TV TIMES CARNIVAL!

March 17, 1968

Lucille Ball and Jack Benny appeared on the cover of TV Times, a supplement section of the Los Angeles Times, on March 17, 1968. The photo promotes Benny’s special “Jack Benny’s Carnival Nights” airing on March 20, 1968. 

Also on Sunday, March 17, Lucille Ball appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show”. She introduces a clip from her new movie Yours, Mine & Ours (which co-stars Henry Fonda). Following the clip, the kids from the film sing the movie’s theme song.

On Monday, March 18, 1968, CBS aired a repeat of “The Lucy Show” – “Lucy and the Starmaker” (TLS S6;E4), first aired on October 2, 1967. 

At 11:30pm on March 20, 1968, the CBS affiliate aired When Lovers Meet (aka Lover Come Back), a 1946 film starring Lucille Ball and George Brent. 

Channel 11 showed reruns of “I Love Lucy” every evening at 7:00pm, although the listings did not always specify which episode would air. 

Tuesday, March 19 ~ “The Girls Go Into Business” (ILL S3;E2) first aired on October 12, 1953.

Thursday, March 21 ~ “Home Movies” (ILL S3;E20) first aired on March 1, 1954.

Saturday, March 23 ~ “The Sublease” (ILL S3;E31) first aired on May 24, 1954.

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