I Love Lucy or Leave it to Beaver?

[Chocoholic]

I like Leave it to Beaver better.

[Tundra Wolf]

LITB :)

[Pus$y Galore]

Lucy hands down.

[ShawnieMac]

I liked both shows, but I gotta go with I Love Lucy, it was better written show.

[TV DVD Fan]

... Don't even BEGIN to compare I Love Lucy to ANY other television show.

No television series will ever come close to the stature I Love Lucy made. And FYI, If it wasn't for Lucille Ball, NONE of your faves and mine would've ever made it to the air waves. "I Love Lucy" brought something to the screen that was amazing, something we had never really seen before it.... the first TRUE, I repeat, TRUE! sitcom of all time. It was daring. It was courageous. It was the first show ever to mention pregnancy, and brought the first "mixed" couple to the air waves. This show broke the mold in so many different ways. It has another great sign of a TRUE classic... its entertaining us since 1951... 54 years on the air, NONSTOP. It will continue in syndication for a LONG time, and when it ends after its long reign in syndication, that still won't be the end for the series that started a million more. Lucille Ball will always hold a place in our hearts, and we will always hold a place in her heart, up in heaven. Thank you Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Jess Oppenheimer, Madeline Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr.

pat

[Pus$y Galore]

... Don't even BEGIN to compare I Love Lucy to ANY other television show.

No television series will ever come close to the stature I Love Lucy made. And FYI, If it wasn't for Lucille Ball, NONE of your faves and mine would've ever made it to the air waves. "I Love Lucy" brought something to the screen that was amazing, something we had never really seen before it.... the first TRUE, I repeat, TRUE! sitcom of all time. It was daring. It was courageous. It was the first show ever to mention pregnancy, and brought the first "mixed" couple to the air waves. This show broke the mold in so many different ways. It has another great sign of a TRUE classic... its entertaining us since 1951... 54 years on the air, NONSTOP. It will continue in syndication for a LONG time, and when it ends after its long reign in syndication, that still won't be the end for the series that started a million more. Lucille Ball will always hold a place in our hearts, and we will always hold a place in her heart, up in heaven. Thank you Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Jess Oppenheimer, Madeline Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr.

pat


So I take it that your answer is Lucy eh?

[Stuck In The '70's]

I like them both but I'll go with Lucy

[JohnRittersHappyWife]

Leave it to Beaver....I was never a big fan of I Love Lucy, honestly. Lucille Ball was a good actress, but I never really liked the show. I always thought LITB was funnier and written better.

[Tundra Wolf]

I liked I Love Lucy, but I've seen more of and enjoy Leave it to Beaver more.

[TV DVD Fan]

lol, tripperfan, yeah i think i'll take i love lucy.

you people who like LITB better realize you're going to hell right? lol. No, I respect your tastes, but you at least know that Lucy broke the mold right?

pat

[Tundra Wolf]

lol, tripperfan, yeah i think i'll take i love lucy.

you people who like LITB better realize you're going to hell right? lol. No, I respect your tastes, but you at least know that Lucy broke the mold right?

pat

Quote me saying "I Love Lucy didn't break any mold." -_-

You can't.

Because I never said it!

Shove that up your pipe and smoke it.

[TV DVD Fan]

NEWSFLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I LOVE LUCY BEATS LEAVE IT TO BEAVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S A BETTER SHOW, AND BROKE THE MOLD, DAMNIT! DONT DARE TELL ME TO SHOVE THAT UP MY PIPE AND SMOKE IT!

THAT SHOW WOULDNT EXIST WITHOUT I LOVE LUCY!!!!!!!!! IT WOULDNT HAVE DARED TO TRY WHAT LUCILLE BALL, DESI ARNAZ, VIVIAN VANCE, WILLIAM FRAWLEY AND THE CREATIVE STAFF ESPECIALLY THE WRITERS AND DIRECTORS DID!!!!!!!!!!! GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL! IT AINT AN OPINION, ITS A FACT. OK????????????????????????????????????????????

NOW JUST SHUT UP AND REALIZE THAT I LOVE LUCY IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY TO LEAVE IT TO BEAVER.

pat

[TV DVD Fan]

.... you said after your "quote" that i cant say that it broke any mold, because you said i cant? how dare you! change your attitude! i was being polite before, stating that FACT, quote me "FACT" that Lucy was superior in every way to every other television series (even my personal faves!!!!!), but now since you are taking on an attitude, guess what? im gonna take one on too! now once again, shut up and never talk directly towards me ever again? get the picture? i hope so. Have a GREAT NIGHT!

pat

[dawsongirl]

Sheesh. This isn't WWIII. CALM DOWN DUDE.

[Tundra Wolf]

Hey listen, it's not a "fact" that I Love Lucy is better than Leave it to Beaver. You're behaving very immaturely. And it just makes you look like a moron typing in all caps like that... *chuckles*

I happen to like Leave it to Beaver better, so SHUT UP.

