Special features: Special footage; Guest cast information; Flubs; Original series openings; "Behind-the-scenes" audio featurette & photo gallery; 13 episodes of Lucy's radio show. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. Originally broadcast by CBS 1951-1952.
Summary:
The pilot & first season that introduced America to the redheaded housewife with show business aspirations, her long-suffering bandleader husband, and their friends the Mertzes (the prototypical sitcom wacky neighbors). Produced by Ball & Arnaz' company Desilu, the duo (along with co-creator Jess Oppenheimer) decided to shoot the show in Hollywood, on 35 mm film in front of a live studio audience, with three cameras to capture the action.
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