Tag: don knotts

• PHIL ARNOLD

  September 15, 1909 Philip Arnold was a prolific character actor born on September 15, 1909 in Hackensack, New Jersey. He appeared in approximately 200 films and television shows between 1938 and 1968 – in bit parts most of the time.  Perhaps most famously, Arnold was a regular in the “Three Stooges” movies doing six films…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 15, 2020

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• LUCY & THE TIGER KING

  Whether you like it or not, Netflix’s series THE TIGER KING has become the most popular documentary of all time.  Here’s a somewhat skewed look at THE TIGER KING filtered through a few of the most popular sitcoms of all time!  Imagine falling asleep after binging “I Love Lucy” and “Tiger King” and the below images might…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 19, 2020

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• The same TV Guide issue with Lucille Ball kept popping up on The Andy Griffith Show

  The Queen of Comedy had more TV Guide covers than any other performer!  This one turned up frequently on “The Andy Griffith Show.”  The same TV Guide issue with Lucille Ball kept popping up on The Andy Griffith Show

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 6, 2020

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• “Here’s Lucy” ~ Season 5

  A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “Lucy’s Big Break” (S5;E1) ~ September 11, 1972 “Lucy and Eva Gabor Are Hospital Roomies”  (S5;E2) ~ September 18, 1972 “Harrison Carter, Male…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 7, 2019

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• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1973 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY Pickles, Penguins, and Paar!  Season 5 of “Here’s Lucy” wraps up with appearances by Don Knotts, Bob Cummings, Elsa Lancester, and John Davidson.  “Lucy Is Really in a Pickle” (HL S5;E15) ~ January 1, 1973  Literally IN a pickle!  Their show business aspirations get Lucy and Kim cast in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 18, 2018

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• CBS ON THE AIR: A CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS ~ Part 1

  March 26 – April 1, 1978 The origins of CBS date back to January 27, 1927, with the creation of the “United Independent Broadcasters” network. The fledgling network soon needed additional investors though, and the Columbia Phonograph Company, manufacturers of Columbia Records, rescued it in April 1927; as a result, the new network was renamed…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 16, 2018

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• LUCY GOES ON HER LAST BLIND DATE

  S5;E16 ~ January 8, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis When Harry finds out his cousin Ben (Don Knotts) is rich, he wants Lucy to go on a blind date with him. Ben is awkward and clumsy and Lucy wants no part of the prospective millionaire,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 2, 2018

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• LUCY, THE AMERICAN MOTHER

  S3;E7 ~ October 26, 1970 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Lou Derman and Larry Rhine Synopsis For a class project, Craig is doing a documentary film about Lucy. When Kim’s boyfriend wins a $100 cash prize at school, Lucy frantically tracks it down to the local library where Craig and Harry are filming…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 27, 2017

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