The Quotable I Love Lucy [Hardcover]

Stephanie Chizek (Author), Tom Watson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2001

Lucy: I didn't tell a soul, and they all promised to keep it a secret.

Here at last are the greatest quotes, wisecracks, and jokes from the television program that's entertained millions of viewers for more than 50 years. Fans of the show will be delighted to encounter, once again, Lucy Ricardo's unique views on marriage, love, friendship, money, success, and holidays ("It's not the gift that counts. It's the lack of thought behind it!"). But Lucy's not the only quotable one: enjoy Ricky's lessons on American history ("All I know is that Columbus discovered Ohio in 1776."); Ethel Mertz's thoughts on her pal ("If I'd known this was what friends are for, I'd have signed up as an enemy!"), and Fred's memories of rice ("I had it thrown at me on one of the darkest days of my life").
It's all here, and more in a hilarious tribute to the best program ever.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Lucille Ball was the first to admit that she owed much of her fame to her writers, and The Quotable "I Love Lucy" helps make a case for the brilliance of the show's writers. Compiled and with an introduction by the We Love Lucy Fan Club president, Tom Watson, and with stills from the show throughout, this selection of the sitcom's funniest moments will delight her multitude of fans. The book is divided into categories like Love and Marriage and Planning and Scheming. "I didn't tell a soul, and they all promised to keep it a secret!" wails Lucy in her inimitable way, and readers will be glad this pithy little volume wasn't kept a secret, either.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Metro Books (October 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586632884
• ISBN-13: 978-1586632885
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,264,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Lucy Treasure Chest!, December 5, 2001

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S. Kelley (Cleveland,Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quotable I Love Lucy (Hardcover)

I was out finishing the very LAST of my Christmas shopping when what do my wonderous eyes see? This Quotable "I Love Lucy Book"! What a treasure!!

I leafed through the book and immediately had to get it as a Christmas gift to myself! Any Lucy fan whether it is yourself or a friend or family member will LOVE to get this book!

Although it is by no means a hard read and is full of quotes from Lucy, Ricky, Ethel and Fred with wonderful clear pictures, the Lucy afficenado can tell a lot of time went in picking the quotes out of the many episodes and formatting them into this handy book (129 pages for those who like page counts). I should say a lot of time and a lot of Lucy TLC for the fans of "I Love Lucy" were given from the compiler (Stephanie Chizek)of this work.

As a Lucy fan, I was taken very much by this little golden nugget of Lucy quotes and highly recommend this book for the many Lucy fans and for those with Lucy libraries. This is a MUST and you won't regret one minute for buying this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars something Lucy to read even when your not watching it!!, January 23, 2002

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Jessica (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Quotable I Love Lucy (Hardcover)

I loved this!! i saw it at the store and i was like "o my gosh i gotta have this!!" so i bought it and read thru it. its a bunch of quotes, some of them are really cute, and pictures from episodes. its a nice hard cover and i just loved it! Recently i have seen episodes that i hadn't seen before and just reading that book i knew a dialouge by heart and could recite it along with the person saying it. such as when lucy is asking Ricky to be in the show at the Palladium and she says "...if you dont let me be in that show at the Palladium i'll give you such a punch you'll talk funnier than you do now!" and "Do you know how many times i'll have to sing 'Babalu' to pay for that house?"~Ricky. its really an adorable book that i treasure. they also include the entire Vitameatavegamin speech before and after she is drunk. its definetly for ANY Lucy fan. And i am definetly a Lucy fan!!!
"Its not the gift that counts. Its the lack of thought behind it." ~ Lucy

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars * * * * *, October 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Quotable I Love Lucy (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful collection of the funniest lines from 'I Love Lucy'. The book is very well organized and beautifully designed. The compilation was masterfully done with the top 'I Love Lucy' quotes accented by great colors as well as gorgeous and well chosen images from the show. A must have for anyone!