Tag: Fred Mertz
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“Lucy’s Summer Vacation”
(LDCH S2;E5 ~ June 8, 1959) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Script copyright May 5, 1959. Filmed at Desilu Studios, Culver City. Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ricky go on vacation to Vermont and end up sharing their cabin with Howard Duff and Ida Lupino. When the girls feel they aren’t getting…
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“Lucy Makes Room for Danny”
(LDCH S2;E2 ~ December 1, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 19, 1958 at Ren-Mar Studios. Producer Bert Granet won the Producer’s Guild Award for this episode. Former writers Madelyn Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. are credited as script consultants. The working title of this script was “The Ricardos…
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In a 1952 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Ethel Mertz flirts with the Judge while testifying in court. Her husband disapproves. In a 1958 episode of THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR, Ethel Mertz flirts with the Judge while testifying in court. Her husband disapproves.
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“Don Juan is Shelved”
(S4;E22 ~ March 21, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 10, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 119th episode filmed. Rating: 51.5/69 Synopsis ~ MGM gives Ricky the gate (or “the door in the fence,” as he puts it) when they cancel Don Juan. Naturally,…
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“Lucy Goes to Mexico”
(LDCH S2;E1 ~ October 6, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, and Everett Freeman. Filming completed June 16, 1958 at Ren-Mar Studios. Synopsis ~ While Ricky is in San Diego doing a U.S.O. show, Lucy and the Mertzes head to Mexico to shop but an unexpected stowaway causes them problems at…
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In a 1951 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Tilly (Lucy) and Adelaide (Fred) for Mr. Merriweather (Jay Novello) while her husband (Desi Arnaz) sits nearby. In a 1972 episode of THE LUCY SHOW, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Napoleon (Harry) and Josephine (Lucy) for Mrs.…
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“Lucy Goes to Sun Valley”
(LDCH S1;E5 ~ April 14, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll Jr., and Bob Schiller. Filmed in February 1958 at Sun Valley, Idaho, and Ren-Mar Studios, Hollywood. Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ethel go to Sun Valley, at first without Ricky and Fred. While at the resort, the girls meet…
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“Lucy Wins a Racehorse”
(LDCH S1;E4 ~ February 3, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed in December 1957 at Ren-Mar Studios. This is the fourth of five episodes of the first season of “The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Show” (aka “The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour”). Just as the last…
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“Lucy Hunts Uranium”
(LDCH S1;E3 ~ January 3, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll Jr., and Bob Schiller. Studio portions filmed November 15, 1957 at Ren-Mar Studios. This is the third episode of the first season of “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” (aka “The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour” in syndication) and the first to venture outside…