Tag: CBS

• “Lucy Wants a Career”

  “I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.  LUCY ON TELEVISION!” (LDCH S2;E4 ~ April 13, 1959) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf.  Produced by Bert Granet. The script was finalized on March 6, 1959.  This is the fourth episode of the second season of the “The Lucille Ball – Desi Arnaz Show” (known in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 22, 2015

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  1958, Breakfast TV, career, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Doris Packer, Ethel Mertz, Girl Friday, Grand Central Station, I love lucy, Joi Lansing, Keith Thibodeux, Larri Thomas, Little Ricky, Lorrine Crawford, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Lucy Wants a Career, morning show, Paul Douglas, Pierre Watkin, Richard Keith, Ricky Ricardo, Sam Hearn, Sue Casey, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vivian Vance, Westinghouse

• In a 1952 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Ricky Ricardo lost his pants while performing on stage with Lucy. In a 1954 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Ricky Ricardo lost his pants while performing on camera with Lucy.  

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 21, 2015

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  1952, 1954, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Don Juan, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Prince Lancelot, Queen of the Gypsies, Ricky Ricardo, Ricky’s Screen Test, The Operetta, The Pleasant Peasant, tv

• In a 1952 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Mrs. Willoughby (Elizabeth Patterson) shouted “Weeee!” as she threw rice at Lucy during her wedding ceremony. In a 1953 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Mrs. Trumbull (Elizabeth Patterson) shouted “Weeee!” as she threw confetti at Lucy during her birthday party. 

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 20, 2015

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  1952, 1953, Birthday, CBS, Confetti, Elizabeth Patterson, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Mrs. Trumbull, Rice, tv, Wedding

• “The Freezer”

  (S1;E29 ~ April 28, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 21, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 60.4/87 Synopsis ~ Hoping to save money, Lucy and Ethel purchase a walk-in freezer – as well as the meat to fill it!  But how to hide their…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 19, 2015

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  1952, Barbara Pepper, Beef, Bennett Green, Butcher Shop, CBS, Cielito Lindo, Desi Arnaz, Ethel Mertz, Frank Sully, Fred Aldrich, Fred Mertz, Freezer, Hazel Pierce, I love lucy, Kay Wiley, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Mama Inez, Meat, Red Cross, Ricky Ricardo, The Freezer, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• Lucy Does Moo Shu

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 15, 2015

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  CBS, Chinese Food, Chinese Restaurant, chopsticks, Desi Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr., Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, Jay Novello, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Carter, Lucy Ricardo, Moo Shu, Ricky Ricardo, The Seance, tv, Victor Sen Yung

• In a 1952 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Ethel Mertz flirts with the Judge while testifying in court.  Her husband disapproves.   In a 1958 episode of THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR, Ethel Mertz flirts with the Judge while testifying in court.  Her husband disapproves.  

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 14, 2015

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  1952, 1958, Alcatraz, CBS, Court, Courtroom, Danny Thomas, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, I love lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Don Juan is Shelved”

  (S4;E22 ~ March 21, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 10, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 119th episode filmed. Rating: 51.5/69 Synopsis ~ MGM gives Ricky the gate (or “the door in the fence,” as he puts it) when they cancel Don Juan. Naturally,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 14, 2015

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  1955, Bobby Jellison, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Don Juan, Don Juan Is Shelved, Dore Schary, Ethel Mertz, Frank Sinatra, Fred Mertz, Guys and Dolls, Hollywood, I love lucy, Jody Drew, John Hart, Kathryn Card, Lana Turner, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Marx Brothers, MGM, Philip Ober, Ricky Ricardo, Teddy Bear, tv, Ukulele, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• In a 1955 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy participated in a fashion show to help out designer Don Loper. In a 1968 episode of HERE’S LUCY, Lucy participated in a fashion show to help out her daughter Kim Carter. 

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 10, 2015

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  1955, 1968, CBS, Don Loper, Fashion Show, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Carter, Lucy Ricardo, The Lucy Show, tv

• In a 1955 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy played a bull trying to charm the matador. In a 1958 episode of THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR, Lucy played a matador trying to charm the bull.  

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 8, 2015

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  1955, 1958, Bull, Bullfight, Bullring, CBS, Desi Arnaz, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Matador, Ricky Ricardo, tv

• In a 1951 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Tilly (Lucy) and Adelaide (Fred) for Mr. Merriweather (Jay Novello) while her husband (Desi Arnaz) sits nearby.   In a 1972 episode of THE LUCY SHOW, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Napoleon (Harry) and Josephine (Lucy) for Mrs.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 6, 2015

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  1951, 1972, CBS, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, Gale Gordon, Helen Hayes, I love lucy, Jay Novello, Josephine Bonaparte, Lucie Arnaz, Lucy Carter, Lucy Ricardo, Napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, Ricky Ricardo, The Seance, tv