Contains all 13 episodes from the seventh, eighth and ninth seasons. Special features: Original, never-before-released, uncut version of "Lucy takes a cruise to Havana"; 40-minute (approx.) Desilu/Westinghouse sponsor presentation; 1951 on-set color footage; deleted scenes; original series openings and closings; original cast commercials; original animation; production notes; promotional spot; flubs; scene selections; song selections; guest cast information. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Richard Keith. Originally broadcast on television from 1957-1960.
Contents:
Disc 4: Lucy meets the moustache. The celebrity next door ; Lucy hunts Uranium -- Disc 2: Lucy wins a racehorse ; Lucy goes to Sun Valley ; Lucy goes to Mexico -- Disc 3: Lucy makes room for Danny ; Lucy goes to Alaska ; Lucy wants a career ; Lucy's summer vacation -- Disc 4: Milton Berle hides out at the Ricardos ; The Ricardos go to Japan ; Lucy meets the moustache.
Summary:
Following its wildly successful six-season run, "I love Lucy" expanded to a one-hour format as "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz show" (later released as "The Lucy-Desi comedy hour"). These hilarious specials debuted with the 75-minute-long "Lucy takes a cruise to Havana" in which Lucy McGillicuddy--vacationing with her best friend Susie MacNamara--meets Ricky Ricardo for the first time. In a subsequent show, Lucy attempts to get chummy with new neighbor Tallulah Bankhead, with predictably wacky results. Then, when Little Ricky's dream of having a horse seems to be just that--a dream--Lucy finds a way to win one for him. From shenanigans in a men-only Geisha house in Tokyo to clowning with famed performer Red Skelton in Alaska and bullfighting in Mexico, Lucy and Desi's star-studded TV episodes continue the love, laughs and classically funny situations that make "I love Lucy" one of television's greatest comedy series.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.