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Lucille Ball plus Carol Burnett equals Comedy Classics
A classic pair of episodes teaming Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett are offered up from "The Lucy Show". First, in "Lucy Gets a Roommate" (Episode #117 October 31, 1966), Burnett plays librarian Carol Bradford, who answers Lucy's ad for a roommate. But Carol is awfully shy, which means Lucy and Mary Jane have to get her to open up a bit. The resulting striptease is an absolutely hysterical routine and one of the few times you will see a guest star upstage Lucy. Then, in "Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs" (#118 November 7, 1966), Carol's band the Vagabounds get a gig at a golf tournament. Of course, Mr. Mooney will not let Lucy go along, she pretends to be ill, and has a great time with Carol out in Palm Springs until her boss shows up. Pay attention and you will see future Laugh-In host Dan Rowan playing one of the golfers with whom the girls flirt. It never got any better than this on "The Lucy Show."

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Burnett and Ball Mix it up with mediocre results
Most actors admit that if its not on the page, it won't work on stage. So despite the gifts of these two great comedic actresses of all time, this episode really lays there. I am one Burnett's and Ball's biggest fans so I rushed to see this re-release. Whoa... was I disappointed. Everything seems to be just a set up for a physical gag - which they are both known for. And the story is utterly ridiculous, defying any real believability. But Ball really liked Carol and I suspect just to work with her and promote her on her show was the goal here. Burnett is game and goofy as you would expect, and Lucy seems to enjoy the audiences reaction to her. Surely the execs at CBS must have viewed this wondering if Carol could handle her own show.

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OK entry but considering the talent involved................
YWhen you have the Queen of Comedy and the heir to her throne
playing opposite each other,the expectations would be somewhere along the lines of earth shattering fireworks,so the first entry of this tape("Lucy finds a Roomate") is something of a letdown.The first impression I got from viewing this episode for the first time was that you keep waiting for their scenes to crackle with the fire youd come to come to expect from these two Ladies of Laughter and that just does not not come to happen.Of course thats no fault of its stars,who,on the contrary,gamely try to rise above the medicre,second rate material,and,at times,even succeed.Still,theres no denying that these two stars are working with a less than great script,certainly undeserving
of the talents of Lucy and Carol. As for the second episode("Lucy and Carol go to Palm Springs"),the results are even more discouraging,and I can only say that the culprit her seems not only to be a hopelessluy contrived,unfunny screenplay with lackluster direction to match.Once again,its the performancesof Lucy and Carol trying to breathe some life into this that are the only saving grace here.I just cannot agree with the customer reviews that find the "Lucy and Carol Go To Palm Springs Episode hilarious.This is so absurd.I expected much,much more from this considering its stars.A BIG dissapointment!