlDecF]

I read that too. She was supposed to have been there

[@malomama4750]

She was a kind lady

[@naelyneurkopfen9741]

My grandfather was a vaudevillian who had an act with Millburn Stone,"Doc"on Gun Smoke". I wonder if their paths crossed?

[@Tatortot318]

I didn't realize Desi was a pall bearer, I wish we could have seen the actual clips of Bills funeral, I also heard Vance did show?

[@donnabrooks1173]

I have always loved Lucille Ball, even as a child. I am 59 years old now. I also used to stay to watch the Lucy show Monday nights on CBS at 9:30 in New York. They just don't make wholesome tv ahows like this anymore. I read somewhere that William Frawley hated Vivian Vance because of a comment he overheard her make about him being too old to play her husband. I never knew he was born in the 1880's.

[@GinaAnderson254]

Lamont.. You must see some beautiful places traveling alot.. Thanks for bringing us these really interesting stories.. I enjoy hearing you tell these stories. William came off really crabby on I Love Lucy show. Had no idea he was really was.

[@martysmith5460]

Hi Lamont. Excellent video. I really enjoyed it. Keep up the great work. You are a gem.

[@JackieAllen-rn6nj]

I love your videos of famous celebrities graves keep up all your great work thank you for tacking your time so we can see graves we wouldn't have a chance to see oure self's

[@jimmccord487]

Thanks for the nice presentation,Lamont.Growing up I enjoyed watching WF's characters on I Love Lucy and My Three Sons.I remember his passing well because my Grandfather died the following day on March 4,1966.

[@geekerati]

Thanks again for another great video. When I was a young boy my twin brother and I would watch Lucy, Gilligan's Island and Speed Racer after school! It's crazy how they wore their pants up to the belly buttons👀 high water pants! 😂

[@Lane-z6x]

🎶Go Speed racer, go!🎶

[@vanessabecerra4784]

Excellent Video! Thank you Lamont 🧡

[@mariaortega7491]

Please visit Forever cemetery in West Hollywood ca. My daughter Jeannine and grandson Isaiah 💙.

[@superhakker3198]

Why?

[@latasha195]

Oh nooooo😢😢😢😢😢😢 so sorry for you and your family’s loss of your daughter Jeannine and your grandson Isaiah! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@juantime9616]

It's called; Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It is in East Hollywood on Santa Monica Blvd. Not West Hollywood.

[@melanienance4920]

Thanks Lamont for a great video. Hope you are staying safe and well.

[@sammijo35]

LOVE this show! Still watch it to this day

[@joemarquez9789]

I've been to William Frawley's grave. He's buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. He's near where Ritchie Valens is buried near the main entrance. Such a great show even if it was well before my time. Great job Lamont. RIP William Frawley as well as the rest of the I Love Lucy cast.

[@carolinebjerkelund767]

Here in Canada, that rent is normal in Toronto or even Vancouver. Desi Arnaz was a booze hound too. I can see why they got along

[@fiveinfive]

I think what I love best about your channel is I learn more about people I wouldn't have even THOUGHT to do research about. Thank you sir! You should visit some sites regarding the serial killer Edmund Kemper, I'd be interested in seeing the apartment where he used to live with his mother.

[@samuelsue]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@alextepe4309]

Fun fact: Gale Gordon, Mr. Mooney from The Lucy Show, was the first choice to play Fred Mertz, but was unavailable due to previous commitments. He did guest star in a couple of I Love Lucy episodes as Ricky’s boss. However he would go on to play Lucy’s sidekick in The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, and the short lived Life With Lucy. I think he would have been awesome as Fred Mertz, but William Frawley nailed the role.

[@valentinius62]

Gale Gordon was funny as Mr. Mooney. 😂

[@alextepe4309]

@@valentinius62 another fun fact is that despite his age, Gale Gordon could do a near perfect cartwheel, which he did on the Lucy show and Here’s Lucy.

