Desilu



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 * formed in 1950
 * Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz wanted to create a company that would allow Cuban-born Arnaz to star on television with his wife.
 * adapted from the couple's stage act and CBS radio program //My Favorite Husband//
 * first studio to use a multi-camera set-up in front of a live studio audience
 * In 1960, Lucille Ball became sole owner of the production company.
 * Ball had an uncanny sense for what television shows would go on to become hits with the public, and after her divorce with Arnaz, green-lit many shows that would go on to become iconic of the era.


 * References to the series' original sponsor, Phillip Morris, can still be seen in some episodes today. Most notable is the scene in "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" in which Lucy dresses up as Johnny the Bellhop, the Phillip Morris icon.
 * When Lucy was pregnant with Little Ricky, network censors wouldn't permit her to say "pregnant." She had to say "expecting."
 * Voted #2 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.




 * Contrary to popular belief, Mayberry, North Carolina is not based on Mt. Airy, North Carolina, Andy Griffith's birthplace.
 * One of the maps used for a period of time behind Andy's desk was simply a state map of Nevada turned upside down.
 * Voted #9 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.




 * Contrary to popular belief, neither Captain Kirk nor anyone else ever said, "Beam me up, Scotty," in any episode.
 * In the hallways of the Enterprise there are tubes marked "GNDN", these initials stand for "goes nowhere does nothing."
 * Ranked #1 in TV Guide's list of the "30 Top Cult Shows Ever!" (29 June 2007 issue).



The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)



Mission: Impossible (1966)

The Untouchables (1959)

That Girl (1966)