“Job Switching”, Season 2, Episode 1, Filmed 5/16/52, Aired 9/15/52

Well, I’m a moron and I didn’t put the episodes in the right order on my Netflix. I didn’t catch the mistake until I got the delivery today. So, instead of throwing me off my game, we’ll just do a little back and forth. It worked out great though because, you are in for a treat, JOB SWITCHING! The FAMOUS chocolate conveyer belt episode! Another episode that is fitting to be so near Valentines day.
Lucy has overdrawn her bank account yet again. While Lucy and Ricky argue, Fred and Ethel stop by to join in. The men say the women couldn’t be the bread winners, the women say the men wouldn’t be able to keep house. So the four decide to switch places. The women go out to get a job and the men stay home to keep house. The men are having a hard time, they burn the ladies shirts and dinner ends up on the ceiling. The woman don’t have much luck either, they get a job at a candy factory where they poke the chocolate to see what they are and eat them. When the ladies get home, the men have bought them a peace offering, a 5 pound box of chocolate.
tv.com had some good info about this episode. check out some of the bloopers...Blooper 1: Ricky trips on the overflowing rice dripping on the floor, when actually, his falling wasn't scripted. (Which he actually bruised his ribs pretty badly) Blooper 2: While the conveyor belt is speeding up, Lucy was too soon to eat one of the chocolates. And realizing her mistake, she quickly removed the candy and dropped it on the floor. Blooper 3: The part where Lucy and a co-worker are having a chocolate fight, the co-worker's slap didn't happen twice, it was the same slap but from two different camera angles. In the 2008 Emmy’s, it was said they conveyor belt scene was number 5 in the most memorable comedy tv moments.
Almost everyone knows this episode. You say “I Love Lucy” and most people say “I love the chocolate one”, young and old, male and female from every country the chocolate is universal. I wish I could’ve been in that audience. They’re laughter is almost screaming, they can barely control themselves. The only time I hear an audience like that is during “Who’s Line Is It Anyways”. Ali, my sister, has banned me from her room when we watch that show. That’s the only time laughter therapy can be too much. Is anyone in the mood for some Chocolate therapy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q