The "I Love Lucy" Book

xvi, 422 pp. Includes a revised, expanded, and updated version of Lucy and Ricky and Fred and Ethel. Profusely illustrated. Includes behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show; detailed synopses of every episode plus complete cast listings, ratings, and original air dates; classic "Lucy" dialogue; exclusive interviews with the stars, writers, directors, producers, and others; hundreds of rare and nostalgic photos, including never-before-published candid shots of the "I Love Lucy" pilot; painstakingly researched notes on how the program was created, written, and filmed; "The Handy Dandy Episode Finder"--an exhaustive index of "Lucy" references from "Adelaide" to "Zorch".