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Summary: Here are 32 More Reasons We Love Lucy ...
Review: THE sitcom of all sitcoms -- the one show where you could watch many episodes 1,463 times (as most of us have) -- and they'd still be funny as hell, the Queen Mother of all sitcoms finally gets its 2nd-season release on August 31st - at a MUCH more reasonable price than season one, thank God!! This is classic Lucy, while the gang was still in New York and Lucy was very much still trying to get into the act. Here's how Season 2 breaks down, in all its glory: 1. The Anniversary Present - Ricky enlists the aid of a beautiful neighbor to buy Lucy pearls for their anniversary ... and Lucy thinks he's having an affair! 2. The Handcuff - The Ricardos get cuffed together before Ricky has to do a big show. 3. The Operetta - Lucy's women's club stages an operetta, "The Pleasant Peasant," with Lucy writing a post-dated check to pay for everything (Lucy as the Queen of the Gypsies ... HYSTERICAL!!) 4. Job Switching - THE famous "candy factory" job episode! 5. The Saxophone - Lucy pretends to have another love to keep Ricky from going on the road with his band. 6. Vacation from Marriage - The Ricardos and Mertzes take a break from their in-a-rut marriages ... and find they are miserable. 7. The Courtroom - The Ricardos & Mertzes end up in court over a busted television. 8. Redecorating - Lucy is desperate to win a home-decorating contest. 9. Ricky Loses His Voice - Lucy takes over the show at the Tropicana when Ricky gets laryngitis. 10. Sales Resistance - Ricky demands Lucy ... a sucker for any sales pitch ... return a vacuum cleaner she was talked into buying. 11. The Inferiority Complex - Lucy feels inferior when no one laughs at her jokes or wants to play bridge with her. 12. The Club Election - Lucy and Ethel's campaigning against each other for the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League presidency gets way out of hand. 13. The Black Eye - No one believes Lucy really got her black eye from Ricky tossing a book to her. 14. Lucy Changes Her Mind - When Ricky complains that Lucy never finishes anything, Lucy reconnects with an old beau to get even. 15. Lucy is Enceinte - the beautiful, exceptional episode where Lucy struggles to find the right time to tell Ricky she's going to have a baby (touching ending!). 16. Pregnant Women are Unpredictable - Lucy feels neglected when Ricky seems to give all his attention to the upcoming baby. 17. Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song - Lucy fails to get into Ricky's Gay Nineties Review ... until she sneaks in on the barbershop quartet number. 18. Lucy Hires an English Tutor - Hans Conreid guests (hysterically) as an English tutor Lucy hires so that the baby will be surrounded by adults who speak properly. 19. Ricky Has Labor Pains - Ricky develops his own labor pains when jealous of the baby's attention; Lucy has Fred throw him a Daddy Shower that turns more into a stag party ... 20. Lucy Becomes a Sculptress - Lucy takes up sculpting so the baby will learn about and appreciate art. 21. Lucy Goes to the Hospital - The episode that beat out President Eisenhower's inauguration in the ratings; Lucy gives birth to Little Ricky. 22. No Children Allowed - A crotchety neighbor, Mrs. Trumble (in her first appearance on the show), complains about the baby's crying ... as babies are not allowed in the building leases! 23. Lucy Hires a Maid - Exhausted with caring for the baby, Lucy is talked into hiring a maid, who turns out to be a cantankerous biddy Lucy nor Ricky then have the nerve to fire! 24. The Indian Show - Baby or no, Lucy is going to get into the act at an Indian-themed show at the Tropicana. 25. Lucy's Last Birthday - A sad Lucy thinks everyone has forgotten her birthday ... and her (TRIVIA: This was the one and only time the lyrics to the "I Love Lucy" song were heard). 26. The Ricardos Change Apartments - Lucy convinces Ricky they need a bigger apartment, now that Little Ricky has arrived. 27. Lucy is Matchmaker - Lucy causes the usual disaster by trying to match a friend of friend of the Mertzes ... a lingerie salesman who thinks Lucy is hitting on him! 28. Lucy Wants New Furniture - Lucy buys new furniture without Ricky's consent, and tries hiding it until she can work up the nerve to tell him. 29. The Camping Trip - Lucy decides to pursue some of Ricky's interests, to show they have more in common. 30. Ricky's Life Story - Ricky's big feature in "Life" magazine resurrects Lucy's desire for a show biz career. 31. Ricky and Fred are TV Fans - Ricky and Fred are so glued to the TV for a fight, the girls leave the apartment, nearly get arrested -- and the men never even knew they were gone! 32. Never Do Business With Friends - An argument ensues when the Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes ... and it breaks down. At half the price of Season 1 (which needs serious re-boxing), Season 2 of "I Love Lucy" is not only affordable -- but necessary to anyone collecting classic comedy, as it has some of the best episodes of the entire series! Get yours fast -- and lets hope they sell well enough to make Paramount push out Season 3 right away!
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Summary: ENJOYABLE SHOW
Review: THIS IS MY FAVOITE ACTRESS OF ALL TIME . I JUST WISH I LOVE LUCY WOULD COME ON AT A DECENT TIME INSTEAD OF LATE AT NIGHT SO IWOULDNT HAVE TO TAPE IT. RIGHT NOW I CANT EVEN FIND IT ON TV . I JUST LOVE THIS PROGRAM !
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Summary: Excellent DVD Box Set
Review: Well, what can you say about "I Love Lucy"? As a die-hard Lucille Ball fan, this is from the time where she was at the top of her game as a comedic actress. Mostly everyone has seen at least one episode of I Love Lucy and this second season collection has some of the most memorable episodes of the entire series. Little Ricky's birth, the "Job Switching", the first time Lucy is seen playing the saxophone, and the list goes on and on. There are a lot of episodes with Ricky singing down at the club too.
As for the collection itself, I am glad that CBS reduced the pricing but not the content. As with the first season, you get Lucille Ball's radio program, "My Favorite Husband", one episode per disc. All of which were episodes later turned into "I Love Lucy" Episodes. That's the added bonus that made me buy this set. The digital remastering is fantastic, with the video quality looking better than ever. The sound quality is excellent and the chapter navigation through the episodes is quite convenient and easy. And you get to see each episode uncut. It is amazing to see what was cut out in the syndication versions, some cuts were more than three minutes long.
This is a must-have for any Lucille Ball fan.
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