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• Actors: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Ben Welden
• Directors: Marc Daniels
• Writers: Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis
• Producers: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Al Simon, Jess Oppenheimer
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006DXXU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,311 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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"Men Are Messy" raises the stakes of the eternal argument of what is "lived in" and what's a pigsty when Lucy purposely trashes the apartment for Ricky's photo shoot, not realizing the magazine is Look. In "The Fur Coat," Lucy mistakes a mink rented for one of Ricky's dancers as an anniversary gift for herself. "Lucy Jealous of Girl Singer" finds the dutiful wife overlooking a gossip column item about her husband only to find torn black lace in his pocket, which, of course, requires a stint in the chorus line to straighten out matters. In "Drafted," the most forced of the episodes, Lucy and Ethel think their men are going off to war, while the men believe both wives are with child. Socks are knitted, party guests are stuffed in the closet, and at the end the entire cast sings "Jingle Bells" in a piece restored from the original Christmas Eve broadcast. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/10/2003 Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Nr

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic episodes, October 25, 2002

By	Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

I LOVE LUCY continues it's DVD debut with a third volume of episodes from the first season.

MEN ARE MESSY - Ricky and Lucy fight over the subject of neatness, culminating in Lucy sabotaging Ricky's photospread in "Look" magazine!

THE FUR COAT - Ricky brings home an expensive mink coat that he has hired as a prop in his new act, and Lucy thinks he has bought it for her!

LUCY IS JEALOUS OF GIRL SINGER - Lucy gatecrashes Ricky's new act when she suspects that he is dallying with the new lead dancer (Helen Silver).

DRAFTED - When Ricky receives an invitation to report to an army barracks to perform for the troops, Lucy thinks that he is being drafted!

Special features include: guest cast info, original Philip Morris opening, episodes of "My Favorite Husband" radio show and flubs.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific bit of education in a time capsule., December 20, 2002

By	Chris Aldridge (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

I never thought I'd do it, but here I am purchasing (and rating) a DVD of probably the most rerun series in TV history. Makes one wonder why buy it in the first place. In my case I was fascinated (and educated) by the DVD's revelation that the show's presentation was altered after its network broadcasts. Most of us grew up with LUCY, but only in syndication, and many things about the show were changed for syndication, from the opening credits (the Philip Morris sponsor was more predominant, and the "heart-on-satin" logo came much later) to background music, sponsor placement, and even one moment of censorship which involved a passionate kiss by Lucy and actual husband Desi Arnaz (drastically pared down by rerun time). The genius of the DVD is that it restores all these elements back to their original 1951 content, and even includes two radio broadcasts of LUCY's prototype, "My Favorite Husband." As far as the episodes themselves are concerned: 'Drafted' is the least entertaining and most contrived (the misunderstanding reaches outrageous proportions); 'Men Are Messy' and 'The Fur Coat' are standard Lucy shenanigans; and the 'Girl Singer' episode is the best- although the girl (Helen Silver) is actually a gorgeous dancer, and smolders in the 'Jezebel' number. Lucy goes brunette in the chorus line, and wreaks classic havoc.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 More Laugh-Filled Episodes with the Queen of Comedy!, October 23, 2002

By	M. Hart "Sci-Fi Fan" (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The people working hard to restore the original "I Love Lucy" episodes on each new "I Love Lucy" series DVD to their original content and improved quality deserve a standing ovation, and the quality and material presented on Volume 3 is no exception!

Presented on Volume 3 are four more wonderful episodes from the first "I Love Lucy" season:

1. "Men are Messy", Episode 8 (aired 12/3/1951). As soon as Lucy finishes cleaning their apartment, Ricky walks in and proceeds to throw his clothes, newspaper and food everywhere. Lucy divides the apartment into two halfs: her clean side and Ricky's messy side. In the meantime, Ricky's publicity agent gets Ricky an interview & photoshoot with a magazine. Ricky asks Lucy to get the apartment completely clean, but Lucy decides to play a trick because she mistakenly thinks it's only a musician's magazine. Will Lucy be happy with her decision to trick Ricky in the end? (Episode includes restored cigarette "product placement" scene.)

2. "The Fur Coat", Episode 9 (aired 12/10/1951). Ricky brings home an expensive fur coat that he rented for a club act to show it to Lucy. Ethel puts it on, Lucy walks in and gets upset because she doesn't have one. Ricky tells her that it's not Ethel's, so Lucy assumes it hers! She puts it on and never wants to take it off. Ricky & Fred think of a way to get the coat back. Will Lucy find out that the coat really isn't hers?

3. "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer", Episode 10 (aired 12/17/1951). Ricky's publicity agent writes a provocative article about Ricky and his new, beautiful girl singer/dancer. Lucy gets jealous, especially after Ricky brings home a piece of the girl's black lace costume that he accidentally tore. Lucy & Ethel go to the club to spy on Ricky and girl. How close will Lucy try to get to Ricky and girl during a musical/dance performance?

4. "Drafted", Episode 11 (aired 12/24/1951). Lucy reads a letter that Ricky gets from the War Dept. telling him when to report. Lucy thinks he's been drafted, but he's really just doing a show at a base. Ricky enlists the help of Fred for the show, so Ethel thinks he volunteered. Since Lucy & Ether are busy knitting, Ricky & Fred think one or both of the women are pregnant. Will they figure out what's really going on? (Restored prologue scene of Lucy, Ricky, Fred & Ethel all dressed as Santa Claus since the show aired on Christmas Eve.)

Before purchasing any of the "I Love Lucy" series DVD's, I had some initial misgivings because I have seen every episode multiple times over the years on commercial television. However, after watching the restored episodes, I could not be more pleased that I did buy them! To date, I have purchased all 4 DVD's currently available and I plan to buy all of them as they become available.

If you're a fan of the Queen of Comedy at her best (as well as Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance & William Frawley), you will probably love owning each of the "I Love Lucy" series DVD's! Thanks for all the many wonderful laughs Lucille Ball!