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Brett Ferino · 02-18-2001, 12:19 AM

What is it and why?

dawsongirl · 04-07-2001, 01:53 PM

I thought I'd get this discussion going again. Believe it or not, my least favorite episode is "Lucy's Italian Movie" where she goes grape stomping. I just don't like that episode. My second least favorite is the one with Harpo Marx. Another one that I just find really dumb.

factsfanatic · 04-07-2001, 04:16 PM

The one and only episode that I have a hard time watching is the episode where Lucy dreams that she is in Scotland, and they have all those muscial numbers. I know Vivian Vance and William Frawley must have disliked that episode too seeing that they had to be in that dragon costume together. The episodes about the grape stomping and the mirror scene with Harpo are some of the most classic episodes how can a true Lucy fan not like them.

[This message has been edited by factsfanatic (edited 04-07-2001).]

dawsongirl · 04-07-2001, 05:10 PM

I know they're classic scenes, but I don't think they're as funny as other scenes from other episodes. The Vitameatavegamin scene is the best in the whole series. The beginning of the Harpo Marx episode is what I don't like. How blind could Carolyn Appleby be? She was never that blind before! But hey, I happen to love that Scotland episode. Everyone has their favorites.

Terry Ross · 04-07-2001, 07:52 PM

I, too, do not like the dream sequence in Scotland. I thought it was dumb and not a typical Lucy episode. I also don't like some of the episodes from the first season because the actors overacted and didn't have any character development yet.

Other than that, there's not an "I Love Lucy" episode that I don't love.

tdr · 04-07-2001, 11:34 PM

My least favorite episodes are those that go completely off-base with believability. I LOVE LUCY was a fantastic show which was entertaining and funny without being unbelievable. So I would put several of the first season eps on this list, especially where Lucy 'decorates' the apartment to look like a Cuban village, even with a burro. For a wife who always ran out of money for the household budget, how could she have paid for all that? For the same reason similar eps go on the list, such as Lucy pretending to be the worst housekeeper imaginable, and somehow getting 15 or more kids to play the role of her own. And how about the one with the bet, men v. women, who live as before the turn of the century? Lucy couldn't use automated transportation, but somethow she brought home all those antiques, including a bathttub? And then, when her dough rises, it somehow weighs more than it did before, and then that monstrous loaf of bread...that is a good candidate for the stupidest antic in all the series.

But after the first season, it appears they came to the realization that staying within believability can still work for a show with such good characterizations. And then, even when they stretched it, as in the 3 eps when they are driving to California, it was still funny, but more because we knew the characters than because they reverted to the style of old comedy shorts.

callmetootie · 11-25-2001, 09:20 PM

"The Ricardos Dedicate A Statue" was unfunny, stupid, mindless, and barely had any momentum throughout the episode. For god's sake, the plot was so bad and the result was a terrible final episode. I had more fun watching "Mooney The Monkey" from The Lucy Show then this.

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Andrew Carden

Baldeagle00 · 11-25-2001, 09:58 PM

before i read any of these mesage i would have said i loved them all, but i remember the dreaming of scotland one and ihave to say that is my least favoite episode also, was kind of dumb

dawsongirl · 11-25-2001, 10:42 PM

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Originally posted by callmetootie:
"The Ricardos Dedicate A Statue" was unfunny, stupid, mindless, and barely had any momentum throughout the episode. For god's sake, the plot was so bad and the result was a terrible final episode. I had more fun watching "Mooney The Monkey" from The Lucy Show then this.

SO TRUE!!! It's episodes like that that ruined the last season for me.

LucyFan · 11-25-2001, 11:40 PM

My least favorite episode is "The Publicity Agent", episode #31 and "The Audition", episode #6. I just really didn't care for that episode. Others that I thought were OK or fair are the earlier episodes between episode #6 and #16.

I Love Ethel Too · 11-25-2001, 11:50 PM

My least favorite is probably "Lucy Is Enciente" only because I've seen it soo many times and really nothing much happens throughout the entire episode.

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-Shawn

Kristina · 11-27-2001, 03:23 AM

I used to like the episode "Lucy and Ethel Buy The Same Dress" but I have seen it sooo many times that it is getting on my nerves kind of. Other then that I love watching every episode, I have seen just about all of them!

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Blair: I’m an adult

Jo: Oh sure, most adults I know stomp their feet when they don’t get Chinese food!
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Tootie: I'm finding out who I am, I'm black.
Jo: No kiddin'?
Blair: We thought you were Suzanne Somers!
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QueenOfTheGypsies · 11-27-2001, 05:36 PM

My least favorite episode is "Lucy Is Envious." It has such a dumb plotline. I'm also not too crazy about "Lucy In Scotland," as well as the last episode, "The Ricardos Dedicate A Statue." Yuck.

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Lucy: "Ever since we said 'I do' there are so many things we don't."

Lucy : "That must be my dear friend Ethel. I'll open the door, Fred."
Fred : "Open it?! I was going to lock it!"

Lucy : "Gee, did you hear that, honey? It's going to be called "Bitter Grapes." I wonder what part they want me for."
Fred : "Oh, you're probably going to be one of the bunch."

Liza · 11-27-2001, 06:10 PM

The dang one with the freezer. Seemed far to far-fetched for me. I didn't even laugh the first time I saw it.

onlyonelucy · 11-27-2001, 06:25 PM

My first least favorite is "Lucy Goes To Scotland" and then "The Operetta". I think that one is SOOOOOOOOOO dumb and Lucy looked horrible.

