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The pilot & first season that introduced America to the redheaded housewife with show business aspirations, her long-suffering bandleader husband, and their friends the Mertzes (the prototypical sitcom wacky neighbors). Produced by Ball & Arnaz' company Desilu, the duo (along with co-cr...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:I love Lucy (Television program).
Corporate Authors: Desilu Productions, CBS Television Network, CBS DVD (Firm), Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989, Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986, Vance, Vivian, Frawley, William, 1887-1966, Oppenheimer, Jess, Davis, Madelyn Pugh, Carroll, Bob, 1918-2007, Daniels, Marc, Levy, Ralph, 1919-2001
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish, with optional Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Hollywood, Calif.] : CBS DVD : Paramount Pictures, [2007]
Subjects:
Married people > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Apartment dwellers > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Drama.
Cuban Americans > Drama.
Apartment dwellers.
Cuban Americans.
Man-woman relationships.
Manners and customs.
Married people.
New York (State) > New York.
Slapstick comedy television programs.
Situation comedies (Television programs)
Television comedies.
Fiction television programs.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
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Summary:The pilot & first season that introduced America to the redheaded housewife with show business aspirations, her long-suffering bandleader husband, and their friends the Mertzes (the prototypical sitcom wacky neighbors). Produced by Ball & Arnaz' company Desilu, the duo (along with co-creator Jess Oppenheimer) decided to shoot the show in Hollywood, on 35 mm film in front of a live studio audience, with three cameras to capture the action.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Originally broadcast by CBS Television during the 1951-1952 season.
Packaged as "The Complete Series" and separated into seasons.
Bonus material highlights: Disc 1. Lucy on the radio - "My favorite husband": "The Wills", "Iris and Liz's Easter" ; "Behind the scenes" featurette: Excerpt from Laughs, Luck ... and Lucy ; Slide show: "Rehearsing the pilot" and "Lucy thinks Ricky is trying to Murder her"--Disc 2. Lucy on the radio - "My favorite husband": "Anniversary presents", "Numerology", "George is messy" ; On-set color home movies ("The audition") -- Disc 3. Lucy on the radio - "My favorite husband": "Valentine's Day", "Liz has the flimjabs"--Disc 4. Lucy on the radio - "My favorite husband": "Liz teaches the samba" -- Disc 5. Lucy on the radio - "My favorite husband": "The marriage license", "Selling dresses" ; "Behind the scenes featurette": Excerpt from Laughs, Luck ... and Lucy, with video from "The Freezer" -- Disc 6. Lucy on the radio - "My favorite husband": "Time budgeting", "George tries for a raise", "Quiz show" ; "Behind the scenes featurette": Excerpt from Laughs, Luck ... and Lucy, with video from "Lucy does a TV commercial" ; Slide show: "The first season."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:6 videodiscs : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + episode guide (1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 12 x 23 cm.)
Format:DVD; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono; NTSC.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Director, Marc Daniels ; pilot director, Ralph Levy ; writers, Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. ; director of photography, Karl Freund.
ISBN:1415729565 (set)
9781415729564 (set)