I Love Lucy - The Complete Fifth Season | 
 enlarge | Director: James V. Kern
Actors: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Joseph A. Mayer
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 4685
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 680
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: PARD888274D
UPC: 097368882744
EAN: 0097368882744
ASIN: B0009UC7OI
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 1951
Release Date: August 16, 2005
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Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 07/25/2006
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I Love Lucy: The Complete Fifth Season finds Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) making an international mess out of husband Ricky's globe-trotting tour as an entertainer. Beginning with "Lucy Visits Grauman's" and "Lucy and John Wayne," the impulsive redhead risks Ricky's sanity in Hollywood by stealing a cement slab, from the famous entrance to Grauman's Chinese Theater, that contains the imprint of John Wayne's footprints and signature. In the tradition of superstars playing themselves on I Love Lucy, an exasperated (and very funny) Wayne gets into the act over and over and over again, making new imprints on multiple slabs because Lucy keeps messing up the results. After more shenanigans in Los Angeles (Lucy attends a ritzy party with a dummy substituting for her unavailable husband) and a disastrous train ride home, it's time to jeopardize Ricky's success during an interview show that ends disastrously. Lucy's fifth season travel theme continues when Ricky and his band are booked on a European tour that does not include his wife or the Mertzes. Of course, that doesn't stop the determined Lucy (or Ethel), who schemes her way into Ricky's plans, only to have a number of snafus arise as she tries to leave the country. In the I Love Lucy tradition, entire episodes are written around such simple matters as trying to get a passport, or helping with Fred's fear of getting seasick while traveling. All this show's stars really need is a ridiculous, open-ended situation to exploit, and the comedy flows from there. "Bon Voyage" is a particularly funny episode in which Lucy gets left behind by the European-bound ship carrying Ricky and the others, and she has to find a way to get back aboard. The hilarious "Lucy and the Queen" finds her angling in London for a way to meet the Royal Family after Ricky is invited to say hello at the Palladium. From there, Lucy creates chaos in Scotland (this episode includes a memorable dream sequence in which Ricky appears as Scotty MacTavish MacDougal MacCardo), Paris (where she and Ethel plot to meet guest star and good sport Charles Boyer at an outdoor café), Rome (the outstanding "Lucy's Italian Movie" finds her dispatched to a vineyard, where she has to crush grapes--brilliantly--with her feet). Lots of special features, including a behind-the-scenes peek and bloopers. --Tom Keogh
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 I Love Lucy-5th Season December 16, 2008
I ordered the 5th season from I Love Lucy as these included the episodes in which the two couples went to Europe. The people they encountered had a knowledge of English based realistically on their professions. One of the best sequences was a chain of translation in a Paris police station going from French to English via German and Spanish. Very gratifying to see these shows again, now that I understand some European languages.
Entertaining in Europe October 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
They go to Rome, London, and Paris and it is a pretty funny season. I enjoy it and is worth the purchase. We have purchased every season and this is probably in the top 4 seasons out of nine. The first series is the best, but this definitely keeps the laughs coming. Lucy can stress you out just watching her.
We love Lucy! October 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The videos are great. We all enjoy watching these Lucy episodes over and over:)
Doesn't everyone love Lucy? April 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This season of Lucy shows the Ricardos away from home in Hollywood and Europe.
Though the episodes in Hollywood with Lucy and Ethel "souvenir hunting" John Wayne's footprints are great for laughing out loud, the favorite episode in our household is Lucy's struggle to get her passport. More than once the look on Ricky's face when he walks through the front door to the apartment and discovers a little man (the doctor from Lucy's childhood) dancing in his living room and hears a trunk (Lucy trapped inside) singin along has caused me to laugh until the tears stream down my face. Lucy just doesn't get any better.
And, by the way, did anyone ever really appreciate just what a great straight man Desi Arnaz could be?
Don't miss the almost-forgotten episode on the train trip home from Hollywood. It's a roll-in-the-floor laugher, too.
America's fave troublemaker! January 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I Love Lucy - The Complete Fifth Season picks up right where the gang left off in Hollywood including the John Wayne episode and Lucy dancing with a replica of Ricky's face, so hilarious! Also in this collection are the episodes where they go to Europe. My favorite episodes from season five are: The Great Train Robbery, The Nursery School, Bon Voyage, Second Honeymoon, and Return From Europe. I highly recommend this timeless classic, you will have a ball!
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