I Love Lucy - The Complete First Season
by Marc Daniels, Ralph Levy, William Asher
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Actor: Bennett Green, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, William FrawleyDirector: Marc Daniels, Ralph Levy, William Asher
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Desi Arnaz
Producer: Al Simon
Producer: Jess Oppenheimer
Writer: Jess Oppenheimer
Writer: Bob Carroll Jr.
Writer: Madelyn Davis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Mono
Format: Black & White, Box set, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 907 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-07
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of I Love Lucy - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: The First Season is Finally Here!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, the First Season of "I Love Lucy" is finally here on DVD. This is the newest edition for sale, and has 35 episodes (plus the pilot -- bringing it to 36 episodes) on just 7 discs. These are the original episodes of this classic series, filmed in 1951 and 1952. Though they are over 50 years old, the quality is just beautiful. There is no colorized version of the episodes, but it would just destroy the whole classic.
These episodes are the first few episodes of the series, and set the pace for the whole of the series. Its worth all you pay - since in the 1950s, seasons were almost 40 episodes long each (even though the seasons became shorter in this show towards the end of the run of the show.)
Here's an episode guide of what episodes are featured here:
Pilot - The Lost "I Love Lucy" Pilot: Lucy tries to get into the act when Ricky's band auditions for TV. (sometime in 1950)
1 - The Girls Want To Go To A Nightclub: Fred and Ricky want to see a prize fight...but Lucy and Ethel have something else in mind. (10-15-51)
2 - Be a Pal: Lucy tries to rekindle romance with Ricky. (10-22-51)
3 - The Diet: Lucy starves and steams her way into a size 12. (10-22-51)
4 - Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her: A misunderstood conversation makes Lucy suspicious. (11-5-51)
5 - The Quiz Show: To win $1,000, Lucy pretends to have been married to someone else. (11-12-51)
6 - The Audition: When Buffo the Clown doesn't show up for Ricky's TV audition, Lucy clowns it up in his place. (11-19-51)
7 - The Seance: Lucy and Ethel become involved in the supernatural. (11-26-51)
8 - Men Are Messy: Lucy decides to teach Ricky a lesson about his messy habits. (12-3-51)
9 - The Fur Coat: Lucy thinks Ricky has given her the ultimate gift. (12-10-51)
10 - Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer: Lucy disrupts a chorus line. (12-17-51)
11 - Drafted: Lucy and Ethel are convinced that their husbands are headed for the service. (12-24-51)
12 - The Adagio: Lucy takes dance lessons os she can be in a number at the club. But her Parisian teacher has more than dancing on his mind. (12-31-51)
13 - The Benefit: Ricky agrees to do a vaudeville routine with Lucy for Ethel's women's club benefit, but when Lucy discovers that Ricky has all the punch lines, she decides to make a few changes. (1-7-52)
14 - The Amateur Hour: Lucy lands in double trouble when she takes a baby-sitting job to earn money to pay for an expensive new dress. (1-14-52)
15 - Lucy Plays Cupid: Lucy delivers a romantic note from her shy neighbor, the elderly Miss Lewis, to the grocer. Now the grocer thinks that Lucy is the one who is interested in him. (1-21-52)
16 - Lucy Fakes Illness: Ricky brings home an actor to play a doctor when Lucy pretends to be ill. (1-28-52)
17 - Lucy Writes a Play: Ricky has to preform with a British accent. (2-4-52)
18 - Breaking the Lease: A feud with the Mertzes could lead the Ricardos to move out. (2-11-52)
19 - The Ballet: Lucy uses ballet and burlesque to try to to break into Ricky's act. (2-18-52)
20 - The Young Fans: Lucy teaches a clumsy schoolboy how to dance. (2-25-52)
21 - New Neighbors: Lucy overhears a plot against the Ricardos. (3-3-52)
22 - Fred and Ethel Fight: Lucy tries to patch up a quarrel between Fred and Ethel. (3-10-52)
23 - The Moustache: Lucy gloues on a white beard to try to get Ricky to shave his upper lip. (3-17-52)
24 - The Gossip: Ricky and Fred bet Lucy and Ethel that the girls' can't stop gossiping. (3-24-52)
25 - Pioneer Women: Lucy battles a long loaf of bread. (3-31-52)
26 - The Marriage License: Lucy is convinced she and Ricky aren't married. (4-7-52)
27 - The Kleptomaniac: Lucy is accused of stealing cash and valuables. (4-14-52)
28 - Cuban Pales: Jealous of Ricky's dance partner, the voluptuos "Renita", Lucy schemes to take her place in the show. (4-21-52)
29 - The Freezer: After installing a walk-in meat locker in the basement, Lucy learns the hard way just how cold the new freezer is! (4-28-52)
30 - Lucy Does a TV Commercial: Lucy becomes the Vitameatavegamin girl. (CLASSIC EPISODE!) (5-5-52)
31 - The Publicity Agent: To increase business for Ricky, Lucy poses as the Maharincess of Franistan. (5-12-52)
32 - Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio: Lucy is convinced that Ricky is a genius. (5-19-52)
33 - Lucy Schedule: Lucy serves up a high-speed meal to teach Ricky a lesson. (5-26-52)
34 - Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald: Lucy gives Ricky's scalp the treatment. (6-2-52)
35 - Ricky Asks For a Raise: Lucy convinces Ricky to demand more pay. Now he's out of a job! (6-9-52 -- SEASON FINALE)
In addition, there's pretty cool bonus features.
Digitally Remastered and Restored: Each episode looks very good, and the sound and picture are restored to their highest extent.
Uncut Episodes - I never knew how much syndication butchers these priceless classics. The DVD edition has mentions of sponsers, cut scenes, many not seen since the 1950s.
13 Episodes from "MY FAVORITE HUSBAND" - The DVD even has 13, full, uncut episodes from Lucy's radio show, which became the inspiration for several I Love Lucy episodes. These haven't been heard since the late 1940s.
Flubs - Bloopers and interesting tidbits.
Original Openings - Unseen since the 1950s - the DVD has the two Season 1 openings used.
Overall, a 5/5. 5 stars. I would get this if you're an I Love Lucy fan. Hopefully, the other seasons will come out, and we can see "The Lucy Show" on season by season DVD, since its first season also ruled.
I LOVE LUCY! :)
Description of I Love Lucy - The Complete First Season
Here?s how it all began?the classic episodes that started America?s long-running love affair with everyone?s favorite madcap redhead, Lucille Ball. Plus the rarely seen pilot episode that sold the I Love Lucy series. By the end of its initial season, I Love Lucy was TV?s first bona fide smash-hit?the very first program seen in more than 10 million homes. America just couldn?t get enough of this stunning new comedy talent?Lucy as a less-than-poised would-be ballerina in ?The Ballet,? Lucy battling the world?s longest loaf of bread in ?Pioneer Women,? and Lucy in her greatest performance, as the health tonic-guzzling TV pitchwoman for ?Vitameatavegaminin ?Lucy Does a TV Commercial.? (?And it?s so tasty, too!?) Fall in love all over again, with the wild and wacky series that changed TV forever!Bestsellers in DVD
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