Tag: Desi Arnaz

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1983 & 1984 Still under contract to NBC, Lucille Ball is featured on most of Bob Hope’s many specials.  She also fills her time playing charades on game shows.  1984 ends with an all-star party to honor Lucy.  “4th Annual TV Guide Special: 1982 – The Year in Television” ~ January 24, 1983 Lucille Ball…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 3, 2018

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  1983, 1984, All Star Party for Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Body Language, Carol Burnett, David Letterman, Desi Arnaz, Emmy Awards, Joan Rivers, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Television Hall of Fame, The American Parade, The Late Show, The Tonight Show, Tom Kennedy, tv, TV Guide

• 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…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 26, 2018

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  1950s, 1978, Alice, America Alive!, Bob Hope, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Gene Kelly, General Electric, Henry Fonda, I love lucy, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Linda Lavin, Lucille Ball, Mike Douglas, Milton Berle, Nashville, Ohio Jublilee, The Mike Douglas Show, tv, UCLA, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1966 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER Season Five of “The Lucy Show” begins.  A special titled “Lucy In London” takes the show on location for the first (and last time).  There’s also appearances with Bob Hope, George Burns, Milton Berle, Phil Silvers, John Wayne, Paul Winchell, Jim Nabors, and Carol Burnett!  “The Milton Berle Show” (S1;E1) ~…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 3, 2018

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  1966, Beans, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Drafted, Ed Begley Sr., Gale Gordon, George Burns, Gomer Pyle, hypnotism, I’ve Got A Secret, Janos Prohaska, Jimmy Garrett, John Wayne, London, Lucille Ball, Lucy in London, Milton Berle, Palm Springs, Pat Collins, Paul Winchell, Phil Silvers, Submarine, Tessie Mahoney, The Lucy Show, The Milton Berle Show, tv

• “I Love Lucy” reference on “This Is Us” ~ October 23, 2018

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 24, 2018

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  cubagallery, Desi Arnaz, I love lucy, John Huertas, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Miguel, Puerto Rican, Ricky Ricardo, This is Us, tv

• TOAST OF THE TOWN

  “MGM’s 30th Anniversary Tribute” (S7;E23) ~ February 14, 1954 Directed by Robert Bleyer and John Moffitt Ed Sullivan (Host) was a preeminent television variety show host who is best remembered for hosting his own show, at first titled “Toast of the Town” but later simply known as “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which became a staple…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 23, 2018

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  1954, 30th Anniversary, Ann Blyth, Ann Miller, CBS, Cyd Charisse, Debbie Reynolds, Desi Arnaz, Dore Schary, Ed Sullivan, Edmond Purdom, Esther Williams, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Julia Meade, Lana Turner, Lionel Barrymore, Lucille Ball, MGM, Television City, The Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town, tv, Van Johnson, Walter Pigeon

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1959 As the decade ends, and the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” winds down, Lucy and Desi do other projects, many to pay back stars who appeared on their own show.  “Make Room for Daddy: Lucy Upsets the Williams Household” (S6;E14) ~ January 5, 1959 A reciprocal appearance by the Arnazes in return for the cast of “Make Room for…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 22, 2018

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  1959, Alaska, Ann Sothern, CBS, Danny Thomas, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Desilu Workshop, Howard Duff, I love lucy, Ida Lupino, japan, Kathryn Card, Las Vegas, Lucille Ball, Make Room for Daddy, Marjorie Lord, Milton Berle, Paul Douglas, Phil Silvers, Red Skelton, Robert Cummings, Sergeant Bilko, The Ann Sothern Show, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vivian Vance, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, William Frawley

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1958 A few months into the hour-long format of “I Love Lucy”, Desilu joins forces with Westinghouse to create “The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” which will showcase new talent, new writing, and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.”   “Lucy Hunts Uranium” (LDCH E3) ~ January 3, 1958 Fred MacMurray and his wife June Haver guest star in the first hour-long…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 21, 2018

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  1958, Betty Grable, CBS, Danny Thomas, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Fernando Lamas, Fred MacMurray, Harry James, I love lucy, June Haver, Love of Life, Lucille Ball, Make Room for Daddy, Marjorie Lord, Maurice Chevalier, Mexico, Sun Valley, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vivian Vance, Westinghouse, William Frawley

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1957 The second half of season six moves the show to Connecticut but means the end of the half-hour episodes.   “Lucy and the Loving Cup” (ILL S6;E12) ~ January 7, 1957 Jockey Johnny Longden (and his wife) guest star in an episode that takes Lucy on the New York City subway! Lucille Ball had claustrophobia,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 20, 2018

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  1957, Ann Sothern, Barbara Eden, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Emmy Awards, Frank Nelson, George Reeves, I love lucy, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Longden, Keith Thibodeaux, Lucille Ball, Ray Farrell, Superman, Tallulah Bankhead, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Most Happy Fella, tv, TV Guide, Vivian Vance, Westport, William Frawley

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1956 Part Two – JULY to DECEMBER The sixth and final season of “I Love Lucy” starts and includes a quick trip to Florida.   “The Ed Sullivan Show” (S9;E2) ~ September 30, 1956 Lucy and Desi are in New York to promote the sixth season of “I Love Lucy”.  In a comedy sketch Lucy mistakenly believes that she…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 19, 2018

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  1956, Bob Hope, CBS, Claude Akins, Desi Arnaz, Ed Sullivan, Elsa Lanchester, Howard McNear, I love lucy, Jay Novello, Keith Thibodeaux, Lucille Ball, Orson Welles, Pepito Perez, Strother Martin, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1956 Part One – JANUARY to JUNE “I Love Lucy” finishes its fifth season with the gang planning their next big trip – Europe!  Lucy and Desi make a variety of appearances to promote their new film ‘Forever Darling.’ “Staten Island Ferry" (ILL S5;E12) ~ January 2, 1956 This episode contains the only lengthy interaction…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 18, 2018

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  1956, 1956 Emmy Awards, Bart Braverman, CBS, Charles Boyer, Charles Lane, Desi Arnaz, Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan Show, Edward Stevenson, Europe, Forever Darling, Frank Nelson, George Murphy, Georgia Holt, I love lucy, I’ve Got A Secret, Jack Albertson, Larry Orenstein, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Mayer Twins, MGM Parade, Nancy Culp, S.S. Constitution, Staten Island Ferry, The Ames Brothers, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley