Finally, one TV’s most beloved sitcoms from the 1960’s arrives on DVD July 21, 2009. After releasing Lucille Ball’s first series in its entirety, “I Cherish Lucy”, CBS Home Video is bringing out, what I mediate, one of the best television shows of all-time.
“The Lucy Indicate” was Lucille Ball’s follow-up to her immensely accepted 1950’s TV program, and at first she was hesitant to do another weekly series for a variety of reasons: first, she knew the work enthusiastic in doing a TV demonstrate week after week, and secondly she also didn’t know if the audience would fetch her playing a widow, as she and Desi Arnaz were so closely identified as America’s first TV couple. Since she and Desi were now divorced, having them star in a television prove together was virtually impossible. One of the stipulations she had with the original CBS reveal was that she wanted Desi to be its executive producer, (which he was that first season), as Lucy knew Desi had the mind and ability to acquire a top-rated exhibit, and she wanted her best friend, Vivian Vance, to star along with her. Lucy’s demands were met.
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“The Lucy Exhibit”, originally titled “The Lucille Ball Expose” in its inception, aired its first episode on October 1, 1962. Lucy played Lucy Carmichael, a widow raising 2 children, a daughter Chris, played by Candy Moore, and a son Jerry, played by Jimmy Garrett. Lucy shared her home with her best friend Vivian, played superbly by Vance, who had a son Sherman, portrayed by Ralph Hart. Although many TV historians spot that it was Ann Romano, from “One Day at a Time”, who played TV’s first divorced woman, that distiction, however, belongs to Vivian Vance, who was the medium’s first divorcee in this series. “The Lucy Point To” followed the adventures of Lucy and Vivian, as they raised their children alone, and encountered various mishaps while living without men. The series explored what it was like for two women maintaining a household all alone, and the series depicted the problems each had with their personal lives, such as finding Mr. Honest.
“The Lucy Note” is one of my approved shows ever, and I actually appreciate it even more than “I Care For Lucy”. This long awaited boxset of the series’ first season, features 30 episodes, that have been rarely seen over the years. This first season is filmed in handsome unlit and white, but subsequent seasons were filmed in color as Lucille Ball knew they could be more easily sold in syndication than the sad and white ones. The reveal continued to be broadcast in dark and white until the 1965 season, but at the beginning of the 1963 season filming in B&W was discontinued. These 30 shows are some of the best work Lucille Ball ever did in her career, albeit they have hardly been seen by newer audiences. Many of the writers from “I Care For Lucy” wrote many of these 30 shows, and their originality and creativity is evident. The best episodes from this season are: “Lucy and Viv Effect in a TV Antenna”, in which Lucy and Vivian go to extremes to go up on the roof to install a novel antenna, as their signal is gone. This episode is hilarious, especially when one watches it during this day in time as many of us have cable and satellite, but the writing is lifeless on, and the performances, along with Lucy and Viv’s physical comedy, are at its zenith. Another expansive demonstrate is “Lucy and Viv Do In A Shower”, where the roomates install a current shower, as they realize having one bathroom doesn’t slit it for a home housing 5 people. While doing the shower scene Lucille Ball almost drowned, and thanks to Vivian Vance, she was saved. One of my popular Christmas shows from any series is in this place and is entitled “Together For Christmas”, as Lucy and Vivian argue over a tree. Each wants to have a tree decorated to each other’s taste, so to effect a compromise, they each establish up a tree in the living room. They eventually have a fight and slay the other’s tree, with Lucy going so far as sawing Viv’s!
“The Lucy Reveal” is one of those rare network TV shows that never left the top 10 during its six year rush on CBS. It actually finished its final season on the network in the early spring of 1968 at at whopping #2 in the Nielsens. The series would return that plunge under a unique title, “Here’s Lucy”, with a completey current format. “The Lucy Indicate” finished its first season at number 5, a solid hit, as the audience welcomed Lucille Ball and her co-horts into their home week after week. Primary to ticket too is that Gale Gordon wouldn’t open appearing until the following season. In the first year, a banker named My. Barnsdahl, played by character actor Charles Lane, supervised Lucy’s trust fund left to her by her husband.
