Tag: Chicago
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TRIB TV WEEK TURNS TEN!
June 4, 1966 Lucille Ball was one of ten stars who were on the cover of the Chicago Tribune’s TV Week Tenth Anniversary issue for the week of June 4, 1966. 1. BOZO the CLOWN ~ was first played by Pinto Colvig, who voiced dogs for “The Lucy Show” in 1964. The Chicago Bozo franchise was…
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LUCY on KUP
April 22, 1977 “Kup’s Show” aka “The Irv Kupcinet Show” hosted by Irving Kupcinet started life in 1952 as a Chicago-based 15-minute interview show titled “At Random.” At the height of its popularity, the show was syndicated to over 70 stations throughout the United States. The series garnered 15 Emmy Awards along with a Peabody…
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Lucy and Paul Winchell
S5;E4 ~ October 3, 1966 Synopsis Lucy convinces ventriloquist Paul Winchell to appear at the Annual Banker’s Banquet. When Winchell is running late, he asks Lucy to stop by and pick up his dummies. When she accidentally leaves them in a taxi the understudy ‘dummy’ has to go on – Lucy! Regular Cast Lucille…