Desi Arnaz on "What's My Line?"

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14 жыл бұрын

Who knew Desi could pull off a Charles Boyer accent? (I left the bit with the heavyset guy at the end just to show how size-ist the program could be at times--seemed like it was perfectly acceptable to laugh heartily at the overweight contestants! He was a frog catcher BTW.)

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@lancetop 12 жыл бұрын

Desi was underrated. I think he was HILARIOUS. I think he was an AWESOME comedian!

@huddy53 12 жыл бұрын

I love Desi so much! I love when he smiles, he is beautiful Desi and Lucy FOREVER IN MY HEART.....

@rtususian 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny, but the poor / odd lighting on this show actually makes Desi look sexier than he did on the pristine I Love Lucy episodes.

@shoredude2 12 жыл бұрын

I had once heard a story that CBS wouldn't allow Desi to be listed in the title of his and Lucy's program let alone give him top billing as he was Cuban. He fooled the network and got top billing as the "I" in "I Love Lucy".

@calalilygirl 11 жыл бұрын

Creative genius he was. Well said.

@normal_media 10 жыл бұрын

He and Lucy were geniuses. CHaracters on tv but business geniuses.

@Aannan 4 жыл бұрын

Desi's facial expressions are priceless

@njc2107 11 жыл бұрын

They were a great pair, and it is truly unfortunate that it happened that way...

@maudiepoot1 12 жыл бұрын

The studio didn't want a Cuban at all , Lucy had to fight them . Stupid studio thought America wouldn't accept him, Desi was so talented and handsome what a loss if the studio had won. He made that show as much as her and I think it was lucy's best work.

@segundooron 12 жыл бұрын

This was wonderful. I absolutely love these episodes and I am thankful for the effort people have put into posting them. Thank you very much.

@wiguy3 9 жыл бұрын

I don't know where Arlene ran into Desi the night before, but wouldn't it have been fun to have been a part of the group!

@jediahagbossoumonde8348 10 жыл бұрын

oui oui mon Cherie , his face! 😂😂😂😂😂

@Beautifulmusiclistnr 11 жыл бұрын

"Righto".... Too funny! Are you a fairly young fellow? "Oui, Oui" Very funny stuff! It must have been Great fun to do this show! Thanks for posting!

@photo161 11 жыл бұрын

...and his comic timing was great! Poor Lucy she didn't have a chance.

@ravenvince2 7 жыл бұрын

Arline gets them right every time she was good at the show.

@ladyyuna2000 11 жыл бұрын

i love watching I Love Lucy show

@thunderstruck665 14 жыл бұрын

Liked how Desi was trying to keep from laughing out loud to prevent giving himself away!

@ASU086 12 жыл бұрын

Arlene always figures it out when it's Lucille, Desi or both of them. If you watch all four videos she figures it out.

@soulierinvestments 13 жыл бұрын

He made significant contributions to the history of Latin band music, and in 1951- 57, he helped set the foundations of what it means to be a television producer executive. The ideas he had for making his sitcom "I Love Lucy" were years ahead of their time, notably filming it before a live audience, not doing it on live TV. He could syndicate the films for ages and the Ball heirs are still getting residuals. Smart cookie.

@KatieG88 14 жыл бұрын

I love Desi so much!

@poetcomic1 11 жыл бұрын

Their kids say 'daddy Desi' was the fun one, the funny one. Lucy was rather driven and intense and a little scary as a mother. Of course she was a comic genius as was he.

@TheCinematicPackrat1 5 жыл бұрын

I believe Lucy said she wasn't funny when not working. So she could do comedy, but she wasn't naturally comedic herself. I don't know if I really believe that appraisal of herself, but I get what she means.

@satori03 10 жыл бұрын

i had such a crush on him

@araymond1able 2 ай бұрын

This is just one of the top 10 episodes on WML stars. Some of the others--Vincent Price---Cesar Romero--Ann Sheridan and many others. Including Judo Instructor Toni West--(looked like Marylyn Monroe double). This many years later so much fun to watch.

