Hollywood At Last | I Love Lucy | Color

[@davehue9517]

It's incredible how well the episodes hold up over time...as funny today as they were then...

[@gretchennelson7056]

That’s the sign of excellent writing

[@honestone490]

My understanding is that Desi deliberately chose certain shades of color for the set and costume designs knowing that when the episodes were televised in Black & White certain colors as seen on B&W tv sets would still stand out better in contrast with other shades of color next to each other. He was indeed a genius in this area of B &W film technology. Major film studios could have learned a thing or two from Desi.

[@kevinbertke3471]

That was Karl Freund the cinematographer... Director of Photography on I love Lucy who chose the set colors... Even having the walls painted a certain shade of gray to look better On B&W film. He's hired by Desi tho.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

It was well know by that time dude, they made black and white movies from the start of the century. He was not better in this case than any other film maker.

[@ReneeBraxton]

I agree.

[@ReneeBraxton]

Desi Arnaz was an innovator.

[@chrisv.4071]

Desi arnaz was a genuine genius

[@Boricua853]

Even though I watch it A Million times , there's is something special 👀 seeing it in Color . 😁👍

[@kellymcfalls1458]

@Boricua853 . I prefer the black and white episodes I even bought the series on dvd in black and white

[@debchancy2304]

'I Love Lucy' is the very first TV program I ever watched, and I must have been about 3 years old in the late 1950's. I watced this sitting in front of our old (new) big box TV in our Living Room. I can still hear my beautiful Mother's laughter when I didn't even know what laughter was. R.I.P. Mom I miss you. It all seems like some kind of a dream.

[@manthony777]

You should have been watching The Little Rascals.

[@DocMalk]

Beautiful ❤❤

[@peachesj4748]

@@manthony777 What do you mean by that?

[@LV2UXO77]

The I Love Lucy shows in Hollywood were the funniest shows I've watched. When Lucy pretended to be Ricky's agent and got him fired! When Lucy was in disguise, and lit her, "fake nose on fire! I always wanted to see the color of the beautiful dresses Lucy wore in some of these episodes. I have every I Love Lucy show recorded and commercial-free I did myself ages ago, when they had an I Love Lucy marathon on TV, throughout a holiday weekend. This show used to come on at 7:30 PM when I was a child, and after it was over, it was time for bed. I had a big crush on Ricky when I was about 6-7 years old. LOL! XO

[@lindajones5615]

The I love Lucy show is still awesome to-day 👌

[@minivegana6516]

FOREVER!!!🙏❤

[@jubalcalif9100]

It was no "My Mother the Car" but yes, "I Love Lucy" was a truly iconic series.

[@lindajones5615]

Hey peoples I love Lucy is all that ❤

[@michael91411]

Today is one word....not hyphenated...

[@michaeltrower741]

@@michael91411 it used to be hyphenated.

[@whateverandapathy]

The Pontiac was already one of the most beautiful looking cars I’d ever seen in Black and white, seeing it an that popping blue color makes it even better.

[@josephforest7605]

Yes the Pontiac was mentioned often , in the Hollywood episodes.

[@mikedaflexta]

Lucille Ball is that one actress I'd bring back back to life with one of my 3 wishes.

[@jaengen]

I’d choose Joan Crawford.

[@showtunestarpower]

Colorization has so improved since its early days. If only someone would finance the complete series colorized. The only thing wrong with this clip is that now I want to see the whole episode!

[@kellymcfalls1458]

Star sky I still like the black and white episodes in black and white

[@stevenelief6784]

Black and white is better, according to Orson Welles, most critics. Most people want to change/rewrite history. Small minded

[@sobroed]

Agree with you 100%👍

[@andreapena9390]

They stopped the Christmas specials😭💔

[@sobroed]

@@andreapena9390 airing them on Television or DVD availability?

[@minivegana6516]

BLESSED THESE TALENTED PEOPLE FOR MAKING MY LIFE HAPPY!!!🙏❤

[@bufnyfan1]

Bob Jellison played the bell hop--he had actually been in other I Love Lucy episodes-including one where he was the milkman trying to avoid a jealous husband-that Lucy paid him to do to teach Ricky a lesson about "gossiping"

[@thetruthbetold961]

Even better in colour-thanks!

