I Love Lucy - The Complete Second Season (DVD, 2004, 5-Disc Set)

Season 2 of I Love Lucy includes two of the most famous half-hours in television history. "Job Switching," originally broadcast mid-September of 1952, is the crazy, battle-of-the-sexes episode in which husbands Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) and Fred Mertz (William Frawley) trade roles with wives Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ethel (Vivian Vance), culminating in the men making a shambles of domestic chores while Lucy and Ethel take disastrous work at a chocolate factory. That's right: This is the show where the ladies have a Chaplinesque experience with a too-fast factory conveyor belt, forcing them to hide candies in their mouths, in their hats, and down their blouses lest a tough forewoman fire them for incompetence. A half-century later, the scene is still so fresh and funny it would grace any current sitcom. "Lucy Goes to the Hospital," which received an amazing 71.7 rating on January 19, 1953, is the historic episode featuring the birth of Little Ricky and a load of wonderful slapstick. Other television series (The Dick Van Dyke Show) and movies (Nine Months) have tried to top Lucy's time-to-go-to-the-hospital shenanigans, but there's nothing like the sight of Ricky and Fred falling all over themselves or Ricky showing up at the maternity ward (direct from a voodoo-themed show at the Tropicana) in witch doctor makeup.
The other 31 episodes included in I Love Lucy: The Compete Second Season have choice moments, too. "Lucy Becomes a Sculptress" finds the ever-ambitious redhead falling for empty flattery at an art-supply store and commencing an ill-advised career working in clay. Ricky agrees to bless this new endeavor if an art critic says she has talent, but Lucy tries to increase her chances by posing as a bust of herself--resulting in mayhem, of course. The usual running themes in I Love Lucy--Lucy's misguided desire to be a part of Ricky's musical career, and her penchant for disguising herself to investigate something--are all over The Complete Second Season. "Ricky Loses His Voice" is a delightful piece in which Ricky's laryngitis inspires Lucy, the Mertzes, and an aging chorus line to put on a Tropicana spectacle, and "Ricky Has Labor Pains" finds Lucy and Ethel going undercover as male reporters to find out what happens at a stag party. Lots to enjoy here, and the special features include bloopers, information about the guest cast, and snippets from Ball's radio show.

I decided to buy all of the boxed sets because of the clarity of the dvds and plus the bonuses that come with it. They come with special deleted scenes and "My Favorite Husband" the comedy radio show too, if you choose to watch it. I also bought "I Love Lucy" because I never get tired of watching it over and over again, or when I need a good laugh + the "I Love Lucy Show doesn't come on in my area as much as it used to and when I'm ready to watch it or I get bored I just flip a dvd in and watch it. I think the value is great and so is the added bonus and clarity and that's why I give this set a 5* rating.

I LOVE the second season of I Love Lucy. It contains the beloved pregnancy episodes, including the one where Lucy goes to the hospital. It is HILARIOUS!! A great buy for any I Love Lucy fan.

Love, Love the I Love Lucy second season.
It is refreshing to watch TV shows that are free of vulgar language, and values I do not agree with or wish to promote. This classic show can lift your spirits and make you laugh. I really like that before each show they tell you when the episode first aired.

its a great season, where lucy's entire pregnancy is televised. one of the best/ funniest season of them all... famous episodes are the chocolate one which is hilarious. i honestly do recommend this season if ur a true lucy fan.