The
premise of I Love Lucy was not that much different
from that of other family situation comedies
on television and radio--a wacky wife making
life difficult for a loving but perpetually
irritated husband--but the people involved made
it something very special. Lucy Ricardo was
an American of Scottish ancestry (maiden name
MacGillicuddy) married to a Cuban bandleader.
Husband
Ricky was employed at the Tropicana Club and
since she was constantly trying to prove to
him that she could be in show business too,
he spent much of his time trying to keep Lucy
off the nightclub's stage.