@RedcoatsReturn 4 жыл бұрын

Gee, yi sured loved this show! 😊

@TryTheBLT 12 жыл бұрын

This was amazingly funny. It's very hard for a person with an accent from one country (outside of the USA) and replace it with a completely different accent. Mr. Arnaz had an accent that was hard to mask, so he did an excellent job and probably got some help from an acting coach or something. Oh, and the last guy who gets made fun of for being heavy I think it's really sad that it was done with such callousness and lack of sensitivity on their part. At least today people pretend to care :o)

@sugarlipz96 14 жыл бұрын

I know you can't really hear it here but i love Desi's laugh! hes adorable!

@klw1396 12 жыл бұрын

"Ehh..righto!" *gorgeous smile* I love it

@torchkit 14 жыл бұрын

Dorothy's habit of looking at suit labels wouldn't tell anyone much today. The labels would all say China, Bangladesh or Vietnam.

@MrsWillShakes13 13 жыл бұрын

God, what a heartthrob!

@kebinstl 13 жыл бұрын

My favorite parts are when he whispers that he only has one accent, when denies being the star of the show, and when asked if he is a fairly young fellow. :)

@ForeverJudyGarland 11 жыл бұрын

Love desi! Him and Lucy are great !

@randysills4418 4 жыл бұрын

He and Lucy...

@sugarlipz96 14 жыл бұрын

Ah i love desi! hes so funny!

@weatdamal 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@calalilygirl 11 жыл бұрын

I agree with you life, isn't always fair.

@misstanwyck 14 жыл бұрын

omg LOL "oui oui" haha So funny! ♥ Lucy and Desi had very similar handwriting.

@bernlin2000 10 жыл бұрын

Arlene saves the show...yet again!

@AllenMQuinn 7 жыл бұрын

She's such a funny and clever woman.

@TheAQHAgal 13 жыл бұрын

Gosh, Desi's awesome! Who else could pull that off ! :)

@sugarlipz96 14 жыл бұрын

Desi was amazing on this :P

@davidevans3175 11 жыл бұрын

The Desinator.

@TheFlightlessRaven 13 жыл бұрын

i love how he accidently went from french to british xD "Righto!"

@reno1uest 10 жыл бұрын

About 90% correct. They did not meet until the movies. The show Too Many Girls that Desi was in on stage was being made into a movie and they brought Desi and a few other guys out from Broadway but Lucy replaced the leading lady.

@jonathanpinckney9227 6 жыл бұрын

First time I've ever seen Desi in a role was Bataan.

@RonGerstein 5 ай бұрын

"Baba-Loo"

@henrygrove100 14 жыл бұрын

he has some splainin to do!

@jdpotc123 13 жыл бұрын

4:06 OMG i had to watch that at least 5 times!!!!!!

@huddy53 12 жыл бұрын

This video is from November of 1952, Lucy was entering the six months of pregnancy ... I also love to this man.

@Lokus199 10 жыл бұрын

Frog Catcher. You can find the clip on youtube

@olympiafencing 14 жыл бұрын

He's great..lol

@MrsWillShakes13 13 жыл бұрын

@SOLE2SOUL The women absolutely threw themselves at him. The main reason he and Lucy divorced was that he couldn't resist all the female attention.

@johnpickford4222 Жыл бұрын

He also was a drunk and the pressure of being second banana and thought of only as a “wet back” or “lowly Hispanic” or riding on Lucille Ball’s coattails created huge fights between them which made living together impossible. He also sought out cheap woman for affairs and didn’t understand why this would upset his wife because it was ‘part of his culture’. In a Barbara Walters interview, Lucille Ball did refer to him as a loser for destroying everything they had hoped, dreamed and worked for: their marriage, their family and business. “He destroyed it, threw it all away.” How sad, tragic and pathetic.

@calalilygirl 14 жыл бұрын

Desi was great here

@debstrzelecki8805 11 жыл бұрын

$45 was a helluva lot of bucks back then. Lucy and Desi were brilliant.

@calalilygirl 12 жыл бұрын

@zacefronswife100 From everything I've ever heard he really was. He was also a superb actor wth great timing. Too bad he was always really overshadowed by Lucy, although he didn't ever care.. Loved the righto! remark.

@jaqqqqqqattack 12 жыл бұрын

I noticed a little flaw in his French - he pronounces the "ch" as the hard "ch" (i.e. the "tsch" in "Deutsch"), which is seen universally in Spanish, as opposed to the soft "ch" (like the "sh" in "show"), which is always seen in French. Still well-done and hilarious! I loved it!

