This is Why "L.A. at Last" Was the Best Hollywood Episode on I Love Lucy--S4E17

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This is why "L.A. at Last" Was the Best Hollywood Episode on I Love Lucy--S4E17
I would easily argue that this is the episode "LA at LAST" is the best I Love Lucy where the gang is in Hollywood. Many fans would agree as well seeing Eve Arden, William Holden, Ricky and Lucy Ricardo along with Ethel and Fred Mertz. Would you agree or disagree with this? I'd LOVE to know your thoughts! Which episodes would you like to see me review in the future?
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@poetcomic1 5 лет назад

Bill Holden was a natural for light comedy (Sabrina etc.) and this was a real delight for him and totally in character.

@sergiolobato1798 4 года назад

I just love the fact that Lucy is in her own right a huge star herself, but plays the role of a star struck fan to perfection. She become one of us, thats why we loved her so!

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Also Lucie was in movies with Van Johnson (3x) , Bill Holden (1x) , Henry (2x) also she lived in the same neighborhood as Clark Gable, Carol Lombard, Jack Benny etc they were fiends and would stop over regularly.

@LJ-ht4zs Год назад

friends not fiends - also I loved her in the movies she starred in with Henry Fonda - The Big Street and Your, Mine and Ours.

@Sbannmarie298 10 месяцев назад

So true!

@alanastribling3290 5 лет назад

This is “without doubt” my most favorite episodes EVER!!! Desi’s facial expressions crack me up 🤣 I’m not even looking at Lucy🤣😂🤣😂

@ricknineg 5 лет назад

My point exactly! I am glad I am not the only one JUST staring at Ricky and laughing my butt off, haha

@kennymoore8580 3 года назад

My too!!!

@Corinthians--ek4kt 3 года назад

Thank you Rick,Bill Holden had a Tragic end.

@carag5041 5 лет назад

SOO many funny moments in this episode. Cool to see William Holden turn the tables on Lucy and stare at her in the restaurant, only to take a pie to the face. Lucy`s fake nose getting lit on fire is PRICELESS. Mom passed through the room once when this episode was on TV , and I remember her saying how hilarious that was when she first saw it. My parents are a bit older, so they would have been kids was when it was originally airing in the 50`s. I agree with you about Desi`s facial expressions in that scene too. Just makes it funnier.

@patty-cf7jj 5 лет назад

I’m always surprised by how the waiter just takes off like a bat out of hell when the pie goes into William Holden’s face. You would think his first concern would be to apologize and fuss over him!

@maydom04 2 года назад

The waiter’s reaction made the scene all the more funny, because it was totally unexpected!

@AllenMQuinn 3 года назад

William Holden was the best A-list guest they had. He fit in perfectly in a sitcom setting.

@Jared_Wignall 5 лет назад

This is one of my favorite episodes of I Love Lucy. Seeing William Holden being funny and having a pie in his face in the restaurant scene is hilarious and also seeing Ricky in his armor is also a hilarious moment in the episode. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see him in the armor more in the Hollywood episodes. I also love the John Wayne episode. Thank you for talking about this episode Rick. It is a very good video.

@rickloera9468 5 лет назад

I agree. The expression on Ricky's face is priceless. For him as an actor to know what was coming ahead of time and still have that look of shock and surprise on his face shows what a talent Desi Arnaz was.

@patty-cf7jj 5 лет назад

It makes even more sense that Holden would do this episode when I read what good friends Lucy and Desi were with Bill and Brenda Holden for many years before this. Brenda Holden was also in the fashion show episode.

@Avery_4272 10 месяцев назад

Agree. Also, Holden got to get in a promo-plug for his latest movie, The Country Girl.

@kasylong3469 5 лет назад

This is my favorite episode. It’s just so good and well-written. Every scene is great. It was a great episode to begin the Hollywood episodes. Great video, Rick! You should do more episode reviews like this.

@jennyq4979 5 лет назад

Heyyyyy I remember William Holden, so take that back! LOL I love this episode for all of the reasons you mentioned and more!

