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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 422957" data-attributes="member: 7">Ok, I&#039;m a little behind on my I LOVE LUCY binge. I didn&#039;t get the opportunity to start until this morning, but I got two episodes in the can. Season 1 S1, E1 - &quot;The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub&quot; S1, E2 - &quot;Be a Pal&quot; It&#039;s been a long time since I&#039;ve watched these early I LOVE LUCY episodes because, frankly, I don&#039;t find them quite as funny. The first episode itself is actually quite shaky. The cast are trying to find their footing, and even the audience reactions seem a little different than what I remember from later episodes. Fred and Ethel aren&#039;t bickering as much as one might would guess, but signs of their love-hate marriage is already there, especially in Fred&#039;s remarks about Ethel. In the second episode, we&#039;re shown how Lucy will go to great lengths to salvage what she feels is stagnant marriage with Ricky. Laying aside the message that the woman has to do the changing to keep the man interested, there&#039;s some good comedy to be had here. The &quot;Carmen Miranda&quot; bit towards the end is funny, but one wonders where did they get all the &quot;Cuban&quot; decor? Best episode: &quot;Be a Pal&quot; Happy Viewing!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 422957, member: 7"] Ok, I'm a little behind on my I LOVE LUCY binge. I didn't get the opportunity to start until this morning, but I got two episodes in the can. Season 1 S1, E1 - "The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub" S1, E2 - "Be a Pal" It's been a long time since I've watched these early I LOVE LUCY episodes because, frankly, I don't find them quite as funny. The first episode itself is actually quite shaky. The cast are trying to find their footing, and even the audience reactions seem a little different than what I remember from later episodes. Fred and Ethel aren't bickering as much as one might would guess, but signs of their love-hate marriage is already there, especially in Fred's remarks about Ethel. In the second episode, we're shown how Lucy will go to great lengths to salvage what she feels is stagnant marriage with Ricky. Laying aside the message that the woman has to do the changing to keep the man interested, there's some good comedy to be had here. The "Carmen Miranda" bit towards the end is funny, but one wonders where did they get all the "Cuban" decor? Best episode: "Be a Pal" Happy Viewing! [/QUOTE]

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