Bill Goodykoontz provides reasons why "On the eve of its 50th anniversary, I understand and fully appreciate its place in the TV pantheon, but I don't love Lucy."

Joanne Ostrow compares the politically correct alteration of a 1951 animated commercial to the decision to edit film and TV images of the WTC to spare viewers' feelings.

Kay McFadden maintains that "The only actress of late to offer Ball's rubber-faced antics on TV is the talented Joan Cusack, and she scares the heck out of most viewers."

John Carman reminisces about the 50-year-old show and discusses how "the housewife who wanted more inspired modern TV's aspiring women."

Tim Goodman talks to "two of the funniest television writers who ever lived are unemployed," Madelyn Pugh-Davis and Bob Carroll Jr.

Celebrate "the three-camera setup; the comedic vortex of the doorway-living-room-stairway-kitchen set, with the couch always facing the audience; and the laugh track."