[@gretchennelson7056]

Lucy:”I’m sorry Ethel, Fred, I thought you were going too” Ethel:”oh darn it” Lucy:”Well that’s the way the ball bounces” Ricky:We’ll honey you’re not going either” Lucy:”oh darn it!” Ethel:”Well that’s the way the ball bounces!”😂😂😂😂

[@Autistic_Gallant-92.]

Lucy: “Oh, shut up!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@docadams7099]

This is one of the earliest films of a freeway. The US Interstate Highway System was developed in the 1950s, during Eisenhower's presidency.

[@andrewk473]

My absolute favorite episode of the entire series!

[@kat35lulu88]

Love Ethel's dress and scarf.

[@Ms.G-b9c]

Looking at it in color is like looking at it for the first time, and I have watched this episode many of times!! Watching now on Pluto TV all your old favorites ❤

[@TrinityDivineMozart]

I Love Lucy is so wonderful, funny and nostalgia I absolutely love seeing the sitcom plays and episodes in color honestly it is such a awesome and snappy television show. ❤️🎼

[@destineydevereux4722]

The colours are just like I imagined them for 60 years!!🤗

[@pamelapostma8890]

Me to!

[@ncavlleguy]

TIMELESS COMEDY THE BEST EVER !!!!

[@retroguy9494]

I often wonder when I see these colorized snippets if they used the actual colors from photo stills from the set when this was originally filmed including the actual colors of Lucy and Ethel's dresses and Fred and Ricky's suits. Those 1950's colors sure were interesting. So many pastels. That would be something if Fred's shirt and beret were actually that color when they filmed the episode.

[@rhondahill630]

I LOVE LUCY.GREW UP WATCHING HER.LUCY WAS FABULOUS ICON

[@grapplergirl10]

Anyone else cringe every time they turn left in front of that car thinking they’re going to get hit?

[@jgjg3848]

Yes! OMG, I though...GUN IT!

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

sure do! cant believe they didnt get hit!!

[@emmel4fun]

Yes, that was a close one.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

If you are in Beverly Hills , you can still make the same turn into The Avalon Hotel .It still looks the same . Also a couple of Studebaker Commanders are in this scene and Ricky was keeping up with the old hearse in the next lane .

[@pepper1dancer]

Yes!!

[@pamelajprovan3880]

Ricky isn't the only one loves Lucy

[@jubalcalif9100]

You're right. Hollywood hunk Percy Helton was crazy about her too !

[@maddyhayes617]

@@jubalcalif9100 ???

[@SpyroFan001]

Hehe! I love the way the video ends. As if Lucy was about to unleash some violent rage on Ricky. XD

[@chrisv.4071]

Great show great chemistry greatest of all times ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joeburinskas8672]

The little touches really add a lot, such as Lucy holding out Ricky's chair because she's so happy to be in Hollywood. It's not a funny line, but something that seems very real

[@conscience-commenter]

Fred's outfit really isn't that bad . He looks like a cool cat from the beatnick generation. For all you commenters below about correct era for Beat Generation and movement consider this . It officially started in the late 40's and gave way to the hippie movement in the early sixties . Google beatnick photo and a black and white photo of a sunglassed person with a beret and goatee from the 50's will confirm .

[@godsgirl2229]

No.. It was Bad lol

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

That looks horrible!!!!!!!!!!

[@retroguy9494]

The only problem with that was the 'beatnik generation' wouldn't come about for around another 10 years! LOL

[@brucescott4261]

conscience commenter ...That's not how the beatniks dressed.

[@retroguy9494]

@@brucescott4261 You're right. And if you read my above comment, I said this happened 10 years BEFORE the beatniks.

[@learleywells4498]

Oh this is so so cool! I have this on DVD but it's in black and white this will be my first time seeing it in color! Thank you so so much for uploading this! 👍😁

[@14DaveHunter]

Best part of the whole series. Wish Lucy and Desi would've stayed in Hollywood.

[@Tmanaz480]

That first scene is one of the few actual exterior shots of the series.

[@hollywood101usa]

The very first shot is the 101 Hollywood freeway going through downtown LA. Some of the buildings shown in that shot are still in existence.

