Recast "I Love Lucy" and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:43:29 PDT

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week's recast challenge is an oldie but goodie that was a recent recast request. Sure, certain aspects of the 1950s TV hit "I Love Lucy" make me cringe now (Ricky's jokey little threats of physical abuse come to mind), but overall this classic is still entertaining and endearing. If you could recast this show today, which actors would you cast as Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel? I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that many of you will put Debra Messing in Lucy's role, which is certainly fitting (how many times has she gotten that comparison?), though I'm curious to see if anyone has other ideas as well.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, July 3, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt,

read more Characters to recast: Lucy (Lucille Ball) Ricky (Desi Arnaz) Ethel (Vivian Vance) Fred (William Frawley) The BuzzSugar t-shirt Source

Laugh at Marriage With Lucy, Ricky, Ethel, and Fred

Annie Scudder — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:20:00 PDT

I Love Lucy debuted 60 years ago today, on Oct. 15, 1951, and for six years real-life spouses Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz made Americans laugh out loud once a week. Although the series ended along with their marriage, generations of TV-watchers found humor in Lucy's antics and Ricky Ricardo's temper thanks to reruns. And let's not forget about Fred and Ethel Mertz. Their hilarious no-nonsense banter has made us love them as much as Lucy. To celebrate six decades of the sitcom, let's laugh at some of the funniest quotes about marriage from the show.