Web Extra: Mindy Hearts Ricky
Mindy Kaling ? writer, producer, and star of The Office ? grew up thinking that I Love Lucy was ?square ? one of the many black and white things that people keep telling you is so great and then you watch it and you’re just sort of bored and annoyed by it.? Then her Office boss Greg Daniels ordered her to watch it. She came away with a changed mind and a pretty serious crush on Ricky Ricardo.
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