Tag: Carole Cook

• LUCY & THE TIGER KING

  Whether you like it or not, Netflix’s series THE TIGER KING has become the most popular documentary of all time.  Here’s a somewhat skewed look at THE TIGER KING filtered through a few of the most popular sitcoms of all time!  Imagine falling asleep after binging “I Love Lucy” and “Tiger King” and the below images might…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 19, 2020

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  Ann-Margret, Carole Baskin, Carole Cook, Circus of the Stars, Dance Girl Dance, Desi Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr., don knotts, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, Joe Exotic, Leopard, lion share, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, MGM, Netflix, Password, Pepito Perez, Pepito the Clown, Richard Widmark, The Long Long Trailer, The Lucy Show, The Tiger King, Tiger King, Tigers, Tony Lo Bianco, Vivian Vance, William Schallert

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1969 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE The first season of “Here’s Lucy” concludes with appearances by Wally Cox, Carol Burnett, Cesar Romero, Victor Buono, Howard Keel, Ernie Ford, and Jack Gilford. For the first time, an episode is shot entirely on location at Los Angeles International Airport.  “Lucy, the Fixer” (HL S1;E14) ~ January 6,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 8, 2018

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  1969, Carol Burnett, Carole Cook, CBS, Cesar Romero, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dinah Shore, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Howard Keel, Jack Benny, jack gilford, Janos Prohaska, LAX, Like Hep, Los Angeles International Airport, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Wickes, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Jack Benny Special, tv, Victor Buono, Wally Cox

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1963 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE The conclusion of Lucille Ball’s first season of “The Lucy Show.”  Would Ball be talked into a second season?  Stay tuned! “Lucy’s Sister Pays a Visit” (TLS S1;E15) ~ January 7, 1963 The title character was played by Janet Waldo (voice of Judy Jetson) who played Ricky’s teenage fan…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 27, 2018

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  1963, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Carole Cook, CBS, Critic’s Choice, Desi Arnaz Jr., Don Briggs, Dorothy Konrad, Ed Parker, Ed Sullivan Show, Gold Key Comics, Janet Waldo, Louis Coppola, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, The Lucy Show, tv, TV Guide, Vivian Vance

• THE DESILU REVUE

  “The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” ~ December 25, 1959 Produced by Bert Granet & Lucille Ball Directed by Claudio Guzman Written by Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf Original Music by Walter Kent & Walton Farrar   Synopsis: The Desilu Playhouse is hosting a Christmas Party and the action flashes back to the group’s first opening night, at…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 29, 2018

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  1959, Bert Granet, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Carole Cook, christmas, Claudio Guzman, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Hedda Hopper, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood, John Bromfield, Lita Baron, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Revue, RKO, Robert Osborne, Rory Calhoun, Spring Byington, The Desilu Playhouse, The Desilu Revue, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Vivian Vance, Walter Kent, Walton Farrar, Westinghouse, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, William Demarest, willliam frawley

• LUCY on PASSWORD ~ Part 2

  1965-1966 [For “Password’s” backstory and Lucy’s previous appearances, click here.] “Password” ~ January 7, 1965   Allen Ludden (Host)Jack Clark (Announcer) The program is sponsored by Clairol and Bufferin.Thee top prize is $500 and the consolation prize if $50. THE PLAYERS Lucille Ball is introduced as “the brilliant comedienne and fabulous star of motion pictures…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 6, 2018

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  1965, 1966, Allen Ludden, Carole Cook, CBS, Dede Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dick Patterson, Gale Gordon, Game Show, Gary Morton, Gita Kammann, I love lucy, Jack Clark, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Mary Wickes, Password, Paul Kent, The Lucy Show, tv

• LIKE HEP!

  April 13, 1969 Directed by Marc Breaux ~ Executive Producer George Schlatter ~ Written by Chris Bearde and Coslough Johnson Dinah Shore (Herself, Host / Various Characters) was born Fannye Rose Shore in 1916. She was a singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 10, 2018

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  1969, Andy Warhol, Betty Grable, Carole Cook, Chris Bearde, Coslough Johnson, Dan Rowan, Diana Ross, Dick Martin, Dinah Shore, Gary Owens, George Schlatter, Greg Morris, Hep, Here’s Lucy, Hip, Jan Meyer, John Pastore, Laugh-In, Like Hep, Lucille Ball, Marc Breaux, Mary Poppins, NBC, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Terrence Stamp, The Flying Nun, The Smothers Brothers, tv, Victor Buono

• LUCY MAKES CURTIS BYTE THE DUST

  S1;E6 ~ November 1, 1986 [Photos © Getty Images] Directed by Marc Daniels ~ Written by Bob Fisher and Arthur Marx Synopsis Lucy’s attempt to computerize M&B Hardware results in a a shop full of lawnmowers and with Curtis listed in the obituary column. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Barker), Gale Gordon (Curtis McGibbon), Ann…

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 1, 2018

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  1956, 1986, ABC, Ann Dusenberry, Arthur Marx, Bigelow, Billy Van Zandt, Bob Fisher, Carol Burnett, Carole Cook, Carole Lombard, Computer, Dave Madden, Donovan Scott, Gale Gordon, Jenny Lewis, Larry Anderson, Lawn Mower, Life With Lucy, Lucille Ball, Marc Daniels, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, November 1 1986, Philip Amelio, Robot, tv, Wild Kingdom

• CAROLE COOK, LUCILLE BALL’S FRIEND & PROTEGE, GUEST STAR ON MANY EPISODES OF “THE LUCY SHOW” AND “HERE’S LUCY,” IS MAKING HER RETURN TO NYC AT FEINSTEIN’S / 54 BELOW JUNE 19 & 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 24, 2018

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  54 Below, Cabaret, Carole Cook, Feinstein’s, Lucille Ball

• LUCY’S BEST (& THE REST)

  After 144 episodes of “Here’s Lucy”, here are my favorite and my least favorite episodes of the series.  Your level of enjoyment may vary!   THE BEST: FIVE-HEART EPISODES (in order of broadcast) “Lucy Visits Jack Benny” (S1;E2 ~ September 30, 1968) The second episode aired, but possibly the first filmed, features the Arnaz’s neighbor and friend,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 19, 2018

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  Arte Johnson, Carole Cook, CBS, Desi Arnaz Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Elsa Lanchester, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Howard Keel, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Maren, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Richard Burton, tv, Vivian Vance

• RECYCLING CENTER!

  “Here’s Lucy” often used props and costumes in more than one episode.  Here’s a look at some of the items recycled from previous episodes – and even previous shows!   Sharp eyes will remember this desk in Harry’s home from Lucy Carmichael’s Los Angeles apartment on “The Lucy Show.”   It wasn’t just the wallpaper that was recycled…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 18, 2018

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  Alfonse Mucha, Ann-Margret, Carole Cook, CBS, Costumes, Desilu, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, jack gilford, Kaye Ballard, Lew Parker, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Paul Winchell, props, recycling, Sarah Bernhardt, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance