1965 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER
Finally in color, “The Lucy Show” launches its fourth season!
“Password” ~ August 26, 1965
Lucille and Gary play with and against Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.
Lucy’s mother, Dede Ball, is sitting in the front row.
“The
Steve Lawrence Show” (S1;E1) ~ September 13, 1965
Singer Steve Lawrence kicks off his short-lived variety show with Lucille Ball riding on the back of a pink elephant. In 1973, Lawrence and his wife Eydie
Gormé
will appear on “Here’s Lucy.” This program aired on CBS, one hour after the season 4 premiere of “The Lucy Show.”
“Lucy at Marineland”
(TLS S4;E1) ~ September 13, 1965
Season 4 of “The Lucy Show” kicks off with Lucy Carmichael and Mr. Mooney now living in Southern California. This episode is set at Marineland and features baseball player Jimmy Piersall and Harvey Korman. Featuring Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.
“Lucy and the Golden Greek” (TLS S4;E2) ~ September 20, 1965
The episode was filmed on June 3, 1965. The title of the episode refers to a restaurant, not a character. Mary Jane Croft (above) made her first of many appearances as Mary Jane Lewis, her real married name.
“Lucy in the Music World” (TLS S4;E3) ~ September 27, 1965
Mel Tormé plays Lucy’s neighbor, Mel Tinker, who is a singer/songwriter. They get booked on a TV variety show. Songs include “My Trousseau Just Lies on the Shelf” and “Wing Ding.”
“Lucy and Joan”
(TLS S4;E4) ~ October 11, 1965
Not Crawford (who’d appear in 1968), or Rivers (who’d also appear in 1968), but Joan Blondell (above), playing new neighbor Joan Brenner. Lucy’s Wildcat co-star Keith Andes makes a third appearance.
“Lucy the Stunt Man”
(TLS S4;E5) ~ October 18, 1965
The first of three times Lucy plays ‘Iron Man Carmichael’. A clip from this episode was part of the season four ‘kaleidoscope’ opening title sequence. This was Joan Blondell’s second and last appearance as Joan Brenner. Lucille and Blondell did not get along.
“Lucy and the Countess Have a Horse Guest”
(TLS S4;E6) ~ October 25, 1965
This is William Frawley’s final appearance on television. He died five months later, the first of the “I Love Lucy” cast to pass away. Two live horses and two foals were featured.
“Lucy Helps Danny Thomas” (TLS S4;E7) ~ November 1, 1965
Danny Thomas plays himself. The routine of Lucy coming down a staircase wearing an extremely heavy headdress was recycled directly from the “I Love Lucy” episode “Lucy Gets into Pictures” (ILL S4;E18). Lucy repeats some of the same dialogue and comic business she did in 1955.
“Lucy Helps the Countess” (TLS S4;E8) ~ November 8, 1965
This time, she helps her sell real estate. The Countess (Ann Sothern), Lucy, and Mr. Mooney end up locked in a high rise apartment.
“Lucy and the Sleeping Beauty”
(TLS S4;E9) ~ November 15, 1965
Clint Walker (”Cheyenne”) plays a handsome construction worker who Lucy sets her sights on. Mary Wickes is also in the cast.
“Lucy and the Undercover Agent”
(S4;E10) ~ November 22, 1965
Jack Cassidy plays the title character, who convinces Lucy to go undercover as Carol Channing!
“A
Salute to Stan Laurel” ~ November 23, 1965
After Stan Laurel’s death, this special was rushed into production. Lucille Ball gets to do a sketch with her mentor, Buster Keaton. Harvey Korman also stars.
“Lucy and the Return of Iron Man” (TLS S4;E11) ~ November 29, 1965
The second of three episodes where Lucy takes a job as stuntman ‘Ironman Carmichael.’ This time she’s doing a pirate movie in which she gets shot out of a cannon.
“Lucy Saves Milton Berle” (TLS S4;E12) ~ December 6, 1965
Doing research to play an alcoholic, Milton Berle disguises himself as a drunk. He tells
Lucy that he is Milton Berle’s twin brother, Arthur. Lucy vows to get even with Berle for neglecting his brother.
“Danny
Thomas’ The Wonderful World of Burlesque” ~ December 8, 1965
Lucille appears in a comedy sketch based on the film White Cargo and finishes the show performing an aerial ballet as a butterfly!
“Lucy the Choirmaster”
(TLS S4;E13) ~ December 13, 1965
This is the second (and last) holiday episode of the series. Like the first, it also includes a choir – this one featuring Mr. Mooney!
“Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton”
(TLS S4;E14) ~ December 27, 1965
The previous week, Monday, December 20, 1965, CBS aired a rerun of “Lucy in the Music World” (TLS S4;E3). Wayne Newton performs “Side By Side”, “You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You”, and an ode to his cow, “Bessie the Heifer.”
Also in 1965…
“The
Ed Sullivan Show” (S18;E2) ~ September 19, 1965
From Hollywood, Ed Sullivan’s first color telecast features Dino,
Desi & Billy who perform “I’m a Fool” and “Not the Loving
Kind.”
“I’ve
Got a Secret” ~ November 9, 1965
Vivian Vance, who had left “The Lucy Show” and was living on the East Coast, appeared on “I’ve Got a Secret” guest hosted by Steve Allen. Vivian purposely talked very fast because her ‘secret’ was that everything they said was being written down in short-hand backstage.
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