Tag: Ed Sullivan
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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…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1954 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER “I Love Lucy” starts its fourth season at the height of its popularity. The show is gearing up for the trip to Hollywood. “’A Star is Born’ World Premiere” ~ September 29, 1954 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz attend the world premiere of the film “A Star Is Born”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1954 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE Season three of “I Love Lucy” concludes with another Emmy win for the series and for Vivian Vance. February would see the premiere of the film “The Long, Long Trailer.” “The Million-Dollar Idea” (ILL S3;E13) ~ January 11, 1954 Lucy takes a page from Jackie Gleason with this get-rich-quick scheme…
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TOAST OF THE TOWN aka THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
“A Tribute to Lucy and Desi” (S3;E8) ~ October 3, 1954 Directed & Choreographed by John Wray Ed Sullivan (Himself / 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…
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RIP Reverend Billy Graham (1918-2018) ~ who was mentioned in “Lucy and Johnny Carson” (HL S2;E11). Crashing dinner at the Brown Derby with Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, Lucy Carter confuses a report by Walter Cronkite (left) about campus unrest with “The Tonight Show.” Lucy then confuses an Ed Sullivan (center) routine about a boxing kangaroo with…
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Lucy the Robot
S4;E23 ~ February 28, 1966 Synopsis Lucy convinces her new neighbor to invent a robot to keep Mr. Mooney’s visiting nephew busy, but when the Robot falls down a flight of steps, Lucy must take its place. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) does…
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“Face to Face” aka “The Ricardos are Interviewed”
(S5;E7 ~ November 14, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed October 20, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 44.3/61 Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ricky are scheduled to appear on a TV interview show from their home. But his new agent says the apartment is…