Tag: Broadway
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“Ricky’s Contract”
‘Did I tell you the funny thing I heard on television the other night?’ (S4;E10 ~ December 6, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 14, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.7/67 Synopsis ~ Ricky is on ‘pins and niddles’ waiting to hear from Hollywood about his…
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“Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined”
“I was just thinking about a television show I saw last night…” (S3;E11 ~ December 14, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 12, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 55.2/80 Synopsis ~ A new Broadway musical is casting and Lucy and the Mertzes want to land…
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“Oil Wells”
(S3;E18 ~ February 15, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed January 14, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 84th episode filmed. Rating: 63.9/85 Synopsis ~ Sam and Nancy Johnson are new tenants at 623 East 68th Street. They hale from Texas and they are in oil. (LUCY:…
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“Little Ricky Gets a Dog”
(S6;E14 ~ January 21, 1957) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 8, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 167th episode filmed. Rating: 45.1/61 Synopsis ~ Every boy wants a dog. Even if he already has a frog, two turtles, two parakeets, two goldfish,…
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“Lucy Hires a Maid”
(S2;E23 ~ April 27, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on March 27, 1953 at General Service Studio. Rating: 67.8/91 Synopsis ~ When Little Ricky’s sleep schedule tires out Lucy, she hires a maid: the ‘Hazel-from-Hell’, Mrs. Porter. When she proves to be too formidable an…
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“Lucy’s Schedule”
(S1;E33 ~ May 26, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 18, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 51.7/81 Synopsis ~ After being late for dinner with his new boss, Ricky is determined to teach Lucy the importance of punctuality, so he puts her on a…
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Westport and The Ramseys
So Little Ricky could be raised in the country, the Ricardos move to Connecticut! The change in location was the idea of writer Bob Weiskopf, who had done the same thing when his son was born. He sent co-writer Madelyn Pugh to his former home town of Westport, Connecticut, on a reconnaissance mission. To show…
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“Lucy Goes to Scotland”
(S5;E17 ~ February 20, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed January 6, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. The title of the episode is a bit misleading. Although they are in the United Kingdom, Lucy only dreams of going to Scotland, but never actually…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 