Lucy and rickys best friends are landlords fred and ethel mertz who often become unwitting participants in lucys getrichquick and other wild schemes. After ricky and fred get upset about the girls spending, lucy and ethel go to. I love lucy throws and blankets can be cozy or decorative or both. Apr 10, 2020 it was an emotional episode for messing, who is a lifelong fan of balls work and i love lucy, and described the opportunity to play her as a bucketlist moment and a dream come true. The blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951, to may 6, 1957, on the columbia broadcasting system cbs. Relive all of your favorite episodes of i love lucy with these complete season i love lucy dvd sets as well as the previously lost movie, i love lucy. Lucy thinks ricky is trying to murder her duration. Jack sean hayes and grace debra messing reenact the chocolate factory scene from i love lucy while imagining they are lucille ball and ethel mertz.
The pink coloring is outstanding and what a classic picture we love this. Mar 20, 2020 this i love lucy s chocolate factory episode one of lucille balls favorites. I love lucy job switching lucy doll and ethel doll giftset. The actors all took turns playing lucy, ethel, and fred. The i love lucy chocolates scene is the most apt possible metaphor for the modern human condition.
This classic scene from job switching, the first episode in season two of i love lucy, originally aired on september 15, 1952. This pink tee shows lucy and ethel at the chocolate conveyer belt. In job switching, better known as the chocolate factory episode, lucy and her best friend ethel, played by vivian vance, try to prove that a job is easier than. I love lucy s star cast included lucille ball, her husband, desi arnaz, vivian vance and william frowley, portrayed as their best friend neighbors in the show. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them.
With dreams of making a fortune, lucy and ethel buy their own dress shop. A colorized celebration job switching clip youtube. So the boys try doing the housework while the girls attempt to hold down a job at a candy factory. The episode recreates several scenes from infamous episodes including vitameatavegamin, chocolate factory, and grapestomping. The episode flashes back and forth between presentday in will and graces apartment to several famous i love lucy scenes in fantasy sequences which were recreated framebyframe and lineby. Lucy and the chocolate factory i love lucy was never. An episode of the food network cooking competition show cutthroat kitchen titled alton and the chocolate factory had a sabotage based on the conveyor belt scene.
At least the reused plot gave credit to i love lucy by the tongueincheek name of the factory. Joan crawford on the lucy show hd full episode 1968. Lucy and rickys best friends are landlords fred and ethel mertz who often become unwitting participants in lucy s getrichquick and other wild schemes. Most people call this the chocolate factory episode, but the girls place of employment was named kramers kandy kitchen, not kramers chocolate kitchen, indicating that all types of candy were made there. They try their hands at dipping chocolate centers and lacking grace or experience they soon have chocolate all over themselves and the factory. Ricky wants lucy to try working for a week, so she and ethel get jobs at a candy factory, where they are totally ineptespecially at wrapping chocolatesdue to. Most of the time it was episodes i had never seen before, but sometimes i would get lucky and my favorite episode, job switching would pop up. Ricky and fred think doing housework is much easier than earning money. The i love lucy chocolates scene is the most apt possible. Job switching aka chocolate factory original air date 91552. I love lucy collecticritters pink beanie bear episode. In honor of lucys centenary, we share a few behindthescenes tidbits from the i love lucy set.
I love lucy the chocolate factory episode i love lucy. In total 180 episodes of i love lucy were produced, plus a pilot episode. Fred makes a sevenlayered chocolate cake that is flatter than a pancake. Out of all six seasons of i love lucy, job switching, also known as the chocolate factory episode, is the most popular and most recognized i love lucy episode of all time. Guides for your favorite tv episodes i love lucy episode guide. We have all seen the i love lucy episode titled job switching, where lucy and ethel obtain a job at a chocolate factory while ricky and fred play homemaker.
Lucy ricardo is a scatterbrained housewife whose husband, ricky, is a bandleader at a nightclub. There is a scene where lucy and ethel have been given the job of wrapping chocolatesexcept too many chocolates come out and hilarity ensues. After ricky and fred get upset about the girls spending, lucy and ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6. Its the episode that many refer to as the chocolate factory episode and that tv guide called i love lucys chaotic, crowning moment. I love lucys star cast included lucille ball, her husband, desi arnaz, vivian vance and william frowley, portrayed as their best friend neighbors in the show. The nbc comedys april 9 episode 98c finds the gang recreating several classic lucy moments, with grace, karen and even jack like youre surprised. Job switching 10 of the best i love lucy episodes pictures. This mainly reveals that ive never worked in a factory, but the first thing i think of is that i love lucy scene in the chocolate factory. Will and grace meets i love lucy in a special episode. I love lucy job switching lucy doll and ethel doll. Watch i love lucy streaming online hulu free trial.
I love lucy christmas special newly colorized job switching episode. Season 2 is where the i love lucy series really gets great, and features many memorable episodes such as the infamous job switching which is an iconic episode, and is one of the best moments in sitcom history, lucy and ethel make a bet with ricky and fred that they can hold down a job longer than they can take care of the house, and we all. Ricky is angry because lucy is forever overdrawn at the bank and his belittlement of her job as a housewife has them make a deal to change places for a week, with ricky taking care of the house and lucy becoming a working girl. Jack and grace reenact i love lucys chocolate factory. Ricky and fred think doing housework is much easier than. You must be a cbs all access subscriber to enjoy this video. The conceit of being a worker at a chocolate factory is a metaphor for the experience. Job switching is probably the most famous episode of i love lucy. See inside the factory where lucy and ethel trained for iconic job. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley.
The episode, which was was directed by william asher, was cowritten by bob carroll, jr. Ricky wants lucy to try working for a week, so she and ethel get jobs at a candy factory, where they are totally. I love lucys chocolate factory scene is gutbusting hilarious. The affected chef had to stop cooking for five minutes to take chocolates off the conveyor belt and put the minto boxes like in the episode. Job switching, episode 39, originally broadcast on september 15, 1952 during i love lucys second season. Lucy is upset because a life magazine feature on rickys home life didnt include a picture of her. Richard keith as little ricky 6 jerry hausner as jerry, the agent elizabeth patterson as mrs.
With lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley. Many people consider this episode showing ethel and lucy at the chocolate factory to be one of the series funniest. Lucy and ethel unknowingly buy identical gowns for their appearance on a televised revue for. Lucy and ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework.
Keep tabs on the time with a gorgeous wristwatch, or adorn yourself with dazzling i love lucy jewelry that will be sure to please. Job switching was the 36th overall and season 2 premire episode of i love. This is i love lucy continuous flow in the candy factory. This i love lucy chocolate factory mouse pad is one of our favorites. According to mental floss, the candy dipper in the episode was a real candy dipper a stagehand found at sees candies on santa monica boulevard. Accessorize and adorn your home with beautiful lucy themed blankets, afghans, or throws which you can use in your family room or bedroom. This lucy chocolate factory mouse pad states at the bottom, episode 39, job switching. An infamous catchphrase from the iconic job switching episode. This i love lucys chocolate factory episode one of lucille balls favorites. Amanda milligan had never seen an i love lucy episode and was hesitant to hit lucy as the script specified when they. Sep 15, 2012 i was recently asked by a reporter to comment on the 1950s i love lucy episode where lucy and ethel work in a chocolate factory. Job switching was the 36th overall and season 2 premire episode of i love lucy. She is wearing the same outfit lucy wore during episode 39. Job switching, episode 39, originally broadcast on september 15, 1952 during i love lucy s second season.
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