Ethel Mertz
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Ethel Mertz is a comedic television character known as Lucy Ricardo’s best friend and neighbor, often joining her in humorous schemes and misadventures.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ethel Mertz canonical | 10 |
| Ethel Louise Mertz | 1 |
| Ethel Mertz was Lucy Ricardo’s neighbor | 1 |
| Ethel Mertz was Lucy Ricardo’s sidekick | 1 |
| Ethel Mertz – Vivian Vance | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
I Love Lucy
ⓘ
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ⓘ
surface form:
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
|
| associatedWith |
Fred Mertz
ⓘ
Lucy Ricardo ⓘ Ricardo family ⓘ Desi Arnaz ⓘ
surface form:
Ricky Ricardo
|
| characterType | comic sidekick ⓘ |
| coOwnerOf | apartment building with Fred Mertz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Bob Carroll Jr.
ⓘ
Desi Arnaz ⓘ Jessurun James Oppenheimer ⓘ
surface form:
Jess Oppenheimer
Lucille Ball ⓘ Madelyn Pugh ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | I Love Lucy, Season 1 Episode 1 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| friend | Lucy Ricardo ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ethel Mertz
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethel Louise Mertz
|
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| neighborOf | Lucy Ricardo ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close friendship with Lucy Ricardo
ⓘ
joining Lucy Ricardo in comedic schemes ⓘ sarcastic sense of humor ⓘ |
| occupation |
former vaudeville performer
ⓘ
housewife ⓘ landlady ⓘ |
| partOf |
I Love Lucy
ⓘ
surface form:
I Love Lucy franchise
|
| portrayedBy | Vivian Vance ⓘ |
| relationshipToFredMertz | wife ⓘ |
| relationshipToLucyRicardo |
best friend
ⓘ
neighbor ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
apartment building owned with Fred Mertz ⓘ |
| setting | Manhattan ⓘ |
| spouse | Fred Mertz ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s television era ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ethel Mertz was Lucy Ricardo’s neighbor
this entity surface form:
Ethel Mertz was Lucy Ricardo’s sidekick
this entity surface form:
Ethel Louise Mertz
this entity surface form:
Ethel Mertz – Vivian Vance