Physical Desc
4 videodiscs : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
General Note
DVD compilation produced by Gregg Oppenheimer.
General Note
Originally broadcast on television from 1957-1960.
General Note
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.
Participants/Performers
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Richard Keith.
Description
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.
Language
English soundtrack with many episodes available in Spanish; Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.