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The Season One 9 dvd box set is selling for $89.99 ($30 savings)
Also the individual Dvds from Season One (Volumes 1-9) selling only for $9.99 each! Everything available w/ FREE SHIPPING!

**A SIDE NOTE: I just calculated everything, I found out that it is actually cheaper to buy all 9 DVDs from Season One individually altogether than the box set at bestbuy.com, you save a measily 8 cents. Again the individual sets are only $9.99, cheaper than Amazon.com which sells from 11.24-13.49 each and other internet shops and it includes free shipping! But then again the complete 1st season comes in a box which i guess is worth that extra 8 cents =P

the box is really cool though! :)

The box is pretty cool. I already have the first season individually though. I got most of mine from Best Buy. Way cheaper.
I like buying one at atime they are easier to afford.

That's true, getting them one at a time is lots cheaper, but i can't wait to finally have all of them together in that BOXED set. So, i'll give away or have a contest to get rid of the individual ones.

Now Splain you don't want to get into trouble having a contest.
Remember what happened to Lucy and Ethel's raffle!lol

Originally posted by ricardo/mertz
Now Splain you don't want to get into trouble having a contest.
Remember what happened to Lucy and Ethel's raffle!lol

LOLOL!!

Oh i love you for bringing that up, probably one of my all time favorites and i never mentrion it! Ladies Overseas Aid! We're ladies, we want to go overseas and boy do we need aid! And my second favorite line when the money is given to the old lady, Ethel sees this and says IS SHE GOING WITH US?

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Oh i love you for bringing that up, probably one of my all time favorites and i never mentrion it! Ladies Overseas Aid! We're ladies, we want to go overseas and boy do we need aid! And my second favorite line when the money is given to the old lady, Ethel sees this and says IS SHE GOING WITH US?


LOLOL!! I love it too!! I also love when theya re thinking up the names to call the fake charity. "How bout 2 bundles for britain" LOL And I love when she calls to get a tv.. and shes like "oh im picking a file at random.. these two little old ladies ....." Great episode!!!

When mentionning a couple of lines from an old tv show gets people laughing 50 years later, now that's a classic show!

Originally posted by SPLAIN
When mentionning a couple of lines from an old tv show gets people laughing 50 years later, now that's a classic show!

definatly!!! :) I am so glad that I love Lucy is still in the line up for tvland in september.. too bad they took happy days off :( thats my other favorite show!!

I used to like that one too, then again there's Tom Bosley in that right? LOL!

Originally posted by SPLAIN
I used to like that one too, then again there's Tom Bosley in that right? LOL!

he's easy to ignore! LOL.

Ethel's line about the old lady going w/ them is one of my all time favorites. Ethel just didn't want to let go of that money.

P.S. What's wrong w/ Tom Bosley?

He called Lucy the B word, but lately has tried to be fairer in his assessment, i heard him rhapsodizing about her on a talk show recently. Of course, it makes a better story when you're talking about your old work buddy Lucy! He was doing a Broadway show while she was doing Wildcat and then appeared as the doctor in Yours mine and ours, she RAN the whole show in that one and some insecure men dun't like that, one bit!

Like I always say, if a man knows what he wants in business and goes after it he's a go getting hard worker. If a woman has the same work ethic, she's the B word.
Can you imagine all the crap Lucy had to put up w/ esp. that day and age! No wonder she was a tough cookie. You have to be or you will get walked all over.

Originally posted by ricardo/mertz
Like I always say, if a man knows what he wants in business and goes after it he's a go getting hard worker. If a woman has the same work ethic, she's the B word.
Can you imagine all the crap Lucy had to put up w/ esp. that day and age! No wonder she was a tough cookie. You have to be or you will get walked all over.


I just wish other people would understand that! LOL.

Both of you said that very well, and i wholeheartedly agree. Can you imagine how hard it was for those men back in the fifties and sixties to be told what to do by a mere woman? Who the heck did she think she was, and i also agree about the fact that if she hadn't been, she never would have gotten where she did, same for Davis and Hepburn and all the other pioneers of that era!

