Farmer Ernie Epperson comes to the Employment Agency in need of laborers, so Lucy gets the idea of promoting his place as a Fun Farm to generate interest. Harry agrees to finance a commercial promoting it.
This episode lacks the humor of Tennessee Ernie Ford's appearances on I LOVE LUCY and THE LUCY SHOW. The "commercial" turns out to be more of an Infomercial as it takes up the bulk of the episode.
Lucy and Harry play a miserable bickering blue-collar couple with Kim and Craig as their delinquent kids. This skit leads into the musical numbers, which play like a cross between "Hee Haw" and "The Lawrence Welk Show". Ford sings "Little Green Apples", a recent Billboard #2 hit for O. C. Smith. Lucy is dressed like a milk maid and does the Mexican hat dance with Harry. Craig has a big drum solo number and Kim dances backed by a male chorus.
The musical portion is lively and well-choreographed, but this one is more variety show than sitcom.
This episode lacks the humor of Tennessee Ernie Ford's appearances on I LOVE LUCY and THE LUCY SHOW. The "commercial" turns out to be more of an Infomercial as it takes up the bulk of the episode.
Lucy and Harry play a miserable bickering blue-collar couple with Kim and Craig as their delinquent kids. This skit leads into the musical numbers, which play like a cross between "Hee Haw" and "The Lawrence Welk Show". Ford sings "Little Green Apples", a recent Billboard #2 hit for O. C. Smith. Lucy is dressed like a milk maid and does the Mexican hat dance with Harry. Craig has a big drum solo number and Kim dances backed by a male chorus.
The musical portion is lively and well-choreographed, but this one is more variety show than sitcom.