Fortunately, Fred and Ethel Mertz scraped together enough scratch after the old circuit went south to go into real estate, snapping up a swell little brownstone on E. 68th St. at a Depression-era ...

I Love Lucy ran on CBS for six seasons from 1951-1957.The series, which centered around Lucy and Ricky Ricardo and their friends Fred and Ethel Mertz, was a sensation in its time and still lives ...

Nine-year-old Labrador retriever mix named Ethel Mertz is available for adoption at Badass Animal Rescue in Brooklyn, New York, after the dog was taken from Dallas, Texas, during a rescue mission.

I Love Lucy may have been all about Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, but their landlords and friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz, were just as important to the story.One of the show’s running gags centered ...

There is no question that Vivian Vance is an icon of classic television, and that's largely because of her role of Ethel Mertz besides Lucille Ball's Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy. Yet as beloved as ...

In a December 1951 episode Bea Benaderet guest starred as Miss Lewis; Benaderet was one of Ball’s original choices to play Ethel Mertz but was unavailable for each and every episode, since she ...

Despite decades since her departure, Vance continues to be known by later generations because of her longstanding role as character Ethel Mertz, comedy icon Lucille Ball’s pal, both on and off ...

Classic Television: Vivian Vance and Ethel Mertz - Behind the Scenes Photography. Posted: March 12, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. The film follows Harry McGee, a reporter who is assigned to ...

Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz and William Frawley as Fred Mertz are pictured in an image dated Feb. 1, 1954. (CBS via Getty Images) When Frawley heard about the part, he called Ball and Arnaz to ...

The Fred and Ethel Mertz jokes got old long before that. Wisconsin and Mertz both needed a change of scenery, so the not-so-Golden Boy headed South. Down here, Mertz doesn’t have to be a savior.

The Fred and Ethel Mertz jokes got old long before that. Wisconsin and Mertz both needed a change of scenery, so the not-so-Golden Boy headed South. Down here, Mertz doesn’t have to be a savior.

There is no question that Vivian Vance is an icon of classic television, and that's largely because of her role of Ethel ...