15 Fun Facts About ‘I Love Lucy’ You Never Heard Before

7. I’m no cheat!

It was well-known that Arnaz was a huge supporter of America and the opportunities that had made the life he had possible. When writers on the series wanted his character Ricky to cheat on his taxes in the episode “Lucy Tells the Truth”, Arnaz was stoutly against it. He didn’t want their loyal audience thinking that his character would ever cheat the U.S. government. For a teen who fled Cuba to Miami with nothing but the clothes on his back to become one of the biggest stars of his time, it’s understandable why this was a sore topic for the celeb. This excerpt from his acceptance speech on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town (1954) sums it up: “From cleaning canary cages to this night in New York is a long ways. And I don’t think there’s any other country in the world that could give you that opportunity.”