Tag: Desilu

• Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 1

  S6;E14 ~ December 4, 1967 Synopsis Lucy trains to be a flight attendant but is teamed with a nervous partner (Carol Burnett) who is afraid of heights. When the in-flight movie breaks down, they provide some live entertainment for the passengers. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael) Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Mary Jane Croft…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 17, 2017

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  1967, Airline Hostess, Bert Lahr, Carol Burnett, CBS, Charlie Chaplin, Coffee Tea or Me, Desilu, Eric Mason, Ernesto Masias, Flight Attendant, I Got Rhythm, Jerry Rush, Kasey Rogers, Let Me Entertain You, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 1, Rhodes Reason, Sid Gould, Start out each day with a song, Stewardess, That’s Entertainment, The Lucy Show, The Old Soft Shoe, tv, When the Saints Go Marching In, Yankee Doodle Dandy

• Lucy the Babysitter

  S5;E16 ~ January 16, 1967 Synopsis When Mr. Mooney challenges Lucy to find another job, she goes to an employment agency that sends her out to babysit – a family of chimpanzees!   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) and Roy Roberts (Mr. Cheever)…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 27, 2017

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  1967, babysitter, Barbra Streisand, Cary Grant, CBS, Chimpanzees, Desilu, elephant, Elvia Allman, employment agency, Gale Gordon, Gower Street, Jonathan Hole, Joyce Smith, Lucille Ball, Lucy the Babysitter, Mary Wickes, Nancy Sinatra, Peyton Place, The Hathaways, The Lucy Show, The Marquis Chimps, tv

• Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft

  S5;E9 ~ November 14, 1966 Synopsis Lucy Carmichael gets an induction letter for a “Lou C” Carmichael telling her to report for military duty. While Mr. Mooney is trying to get it straightened out, a drill sergeant puts Lucy through the paces rather than ignore protocol.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 20, 2017

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  1966, Andy Griffith Show, Ben Gage, CBS, Clark Howat, crossovers, Danny Thomas, Desilu, Drill Sergeant, Gale Gordon, Gomer Pyle, Gomer Pyle USMC, Herb Vigran, Jackie Gleason, Jamie Farr, Jerry Carmichael, Jim Nabors, Jimmy Garrett, Lucille Ball, Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft, No Time for Sergeants, Obstacle Course, Ralph Kramden, Sid Gould, The Lucy Show, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, US Army, US Marines

• Lucy and Bob Crane

  S4;E22 ~ February 21, 1966 Synopsis Actor Bob Crane opens a new account at the bank and asks Lucy out to dinner. When his new war film needs a stuntman, Mr. Mooney volunteers Iron Man Carmichael.  Although she wants to appear demur to Crane, she takes the job.  Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 6, 2017

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  1966, Bob Crane, Captain Kangaroo, CBS, Chet Huntley, Dale Van Sickel, David Brinkley, Desilu, Edmond Beloin, Gale Gordon, Harry Garson, Hogan’s Heroes, Huntley and Brinkley, Iron Man Carmichael, John Banner, Larry Dean, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Bob Crane, Oscar Beregi, parachute, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Schnitzelbank, Sid Gould, Stunt Man, Stunts, The Lucy Show, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, tv, World War One, WWI

• Lucy is Her Own Lawyer

  S2;E23 ~ March 9, 1964 Synopsis Lucy complains when Mr. Mooney’s barking sheepdog Nelson keeps her up all night. He tells her to sue him, and she does. After making a mockery of the court proceedings by acting as her own attorney, she finally wins her case by cross-examining Nelson. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 13, 2017

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  1964, Bernard Weitzman, Bert Stevens, CBS, Courtroom, Dede Ball, Desilu, Disney, dogs, Gale Gordon, Goofy, Hazel Pierce, Howard Ostroff, James Westerfield, Jimmy Garrett, Joe Mell, John McGiver, Judge, Lucille Ball, Lucy is Her Own Lawyer, Perry Mason, Pinto Colvig, Pluto, Robert E. Blair, Sam Harris, Sheepdog, The Lucy Show, tv, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Vivian Vance

• Lucy and the Runaway Butterfly

  S1;E29 ~ April 22, 1963 Synopsis Helping Jerry with his Cub Scout project, a rare butterfly escapes and Lucy vows to hunt it down. On a dinner date with a lawyer, she leaps into action when she thinks she spots the rogue insect, resulting in chaos at dinner, the park, and eventually a courtroom. Regular…

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 20, 2017

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  1963, Benny Rubin, Candy Moore, Carl Benton Reid, CBS, Charles Pomerantz, Desilu, Doris Packer, Ellen Corby, Ernest Sarracino, Hal Taggart, Jack Donohue, Jim Boles, Jimmy Garrett, Joe Lombardi, karen norris, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the runaway butterfly, Mary Wickes, Monty O’Grady, Philip Carey, Ralph Hart, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance, William Meader

• Lucy Drives a Dump Truck

  S1;E24 ~ March 11, 1963 Synopsis After promising the Volunteer Fire Department that the town council will pay for their new uniforms, the girls find that they will be stuck for the cost themselves. They want to relieve Lucy as captain, until she comes up with the idea of selling newspapers for salvage. Everything goes…

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 15, 2017

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  1963, Ben Welden, Bess Flowers, Carole Cook, CBS, Desilu, Don Sharpe, Dorothy Konrad, Ford Truck, Hazel Pierce, Jimmy Garrett, Lucille Ball, Lucy Drives a Dump Truck, Mary Jane Croft, motorcyle, Newspapers, Ralph Hart, Richard Reeves, Roy Long, Salvage, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance, Volunteer Firefighters

• Today is International Women’s Day.   In November 1962 Lucille Ball broke the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to head a Hollywood studio.  Under her leadership, Desilu developed such iconic TV shows as “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix.”

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 8, 2017

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  1962, Desilu, International Women’s Day, Lucille Ball, Mannix, Mission Impossible, Star Trek, tv

• RIP Robert Osborne, film historian and host on TCM. He set out to be an actor and was under contract to Desilu as part of Lucille Ball’s group of young actors. He did one episode of “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” (hosted by Desi) before Lucy took him aside and suggested that he might make a better…

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 6, 2017

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  1958, Desilu, Film Historian, Lucille Ball, Robert Osborne, TCM

• RIP Mike Connors.  Desilu produced “Mannix” from 1967 to 1968, although the show ran until 1974, making Connors a household name.  In return, he appeared as Mannix on a 1971 episode of “Here’s Lucy.”

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 27, 2017

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  1971, CBS, Desilu, Here’s Lucy, Lucille Ball, Mannix, Mike Connors, tv