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Both of you said that very well, and i wholeheartedly agree. Can you imagine how hard it was for those men back in the fifties and sixties to be told what to do by a mere woman? Who the heck did she think she was, and i also agree about the fact that if she hadn't been, she never would have gotten where she did, same for Davis and Hepburn and all the other pioneers of that era!

it must have been very hard for their ego's... but you gotta do what you got to do to get anywhere. Joan Crawford was pretty tough too from what I hear!! She scares me. LOL.

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Both of you said that very well, and i wholeheartedly agree. Can you imagine how hard it was for those men back in the fifties and sixties to be told what to do by a mere woman? Who the heck did she think she was, and i also agree about the fact that if she hadn't been, she never would have gotten where she did, same for Davis and Hepburn and all the other pioneers of that era!

Very true, I agree. On the "Desilu" Special, Milton Berle said that people considered Lucy a pain in the you-know-where, and they considered him that too. But, like you said, Milton Berle also said that if she WASN'T that way, she would never have been able to be as successful and get as far as she did. Also, like Wanda Clark has said, what's wrong with being a perfectionist? Bravo for Lucy!

Like Tony Randall and Joan Rivers said, she knew everything about every facett of the business so it saved time in the long run for her to appear tough, she got things done faster. If people feared her, they hurried up and got the job done and did it well to not incur further wratch from her. Remember that one story of Desi arguing with the guy whose job was to remind them of where they were when the camera stopped? Lucy said to Desi, hey, you gave him that job, so either fire him or do what he says!

Originally posted by ricardo/mertz
Ethel's line about the old lady going w/ them is one of my all time favorites. Ethel just didn't want to let go of that money.

That was funny. "Is she going with us?"

Originally posted by Lodee
That was funny. "Is she going with us?"

Hahahahahaha, I love that line. Another great one is in "Deepsea Fishing", when Ricky dives overboard and then gets back on the boat, Ethel asks, "Are ya wet?" :lol:

Originally posted by MagsLovesLucy
Hahahahahaha, I love that line. Another great one is in "Deepsea Fishing", when Ricky dives overboard and then gets back on the boat, Ethel asks, "Are ya wet?" :lol:

haha!! SO many great lines in every episode!!!

Originally posted by *ShortCake*
haha!! SO many great lines in every episode!!!

Most definately!! :D

I agree w/ all of your statements on the whole Desilu thing.
Lucy may not have been "loved" by all of her coworkers and employees but she sure was respected. She didn't hire people to make friends, she hired them to get a job done.


Are ya wet! Very funny line by the way.

Yeah, we forget the pressures they were under, to deliver a new hit show every single week, to stay on top, like Phyllis Diller said when Lucy died, if the public only knew how much sweat and tears went into making something look effortless when we all see it on TV!

Phillys Diller was so right.
It is because of Lucy and Desi's extra effort that I Love Lucy is still a favorite of so many.
I have to tell you something that is pretty funny. My son was flipping through the channels the other night and nothing was on.
So he turned to me and said mom, there's nothing on besides reruns can I watch one of your ILL DVDs?
Now if I Love Lucy isn't a rerun I don't know what is.
Over 50 years later and still going strong.:D

Don't I Love Lucy fans have the best taste?

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Don't I Love Lucy fans have the best taste?

Oh we so do!! I know I have good taste anyways lol!

I agree, Lucy fans are the pinnacle of good taste!:lol:

Only the best for the best, the others can have the rest! I Love Lucy is the ONLY TV series ever inducted into the TV Hall of Fame, along with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lucy in '85 at the first ceremony, Desi and the show much later. Or did i mention that before? No McGiver, No Hulk and no A Team, just Lucy! LOL!

Was Desi still alive when he was inducted? I think it's sad when somone finally gets recognition and they aren't here to enjoy it.

