Tag: 1966
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GALE on LUCY: REAL PRO
July 28, 1966 By GALE GORDON (For Cynthia Lowry) EDITOR’S NOTE – Gale Gordon is a familiar television face – usually apoplectic – that goes back to the old “Our Miss Brooks” and “Dennis the Menace” days. (1) Here he writes, with vast affection, of the joys of playing straight man for Lucille Ball. HOLLYWOOD…
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ALL IN A DAY FOR LUCY
July 3, 1966 CAMERA ANGLES It’s all in a day for Lucy by Aleen MacMinn Lucille Ball, the television executive, looked around her spacious, handsome and newly refurbished office at Desilu Studios and commented: “This is a great office. I wish I could spend more time here." However, Lucille Ball, television executive, doesn’t put in…
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TRIB TV WEEK TURNS TEN!
June 4, 1966 Lucille Ball was one of ten stars who were on the cover of the Chicago Tribune’s TV Week Tenth Anniversary issue for the week of June 4, 1966. 1. BOZO the CLOWN ~ was first played by Pinto Colvig, who voiced dogs for “The Lucy Show” in 1964. The Chicago Bozo franchise was…
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TV GUIDE: THE REAL BALL
April 30, 1966 Lucille Ball appeared in caricature by Ronald Searle on the cover of TV Guide (issue #683 / vol. 14 / No. 18) for April 30 through May 6, 1966. Ronald Searle (1920 – 2011) was an English artist and cartoonist. He is perhaps best remembered as the creator of St Trinian’s School and for…
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TRIB TV: CAROL + 2
March 19, 1966 BURNETT, BALL, AND MOSTEL – how do you get a comedic triple threat like that on the same TV show? If you’re Carol Burnett, you ask Zero to lunch and say: “Hey, wouldn’t it be fun to do a show together?” Then, even tho everybody says, “Forget it, you’ll never get her,” you…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 5
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “Lucy with George Burns” (S5;E1) ~ September 12, 1966 “Lucy and the Submarine” (S5;E2) ~ September 19, 1966 “Lucy the Bean Queen” (S5;E3)…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 4
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “Lucy at Marineland” (S4;E1) ~ September 13, 1965 “Lucy and the Golden Greek” (S4;E2) ~ September 20, 1965 “Lucy in the Music World”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1966 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER Season Five of “The Lucy Show” begins. A special titled “Lucy In London” takes the show on location for the first (and last time). There’s also appearances with Bob Hope, George Burns, Milton Berle, Phil Silvers, John Wayne, Paul Winchell, Jim Nabors, and Carol Burnett! “The Milton Berle Show” (S1;E1) ~…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1966 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE “The Lucy Show” finishes its fourth season, the first set in California. It includes Lucille Ball’s favorite episode of the series and has appearances by Mickey Rooney, Art Linkletter, Dean Martin, Bob Crane, Jay North, and Clint Walker. “Lucy, the Rain Goddess” (TLS S4;E15) ~ January 3, 1966…
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