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• Actors: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Mona Carlson
• Directors: William Asher
• Writers: Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis
• Producers: Desi Arnaz, Jess Oppenheimer
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 51 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301365488
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,694 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucy and Ethel in the classic candy factor sketch, June 14, 2001

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The I Love Lucy Collection - Job Switching/Fashion Show [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Job Switching" (Episode #36, September 15, 1952), is the classic episode of "I Love Lucy" that I always show to my television classes so they know what a classic sit com looks like. Ricky is tired of the way Lucy spends money without regard for where it comes from, so the boys and girls switch places: Lucy and Ethel will get jobs and Ricky and Fred will do the household chores. One of the greatest moments in television history comes when Lucy and Ethel have to work a conveyor belt in a candy factory. Elvia Allman is the supervisor ("Let 'er roll!") and Amanda Milligan, an actual candy dipper at the Farmer's Market in Hollywood is, uh, the candy dipper. Meanwhile, Ricky is ironing stockings and making rice while Fred bakes a cake. Note: The bit Lucy and Ethel do at the job placement service with Alvin Hurwitz is lifted from the two sisters in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."

Then in "The Fashion Show" (#117 February 28, 1955), Lucy decides she has to have a fancy Don Loper dress just like all the other Hollywood wives. Since the dress she buys costs $500, she lies out in the sun to get sunburned so Ricky will feel sorry for her and pay for the dress. However, not only does Lucy get a really bad case of sunburn, she then learns that if she wears a tweed suit (ouch) in one of Loper's charity fashion shows, she can get her dress for free. Lucy gets mondo laughs just from the pained looks on her face as she endures the pain. This is also a classic comedy episode, but if you ever watch one episode of "I Love Lucy" it has to be the "Job Switching" episode. It is part of our comedic heritage.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic "I Love Lucy" From Television's Golden Age, November 26, 2003

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

This review is from: The I Love Lucy Collection - Job Switching/Fashion Show [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This wonderful tape contains two episodes that are among the greatest of the classic episodes of this landmark series. "Job Switching" in particular has become a television icon and contains probably Lucille Ball's most memorable comedy scene on a choclate factory conveyor belt. "The Fashion Show", is also memorable and comes from the year the show relocated to Hollywood allowing Lucy to run amok in the film capital with many surprise big name guest stars. Both episodes revolve around the popular Lucy theme of money problems causing Lucy and sidekick Ethel to get involved in some crazy scheme and usually trying to get one better on Ricky and Fred in the process.

"Job Switching", involves a classic battle of the sexes when Ricky comes home furious about a bounced cheque that Lucy has tried to pass. It's war in the Ricardo household when Ricky complains about Lucy's lack of resonsibility with money and staying within her budget and also makes remarks about how little the girls have to do around the house all day. A wager is set were they all swap roles for one week with Ricky and Fred doing the housework and Lucy and Ethel going out and finding jobs. What develops is classic Lucy as Ricky has to deal with a meal that explodes all over th ekitchen and Fred cakes a flat cake. Meanwhile Lucy and Ethel find work in a chocolate factory that is run like an army drill camp. After Lucy has a chocolate throwing fight with a co worker the girls are moved to wrapping chocolates that go by on a conveyor belt however it starts to speed up and in one of Lucy's most classic scenes they begin eating the chocolates or stuffing them into their clothes to try and keep up Needless to say both sexes are happy to return to their usual jobs at the end of the day.

"The Fashion Show", is also a memorable episode from Lucy's "Hollywood" year. Lucy tries to get Ricky to buy her an original Don Loper dress and after he says yes she visits his famous salon where she manages to get herself involved in a fashion show where all the models are movie stars wives. She gets a dress which she doesn't realise costs $500.00 and in order to stop Ricky murdering her plans a scheme where she gets badly sunburnt so that Ricky will take sympathy on her. Ubfortunately Lucy gets totally "over cooked" and when she has to model a different outfit Lucy has trouble getting down the catwalk because every movement is painful with her sunburn. This scene is one of Lucy's best with her tortured expressions a real classic.

This volumne of "I Love lucy", is really unforgettable comedy viewing from a time when comedy didn't need to go down to the gross levels that some present day comedies feel they need to to get laughs. The beauty of "I Love lucy", was that it took everyday situations like money problems etc and turned them into hilarious short stories which, although unrealistic, contained elements we could all identify with. These two episodes are a great example of this and it was Lucille Ball's comic abilities combined with the wonderful suporting cast that has made "I Love Lucy" live on when other more realistic shows have been long forgotten. Ricky and Lucy, Ethel and Fred are all characters we seemed to grow up with and love. Their abilities are nowhere more evident than in these two classic episodes "Job Switching", and "The Fashion Show". Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Less than the Best, September 16, 2000

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GarfieldChick101 (Texas, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The I Love Lucy Collection - Job Switching/Fashion Show [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Like all other Lucy videos, this one is nothing less than the best. Lucy gave such a good performance in The Fashion Show that as she was trying to get down the runway i Felt Her Pain! She is so halarious and certainly gives it her special touch. Job Switching is one of my favorites! Although they all are pretty much my Favorites! It is so halarious and enjoyable to watch. When ever I'm in a bad mood it always cheers me up! It is well worth the money, which isnt much to begin with!