Tag: Drafted
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GEORGE IS DRAFTED ~ LIZ’S BABY
January 27, 1951 “George is Drafted ~ Liz’s Baby” (aka “Liz Thinks George is Being Drafted”) is episode #116 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 27, 1951. This was the 18th episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March…
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RIP STANLEY DONEN
1924-2019 Stanley Donen was the film director and choreographer responsible for two of Hollywood’s biggest hit musicals, Singin’ in the Rain (1950), and On the Town (1949). On Broadway, he was in the chorus of Best Foot Forward (1941) and when MGM acquired the screen rights he was chosen as Assistant Choreographer, working with LUCILLE BALL, who played…
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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) ~…
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“Drafted”
(S1;E11 ~ December 24, 1951) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on November 2, 1951. It was the 9th episode filmed, but the 11th aired. Synopsis ~ A letter from Fort Dix makes Lucy and Ethel think that Fred and Ricky have been drafted. When the…