I Love Lucy : Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952)
Directed by Marc Daniels / James V. Kern / William Asher
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Errors, Domestic Comedy, Sitcom [TV], Slapstick |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Rovi
One of the funniest I Love Lucy half-hours ever filmed, this is the episode in which stagestruck Lucy (Lucille Ball) becomes a commercial spokeswoman on a major live TV program emceed by Ricky (Desi Arnaz). Lucy is hired to promote a liquid medicinal tonic called Vitameatavegamin, requiring her to not only extoll the product's praises but also sample a tablespoonful on-camera. Unfortunately, the ad copy for Vitameatavegamin is so long-winded and complicated that Lucy must rehearse her pitch over and over again, and drink sample after sample of the product. Even more unfortunately (and more hilariously), Vitameatavegamin contains 23-percent alcohol.