I Love Lucy - The Classics (Lucy Does a TV Commercial/Lucy and the Loving Cup)

I Love Lucy - The Classics (Lucy Does a TV Commercial/Lucy and the Loving Cup)
Lucy Ricardo wanted to act, to perform, to sing, to dance. She wanted to be in show biz, period. And when an opportunity arises for her to do a TV commercial, you bet she takes it. If actress Lucille Ball repeatedly proved her brilliance at physical comedy, there is no better example than the episode "Lucy Does a TV Commercial." Lucy convinces her husband, bandleader Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), to let her do a commercial during a TV variety show. And so Lucy becomes the Vitameatavegamin girl--and does a darn good job at it. The stuff tastes horrible, but she's a good sport, downing spoonful after spoonful for repeated rehearsals. But by the time the live commercial is to air, Lucy's drunk as a skunk. Turns out that Vitameatavegamin is loaded with vitamins and alcohol. "Lucy and the Loving Cup" is another fine example of Ball's physical comedic talent. In this episode, when Ricky insults Lucy's new hat, she shows him by donning a loving cup atop her head. Not only does the cup get stuck there, but Ricky's set to present the trophy to jockey Johnny Longden at a National Turf Association dinner. Whatever was actually going on behind the scenes between real-life husband and wife Ball and Arnaz, Lucy and Ricky's marriage, despite the antics and disagreements, is always a happy one by the end of an episode. These two shows are great examples of the tight cast's talent, and great showcases of the hilarious dynamic between the Ricardos. --N.F. Mendoza
Customer Review: IMPORTANT FOR YOU LUCY FANS
Ever since 1994 when I saw my first I love Lucy episode, I really have loved Lucy! This tape which I personally own, has probably the funniest episode {besides Job Switching}. Lucy pulls a few strings to do a T.V commercial for Ricky's T.V. show. Well the Vitameatavegemin has 23% alchohol and you know what happens. However the next episode {Lucy and the Loving Cup} is funny and a favorite episode of many but since this video is part of the Lucy classics and I would not consider this a classic. In other words I could think of many other episodes that are truly classics and are far more familiar and funny. But if you Love Lucy try and find this video!
Customer Review: Hello friends! I'm your Vitameatavegemin girl!
Not really, but Lucy is, and she is so funny in these episodes. No one can top Lucille Ball. Her drunk scene in the Vitameatavegemin episode is pure classic. "Are you tired, run-down, listless? Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular? Well are you?" I laughed till my sides hurt! The loving cup one is no less funny. Only Lucy would get a loving cup stuck on her head and create these hilariously embarrassing situations for herself. These are two of the most famous I Love Lucy episodes, so if you missed, you haven't seen Lucy in her element and at her best.