I Love Lucy - Season One (Vol. 1)

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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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Summary: IF YOU LOVE LUCY...
Review: Then you'll love this new DVD series which is still in its infancy. The prints are clear and sharp: a real treat for fans of this incredibly beloved series. THE GIRLS WANT TO GO TO A NIGHTCLUB was the first episode aired. Corny? Sure. Hilarious? You bet! BE A PAL is memorable because Lucy thinks Ricky is home sick for Cuba: she goes overboard slightly. Ethel: (reading out of a book) "I suggest that the wife become a mother" Lucy: "I suggest the doctor mind his own business!" THE DIET is the one where Lucy does a beautiful job once on stage at Ricky's Tropicana club, but she ends up with malnutrition! The PILOT isn't exceptionally funny, yet it was "missing" for over 4O years and it's a fascinating sequence for fans who have never seen it: quite different from the series, with Lucy noticeably pregnant with Lucie, her hair much longer, etc.

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Summary: First Time Seeing I Love Lucy Was This DVD
Review: I'd seen clips and bits of I Love Lucy over the years but had never seen a complete episode before this DVD. Apart from Lucys clown routine I didn't find the pilot funny but it was still facinating to watch. The other three episodes were all quite funny. I haven't read anywhere why the first episode filmed was the fourth episode put to air (and is therefore on the Season1 Volume2 DVD - my next purchase) but the first episode to air which is on this DVD really brings the supporting cast into the show. Lucy and Ricky work well together but the cast of 4 is what made me laugh, with Ethel and Fred getting some of the best lines. The old radio episode (there is just one on this DVD in which Gale Gordon stars) was just fascinating. I have to admit my reason for buing this DVD was more because I'm interested in "old television" than in Lucy, but it was so entertaining I'll be buying at least the next one in the series.