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LucyFan · 10-25-2002, 08:07 PM

There is many episodes of this series. Many of them are good while some are not-so-good. We all have our particular favorites. What episodes of The Lucy Show do you think would rank in the Top 10 best? AND What is your top 10 best episodes of the series?

oldshows · 10-27-2002, 12:42 AM

Lucy and Viv Put In A Shower
Lucy Puts Up a T.V. Antenna
Lucy Conducts the Symphony
Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen
Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman to Sing
Lucy and the Old Mansion
Lucy Waits up for Chris
Lucy Misplaces Two Thousand Dollars
Lucy Meets the Berles
Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault

SPLAIN · 10-28-2002, 11:49 AM

I only have a third of them, but i LOVE the shower and the antenna and the stilts, the skates, the locked in the vault with Mooney, kiddie parties and others. The Carol Burnett ones were always great.

LucyFan · 12-18-2002, 02:41 AM

I think these are the best of The Lucy Show:
~ episode #9- "Lucy and Viv Put Up a T.V. Antenna" (1st season)
~ episode #18- "Lucy and Viv Install a Shower" (1st season)
~ episode #37- "Kiddie Parties, Inc." (2nd season)
~ episode #46- "Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale" (2nd season)
~ episode #59- "Lucy, the Goodskate" (3rd season)
~ episode #79- "My Fair Lucy" (3rd season)
~ episode #114- "Lucy Gets A Roommate" (5th season)
~ episode #117- "Lucy Gets Caught In A Draft" (5th season)
~ episode #137- "Lucy Meets the Berles" (6th season)
~ episode #141- "Lucy Gets Mooney Fired" (6th season)

SPLAIN · 12-18-2002, 11:58 AM

Can't argue with those choices! Can't wait till we're at a stage where everybody has the copies so we can all judge!

TVJunkie101 · 12-18-2002, 12:01 PM

Lucy Meets The Berles was by far one of the funniest episodes. I just watched it again Monday. Lucy and Viv Put In A Shower is another good one. The Carol Burnett eps are also pretty good.

I haven't seen every episode, so I can't really compile much of a list. I was never a huge The Lucy Show fan, it had some really hilarious episodes, but I was just never into it, really. Guess I was too attached to I Love Lucy to really be able to fully enjoy The Lucy Show.

SPLAIN · 12-18-2002, 03:58 PM

Where have we heard that before? Trust me, years from now, you might feel the same way about The Lucy show as you do about I Love Lucy, i know i do! Seing every episode a few hundred times wears you out after a while, so you appreciate seing Lucy in a different setting once in a while!

TVJunkie101 · 12-18-2002, 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by SPLAIN
Where have we heard that before? Trust me, years from now, you might feel the same way about The Lucy show as you do about I Love Lucy, i know i do! Seing every episode a few hundred times wears you out after a while, so you appreciate seing Lucy in a different setting once in a while!

I will admit, I am starting to enjoy The Lucy Show almost as much as I Love Lucy. I haven't watched an episode of ILL since I bought the DVDs months ago. And taking a break from it IS making me appreciate The Lucy Show a little more. Not all episodes are laugh out loud material, but it's still a very good show. I think my main problem with The Lucy Show is that I've never liked Gale Gordon. I warmed up to him in Here's Lucy, but other than that? I've never really been a fan of his, so that's probably the root of why I'm not all that thrilled when watching The Lucy Show.

