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(More customer reviews)This Summer of 2009 is a Lucy Summer! In July we are getting the first season of The Lucy Show, thanks to CBS/Paramount and on August 25th, we are getting the first season of Here's Lucy, thanks to MPI Home Video. Some of the great shows of Here's Lucy have already been on dvd by Shout!Factory, and it is a great set, but now we finally get to have all of it complete!
When I heard Here's Lucy Season 1 is being put out by MPI Home Video, I immediately contacted MPI for more information- especially about the quality of the video! For anyone who is familiar with MPI Home Video's quality of their dvd's, you know they can be horrible or superb. MPI put out the first season of The Beverly Hillbillies, The Honeymooners 6 sets and Hullabaloo's- all very poor quality, loaded with graininess and scratches. MPI also put out The Doris Day Show- all 5 seasons and Family Affair's all 5 seasons, and the quality is superb, very clean and crystal clear! MPI is also known for putting out all of a show's seasons separately and then in a complete set later on. I spoke to MPI directly to find out the quality they are putting into Here's Lucy Season 1, and they assured me that they are remastering the original 35 mm film, in exactly the same way they did for Doris Day and Family Affair. This means the dvd's will be absolutely superb in color, crystal clear sharp picture and a clean film! As a huge Lucy fan, this was great news for me! They also stated, that on June 30th, 2009, they are putting out the first of The Lucille Ball Specials dvd. These are two specials that Lucy made after Here's Lucy, starring with Dean Martin and Jackie Gleason. Both Here's Lucy and The Lucille Ball Specials will have extra's included. I was really happy to see that the film quality is absolutely superb on this first season! The perfect picture, gorgeous color and detailed sharpness are beyond my expectations!
Here's Lucy was Lucille Ball's third television show, that premiered on CBS on September 23,1968. The show started out with weaker than expected ratings, but gradually picked up during it's 6 season run, from 1968 to 1974. Lucy played a widower, Lucy Carter with 2 teenage children Kim and Craig Carter. The children were played by her real-life children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.. Their Uncle Harry was played by Gale Gordon and Vivian Vance also made guest star appearances in this show. Lucy, as a single mom, worked at the Unique Employment Agency, which allowed her to sing, dance and act with the many wonderful special guest stars she featured on this show. In this first season alone, some of the guest stars were Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Shelly Winters, Eva Gabor, Wayne Newton, Van Johnson, Wally Cox, Carol Burnett, Cesar Romero, Victor Buono, Howard Keel and Tennessee Ernie Ford. This show never got the number 1 ratings that I Love Lucy received, or even the number 2 position that The Lucy Show finished with, so it was rarely syndicated on tv, making many of these great shows rarely seen for decades. For Lucy fans, the summer of 2009 is one we will never forget, as we will finally have The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and the first of The Lucille Ball Specials dvd, to watch whenever we want after so many years of wishing!
Here are the 24 Episodes of Here's Lucy Season 1:
You can choose to play each episode with or without introductions by Lucie Arnaz and her brother Desi Arnaz Jr.! These new introductions to the episodes are GREAT!
