On this day in 1951, I Love Lucy Premiere

I’ve written about my love for the I Love Lucy show before.  It was one of the most incredibly creative shows, especially with the use of language. It was the first show I can remember where language played a vital role: accents, miscommunication, culture.

Last month, I wrote an article for my newsletter subscribers detailing the lessons we can about poor communication from I Love Lucy.  But this week, on the anniversary of the very first I Love Lucy show, I’d like to highlight some of the fun and creative scenes that taught us about language and effective communication.

Here’s Lucy making fun of Ricky’s English:

Ricky tells Little Ricky a bedtime story.  Can you tell which one?

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