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BLT · 03-21-2004, 05:18 PM

Great to see the 'Comedy Hour' episodes back on TV Land. Today's episode was excellent, except the abrupt ending. This episode was originally 1:15, wasn't it. I'm guessing that the real episode dealt in more detail how her and her friend wound hid in the net and Ricky and the others getting their paperwork. The three guest stars today were also really good, they had great chemistry with th regulars and the episode just gelled so well.

Kazza · 03-21-2004, 05:26 PM

Cruise to Havana is my favorite ep of the LDCH. This ep was 75 min long originally but as we all know; we don't get to see that anymore

My fav musical number is the 'That means I love you' where Lucy joins Ricky in the drum playing; the look they gave each other at the end was fantastic as if they were madly in love again.

dawsongirl · 03-21-2004, 09:37 PM

The remaining 15 mins is at the beginning if I'm understanding right. Hedda Hopper comes to interview the Ricardos and they somehow get to talking about how they met.

Kazza · 03-21-2004, 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl
The remaining 15 mins is at the beginning if I'm understanding right. Hedda Hopper comes to interview the Ricardos and they somehow get to talking about how they met.

That's my understanding too; HH comes over to interview them about how they met (I guess that interviewer/ee part was so boring they had to cut it off) jk

SPLAIN · 03-22-2004, 10:19 AM

Well, TV had never done a show that was an hour and fifteen minutes, so head of CBS Bill Paily said cut it down or pad it to an hour and a half, Desi would do neither, so he persuaded the head of US Steel to give him fifteen minutes from his own show, and the show ran an hour and fifteen minutes and US Steel which was a loser in the ratings got it's best ratings ever with Lucy Desi as a lead in. But in reruns they cut it down to fit the time slots allotted to the series.

ricardo/mertz · 03-22-2004, 11:28 AM

If it ever comes out on DVD I hope they add the lost 15 minutes back in. I never knew all of that.

SPLAIN · 03-22-2004, 02:14 PM

Well, if we've never seen it except when it aired originally and even I was a little young to remember that, then it couldn't have been that great to begin with, and so i don;t think we missed much. I was always under the impression it was musical numbers but i guess an interview intro makes more sense. Especially with the power Hedda had at the time and the fact that Lucy and Desi felt they owed her for her help in the communist episode, they would want to protect her part in the show. Just a theory.

Lodee · 03-22-2004, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by SPLAIN
Especially with the power Hedda had at the time and the fact that Lucy and Desi felt they owed her for her help in the communist episode, they would want to protect her part in the show. Just a theory.

Huh? I don't think I'm getting what you mean here? Protect her part from what?

SPLAIN · 03-22-2004, 03:26 PM

Well, can you imagine what a coup it was to get a part on the most watched television series or in this case Lucy specials? Hedda was scooping her competition Louella Parsons, by appearing a SECOND time with the most popular TV icons of the era, regardless of what the idiots at TV Land think. She has this great big part, remember Hedda was a B actress whose career never went anywhere, and she is a big focus of the show, and they cut it down to nothing because they have to run it at an hour instead of 75 minutes. Remember that Hedda RAN Hollywood and had people quaking in their boots at that time, although her power slowly diminished after this period. Oh, i just remembered she was in the Desilu Revue also, Lucy always took very good care of her friends. I can just imagine Desi telling Lucy, we have to cut her out of the show, you know the woman that helped us so much in that communist debacle.

Lodee · 03-22-2004, 03:29 PM

Okay I get what you're saying. If they had to cut the show down to one hour they would have protected her part. Thanks for the explanation.

SPLAIN · 03-22-2004, 03:41 PM

Hey, it's just an opinion, i would have to see the 75 minute show to know for sure, like i said i always thought it was musical numbers that made the show too long and Desi was quoted as saying cutting it weakened it and padding it would also.

Amber8611 · 03-22-2004, 06:19 PM

"Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana" is a great episode. I caught the end of it on TVLand, Sunday. It's about time they put this show back on.

SPLAIN · 03-23-2004, 10:45 AM

When i was a kid, CBS played it every summer from June to August.

