Lucy Gives Birth, A Chocolate Factory & A Washing Machine!
Over 50 years ago during the early years of broadcast television, the very inspired talents of Lucille Ball (1911-1989) and her then husband Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) were showcased on their hilarious television show "I Love Lucy". TV execs had initially rejected the plausibility of the show because of Desi and because they intended to tape the shows. However, thanks to the tireless efforts of Lucille Ball and Desi's obvious talents, the show first aired in 1951 and quickly became one of the most successful TV shows during all six of its regular seasons. As Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy", Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were joined by William Frawley (1877-1966) and Viviane Vance (1909-1979) as their best-friends/apartment landlords of Fred and Ethel Mertz.
The second season of "I Love Lucy" that aired between 1952 and 1953 has 32 memorable episodes:
1. "Job Switching": Lucy & Ethel get jobs at a chocolate factory, while Ricky & Fred try their hands at being...
It looks magnificent, too!
One must note that this is the first time that the "I Love Lucy" episodes have been digitally cleaned up: both the sound and the picture have been put through rigorous computer programs to clean up the look and sound of the original. No longer will you hear hissing or bad audio edits. No more will you see patched film breaks or projector scratches or film splotches. This new batch of "Lucy" episodes looks almost like it was produced yesterday instead of over 50 years ago!
DID IT EVER REALLY GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?
It's amazing that back in the early 1950's, when TV was still young, that a nearly perfect sitcom could already emerge. No one has ever really done it better than Lucy, Ricky and company. There are certainly shows with more unusual settings (MASH) or more political/social bite (ALL IN THE FAMILY). Some feature more solid acting all around (MARY TYLER MOORE), and some are just brilliantly unpredictable (SEINFELD, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT). But when you boil them all down, you've got characters we know and like, getting into wacky situations that make us laugh. I LOVE LUCY delivers that in spades!!
I'm always amazed at how tremendously FUNNY the show is. My young kids laugh at it...and they NEVER want to watch anything in black and white! Just look at the classic CHOCOLATE FACTORY episode. It's not just that the situation of the chocolates flying by on the conveyor belt is funny (it is), but the priceless BUILDING of humor that makes it memorable. The chocolate gets every...
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