Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the I Love Lucy: The Complete Series Blu-ray release date for the iconic 1950s sitcom, which starred comedy legend Lucille Ball and actor-musician Desi Arnaz. The series lasted for six seasons from 1951-1957.
“In October 1951, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz debuted the first episode of what was to become one of the best-loved and most watched TV shows of all time,” reads the description for the Blu-ray set. “Zany redhead Lucy and her Cuban bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo, along with their neighbors and comic foils Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance and William Frawley), got into the most hilarious predicaments ever imaginable. Overflowing with notable guest stars and escapades that never lose their entertainment value, it’s no wonder why everyone still loves Lucy.”
When is the I Love Lucy: The Complete Series Blu-ray release date?
For the first time, all 194 episodes of I Love Lucy will officially be available for purchase on Blu-ray starting on November 5. The Blu-ray set will include lots of special features, such as the remastered versions of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and three long-lost flashback scenes.
Listed below are the complete bonus features included with the Blu-ray release:
- Newly colorized (and never-before-released) “Lucy and the Loving Cup” episode
- “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” has been remastered, with long-missing footage restored, and presented here as “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show,” as originally broadcast (1957-1960), including original cast commercials
- Original opening and closing credits — and many original cast commercials — have been remastered
- Three long-lost “flashback” scenes, originally used to introduce selected repeat episodes, have been remastered
- A portion of 1959 CBS fall preview special, “Eye on CBS,” featuring Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance, is presented for the first time on home video
- Original I Love Lucy Pilot – Remastered from original 35mm kinescope
- I Love Lucy: The Movie
- Audio Commentaries on Select Episodes
- Lucy on The Radio Broadcasts
- Flubs
- Slide Show – For Seasons 1 & 2
- Cast Bios – For Seasons 1 & 2
- Photo Galleries – For Seasons 1 & 2
- Production Notes – For Seasons 1 & 2
