The old saying goes that behind every successful man, there was a strong woman. But for Lucille Ball – as successful a woman as there has ever been in Hollywood – there was a man, Bob Carroll, Jr., behind the scenes. With life-long writing partner, Madelyn Pugh Davis, Carroll wrote every episode of “I Love Lucy” (CBS, 1951-57) and spent the next few decades writing for the manic redhead. The pair hit upon a surefire formula – Lucy scheming to be a part of something, whether it’s taking on a new job in a candy factory or trying to meet a famous person her bandleader husband (Desi Arnaz) is
