Enjoy two comedy episodes of My Favorite Husband A) 11/6/48 Liz and Katie Switch Identities w/ Lucille Ball B) 4/1/49 April Fool’s Day w/ Lucille Ball My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio July 23, 1948, starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat. Midway into the first season, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Liz and George Cooper. The cheerful couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls and were billed as "two people who live together and like it." George was a banker and Liz was his happily married housewife. Sponsored by Jell-O, the series transitioned to television in 1953 starring Joan Caulfield and Barry Nelson while Lucille Ball (and husband Desi Arnaz) starred in the mega-TV hit I Love Lucy.