Lucie Arnaz, daughter of comedy legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, opened up in a rare interview about the unique connection her parents maintained even after their divorce. In an exclusive clip from the Catchy Comedy Network’s Catchy Loves Lucy programming block, Lucie reflects on the balance between their groundbreaking career and family life. Fans familiar with the legendary duo will gain insight into their personal lives through her perspective. During the interview, Lucie Arnaz shared how her parents’ love transformed over time, explaining that their bond wasn’t broken by divorce. She noted that while the stress of their busy careers created challenges, it ultimately allowed them to respect and support each other in new ways. Lucie described a relationship rooted in admiration and care, even after marriage ended, revealing her parents’ continued connection behind the scenes. Lucie Arnaz on Her Parents’ Relationship Everett Collection As a slideshow of vintage photos of her parents played, Lucie recalled, “When I see those old movies, I see two young people in love, building a house together, giving silly parties. Just regular, ordinary people.” She explained that while their professional ambitions sometimes conflicted with their family life, the admiration between Lucille and Desi endured. Lucie Arnaz/Instagram In the view of People, Lucie Arnaz also highlighted the gestures that kept their connection alive, such as Desi sending red and white carnations to Lucille every anniversary and their regular phone calls. She noted that their post-divorce relationship allowed them to support each other while pursuing separate lives, proving that love can evolve without disappearing. Lucie Arnaz Shares Personal Insights LUCY AND DESI: A HOME MOVIE, top from left: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz; bottom: Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz (aired Feb. 14, 1993). ©CBS / courtesy Everett Collection Beyond recounting her parents’ relationship, Lucie emphasized the human side of their legendary careers. She will provide interviews throughout Catchy Loves Lucy, offering fans a rare glimpse into her mother’s genius and character offscreen. Her reflections reveal the balance her parents struck between public success and private devotion, a legacy that Lucie Arnaz continues to honor. Screenshot from People Magazine Fans can tune in to Catchy Loves Lucy, which premieres February 15, to hear more from Lucie Arnaz. Her commentary promises an intimate, heartfelt perspective on the duo who shaped television history, offering stories and insights unavailable elsewhere. This rare interview allows audiences to appreciate Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz not just as icons, but as parents and people. Next up: Doris Day’s Glassware Storage Inspires Timeless Home Bar Design That Anyone Can Duplicate The post Rare Interview: Lucie Arnaz Reflects Gives Fans Glimpse On Famous Parents’ Connection, Even After Divorce appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Ruth A

He only received two acting nominations in his entire fifty-year career.

For decades, Sesame Street has stood as a symbol of warmth, laughter, and gentle lessons for young viewers. Still, even the most trusted children’s programs have faced moments that tested that trust. In 1976, the wicked witch Sesame Street episode became one of those rare and surprising controversies. The Wicked Witch Sesame Street episode aired on Feb. 10, 1976, when Margaret Hamilton stepped back into her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. According to People, Hamilton eagerly accepted the guest appearance, especially since she regularly watched the show with her grandchildren. She believed deeply in the program’s mission to make learning joyful—a belief that made the reaction all the more unexpected. The Wicked Witch Sesame Street Episode That Frightened Young Viewers Classic Horror Films/X In the episode, the witch crash-lands on Sesame Street and immediately clashes with David and Big Bird after David ends up holding her broom. The storyline aimed to teach a simple lesson about politeness and asking nicely. However, the Witch’s dramatic entrance and stern presence overwhelmed many preschoolers watching at home. Art of Lost and Cancelled Media/X Parents quickly responded with concern. One mother wrote to the Children’s Television Workshop describing how her children cried, turned off the television, and later woke from nightmares about “the wicked witch on Sesame Street.” She explained that the incident shook her confidence in the show, and she noted that other parents and even a preschool teacher shared similar worries. Why The Wicked Witch Sesame Street Episode Never Aired Again RetroNewsNow/X As complaints grew, the Children’s Television Workshop reviewed the situation. Researcher Ana Herrera screened the episode for a test group of children and observed their uneasy reactions firsthand. After studying their responses, she recommended that the network remove the episode from circulation. RetroNewsNow/X Producers ultimately pulled the episode from syndication, and it never returned to television. Although archivists preserved it in the Library of Congress, and it later surfaced online, the episode remains one of the few times Sesame Street underestimated just how powerful a familiar villain could feel to very young viewers. Next up: ‘Baywatch’ Reboot May See Carmen Electra Return, But With One Big Condition The post 50 Years Ago: The Wicked Witch Sesame Street Episode Was Banned For Being Too Scary appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Ruth A

He didn't make his TV debut until his 60s.

“For she had eyes and chose me.” ― William Shakespeare, Othello     These miniature paintings of the ‘lover’s eye’ were made in painted watercolour on ivory in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Set in lockets, brooches, bracelets, rings, toothpick cases, and in the example above an 18th Century ladies travel urinal. The inscription for which says: “Ha je te vois petit coquin.” (Ha! I see you, little rascal.)     These lovers’ eyes have a whiff of the erotic and the clandestine, giving a secret wink to a watching lover. Indeed, the fashion for them began in England when the then Prince and Wales and would-be future King George IV (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was smitten with the twice-widowed Maria Anne Fitzherbert (26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837). To declare that she’d caught his eye he sent her a painting of his eye and a marriage proposal. The couple married in a secret ceremony in 1785. The marriage was illegal. The Prince did not have the King’s approval and the heir was forbidden from marrying a Catholic without forfeiting his right to the throne. And so it was that Mrs Fitzherbert was fated to a life of deception as the Prince’s ‘mistress’. She kept up the pretence for almost a decade after George’s official marriage to his first cousin, Caroline of Brunswick, in 1795.     But true love outed and the Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852)  testified to having seen a miniature of Fitzherbert around the king’s neck as he lay on his deathbed. The miniature, set in a diamond locket on a threadbare black ribbon, was buried with the king according to the terms of his will. What else went on between them is moot. But George and Maria never went as far as that most famous Lover’s Eye, Beauty Revealed, a topless self-portrait Sarah Goodridge gave her lover, the politician Daniel Webster.   Eye of Mary Sarah Fox, enveloped in foxgloves, set in a gold frame with seed pearl and guilloche border, circa 1835. Lover’s eye, 1817 Ann Fryer by George IV’s Principal Painter Richard Cosway, 1787     Via: Birmingham Museum of Art, and the private collection of David and Nan Skier. The post The Lover’s Eye – Secret Desire In Georgian England appeared first on Flashbak.