[@retroguy9494]

@@hollywood101usa Why wouldn't they be still in existence? This was only about 65 years ago!

[@hollywood101usa]

@@retroguy9494 because a lot of old buildings have been torn down for new ones especially in the downtown area. The 1960s downtown revitalization caused many buildings and homes in downtown to be torn down. Plus all the freeway extensions running through downtown LA that were added during the 50s and 60s caused many more old buildings to be razed.

[@kab1200]

The hotel exterior they used is on Olympic, just east of Beverly Dr. It's still there, and not even close to Hollywood

[@hollywood101usa]

@@kab1200 what type of building did they use on Olympic? Isn't that in Beverly Hills?

[@bcats1309]

Ya cut out the best funny part!! What the hell!! Ethel says back to Lucy "Well thats the way the ball bounces!!"

[@jennafox8556]

And Lucy probably replies: "Oh, shut up!" 😂

[@jlogood7712]

Wow, I love this show and it is so different seeing it in color.

[@rexlex1736]

WOW! LOOKS GREAT IN COLOR!

[@josephforest7605]

I checked out the hood where the hotel is, in Beverly Hills , it is called The Avalon .The hotel and hood are more or less the same . The stop sign has been changed , it also has the street sign on top of it West Olympic and Canon , the picket fence has been changed into a hedge and a new fire hydrant replaced the old fire hydrant , in front of the hotel.

[@beverlywaits7663]

I haven't watched I love Lucy in a while, Glad I came across it from scrolling 😀👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️

[@MamiTT237]

I miss my best friend. We always used to say she was Ethel and I was Lucy! (Nvm my red wig!, that was a coincidence lol) but I used to always be like “I HAVE A PLAN!” And she was always saying no! 😂😂😂

[@icadoriogorgeousiano9454]

Those were the days. My old LaSalle ran great.

[@athorpe630]

Lucy always thinking she was a part of everything Ricky did. Then if she wasn't, forced herself in. But the color was great.

[@michaeltrower741]

Wow, the color looks great!

[@bevelvis4ever44]

I WISH THEY WERE ALL IN COLOR, IT LOOKS SO NICE

[@kellymcfalls1458]

@bevelvis4ever44 I prefer the black and white ones

[@TheLightFish]

The wide open freeway lol

[@Bigbuddyandblue]

Hey! Grumpy old Fred is happy in his goofy outfit! Let him have some fun!!

[@janeceeastwood8035]

Of all the dozens and dozens of times I’ve seen this episode, I’d never before noticed the oncoming car. Good observation!

[@bethanycousineau197]

I love this show so much 😆😆😆

[@marshamariner7897]

Fred would fit rite in LA in that outfit!!!😅🤣😂🌹💖😭😃

[@retroguy9494]

Yea TODAY he would with all the freaks and weirdo's....but not back THEN! LOL

[@Kim-bp1kb]

I've watched this episode a thousand times (my favorite episode) and I swear I have never seen it with the "hail caesar" bit in it. Anyone else ???

[@thajayzone]

No . I was surprised

[@bryanspindle4455]

I have been watching this show for 65 years and the Hollywood episodes are my favorites, but l don't remember the "Hail Caesar!" bit either.

[@julietteyork6293]

“Hail Caesar!” Bobby’s arm salute is so similar to “Heil Hitler!” Weird that they used it.

[@teniola9304]

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤. Still classic and funny 😁

[@jackalopeskillian1574]

*Well, that's the way the ball bounces*

[@scotnick59]

@1:34 Fred's lines about Lucy seeing stars is usually cut from this ep.

[@julierichardson-y4g]

when ever i've had a bad day and i turn on ILL I immediately feel good again, thank god for desi and lucy

[@janicetrivette6262]

I love Lucy!

[@313pookie313]

I love Lucy, but being in color changes my preception just a bit... I prefer the black and white version.

[@nadezhdawall-rossi2864]

I feel the same way about TAGS.

[@lindajones5615]

Me to

[@lindajones5615]

Black and white brings in the real scene

[@lindajones5615]

Black and white

[@michellemoffett9458]

Same here!