@kimberlyhodes4196 5 лет назад

Great episode for all the reasons you include, but my favorite of all the California episodes will always be “Ethel’s Hometown.” Fred carrying the plant always makes me laugh.

@christopherandrews1076 5 лет назад

Whenever I get down or depressed, I watch " L A at Last"... My Number 1 I love Lucy episode... I never get tired of it! Thanks for posting Rick!!!

@theastewart6721 5 лет назад

I can’t imagine that I missed this video but I may have. Or I may have already commented. Who knows. I am just thrilled to see this tonight after a long day of work. This episode is iconic! One of my favorite lines is when Lucy is trying to get out of meeting William Holden and says “He just doesn’t send me” or something to that effect! Of course we know she’s lying. And also, when Bill Holden turns around and sees how the shape of her nose has changed, the look on his face is priceless! It reminds me of her face after her first swig of Vitametavegamin! Great acting! All around this episode is one of the best. I thought they stayed at The Beverly Palms Hotel or was that what they called it? I heard The Beverly Carlton mentioned. Thanks Rick! Great video!

@katiebell7075 5 лет назад

This one is my favorite too, but I agree with some of your other commenters, Harpo Marx is probably my next favorite. Good video Rick! Desi and Lucy were the greatest comedic team of all time in my opinion.

@randytim512 5 лет назад

I love how you deconstruct this episode and highlight the comedy scenes all throughout. I agree this was definitely the best episode of the Hollywood episodes. I love how you point out that there wasn't a build-up to the fake nose scene that it's a joy ride all throughout the entire episode. William Holden was the perfect straight man for Lucy's stunts. I know the first time I came to California I was definitely Starstruck myself and couldn't wait to see a movie star. It really does capture the excitement of being in Hollywood for the first time. Would definitely love to see more of these episodes deconstructed like this. I think it would be fun to do the John Wayne episode because that was also funny all the way through. Thanks Rick and have a great day. P.S. the first celebrity I saw in Hollywood was J.J. Walker (dynamite!). But right after that we saw Gene Kelly..like Lucy says, I thought we hit a whole nest of them. 😃

@cherylmendenhall8795 5 лет назад

One of my favorite episodes! The nose was the highlight of this amazing episode!

@kennymoore8580 3 года назад

This is my "ALL TIME, favorite show!!!!" I told a friend of my, about that, she remember, about this. I love when Lucy, "Stare at William Holden, & William Holden, stare at Lucy." I love the "Pie in his face, too." LOL Funny thing is, all of "California, heard about, "Poor old William Holden!!!" LOL

@dorothycoker8830 5 лет назад

Another good episode was dancing with Van Johnson. She was friends with the guest stars, naturally!

@gildersleevefan67 5 лет назад

I think "The Dancing Star" is even better than "LA at Last". the pretend conversation at the pool is brlliantly done, and then the dance scene is great too.

@poetcomic1 5 лет назад

Saw Van Johnson in London as The Music Man and liked him BETTER than Robert Preston. He was in love with the stage and a natural hoofer.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Lucy was in three movies with Van Johnson: Too Many Girls, Easy to Wed, then later years in Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 ). Also Van Johnson was a frequent guest at their ranch where they lived in CA. Also, Lucy starred with Bill Holden in Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949). It is wonderful to see how excited Lucy acts when she first meets these "two big stars"(considering she was in movies with both) and here 70 years later after I Love Lucy first appeared, we are still watching it, and she is still unbelievably loved and respected.

@donnicholas7552 5 лет назад

This has got to be my favorite episode! From start to finish it's hilarious! Lucy's nose on fire was just totally nuts! It was really surprising to see William Holden acting silly. I totally agree about Desi. He was an excellent straight man to Lucy's madness. lol!

@MuncleMarkster 5 лет назад

This sounds weird, but when it comes to the Hollywood storyline, I prefer the episodes prior to getting to Hollywood to the actual Hollywood episodes. This includes Ricky's screen test, waiting to hear from Hollywood, preparing to go, and the trip to Hollywood. That's not to say I don't like the Hollywood episodes, but they are a little bittersweet in that the show changed from then on with more emphasis on cameos and travelling to different places and what-not.

