JohnD61
This continuation of I Love Lucy is nowhere near the classic sitcom. The best of the 13 episodes (by far) is The Celebrity Next Door with the incomparable Tallulah Bankhead. She steals every scene she's in and knocks every line out of the park. Lucy has met her match in this one and then some. Bankhead's personality (and talent) is like a tornado that flattens everyone in its path. Remember: "When Miss Bankhead is bored, Miss Bankhead will let you know." She can take the most mundane lines and deliver them with verve and humor that seems to come out of nowhere. She is brilliant.The rest of the episodes pale in comparison to this episode and certainly to nearly every I Love Lucy episode. Watch The Celebrity Next Door and skip the rest of them.
anthony-rigoni
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am a fan of I Love Lucy and the Lucy Show. When I heard about this show, I decided to give it a try. As it turns out, I loved this show! Here are my favorite episodes...Lucy Goes to Japan- It has this funny moment where Lucy disguises herself as a kimono dancer and she tries to keep up with the other dancers. At the end of that moment, the two girls were saying Japanese and when Lucy said something gibberish that sounded like Japanese, I died laughing.Lucy Makes Room for Danny- There are two moments that I found freaking priceless. One moment is when The Ricardos, the Mertzes, and the Williams get into a snowball fight. The other moment is when Lucy is telling the judge(Played by Gale Gordon from "The Lucy Show) via charades about what happened.Lucy Finds Uranium- There is this hilarious chase scene that reminds me of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".If there are four reasons why you should give The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour a try, it's 1)The memorable guest stars(Tallulah Bankhead, Red Skelton, Danny Thomas, etc), 2)The likable characters, 3)The show stayed true to "I Love Lucy", and 4)The great laughs you'll get from watching this show.
sbelmount1
I am a huge Lucy fan.. but I don't know if I'd be if this was my only exposure to her world. We should remember Desi and Lucille's marriage was ending and they were fulfilling obligations to such sponsors as Westinghouse and Ford among others. They had a crew under contract.. So.. I think they did well under these circumstances .. and a main ingredient was missing... writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer.. but some GOOD moments still exist.. Lucy and Ann Sothern in jail... Lucy racing a Quarter Horse... Red Skelton and Lucy singing/pantomiming.... Mildred(Milton) Berle coming down the stairs.. Fred Mertz and Betty Grable... the car race/chase with Fred McMurray..and of course Tallulah Dahling.. So yeah.. it can be a fun romp.. but don't expect everyone to be a gem!
sigmapi30
Lucille Ball is the greatest comic of all time. All of Lucy's shows were fun, light, and campy. It was great to see Lucy, Ricky, Fred, Ethel, and then Lucy, Viv, Gale, the kids, and Mary Jane all acting together. Fans now have the complete series of I Love Lucy and The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour. I hope to see complete series releases of The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life With Lucy. All of these shows are important parts of Lucy's television history. If you haven't voted yet, please do so at tvshowsondvd.com. Maybe we will get some good news on a future release!! The more votes, the more fans can show their enthusiasm!! Can you imagine owning all the Lucy shows in your own collection?!?!?