[@UNOwen1]

This is one of the (VERY) few things could which was (1) made sense, and (2) was done ... not just correctly, but BRILLIANTLY. I bought the disc, and there's a fascinating documentary on it which explains the 'saga' of colourisation, and the difference between the early (late 80s dreck), and the accurate digital colourisation of today. They explain how - back in the 80s, they colourised the then recently re-discovered christmas episode, and along with it, how there was a very limited (16), I believe) colours available. They didn't do ANY research on what the true colours were. The result was a muddled mess (though it was not as bad as many other offerings). Today, they're able to be much more accurate, and not only that, the people in charge (SPECIFICALLY!) if this classic series really did everything possible, and the best thing they did was find a gentlemen (I forgot his name, I apologise) who's A HUGE I love l Love Lucy fan, do much so, he's got accurate records of the colours used - of clothing, and, yes; even the Christmas gifts (I've highlighted in this doc is when they show side-by-side comparisons of the 80s and 21st century digital colourisation, and it's amazing. This is one of the very few things I tell any fan of this series, DON'T hesitate; the colourised disc is definitely worth it.

[@ronnie6902]

The black and white version seems to give it that old 1950's look. When it is in color it looks modern and like it was filmed today ! In the 1950's television was in black and white. It wasn't until the mid 1960's color television was introduced.

[@RayPointerChannel]

True. However, there was color in reality. And the people who colorized this did a faithful job of using color combinations that were in vogue at the time. The use of color is not distracting, but credible.

[@tompurnell4545]

The Bellhop On Abbott Costello Movie And 🎞🎞🎞🎭🎭🎭🎭

[@trishbender7940]

🕊🌈 I love this!!

[@dianetheisen8664]

I know a lot of people don't like colorized episodes of any Black and white show,but I do. Don't get me wrong, I still love ❤️the Black and white originals, but I like the colorized ones because then you get to see the actual colors of, well, everything.

[@tanamurphy7388]

Agreed

[@apriltorres3684]

I just love the colors in this video. The past few years I've seen the I Love Lucy show colorized and I didn't like it at all. The colors look very natural and Thank You for sharing this video clip.

[@coashddjj294]

I loved these colorized episodes! I wish they all were colorized.

[@elaineasixtoes2305]

I love I love Lucy in color. I wish they made every episode and every season in color ! I buy the complete seasons in color

[@spookym123]

Whoa, Ricky! That was a close call. 0:48

[@pattycombs4853]

I will never be able to look at Fred's shirt the same way lol

[@rubywingo6030]

Did anyone else notice in the beginning, Ricky pulling in front of that car and almost getting hit?? Yikes!!

[@mysteryman111100]

3:57 Amazing! this show predicted 21st Fashion exactly!

[@davehue9517]

Wow... I've seen this episode in reruns and this is the first time I've seen Bobby's "Hail Cesar" imitation.... wonder why it's cut from the TV episode

[@maggiegarber246]

Commercials

[@ricobhi]

I love how blinged-out stop signs were in the 1950s 0:44

[@douglasfraser2089]

Just wonderful

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

I like the pink beige colors of the hotel room hollywoodland hills in tje background

[@timbalistreri6012]

no one ever explained who paid for the mertz's room LOL Fred would never have shelled out that kind of money

[@scotnick59]

Ricky (like Desi) was generous.

[@timbalistreri6012]

@@scotnick59 Not THAT generous....

[@retroguy9494]

I believe Fred paid for the room himself. There was one episode that showed their room (when Lucy tries to exchange the train tickets) and it was not a suite and nowhere near the size of the Ricardo's. If I remember, in one episode, Fred did not want to pay to go but Ethel argued that Fred never took her anywhere and he reminded her of the "lovely trip they took to Minnesota" and Ethel replied "yea I went to the Mayo Clinic to have my gallstones taken out." Since Fred got to ride in the car for free (refusing to pay for half the gas because the back seat would be empty anyway but would supply all the water), he paid for the room. Because Ricky sold the car, he paid for the Mertz's train tickets to go back to New York.

[@kevindouglas5333]

@@retroguy9494 fred wouldn't even chip in on gas but he pays for a Beverly Hills hotel room for 3 months. Not likely

[@retroguy9494]

@@kevindouglas5333 First off, it was never explained exactly how long they were in Hollywood, especially since the trip straddled over both seasons 4 and 5 of the show. However, back in those days, people actually used to LIVE in hotels. It was somewhat common. Discounts were given if one rented by the month rather than by the night or week. Given the Mertz's were in a regular room and not a suite like the Ricardo's and if Fred rented by the month (MGM paid for the Ricardo's suite) it is plausible that he paid for it.

