I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy was an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). When the original series ended, the show continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.I Love Lucy was the most watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the Nielsen ratings.(an accomplishment later matched by The Andy Griffith Show and Seinfeld). I Love Lucy is still syndicated in dozens of languages across the world.The show was the first scripted TV program to be shot on 30 mm film in front of a studio audience, won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations. In 2002, it ranked second on TV Guide's list of television's greatest shows, behind Seinfeld and ahead of The Honeymooners. In 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME.Saturday, August 6th marks what would have been the 100th birthday of legendary comedian Lucille Ball and Google is celebrating by featuring an interactive Doodle on its homepage in the style of the classic sitcom I Love Lucy.Visitors to Google.com are met with an interactive vintage TV set and a short video that features the word “Google” scrawled over a black-and-white heart that mimics the opening of iconic show.A few seconds later, a click-able “play” arrow pops up, inviting visitors to use the television’s dial to choose from several memorable clips from the show, which ran on CBS from 1951 to 1957.While Google is honoring Lucy via a Doodle tribute, the city of Los Angeles is celebrating the late actress’ centennial birthday by hosting a Lucy look-alike contest in HollywoodBeing that 2011 also marks the 60th anniversary of Ball’s I Love Lucy television show, the Hollywood Museum has opened a new exhibit celebrating Lucille and her show and additionally has scheduled a look-alike contest and birthday cake celebration as part of the day’s festivities.Lucille Ball died in 1987 at the age of 77, but she continues to surprise her greatest fans with many of her classic moments as “Lucy.”When asked what Lucy would think about the tributes, celebrations, and other events dedicated in her honor, Ball’s daughter, Lucy Arnaz, said:"