The Lucy Show - Official Press Release for Next Tuesday's Official 1st Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE LUCY SHOW
THE FIRST SEASON

Emmy®-Nominated Comedy Makes
Its Highly Anticipated DVD Debut

July 21 From CBS Home Entertainment
And Paramount Home Entertainment


HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - The wait is over: THE LUCY SHOW is coming to DVD! Legendary actress Lucille Ball makes her sidesplitting return to DVD in a pristine remastered format when the official first season of THE LUCY SHOW, starring everyone's favorite redhead arrives on DVD July 21 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.

Over 40 years in the making, THE LUCY SHOW: THE FIRST SEASON includes all 30 laugh-out-loud first season episodes, beautifully remastered and presented here in a 4-disc set. Bursting at the seams with special features, THE LUCY SHOW: THE FIRST SEASON also includes the series' original openings and closings, long-lost cast commercials, flubs, bios, production notes - and exciting new interviews with Lucie Arnaz, who made her acting debut in the series, and show regular Jimmy Garrett.

Two years after the classic "I Love Lucy" ended production; Lucille Ball bounced back in an all-new series that showcased her gift for physical comedy and her chemistry with longtime cohort Vivian Vance. This time around, Lucy plays recently widowed Lucy Carmichael, who shares her suburban New York house with recently divorced Vivian Bagley (Vance). They grapple, as only they can, with the comedic complications of raising children, balancing the budget and surviving without a man around the house. Candy Moore and Jimmy Garrett play Lucy's two children; Ralph Hart plays Vivian's young son.

With much of the same writing and production staff as "I Love Lucy," THE LUCY SHOW was nominated for an Emmy ® for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Comedy. A huge hit in its own right, the show never dropped out of the Top 10 during its six-year run, and ranked #5 in the Nielsen ratings during its inaugural first season. Ball received four Emmy nominations for her roll in this classic comedy, including two wins for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series.

Presented in full screen, with the original opening sequence showing a black and white animated Lucy and Vivian hanging up the letters to form "THE LUCY SHOW", THE LUCY SHOW: THE FIRST SEASON is not rated in the U.S. and rated G in Canada. The total running time is 12 Hrs., 53 Min. The DVD disc breakdown is as follows:

• Disc 1:
  • Lucy Waits Up For Chris
  • Lucy Digs Up A Date
  • Lucy Is A Referee
  • Lucy Misplaces $2,000
  • Lucy Buys A Sheep
  • Lucy Becomes An Astronaut
  • Lucy Is A Kangaroo For A Day
  • Special Features
    • A Message From CBS DVD
      • Special Footage: Seven Wonderful Nights
      • Special Footage: CBS Promo
    • Let's Talk to Lucie
    • Flubs, Original Opening, Cast Commercials and Original Closing
  
  
• Disc 2:
  • Lucy The Music Lover
  • Lucy Puts Up A TV Antenna
  • Vivian Sues Lucy
  • Lucy Builds A Rumpus Room
  • Lucy And Her Electric Mattress
  • Together For Christmas
  • Chris's New Year's Eve Party
  • Lucy's Sister Pays A Visit
  • Special Features
    • CBS Mini-Promo
    • Flubs, Original Opening, Cast Commercials, Original Closing
  
  
• Disc 3:
  • Lucy And Viv Are Volunteer Firemen
  • Lucy Becomes A Reporter
  • Lucy And Viv Put In A Shower
  • Lucy's Barbershop Quartet
  • Lucy And Viv Become Tycoons
  • No More Double Dates
  • Lucy And Viv Learn Judo
  • Lucy Is A Soda Jerk
  • Special Features
    • Promo: Fair Exchange
    • Flubs, Original Opening, Cast Commercials, Original Closing
  
  
• Disc 4:
  • Lucy Drives A Dump Truck
  • Lucy Visits The White House
  • Lucy And Viv Take Up Chemistry
  • Lucy Is A Chaperone
  • Lucy And The Little League
  • Lucy And The Runaway Butterfly
  • Lucy Buys A Boat
  • Special Features
    • GF Opening Night: Staircase Scene
    • GF Opening Night: Dance Sequence
    • Let's Talk to Jimmy
    • Collecting the Memories
    • Flubs, Original Opening, Cast Commercials, Original Closing

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Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.


THE LUCY SHOW: THE FIRST SEASON
Street Date: July 21, 2009
Pricing: $42.99/ $47.99 (Canada)
Runtime: 12 Hrs., 53 Min.