@caspermilquetoast411 4 года назад

Sounds Los Anjealous

@yoni5570 3 года назад

Agreed. Love love love the lead-up episodes to Hollywood. Lucy learning to drive, buying the cars, packing suitcases on the car, the first stop at that crackpot motel, etc. (Everything except the Tennessee Ernie episodes)

@dottiedogdiscovers 3 года назад

And then living in the country.

@Avery_4272 10 месяцев назад

Great video, Rick. And I agree, Desi's facial reactions contribute in a major way to the magic and hilarity in the fake-nose scene! Another moment I love is the look on Vivian/Ethel's face, cutting Lucy's spaghetti with scissors...so funny! Everyone was. Terrific episode.

@scrapper900 5 лет назад

I read that the nose being set on fire was scripted but dunking it in her coffee was not. This was definitely my favorite series so it’s hard to pic a favorite. I also love Bill Holdens look after she stretches out the nose. I have watched it 1000 times and still laugh hysterically!!

@christopherkraft1327 5 лет назад

This was by far one of the best ILL episodes ever, every scene was hilarious!! It also set the stage for all the Hollywood episodes, as it was referenced by so many stars like John Wayne saying 'looks like I owe Bill Holden an apology '. Thanks Rick for a fun filled video How's the flying going?? I know the weather has been bad ✈✈

@GeneJenkins 5 лет назад

Love love love this one Rick! Well done and rightly picked episode! Another one of my favorites in which Vivian Vance- Ethel appears often is the Loving Cup episode. I still cry with laughter in nearly every scene! They could not have designed a more hilarious loving cup! Lots of great moments, like this Hollywood episode!

@QueSarahSarah72 5 лет назад

Lucy's interactions with all the stars in the LA episodes were hilarious, but this episode with William Holden certainly was the best. I loved Ricky's reactions in the background 😂. He was the perfect straight man I think. Truthfully, my reaction to seeing William Holden would be nearly the same as Lucy's. He's one of my favorite actors of all time. ❤

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

They acted together in Grant Takes Richmond (1949) Good movie - drama and comedy (bit more comedy) - Lucy is in a very funny scene playing a mobster. Great chemistry between Lucille Ball and William Holden.

@brianrebmann5398 5 лет назад

Excellent video. Very good review of the episode and this has to be my favorite episode. All of these moments are truly classic. Thanks for a great video

@christophercanale1153 5 лет назад

I love love love this episode!!! One of my favorite I Love Lucy episode. William and Eve were great and Lucy's puddy nose hilarious.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Eve Arden was only seconds in the scene.

@debmar5771 5 лет назад

Rick, I love your videos! Thanks so much. My favorite episode is the trip to Scotland, in which Lucy dreams up a Scottish musical. I like plays within plays, and that's why I love that one so much.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Unfortunately when I was in High School we had a bag pipe band with the Scottish lassies doing the cross swords dance. I know that Lucy really could dance and if she practiced enough she would have gotten this right. She didn't and I was disappointed. (I think she's part Scottish as I am - and the dance is so fun to watch esp when the music speeds up.) However it was not done in that speeded up fashion which makes it simpler, and she could have easily not hit the sword with her feet - surprised. Actually had she studied it and done it well think it would have added a lot to the scene.

@williamwaldrip9987 5 лет назад

0:30 I didn't know you have merchandise that's so cool

@salloschiavo4193 3 года назад

...my second favorite episode after ...The Stomping of the grapes in Italy ... it took a lot of great timing to pull this episode off and both Lucy and Bill Holden are great in doing that... just hysterical

@mxlance1 5 лет назад

Love this one, Rick! This has to be one of the funniest of the Hollywood series and in the entire ILL series. I like the Brown Derby scene from start to hilarious finish, besides the now famous "putty nose" scene between Lucy and Bill Holden, with Desi looking on, completely stunned. I think the two parter about John Wayne's cement footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theater is just as funny, if not a very close second. That's a classic, also, and you might want to do a video on those two episodes, with Wayne himself making an appearance in part 2. Unfortunate, the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, on Vine between Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd is long gone. In it's place now is a huge luxury apartment building. An exact replica of the Hollywood Brown Derby is at Disney World in Florida. Also, Lucy and Bill Holden were in a movie together, "Miss Grant Takes Richmond" released in 1949, so the two knew each other and acted together before this classic episode. Stay Positive and Be Hopeful, folks!

