Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 2

S6;E15
~ December 11, 1967

Synopsis

Lucy
and Carol get their wings as flight attendants and perform a
graduation revue about the history of aviation with the stars of the
motion picture Wings, Buddy Rodgers and Richard Arlen.

Regular
Cast

Lucille
Ball (Lucy
Carmichael),
Gale
Gordon
(Theodore J. Mooney)

Mary
Jane Croft (Mary
Jane Lewis) and Roy
Roberts
(Harrison Winfield Cheever) do not appear in this episode, although
Mr. Cheever is mentioned.

Guest
Cast

Carol
Burnett (Carol
Tilford) got
her first big break on “The Paul Winchell Show” in 1955.
A
years later she was a regular on “The Garry Moore Show.” In 1959
she made her Broadway debut in Once
Upon a Mattress,
which she also appeared in on television three times. From 1960 to
1965 she did a number of TV specials, and often appeared with Julie
Andrews. Her second Broadway musical was Fade
Out – Fade In
which
ran for more than 270 performances. From 1967 to 1978 she hosted her
own highly successful variety show, “The Carol Burnett Show.”
Burnett had previously appeared in two episodes as Lucy’s roommate
Carol Bradford. In return, Lucille Ball made five appearances on
“The Carol Burnett Show.” Burnett also returned to star in three
episodes of “Here’s Lucy,” once playing herself. After Lucille
Ball’s passing, Burnett was hailed as the natural heir to Lucy’s
title of ‘The Queen of TV Comedy.’

Carol
has an Uncle Charlie who is a drinker. His intoxication prevents him
from playing the role of the Captain in the revue.

Kasey
Rogers
(Miss Cavanaugh) is probably best remembered for playing Louise Tate
on “Bewitched” from 1966 to 1972, including an episode five days
before this installment of “The Lucy Show.” She will appear in
one more episode of the series.

Rogers is never addressed as Miss Cavanaugh in the dialogue, but she was in the previous episode.

Buddy
Rodgers
(Himself) was the star of the first Academy Award-winning Best
Picture, Wings
(1929). He was married to silent film star Mary Pickford from 1937
until her death in 1979. This appearance on “The Lucy Show” was
his penultimate screen credit. His last appearance was also with
Richard Arlen, on a 1968 episode of “Petticoat Junction” titled
“Wings.” He died in 1999 at the age of 94.

Richard
Arlen (Himself)
was also featured in Wings
in 1929. He appeared in more than 175 movies and TV shows. He was
born in 1899 and died in 1976.

Characters
named Terry Harper and Joan Boston also receive their wings. The
episode features male and female singers / dancers who all are
uncredited.

This
is the second of a two part episode. The first episode is rather
uncreatively titled “Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 1” and also
features Kasey Rogers. After
this, the flight attendant plot thread is dropped without
explanation, and Lucy is back at the bank as Mr. Mooney’s secretary.

Carol
Burnett first appeared on the series before the premiere of her own
TV variety show. This time she returns as a celebrity guest star,
with her name in the title.

Coincidentally,
on the same day this airline-themed episode premieres, the supersonic
Concorde was unveiled in France. Also on this date, newspapers
announced the crash of a twin-engine plane in Madison, Wisconsin that
killed recording star Otis Redding and six others.

The
same night this episode first aired, Gale Gordon appeared on NBC’s
“The Danny Thomas Hour” in a salute to 1930s musicals. Gordon
and Thomas had appeared together on “Lucy Makes Room for Danny,”
a 1958 episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.”

After
receiving their ‘wings,’ graduates Lucy and Carol join Rodgers, Arlen, Mr. Mooney and an ensemble of flight attendants in a revue
titled…

“A Salute To Aviation”

Lucy,
Carol and the female Flight Attendants sing “Over
There” (1917)
written by George
M. Cohan.

Rodgers
and Arlen sing “My
Buddy”
(1922) with music
by Walter
Donaldson and
lyrics by Gus
Kahn.

Lucy,
Carol, Mr. Mooney, Arlen, and Rodgers sing “How
‘Ya Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)”
(1919) with music by Walter
Donaldson and lyrics
by Sam
Lewis and
Joe
Young.

Lucy,
Carol and the Flight Attendants (as flappers) dance to “Thoroughly
Modern Millie”
(1967) with music by Jimmy
Van Heusen. The film of the same title (set in 1922) was released
earlier in 1967 starring Julie Andrews. Andrews and Burnett would do
many TV variety specials together.

Lucy,
Carol, and an uncredited male soloist sing “Chattanooga
Choo Choo” (1941)
with music by Harry
Warren and lyrics
by Mack
Gordon.

Three
uncredited male tap dancers sing “Alabamy
Bound”
(1924) with music by Ray
Henderson and lyrics
by Buddy
G. DeSylva and
Bud
Green.

A
bride and groom (uncredited singer and dancer) performer “Shuffle
Off to Buffalo”
(1933) from the film 42nd Street
with music by Harry
Warren and lyrics
by Al
Dubin.

Six
uncredited boys and girls sing “Toot,
Toot, Tootsie”
(1921) which was written by written by Dan
Russo,
Ernie
Erdman and
Gus
Kahn for the Al Jolson musical Bombo.

Lucy,
Carol and the ensemble perform “Hey,
Look Me Over”
(1960) from the musical Wildcat with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics
by Carolyn Leigh. Lucille Ball introduced the song to America on
Broadway. This version has specially written lyrics to suit the
setting.

The
ensemble performs “The
Army Air Corps Song”
(1917) written by Robert Crawford.

Blooper
Alerts!

History Lesson! It
is stated that Mr. Mooney was given a citation during World War II
for extreme valor under fire, yet in “Lucy and the Submarine”
(S5;E2) it was stated that during the war Mr. Mooney was a housing
officer in Wichita, Kansas who never saw combat.