I Love Lucy - The Complete Second Season

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Summary: Lucille Ball - A Class Act
Review: From stuffing chocolates in her mouth to tearfully telling Ricky they are expecting a baby, Lucy has kept me glued to the set. She is truly the Queen of Comedy. This DVD set is fully restored and plays beautifully. The sound quality and the picture itself is superb! I own a couple of Lucy shows on VHS, but they don't hold a candle to this boxed set.
One pro for me is that I have often wanted to see all the I Love Lucy shows. It frustrated me that they only came out with The Most Memorable, and Most Classic episodes. It was by chance that I stumbled upon this website and noticed the complete Season. I was surprised that I had never found this before, but then again, I rarely shop on the internet. It was esciting that I had finally found wha I had been longing for.
I never tire of watching Lucy's crazy antics. They are as new to me as they were when I first watched them. This edition is packeged in a smooth, efficient manner. If you truly love Lucy, then I would definantly reccomend this dvd set. Enjoy!

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Summary: I can't believe this!
Review: Disc 1-4 of this dvd DOES NOT work in my DVD player. But disc 5 does. And I have a brand new RCA dvd player. I am really very upset.

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Summary: excellent!
Review: I am so pleased with season two! The studio put together II much
better than they did season I. They've added the original
animated transitions, and we finally get to see what it must
have been like for Lucille Ball during her maternity leave in
1953. I highly recommend this set -- I Love Lucy fans will love
this. If Lucy Arnaz ever reads this -- I can't wait for season
IV. :-)

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Summary: Third season???????
Review: I cant wait for third season. Anyone know anything on third season yet please email me and let me know it there will be more . I bought first and second season for my mom and I . We absolutely love the packaging !!! Its better than first season although theres nothing there to complain about either. I want all the lucy episodes I cant wait. One I really want is Phipps dapartment store episode. Id love to hear from another lucy fan!!!!! Email me please===[e-mail] Bye ! Good Job CBS!!!!

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Summary: Timeless Fun!
Review: I Love Lucy is timeless! The show was a trailblazer and continues to be a favorite of people all over the world. I know that I watch it whenever I can (and that's all the time). It's got originality and talent and excellent acting as well as great scripts. Worth it every single time.

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Summary: Content Great...If it will play for you
Review: I love this tv show and the dvd content is excellent. The prints are crystal clear and the audio is great. There is just one problem: I can only view it on my PC with it's dvd player. I own a Panasonic DVD player, my mom owns a Sony DVD player, and my friend owns a JVC DVD player. All are progressive scan and less than one year old, but all five of these discs will not play in any of them.
None of the three can even read the discs, let alone play them. They claim to be "Region 1" enocoded so they should play. My hunch is that they are of inferior quality and I noticed they were made in Mexico. At least I can watch them on my pc, but I am still ticked off that they won't work in any of our dvd players.
I received this as a gift, so I am stuck with it, but I just wanted to let the buyer beware.


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Summary: I Love Lucy is the best!
Review: I'm sixteen but I absolutly love I love Lucy. I started watching them when the DVD's for the first season came out. I am so excited to be getting the next season all at once and at half the price of season one. Season Two has some of my favorite episodes like Job Switching, Lucy is Enceinte, and Lucy Goes to the Hospital

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Summary: It looks magnificent, too!
Review: One must note that this is the first time that the "I Love Lucy" episodes have been digitally cleaned up: both the sound and the picture have been put through rigorous computer programs to clean up the look and sound of the original. No longer will you hear hissing or bad audio edits. No more will you see patched film breaks or projector scratches or film splotches. This new batch of "Lucy" episodes looks almost like it was produced yesterday instead of over 50 years ago!

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Summary: Lucy Gives Birth, A Chocolate Factory & A Washing Machine!
Review: Over 50 years ago during the early years of broadcast television, the very inspired talents of Lucille Ball (1911-1989) and her then husband Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) were showcased on their hilarious television show "I Love Lucy". TV execs had initially rejected the plausibility of the show because of Desi and because they intended to tape the shows. However, thanks to the tireless efforts of Lucille Ball and Desi's obvious talents, the show first aired in 1951 and quickly became one of the most successful TV shows during all six of its regular seasons. As Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy", Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were joined by William Frawley (1877-1966) and Viviane Vance (1909-1979) as their best-friends/apartment landlords of Fred and Ethel Mertz.

The second season of "I Love Lucy" that aired between 1952 and 1953 has 32 memorable episodes:

1. "Job Switching": Lucy & Ethel get jobs at a chocolate factory, while Ricky & Fred try their hands at being "house-husbands" and cook up a large mess; a famous & very popular all-time favorite episode.

