Using the same writers as he used on "I Love Lucy", Desi Arnaz attempted to create another show much like it as well as "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show"....but with Carol Channing in the lead instead. Considering that the networks passed on this pilot is indicative of the quality of the pilot.
The show begins with an opening monologue by Carol that is modestly humorous. What follows is a very broadly written and acted show where out of work Carol manages to annoy her poor friend's husband (played well by Richard Deacon) and get herself fired from her first job. Finally, Carol obtains a job working at a dance hall.
If you only listened to the audience reaction, you'd think this was the funniest show ever made. But it's canned laughter...probably the same canned laughter you heard a decade and a half earlier on "I Love Lucy". The problem is that the show just isn't often that funny...and it seems to try too hard to be kooky. Overall, a rather annoying program...and you can see why the networks passed.
The show begins with an opening monologue by Carol that is modestly humorous. What follows is a very broadly written and acted show where out of work Carol manages to annoy her poor friend's husband (played well by Richard Deacon) and get herself fired from her first job. Finally, Carol obtains a job working at a dance hall.
If you only listened to the audience reaction, you'd think this was the funniest show ever made. But it's canned laughter...probably the same canned laughter you heard a decade and a half earlier on "I Love Lucy". The problem is that the show just isn't often that funny...and it seems to try too hard to be kooky. Overall, a rather annoying program...and you can see why the networks passed.