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Summary: The restored "long kiss" is here, not seen since 1951.
Review: "Men Are Messy", episode 8. Filmed October 25, 1951, Broadcast December 3, 1951. Note: Kenny Morgan who played Kenny, the Press Agent, was married to Lucille Ball's cousin, Cleo, and was Desilu's PR Representative. Includes "restored scene" not seen since 1951. "The Fur Coat", episode 10, but shown as ninth episode. Filmed November 9, 1951. Broadcast December 10, 1951. "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer", episode 11, but shown as tenth episode. Filmed November 16, 1951. Broadcast December 17, 1951. The restored "long kiss" is here, not seen since 1951. "Drafted", episode 9, but shown as the eleventh episode. Filmed November 2, 1951. Broadcast Christmas Eve, December 24, 1951. Includes a special surprise "Christmas" tag scene that hasn't been seen since 1951. (It is simular to the "lost" Chrismas special episode they had with a young Little Ricky later in the series) This special scene is 3 minutes long. Much more bonuses. Boy, those prop men are good at changing the time on the living room clock, aren't they? Notice that barometer changes too.
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Summary: The restored "long kiss" is here, not seen since 1951.
Review: "Men Are Messy", episode 8. Filmed October 25, 1951, Broadcast December 3, 1951. Note: Kenny Morgan who played Kenny, the Press Agent, was married to Lucille Ball's cousin, Cleo, and was Desilu's PR Representative. Includes "restored scene" not seen since 1951. "The Fur Coat", episode 10, but shown as ninth episode. Filmed November 9, 1951. Broadcast December 10, 1951. "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer", episode 11, but shown as tenth episode. Filmed November 16, 1951. Broadcast December 17, 1951. The restored "long kiss" is here, not seen since 1951. "Drafted", episode 9, but shown as the eleventh episode. Filmed November 2, 1951. Broadcast Christmas Eve, December 24, 1951. Includes a special surprise "Christmas" tag scene that hasn't been seen since 1951. (It is simular to the "lost" Chrismas special episode they had with a young Little Ricky later in the series) This special scene is 3 minutes long. Much more bonuses. Boy, those prop men are good at changing the time on the living room clock, aren't they? Notice that barometer changes too.
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Summary: The restored "long kiss" is here, not seen since 1951.
Review: "Men Are Messy", episode 8. Filmed October 25, 1951, Broadcast December 3, 1951. Note: Kenny Morgan who played Kenny, the Press Agent, was married to Lucille Ball's cousin, Cleo, and was Desilu's PR Representative. Includes "restored scene" not seen since 1951. "The Fur Coat", episode 10, but shown as ninth episode. Filmed November 9, 1951. Broadcast December 10, 1951. "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer", episode 11, but shown as tenth episode. Filmed November 16, 1951. Broadcast December 17, 1951. The restored "long kiss" is here, not seen since 1951. "Drafted", episode 9, but shown as the eleventh episode. Filmed November 2, 1951. Broadcast Christmas Eve, December 24, 1951. Includes a special surprise "Christmas" tag scene that hasn't been seen since 1951. (It is simular to the "lost" Chrismas special episode they had with a young Little Ricky later in the series) This special scene is 3 minutes long. Much more bonuses. Boy, those prop men are good at changing the time on the living room clock, aren't they? Notice that barometer changes too.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE!!!
Review: I have just recently purchased this DVD and let me tell you that it is GREAT! I can't belive all the EXTRA bonus material, like the "mistakes", and the radio show episodes, and behind the scenes! It is just a treasure!!! A TRUE MUST HAVE FOR A LUCY FAN!!! (like me)
TRUST ME, It is THE BEST!!!
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Summary: fantastic episodes
Review: I LOVE LUCY continues it's DVD debut with a third volume of episodes from the first season.MEN ARE MESSY - Ricky and Lucy fight over the subject of neatness, culminating in Lucy sabotaging Ricky's photospread in "Look" magazine! THE FUR COAT - Ricky brings home an expensive mink coat that he has hired as a prop in his new act, and Lucy thinks he has bought it for her! LUCY IS JEALOUS OF GIRL SINGER - Lucy gatecrashes Ricky's new act when she suspects that he is dallying with the new lead dancer (Helen Silver). DRAFTED - When Ricky receives an invitation to report to an army barracks to perform for the troops, Lucy thinks that he is being drafted! Special features include: guest cast info, original Philip Morris opening, episodes of "My Favorite Husband" radio show and flubs.
