Product Details

• Actors: Lucille Ball
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 10, 2007
• Run Time: 915 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000NVIGDO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,790 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap DVDs, January 17, 2008

By 

DVD fan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Lucy & Friends (DVD)

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

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lucy Show, July 28, 2007

By 

SigmaPi126 (Delaware) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Lucy & Friends (DVD)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lucy is amazing, March 1, 2009

By 

Ashi Toledano (USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Best of Lucy & Friends (DVD)

Lucy the babysitter and Lucy meets John Wayne make this DVD set worth the spare change I paid all worth it alone. This set is filled with funny, classic episodes. I really like this show. I really hope a good company will release a better quality set of this show. It deserves the treatment. I love I LOVE LUCY but this show is just as fun in it's own right. It's a great series and it will make you laugh.

The DVD:
The image quality is not the worst I've seen, but it's not been polished at all, colors are washed out at times, theres some speckling and print damage. The sound quality is kind of low compared to most DVDs. It just hasn't been restored with alot of care. The first disc is defective, and I'm not the only one who's had this problem with this set. The first disc only plays about 2 episodes before stopping and not playing completely. The disc makes a lot of noise in the player 2, but the other discs in the set play fine. Recommended for fans who want to watch some classic Lucy episodes, but I really can't wait for a big studio to release shows like this in a fully restored set, that would be great!