Tag: Ethel
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ETHEL for PRESIDENT!
Randy Rainbow’s “Any Dem Will Do” In satirist Randy Rainbow’s video “Any Dem Will Do” none other than Ethel Mertz is on a laundry list of potential nominees for the Democratic nominee for President in 2020. Rainbow’s song parody uses two songs from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – “Any Dream Will Do” and “Joseph’s Coat.” Watch for…
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GUESS WHO OWES LUCY $23.50
S1;E11 ~ December 9, 1968 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy loans Van Johnson money to fix his car – but the man turns out to be an impostor. In return, Lucy wants the real Van Johnson to fly to Dallas to sing “Happy Birthday” to…
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“Lucy’s Italian Movie”
(S5;E23 ~ April 16, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed March 8, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 47.1/63 Synopsis ~ When traveling through Italy, Lucy meets a movie director and is bound and determined to land a role in his new picture,…
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“The Fox Hunt”
(S5;E16 ~ February 6, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed December 22, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 140th episode filmed. Rating: 48.2/65 Synopsis ~The second episode set in Europe finds Lucy wangling an invitation to an English country estate for…
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“Lucy Goes to a Rodeo”
(S5;E8 ~ November 28, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed October 27, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 46.9/63 Synopsis ~ Fred needs to stage a show for his lodge, but Ricky is busy with a radio show. When he finds out that the…
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“Ricky Sells the Car”
“Lots can happen in thirty minutes!” – Lucy Ricardo, Vice-President in Charge of Sneaky Swishes (S5;E4 ~ October 24, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 29, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: N/A Synopsis ~ Ricky sells the car and then forgets…
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“In Palm Springs”
(S4;E26 ~ April 25, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 17, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 44.0/62 Synopsis ~ Upset by a quarrel with their husbands, Lucy and Ethel leave for a weekend in Palm Springs, where they encounter Rock Hudson. The day this episode first…
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“Lucy’s Mother-in-Law”
(S4;E8 ~ November 22, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 30, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 46.5/67 Synopsis ~ Lucy meets her Cuban mother-in-law for the first time. To help bridge the language barrier, she enlists the help of Ricky’s new mind-reading act. For his direction…
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“Lucy Cries Wolf”
(S4;E3 ~ October 18, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed June 3, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.2/68 Synopsis ~ To test Ricky’s love, Lucy fakes being in danger. She thinks she has proved her point – until a real criminal shows up! This was the…