I Love Lucy: Mindy Hearts Ricky
Mindy Kaling— writer, producer, and star ofThe Office— grew up thinking thatI Love Lucywas “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. And she wasn’t offended by jokes about his accent – listen here:
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