Lucy's a pretty crappy person

I've always known she was immature and selfish, but her schemes are usually not quite as intentionally harmful to others.

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It's generally agreed upon that she was childish, demanding, spoiled, and generally not a very nice person. 

That's true on both counts. She is a likable character most of the time despite her selfish qualities and Lucille Ball is a talented actress who plays her part well.

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The show is good and really entertaining, but if Lucy was a real person, I wouldn't want to be around her. Usually, she's self-centered and selfish, but there are times when she is just downright dishonest and her actions are purely criminal. I think it's good for a laugh when she plans one of her schemes where she intends to have her own way, but there are times when she should be put in jail.

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They're both very petty, but Lucy is a criminal. It's one thing to sneak into Ricky's show because she thinks he's having an affair with one of the dancers, but she does things sometimes that should land her in jail.

A lot of Lucy's plans are only possible because she is surrounded by people with equally-poor judgement. When Lucy comes up with one of her crazy schemes, Ethel will sometimes tell her she shouldn't do it, but sometimes she doesn't tell her the most obvious problem with Lucy's plan. Lucy seems to think she's going to catch Ricky in an affair during the middle of a show.

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She's definitely a likeable character. There are a lot of characters on show (past and present) who I would not want to know personally, or if I did, I would have to distance myself from them, but on a TV show, they are fun to watch. I can name a few examples:

Barney Fife - His low self-esteem and reckless nature cause him to do things that are detrimental to the other characters on the show. In real life, he'd be unemployable and probably dead or mangled by some stupid thing he did. On the show, you know there's no real danger and that Andy will likely sort things out, so it's still fun to watch.

Gomer Pyle - Somehow, this doofus manages to stay alive and out of jail despite the dangerous things he does at all times.

Hawkeye Pierce - He aids the enemy and sabotages the Army, but he still succeeds. He's fun to watch, but if he was in my unit, I'd shoot him myself (if I got to him before someone else did).

Then, there are characters like Bart and Homer Simpson, Hank Hill, Peter Griffin, and even Herbert the Pervert. They're all fun to watch, but I wouldn't want to associate with any of them.

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I'm bi-polar, but even at my most manic moment, I was never as nutty as Lucy. I guess she wasn't on medication if that was the case. Back then they probably prescribed Lithium or something, which is probably not the best choice or not enough medication. I take 4 different kinds! I was only manic once. I must admit, it felt great. Then, crash - to the hospital I went. They sorted me out. Lucy seems hypo-manic all the time. Being manic seriously impairs your judgment. You do things you normally would never think of doing in wellness, so your diagnosis might not be too far off the mark.

As for Ethel, I think she knew just how nuts Lucy was, and wanted to keep her at bay as much as possible, so she went along with most of Lucy's antics. Ethel was co-dependent, as well.




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I think you may be onto something. Lucy had a mental illness or a personality disorder. I've known people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Lucy shows some of these symptoms.

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Ive come to the conclusion watching it now Lucy had a mild mental illness. Maybe she was bipolar. It would explain why she did some of the crazy stuff she did and then on some days was a normal person. She had 'highs' and 'lows'