I Love Lucy: Series (1957)
4.3 of 5 from 49 ratings
6h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The sitcom that set the standard for the genre, "I Love Lucy" features Lucille Ball as scatterbrained housewife Lucy Ricardo. Joined by husband Ricky (Desi Arnaz), a nightclub bandleader, and the couple's best friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz (William Frawley and Vivian Vance), Lucy's antics and hair-brained schemes have captivated generations of audiences, making her one of television's most iconic and beloved characters. Whilst most shows come and go only to be forgotten, there are some that are assured of their place in television history; "I Love Lucy" is without doubt one of them.
- Actors:
- Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Joseph A. Mayer, Michael Mayer, Richard Keith, Bennett Green, Hazel Pierce, Louis Nicoletti, Jerry Hausner, Elizabeth Patterson, Frank Nelson, Doris Singleton, Kathryn Card, Barbara Pepper, Richard Reeves, Bob Jellison, Mary Jane Croft, Richard Lee Simmons
- Directors:
- William Asher, James V. Kern, Marc Daniels, Ralph Levy
- Producers:
- Desi Arnaz, Jess Oppenheimer, Al Simon, Jack Aldworth
- Narrated By:
- Bob LeMond
- Writers:
- Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis, Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- Studio:
- FremantleMedia International
- Genres:
- Children & Family, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Sitcoms
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 4723 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- Bonus:
- Original Opening
- Audience Participation
- Flubs
- Special Footage
- Lost Scenes
- Restored Scenes
- Restored Music
- On-Set
- Oppenheimer Interview
- Featurette
- Colour "Home Movies"
- Colour Montage Video
- Lucy on the Radio
- Cast List Menus
- Guest Cast
- Cast Bio
- Production Notes
- Guest Cast Information
- Deleted Footage and Lost Scenes
- Openings
- Lucy's Radio Show: My Fluorite Husband
- Behind the Scenes Slide Show
- Behind the Scenes
- Slide Show
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 1:
- The Lost "I Love Lucy" Pilot
1. The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
2. Be a Pal
3. The Diet
4. Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her
5. The Quiz Show - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 1:
6. The Audition
7. The Seance
8. Men are Messy
9. The Fur Coat
10. Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer
11. Drafted - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 1:
12. The Adagio
13. The Benefit
14. The Amateur Hour
15. Lucy Plays Cupid
16. Lucy Fakes Illness
17. Lucy Writes a Play - Disc 4:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 1:
18. Breaking the Lease
19. The Ballet
20. The Young Fans
21. New Neighbours
22. Fred and Ethel Fight
23. The Moustache - Disc 5:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 1:
24. The Gossip
25. Pioneer Women
26. The Marriage License
27. The Kleptomaniac
28. Cuban Pals
29. The Freezer - Disc 6:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 1:
30. Lucy Does a TV Commercial
31. The Publicity Agent
32. Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio
33. Lucy's Schedule
34. Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald
35. Ricky Asks for a Raise
- Special Features - Disc 7:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 2:
1. Job Switching
2. The Saxophone
3. The Anniversary Present
4. The Handcuffs
5. The Operetta
6. Vacation from Marriage
7. The Courtroom - Disc 8:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 2:
8. Redecorating
9. Ricky Loses his Voice
10. Lucy Is Enceinte
11. Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable
12. Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song
13. Lucy Hires an English Tutor - Disc 9:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 2:
14. Ricky Has Labour Pains
15. Lucy Becomes a Sculptress
16. Lucy Goes to the Hospital
17. Sales Resistance
18. The Inferiority Complex
19. The Club Election - Disc 10:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 2:
20. The Black Eye
21. Lucy Changes Her Mind
22. No Children Allowed
23. Lucy Hires a Maid
24. The Indian Show
25. Lucy's Last Birthday - Disc 11:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 2:
26. The Ricardos Change Apartments
27. Lucy Is a Matchmaker