SPLAIN · 12-18-2002, 05:35 PM

Don't tell anybody, but i never liked him either! The writers NEVER made him a likeable character, he was the loudmouth always yelling at Lucy, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Later on when i found out what he was like in real life, that he worshipped the genius of Lucy, that he was the hardest working dedicated person, i grew to LOVE him, but the show was over by then. The answer to your problem might be that you stated that you bought Lucy show DVD's, i have those also, they are the pits, lousy picture, nothing worthwhile added on the DVD's and the ones chosen on there are NOT the best ones. The ones withCarol Burnett are the only ones i liked, and i've only watched them a couple of times. Instead, i'm watching 50 of the 156 that someone copied for me of the first two seasons, if you EVER get to see those, you'll see what we're all raving about, the shows were much better. Mind you, there's something else too. I'm an oddball that likes the last three seasons instead of the first three with Viv and the kids, i liked her alone in color with the guest stars, or i thought i did, till i got the first 50, now i'm wondering if i'll change my mind again when i get the last 100 shows, CONFUSED YET?, i know i am! The thing is i needed a rest from ILL, watch it every night on TV Land anyway, but i look forward to my Lucy show marathons, at least i don't have those memorized yet!

oldshows · 12-18-2002, 09:42 PM

I know how to get rid of your confusion Splain. When you get all 156 episodes randomly pick 5 episodes from season 1 and then 5 from season 4 and then watch all ten at one time. You'll find yourself singing the praises of the Viv years. Of course I am biased

Of course if you didn't like Mr. Mooney in TLS you should like season 1 since he wasn't in it.

Yes, TVJunkie101, you do sound like everyone, comparing TLS and HL to ILL, thinking you don't really like TLS and HL as much as ILL until you grow ever so tired of ILL and then find yourself missing TLS and HL. I LOVE ILL, its most definately the greatest show ever made and the best Lucille Ball series. However, I do like TLS very much as well as HL. I've found the best thing to do is look at each on their own and try not to compare them to other series. When you do that, you find Lucy's later works were for the most part very good.....and find myself missing them very much as I haven't got to watch them since 1999.

bb25 · 12-18-2002, 10:35 PM

I don't really have a list of fave episodes, since I haven't seen them all. I got the Columbia House TLS tapes a few years ago, and I must admit, I really do enjoy this show! I love the first season ones (who couldn't?), but one of my gripes is the colorization of the second & third season episodes. They just look so over-colored and the actors overly made-up. I even went to the lengths of connecting the VCR to my tiny little 5 inch B&W TV just to see how they were intended to be, and let me tell you they are much better - it really makes a difference to see them in black & white.

As for the Carol Burnett episodes you guys have mentioned, well to say the least I can't stand them!!!! You see, this local TV station (WLLA TV64) plays mostly 5th & 6th season episodes and tends to re-run certain episodes to death to the point of making you want to scream, and the Carol Burnett episodes are some of those! One week last year, every time I turned it on, it would be the Carol Burnett 5th seaon episodes until it got to the point of wanting to smash the TV in! Aaaargh! I mean, it's nice that they're playing them at all, but get some new episodes! Another one they play all too often is the Tenessee Ernie Ford episode!

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10-25-2002, 08:07 PM	#1
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	Your Top 10 Best "The Lucy Show" Episodes There is many episodes of this series. Many of them are good while some are not-so-good. We all have our particular favorites. What episodes of The Lucy Show do you think would rank in the Top 10 best? AND What is your top 10 best episodes of the series?

10-27-2002, 12:42 AM	#2
oldshows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2001 Posts: 215	Lucy and Viv Put In A Shower Lucy Puts Up a T.V. Antenna Lucy Conducts the Symphony Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman to Sing Lucy and the Old Mansion Lucy Waits up for Chris Lucy Misplaces Two Thousand Dollars Lucy Meets the Berles Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault

10-28-2002, 11:49 AM	#3
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	I only have a third of them, but i LOVE the shower and the antenna and the stilts, the skates, the locked in the vault with Mooney, kiddie parties and others. The Carol Burnett ones were always great.

12-18-2002, 02:41 AM	#4
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	I think these are the best of The Lucy Show: ~ episode #9- "Lucy and Viv Put Up a T.V. Antenna" (1st season) ~ episode #18- "Lucy and Viv Install a Shower" (1st season) ~ episode #37- "Kiddie Parties, Inc." (2nd season) ~ episode #46- "Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale" (2nd season) ~ episode #59- "Lucy, the Goodskate" (3rd season) ~ episode #79- "My Fair Lucy" (3rd season) ~ episode #114- "Lucy Gets A Roommate" (5th season) ~ episode #117- "Lucy Gets Caught In A Draft" (5th season) ~ episode #137- "Lucy Meets the Berles" (6th season) ~ episode #141- "Lucy Gets Mooney Fired" (6th season)
	Last edited by LucyFan; 12-18-2002 at 02:42 AM.

