1967 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER
The sixth (and final) season of “The Lucy Show” kicks off with Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Frankie Avalon, Robert Goulet, and Dennis Day! In a mutual admiration society Lucy appears on “The Carol Burnett Show” and Carol appears on “The Lucy Show.”
“Lucy Meets the Berles”
(TLS S6;E1) ~ September 11, 1967
Kicking off the final season with guest stars Milton Berle and Ruta Lee, the writers seem to conveniently forget the Lucy had met Milton Berle several times before! This episode includes Berle’s real-life wife, Ruth. It is the last episode directed by Maury Thompson but was filmed on June 8, 1967, before the show went on hiatus.
“Lucy Gets Trapped”
(TLS S6;E2) ~ September 18, 1967
This episode was filmed on May 4, 1967. This is the first episode of Season 6 to be directed by Jack Donohue, who directed all of Seasons 1, 2 and 3. In the title, the word “trapped” means to be “trapped in a lie.” This is one of the few episodes with no celebrity guest appearances.
“Lucy and the French Movie Star”
(TLS S6;E3) ~ September 25, 1967
…played by Jacques Bergerac (although his character is named Jacques DuPre). This episode was filmed on May 11, 1967, one of a very few with just four characters.
“Lucy and the Starmaker”
(TLS S6;E4) ~ October 2, 1967
Frankie Avalon guest-stars as Mr. Cheever’s nephew, Tommy. Avalon performers “Walking Happy” and “When the Feeling Hits You.” The final draft of the script was dated May 15, 1967.
“The
Carol Burnett Show” (S1;E4) ~ October 2, 1967
Lucille Ball makes the first of her four appearances on “The Carol Burnett Show.” She is the only guest star, so is in the majority of the sketches with Burnett.
“Lucy Gets Her Diploma” (TLS S6;E5) ~ October 9, 1967
Lucy didn’t graduate high school because of measles, but this directly contradicts the premise of “Lucy’s College Reunion” (TLS S2;E11) in which she returns to her alma mater Milroy University. Lucie Arnaz (Patty) met her future husband making this episode.
“Lucy Gets Jack Benny’s Account”
(TLS S6;E6) ~ October 16, 1967
Jack Benny is back, playing himself. The script won an Emmy nomination in 1968, the only writing nomination of the entire series. The episode was so popular it was included in “The Lucy Show” rerun series presented on CBS every summer through 1971.
The episode was filmed on September 15, 1967.
“Little Old Lucy” (TLS S6;E7) ~ October 23, 1967
With Dennis Day (”The Jack Benny Program”) as the ‘little old man’.
“Lucy and Robert Goulet”
(TLS S6;E8) ~ October 30, 1967
Singer Robert Goulet plays himself and two other doppelgangers. The cast includes Lucie Aranz, Mary Wickes, and Vanda Barra (Lucille’s cousin-in-law), making the first of her appearances on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.”
“Lucy Gets Mooney Fired”
(TLS S6;E9) ~ November 6, 1967
Lucy ‘gaslights’ Mr. Cheever (Roy Roberts) to get Mr. Mooney’s job back, with both Lucille and Gale Gordon adopting a variety of crazy costumes.
“Lucy’s Mystery Guest”
(TLS S6;E10) ~ November 13, 1967
…is her Aunt Agatha (Mary Wickes), a health fanatic who drives Lucy crazy.
This episode was filmed on September 28, 1967.
“Lucy, the Philanthropist”
(TLS S6;E11) ~ November 20, 1967
Lucy helps a hungry old man on a park bench (Frank McHugh), who Mr. Mooney believes is a millionaire in disguise. Is he or isn’t he?
“Lucy Sues Mooney”
(TLS S6;E12) ~ November 27, 1967
Working from Mr. Mooney’s home, Lucy trips and falls. Mary Jane suggests she see a lawyer (Jack Carter) who promptly insists that Lucy sue Mr. Mooney.
“Lucy and the Pool Hustler”
(TLS S6;E13) ~ December 4, 1967
To win a ladies-only pool tournament, Ace Winthrop (Dick Shawn) goes undercover as Laura Winthrop. The final draft of the script by was submitted September 22, 1967.
“Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 1″ (TLS S6;E14) ~ December 11, 1967
This is the first of a two part episode filmed on October 26, 1967. This time, Carol Burnett plays airline hostess in training Carol Tilford.
“Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 2″ (TLS S6;E15) ~ December 18, 1967
The second part features Hollywood legends Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen
(Wings) with Lucy and Carol putting on a ‘graduation show’ from air hostess school. The last new episode aired in 1967.
Also in 1967…
“The Gene London Show” ~ 1967
A Philadelphia-based children’s program that ran from 1959 to 1977. The exact date of Lucille Ball’s appearance is not known.
“All About People” ~ 1967
A half-hour documentary produced by the United Jewish Welfare Fund. Aside from the cast of Hollywood luminaries providing narration, not much is known about this production.
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