Lucy Show season 5 intro

The original opening theme for the fifth season of "The Lucy Show". Lucille Ball reportedly hated this opening so much that it was replaced after only a couple of airings, and was never used for the syndicated reruns (the 4th season "kaleidoscope" open was pasted over the rerun prints). However, the rerun prints for the first few fifth season episodes continue to use the "jack-in-the-box" audio, and use the bouncing balls as a background for the episode credits. WARNING: this video is low resolution and is not in color, even though that's how it was originally broadcast.

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[Bandgeek2003]

Where did you find this? Do they air TLS with original opening themes in your state? I mean *original?*

[kbirdusa]

The 16 mm prints used in broadcast syndication in the 70s and 80s used almost all of the original openings - except for this one, which was even removed from network reruns. This one was shown at a fan event some years ago.

[1960galBSAM]

Yeah, I think it would have been a fine opening sequence, if they would have taken out the lucy jack in the box, and after all those balls jump into the box, that it cut to the heart, and Lucy's face was shown. I think that would have been fine, but the jack in the box part....nuh uh....not liking that(:

[MarkJ1961]

Well, now that the 5th official season DVD of Lucy Show has finally come out (Dec.2011), the "bouncy ball/jack-in-the-box" opening is included as an extra (bonus) _AND_ for the first ten ep's, in color, and what appears to be 35mm quality! As well as the "Lucy in London" rare one-hour special from that 1966/67 season as well!

I first saw this as a 16mm low-quality BW print on a collector's VHS tape in 1990, and thought the same thing that some have already posted -- the Billy Mumy TZ episode!

[MultiJRobert]

Hate, hate, hate, this opening. The jack in the box is just plain weird, and the music sounds like a crazy acid trip. It's horrible. She had taste so no wonder she hated it!

[MultiJRobert]

Hate, hate, hate, this episode. The jack in the box is just plain weird, and the music sounds like a crazy acid trip. It's horrible. She had taste so no wonder she hated it!

[Jude1968]

I'm sure this opening will be included on the season 5 DVD release as an extra, but not actually used as the opening for the episodes.

[christheone8773]

@CCLouise33 YES, Lucille Ball reportedly hated this opening sequence - the scene where her head pops out of a jack in the box is just too creepy-

[CCLouise33]

this is the one she really disliked right??

[travis7310]

A few season 5 episodes had this theme, but, with the kaleidoscope opening. This was due to bad editing.

[MotownConnoisseur30]

I hope when season 5 is released that we will get to see this opening in color!