12-18-2002, 11:58 AM	#5
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Can't argue with those choices! Can't wait till we're at a stage where everybody has the copies so we can all judge!

12-18-2002, 03:58 PM	#7
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Where have we heard that before? Trust me, years from now, you might feel the same way about The Lucy show as you do about I Love Lucy, i know i do! Seing every episode a few hundred times wears you out after a while, so you appreciate seing Lucy in a different setting once in a while!

12-18-2002, 05:35 PM	#9
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Don't tell anybody, but i never liked him either! The writers NEVER made him a likeable character, he was the loudmouth always yelling at Lucy, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Later on when i found out what he was like in real life, that he worshipped the genius of Lucy, that he was the hardest working dedicated person, i grew to LOVE him, but the show was over by then. The answer to your problem might be that you stated that you bought Lucy show DVD's, i have those also, they are the pits, lousy picture, nothing worthwhile added on the DVD's and the ones chosen on there are NOT the best ones. The ones withCarol Burnett are the only ones i liked, and i've only watched them a couple of times. Instead, i'm watching 50 of the 156 that someone copied for me of the first two seasons, if you EVER get to see those, you'll see what we're all raving about, the shows were much better. Mind you, there's something else too. I'm an oddball that likes the last three seasons instead of the first three with Viv and the kids, i liked her alone in color with the guest stars, or i thought i did, till i got the first 50, now i'm wondering if i'll change my mind again when i get the last 100 shows, CONFUSED YET?, i know i am! The thing is i needed a rest from ILL, watch it every night on TV Land anyway, but i look forward to my Lucy show marathons, at least i don't have those memorized yet!

12-18-2002, 09:42 PM	#10
oldshows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2001 Posts: 215	I know how to get rid of your confusion Splain. When you get all 156 episodes randomly pick 5 episodes from season 1 and then 5 from season 4 and then watch all ten at one time. You'll find yourself singing the praises of the Viv years. Of course I am biased Of course if you didn't like Mr. Mooney in TLS you should like season 1 since he wasn't in it. Yes, TVJunkie101, you do sound like everyone, comparing TLS and HL to ILL, thinking you don't really like TLS and HL as much as ILL until you grow ever so tired of ILL and then find yourself missing TLS and HL. I LOVE ILL, its most definately the greatest show ever made and the best Lucille Ball series. However, I do like TLS very much as well as HL. I've found the best thing to do is look at each on their own and try not to compare them to other series. When you do that, you find Lucy's later works were for the most part very good.....and find myself missing them very much as I haven't got to watch them since 1999.

12-18-2002, 10:35 PM	#11
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	videos I don't really have a list of fave episodes, since I haven't seen them all. I got the Columbia House TLS tapes a few years ago, and I must admit, I really do enjoy this show! I love the first season ones (who couldn't?), but one of my gripes is the colorization of the second & third season episodes. They just look so over-colored and the actors overly made-up. I even went to the lengths of connecting the VCR to my tiny little 5 inch B&W TV just to see how they were intended to be, and let me tell you they are much better - it really makes a difference to see them in black & white. As for the Carol Burnett episodes you guys have mentioned, well to say the least I can't stand them!!!! You see, this local TV station (WLLA TV64) plays mostly 5th & 6th season episodes and tends to re-run certain episodes to death to the point of making you want to scream, and the Carol Burnett episodes are some of those! One week last year, every time I turned it on, it would be the Carol Burnett 5th seaon episodes until it got to the point of wanting to smash the TV in! Aaaargh! I mean, it's nice that they're playing them at all, but get some new episodes! Another one they play all too often is the Tenessee Ernie Ford episode!