[@mauriceortiz8817]

A true classic

[@stacystoltz8722]

Sweet dreams god for love you Godloveyou much Family and friends

[@michael91411]

at 0:45 Ricky cuts right in front of the oncoming car. I'm surprised he wasn't hit!

[@LV2UXO77]

LOL! I noticed that as well!

[@ShauhuaGu]

Beautiful deco and very funny

[@josebro352]

I always thought Lucy's hair looked more of a salmon color than actual red in the colorized versions

[@howtubeable]

I agree. It's always difficult to get hair color and skin tones right.

[@bryanspindle4455]

​​@@howtubeableDifferent characters in the show commented on Lucy's hair color at times. I remember one in describing it said "l never saw hair that color in all my life." She always said she used a henna rinse on it. When Tallulah Bankhead was on a later version of the show after they moved to Connecticut, she argued with Lucy and said "I'll pull your pink hair out by it's black roots."

[@akrenwinkle]

03:58 Desi often did this very funny "taken aback" surprise take. He was given much acclaim as a television innovator, but I think underrated as a comic actor.

[@rodrigost.3324]

THE BELLBOY WAS LIKE LOU COSTELO'S TWIN BROTHER!!!!

[@Professorkenneth]

I love Lucy 👍🏻❤️

[@oliverortiz5226]

To the powers that be, please colorize the entire series. It would revitalize the show for new audiences. I would definitely buy the DVD set.

[@mikemiller659]

I lived in San Francisco for 20 years and said hello to Kevin Bacon ..he was with his then children and saw Don Johnson as he was waiting next to the Yellow Barracuda on 24th st. in the Mission. think it was 86

[@vivianebeget]

I like black and white

[@JustAThought155]

Wow! I love this episode in color. My mind saw it this way. I always imagined the car being blue. Maybe the well written scripts instilled the coloring through the lines despite the black and white format. But the old NYC apartment episodes, in color, look weird to me.

[@nancyneal5377]

My favorite Calif. episode, was when Lucy got sunburned, and did a wives of the stars fashion show, wearing a tweed suit, that was agony on her skin.

[@LoneWolf-qv8lx]

I love this! Nice.

[@Benito-k6q]

I think for my future if I enjoy repeats of I Love Lucy,this time,I would like to enjoy it in full colour-Instead of black and white!🥰

[@crocdelsud]

La prefiero original, en blanco y negro, es símbolo de una era de la TV

[@phoebelajoie5466]

4:25 "I don't want to be conspicuous." In that outfit??? Never!!

[@reneebraxton1032]

Pretty in color.

[@marytate6637]

I really would love it if all 179 episodes from all six seasons of I Love Lucy was colorized and then they finally released a special Blu-ray Boxset with 179 episodes from all six seasons of I Love Lucy colorized

[@chadhickey9942]

anyone else notice they turned their Pontiac right in front of oncoming traffic to turn into the parking lot?

[@nlpnt]

I always thought that this hotel suite was designed to be easily retconned into an apartment if they decided to permanently move Lucy and Ricky to LA. With Phillip Morris soon to bow out, perhaps the plan was to make the Pontiac sponsorship permanent and there would've been establishing shots of them arriving at destinations in their sponsored (in-universe too) car, but with a shakeup in division management it never came to pass.

[@codymiller182008]

If you watch this full episode, the part where the bell boy says he was in Ceaser pic and when Fred said what he said, isn’t in the original episode. You can look it up.

[@Winky_]

Wow color👍

[@julievanderleest]

The only time we can see the 101 Freeway without traffic.

[@anitashaw9090]

Why only 5 mins? What happened to the full episodes.

[@christinebethencourt6197]

Je les adore pour toujours ✨💖✨💖✨💖✨

[@akrenwinkle]

Moi aussi.

[@ftlshome1]

B & W for me love the old shots of L A

[@lolalassiterwhite1984]

I love this how. It's beautiful in color.

[@unclebbmunson1084]

The Beverly Palms Hotel!❤