2. "The Saxophone": Lucy's talent (or lack thereof) of playing the saxophone is showcased when she wants to join Ricky on a band tour.

3. "The Anniversary Present": Lucy thinks Ricky is having an affair when he's really just trying to buy her a set of pearls.

4. "The Handcuffs": Lucy & Ricky get handcuffed in what they thought were fake handcuffs.

5. "The Operetta": Lucy writes an operetta for her woman's club to perform to raise money. Unfortunately, Lucy hasn't been very good managing the club's finances.

6. "Vacation from Marriage": Lucy & Ethel take a vacation from Ricky & Fred.

7. "The Courtroom": Ricky & Lucy purchase a new TV for Fred & Ethel's anniversary, but things go awry when the TV appears to need to be adjusted.

8. "Redecorating": Lucy thinks that she's won new furniture and decides to give their apartment a wallpaper makeover.

9. "Ricky Loses His Voice": Lucy takes advantage of Ricky's laryngitis to write a new show for Ricky's club.

10. "Lucy is Enciente": Lucy tries to find the right way to tell Ricky that she's pregnant.

11. "Pregnant Women are Unpredictable": Ricky tries to help Lucy in the house so that she can stay in bed.

12. "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song": Lucy 'says farewell' to show business during a "gay-90's" review.

13. "Lucy Hires an English Tutor": Wanting their child to learn proper English, Lucy hires a tutor with the promise that Ricky will let him perform.

14. "Ricky Has Labor Pains": Ricky feels neglected.

15. "Lucy Becomes a Sculptress": Lucy takes up sculpting to provide an artistic environment for their coming child.

16. "Lucy Goes to the Hospital": Ricky, Fred & Ethel practice to make sure they get Lucy to the hospital calmly and efficiently, and Ricky also has a voodoo show to do.

17. "Sales Resistance": A salesman talks Lucy into buying a vacuum cleaner and Ricky is not very pleased. Lucy tries to resell it to "Mrs. Simpson" (Verna Felton, 1890-1966).

18. "The Inferiority Complex": Lucy develops an inferiority complex, so Ricky hires a psychiatrist for help.

19. "The Club Election": Lucy bribes a fellow club-member to be nominated for a coveted club position and ends up running against Ethel.

20. "The Black Eye": Ricky accidentally gives Lucy a black eye, but Fred & Ethel don't believe the real story.

21. "Lucy Changes Her Mind": Lucy has trouble making up her mind, including when dining out.

22. "No Children Allowed": A frequent "I Love Lucy" recurring character is introduced: Mrs. Trumble (Elizabeth Patterson, 1875-1966).

23. "Lucy Hires a Maid": Having difficulty taking care of the home & baby, Ricky tells Lucy to hire a maid, but who is really in charge: Lucy or the maid ("Mrs. Porter", played by Verna Felton again)?

24. "The Indian Show": Lucy wants to be in Ricky's Native American show.

25. "Lucy's Last Birthday": Lucy gets upset when she doesn't want anything special for her birthday and gets exactly that.

26. "The Ricardos Change Apartments": Ricky & Lucy move into a larger apartment to have a separate nursery.

27. "Lucy the Matchmaker": Lucy wants to help a friend find a mate, but Ricky doesn't want her to get involved.

28. "Lucy Wants New Furniture": Lucy gets a new sofa & coffee table without Ricky's permission, so she tries to economize to pay for it.

29. "The Camping Trip": Lucy goes camping with Ricky with Ethel's help.

30. "Ricky's Life Story": An article in "Life" magazine about Ricky makes Lucy want to resurrect her own show business career desires.

31. "Ricky & Fred Are TV Fans": Ricky & Fred are engrossed with a boxing match on TV and nothing that Lucy & Ethel do can change it; not even nearly getting arrested.

32. "Never Do Business With Friends": Ricky gets Lucy a new washing machine. so Fred & Ethel purchase their old one, but it doesn't work as well as expected. (One of my favorite all-time episodes.)

Paramount Home Video did a superb packaging job of putting all 32 second season episodes on 5 DVD's, thus shrinking the overall packaging size and reducing the price from the first season set. Overall, I rate the "I Love Lucy: The Complete Second Season" DVD box set with 5 out of 5 stars!

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Summary: Better format, better price, same dvd quality
Review: Season 1 episodes on dvd have picture and sound quality that are unbeatable. The packaging, unfortunately, was done in a way to jack the price way up. Now we have season 2 in a more concise format, half the price, and most likely the same superior restoration and fun extras. This is the season with the chocolate factory episode, the baby episodes, and a lot of other hidden gems. Let's hope this one sells so well that we don't have too long for the rest of the seasons on dvd!