28. Lucy Wants New Furniture
29. The Camping Trip
30. Ricky and Fred are TV Fans
31. Never Do Business with Friends
- Special Features - Disc 12:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 3:
1. Ricky's 'Life' Story
2. The Girls Go Into Business
3. Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress
4. Equal Rights
5. Baby Pictures
6. Lucy Tells the Truth
7. The French Revue - Disc 13:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 3:
8. Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment
9. Too Many Crooks
10. Changing the Boys' Wardrobe
11. Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined
12. Ricky's Old Girlfriend
13. The Million Dollar Idea - Disc 14:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 3:
14. Ricky Minds the Baby
15. The Charm School
16. Sentimental Anniversary
17. Fan Magazine Interview
18. Oil Wells
19. Ricky Loses His Temper - Disc 15:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 3:
20. Home Movies
21. Bonus Bucks
22. Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation
23. Lucy Is Envious
24. Lucy Writes a Novel
25. Lucy's Club Dance - Disc 16:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 3:
26. The Black Wig
27. The Diner
28. Tennessee Ernie Visits
29. Tennessee Ernie Hangs On
30. The Golf Game
31. The Sublease
- Special Features - Disc 17:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 4:
1. The Business Manager
2. Mertz and Kurtz
3. Lucy Cries Wolf
4. The Matchmaker
5. Mr. and Mrs.TV Show
6. Ricky's Movie Offer - Disc 18:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 4:
7. Ricky's Screen Test
8. Lucy's Mother-In-Law
9. Ethel's Birthday
10. Ricky's Contract
11. Getting Ready
12. Lucy Learns to Drive - Disc 19:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 4:
13. California, Here We Come!
14. First Stop
15. Tennessee Bound
16. Ethel's Home Town
17. L.A. at Last!
18. Don Juan and the Starlets - Disc 20:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 4:
19. Lucy Gets In Pictures
20. The Fashion Show
21. The Hedda Hopper Story
22. "Don Juan" is Shelved
23. Bull Fight Dance
24. Hollywood Anniversary - Disc 21:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 4:
25. The Star Upstairs
26. In Palm Springs
27. The Dancing Star
28. Harpo Marx
29. Ricky Needs an Agent
30. The Tour - Disc 22:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 5:
1. Lucy Visits Grauman's
2. Lucy and John Wayne
3. Lucy and the Dummy
4. Ricky Sells the Car
5. The Great Train Robbery
6. Homecoming
7. Face to Face - Disc 23:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 5:
8. Lucy Goes to a Rodeo
9. Nursery School
10. Ricky's European Booking
11. The Passports
12. Staten Island Ferry
13. Bon Voyage
14. Second Honeymoon - Disc 24:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 5:
15. Lucy Meets the Queen
16. The Fox Hunt
17. Lucy Goes to Scotland
18. Paris at Last
19. Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
20. Lucy Gets a Paris Gown - Disc 25:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 5:
21. Lucy in the Swiss Alps
22. Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy
23. Lucy's Italian Movie
24. Lucy's Bicycle Trip
25. Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
26. Return Home from Europe
- Special Features - Disc 26:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 6:
1. Lucy and Bob Hope
2. Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums
3. Lucy Meets Orson Welles
4. Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright
5. Visitor from Italy
6. Off to Florida
7. Deep Sea Fishing - Disc 27:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 6:
8. Desert Island
9. The Ricardos Visit Cuba
10. Little Ricky's School Pageant
11. Christmas Show
12. Lucy and the Loving Cup
13. Lucy and Superman - Disc 28:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 6:
14. Little Ricky Gets a Dog
15. Lucy Wants to Move to the Country
16. Lucy Hates to Leave
17. Lucy Misses the Mertzes
18. Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbours
19. Lucy Raises Chickens
20. Lucy Does the Tango - Disc 29:
- This disc includes the following episodes from Series 6:
21. Ragtime Band
22. Lucy's Night in Town
23. Housewarming
24. Building a Bar-B-Q
25. Country Club Dance
26. Lucy Raises Tulips
27. The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
