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| | TIME 100: Lucille Ball |
 | | Lucy Ricardo was, in those early I Love Lucy episodes, just a generic daffy housewife. |
 | | Lucy's quirks and foibles her craving to be in show biz, her crazy schemes that always backfired, the constant fights with the Mertzes became as particularized and familiar as the face across the dinner table. |
 | | For four out of its six seasons (only six!), I Love Lucy was the No. 1-rated show on television; at its peak, in 1952-53, it averaged an incredible 67.3 rating, meaning that on a typical Monday night, more than two-thirds of all homes with TV sets were tuned to Lucy. |
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