Ethel2Tillie · 03-26-2004, 10:16 AM

This is my favorite episode of the LDCH. I would give anything to see the lost 15 minutes of it.

SPLAIN · 03-26-2004, 11:49 AM

HEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE, THE NEW MOM SHANNON, SO NICE TO SEE YOU HERE FINALLY. w e l c o m e ! I meant W E L C O M E !

03-21-2004, 05:18 PM	#1
BLT Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2003 Posts: 496	Lucy in Havana Great to see the 'Comedy Hour' episodes back on TV Land. Today's episode was excellent, except the abrupt ending. This episode was originally 1:15, wasn't it. I'm guessing that the real episode dealt in more detail how her and her friend wound hid in the net and Ricky and the others getting their paperwork. The three guest stars today were also really good, they had great chemistry with th regulars and the episode just gelled so well.
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03-22-2004, 11:28 AM	#6
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03-21-2004, 05:26 PM	#2
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	Cruise to Havana is my favorite ep of the LDCH. This ep was 75 min long originally but as we all know; we don't get to see that anymore My fav musical number is the 'That means I love you' where Lucy joins Ricky in the drum playing; the look they gave each other at the end was fantastic as if they were madly in love again.

03-21-2004, 09:37 PM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	The remaining 15 mins is at the beginning if I'm understanding right. Hedda Hopper comes to interview the Ricardos and they somehow get to talking about how they met.

03-22-2004, 10:19 AM	#5
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Well, TV had never done a show that was an hour and fifteen minutes, so head of CBS Bill Paily said cut it down or pad it to an hour and a half, Desi would do neither, so he persuaded the head of US Steel to give him fifteen minutes from his own show, and the show ran an hour and fifteen minutes and US Steel which was a loser in the ratings got it's best ratings ever with Lucy Desi as a lead in. But in reruns they cut it down to fit the time slots allotted to the series.

03-22-2004, 02:14 PM	#7
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Well, if we've never seen it except when it aired originally and even I was a little young to remember that, then it couldn't have been that great to begin with, and so i don;t think we missed much. I was always under the impression it was musical numbers but i guess an interview intro makes more sense. Especially with the power Hedda had at the time and the fact that Lucy and Desi felt they owed her for her help in the communist episode, they would want to protect her part in the show. Just a theory.

03-22-2004, 03:26 PM	#9
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Well, can you imagine what a coup it was to get a part on the most watched television series or in this case Lucy specials? Hedda was scooping her competition Louella Parsons, by appearing a SECOND time with the most popular TV icons of the era, regardless of what the idiots at TV Land think. She has this great big part, remember Hedda was a B actress whose career never went anywhere, and she is a big focus of the show, and they cut it down to nothing because they have to run it at an hour instead of 75 minutes. Remember that Hedda RAN Hollywood and had people quaking in their boots at that time, although her power slowly diminished after this period. Oh, i just remembered she was in the Desilu Revue also, Lucy always took very good care of her friends. I can just imagine Desi telling Lucy, we have to cut her out of the show, you know the woman that helped us so much in that communist debacle.

03-22-2004, 03:29 PM	#10
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	Okay I get what you're saying. If they had to cut the show down to one hour they would have protected her part. Thanks for the explanation.

03-22-2004, 03:41 PM	#11
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Hey, it's just an opinion, i would have to see the 75 minute show to know for sure, like i said i always thought it was musical numbers that made the show too long and Desi was quoted as saying cutting it weakened it and padding it would also.

03-22-2004, 06:19 PM	#12
Amber8611 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 188	"Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana" is a great episode. I caught the end of it on TVLand, Sunday. It's about time they put this show back on.

03-23-2004, 10:45 AM	#13
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	When i was a kid, CBS played it every summer from June to August.

03-26-2004, 10:16 AM	#14
Ethel2Tillie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 24, 2004 Location: Lucy Land Posts: 25	This is my favorite episode of the LDCH. I would give anything to see the lost 15 minutes of it.

03-26-2004, 11:49 AM	#15
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	HEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE, THE NEW MOM SHANNON, SO NICE TO SEE YOU HERE FINALLY. w e l c o m e ! I meant W E L C O M E !