dynaflow
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Westy promo in color I Love Lucy
lucy color westinghouse
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laundromat
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AWESOME!!! You can be sure....if it's "Westing-Gouse" !LOL
and you can be sure this was colorized
I have this on a video tape of Lucy clips and this 1958 Westinghouse promo was shot in black and white. You can tell that mainly because the colorized version of this footage has the same look to it that the colorized early Bewitch episodes(the episodes shot in b&w) have.....miscolorings and all. PAT COFFEY
I have this on a video tape of Lucy clips and this 1958 Westinghouse promo was shot in black and white. You can tell that mainly because the colorized version of this footage has the same look to it that the colorized early Bewitch episodes(the episodes shot in b&w) have.....miscolorings and all. PAT COFFEY
But, Oh!
To see Lucy and Desi....
To see the whole line of Westing Gouse appliances, including the smalls.....
A favourite aunt had the round deep fryer, but one of the daughters grabbed it before I could claim it....It had a very accurate thermostat.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
To see Lucy and Desi....
To see the whole line of Westing Gouse appliances, including the smalls.....
A favourite aunt had the round deep fryer, but one of the daughters grabbed it before I could claim it....It had a very accurate thermostat.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Yes I have to agree with you Lawerence....
I love the sight of all those Westin-Gouse appliances too LOL.....PAT COFFEY
I love the sight of all those Westin-Gouse appliances too LOL.....PAT COFFEY
Joy!
This was a rare treat! Colorized or not, I loved that scene at the end and that's what my basement is beginning to look like although I don't thin I have even one Westing Gouse.
This was a rare treat! Colorized or not, I loved that scene at the end and that's what my basement is beginning to look like although I don't thin I have even one Westing Gouse.
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I like the color.
I have this whole episode where Desi shows Mr. Hayden, the Westinghouse dealer (sponsor) around the studio lot. Lucy disguises herself in several departments and secretly orders all of her stuff. She has it all sent to her dressing room and has Vivian and Bill stall Desi for her.
It's pretty great.
`Tim
I have this whole episode where Desi shows Mr. Hayden, the Westinghouse dealer (sponsor) around the studio lot. Lucy disguises herself in several departments and secretly orders all of her stuff. She has it all sent to her dressing room and has Vivian and Bill stall Desi for her.
It's pretty great.
`Tim
hey Bugsy is your copy b&w or the colorized version?
and I thinkit is an awesome Westinghouse Promo colorized or not.......PAT COFFEY
and I thinkit is an awesome Westinghouse Promo colorized or not.......PAT COFFEY
I've been recording the "I LOVE LUCY" episodes on DVR. Isn't there an episode where It open with Lucy Ironing in her Laundry room after they moved to Connecticut infront of her "Westing-Gouse" laundromats?
I don't think so
but there is one of her ironing in in her kitchen...but that was when they were still doing the half hour shows and she had a Philco fridge in the kitchen.....PAT COFFEY
but there is one of her ironing in in her kitchen...but that was when they were still doing the half hour shows and she had a Philco fridge in the kitchen.....PAT COFFEY
RE563, I believe the episode that you are referring to was actually a part of the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour...not the I Love Lucy Show. Westinghouse sponsored the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (the Westinghouse video was created to send to their dealers and it mentions the new comedy hour). I'm not sure if they were the laundromats or not, I'll have to look that one up--but the other appliances were Westinghouse.
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appliguy
My version is black and white.
My version is black and white.
autowasherfreak
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I have that on either DVD or VHS it was my mothers, and it was in b & w, but I still loved it!
whirlcool
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I noticed that when shows were colorized they used to indicate it in the show description. But not any more. I don't know, colorization gives people an "older look". Not that they look older, but seem to be from another time, or less lifelike.
This is some terrible (like early 90s) color conversion. Much better converting is now out there (Bewitched, It's a Wonderful Life, etc.) Anything colorized by the new technology in the last few years seems a lot more authentic than this clip. It reminds me of the awful colorization that was occurring in the early 90s when TNT was doing that and CBS colorized a version of the Christmas episode of Lucy.
The true original color episodes of "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show" now out on DVD are beautifully restored.
The true original color episodes of "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show" now out on DVD are beautifully restored.
laundromat
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Other than the older washer the Ricardos sold to the Mertz's,The only one I remember actualy seeing was the one where Lucy got the wrong tickets and the four of them had to share 2 seats.That was a combination washer dryer and looked like either a Bendix or a Dexter. Not a Westinghouse at all.They were sitting at the table having breakfast and coffee and talking about the musical they wanted to go see and that the tickets were all sold out.It was not running but you got a good look at the door and window.the frige looks like an Amana with a bottom freezer.
The Truth About "Lucy Buys Westinghouse"
Black and white or color, the film NEVER aired on television. It was produced by Desilu (the official title: "Lucy Buys Westinghouse") after Desi Arnaz signed a two-season deal with the appliance maker for the new CBS anthology series "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse." As part of the deal, Desi agreed to help sell Westinghouse products on the air, along with Lucy, Vivian Vance, Bill Frawley, and Westinghouse spokespeople Betty Furness and John Cameron Swazye. The 45-minute film was written by "Lucy" scribes Bob Carroll Junior, Madilyn Pugh, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Ross Elliott played the Westinghouse dealer. It was shown to dealers across the nation to get them excited about the various promotions that would air on "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse." And frankly, it would have made a better episode of "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show" instead of many of the hour-long episodes that actually aired on CBS during the final two seasons; the format was getting tired and Lucy and Desi were barely speaking to each other--not good signs.
During its two-season run, "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" not only aired new and repeat episodes of the hour-long adventures of the Ricardos and the Mertzes (with guest stars such as Milton Berle, Bob Cummings, Danny Thomas and Maurice Chevalier), but it also aired two historic programs. One was "The Time Element," which sparked the Rod Serling anthology series "The Twilight Zone," along with a two-part show that served as the pilot for "The Untouchables," which--suprisingly--aired on ABC instead of CBS.
Black and white or color, the film NEVER aired on television. It was produced by Desilu (the official title: "Lucy Buys Westinghouse") after Desi Arnaz signed a two-season deal with the appliance maker for the new CBS anthology series "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse." As part of the deal, Desi agreed to help sell Westinghouse products on the air, along with Lucy, Vivian Vance, Bill Frawley, and Westinghouse spokespeople Betty Furness and John Cameron Swazye. The 45-minute film was written by "Lucy" scribes Bob Carroll Junior, Madilyn Pugh, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Ross Elliott played the Westinghouse dealer. It was shown to dealers across the nation to get them excited about the various promotions that would air on "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse." And frankly, it would have made a better episode of "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show" instead of many of the hour-long episodes that actually aired on CBS during the final two seasons; the format was getting tired and Lucy and Desi were barely speaking to each other--not good signs.
During its two-season run, "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" not only aired new and repeat episodes of the hour-long adventures of the Ricardos and the Mertzes (with guest stars such as Milton Berle, Bob Cummings, Danny Thomas and Maurice Chevalier), but it also aired two historic programs. One was "The Time Element," which sparked the Rod Serling anthology series "The Twilight Zone," along with a two-part show that served as the pilot for "The Untouchables," which--suprisingly--aired on ABC instead of CBS.
MikeS
I will hazard a guess and say that you are an Lucille Ball/DesiArnaz/Desilu fan too?....PAT COFFEY
I will hazard a guess and say that you are an Lucille Ball/DesiArnaz/Desilu fan too?....PAT COFFEY
