All I want to do is post about food.

[amelialourdes]

So that's what I'm going to do.

I don't know when my obsession with food began. I was a pretty skinny kid who got eaten by the person I am today. But food and television always went hand in hand. The episodes I remember or television specials I remember the most are always food-themed. I'll give you a few examples.

I'm a huge I Love Lucy fan. I've been watching the show since I was a kid and three of my favorite episodes were Pioneer Women, The Million-Dollar Idea, and The Freezer. These are just three examples and I'll show you why.

Pioneer Women

Food: This giant loaf of bread.
Most Memorable Scene: The last scene is Lucy taking this giant piece of bread slathered with homemade butter that they churned themselves and Fred, Ricky, Lucy, and Ethel take a giant bite out of it. Never fails to make me want a really great piece of bread.

The Million-Dollar Idea

Food: Salad dressing.
Most Memorable Scene: This scene where they sell the dressing on television never fails to make me want a really, really big salad filled with romaine and croutons and good stuff. I'm not even paying attention to the actual ingredients in this episode. I'm only thinking about my favorite salad dressing and devouring a ton of greens with it.

The Freezer

Food: All. That. Meat.
Most Memorable Scene: It's one line for me. It's one line that does it in this entire episode. At the end, she stuffs all the meat in the furnace to hide it from Ricky. Fred lights it. And Lucy says to bring a big bottle of ketchup down to the basement where they're going to have BBQ. And there's me on my couch imagining the smell of delicious, delicious BBQ.

And moving on from Lucy...

Funny Little Bunnies

Food: Chocolate.
Most Memorable Scene: ALL OF IT. LOOK AT ALL THAT CHOCOLATE.

And it goes on and on and on. I can do this all day long but I won't because I'm going to get even hungrier than I am right now. Does food trigger television memories for you, too?

Comments

[shadownyc.livejournal.com]

I adore all those I Love Lucy moments! I think I must have seen every ep at least a dozen times. lol

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Same here! I cannot get enough of the show. I think I've been watching repeatedly since I knew it existed. Obsessed.

[ghettogreta.livejournal.com]

This post made me laugh so much. I have no idea why. I didn't watch I Love Lucy, so I have no idea about these episodes, please don't yell at me. But the idea of a huge salad with croutons and maybe some chicken and lots of red onions and cheese and tomatoes and cucumbers and sunflower seeds and dressing sounds amazing right about now. Thanks for that.

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, a lot of food talk? I don't know why! Always connected to the food. Yelling will not happen. Did you watch/still watch any of those older shows that they used to show? Like the Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, anything? Mmm, that sounds really, really good. You're very welcome!

[rebeccama.livejournal.com]

I like "I love Lucy". Yet another reason I am glad that I friended you. :)

It is now almost lunch time and this post made me hungrier.