The series’ theme music was created and performed by Wilbur Hatch, who did the music for “I Cherish Lucy”.
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Lucille Ball would go on to earn two Emmy’s for her role in this series in subsequent seasons, and various guest stars would pop up over the years, like Joan Crawford, Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, and Ann Southern.
There have been a handful of “Lucy Exhibit” episodes that have been set out on home video and DVD over the years, but these are the public domain shows that were never cleaned up, and they were the edited and syndicated broadcast shows that were scared and scratchy. These 30 shows in this boxset have been beautifully restored from the studio’s 35 mm prints and approach with renewed sound, and according to studio reps, they eye extraordinary. They are also uncut.
This boxset also comes with a unusual interview with Lucille Ball’s daughter Lucy Arnaz, and for the first time in years Jimmy Garrett is interviewed, discussing the demonstrate and his TV mom. There are also rare commercials featuring “The Lucy Show’s” network promos.
If having “The Lucy Prove” on DVD isn’t enough for you, talk is “Here’s Lucy”, Lucy’s 3rd series, is coming to DVD this summer too with the complete first season. “Here’s Lucy” had a DVD release in 2004 featuring some of the best episodes during it’s hurry, but like “The Lucy Prove”, it will be the first time that complete season boxsets will be released. I am in Heaven!
Don’t forget too that “I Admire Lucy-The Complete Series”, is also available.
UPDATE!!!! LUCY’S THIRD SERIES “HERE’S LUCY” WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DVD WITH THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON ON AUGUST 25TH, 2009!!!
I can’t remember how many years ago it was when I wrote, emailed and called CBS Home Entertainment to beg for them to release THE LUCY Reveal on DVD. I will say you that I will always remember how terrorized I was when I honest received an email from CBS telling me they are releasing The Lucy Show’s First Season on July 21, 2009! I found that begging CBS does pay, when it comes to wanting the BEST classic television shows released, and THE LUCY Explain is THE BEST! The personal letter CBS wrote me stated that they have remastered The Lucy Display using the novel 35 mm negative for a virtually flawless reproduction on dvd!!! I am so happy- FLAWLESS! I’ve been watching those improper, blurred and broken-down versions on dvd for years! CBS said that if sales are pleasant for this station, they will be remastering THE LUCY Exhibit SEASON 2 IN FLAWLESS COLOR!!! So, to everyone who loves THE LUCY SHOW- order now!! THE LUCY Indicate ran for 6 seasons, so we only need 5 more! HERE’S LUCY SEASON ONE is also in the making from MPI Home Video and that reveal ran for 6 Seasons as well. After so many years of waiting, this is honest like a dream reach good for LUCY fans like me!
THE LUCY Point To premiered on October 1, 1962 on CBS. The indicate began with Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a widow with two children, Chris (Candy Moore), and Jerry (Jimmy Garrett), living in Danfield, Connecticut, sharing her home with divorced friend Vivian Bagley (Vivian Vance) and her son, Sherman (Ralph Hart) . Lucy had been left with a big trust fund by her behind husband, which was managed during this first season by local banker Mr. Barnsdahl (Charles Lane) . At the beginning of the 1963-64 season, the character was replaced by Theodore J. Mooney (Gale Gordon, who would remain with the series for the remainder of its urge, despite the format change) . This First Season also featured in recurring roles, Harry Connors (Dick Martin), Audrey Simmons (Mary Jane Croft), Eddie Collins (Don Briggs), Thelma Green (Carole Cook) and Dorothy Boyer (Dorothy Konrad) . Lucy’s limited, adorable trusty life children, Lucie Arnaz age 11 and Desi Arnaz Jr. age 9 fabricate their first television appearances in a few of these first season’s episodes. Lucie Arnaz talks about these first appearances in the extraordinary Bonus interview she does for this dvd spot. I never knew that when watching the episode, LUCY AND VIV Set Aside IN A SHOWER when I was a exiguous girl succor in the 60’s, that Lucy was actually drowning when she was down under the water, and couldn’t pull herself up. Vivian opinion Lucy was under water diagram too long and reached down to pull her up- literally saving Lucy’s life. The cameras kept rolling and no one in the studio or audience knew what was really going on! It is impartial so fitting that CBS took the time to gain this indicate flawless, honest as Lucy and Vivian’s performances were for all the years they worked together!
