Tag: 1967
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PRE-, EARLY-, AND LATE-LUCY
July 2, 1967 When the one great broadcaster in the sky someday chronicles the history of television, it will be divided in three parts pre-Lucy, early-Lucy and late-Lucy. There will never be a period known as post-Lucy because Lucy is without end. Wars have come and gone. Generations have been born, reared and procreated, but…
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A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN
May 25, 1967 Gene Kelly (Director) Frank McCarthy (Producer for 20th Century Fox) Frank Tarloff (Writer, Based on His Book) Synopsis ~ Paul Manning discovers that his friend and neighbor Ed Stander has been cheating on his wife. Curious, he asks Ed about it, and is given the history and tactics of men who have…
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BALL at the PEAK
July 15, 1967 After 15 consecutive years on television, Lucille Ball was still receiving acclaim for “The Lucy Show”. In 1967, Ball won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. “Bold and graphic day-glow like colors are on full display in this ‘Groovy’ work by one of America’s great post-war illustrators.…
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19th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
June 4, 1967 “The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” were held at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, and broadcast on ABC, on June 4, 1967. The ceremony was hosted by Joey Bishop and Hugh Downs. The nominees and winners, as they relate to Lucille Ball and Desilu Studios, were: Outstanding Comedy Series The winner…
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RIP Gene London
1931-2020 Gene London (born Eugene Yulish) was the host of a long-running, Philadelphia local children’s show, “Cartoon Corners” (aka “The Gene London Show”) from 1959 to 1977. He was tall, slender, had dark hair and a soft-spoken manner. Sometime in 1967, Lucille Ball made a guest appearance on his show, one of her only appearances on…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 6
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 Meets the Berles” (S6;E1) ~ September 11, 1967 “Lucy Gets Trapped” (S6;E2) ~ September 18, 1967 “Lucy and the French Movie Star”…
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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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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1967 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER The sixth (and final) season of “The Lucy Show” kicks off with Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Frankie Avalon, Robert Goulet, and Dennis Day! In a mutual admiration society Lucy appears on “The Carol Burnett Show” and Carol appears on “The Lucy Show.” “Lucy Meets the Berles” (TLS S6;E1) ~ September 11,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1967 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY Season Five of “The Lucy Show” concludes. The season ends with Lucille Ball as an Emmy winner. Along the way, she has fun with Vivian Vance, Carol Burnett, Zero Mostel, Mel Torme, Don Rickles, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Sheldon Leonard, and a trio of chimps! “Lucy’s Substitute Secretary” (TLS S5;E14)…
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