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Summary: Beginning to Find Itself
Review: I Love Lucy first began to show signs of the sit com we would all come to know and love with these episodes. While not the height of the show we'd love later, they are enjoyable. "Men are Messy" finds Lucy and Ethel trying to break their husbands of being slobs. While the ending is not up to the rest of the episode, the beginning is hilarious. In "The Fur Coat," Lucy thinks a coat Ricky has rented for his act is a gift for her. When she refuses to take it off, he must go to great lengths to get it back. Wonderful all the way around and the best of the show so far. "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer" finds Lucy believing the gossip in the paper about the new dancer (not singer) at the club. The weakest episode, "Drafted" finds the girls thinking that the men are entering boot camp. This is one of the weakest in the series. Originally airing on Christmas Eve, this episode features a special restored holiday tag at the end not shown in syndication. The writers are still relying too much are Lucy and scripts from the radio show. But the other characters are beginning to develop. While not my favorite, the best is certainly yet to come. This DVD is a collector's dream. The episodes are presented in their entirety, and they look and sound sharp. There are occasional flaws in the picture, but considering the source material is 50 years old, it really isn't bad at all. Brief things cut for syndication have been added back in, adding to the fun. (I can't believe the humorous references to the original sponsor they managed to work in.) The sound is presented in mono. While it won't challenge your sound system at all, it serves the purpose well and is faithful to the original audio recording. The extras feature the original opening plugging the show's sponsor (the episodes themselves use the heart we're used to from reruns), info on the guest cast, an inconsistency already in episode to episode continuity, and two episodes of Lucy's radio show "My Favorite Husband" that got reworked for the show. True, the way season 1 was released isn't nearly as nice in terms of sets as other shows have gotten. But this is still a classic comedy with decent bonus material to make any fan happy.
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Summary: Beginning to Find Itself
Review: I Love Lucy first began to show signs of the sit com we would all come to know and love with these episodes. While not the height of the show we'd love later, they are enjoyable. "Men are Messy" finds Lucy and Ethel trying to break their husbands of being slobs. While the ending is not up to the rest of the episode, the beginning is hilarious. In "The Fur Coat," Lucy thinks a coat Ricky has rented for his act is a gift for her. When she refuses to take it off, he must go to great lengths to get it back. Wonderful all the way around and the best of the show so far. "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer" finds Lucy believing the gossip in the paper about the new dancer (not singer) at the club. The weakest episode, "Drafted" finds the girls thinking that the men are entering boot camp. This is one of the weakest in the series. Originally airing on Christmas Eve, this episode features a special restored holiday tag at the end not shown in syndication. The writers are still relying too much are Lucy and scripts from the radio show. But the other characters are beginning to develop. While not my favorite, the best is certainly yet to come. This DVD is a collector's dream. The episodes are presented in their entirety, and they look and sound sharp. There are occasional flaws in the picture, but considering the source material is 50 years old, it really isn't bad at all. Brief things cut for syndication have been added back in, adding to the fun. (I can't believe the humorous references to the original sponsor they managed to work in.) The sound is presented in mono. While it won't challenge your sound system at all, it serves the purpose well and is faithful to the original audio recording. The extras feature the original opening plugging the show's sponsor (the episodes themselves use the heart we're used to from reruns), info on the guest cast, an inconsistency already in episode to episode continuity, and two episodes of Lucy's radio show "My Favorite Husband" that got reworked for the show. True, the way season 1 was released isn't nearly as nice in terms of sets as other shows have gotten. But this is still a classic comedy with decent bonus material to make any fan happy.
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Summary: LOVING LUCY. AND RICKY & FRED & ETHEL. NOW & FOREVER.
Review: I love Lucy. You love Lucy. We all love Lucy. We always have. And always will. If the
tale is true that someone is watching "I Love Lucy" somewhere in the world every minute
of the day, here's evidence why. Like you really need to be reminded! Each DVD in the
series contains four classic episodes ... indelible black-and-white images of Lucy and Ricky
and Fred and Ethel that are still as funny today as they were 50 years ago! Each volume
also contains flubs, radio shows, behind-the-scenes photo galleries and special footage,
such as lost and/or deleted scenes and original openings. Simply said: These volumes (and
subsequent ones) are must-haves for every DVD library.
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Summary: A terrific bit of education in a time capsule.
Review: I never thought I'd do it, but here I am purchasing (and rating) a DVD of probably the most rerun series in TV history. Makes one wonder why buy it in the first place. In my case I was fascinated (and educated) by the DVD's revelation that the show's presentation was altered after its network broadcasts. Most of us grew up with LUCY, but only in syndication, and many things about the show were changed for syndication, from the opening credits (the Philip Morris sponsor was more predominant, and the "heart-on-satin" logo came much later) to background music, sponsor placement, and even one moment of censorship which involved a passionate kiss by Lucy and actual husband Desi Arnaz (drastically pared down by rerun time). The genius of the DVD is that it restores all these elements back to their original 1951 content, and even includes two radio broadcasts of LUCY's prototype, "My Favorite Husband." As far as the episodes themselves are concerned: 'Drafted' is the least entertaining and most contrived (the misunderstanding reaches outrageous proportions); 'Men Are Messy' and 'The Fur Coat' are standard Lucy shenanigans; and the 'Girl Singer' episode is the best- although the girl (Helen Silver) is actually a gorgeous dancer, and smolders in the 'Jezebel' number. Lucy goes brunette in the chorus line, and wreaks classic havoc.
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Summary: All "I Love Lucy" episodes celebrate 50th Anniversary.
Review: In this decade, every episode of "I Love Lucy" will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Every episode is still funny as funny as when they first aired. The shows are good. The shows are wholesome. They are healing and warm and will make you feel good. Buy them on VHS or DVD today.
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