@danielthomas791 5 лет назад

...one of their best!...gets me every time...I also love the episode when Lucy, Ethel and Fred try to show how popular Ricky is...when the trio shows up at the Tropicana in various garb, you realize how homely Fred was in drag...Classic comedy al the way!!!......

@debbieanderson1220 3 года назад

This episode was epic but I also liked the episode when Ethel and Lucy went on the bus tour of the movie stars homes and they both wound up in Richard Widmarks home. LOL. The bear rug. Too funny.

@mgtowp.l.7756 5 лет назад

Good Morning Rick, Firstly, Out Of All The I Love Lucy Made This Was Always My Favourite. I Like The Pie Scene Also Lucy's The Nose Scene On Fire And Also At The End Her Kiss To William Holden.. Thank You Very Much For Your Hard Work Rick.. Be Hopeful Eh?

@johnmarquez8566 Год назад

Lucy didn’t throw the cake into Bill Holdens face. Holden getting out of his booth runs into a waiter carrying the cake. Very, very funny scene😅

@roberttelarket4934 5 лет назад

Hi Rick! It's one of my favorites! Especially the burning nose is ingenious and also Ethel cutting the spaghetti with a scissor! Do you recall the Jimmy Durante huge shnahz on two adjacent frames at Brown Derby(if you know who Durante is)? Also Fred wearing the Hawaiian shirt was definitely not the way American men dressed in that era even in Los Angeles! Finally Rick you and I are prejudiced about "LA at Last" because we live in Los Angeles, California!

@ninabernel5383 5 лет назад

I love it when Ethel cuts the spaghetti - especially the fact that right before she cuts it, she stops to give Holden a polite little smile.

@roberttelarket4934 5 лет назад

Nina Bernel: The scissor cutting the spaghetti is INGENIOUS and I love it too!!! I Love Ethel! I didn't notice the little smile she has while looking at Holden. I will look for it next time!

@exeterline1930 Год назад

I loved the very clever spaghetti and the scissors incident. The part where she chases the fork across the table is magical. The back and forth with the plant is hysterical. Pushing Ethel on the floor was great. You can almost imagine yourself acting this stupid around a celebrity and making a big a$$ of yourself. Lucy never gave up!!! I have a mini library of I Love Lucy videos. It was colorized a while back. I don't know if I have this one in color. Must check now! This is my favorite episode. It's so relatable in an extreme kind of way.

@kennethbjorkmann8517 5 лет назад

Your analysis of this episode is excellent, and I certainly would enjoy seeing the same kind of approach given to other episodes. Nice to see how all the parts fit together. What a credit to the writers who planned everything so carefully. Just one more reason why this series is now considered "classic."

@kennymoore8580 Год назад

This is my "Favorite" one, with Lucy meeting the "Movie Stars." Especially, with she watching "Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, William Holden eat lunch, smiling at him." He made "Faced at Lucy." Then he "Smile, Smile, Smile, Smile, watching her eat, Lucy couldn't eat, looking at Poor William Holden." LOL Then watching Lucy, accidentally "Dump food on Poor William Holden." LOL Desi's expression on his face, sing "Lucy disguised herself." LOL & she kiss "Poor William Holden." & Lucy "Fainted smiling, after she kiss William Holden on the lips." LOL

@lenklatt6851 5 лет назад

My favorite. Hands down. FYI, the hotel they pull up to at the beginning is a hotel that still exists on Olympic just east of Beverly. As for the nose on fire, it was written into the script. I have seen the original script as I was friends with the writers.

