Tag: 1952
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In “Lucy Fakes Illness” (S1;E16 of I LOVE LUCY), Lucy pretends to regress to childhood to convince a dubious Ricky to put her in the act! In “Lucy the Stockholder” (S3;E25 of THE LUCY SHOW), Lucy pretends to regress to childhood to convince a rich doctor to deposit money in her bank!
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“The Handcuffs”
(S2;E4 ~ October 6, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed May 16, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 67.7/64 Synopsis ~ When Lucy feels Ricky is neglecting her for work, she handcuffs herself to him using Fred’s magic act handcuffs. Unfortunately, they are not trick handcuffs…
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“Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio”
“Not watch television!?!? What else is there to do?” (S1;E32 ~ May 19, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 11, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 57.9/85 Synopsis ~ When their TV breaks down, the gang tunes in to a radio quiz show. Surprisingly, Ricky correctly guesses…
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“Fred and Ethel Fight”
(S1;E22 ~ March 10, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed January 30, 1952 at General Service Studio. Rating: 59.5/61 Synopsis ~ When the Mertzes have a marital spat, Lucy comes up with a plan to get them back together by inviting both to dinner, with neither aware that the other…
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“The Ballet”
(S1;E19 ~ February 18, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on January 11, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 53.9/73 Synopsis ~ Ricky is putting together a cavalcade of show business and needs a pair of burlesque comics and a ballet dancer. Naturally, Lucy thinks she’s…
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“Lucy Does a TV Commercial”
(S1;E30 ~ May 5,1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 28, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 61.1/88 Synopsis ~ Lucy gets hired to do a TV commercial on Ricky’s new show, not realizing the health tonic she has to consume is full of alcohol! This is…
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“The Mustache”
(S1;E23 ~ March 17,1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 8, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 58.6/81 Synopsis ~ Ricky decides to grow a mustache to impress a talent agent so Lucy retaliates by gluing on a full beard. After Ricky gives in and shaves,…