5 Greatest Sitcom Kisses Of All Time

5. Ricky & Lucy Ricardo - I Love Lucy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFDTmWM00uc Episode: 2.11 - "Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable" Okay, I'll admit that this one makes the list more for prosperity's sake than anything else, but I still say that it deserves a place on this list; after all, I Love Lucy is the granddaddy of all sitcoms. It set in motion all the sitcom elements that we recognize today, and it's still the funniest of all the fifties sitcoms (although The Honeymooners gives it a run for its money). Legendary comedienne Lucille Ball created the archetypal sitcom character through her portrayal of the conniving-yet-sweet Lucy Ricardo, and Ball's real-life husband (at the time) Desi Arnaz provided the perfect foil through Lucy's often frustrated but always loving husband, Ricky. Nowhere does Lucy and Ricky's love shine through more clearly than in this scene. This episode is the follow-up to what's arguably the greatest episode of the series, "Lucy Is Enceinte," in which Lucy visits the nightclub Ricky works out to tell him, in the middle of a performance, that she's pregnant with their child, Little Ricky. That episode ended with a classic musical number: Ricky singing "We're Having A Baby" while he dances with Lucy. It seems as if the series' staff director, William Asher, wanted to top his number in "Enceinte" in the very next episode. He did so brilliantly. In the episode in question, Lucy becomes envious of her unborn child as Ricky comes home every day with gifts for the baby but never brings anything for her. Lucy becomes convinced that Ricky's so focused on the baby that he doesn't love her anymore. Of course, this isn't true, and Ricky proves it to Lucy by taking out for a night of dining and dancing at the Tropicana, a night that culminates with the clip you see above, with Desi singing his wonderful cover of "Cheek to Cheek," which ends with Lucy and Ricky smooching. The kiss itself isn't much; we have overly strict TV censors to thank for that. However, all that comes before, the music and dancing and the romantic mood it evokes, make up for what the kiss lacks. All in all, it's one of the most romantic moments in TV history, and that's why it gets a place on this list.