Tag: CBS
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RIP Fred Silverman
1937-2020 Fred Silverman was an American television executive and producer. Like Lucille Ball, he worked at all of the Big Three television networks. He was responsible for bringing to television such programs as the series All in the Family (1971–79), The Waltons (1972–81), and Charlie’s Angels (1976–81), among others. In 1977, Time Magazine declared him…
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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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Do you dream in black and white? If you grew up before color TV, you might.
Coincidentally, the above photo of “I Love Lucy” is from one of a handful of episodes that have been colorized from their original black and white! It is from “Lucy Goes To Scotland”. Many syndicated prints cut the opening scene and viewers didn’t realize that the entire musical comedy episode is Lucy’s dream! She didn’t…
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RIP Lee Mendelson
1933-2019 Lee Mendelson, producer of more than 50 Peanuts television specials and winner of 7 Emmy Awards, died on Christmas Day 2019 at the age of 86. He was also the lyricist of the song “Christmas Time Is Here”. At one time or another, all four of Mendelson’s children voiced Peanuts characters. On May 1, 1966,…
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A VERY LUCY CHRISTMAS
with Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan lost flashback opening for a rerun of “Lucy in Snow Valley” (LDCH S1;E5)
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Colorful “Paris” Cuts!
On December 20, 2019, CBS broadcast a colorized version of “Paris at Last” (ILL S5;E18). A few moments of the original show were edited out for time. Here’s what you missed… In the opening scene, a few lines where Lucy sticks her tongue out at Ricky are cut: LUCY: (consults her French dictionary) Just a minute,…
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“I Love Handmaids” featuring Elvia Allman as Aunt Lydia
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HOLIDAY RETAIL THERAPY with LUCY!
A Step-by-Step Shopping Guide for Finding the Best Deals in LucyLand! First, check the newspapers for the best bargains! Visit the bank to make sure you have enough money to shop! Look at the price tags so later there’s no… Sticker Shock!!! Try to shop wholesale! And get the best discounts! Find out when the…
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Lucie Arnaz taping an “I Love Lucy” themed episode of “Will & Grace” with Debra Messing as Lucy Ricardo!
Papermoon Loves Lucy 