@kimmyhawk5466 5 лет назад

I never knew this was on the same stage as their apt. in New York.. That's why I subscribed to your channel.. You're very knowledgeable about everything with all these shows, and it's very interesting to find out all the ins and outs of all our favorite shows.. Thanks so very much for all the knowledge you have about these wonderful shows.. L.A. at Last was so very hilarious, as every episode of I Love Lucy was.. Thanks again Rick! Always look forward to see your notifications.. 😍💗

@ricknineg 5 лет назад

It is my pleasure to bring you all this info!

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I so appreciate all the knowledge you have and give to us - thank you, thank you, thank you.

@patrickparrott2453 3 года назад

Sorry, but nobody has forgotten William Holden and they never will.

@neildickson5394 5 лет назад

The nose scene is of course classic, but Holdens panic was so unexpected. I think too at one time there was a Holden-Ball flirtation, probably during Mrs Grant Takes Richmond. My favorite scene is where Ricky brings Holden home and Lucy suddenly discoveres her shyness around stars and she buries her head in the corner of the room and tells Ricky she'll see him in his next picture.The writing is unequaled with perhaps exceptions like Will and Grace who can get away with so much more today.

@amyepstein4868 5 лет назад

The design of that hotel room!! Eve Arden! William Holden! The Brown Derby! The hotel room! Did I mention the hotel room?!

@lazyhomebody1356 5 лет назад

It would make a great apartment!

@Rekikye. 5 лет назад

Love your channel 😊 I agree, Lucy and Ricky were a dynamic team together. Fred is my favorite 😊❤️

@aaronthomas3740 5 лет назад

Fun way to start my day. Thanks Rick. Bet your tired reading that Desi book too late.

@missdaisy5736 5 лет назад

It was a wonderful episode and the points you make are spot on. Of course Ethel was perfect as Lucy’s helpful friend in the booth scene where She points out Bill Holden is in the booth right beside them in the Derby! It was an excellent show and hilarious too!

@roberttelarket4934 5 лет назад

Miss Daisy: You forgot Ethel cutting Lucy's spaghetti with small scissors.

@bobbest8627 3 года назад

This is a great episode. For me and my family the classic episode was the golf game where Jimmy demerit was a guest star. Nobody ever mentions this episode. I wasn’t born when it aired originally but I heard the stories of my father laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe. From that point on every time we saw that episode in TV Guide we start calling our family members to let them know that the Jimmy demerit episode was coming on. Give that episode a watch. I’ve seen a 1000 times and still laugh uncontrollably.

@hmfrias 6 месяцев назад

I remember seeing this for the first time. I nearly split my sides from laughing so hard when Ethel used her purse scissors to cut the spaghetti from Lucy’s mouth

@stephaniestanley8041 5 лет назад

I agree. When she turns and is face to face with Holden... Sixty some years later and I still go limp.

@snakefinger 2 года назад

You’re the best dude. We grew up as if you were in the next room.

@timothywilliams9678 5 лет назад

My favorite Lucy line in California was in the episode "Carolyn's coming" of her waiting for Carolyn to come up to the room, telling Ethyl "you know she'll blab this all over New York", while shaking her finger side to side. It was disappointing that it didn't even get a laugh.

@Jasper7182009 5 лет назад

Hey, Rick, you're right. Not only the best of the Hollywood episodes but one of the top five of all the I love Lucy episodes. But you have to hand it to William Holden. He elevated this episode to classic. He didn't rest on his stardom and he didn't just do a walk on and walk off. He is adorable when he looks at Lucy with sheepish eyes when they were in the restaurant and that pie when it spilled on him was perfectly sprayed. Great job William Holden. And of all the stars that appeared on I love Lucy, he fit right into the tempo and the air of physical comedy and what a good guy for taking the pie.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

It has to be remembered that Lucille Ball was in over 70 movies and on a top radio show before I Love Lucy. And after a few episodes I Love Lucy was rated #1 in the country. Lucille Ball's face was on the cover of TV guide more than any one ever - it has been said that by that time her face was seen more than any one's face around the world. She was a big name and big star by this point and the show was top rated in the 5 or (6?) seasons it was on. I remember when George Burns was on The Lucy Show, a fabulous episode, actually one of my very favorites where they did similar skit like Burns and Allen and then sang together and did a soft shoe dance - wonderful amazing the best❤❤to both of them.

