Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo in I Love Lucy S2E1 - "Job Switching" aired September 30, 1952. Courtesy of CBS.

I Love Lucy: The Complete Series is now available for fans to bring home on Blu-ray and this set is packed with all sorts of bonus features. Not only does the set include all six seasons of the classic sitcom series but the 13 episodes that make up The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour during 1957-60.

While episodes of the classic series are currently available to stream on Paramount+, the collection includes bonus content that you cannot get on the streaming service. For instance, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour is not streaming anywhere to my knowledge. The same goes for the colorized episodes. Obviously, they initially aired in black and white but if you want to see some select colorized episodes, you can do so by way of this set! That’s the beauty of physical media and taking home I Love Lucy: The Complete Series on Blu-ray.

Synopsis

In October 1951, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz debuted the first episode of what was to become one of the best-loved and most watched TV shows of all time. Zany redhead Lucy and her Cuban bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo, along with their neighbors and comic foils Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance and William Frawley), got into the most hilarious predicaments ever imaginable. Overflowing with notable guest stars and escapades that never lose their entertainment value, it’s no wonder why everyone still loves Lucy.

Bonus Features

• Newly colorized and never before released “Lucy and the Loving Cup”
• The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour restored and presented as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, originally broadcast (1957-1960), including original cast commercials
• Original I Love Lucy Pilot
• Select original Opening/Closing Credits
• Production Notes
• Photo Galleries
• Select My Favorite Husband Radio Episodes
• Flubs
• Audio Commentaries on Select Episodes
• Vintage Sponsored Spots
• Original Broadcast Versions of Select Episodes
• Select Colorized Episodes
• Slide Show
• I Love Lucy: The Movie
• Xmas Rebroadcast Footage
• Eye on CBS (1959) Segments, featuring Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance, presented for the first time on home video

DIRECTORS: Marc Daniels (33 episodes, 1951–53), William Asher (101 episodes, 1952–57), James V. Kern (39 episodes, 1955–57)
WRITERS: Jess Oppenheimer (head writer, seasons 1–5), Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. (All Seasons including Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour), Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf (Seasons 5–6 and Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour)
PRODUCERS: Jess Oppenheimer (153 episodes, 1951–56), Desi Arnaz (exec. producer—124 episodes, 1952–56; producer—26 episodes, 1956–57)
CAST: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Richard Keith

I Love Lucy: The Complete Series is now available on Blu-ray.

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