est ▁to ▁Param ount ▁Television , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁succeeded ▁the ▁original ▁Des il u ▁company ). ▁This ▁material ▁includes ▁Here ' s ▁Lucy ▁and ▁The ▁M oth ers - In - L aw , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁programs ▁and ▁spe ci als ▁Ball ▁and ▁Arn az ▁made ▁independently ▁of ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Bel ief s ▁ ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Ball ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁would ▁maintain ▁what ▁Arn az ▁term ed ▁" basic ▁good ▁taste " ▁and ▁were ▁therefore ▁determined ▁to ▁avoid ▁eth nic ▁j okes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁humor ▁based ▁on ▁physical ▁hand ic aps ▁or ▁mental ▁dis abilities . ▁Arn az ▁re called ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁exception ▁consisted ▁of ▁making ▁fun ▁of ▁R icky ▁Ric ardo ' s ▁acc ent ; ▁even ▁these ▁j okes ▁worked ▁only ▁when ▁Lucy , ▁as ▁his ▁wife , ▁did ▁the ▁m im ick ing . ▁ ▁Arn az ▁was ▁deeply ▁patri otic ▁about ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁of ▁no ▁other ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁where ▁" a ▁six teen - year - old ▁kid , ▁broke ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁speak ▁the ▁language " ▁could ▁achieve ▁the ▁success es ▁that ▁he ▁had . ▁ ▁Mar ri ages ▁▁ ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Luc ille ▁Ball ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Their ▁marriage ▁was ▁tur bul ent . ▁Con vin ced ▁that ▁Arn az ▁was ▁being ▁un fa ith ful ▁to