@ravenpoe7093 5 лет назад

I always appreciated Ricky’s reactions to Lucy Another episode I loved his ‘“mi esposa esta loca” i dont know how she does the things she does but i love her” was the bullfighting episode. There he is on the ground foiled by her antics yet again but he laughs Had always heard that the nose thing was an accident but u since quashed that rumor....still funny scene tho and the reactions 😆

@everettaholbert8624 5 лет назад

Absolutely loved this episode!!!❤️ I can’t just pick one favorite but this is one of my favorites!!! I absolutely loved the one of them going back/from the part of Lucy with her hand caught around Fred to the train ride!!!

@soflasub Год назад

I agree with you completely: funniest episode, loved Fred, and Ricky’s expressions during final scene…..genius. Lucy was never as funny without Desi.

@eloiseockert6561 5 лет назад

Your full review was perfect. The climax of the episode was the best as totally unexpected.

@melodysledgister2468 5 лет назад

Loved this episode, Rick! How about the one on their way to Hollywood, at with Aaron Spelling, weird sleeping arrangements, and the room rearranged by a train going by? That's one of my all-time favorites!

@bradsmack1 5 лет назад

Bullseye, Rick! The Hollywood eps, for me, are the pinnacle of the entire series, and for the cast and crew to practically "shoot the wad" on the first one with "L.A. at Last" raised the bar for the ones that followed. They came close everytime, IMO! If "LA at Last" is a 10, no other H'wood ep dropped below an 8, IMO. I was probably in my teens when, after having seen every "ILL" dozens of times, even by then, I saw this ep, and for the first time, absolutely howled at the putty nose scene....the absolute preposterousness that Lucy would think that that would fool anyone, but we believe it, 'cause we knew how desperate she was to "hide" herself from Holden and the pie accident! And, of course, Ricky's eyes bugging out almost as far as Lucy's nose! Finally, I've long told friends that if I ever win the lottery, I'd buy a house and have the Ricardo's Hollywood suite re-created within, as well as another room that replicated their Connecticut house, another set I loved from my second favorite ep collection in the series! For a future vid, might I suggest a funny one from the country house....I like the one where the gang dresses as gangsters after Ricky's put in the down payment. Any of the chicken eps would do, too! In short, Rick......YOU DA MAN!!!

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I read somewhere on the internet recently that Henry Fonda said that Lucille Ball was the love of his life; a statement that was made by his daughter Jane Fonda too. Surprised me - they knew each other before she met Desi and starred in Big Street, never heard this before. While Fonda was a great actor and very physically attractive, he was acc. to some quite cold, even to his children, and having a love of my life statement did not seem to fit how he was characterized. He was one of the people, who participated in the Dean Martin Roast of Lucille Ball. (He said that he met Lucille for a date when she and Ginger Rogers were roommates together).

@lwbw33 5 лет назад

I love this episode. I’m glad I found your channel.

@davidurban6813 5 лет назад

How about discussing The Gramens Chinese theatre footprint episode and the Harpo Marks episode was two of my favorite episodes. Just saying.

@sandrasanders706 5 лет назад

I agree with you Rick. This is my favorite Hollywood episode of I Love Lucy as well. Second is the John Wayne episode. Third is the one where she is an extra in a movie in the Chorus Line and drives the director completely nuts those are my three favorites. I love your channel.You provide such interesting information on these really terrific shows I grew up watching.

@cj222100 2 года назад

This is my favorite as well, I always die laughing every time

@Beautifulmusiclistnr 5 лет назад

Hey Rick, this is a very funny episode, and I don't know how many times I've seen it, but it's always so funny! I like the part with Eve Arden. Since it's just my opinion, I think that the episode with Harpo Marx is the funnies. When Harpo and Lucy were doing their "Mirror" skit, the first time I ever saw it I laughed so hard that I cried! I've seen it many times since then, and I laugh so very hard each time. I try not to think about what's coming up. Again, it's my favorite Hollywood episode "scene". I always enjoy your comments! Thank you!