Here are the 30 Episodes from Season One, which also include in this long awaited place many incredible special features:
1. (1 Oct 62) LUCY WAITS UP FOR CHRIS
2. (8 Oct 62) LUCY DIGS UP A DATE
3. (15 Oct 62) LUCY IS A REFEREE (Desi Arnaz Jr. guest stars and notice for Lucie Arnaz sitting on the encourage bench in between Viv and Candy Moore)
4. (22 Oct 62) LUCY MISPLACES $2,000.00
5. (29 Oct 62) LUCY BUYS A SHEEP
6. (5 Nov 62) LUCY BECOMES AN ASTRONAUT (Nancy Kulp guest stars)
7. (12 Nov 62) LUCY IS A KANGAROO FOR A DAY
8. (19 Nov 62) LUCY, THE MUSIC LOVER
9. (26 Nov 62) LUCY PUTS UP AN ANTENNA
10.(3 Dec 62) VIVIAN SUES LUCY
11.(10 Dec 62) LUCY BUILDS A RUMPUS ROOM
12.(17 Dec 62) LUCY AND HER ELECTRIC MATTRESS
13.(24 Dec 62) TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS (Mitchell Boys Choir guest star)
14.(31 Dec 62) CHRIS’ Recent YEARS EVE PARTY
15.(7 Jan 63) LUCY’S SISTER PAYS A VISIT (Peter Marshall guest stars)
16.(14 Jan 63) LUCY AND VIV ARE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
17.(21 Jan 63) LUCY BECOMES A REPORTER
18.(28 Jan 63) LUCY AND VIV Attach IN A SHOWER
19.(4 Feb 63) LUCY’S BARBERSHOP QUARTET
20.(11 Feb 63) LUCY AND VIV BECOME TYCOONS
21.(18 Feb 63) NO MORE DOUBLE DATES
22.(25 Feb 63) LUCY AND VIV LEARN JUDO
23.(4 Mar 63) LUCY IS A SODA JERK (Lucie Arnaz guest stars)
24.(11 Mar 63) LUCY DRIVES A DUMPTRUCK
25.(25 Mar 63) LUCY VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE (Elliot Reed is the drawl of JFK and Desi Arnaz Jr. guest stars)
26.(1 Apr 63) LUCY AND VIV Catch UP CHEMISTRY
27.(8 Apr 63) LUCY IS A CHAPERONE (Lucie Arnaz guest stars)
28.(15 Apr 63) LUCY AND THE Runt LEAGUE (William Schallert and Desi Arnaz Jr.guest star)
29.(22 Apr 63) LUCY AND THE RUNAWAY BUTTERFLY
30.(29 Apr 63) LUCY BUYS A BOAT
This DVD Region is Jam-Packed with these Special Features:
Newly Recorded Interview with Lucie Arnaz
Newly Recorded Interview with Jimmy Garrett
1962 “Opening Night” Special
Clip featuring the long-lost headdress scene recreated from “I Worship Lucy”
Clip of Lucy introducing her modern series and dancing with stars Jack Benny, Andy Griffith, Gary Moore & Danny Thomas
Original Network Sponsor Openings
Original Network Sponsor Closing
Original Cast Commercials
Vintage Network Promos
Segment on merchandise from “The Lucy Explain” with Jimmy Garrett talking about the Lucy merchandise he remembers from 1963.
Cast Biographies
Production Notes
Additionally, the episodes included on this DVD release are completely unedited with run-times of objective slightly under 26 minutes per episode. There is even a feature to play the episodes as originally broadcast with vintage network openings, closings and cast commercials!
Lastly, THANK YOU CBS for making all of our LUCY dreams approach accurate!!!!
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