Best of Lucy & Friends

Follow the comedic misadventures of Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, recent widow trying to deal with raising her children alone, making her money stretch to cover expenses and work as the personal secretary to bank manager Theodore J. Mooney, played by Gale Gordon. Lucy's friend Vivian (Vivian Vance) lives with Lucy and the recent divorcee struggles along with her redheaded friend in raising her children and dealing with tight finances all under one roof. Check out the fabulous guest stars seen in these hilarious episodes: George Burns, John Wayne, Jack Benny, Robert Goulet, Carol Burnett, Milton Berle, Paul Winchell, Mel Torme, Don Rickles, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jim Nabors, Sheldon Leonard, Pat Collins, Frankie Avalon and Jacques Bergerac!

Disc 1

Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower

Lucy's Barbershop Quartet

Lucy with George Burns

Lucy and the Submarine

Lucy the Bean Queen

Lucy and Paul Winchell

Lucy and the Ring-A-Ding Ring

Lucy Flies to London

Lucy Gets a Roommate

Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs

Disc 2

Lucy Get Caught Up in the Draft

Lucy and John Wayne

Lucy and Pat Collins

Lucy and the Monkey

Lucy and the Efficiency Expert

Lucy's Substitute Secretary

Viv Visits Lucy

Lucy the Babysitter

Main Street U.S.A.

Lucy Meets the Law

Disc 3

Lucy the Fight Manager

Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford

Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard

Lucy Meets the Berles

Lucy Gets Trapped

Lucy and the French Movie Star

Lucy and the Starmaker

Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account

Little Old Lucy

Lucy Meets Robert Goulet

Disc 4

Life With Elizabeth:

This delightful comedy features Betty White and Del Moore as Elizabeth and Alvin, newlyweds who are just starting their lives together. Elizabeth is a housewife who sometimes has a problem keeping out of trouble all to the delight and exasperation of her husband, Alvin. This early situation style comedy showcased White and gave its audience a glimpse of the talent she would reveal on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls".

1. Fun with Photography/Honeymoon is Over/Temporary Disabilities
2. Nursery Rhymes/Alvin's First Business Trip/Weekend at the Cabin
3. Dyeing Easter Eggs/Modeling Clay/Yard Work with Babs
4. Mannerisms/Stupid Drapes/Bulldog Smith
5. Sunday Paper/Telephone Troubles/Flat Tire
6. Alvin's Home Work/Swimming Pool/The Swindle Product Description

Amazing Price and Great Set

I'm a huge I Love Lucy fan and after watching a few Lucille ball movies I realized, I'm a huge Lucy fan altogether. I'm 26 so I did not grow up with Lucy at all (minus the re-runs on Nick at Night). All of these shows are really funny and the bonus disk of Life with Elizabeth were all really funny too. I never heard of that show until now. I will actually look forward to ordering some of those shows as well. It is quite disappointing that they don't sell the entir Lucy Show seasons... I wonder why. This is the only set I could find with the most shows on it. I'd love to order the entire seasons. It's not restored. It's not HD TV but who cares. It doesn't matter, HD TV is just something the world doesn't need. It still plays wonderfully. I recommend this to ANY Lucy fan!!! Amazing price and as always Excellent service from Amazon!!! October 7, 2008

Cheap DVDs

Luckily I picked up the Best of Lucy and Friends for $5 at Walmart in a discount bin. It was the only copy so I grabbed it. The first disc doesn't even play. It got through most of the first episode then it refused to play. I put it in another new DVD player and it did the same thing, which is a shame because I do enjoy this show. Luckily, the other discs play fine, so far. The picture isn't too great but I didn't expect it to be pristine, with the DVD being so cheap. What I really enjoyed was the bonus feature 6 episodes of "Life With Elizabeth" with Betty White on Disc 4. I had never seen this show before & enjoyed it very much. This disc played perfectly and I had no problems with it at all. Hopefully, you'll have better luck with your discs than I had.


Disc 1
Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower
Lucy's Barbershop Quartet
Lucy with George Burns
Lucy and the Submarine
Lucy the Bean Queen
Lucy and Paul Winchell
Lucy and the Ring-A-Ding Ring
Lucy Flies to London
Lucy Gets a Roommate
Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs

Disc 2
Lucy Get Caught Up in the Draft
Lucy and John Wayne
Lucy and Pat Collins
Lucy and the Monkey
Lucy and the Efficiency Expert
Lucy's Substitute Secretary
Viv Visits Lucy
Lucy the Babysitter
Main Street U.S.A.
Lucy Meets the Law

Disc 3
Lucy the Fight Manager
Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard
Lucy Meets the Berles
Lucy Gets Trapped
Lucy and the French Movie Star
Lucy and the Starmaker
Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account
Little Old Lucy
Lucy Meets Robert Goulet

Disc 4
Life With Elizabeth-Betty White, Del Moore

This comedy features Betty White and Del Moore as Elizabeth and Alvin, newlyweds who are just starting their lives together. Elizabeth is a housewife who sometimes has a problem keeping out of trouble all to the delight and exasperation of her husband, Alvin.

Bonus: 6 episodes of Life with Elizabeth starring Betty White
1. Fun with Photography
2. Nursery Rhymes
3. Dyeing Easter Eggs
4. Mannerisms
5. Sunday Paper
6. Alvin's Home Work January 17, 2008

Enjoyable, not super high-quality

My 9 and 16 year old sons (and me and my wife) enjoyed watching these with my mother-in-law. I got it for her for Christmas because she's a true Lucy fan. The boys were laughing out loud at some of the scenes. A good value, though it's a very bare-bones set of DVDs. January 1, 2008

The Lucy Show

This is the best collection of all 30 public domain episodes out there.
The quality and sound are also the best that I've seen with these episodes on dvd. I would suggest any Lucy Fan purchase this!! Maybe it will suggest to the Powers that Be, that fans want complete season releases of The Lucy Show. July 28, 2007

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