@sofang930 4 года назад

Damn 1955?... my father was an infant that time , I was not even a fully developed protein yet... Wink!🤣

@andrewk473 20 дней назад

Yup, my favorite I Love Lucy episode! I often go to the Brown Derby restaurant at WDW to feel like I'm in this show.

@endora2.046 2 года назад

William Holden was drop dead gorgeous in Picnic...

@tertiary7 4 года назад

Iconic episode. I still quote lines from this episode with friends. "Ethel: They're just people like you and me.... Fred: They may be people, but they're NOT like you and me!"

@jamesholz1151 5 лет назад

I was actually trying to look up this episode. One of my favorites!!

@andygrimmius6951 5 лет назад

Hey Rick. This is one of my all time favorite episodes. I would say it is in the top 3 of all episodes with Vitameatavegamin, and the chocolate factory. Another great episode man. Keep it up. 😃😃

@coashddjj2 5 лет назад

I adored this episode, just like everyone else, but my favorite episode of the Hollywood trip was when they went home on that beautiful train, which seemed so glamorous.

@Sbannmarie298 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video! Review any and all I ❤️ L episodes

@ceil5001 5 лет назад

I've always felt like the sets were almost like another character in the show. So realistic. Also, Lucy and Ethel really played the part of fans sooo well!! PS: I never saw their car pull into the Beverly Carlton hotel. The tv station must've cut it out. Thanks Rick!!!!

@danjarrett 5 лет назад

This is one of My Favorite Episodes too Rick. I love All the Hollywood Episodes. My Favorite is " First Stop" I'am not sure if You covered that one in detail.? I would love to Learn more about it. Thanks so Much for Sharing all this wonderful History.

@ricknineg 5 лет назад

I haven't done First Stop yet but I want to cover it soon!

@bonniebloom4953 2 года назад

This is one of my favorite episodes. All of the Hollywood episodes are just great. The scene I love the most is when Lucy tries to be cool and spin her pasta on her fork. She takes too much and Ethel has to cut it with scissors. Too funny. My favorite of the New York episodes is when Lucy and Fred ride the ferry to test the sea sickness pills and fall asleep going back and forth between Staten Island and Manhattan. They make it to the passport office just in time but Lucy. ........lol

@adriannesadlerthomas7933 5 лет назад

Hi Rick, this episode with Mr. Holden in the Restaurant where Lucy was watching him having dinner and how he turned the tables on her and started watching her. Also back at the hotel where Lucy found out Mr. Holden came over and did not want to face him and putting on the fake nose. It was so funny when Mr. Holden lit what he thought was a cigarette and the look on Ricky"s Face was so funny. Rick could you review the episode of the commercial for Vitametavegin when Lucy gets drunk from the health tonic in the bottle supposedly with vitamins and minerals but which also had alcohol, that episode took me out, it was so funny that I laughed all day any my husband thought it was funny. Also could you review the episode of where Lucy tries to tell Ricky she is pregnant?

@arthurprior3494 5 лет назад

That was actually them? I always thought it was stock footage. LA Atlast was the 17th episode? How long was that season? It seemed they were in LA for a season of episodes.

@Avery_4272 15 дней назад

For those amused by nutty continuity bloopers on the series, this episode has one. When Ricky's wearing armor in the studio office of Mr. Sherman (played by Dayton Lummis, who had played Bill Parker in Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined), Sherman introduces him to William Holden. Yet at the party in the Homecoming episode, Ricky tells people he first met Bill Holden at the studio commissary when Holden was serving lunch.

@georgecastro4188 5 лет назад

I totally agree with you! This was one of the best episodes of I Love Lucy! It was such a classic!

@katiehall3313 2 года назад

Lucy’s Nose on Fire so Funny . Thank You

@inkblot131 5 лет назад

My favorite episodes were Lucy babysitting twins, the busted TV court case, Harpo Marx, Elsa Lancaster, The new car, and after the move to rural America, the out-of-control lawnmower. Many more of course, but these just popped up as I watched your video.

