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NCVARick · 08-20-2003, 03:38 AM

Hey you "Here's Lucy" experts out there, I'm interested in knowing what your favorite episodes are. Could you please list your top ten favorites?

SPLAIN · 08-20-2003, 01:33 PM

From memory? No! But i'll give it a try. I just got half the series from a great friend who made me copies and he focused on the best eps first because they are G R E A T ! I only told him i did not care for the ones with animals. My current favorites are the ones where Viv visits, the Mame one where Lucy meets Lucy, Ginger Rogers, any Jack Benny one. The ones where she broke her leg, especially the one with just Gale taking care of her, or the one with Totie Fields. I am about to get the one with the Italian Bombshell i've heard so much about and haven't seen in decades. My all time favorite is the Burton Taylor one, now when i get home and see the titles, i will want to change the list i'm sure!

LucyFan · 08-20-2003, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by SPLAIN
From memory? No! But i'll give it a try. I just got half the series from a great friend who made me copies and he focused on the best eps first because they are G R E A T ! I only told him i did not care for the ones with animals. My current favorites are the ones where Viv visits, the Mame one where Lucy meets Lucy, Ginger Rogers, any Jack Benny one. The ones where she broke her leg, especially the one with just Gale taking care of her, or the one with Totie Fields. I am about to get the one with the Italian Bombshell i've heard so much about and haven't seen in decades. My all time favorite is the Burton Taylor one, now when i get home and see the titles, i will want to change the list i'm sure!

SPLAIN, I will supply the episode titles for you.

The ones with Viv:
"Lucy the Matchmaker", #14
"Lucy and Lawerence Welk", #43
"Lucy & Viv Visit Tijuana", #44
"Lucy Goes Hawaiian", Part 1, #60
"Lucy Goes Hawaiian", Part 2, #61
"With Viv As a Friend, Who Needs An Enemy?", #94

The ones with Jack Benny:
"Lucy Visits Jack Benny", episode #6
"Lucy and Jack Benny's Biography", #55
"Lucy and Carol Burnett", #71 (camo appearance)
"Lucy and the Celebrites", #82 (camo appearance)

The ones where she broke her leg:
"Lucy and Eva Gabor are Hospital Roomies", #97
"Lucy's Big Break", #98

The one w/Gale Gordan taken care of her:
"Harrison Carter, Male Nurse", #99

I'm not sure about the Totie Fields one.

The one where Lucy meets the Lucy:
"Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball", #141

"Lucy Meets the Burtons", #58
"Lucy and Harry's Italian Bomshell", #75

LucyFan · 08-20-2003, 03:14 PM

It is kind of hard to pick out my top 10 favorites because I have seen almost all of them tons of times. But if your wanting to know what the best ones are, then these are the episodes that I would recommend:

"Lucy the Matchmaker", #14
"Lucy and the Used Car Dealer", #33
"Lucy Protects Her Job", #40
"Lucy the Crusader", #51
"Lucy Meets the Burtons", #58
"With Viv As A Friend, Who Needs An Enemy?", #94
"Goodbye, Mrs. Hips", #107
"Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers", #121
"Lucy Is N.G. As An R.N.", #137
"Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball", #141

NOTE: This list is subject to change.

I would also recommend the retrospective episode, ("Lucy and Harry's Memories", #120) the last one ("Lucy Fights the System", #144), "Lucy Runs the Rapids", #28 and "Lucy the Skydiver", #52. All four were very good and well-written.

SPLAIN · 08-20-2003, 04:01 PM

Oh yeah, forgot the ones on location, like the airport or at the Air Force Academy. Thanks for suplying the info Lucy Fan, can i pay you with a Lucy tape of various clips of hers that haven't been seen in years, or decades even, or do you already have everything?

bb25 · 08-23-2003, 01:25 AM

The one with Totie Fields is called "Lucy, the Other Woman" - I remember seeing it a few years ago on Pax. One of the few times I ever saw the kitchen set on HL.

As for my list of faves, well, I can't make one. I've seen very few eps of this series, and am just dying to see it again. Someday TLS & HL just have to return to the air...I can definitely see a "Lucy" channel in the future - all Lucy all day...anyway, some of my fav eps which I remember and like...

"Lucy the Matchmaker"
"Lucy and Eva Gabor"
"Lucy and Miss Shelley Winters"
"Lucy Sells Craig to Wayne Newton"
"The Bow-Wow Boutique"
"Lucy the Fixer" (top notch!)
"Lucy, the Other Woman"
"Lucy and the Bogie Affair", etc...