[@patreich8690]

Besides the rifleman I would love to see one of Clint Walker (Cheyenne)! As always a great video Lamont!

[@ArdenSinn-oz3hq]

William Frawley. ❤❤❤ love his dry humor. Kept us laughing. RIP ❤❤❤

[@ValerieFelitto]

I love your variety of subjects that you bring to your channel. I love Lucy is on every day where I live. And though I've seen every one a thousand times. I still watch.

[@robbiebankens610]

I love “I Love Lucy”! The show was filmed a generation before me, but I grew up on it and today my kids and grandkids still love it, as do I. It was magical and just takes you back to much simpler times. I watched the “Lucy” spinoffs and although they’re still good, they simply don’t capture the same magic as the original, in my personal opinion.

[@sloanchessman5783]

I read somewhere that Vivian Vance (Ethel Mertz) hated working with William Frawley, and that they didn’t get along at all behind the scenes…in fact, they didn’t even speak to each other apart from their scripts….and I’ve read where other actors who had worked with him say he wasn’t a very nice person, and that he was hard to work with.

[@thekraemer1757]

He wasn't originally supposed to play Fred but he begged Desi for a job because his drinking made him unemployable. He agreed and Viv resented being "aged" to make her look older. He didn't like her either.

[@RandyFrench-z4c]

Lamont you do the coolest stuff.

[@DustyHazAdHdkthxbye]

OooooOooo I love I love Lucy, thank you for sharing!

[@David-u1v7p]

Lucy was always getting into trouble! Reminds me of my ex-wife!😂

[@Tazzyone.]

You can see the withdrawal shakes in many episodes.

[@kaylacolgan]

Hello from Long Island, New York.

[@johnholmes6868]

Hello from Newport Beach, California

[@juantime9616]

Hello from Pasadena, Ca.

[@tracyroth-myers5574]

Great job and great video. Loved it ❤

[@ms.mustlovecats1556]

I LOVE Lamont at Large ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joanndallas4683]

Great job Lamont remembering one of television's pioneers!

[@BrittonMorgan-pl9ik]

I used to watch it all the time with my grandma ❤❤❤

[@chadmears136]

I grew up watching the reruns also as a kid. RIP Mr. Frawley ❤😢. Hey Lamont your right, come get a home in West Virginia where i live its a nice state compared to Pedofornia.

[@brendacarter3714]

Lamont you do your research why I love your channel. With my age it was my time with I Love Lucy.

[@deloradeabel8487]

I miss watching those wholesome family shows as a child!Thank you Lamont!

[@phyllisclark3896]

Thanks Lamont for a great post ❤️🙏

[@clarencejacksonjr.]

Thank you for the info on him. There was a lot I didn't know.

[@juliewessels4045]

Stay safe out there, and rock on, Lamont! 💜✌

[@AngelinaReck]

Everyone loves the I Love Lucy show RIP you are missed William

[@angelachavez7720]

I am still watching I Love Lucy Pluto. One of the best shows of the 50's

[@Oldnoitall]

Thanks again, Lamont I remember laying out of school watching all of Lucy myself ! If anyone wants to know what keeping your head on a swivel means just watch Lamont lol

[@gunsrazorsknives4209]

We must have been on the same schedule Lamont, back in the day I watched Lucy on channel 11 at 10 am too. Thanks for another great video!

[@gloriamartin6261]

Rest in peace for all the cast 🩷🖐️

[@gloriamartin6261]

Thanks for sharing this video Lamont 🤍💙

[@heatheradam-cerri8969]

always amazed when a “big” star has a “simple” “plain” stone on their final resting place. What is the name of that cemetery he is in? another great video Lamont… I never knew these facts about this man..

[@dennisneo1608]

Never watch an episode. But I did love Here's Lucy.

[@victoriabodien8435]

As a kid growing up I watched a lot of old shows and I love Lucy was one of my favorites. I would never miss and episode I'm 35 years old now and it's still one of my favorite shows until this day and I still watch it. R.I.P William Frawley. Stay safe Lamont love your content.

