Category: Uncategorized
-
Lucy and Viv Learn Judo
S1;E22 ~ February 25, 1963 Synopsis When a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood makes Lucy and Viv feel unsafe, they learn judo for self-protection. The tactic backfires when they teach it to their sons, who use it on one another. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael),…
-
No More Double Dates
S1;E21 ~ February 18, 1963 Synopsis When Lucy and Viv double date, there’s an argument about where to go and what to do. Lucy and Harry decide they’d like to spend a Saturday night alone, so they make up a story about having tickets to see a Broadway show. After being caught doubling back at…
-
Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons
S1;E20 ~ February 11, 1963 Synopsis Lucy, Viv and Eddie become business partners making caramel popcorn. Demand is so high that Lucy and Viv start an assembly line in the living room, until they learn they may be in violation of zoning laws! Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Candy Moore…
-
Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower
S1;E18 ~ January 28, 1963 Synopsis Lucy decides that her home needs another shower and asks Harry to help her install it. Harry and Eddie get out of helping by paying a local plumber to do the job under the guise of being an old friend. After Lucy drives him away with her meddling, she…
-
Today is International Women’s Day. In November 1962 Lucille Ball broke the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to head a Hollywood studio. Under her leadership, Desilu developed such iconic TV shows as “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix.”
-
Lucy Becomes a Reporter
S1;E17 ~ January 21, 1963 Synopsis After just three days as the fill-in society reporter for the Danfield newspaper, Lucy’s job is hanging by a thread. The only thing that will save it is an interview with a press-shy financier visiting town. Once she learns he had been Viv’s high school sweetheart, Lucy heads down…
-
Lucy and Viv are Volunteer Firemen
S1;E16 ~ January 14, 1963 Although a colorized photo from this episode was featured on Gold Key’s “The Lucy Show” comics in September 1963, the story inside was not the same as the episode. Synopsis Lucy’s letter-writing campaign to get Danfield a fire department leads to her becoming the captain of an all-woman volunteer brigade.…
-
RIP Robert Osborne, film historian and host on TCM. He set out to be an actor and was under contract to Desilu as part of Lucille Ball’s group of young actors. He did one episode of “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” (hosted by Desi) before Lucy took him aside and suggested that he might make a better…
-
Lucy’s Sister Pays a Visit
S1;E15 ~ January 7, 1963 Synopsis Lucy’s sister Marge shows up at her doorstep in the middle of the night after having an argument with her new husband Hughie. Lucy is convinced their marriage is rocky because they didn’t have a big wedding. So Lucy and Viv throw her the wedding she never had, getting…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 