Tag: 1952

• “Lucy is Enceinte”

  (S2;E10 ~ December 8, 1952) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 3, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 67.7/87 Synopsis ~ Lucy feels strange and Ethel suggests she might be expecting! When Lucy comes back from a doctor’s visit and reveals that Ethel was right, she…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 30, 2015

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• “Pregnant Women are Unpredictable”

  (S2;E11 ~ December 15, 1952) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 10, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 68.1/92 Synopsis ~ Lucy can’t make up her mind about what to name the baby and then thinks Ricky only cares about her because she is in the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 23, 2015

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• “Breaking the Lease”

  “You know, a little more practice and we could do singing commercials for television.’’ (S1;E18 ~ February 11, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr.  Filmed January 5, 1952 at General Service Studios. It was the 18th episode filmed. Rating: 53.4/73 Synopsis ~ When a late-night sing-along gets a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 19, 2015

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• “Lucy’s Show-Biz Swan Song”

  (S2;E12 ~ December 22, 1952) directed by William Asher, written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on October 17, 1952. This was the 47th episode of the series. Rating: 64.9/90 Synopsis ~ Ricky is producing a Gay ‘90s revue at the club, and Lucy wants to get into the act – even though…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 5, 2015

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• In “Lucy’s Show-Biz Swan Song,” a 1952 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy and Vivian Vance sing “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” and Lucy wangles her way into performing with a barbershop quartet.  In “Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet,” a 1963 episode of THE LUCY SHOW, Lucy and Vivian Vance sing “By the Light of the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 4, 2015

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• “The Saxophone”

  (S2;E2 ~ September 22, 1952) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed June 6, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 67.5/65 Synopsis ~ When Ricky won’t take Lucy on tour, she dig out her saxophone in order to join the band! When that doesn’t work, she tries…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 2, 2015

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• “The Amateur Hour”

  (S1;E14 ~ January 14, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 7, 1951 at General Service Studio. It was the 14th episode filmed.  Rating: 50.1/72 This story was partly based on “Baby Sitting” episode #62 of Lucy’s radio show "My Favorite Husband,” broadcast November 11, 1949.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 1, 2015

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• “The Courtroom”

  “A television set!  For us?” (S2;E7 ~ November 10, 1952) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed August 8, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 66.5/91 Synopsis ~ For the Mertzes anniversary, the Ricardo’s buy them a new 20” television set. Tempers flare when the TV set needs adjusting…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 16, 2015

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• “Ricky Thinks He’s Getting Bald”

  (S1;E34 ~ June 2, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 25, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 56.0/90 Synopsis ~ Ricky’s receding hairline causes him concern, so Lucy decides to give him painful scalp treatments. This is the penultimate episode of the first season,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 15, 2015

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• “Lucy Fakes Illness”

  (S1;E16 ~ January 28, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels.  Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on December 18, 1951 at General Service Studios. It was the 16th episode filmed. Rating: 57.4/77 Synopsis ~ When Ricky is casting a new show and forbids Lucy to audition, she takes a tip from a book…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 14, 2015

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