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    Today's the 100th anniversary of the birth (in Jamestown, New York) of Lucille Ball. Perhaps the greatest comedienne of all time, she was a pioneer who understood the wide appeal of recorded television shows in rebroadcast. (That's why we can still see reruns of I Love Lucy.)

    Lucy died in Beverly Hills on April 26, 1989.

    The Hollywood Museum launched a "Lucille Ball at 100 and I Love Lucy at 60" exhibit on Thursday. It runs through November 20 and honors Ball's career. The exhibit features costumes, photographs, letters, scripts and memorabilia. Ball's daughter Lucie Arnaz attended the opening-night gala.

    When I Love Lucy originally aired on CBS, the credits featured animated stick figures of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz along with the sponsor's product -- Phillip Morris cigarettes, for example.

    Lucy's TV shows -- especially I Love Lucy -- have been referenced in many cartoons:


    American Pop (1981)
    Lucy and Ricky Ricardo are heard on the TV.

    Muppet Babies: "This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood" (1987)
    Reference to "I Love Piggy."

    The Simpsons: "The Crepes of Wrath" (1990)
    Bart says "Froggy, I'm home" to his frog as he returns home from school. It is a quick reference to the way Desi Arnaz would walk in the doorway and say "Lucy, I'm home" on I Love Lucy.

    The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Stimpy's Big Day"/"The Big Shot" (1991)
    I Love Stimpy is a parody of the show.

    FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Batty Koda (as Ricky Ricardo) says, "Lucy!"

    The Simpsons: "Lisa's First Word" (1992)
    The Lucy Show is mentioned by name.

    The Simpsons: "I Love Lisa" (1993)
    Title reference.

    The Simpsons: "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (1993)
    Moe mentions characters from The Lucy Show.

    Animaniacs: "Oh, Oh, Ethel" (1994)
    Slappy comments that she thought "Oh, Oh, Ethel" was supposed to be about Ethel Mertz.

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers: "Orangu-Tangle" (1994)
    Wheeler says the red-headed orangutan reminds him of I Love Lucy.

    The Simpsons: "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" (1994)
    The hotel desk clerk refers to Homer and Marge as "Fred and Ethel."

    Casper: "Three Boos and a Babe"/"The Whipstaff Inmates"/"Elusive Exclusive" (1996)
    The Babalu-esque scare that Stretch performs spoofs Ricky Ricardo's signature song.

    Hercules (1997)
    Hades' line "Hey Zeusy, I'm home!" is a play on the Ricky Ricardo line "Hey Lucy, I'm home."

    The Simpsons: "Make Room for Lisa" (1999)
    Homer mentions Fred and Ethel.

    The Simpsons: "Little Big Mom" (2000)
    Homer and Bart watch I Love Lucy on TV.

    Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak: "Episode #1.2" (2000)
    Line: "Like Fred and Ricky on the Lucy show."

    The PJs: "Robbin' HUD" (2000)
    Mrs. Avery calls Sanchez "Ricky Retardo."

    The Fairly OddParents: "The Big Problem!"/"Power Mad!" (2001)
    Cosmo and Wanda have to make TV shows within the TV to stop it actually being turned on. One show they make is I Love Wanda.

    Futurama: "A Tale of Two Santas" (2001)
    A setting at the toy factory is "Lucy," a nod to how Lucy in I Love Lucy worked at a toy factory.

    Kim Possible: "Emotion Sickness" (2004)
    Kim: "Ron, you've got some 'spainin' to do!"

    Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008)
    Line in this direct-to-video movie: "Got a lot of 'splaining to do."

    Futurama: "Lethal Inspection" (2010)
    Bender says "'splainin'."

    The Simpsons: "Homer the Father" (2011)
    The I Lost Lucy TV program spoofs I Love Lucy and Here's Lucy.


    Lucille Ball's daughter Lucie Arnaz voices Jack's mom in the Creative Group cartoon film Henry & Me. To be released next March, it's about the New York Yankees.


    "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." -- Lucille Ball
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