Twice, in
September and then
October, we passed along reports from
I Love Lucy caretaker Gregg Oppenheimer (son of
Lucy producer Jess Oppenheimer) that the 3rd season box set would hit store shelves around February 2005.
Welcome to November, where we now have official word from distributor Paramount Home Entertainment that CBS will release
I Love Lucy - The Complete 3rd Season on
February 1st. The 5-DVD set will arrive on that date with 819 minutes of classic comedy.
Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance are back in their 3rd year, as they hit #1 in the ratings: Lucy and Ethel mistakenly buy the same dress to wear for a duet of "Friendship" in a talent show. Lucy bets that she can tell nothing but 100% the truth and subsequently reveals true feelings about the Mertzes (calling Fred a tightwad) and secrets about herself and Ricky (want to know Lucy's true hair color?). Lucy gets mistaken for a burgler, Ricky invents an old girlfriend that turns out to be not-so-invented, Ricky babysits Little Ricky (who wanders away while Ricky watches a football game), Lucy spends a dollar bill worth $300, Ricky falls for a Lucy trick to test his fidelity, and Lucy's "cousin" Tennesse Ernie Ford comes to visit in a hilarious two-parter.
Here's the cover art for this side-splitting box set:
UPDATE 11/8:
Paramount has been kind enough to send over updated artwork which properly positioned the heart-shaped logo in the background, behind Lucy's head and the knives. We have changed the picture above with the correct version...if you still see the old version, then hit the "refresh" button on your browser!