@carlyleramcharan1879 5 лет назад

Hello Rick thank you so much everything you said about this episode is right on. For me it's up there in the top 10. I certainly wish this episode was an hour long.

@MS-lb7bg 3 года назад

You mentioned that Lucy wanted to elevate her status by having Holden guest star on the show; however, I just found out that they did a movie together in 1949 when she was at her peak in cinema and before he was a household name which came after Sunset Boulevard. So I don't think its to elevate her status, but more so just friends reuniting.

@ricknineg 3 года назад

Well think about it. It was her show. It brings her reputation and clout to have a movie star on her TV show...even if they knew each other before. It’s like if I start bringing Tom Cruise and Jennifer Aniston on here for interviews. It def help

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Agreed - her status was already #1.

@tinlizzy39 5 лет назад

I loved it and just happened to watch it the other day! I am so sad, I think I did a dumb thing when downsizing I had a whole box full of "I LoVe Lucy" VHS tapes and I think I got rid of them! 😢Hoping I'm wrong as you can not see all the episodes anymore and I feel they are disappearing on mainstream media. Truly one of the best shows in television history! Fairly new subscriber here and enjoying the history of television shows

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I ordered all 5 seasons on RU-vid. I have heard people complain about paying. It has been so well worth it, have seen the 5 seasons several times during this lock down of Covid-19. Laughter and wonder along with love here in this show has kept my spirits high. When I have belly laughs and pleasure with the love I feel - it's all I need. Thank you to I Love Lucy, the writers, the Fab 4 team, and others who participated in making this show, for me, the greatest ever. There was a special magic here that I believe will spread into the future.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

I remember commenting to a friend recently either the I Love Lucy show is a classic that will never grow old, or I have never grown up!

@Jay-vr9ir 2 года назад

Both locations of The Brown Derby are gone , Schwab's Drug Store , Dino's Lodge , The Coconut Grove are all gone .Please Musso and Frank and El Coyote stay in business.

@janineharrison5186 5 лет назад

My personal favorite

@brianrohan1 5 лет назад

Completely agree. This has been my favorite episode since I was a child. Never realized they used the exterior of the Beverly Carlton. It’s now called the Avalon and they’ve done a great job of preserving it in all it’s mid century glory. That’s where Marilyn Monroe roomed with Shelley Winters.

@suebenson1834 Год назад

As a Willian Holden fan, loved this one. Laugh every time.

@LandondeeL Год назад

4:30 Bill Holden, forgotten? You have obviously never seen the movie "Sunset Boulevard".

@coastalcamperca2530 2 года назад

This episode shows off all of the elements that made the show great. The writing is sharp and walks the fine line between really funny, and too silly to be believable. The relationship and interactions between Lucy and Desi show off how skilled they were at acting together. William Holden is obviously having a good time playing a character who's not his usual type. What brings it all together is the way that the cameras were used. Remember, this was a long time ago and cameras were huge and bulky. Still, Desi's 3 camera setup allowed flipping back and forth between them without interruptions. That caught each closeup and reaction as they happened. They weren't staged afterward. We take that for granted now, but it was a new innovation back then. Today, TV shows are still shot using the 3 camera setup that he invented. Also back then, after a TV show aired, the film was routinely thrown away. Desi knew that those old films had value and insisted on keeping them, and keeping ownership of them so that they could be aired again. Desilu, not the network, owned the filmed shows. That's how the rerun and TV syndication were invented. Because of that, Desilu made a lot of money and we can still watch the shows today.

@LJ-ht4zs 2 года назад

Unfortunately, when he wanted Desilu to buy RKO he sold I Love Lucy back to CBS. (on one hand, worst deal ever for them, but CBS had the ability to re-air them where Desilu did not) Can you imagine having the rights - CBS must have made many millions and millions of dollars on the re-runs. Also if Desi had not bought RKO - Mission Impossible, Star Trek, The Untouchables would not have been produced.