Tag: Carolyn Appleby

• “The Dancing Star”

  (S4;E27 ~ May 2, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 30, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 41.5/65 Synopsis ~ Carolyn Appleby is in town and expecting to see Lucy rubbing elbows with celebrities so Lucy convinces Van Johnson to play along with her deception. Ray…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 9, 2015

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  1955, 1955 Academy Awards, Babes on Broadway, Carolyn Appleby, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Doris Singleton, Edgar Degas, Ethel Mertz, Eye Glasses, Fran Drescher, Fred Mertz, Greta Garbo, Here’s Lucy, How About You?, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucky Strike, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Marlon Brando, Near Sighted, Ricky Ricardo, The Dancing Star, tv, Van Johnson, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Baby Pictures”

  “Television isn’t going to last. It’s just a fad. Like flagpole-sitting or swallowing goldfish.” (S3;E5 ~ November 2, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 1, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios.  Rating: 61.4/82 Synopsis ~ Who has the cuter baby: the Ricardos or the Applebys? In…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 26, 2015

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  1953, Annie Get Your Gun, Babalu Music, Baby Pictures, Carolyn Appleby, Conway Tearle, Desi Arnaz, Doris Singleton, Ethel Merman, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, George O’Hanlon, Harry Warren, Hy Averback, I love lucy, In Acapulco, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Mabel Normand, Ricky Ricardo, Snapshots, THere’s NO business Like Show Business, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Lucy Tells the Truth”

  (S3;E6 ~ November 9, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 8, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 61.4/84 Synopsis ~ When Ricky and the Mertzes bet Lucy she can’t go a day without fibbing, everyone feels more than a bit stung by her brutal honesty.  This…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 29, 2015

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  1953, 3D, Barbie Doll, Carolyn Appleby, Cary Grant, Charles Lane, Desi Arnaz, Doris Singleton, Dorothy Lloyd, Ethel Mertz, Fibber McGee and Molly, Fred Mertz, Guyana, I love lucy, knife throwing, Little Ricky, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Lucy Tells The Truth, Mario Siletti, Marion Strong, My Favorite Husband, Oklahoma!, Ricky Ricardo, Rodgers and Hammerstein, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Lucy Gets Into Pictures”

  (S4;E19 ~ February 21, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 16, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.7/68 Synopsis ~ Lucy finally gets her chance – she lands a part as a murdered showgirl in a Hollywood movie!  But can she navigate the headpiece and her need…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 9, 2015

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  A Pretty Girl is Like A Melody, Barbie Doll, Bob Jellison, Carolyn Appleby, Champ Butler, Desi Arnaz, Dorothy Lamour, Ethel Mertz, Franklin Mint, Fred Mertz, Headdress, Hollywood, I love lucy, Irving Berlin, Lana Turner, Lou Krugman, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Ricky Ricardo, Schwab’s, showgirl, tv, Ziegfeld Follies