If I didn't know any better I would have sworn that this was a pilot for yet another Lucille Ball series. Might have been a good one.
I think I was 7 or 8 when this was on TV - so honestly I'm only giving it a 7 because I remember my parents thought it was good. My brother and I thought it lacked the zaniness of Lucy's previous sitcoms - but in retrospect I suspect she was eschewing the more slapstick-oriented style of the sitcoms for more sophisticated humor.
.....it's still Lucy and many of her long-time co-professionals, either beside her or behind the cameras.
This CBS special starring Lucille Ball is a treat for audiences and a treasure for any Lucy fan. Lucy plays 'Lucy Whittaker' a Bundy, Indian resident who calls the then President Jimmy Carter during his weekly radio show to state her concerns about the new low-cost housing project that the federal government plans to build on the outskirts of her town.
Thankfully, I don't recall them as looking incredibly old, but they must have been. I also don't recall alot of applauding.
I remember this special, almost anything with lucy i can remember. i have this special uncut on video, it was given to me by a new friend.
I do remember this TV movie just a little. Commenting on the other reviewer, on thing that I do remember about this show is the joke about the hors d'oeuvres.
This intriguing (but probably forgettable to most) farce was most likely an attempt to launch an all-new Lucy series, with most of the original cast members (sans-Desi Sr.).
