Product Details

• Actors: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Richard Keith
• Directors: James V. Kern
• Writers: Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Madelyn Davis
• Producers: Desi Arnaz
• Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: October 1, 1996
• Run Time: 26 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302541697
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,369 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Lucy and Christmas warmth : a perfect combination, January 29, 2003

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Simon Davis (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love Lucy Christmas Special [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"I Love Lucy" was such a wonderful series and a landmark in television history which has been in a constant state of rerun since it first premiered in the early 1950's. It was such a success because of the superb talents of the four main leads, brilliant writing, and a great care shown for how the stories of the trials and tribulations of the Ricardo's and the Mertz's were presented.

In this video we have a unique installment from the classic series in the one and only Christmas special produced during the shows run and it has been rarely seen since its first and only screening in the 1950's as it wasn't included in the original rerun deal because of its specific Christmas theme. The episode is a warm and funny one with the cast of Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley and Vivian Vance working wonderfully together in a story where Fred buys little Ricky a Christmas tree and while decorating it the cast look back at the events leading up to Little Ricky's birth. These flashbacks include some of the most memorable work done by the cast including the hilarious preparations by the gang to get Lucy's trip to the hospital just right and Ricky arriving at the hospital in full voodoo makeup. These wonderful scenes include some of the classic moments of television history and have gone down in Television folklore.

In between these flashbacks we are treated to some wonderfully typical Lucy humour when Lucy decides to "improve" the shape of the Christmas Tree and orders Fred to "just take a little bit of that branch on the left and that other one on the right" until there is nothing of the original tree left! Hilarious stuff and this episode is so special as it then takes on a nice sentimental tone when Christmas day arrives and Little Ricky ends up being visited by five santas with one looking suspiciously like the real thing! The scene ends with an unusual fantasy twist when the "real" Santa just vanishes in front of Lucy ,Ricky, Fred and Ethel in their Santa costumes.

The "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" might not be the best individual episode of the series but it is a funny and heartwarming viewing experience that is essential for every Lucy collection. The cast was a one of a kind and while Lucille Ball is less zany in this installment of the classic series it still is great viewing for the festive season. Join Lucy and the gang to celebrate Christmas the Ricardo way.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was great., December 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I Love Lucy Christmas Special [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It was great. The four of them had the memories of the time when Lucy told Ricky she was going to have a baby and the time Lucy said it was time she was going to have the baby.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, Love it, Love it!!!, August 27, 2001

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love Lucy Christmas Special [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Lucille Ball and the cast of "I Love Lucy" are all in this Christmas special. Little Ricky wants Santa to come!! How cute! And it's funny watching all the Santa's show up in the Lucy apartment. A traditonal Lucy Christmas, I bet!