This isn't my top ten list, just ones that I have on tape or remember seeing...

gillisgrant · 08-27-2003, 01:17 AM

My Top 10:

1) "Lucy and Lawrence Welk"
2) "Lucy Meets the Burtons"
3) "Lucy and Jack Benny's Biography"
4) "Lucy and Ann-Margret"
5) "Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball"
6) "Lucy and Flip Go Legit"
7) "A Date For Lucy"
8) "With Viv as a Friend, Who Needs an Enemy?"
9) "Lucy the Crusader"
10) "Lucy Helps Craig Get His Driver's License"

SPLAIN · 08-27-2003, 10:02 AM

You see, that's our point, the more i read great posts like these listing these eps rather than the same usual ones about I Love Lucy, you see what great shows she did at this stage in her life, contrary to popular belief! Hary Carter of Lucy Talk and The Lucy Lounge just sent me two dozen more to add to the 70 or so i already had and i'm in Lucy heaven right now, great series, masterfully done by all involved!

08-20-2003, 03:38 AM	#1
NCVARick Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 186	Top Ten "Here's Lucy" Episodes Hey you "Here's Lucy" experts out there, I'm interested in knowing what your favorite episodes are. Could you please list your top ten favorites?

08-20-2003, 01:33 PM	#2
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	From memory? No! But i'll give it a try. I just got half the series from a great friend who made me copies and he focused on the best eps first because they are G R E A T ! I only told him i did not care for the ones with animals. My current favorites are the ones where Viv visits, the Mame one where Lucy meets Lucy, Ginger Rogers, any Jack Benny one. The ones where she broke her leg, especially the one with just Gale taking care of her, or the one with Totie Fields. I am about to get the one with the Italian Bombshell i've heard so much about and haven't seen in decades. My all time favorite is the Burton Taylor one, now when i get home and see the titles, i will want to change the list i'm sure!

08-20-2003, 03:14 PM	#4
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	It is kind of hard to pick out my top 10 favorites because I have seen almost all of them tons of times. But if your wanting to know what the best ones are, then these are the episodes that I would recommend: "Lucy the Matchmaker", #14 "Lucy and the Used Car Dealer", #33 "Lucy Protects Her Job", #40 "Lucy the Crusader", #51 "Lucy Meets the Burtons", #58 "With Viv As A Friend, Who Needs An Enemy?", #94 "Goodbye, Mrs. Hips", #107 "Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers", #121 "Lucy Is N.G. As An R.N.", #137 "Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball", #141 NOTE: This list is subject to change. I would also recommend the retrospective episode, ("Lucy and Harry's Memories", #120) the last one ("Lucy Fights the System", #144), "Lucy Runs the Rapids", #28 and "Lucy the Skydiver", #52. All four were very good and well-written.

08-20-2003, 04:01 PM	#5
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Oh yeah, forgot the ones on location, like the airport or at the Air Force Academy. Thanks for suplying the info Lucy Fan, can i pay you with a Lucy tape of various clips of hers that haven't been seen in years, or decades even, or do you already have everything?

08-23-2003, 01:25 AM	#6
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	The one with Totie Fields is called "Lucy, the Other Woman" - I remember seeing it a few years ago on Pax. One of the few times I ever saw the kitchen set on HL. As for my list of faves, well, I can't make one. I've seen very few eps of this series, and am just dying to see it again. Someday TLS & HL just have to return to the air...I can definitely see a "Lucy" channel in the future - all Lucy all day...anyway, some of my fav eps which I remember and like... "Lucy the Matchmaker" "Lucy and Eva Gabor" "Lucy and Miss Shelley Winters" "Lucy Sells Craig to Wayne Newton" "The Bow-Wow Boutique" "Lucy the Fixer" (top notch!) "Lucy, the Other Woman" "Lucy and the Bogie Affair", etc... This isn't my top ten list, just ones that I have on tape or remember seeing...

08-27-2003, 01:17 AM	#7
gillisgrant Member Forum Cub Join Date: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 2	My Top 10: 1) "Lucy and Lawrence Welk" 2) "Lucy Meets the Burtons" 3) "Lucy and Jack Benny's Biography" 4) "Lucy and Ann-Margret" 5) "Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball" 6) "Lucy and Flip Go Legit" 7) "A Date For Lucy" 8) "With Viv as a Friend, Who Needs an Enemy?" 9) "Lucy the Crusader" 10) "Lucy Helps Craig Get His Driver's License"

08-27-2003, 10:02 AM	#8
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	You see, that's our point, the more i read great posts like these listing these eps rather than the same usual ones about I Love Lucy, you see what great shows she did at this stage in her life, contrary to popular belief! Hary Carter of Lucy Talk and The Lucy Lounge just sent me two dozen more to add to the 70 or so i already had and i'm in Lucy heaven right now, great series, masterfully done by all involved!