5/5 Who does not love Lucy?
  by Bennet Pomerantz (Seabrook, Maryland)
Here's Lucy showcased her talent for comedy as well as her Children's talents. This was Lucy's third show.. I Love Lucy/Lucy Desi Hour was first. Then there was the Lucy show. This third incarnation bring her real life children (Lucie and Desi) playing her kids.

The Amazing part is the show meshes so well. The real realationship blend as the reel ones does. This version had great slapstick comedy that Lucy was known for. However it usually also focused more on musical and dance numbers proffessionally thrown it and it worked. Gale Gordon was Lucy's foil as her brother-in-Law Harry. He was Lucy's rock in comedy and kept her grounded.

One of the extras I enjoys is introduces befor the episodes usually either by Lucie or Desi. On the forth disk, this is chock full of extras from how the made the open titles to a clip of the Lucy Radio show she did in 1962 with Gale Gordon.

If you loved Lucy as we all do..if you are fan of good comedy, get this quality set. I hope the second season is as good as this

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

5/5 Here's Lucy with many guest stars.
  by James McDonald (Lancaster, California)
Here's Lucy" (1968-74) is Lucille Ball's third tv series on CBS, her second solo situation comedy.
We knew her as "Lucy Ricardo" from her first tv series, I Love Lucy: Complete Series (34pc) (Full Gift) (1951-57), which continued on the "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957-60) in new one-hour long episodes.I Love Lucy - The Complete Seasons 7-9 After Lucy and Desi Arnaz divorced, she came back in The Lucy Show: The Official First Season (1962-68) as Lucille Carmichael" with Vivian Vance as "Viv". Gale Gordon played "Mr. Mooney" beginning in Season 2.
After six seasons, Lucy decided to end "The Lucy Show" and try a new concept with a new tv series, "Here's Lucy".
Lucy's character was now "Lucy Carter" (age 57) with her teenage children, Kim and Chris (played by Lucy and Desi's real children, Lucie Arnaz (age 17) and Desi Jr. (age 15)). Gale Gordon (age 62) was now "Uncle Harry Carter". Vivian Vance would make visits.
Each episode begins with an "Introduction to Lucy" with Lucie Arnaz (Luckinbill) and Desi Arnaz Jr or a surprise guest. They will describe the episode you are about to watch. They are spoilers.
If you want to be surprised instead of what guest star will come through the door, you may choose not to see the introductions, but can watch them later.

There is one special episode, broadcast in 1969, not to be missed that was completly filmed on location at LAX--The Los Angeles International Airport.

Many guest stars and familar faces: Doris Singleton, Lew Parker, Jack Benny, Sid Gould, Jackie Gleason, Jonathan Hole, Reta Shaw, Shelley Winters, Jack Collins, Tim Herbert, Ray Kark, Joseph Ruskin, Peggy Rea, Eva Gabor, Victor Sen Yung, Wayne Newton, Van Johnson, Vivian Vance, Wally Cox, Bruce Gordon, Mary Wickes, Whit Bissell, Carol Burnett, Carole Cook, Sid Haig, Mary Jane Croft, Cesar Romero, Victor Buono, Howard Keel, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jack Gilford.

Disc 4 contains more episodes and the Special Features.

If it wasn't for staying over at grandma's house I probably would have never seen "Here's Lucy" then, including many other CBS tv shows.
Now as an adult, I can sit back and enjoy the surprise of which guest star is going to come through the door and situations Lucy is going to get herself into next.
As a youngster, I did not like the character that Gale Gordon played (plus he had a distant resemblence to my own father, okay psychiatry time), but when I got older and saw Gale Gordon in one of his last interviews, I realized how much of a gentle soul he was. After watching this DVD set and now middle-aged myself, I find the Gale Gordon character so funny to watch when he is flustered in a comedic way. The facial expressions and mannerisms that Gale Gordon acted with was a trademark of his own.

Here's Lucy: Season Two is now available.

5/5 I love lucy
  by Jesus loves you
I do love Lucy and can't wait for all the seasons to become available to purchase.

4/5 A different kind of Lucy with great extras
  by G. Ubardelli
I've been a huge Lucille Ball for most of my life. What I love about Here's Lucy is you don't find reruns on television for this show like you do I Love Lucy. I'm sure I watched all of these when they were originally televised when I was a kid, but after watching a few of these episodes from this DVD, it's fun to see them again since I don't remember them. The clarity of these is such that in one of the longer scenes you can see Gale Gordon sweating (badly) as the scene goes on. I don't think that would be noticeable on television back in the late sixties or the seventies. I also loved many of the extras on this DVD. Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. treat us to things like the Making of The Main Title, which I like the idea of, however, my only complaint is that there is no sound and you can see Lucy doing a little bit of speaking with what looks like the director, so that part of it is disappointing. A real highlight for me was a lost interview Lucy did with Gale Gordon in the mid sixties. I'd never heard this before and love hearing Lucy and Gale talk shop interview style. The series production files were also fun, with Lucy's secretary reading the "files". One of my favorite things in the extras, and I can't remember which special extra it falls under, but Lucie is talking about when she and her brother joined the Here's Lucy cast and mentioned an ad Desi Arnaz took out in the Hollywood Reporter. They didn't show the actual ad, which again, I found disappointing, but you see the wording from the ad scrolled across the screen, which brought a tear to my eye, it was so touching. The episode introductions, done by Lucie and Desi Jr. also give some interesting 'Lucy facts that I found interesting. For any die hard Lucy fan, this DVD is a must have in my opinion.

5/5 Lucy is in it so ofcourse it is GREAT!!!
  by M. Dilworth (USA)
Lucy is in it, So I love it!!!!!

Everything I have ever seen her in has been GREAT!!!!!