It would be hard to overestimate the popular impact of this show. You have to imagine a time when there weren't many programming options on television. Back then, NBC and CBS dominated the airwaves. There was no replay of missed shows, and summer was a wasteland of repeats. In my home, we weren't allowed to watch much TV, so it was a treat and the whole family (at least when we were very young) watched the shows together.
A trip down memory lane occasioned by your review :)
I was more surprised how much I liked it. It's such an old show.
Then again, I get the whole watching with family deal. I used to like to watch I Love Lucy with my grandparents when I was young. And that show is pretty ancient as well. lol
I have I Love Lucy tapes and my granddaughter watched them with me when she was younger. She loved them :))