02-18-2001, 12:19 AM	#1
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Least Favorite Episode What is it and why?

04-07-2001, 01:53 PM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I thought I'd get this discussion going again. Believe it or not, my least favorite episode is "Lucy's Italian Movie" where she goes grape stomping. I just don't like that episode. My second least favorite is the one with Harpo Marx. Another one that I just find really dumb.

04-07-2001, 04:16 PM	#3
factsfanatic Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2000 Location: SC Posts: 125	The one and only episode that I have a hard time watching is the episode where Lucy dreams that she is in Scotland, and they have all those muscial numbers. I know Vivian Vance and William Frawley must have disliked that episode too seeing that they had to be in that dragon costume together. The episodes about the grape stomping and the mirror scene with Harpo are some of the most classic episodes how can a true Lucy fan not like them. [This message has been edited by factsfanatic (edited 04-07-2001).]

04-07-2001, 05:10 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I know they're classic scenes, but I don't think they're as funny as other scenes from other episodes. The Vitameatavegamin scene is the best in the whole series. The beginning of the Harpo Marx episode is what I don't like. How blind could Carolyn Appleby be? She was never that blind before! But hey, I happen to love that Scotland episode. Everyone has their favorites.

04-07-2001, 07:52 PM	#5
Terry Ross Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	I, too, do not like the dream sequence in Scotland. I thought it was dumb and not a typical Lucy episode. I also don't like some of the episodes from the first season because the actors overacted and didn't have any character development yet. Other than that, there's not an "I Love Lucy" episode that I don't love.

04-07-2001, 11:34 PM	#6
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	My least favorite episodes are those that go completely off-base with believability. I LOVE LUCY was a fantastic show which was entertaining and funny without being unbelievable. So I would put several of the first season eps on this list, especially where Lucy 'decorates' the apartment to look like a Cuban village, even with a burro. For a wife who always ran out of money for the household budget, how could she have paid for all that? For the same reason similar eps go on the list, such as Lucy pretending to be the worst housekeeper imaginable, and somehow getting 15 or more kids to play the role of her own. And how about the one with the bet, men v. women, who live as before the turn of the century? Lucy couldn't use automated transportation, but somethow she brought home all those antiques, including a bathttub? And then, when her dough rises, it somehow weighs more than it did before, and then that monstrous loaf of bread...that is a good candidate for the stupidest antic in all the series. But after the first season, it appears they came to the realization that staying within believability can still work for a show with such good characterizations. And then, even when they stretched it, as in the 3 eps when they are driving to California, it was still funny, but more because we knew the characters than because they reverted to the style of old comedy shorts.

11-25-2001, 09:20 PM	#7
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	"The Ricardos Dedicate A Statue" was unfunny, stupid, mindless, and barely had any momentum throughout the episode. For god's sake, the plot was so bad and the result was a terrible final episode. I had more fun watching "Mooney The Monkey" from The Lucy Show then this. ------------------ Andrew Carden

11-25-2001, 09:58 PM	#8
Baldeagle00 Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 25, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 31	before i read any of these mesage i would have said i loved them all, but i remember the dreaming of scotland one and ihave to say that is my least favoite episode also, was kind of dumb

11-25-2001, 11:40 PM	#10
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	My least favorite episode is "The Publicity Agent", episode #31 and "The Audition", episode #6. I just really didn't care for that episode. Others that I thought were OK or fair are the earlier episodes between episode #6 and #16.

11-25-2001, 11:50 PM	#11
I Love Ethel Too Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 16, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 13	My least favorite is probably "Lucy Is Enciente" only because I've seen it soo many times and really nothing much happens throughout the entire episode. ------------------ -Shawn

11-27-2001, 03:23 AM	#12
Kristina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 27, 2001 Location: CaLiFoRnIa, UsA Posts: 8,890	I used to like the episode "Lucy and Ethel Buy The Same Dress" but I have seen it sooo many times that it is getting on my nerves kind of. Other then that I love watching every episode, I have seen just about all of them! ------------------ Blair: I’m an adult Jo: Oh sure, most adults I know stomp their feet when they don’t get Chinese food! ------------------ Tootie: I'm finding out who I am, I'm black. Jo: No kiddin'? Blair: We thought you were Suzanne Somers! ------------------

11-27-2001, 05:36 PM	#13
QueenOfTheGypsies Crazy redhead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2001 Posts: 358	My least favorite episode is "Lucy Is Envious." It has such a dumb plotline. I'm also not too crazy about "Lucy In Scotland," as well as the last episode, "The Ricardos Dedicate A Statue." Yuck. ------------------ Lucy: "Ever since we said 'I do' there are so many things we don't." Lucy : "That must be my dear friend Ethel. I'll open the door, Fred." Fred : "Open it?! I was going to lock it!" Lucy : "Gee, did you hear that, honey? It's going to be called "Bitter Grapes." I wonder what part they want me for." Fred : "Oh, you're probably going to be one of the bunch."

11-27-2001, 06:10 PM	#14
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	The dang one with the freezer. Seemed far to far-fetched for me. I didn't even laugh the first time I saw it.

11-27-2001, 06:25 PM	#15
onlyonelucy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2001 Location: 19700 Devonshire Blvd, Chatsworth Posts: 214	My first least favorite is "Lucy Goes To Scotland" and then "The Operetta". I think that one is SOOOOOOOOOO dumb and Lucy looked horrible.