I Love Lucy - Job Switching/Lucy Meets Bob Hope (1951) Review

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(More customer reviews)JOB SWITCHING is probably THE most remembered episode in this incredibly beloved series. Lucy and Ethel switch places with Ricky and Fred: The boys will stay home and do the housework and cook the meals while the girls go to work at a job and bring home the bacon. The results have been seen by untold millions and they are HILARIOUS. Lucy and Ethel get a job through and employment agency at Kramer's Kandy Kitchen-wrapping, dipping and boxing chocolates. Lucy sees a fly while she's ineptly dipping with a pro. When the fly finally lights, Lucy swats it good (it just happened to be on the woman's face!) Needless to say the lady (IMMEDIATELY) socks Lucy but good and they go at it! The boys are in the process of making arroz con pollo. The chickens blast out of the pressure cooker and soon the four pounds of rice is literally gushing out of the huge pot onto the kitchen floor while Fred and Ricky use dust pans and the like to scoop the sticky mess while Ricky slips and falls into it. Ethel gets kicked out of the boxing department "I kept pinchin' them to see what kind they were" so the girls work together in their last chance at Kramer's: wrapping the chocolates in wrappers as they come down the assembly line. The rest is television history.LUCY MEETS BOB HOPE is a good episode in which Lucy gets herself disguised as a kid selling hot dogs at Yankee Stadium in order to meet Bob Hope. They (with Ricky) do a dance routine at the Tropicana and it's a pleasant if not rollicking half-hour.

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Lucy's Really Lost Moments Review

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(More customer reviews)Any Lucy fan is already familiar with her extensive body of television work, but as this DVD reveals, there were just as many great Lucy moments happening elsewhere on TV. As one the first stars of the golden age of TV, Lucy, (and Desi), frequently appeared on comedy specials, game shows, and commercials, and the viewing audience still couldn't get enough of her. This DVD collects some of the best and rarest of these television moments, and presents them restored and in color for the first time.
The "main feature" of the DVD consists of over an hour of great moments. The first is a Bob Hope TV special that explores what would happen if Bob took over Desi's role on I Love Lucy. Vivian Vance, William Frawley and a mischevious seal all guest star. Seeing Bob react to Lucy's antics is a treat for any fan of early TV, and as a bonus, you get to see five minutes of his stand up as an intro to the special.
The main feature continues with a Westinghouse special, which takes us inside the walls of Desilu Studios. In between the funny back and forth between Lucy and Desis, Desi leads a helicopter tour of the studio, which provides a fascinating look at old Hollywood.
Lucy then appears on an episode of "I've Got a Secret" where she has fun and shows off her acting and comedic versatility in front of a panel that includes Johnny Carson. Finally, there is a lost TV pilot that Desi directed featuring Lucy as a first time airline passenger. One shouldn't need to be told that she manages to make a mess out of the entire situation, and it's good for some real laughs.
The entire Main Feature is presented in both black and white and in Color, and it looks great no matter how you choose to watch it. The quality of the material and of the presentation is top notch. On top of it all, there are over an hours of bonus features on the DVD, most of which are just as entertaining as the main features. These include:
-Trailers for six films starring Lucy
-An appearance on game show "What's My Line" with Lucy and Desi. Panelists try to guess the identity of their two mystery guests
-Desi appears on "I've Got A Secret", with Lucy as the fourth member of the panel
-An original TV commercial for I Love Lucy
-Lucy and Desi appear in a Phillip Morris TV ad. Phillip Morris was a frequent Lucy sponsor, and it is always interesting to look back at a time when ads for cigarettes were all over the tube.
-"Adventures of a Model", a promo spot co-starring Joanne Dru, that gets interrupted by Desi and Lucy.
-Bloopers and Behind the Scenes: Home movies and candid shots before Lucy and Bob Hope get into a competition about who flubbed the most lines during their special. Bloopers are always fun and its great to see these two having fun on the set. After the segment with Bob, there are bloopers of Lucy working with animals, which are also fun.
The bonus materials end with deleted scenes from the Main Feature Westinghouse Special, and assorted trailers from Legend Films, who colorized the compilation.
On the whole, it is a great DVD, with lots of great Lucy TV and film moments, many of which can't be found elsewhere. It looks fantastic, is packed with laughs, and comes at a great price. Any Lucy fan you know will love watching this DVD.



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