[@shirleyallen7374]

In the 60's our B&W TV stayed on I Love Lucy. Ethel and Lucy were hilarious. 💞

[@Willa4420]

That's Chuck Conners at the end. The Rifleman star. I didn't know Fred was 22 years older than his TV wife. Never noticed that.

[@thobbs4526]

That's because Vivian Vance was forced to gain weight & look "frumpy" for that role.

[@Willa4420]

@@thobbs4526 She did look frumpy.

[@LorraineHamilton-r7e]

Good to see you again Lamont,thank you for your videos l,love from Bonnie Scotland x

[@marcialmontecinos1057]

Thank you so much for sharing the story of Farley wow I miss that show The Lucy Show my mom was a big fan of The Lucy Show but it's so crazy how the stories always have a background you know things hidden behind the scenes you know. Oh yeah that tree behind you that you finally recorded it looks like it has a face if you really look at it.❤

[@belindamunoz81]

I love how you say it like it is.. love your videos.

[@tarawillis5450]

My 24 year old daughter was obsessed with I Love Lucy when she was little. She watched it with my mom all the time. Very sad to know how William passed away 💔🙏🏻

[@franklau1000]

Used to watch I love lucy all the time as a kid great show thanks Lamot for the video

[@ArdenSinn-oz3hq]

Great review Lamont. Not surprisingly. You are 💯 % the mam to get the story out. ❤❤

[@rhiannonrede]

Thanks, Lamont. I really enjoyed this one.❤

[@vickielancaster7054]

Excellent video, Lamont. Thank you!

[@dannyfschannel]

Interestingly Irene Gibbons ended her life on top of that roof overhang at The Knickerbockers.

[@cherylh3091]

Great video. What cemetery was he buried in, you didn’t say

[@lovestori98]

Lamont, you’re lowkey a comedian too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CharlieB.-]

Incredible job on this❤

[@DodlDecF]

Thank you Lamont for this great video. I Love Lucy is my favorite television show. Thank you for telling William Frawley's story.

[@catherineferguson7388]

I love Lucy was a brilliant show, so funny . RIP Fred Mertz 💐💐💐, thanks Lamont, very interesting 👍👍❤️❤️

[@timmytube12]

I ❤ watching this show when I was as 12 they showed reruns in the early (1990''s) then I remember then.

[@rodramoneda371]

Good stuff. You tell a great story Lamont! God Bless.

[@jeffb6348]

Another great job, Lamont-thx for your hard work!

[@dougholt2157]

I don't know how old you are Lamont but I was born in 1966 and I remember watching the same shows that you're talking about and when I was home from school sick and I love them they were great I look forward to it every morning when I was home from school me and my little sister both watch the show great memories I have 😊

[@BonnieBlair-zm4uu]

😮❤😊 I still Love Curmudgeonly William Frawley. Watched I ❤ Lucy daily from toddlerhood through college. 🏫Bill made me laugh. Loved him on Miracle on 34th Street, also. 🤣 😆 Rewatched all episodes in recent years and ⌚ watched some of the documentaries, read some of the Lucy and Vivian autobiographies. Still love all four of them. They are integral to the youngest part of my childhood. Let light✝️🕊️✨🙏 perpetual shine upon William, Vivian, Desi and Lucy, forever in heaven.❤️🕯️😇✨❤️🕯️😇✨❤️🕯️😇✨❤️🕯️😇✨

[@sandrosbackyard343]

"I Love Lucy" was a great comedy and William was very funny...great vid!

[@anthonymangino5074]

I Love Lucy is an awesome show that went on for decades. All of the actors were great. God bless all of them. Very talented cast.

[@AngelinaReck]

3:30 0regon time that's terrible about rents Lamont love your videos and loved Lucy and the cast RIP Fred Mertz I know it's your stage name you are loved