You're absolutely right about that, i think it was posthumous, and for the show, neither of them was alive, the kids took the award, that one was in 1991! Desi's might have been the same year, i don't remember. That's what some people on these boards don't know, Lucy got too many awards posthumously. The congressional medal of honor and the Governor's award at the Emmy awards came after she died, the stamp, well that's always ten years after they died. I was shocked to read that she was upset the Kennedy Center honor should have gone to both of them instead of just her. Can you imagine what a night that would have been, to finally see them together for something like that? But anyway, he died a few days before the ceremony.

Thanks for all the info. I don't know how you retain all that!

Don't ask me the last time i saw a doctor, but i can give you all of Lucy's doctor's names, just joking! But not by much!

No you aren't joking by much. You're like a real life Lucy encyclopedia.:clap:

I know, what's scary is i've forgotten more than some new kids on here know! Do i know you Ricardo Mertz?

You don't know me personally. But, I've been posting here off and on for a little over a year. I'm lucynethel on lucytalk.com and the Lucille Ball forum.

Oh yeah, i remember you, i like your posts.

Vitameatavegemin's in the first season!? AWESOME! I might buy this...

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Oh yeah, i remember you, i like your posts.



Thanks.:D

Originally posted by ConservativeBaller
Vitameatavegemin's in the first season!? AWESOME! I might buy this...

If you buy it you won't regret it!
I like your Blanche and Rose conversation. Sort of like Who's on first?
I love it when Lucy pops up in other shows.

I need to post more on LucyTalk.. its just not as active as it used to be! :(

Too many Lucy Boards, not enough active posters, lots of lurkers though!

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Too many Lucy Boards, not enough active posters, lots of lurkers though!

you got that right... i registered at ricky's new board.. i just havent made it over there yet.. my username is ChatsWorthChic :D

You're getting more creative by the minute, i'm gonna be Percy on my next one!

Originally posted by SPLAIN
You're getting more creative by the minute, i'm gonna be Percy on my next one!

:lol: you should Mr. LiverMore!! hehe!

ChatsWorthChic is pretty creative.:lol: Is shortcake from Joanie on Happy Days? Or maybe it's your favorite dessert? :)

Oh well, if we're going THAT route, change mine to Chocoholic Claude!

ChatsWorthChic is a cute name, Ash! I'm still Babalucy over at Ricky's. ;)

Where is this Ricky site?

Originally posted by MagsLovesLucy
ChatsWorthChic is a cute name, Ash! I'm still Babalucy over at Ricky's. ;)

Thanks Mags, Lodee and Claude!! And ShortCake is for Happy Days.. .thats also one of my favorite shows.. im a huge Erin Moran fan too! :D

Did she quit the BIZ after Days went off the air and Joanie and Chiachi dissapeared?

Originally posted by ricardo/mertz
Where is this Ricky site?

Ricky has a nice site and nice boards at http://www.lucilledesireeball.com :)

Thanks Mags. I'll try out the site.:wave:

I have to post there more too... so many sites, so little time!

Well, Ash, you have to MAKE TIME, eating and sleeping are not that important at your age! LOL!

Hey guys I'm having trouble viewing the forum on Ricky's site. I can get everything else to come up on the site but the boards.Has anyone else had this problem?

Probably not, my computer has a mind of its own.

Originally posted by ricardo/mertz
Hey guys I'm having trouble viewing the forum on Ricky's site. I can get everything else to come up on the site but the boards.Has anyone else had this problem?

Probably not, my computer has a mind of its own.

I don't think I've ever had that problem before, but go to http://www.lucilledesireeball.com/forum and that should get you there. :)

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Well, Ash, you have to MAKE TIME, eating and sleeping are not that important at your age! LOL! LOLi need eat or else i will pass out!! LOL

Originally posted by MagsLovesLucy
I don't think I've ever had that problem before, but go to http://www.lucilledesireeball.com/forum and that should get you there. :)


Thanks again Mags, that did the trick. I'll never fully understand this darn computer.:D