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MOVIES on TV!
Part 2 ~ The Movies of “The Lucy Show” Lucille Ball was a famous film star who became one of the biggest TV stars of the 1950s. She continued her trailblazing TV career in the 1960s with “The Lucy Show” where her character, Lucy Carmichael, was a huge film fan. ~FACTUAL FILMS~ “Lucy Goes To a Hollywood…
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MOVIES on TV!
Part 1 ~ The Movies of “I Love Lucy” When “I Love Lucy” premiered in 1951, Lucille Ball was a bona fide movie star. By contrast, her creation Lucy Ricardo was a fan – idolizing film stars and Hollywood. ~FACTUAL FILMS~ THE TALL MEN ~ “Lucy Visits Graumans” (1955) Other than this establishing shot, there is no…
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LUCY’S DINING GUIDE!
The Restaurants & Eateries of the Lucyverse ~ Part 3 Eating out brought Lucy to a wide variety of dining spots: sit down resaurants, diners, cafés and lunch counters are all here – in Lucy’s Dining Guide! Bradshawe Building Coffee Shop The Unique Employment Agency was located in the Bradshawe Building in Los Angeles, which…
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LUCY’S DINING GUIDE
The Restaurants & Eateries of the Lucyverse ~ Part 2 Eating out brought Lucy to a wide variety of dining spots: sit down resaurants, diners, cafés and lunch counters are all here – in Lucy’s Dining Guide! The Cavalier Restaurant ~ “Lucy is a Kangaroo for a Day” (1962) When Lucy’s knit dress unravels, she has no…
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LUCY’S DINING GUIDE
The Restaurants & Eateries of the Lucyverse ~ Part 1 Eating out brought Lucy to a wide variety of dining spots: Sit down resaurants, diners, cafés and lunch counters are all here – in Lucy’s Dining Guide! The Corner Drugstore ~ “Fred and Ethel Fight” (1952) / “The Gossip” (1952) / “Redecorating” (1952) Drugstores of the time…
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THE FACULTY!
Teachers, Instructors & Coaches of the Lucyverse Here’s a tribute to all the teachers at the Lucyverse University! Jean Valjean Raymond (Apache Dancing) played by Shepard Menken in “The Adagio” (1951). Ethel suggests the recently-arrived cousin of someone at the French laundry to teach Lucy how to dance the Apache. He turns out to be more interested…
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LUCY UNIVERSITY!
Classes, Lessons & Other Tutorials The Lucy character was one of the most inquisitve characters on television. A basic education did not prevent Lucy from furthering her education. Here are some lessons learned by Lucy! HIGH SCHOOL “Lucy Gets Her Diploma” (1967) ~ When Lucy Carmichael finds out the bank has a new policy of…
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LAUGHIN’ IN THE RAIN!
Lucille Ball & Precipitation Lucille Ball was not just a fair-weather comedienne, she braved the elements to make us laugh. Here are a few soggy examples of Lucy in the rain. Open your umbrellas! On “Bob Hope’s Unrehearsed Antics of The Stars” (September 28, 1984) Lucille Ball recounted her soggy 1938 audition for the role…
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LUCY’S GREEN THUMB!
Lucy’s Plants, Flowers, and other Botanical Delights Plants and flowers bloomed and grew as fast as Lucille Ball’s career! Here are just a few moments that feature our botanical world. One of (blonde) Ball’s first roles in Hollywood was as flower store clerk in Top Hat (1935) selling flowers to Fred Astaire to send to…
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“Lucy Goes to the Hospital”
“Ricky! It’s time!” (S2;E16 ~ January 19, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. It was filmed on November 14, 1952 at General Service Studios. It was the 51st episode filmed. Rating: 71.8/92 Note: This episode is sometimes identified as “Lucy Goes Into Labor”. Synopsis ~ With the baby due…
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