@JSSTyger 6 жыл бұрын

Omg its Penn Jillette from Penn & Teller!

@rickcharles191 11 жыл бұрын

Have an uncle with the same hair, still.

@mja91352 6 жыл бұрын

"Size-ist"? Such jargon

@librarybob1958 13 жыл бұрын

Writer-humorist Hal Block was with the program in its early days, quickly falling into disfavor when he started making borderline risque jokes on the air, frequently at the sponsor's expense. These were pretty tame by today's standards, but back when USA stood for Uptight States of America in some categories, it engendered a negative response from viewers. He would spend the remainder of his life as a writer, winning two Emmys for his work in that area over the next three decades. He died in '77

@mslgizzle 4 жыл бұрын

The First Peep Desi made was a dead giveaway, the panel is being curtious😂

@hennpaul Жыл бұрын

Even disguising his voice, he sounds like Desi.

@calalilygirl 12 жыл бұрын

Desi is a scream here!

@SatchmoSings 13 жыл бұрын

@sennasam That's a very good observation however Arnaz did get a lot of recognition, all the way to the bank! ;)

@achattykath 11 жыл бұрын

They remained friends, though.

@Toywithme200 11 жыл бұрын

oh i see, i didnt know that. thats too bad. they were a great pair. but i guess good looks and lots of money bring out a person's darker urges, especially in hollywood.

@calalilygirl 14 жыл бұрын

@torchkit I guess clothes really meant a lot back then.

@MrsCullenJankowski 13 жыл бұрын

@MrsCullenJankowski HE IS MY OLD MAN CRUSH! Ei ei ei!!

@mshockey73 11 жыл бұрын

I feel gipped....what was Tiny's occupation?

@rtususian 5 жыл бұрын

rtususian 1 second ago It's funny, but the poor / odd lighting on this show actually makes Desi look sexier than he did on the pristine I Love Lucy episodes.

@Veggieman87 14 жыл бұрын

Oh, God, I'm surprised he was able to keep them off the scent for so long.

@texasmimi5566 2 жыл бұрын

Desi was my very first crush (Ricky Ricardo) at age 4 and set the stage for my preference for dark (hair and eyes) Latin/Hispanic men. I have no interest in blonde, blue eyed men.

@beatlesfreak89 12 жыл бұрын

I always wondered how Desi got his hair to look like that.

@MrsCullenJankowski 13 жыл бұрын

When was this filmed?

@TheAQHAgal 13 жыл бұрын

Btw...what year was this?

@danielstanwyck2812 6 жыл бұрын

what year?????

@tonydalcon 8 жыл бұрын

Boy, was that guy at the end a blimp!

@Toywithme200 11 жыл бұрын

what did he do to her?

@marjoriemargel1567 5 жыл бұрын

LadyScorpio39 Desi was bad as a supportive and loyal spouse.

@danielstanwyck2812 6 жыл бұрын

AND WHAT WAS TINY'S PROFESSION???????????????????????????????

@OldWoman1958 5 жыл бұрын

Frog catcher.

@njc2107 11 жыл бұрын

He was a womanizer. He loved Lucy, but he couldn't control his urges to flirt and be around other women. He cheated on her, which is why they eventually divorced.

@DJKiDDKlashez 3 жыл бұрын

We all have our demons ....

@donnavertella15 Ай бұрын

who cares, lucy was a pain in the ass. even her children couldn't really stand her.

@tporchia7751 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's too obvious that it's Desi Arnaz

@johnpickford4222 Жыл бұрын

You got some “splaining” to do.

@cly2fan 11 жыл бұрын

Is this after the divorce He loved her too.

@johnpickford4222 Жыл бұрын

Grow up. He loved her, he would have cut back on the booze and broads. She may have loved what he represented at one time to her, but she couldn’t have a life with him.

@michaelmantle6043 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Cerf asks about Miss Imogene "Coco", whose correct last name was Coca. Over the years, he rudely and stupidly brutalized famous people's names, while always trying to affect an air of intelligence and wisdom. Dullard.

@TheBatugan77 Жыл бұрын

Lighten up, dork.

@rtususian 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny, but the poor / odd lighting on this show actually makes Desi look sexier and more sensual than he did on the pristine I Love Lucy episodes.