If you buy the DVD pack of Season 1 you'll be able to see the Lost I Love Lucy Pilot. If you never get the chance to see it...don't worry, the storyline and almost everything that happens is same as The Audition (which I'll talk about a little later.) Besides this pilot was never made for broadcast.
Differences:
An Announcer: Since it is the pilot after all there is an announcer voice over introducing the Ricky & Lucy Ricardo. Ricky (according to the announcer) is a morning person (as he bounds out of bed). Lucy is not. I will be talking about this in the Bloopers section....
The Apartment: The set for the apartment is way different...they don't really have a kitchen.
Who's At The Door?: In The Audition Fred Mertz comes to the door to tell Ricky that there's a TV audition down at the Tropicana that night. In the pilot it's Ricky's agent Jerry.
Who's Clowning Around?: In the Lost I Love Lucy Pilot the clown's name is Pepito. In The Audition, the clown's name is Bobo (and is a different clown altogether). I personally think Pepito is funnier, but don't worry, you can see his same routine in Season 2. Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song.
Bloopers:
Now for my favorite part...the bloopers. The director hardly called for any "Cuts" during the filming of the show. Which is why you see a lot of bloopers and mistakes in the episodes. Personally I like that...it doesn't make the show seem too rehearsed...just natural.
Who's The Early Bird?: This really isn't a blooper I guess...it's just an inconsistency. Above I mentioned that the announcer explained that Ricky was a morning person. Just off the top of my head I can think of 3 later episodes that proves this point very wrong. The biggest would be Vacation From Marriage, in which Ricky staggers into the kitchen "looking like a zombie". Then says, "I could've slept day". In Ricky Loses His Temper, it shows Ricky getting home in the early morning...so i don't really see him bounding out of bed in 4 hours. And lastly in The Anniversary Present, Ricky is just waking up as Lucy all dressed (and obviously having been up for a while) comes walking into the bedroom with a tray of breakfast for the painters.
Now of course I'll let this inconsistency slide, because the pilot was never made for broadcast.
Differences:
An Announcer: Since it is the pilot after all there is an announcer voice over introducing the Ricky & Lucy Ricardo. Ricky (according to the announcer) is a morning person (as he bounds out of bed). Lucy is not. I will be talking about this in the Bloopers section....
The Apartment: The set for the apartment is way different...they don't really have a kitchen.
Who's At The Door?: In The Audition Fred Mertz comes to the door to tell Ricky that there's a TV audition down at the Tropicana that night. In the pilot it's Ricky's agent Jerry.
Who's Clowning Around?: In the Lost I Love Lucy Pilot the clown's name is Pepito. In The Audition, the clown's name is Bobo (and is a different clown altogether). I personally think Pepito is funnier, but don't worry, you can see his same routine in Season 2. Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song.
Bloopers:
Now for my favorite part...the bloopers. The director hardly called for any "Cuts" during the filming of the show. Which is why you see a lot of bloopers and mistakes in the episodes. Personally I like that...it doesn't make the show seem too rehearsed...just natural.
Who's The Early Bird?: This really isn't a blooper I guess...it's just an inconsistency. Above I mentioned that the announcer explained that Ricky was a morning person. Just off the top of my head I can think of 3 later episodes that proves this point very wrong. The biggest would be Vacation From Marriage, in which Ricky staggers into the kitchen "looking like a zombie". Then says, "I could've slept day". In Ricky Loses His Temper, it shows Ricky getting home in the early morning...so i don't really see him bounding out of bed in 4 hours. And lastly in The Anniversary Present, Ricky is just waking up as Lucy all dressed (and obviously having been up for a while) comes walking into the bedroom with a tray of breakfast for the painters.
Now of course I'll let this inconsistency slide, because the pilot was never made for broadcast.
Lucy: I'm lookin' for a feller named Risky Riskerdo.
Ricky: I'm Ricky Ricardo.
Lucy: Glad to ya. Now do you know where I can find Risky Riskerdo?
The Lost Pilot &
The Audition~Season 1
Ricky: I'm Ricky Ricardo.
Lucy: Glad to ya. Now do you know where I can find Risky Riskerdo?
The Lost Pilot &
The Audition~Season 1
One of my favorites:)
ReplyDeleteOoh, and I never realized the inconsistancies of that... interesting...
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