Tag: CBS
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“The ‘I Love Lucy’ Christmas Show”
papermoonloveslucy: (December 24, 1956) This special was filmed on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1956. Since it was a holiday, and the episode consisted mainly of flashbacks, there was no studio audience present for the filming. “Little Ricky Gets a Dog” (S6;E14), “Lucy and the Loving Cup” (S6;E12), and “Lucy and Superman” (S6;E13) were all filmed…
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RIP Nancy Wilson ~ Jazz singer and performer. She co-starred with Lucille Ball on “The Carol Burnett Show” (S2;E6) in 1968. She performed with Carol and Lucy in “As The Stomach Turns” (their soap opera satire) as the new (and only) negro in Canoga Falls. She also joined (with Vickie Lawrence) in the musical finale, playing Cleopatra.…
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LUCY is BACK ON BROADWAY!
As a character in the new Broadway musical The Cher Show! According to The Hollywood Reporter: “Among the show’s nuttier moments is an encounter with Lucille Ball, when Cher is concerned about how the American public will react to her separation from Sonny Bono (Jarrod Spector) after he has worked her to exhaustion and shafted…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1978 In 1978, Lucille Ball spends the year paying tribute to the fabulous ‘50s, Gene Kelly, Henry Fonda, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, CBS, General Electric, and Nashville! “TV: The Fabulous ‘50s” ~ March 3, 1978 This NBC special featured Lucille Ball talking about sitcoms. It also featured Red Skelton (on comedy), Mary Martin (on…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1976 In her second year without a series, Lucille Ball dances with Shirley, dishes with Dinah, dreams with Danny, and delivers the digs with Dean. “Gypsy in My Soul” ~ January 10, 1976 Shirley MacLaine welcomes Lucille Ball to her CBS network special based on her Las Vegas and London show – bound for Broadway. …
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1974 A big year for Lucille Ball. After six seasons, “Here’s Lucy” wraps up and Ball returns to movies with “Mame.” To promote the film, and her first network special, Lucille goes on a publicity tour of talk shows! “Lucy Is a Bird-Sitter” (HL S6;E15) ~ January 7, 1974 Arte Johnson plays an eccentric ornithologist,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1973 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER The sixth and final season of “Here’s Lucy” begins with guest stars Danny Thomas, Steve & Eydie, O.J. Simpson, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Jackie Coogan, Andy Griffith, Joan Rivers, Foster Brooks, and Chuck Connors! “Lucy and Danny Thomas” (HL S6;E1) ~ September 10, 1973 “Here’s Lucy” opens its 6th…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1972 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER Season 5 of “Here’s Lucy” begins with Lucy in a cast due to Lucille Ball’s real-life broken leg! Guest stars include Eva Gabor, Lloyd Bridges, Joe Namath, Totie Fields, Petula Clark, Ricardo Montalban, Jim Bailey, Ruth Buzzi and Donny Osmond! “Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television’s 25th Anniversary” ~…
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THE STEVE LAWRENCE SHOW
September 13, 1965 ~ S1;E1 Directed by Stan Harris Written by Gary Belkin, Mel Diamond, Saul Turteltaub, Tony Webster, Sydney Zelinka Steve Lawrence (Himself / Host) was born Sidney Leibowitz in 1935. Between 1958 and 1960 he served in the US Army and was a vocalist with the US Army Band and Orchestra. After he…
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