[TV DVD Fan]

the both of you are right, i am being slightly immature. i just like to stand the ground for my favorite tv shows. i profusely apologize.

pat

[TV DVD Fan]

FreshPrinceFan,

I love the way you also stand the ground for your favorite tv shows, and after reading all of my previous posts, i really was acting like an *******. guess im just stubborn. (a family trait i guess, lol)

Do you accept my apology?

pat

[barwars]

Whether or not you prefer "I Love Lucy" or "Leave It To Beaver" is your own thing.

But it is a fact that ILL is a more important series. Doesn't mean its better, doesn't mean its worse. But in the history of television (and the world in general).... ILL is much more important than LITB will ever be.

[TV DVD Fan]

... thanks for summing up my point barwars! lol

pat

[Tundra Wolf]

Yes, I'll accept your apology.

[Jack1000]

Guys,

I prefer LITB but they are both great shows in their own right. I have a question:

Why is it that these shows have been so well preserved in terms of film quality, where as other shows from the 50's-60's are barely recognizable?

Jack

[Tundra Wolf]

I think it's because they go off the air for long periods of time and the companies don't bother to convert them to permanent-DVD-quality.

[TV DVD Fan]

:happyface :happyface :happyface :happyface

thanks for accepting my apology. the war is over :lol:

pat

[Skywalker]

I Love Lucy

[sbwalker53]

I'm a big fan of both. But I prefer Leave It to Beaver because I'm a sucker for sentimentality in sitcoms and Leave It to Beaver had more of this than did I Love Lucy. That's not to say that I Love Lucy didn't have its share. I loved the way Lucy broke the news to Ricky that she was going to have a baby. But I'll never forget the Leave It to Beaver episode in which Wally and the Beav saw their parents and lives through the eyes of the trashman's sons or the one when Wally and Beaver apologize to their mother for not acting gracious over sacrificing their day at the carnival when Aunt Martha visits, among so many others. Also, the characters in Leave It to Beaver appear to me to have more depth. On two occasions, Eddie exposed his innermost feelings to the Beaver: once, after staying overnight at the Cleavers', he talks to the Beaver about his fear of staying home by himself and, in another episode, gets Wally to wear a different outfit to an event so Beaver wouldn't get into trouble for ruining Wally's suit. And, while I Love Lucy was indeed groundbreaking for its arc of episodes regarding Lucy's pregnancy, let's not forget that Leave It to Beaver dealt which such issues as alcoholism and children of divorced parents –- quite ahead of its time for the late ‘50s and early ‘60s.

[dandelion wine]

Leave it to Beaver

[Lizzie McGuire]

I pick I Love Lucy

[KJH278]

BOTH OF THEM

[spunkygirl]

I Love Lucy

[Coffeecup]

They are both good shows. I Love Lucy I like as an adult. Leave It To Beaver I see from a child's point of view. I don't remember watching Lucy as much as Beaver when I was a child. It was a bit over my head.

[TV DVD Fan]

i love lucy usually is BUSY in every episode. VERY BUSY.

pat

[Mrs. Ducky]

...It was the first show ever to mention pregnancy
pat

Actually, the first show ever to mention pregnancy was Mary Kay and Johnny (1947-1950) :wave:

[TV DVD Fan]

i mean a show that is broadcasted all over and a show that more than 20 hilbillies heard of.

pat

[Mrs. Ducky]

i mean a show that is broadcasted all over and a show that more than 20 hilbillies heard of.

pat


I believe that it was broadcast all over. It aired on channels that broadcasted all over. Dumont from 47-48, NBC from 48-49, CBS in 49, and NBC again from 49-50. I believe it was the first network sitcom. What about hillbillies?

[Classicshowsgurl15]

I Love Lucy definetly.

[TheHappyBurgerMeister]

LITB. I don't think I've ever even seen an entire episode of I Love Lucy before.

[jrb_wi]

I like Beaver better....

Say what you will, at least Beaver was able to get out of situations his dumb/lazy friends sucked him into. All Lucy did was suck herself into bad situations and end most of the episodes with that wail of hers. Waaaaahhh......

[TV DVD Fan]

.... thats why lucy is classic.

mrs. ducky- the more i think about it, i remember them saying in some interview that it was NEVER broadcasted ALL OVER THE WORLD (topic of pregnancy) until lucy came along.

pat

[Mrs. Ducky]

.... thats why lucy is classic.

mrs. ducky- the more i think about it, i remember them saying in some interview that it was NEVER broadcasted ALL OVER THE WORLD (topic of pregnancy) until lucy came along.

pat


Oh, I didn't know that you meant all over the WORLD I thought you just meant the country.

[TV DVD Fan]

by the way, how many of you have heard of this show?

pat