Tag: Desilu

• SUNDAY SHOWCASE: THE LUCY-DESI MILTON BERLE SPECIAL

  November 1, 1959 Directed by Desi Arnaz ~ Written by Lou Derman and Arthur Julian ~ Script Consultants Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf Milton Berle (Himself) was born Milton Berlinger in New York City on July 12, 1908. He started performing at the age of five. He perfected his comedy in vaudeville, early silent films, and…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 4, 2018

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  Arthur Julian, Beldon Katleman, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Casino, Cyril Delavanti, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, El Rancho Vegas, Emelio Muscelli, Fred Sherman, George Macready, Jack Berle, Jewel Thieves, Las Vegas, Leslie Sheldon, Lou Derman, Lucille Ball, Marion Colby, Mike Mazurski, Milton Berle, Monty O’Grady, Nancy Kulp, Paul Cristo, Ralph Brooks, Ruth Berle, Sammy Shack, Sayre Dearing, Sunday Special, The Milton Berle Lucy-Desi Special

• 2018 Academy Award Nominees in an Alternate Lucyverse

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 15, 2018

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  2018 Academy Awards, Aunt Sally’s Pecan Pralines, Call Me By Your Name, Coco, Daniel Day Lewis, Darkest Hour, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Don Loper, Dunkirk, Eden Roc Hotel, I love lucy, I Tonya, Lady Bird, Lesley Manville, Little Ricky, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Richard Keith, The Florida Project, The Lucy Show, The Post, The Shape of Water, three billboards movie, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Winston Churchill

• A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 12, 2018

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  CBS, Desilu, Lucille Ball, Shower, The Lucy Show, The Shape of Water, tv, Vivian Vance

• RECYCLING CENTER!

  “Here’s Lucy” often used props and costumes in more than one episode.  Here’s a look at some of the items recycled from previous episodes – and even previous shows!   Sharp eyes will remember this desk in Harry’s home from Lucy Carmichael’s Los Angeles apartment on “The Lucy Show.”   It wasn’t just the wallpaper that was recycled…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 18, 2018

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  Alfonse Mucha, Ann-Margret, Carole Cook, CBS, Costumes, Desilu, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, jack gilford, Kaye Ballard, Lew Parker, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Paul Winchell, props, recycling, Sarah Bernhardt, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance

• LUCY’S REPLACEMENT

  S4;E19 ~ January 17, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Harry gets a computer and fires Lucy, who then gets a job in a typing pool at an insurance company. When she starts to miss Harry, Lucy and Kim sabotage the computer to get her old…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 10, 2017

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  1972, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Computer, Computer Dating, Desilu, EXMO III, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, hunt and peck, I love lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Miss Grant Takes Richmond, Phil Vandervort, R.G. Brown, Rylander, Seaman Jacobs, secretaries, Star Trek, The Lucy Show, The Odd Couple, The Typewriter, turkey trot, tv, typing pool, typists, UNIVAC, Wanda Clark

• LUCY AND MANNIX ARE HELD HOSTAGE

  S4;E4 ~ October 4, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy happens to see three crimes in one day.  Convinced thugs are after Lucy, Harry contacts his old friend, private eye Joe Mannix.  While trying to rescue Lucy from the bank robbers, Mannix and Lucy are kidnapped…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 25, 2017

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  1971, Angels With Dirty Faces, Bob Carroll, CBS, Coby Ruskin, crime, Desilu, Edward G. Robinson, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Jimmy Cagney, Joe Mannix, John Doucette, Little Caesar, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mannix, Marc Lawrence, Mary Jane Croft, Mike Connors, Robert Foulk, Sunland California, tv, Universal Studios, Vince Howard

• PEAK-A-BOO! IT’S YOU-KNOW-WHO! (Part 2 of 2) ~ Celebrate Lucille Ball’s Birthday today by sneaking a peak at these 10 screenshots from “The Lucy Show”!

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 6, 2017

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  CBS, Danny Kaye, Desilu, Hazel Pierce, Lucille Ball, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance

• PEAK-A-BOO!  IT’S YOU-KNOW-WHO!  (Part 1 of 2) ~ Celebrate Lucille Ball’s Birthday Weekend by sneaking a peak at these screenshots from “The Lucy Show”!

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 5, 2017

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  CBS, Danny Thomas, Desilu, Jackie Coogan, Lucille Ball, Lucy Carmichael, Sid Gould, The Lucy Show, tv

• LUCY SHOW BLOOPERS!

  “The Lucy Show” was one of the most inconsistent shows on television.  After the departure of the show’s initial writers, a revolving door of guest writers took over resulting in many character contradictions.  Like all shows, they also had their share of production goofs and gaffes. Here’s my top 12. Enjoy!   1.  My Son…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 28, 2017

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  bloopers, CBS, Desilu, gaffes, Gale Gordon, goofs, Jimmy Garrett, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, mistakes, Roy Rowan, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance

• Lucy and Viv Reminisce

  S6;E16 ~ January 1, 1968 Synopsis When Lucy breaks her leg, Viv comes to nurse her and the two stroll down memory lane by recalling their past misadventures. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) and Roy Roberts (Harrison Winfield Cheever) do not appear in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 19, 2017

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  1968, Bess Flowers, broken leg, Carole Cook, CBS, Clips Show, Desilu, Flashbacks, Gale Gordon, Hazel Pierce, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Viv Reminisce, Ruth Crews, Tex Brodus, The Lucy Show, The Man Who Came To Dinner, tv, Vivian Vance