Before Lucy married Ricky Ricardo on the television show “I Love Lucy,” what was her maiden name?
Richardson
Mertz
Trumbull
McGillicuddy
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo are characters from the television sitcom I Love Lucy, portrayed by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Much like Lucille Ball herself, her character Lucille McGillicuddy was born and raised in Jamestown, New York (per episode #138), to an American family of Scottish descent. The marriage between Scottish American Lucy and Latino Ricky marked the first appearance of a mixed marriage on an American TV show. I Love Lucy debuted in 1951, sixteen years before Loving v. Virginia legalized all forms of interracial marriage in all 50 states.
The correct answer is McGillicuddy.