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I Love Lucy - Job Switching/Lucy Meets Bob Hope [VHS]

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JOB SWITCHING is probably THE most remembered episode in this incredibly beloved series. Lucy and Ethel switch places with Ricky and Fred: The boys will stay home and do the housework and cook the meals while the girls go to work at a job and bring home the bacon. The results have been seen by untold millions and they are HILARIOUS. Lucy and Ethel get a job through and employment agency at Kramer's Kandy Kitchen-wrapping, dipping and boxing chocolates. Lucy sees a fly while she's ineptly dipping with a pro. When the fly finally lights, Lucy swats it good (it just happened to be on the woman's face!) Needless to say the lady (IMMEDIATELY) socks Lucy but good and they go at it! The boys are in the process of making arroz con pollo. The chickens blast out of the pressure cooker and soon the four pounds of rice is literally gushing out of the huge pot onto the kitchen floor while Fred and Ricky use dust pans and the like to scoop the sticky mess while Ricky slips and falls into it. Ethel gets kicked out of the boxing department "I kept pinchin' them to see what kind they were" so the girls work together in their last chance at Kramer's: wrapping the chocolates in wrappers as they come down the assembly line. The rest is television history. LUCY MEETS BOB HOPE is a good episode in which Lucy gets herself disguised as a kid selling hot dogs at Yankee Stadium in order to meet Bob Hope. They (with Ricky) do a dance routine at the Tropicana and it's a pleasant if not rollicking half-hour.

Bob Hope is killer funny throughout the one Lucy about Lucy wanting Bob to appear in Ricky's show trying to convince him that she's not a jynx. And in one of their most popular Lucys, Ethel and Lucy try to bring home the bacon while Ricky and Fred take over the housework. The switch creates a disaster! Two very funny and classic episdoes that you're sure to enjoy!

"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."

"Lucy and Bob Hope" (#154, October 1, 1956), was the sixth season premier episode. Ricky has finally managed to buy a controlling interest in the Tropicana club, which he proudly re-names Club Babalu. Bob Hope has agreed to perform at the opening, but Ricky keeps this little tidbit from Lucy, afraid she will mess things up. Lucy, worried that Hope will not agree because of her fabled troubles with celebrities, tracks him down at Yankee Stadium to persuade him to do the show. Although a meeting between two of all-time great comedians, this ends up being a fairly average "I Love Lucy" episode. Certainly, it is not an absolute classic like "Job Switching."

Lucy does such a good job of making people laugh with this video. The first episode, the chocolate factory one was hilarious-I laughed so hard-ha ha! The second episode was just as good,but what really made it stick out in my mind is that Bob Hope ,one of the world's most famous and best comedians was in it. This video contains two immortal episodes and everybody-and I mean everybody-should have a copy in your home.

Job Switching is probably one of the most famous half-hours in TV sitcoms. This is one of Lucy's best episodes. The physical humour is amazing, and that is a tribute to all four stars. The scenes between Desi Arnaz and William Frawley are very funny, and of course, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance were a perfect team. The candy factory conveyor belt scene is one of those moments that will leave you laughing out loud everytime you see it. The other episode with Bob Hope is amusing, but not one of the more outstanding episodes of the series. However, there is a great rapport between Hope and Lucy, and their scenes are enjoyable. But the reason to purchase this video is to spend some time with the Ricardos and Mertzes as they discover that everybody's jobs have their good points and bad points!

"I Love Lucy" is one of the funniest shows ever made. This tape captures two great shows, "Job Swithching" & "Lucy Meets Bob Hope." In "Job Swithching," Lucy and Ethel switch places with their husbands and do their work. They work in a chocolate factory where one of the funniest moments took place. The second show, "Lucy Meets Bob Hope" is a funny show where Bob Hope is going to be part of Ricky's act. Lucy disguises herself as a hot dog vendor at Yankee Stadium trying to talk to Bob Hope. They get to do an act together in the end.

This video could be used well and humourously as a teaching tool especially in the field of "time-management". We sometimes feel like Lucy on the conveyor belt and events simply get out of control. So, if we want the audience to be able to laugh at their own lack of control over events, this could be a wonderful medium.

Every one should get a chance to see this episode. If you like lucy you will injoy this episode very much. It is very funny.

I liked this video tape a lot! I am a big fan of Lucy's and stay up for hours watching her. I thought it was a funny video. Bob Hope was good too. It was great. Can't say enough about it!!!! Plan to watch it with my friends in a few days for my birthday party! Can't wait!