The lucydesi comedy hour is a sitcom that aired on cbs. There are various ways to pronounce ough in the english language. The lennen and mitchell ad agency wanted to produce a comedy series for old gold cigarettes, a brand of the lorillard tobacco company. In 1958, on the set of the lucydesi comedy hour a collection of occasional lavish specials that followed the adventures of the ricardos and the mertzes after i love lucy ball does a comedy bit as a wisecracking clerk.
As in real life, the fictional lucy seemed to have tried every job in the want ads in the. Following i love lucy, a further one hourlong episodes were produced under the title of the lucille balldesi arnaz show later and more commonly known in syndication as the lucydesi comedy hour with the same cast and later packaged. Includes all new special features including i love lucy. The lucydesi comedy hour was essentially an hourlong continuation of the i love lucy series, airing once every other month.
Freddies thanskgiving the red skelton hour sherwood schwartz, jesse goldstein, and dave obrien the dean martin show startime herbert baker the ricardos make room for danny the lucydesi comedy hour bob schiller, and bob weiskopf. The blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951, to may 6, 1957, on the columbia broadcasting system. The lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen blackandwhite onehour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960 as opposed to a thirtyminute regular series. Lucy, ricky, fred, ethel and fred macmurray, are in a oneonone race in a las vegas desert to go uranium hunting, but when they make a find all bets are off and its a race to get back to the claims office, first. The lucydesi comedy hour season 1 episode guide on. Comical podcast a comedy show all about comic books. The lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen blackandwhite onehour specials. The picture is free of grain and specs and flickering. Many fans of arnaz and ball have probably seen one or both of the movies the duo made in the 1950s, at the height of their tv success.
Lucy and her husband, ricky ricardo, are living in the country with their best friends and old landlords, fred and ethel mertz. The lucy desi comedy hour was yet another name given the program when it aired in reruns, and for which it is bestknown. Lucy and the lucydesi comedy hour, lucille ball and her husband, desi arnaz. Attractions lucille ball desi arnaz museum the lucy desi center for comedy featuring the lucy desi museum and desilu studios. It aired as a series of periodic specials in its original run and served as a continuation of i love lucy. After i love lucy ended its run, the cast carried on with the lucydesi comedy hour specials essentially long i love lucy episodes airing as monthly specials rather than a regular weekly series with greater emphasis on famous guest stars and exotic locations.
The big show in 1950, the advent of television was not only causing concern in the film industry but radio was beginning to feel the effect as well. The lucydesi comedy hour wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen blackandwhite onehour specials airing occasionally. Originally, these episodes were 1 hour long specials. Cbss release of the lucille ball desi arnaz show, under the somewhat misleading i love lucy. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This is a ranking of the top five episodes of the lucydesi comedy hour tv series. Lucy and desis relationship was truly falling apart during the filming of the final episodes. Some scenes were directed by edward sedgwick, the final film work of his long hollywood career sedgwick died in march 19. Old gold comedy theater the old gold comedy theater aired over nbc for one season, from october 29, 1944 to june 10, 1945. Watch all 5 the lucydesi comedy hour episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. The show relied on big name guest stars and good oldfashioned comedy. The lucydesi comedy hour season 2 episode guide on. Watch the lucydesi comedy hour season 3, episode 1 milton berle hides out at the ricardos. So while at his office, she overhears that he cant concentrate on writing a new book, so she offers up her home so that he can write in peace, without anyone elses knowledge.
For the last time, i love lucy, or now known as the lucydesi comedy hour, is available on dvd. Lucille ball desi arnaz vivian vance 19571960 lucy, ricky, fred and ethel. Even better, lucy joins red in a freddie the freeloader skit. The show, also referred to as the lucydesi comedy hour, features a multitude of celebrity guest stars, including betty grable, red skelton, milton burle. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The remaining eight were originally shown as part of westinghouse desilu playhouse. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. Most of the lucyricky hourlong episodes are painful to. Over the course of the specials, the ricardos and the mertzes encounter milton berle, danny thomas, ernie kovacs.
The episode lucy hunts uranium first aired 3 january 1958 was partly filmed at the sands hotel in las vegas existed 19521996, replaced by the venetian resort and other parts of clark county. This is said to be evident in the japan episode, where lucys eyes appear to be unaccountably red and teary. This time around, however, theres no prop like a 40foot trailer. The first episode of the lucy show was aired october 1, 1962. The lucydesi comedy hourlucy goes to mexico i love lucy. This was hilariously demonstrated on the i love lucy television program by ricky ricardo desi arnaz and his. Lucille ball, desi arnaz, william frawley and vivian vance reunited for hour long episodes of i love lucy, spanning the years of 1957, 1958 and 1959. Pdf road to box office the seven film comedies of bing crosby bob.
The movie is a 1953 american feature film spinoff of the sitcom i love lucy. Many fans of arnaz and ball have probably seen one or both of the movies the duo. Kaufen sie i love lucy the complete series gunstig ein. The lucydesi comedy hour rick, little ricky, and maurice c. The songs of i love lucy and the lucydesi comedy hour. Fall in love again and again with the timeless comedy that entertains. Watch all 5 the lucydesi comedy hour episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Download bob hope 12hour longbox collections kindle free.
Riley, was a radio situation comedy broadcast during and after wartime 40s. Desi collection too many girls the long long trailer. The steve allen show don hinkley, herbert sargent, leonard stern, bill dana, and stan burns. The lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen blackandwhite one hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960. It followed the life of lucy ricardo ball, a middle class. All dvds are presented in full screen, commercial free and unedited. The five best episodes of the lucydesi comedy hour that. The lucydesi comedy hour is a collection of thirteen blackandwhite onehour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960. Lucille ball desi arnaz vivian vance 19571960 lucy, ricky, fred and. Their arguing was also said to be the reason why the studio audience was eliminated in favor of a laugh track. The songs of i love lucy and the lucydesi comedy hour and desi arnazs recordings this is a list of all the songs sung by the i love lucy, and later lucydesi comedy hour, cast from 19511960. The lucydesi comedy hour was also referred to as the lucille balldesi arnaz show and in sydication as we love lucy. The lucydesi comedy hour tv show the lucydesi comedy.
She was the star of the selfproduced sitcoms i love lucy, the lucy show, heres lucy, and life with lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title the lucydesi comedy hour. It also includes some of the songs desi arnaz recorded for rcavictor in the 1940s. The lucy desi comedy hour dvd collection includes custom artwork and episode guides so you can find your favorite episode at anytime. Actually, the lucydesi comedy hour was just a name that cbs picked when they reran the episodes over 5 future summer seasons. The lucy desi comedy hour dvd collection are formatted region free so they will play on any dvd player, dvdrom xbox or ps2 worldwide. A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Following our sixweek coverage of the best episodes from i love lucy, were continuing with the five best episodes of lucys episode followup series, the lucydesi comedy hour. Lucy is still getting into trouble with her sidekick ethel. Except for one test screening in bakersfield, california, the film was never theatrically released and was shelved lucille ball and desi arnaz costar. In order to get milton berle to perform at a benefit at little rickys school, lucy uses rickys. The show starred lucille ball, her reallife husband desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The last of the lucydesi comedy hour was shown on april 1, 1960. The first five were shown as specials during the 195758 television season.
1183 186 872 345 1251 8 119 781 1210 113 436 39 884 431 891 282 1168 638 1578 1292 556 80 890 45 934 455 786 1433 1402 945 820 926 769 811 1194