I Love Lucy - Sound Book Author:Susan Doll Television audiences first fell in love with the sitcom I Love Lucy more than a half-century ago, and reruns of the show remain popular worldwide today. The book I Love Lucy provides an overview of the beloved TV sitcom, along with audio clips of many of the classic scenes featuring the show’s main characters: Lucy Ricard... more »o (Lucille Ball) and her husband Ricky (Desi Arnaz), and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) and her husband Fred (William Fraley).
The I Love Lucy book has a built-in audio panel, with a numeric keypad and volume control. The book features specific episodes from the series, each with a numeric code. To hear an audio clip from the episode, enter the code. The script for the scene on the clip is also included, so you can read along. More than 80 original audio clips are included for a total of 25 minutes of audio time.
The book introduction provides background on the I Love Lucy series, including its cast, its innovations, and technical aspects of the filming of the series. The featured episodes are grouped into categories that include “Monumental Misunderstandings,” “From Hat to Heel,” and “Working Women.” In addition to the audio clips, a quick summary of each episode is provided, along with photographs of scenes from the episode.
Lucy Ricardo was irresistible—her not-so-surefire schemes and madcap adventures made I Love Lucy one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Revisit some of Lucy’s funniest moments: stalking Hollywood celebrities, scheming to make a million dollars selling salad dressing, and her improbable impersonations of Martians, Harpo Marx, and the Maharincess of Franistan. « less