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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780738927589
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0738927589
Label: Shout Factory Theatr
Manufacturer: Shout Factory Theatr
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout Factory Theatr
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 17, 2004
Running Time: 720 minutes
Sales Rank: 27273
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 1968
Editorial Review:
Description:
Lucille Ball, her children and her famous friends delight in this hit TV series!
Here’s Lucy, which ran on CBS from 1968-1974, was the fourth hit TV show starring the most beloved comedienne of her time - the immortal Lucille Ball. In this series, Lucy's first that ran from beginning to end in full-color with her trademark hair shining bright, she plays Lucy Carter, a widow raising two teenaged children played by her real-life children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr.
These 24 episodes (hand-picked by Lucie and Desi Jr.) of Here's Lucy are packed with Ball's trademark slapstick comedy, but it's her guests that make this a classic TV experience. Stars like Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton, Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Carson, Milton Berle and Jack Benny are characters in her humorous adventures. Musical talent like Ann-Margret, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Wayne Newton offer memorable performances within the story.
So sit back and enjoy! You have front row seats for the wild, star-studded comedy of a genuine TV treasure.
PACKED WITH EXTRAS!
- Commentary by Lucie Arnaz, Desi Jr. and Carol Burnett on their favorite episodes
- Never-before-seen bloopers
- Rehearsal footage
- Sketch from a Jack Benny television special with Lucy, Jack and Johnny Carson
- Sketch from an Ann-Margret television special featuring Lucy and Ann-Margret
- Audience warm-up with Lucy’s husband and the show's executive producer, Gary Morton
- A classic Pepsodent commercial with commentary
- The original CBS network promos
- The 'Here’s Lucy' syndication sales tape
- Footage from a benefit dinner where Lucie and Desi Jr. play their parents in an I Love Lucy sketch.
Amazon.com:
Celebrity guest stars such as William Holden, Orson Welles, and John Wayne had always been a successful trademark on Lucille Ball's four television series, beginning in 1951 with I Love Lucy through her fourth and final program, Here's Lucy, lasting 1968 through 1972. Here's Lucy: Best Loved Episodes from the Hit TV Series is a best-of package with an emphasis on celebrity-driven stories starring the likes of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Benny, Ginger Rogers, and Milton Berle. The anthology has been compiled by Ball's two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr., who co-starred on the show as Kim and Craig Carter, adolescent daughter and son of Ball's character, widow Lucille Carter. The Arnaz offspring are all over this set in a very charming way, offering brief comments once you select a title to watch as well as optional, extended commentary on every episode. They're also personally involved in a couple of many, delightful extra features, including a 1974 sketch from a live charity event in which Lucie and Desi Jr. played their parents in a scene from I Love Lucy.
Most of the programs in Best Loved Episodes feature one or another show-business legend, sometimes playing themselves, at other times portraying a fictional character. Among the latter, Milton Berle is a fount of wicked burlesque as a used-car salesman foisting a psychedelicized hunk of junk on Kim and Craig, and Helen Hayes is particularly memorable as a seemingly desperate and kooky Irish tourist who may be pulling a scam on Lucille's brother-in-law and boss, Harry (Ball's longtime comic foil, the great Gale Gordon). Burton and Taylor, playing themselves, prove wonderful sports in an episode where Lucille mistakes the Welsh master thespian for a plumber and gets Liz's enormous diamond ring stuck on her own finger. (The show features one of Ball's best bits, substituting her own, out-of-control left arm for Taylor's during a press junket.) Shelley Winters is equally playful as a movie star with a compulsive eating disorder; the slender Lucille is pressed into service as a watchdog over Winters's appetite. I Love Lucy co-star Vivian Vance has two welcome appearances as old friend Viv (both episodes make excellent use of Gordon's trademark powers of exasperation), and Jack Benny plays himself twice, once in a touching, funny episode in which he and Ball play people from different chapters of Benny's life. These old pros from radio, stage, and the Golden Age of Hollywood never lost a step. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - For Lucy Completists
Lucille Ball should have stretched her talents in a comedy-variety format. Instead, the immortal redhead dusted off the old routines for "Here's Lucy." Time has not been kind to this 1968-74 sitcom, which finally exhausts the Lucy formula. Though Ball, Gale Gordon, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. make a winning ensemble, the scripts and direction are a faint echo of the "I Love Lucy" days. Even the guest spots ring hollow - whether it's Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton or Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon. ... Read More
Rating:  - The best of Here's Lucy, yet not the best from Lucille Ball
The quality and overall contents of this DVDs are excellent. Not only will you see the best episodes from this TV series, but you will also get a lot of behind the scenes and extras never seen before!! Still, this is not Lucille Ball's finest moments or her best show at all... But after all, nothing can be compared to the golden days of I Love Lucy or well, even The Lucy Show...
Rating: - Here's Lucy!
Even though it is not as funny as "I Love Lucy," "Here's Lucy," is a great show. Lucille Ball is very funny as Lucy Carter, a widow with two teenage kids, played by her real life teens, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. She works as a secretary for her brother-in-law, Harry, played by Gale Gordon. This boxed set includes some very funny episodes from this series. Some of the guest stars include, Elizabeth Talor, Johnny Carson, Vivian Vance, Shelly Winters, Jack Benney, Ginger Rogers, and many more. And ... Read More
Rating: - What a surprise!
After reading some of the reviews, I was a bit hesitant to order this set. I'm so glad I went ahead and ordered it anyway! I honestly don't know how anyone could complain about the quality or the show. Both are wonderful.
Quality - I am very picky when it comes to the quality of shows. I won't even watch VHS anymore - even if it's the only option I have to watch a show or movie. If it's not on DVD, I don't watch it.
The television I'm watching on is a 50" HD plasma. Naturally, with ... Read More
Rating: - Here's Lucy - Lucy Shines In Her Third Hit TV Series
Although, I had already owned a copy of this DVD, I received it as a Christmas present. It never hurts to have a spare copy. I must say that "Here's Lucy" which ran on CBS-TV from 1968-1974 is one of the most underrated sitcoms. I love this show and it brings back warm memories of Monday night TV. "Here's Lucy" came on right after "Gunsmoke" and was followed by "Mayberry, R.F.D.," "The Doris Day Show," and "The Carol Burnett Show"; it was a great night of TV. The DVD set has some of the series' best episodes, ... Read More
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