1. 9/23/1968 MOD, MOD LUCY
2. 9/30/1968 LUCY VISITS JACK BENNY (with cameo by Jackie Gleason)
3. 10/7/1968 LUCY THE PROCESS SERVER
4. 10/14/1968 LUCY AND MISS SHELLY WINTERS
5. 10/21/1968 LUCY THE CONCLUSION JUMPER
6. 10/28/1968 LUCY'S IMPOSSIBLE MISSION
7. 11/11/1968 LUCY AND EVA GABOR
8. 11/18/1968 LUCY'S BIRTHDAY
9. 11/25/1968 LUCY SELLS CRAIG TO WAYNE NEWTON
10. 12/2/1968 LUCY'S WORKING DAUGHTER
11. 12/9/1968 GUESS WHO OWES LUCY $23.50? (Van Johnson guest stars)
12. 12/16/1968 LUCY THE MATCHMAKER (Vivian Vance guest stars)
13. 12/30/1968 LUCY AND THE GOLD RUSH
14. 1/6/1969 LUCY THE FIXER
15. 1/13/1969 LUCY AND THE EX-CON (Wally Cox guest stars)
16. 1/20/1969 LUCY GOES ON STRIKE
17. 1/27/1969 LUCY AND CAROL BURNETT
18. 2/3/1969 LUCY AND THE GREAT AIRPORT CHASE
19. 2/10/1969 A DATE FOR LUCY (Cesar Romero guest stars)
20. 2/17/1969 LUCY THE SHOPPING EXPERT
21. 2/24/1969 LUCY GETS HER MAN (Victor Buono guest stars)
22. 3/3/1969 LUCY'S SAFARI (Howard Keel guest stars)
23. 3/10/1969 LUCY AND TENNESSEE ERNIE'S FUN FARM
24. 3/17/1969 LUCY HELPS CRAIG GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE
Also Included are all these wonderful BONUS FEATURES:
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Meet The Carters-Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. talk about how the show came about.
Let's Talk To Lucy-From Lucy's Radio Show, Lucy interviews Gale Gordon on November 3, 1964 while he was playing Mr. Mooney on The Lucy Show. Wonderful Audio Interview with wonderful photos as you hear them talk!
Making The Main Title-Silent footage of how the main title was being made.
Lucy At LAX-Silent footage from the 1968 LUCY AND THE GREAT AIRPORT CHASE.
Lucie And Desi Jr. Screen Tests-Lucy's children's screen tests for the 1968 movie YOURS, MINE AND OURS!
HOME MOVIES:
The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show-1957 and 1958 silent home movies taken at the end of the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
Lucy The Model-Silent home movies of Lucy modeling fur coats.
Golfing With Gleason-Silent home movies of Lucy, husband Gary Morton with Jackie Gleason and wife golfing in the 1960's.
The Chase-Lucy and husband Gary Morton make their own home movie while on vacation in beautiful Monte Carlo in 1968.
Slide Show-Photo's.
Production Files- Lots of interesting Lucy information and biographies of the cast.
Here's Lucy Promo's-Promo's from the Here's Lucy Season One Shows.
Other Promo's-The Lucy Specials: Lucy Gets Lucky/Three For Two, Lucy Calls The President, Lucy Moves To NBC, Happy Anniversary And Goodbye/ What's New Catherine Curtis?, The Mothers-In-Laws, Lucy And Desi:A Home Movie and The Doris Day Show.
For this complete and perfectly restored Here's Lucy Set with so many GREAT Bonus Features, THANK YOU MPI!
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The long-awaited release of the hit comedy series that followed I Love Lucy.The legendary queen of television comedy, LUCILLE BALL, is joined by her real-life children in her third long-running sitcom success. Ball plays Lucille Carter, widowed mother of teenagers Kim and Craig, portrayed by Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. Lucy works for her brother-in-law, played by Gale Gordon, who owns Carter's Unique Employment Agency, leading Lucy into endless predicaments and hilarious hijinks.This complete first season of HERE'S LUCY (1968-74, CBS-TV) features all 24 color episodes, digitally remastered for superior quality plus a wealth of new and never-before-seen bonus features. Guest stars include Vivian Vance, Carol Burnett, Cesar Romero, Eva Gabor, Wally Cox, Howard Keel, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, Jack Benny, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Wayne Newton, Jackie Gleason, Mary Wickes and Victor Buono.Starring Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon and co-starring Lucie Arnaz Jr. and Desi Arnaz Jr.Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy AwardsSpecial Features:*Meet The Carters*Let's Talk To Lucy*Making The Main Title*Lucy At LAX*Lucie & Desi Jr. Screen TestsHome Movies: *The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show *Lucy The Model *Golfing With Gleason *The Chase *Slide Show*Production Files*Here's Lucy & Other Promos
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