Tag: Gale Gordon

• Freddie Filmore’s Drag Race “Females Are Fabulous” featuring the queens of “I Love Lucy” “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy”!   In 2020, gender-fluid actor Nick Tortorella turned up on “Rupaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race” as Lucille Ball!  

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 2, 2018

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  Carson Kressley, Dick Shawn, Drag, Drag Race, Frank Nelson, Fred Mertz, Freddie Filmore, Gale Gordon, gay, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, Jim Bailey, Lucille Ball, Lucy Carmichael, Michelle Visage, Mr. Mooney, Phyllis Diller, Queens, Rupaul, The Lucy Show, Tropicana, Wally Cox, wigs, William Frawley

• WHERE IS MY WANDERING MOTHER TONIGHT?

  AS6;E23 ~ March 11, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Madelyn Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. Synopsis Lucy is upset because her children have left the nest. Kim decides to invite her mother to stay for the weekend, but when Lucy overhears Kim’s phone conversation about her ‘mother-smothering’, Lucy goes missing to give…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 2, 2018

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  1974, As Time Goes By, backgammon, bean bag chair, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Whitney, Brian Cutler, CBS, Cindy Barnes, Free To Be…You and Me, Gale Gordon, Gilligan’s Island, Here’s Lucy, I Remember Mama, Jack Donohue, lotus position, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mama, Marina Del Rey, Marl Young, Robin Hood, Shirley Anthony, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, tv, Where is Your Wandering Mother Tonight?, yoga

• LUCY CARTER MEETS LUCILLE BALL

  S6;E22 ~ March 4, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Robert O’Brien Synopsis Kim enters a Lucille Ball look-alike contest to win a new car. When she feels she’s been overlooked, Lucy gets involved, insisting on seeing Miss Ball in person. When the two come face to face, Ball insists Lucy enter the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 1, 2018

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  1974, Carole Cook, CBS, Dede Ball, Doris Singleton, Gale Gordon, Gary Morton, Here’s Lucy, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Donohue, look-alike contest, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy Carter, Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball, Mais Oui, Mame, People Magazine, Robert O’Brien, Roy Rowan, Share Inc., Tom Kelly, tv, wigs

• LUCY AND PHIL HARRIS STRIKE UP THE BAND

  S6;E21 ~ February 25, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Robert O’Brien Synopsis To drum up business for the Unique Employment Agency, Lucy replies to an ad in the newspaper to supply musicians for Phil Harris’ orchestra. The candidates she brings Harris are all of different ethnicity, creating a multi-cultural musical act. Regular…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 31, 2018

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  Alice Faye, Anthony Ortega, Benny Goodman, Big Band, Ciribiribin, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Ethnic Diversity, Frontier Hotel, Gale Gordon, Harry James, Henry L. Miranda, Here’s Lucy, Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, Jack Donohue, Jackie Kelso, Las Vegas, Let’s Dance, Lucille Ball, Mame, Marie, Marl Young, Michaelani, Phil Harris, Robert O’Brien, Ted Nash, That’s What I Like About the South, Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Farrell, Wilshire Bowl, Women’s Lib

• MARY JANE’S BOYFRIEND

  S6;E20 ~ February 18, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Mary Jane has a new boyfriend – who happens to fall for Lucy.  Now it’s up to Lucy to figure a way out of her love triangle. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 30, 2018

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  1974, All in the Family, CBS, Cliff Norton, Dear Abby, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Jack Donohue, John Gabriel, love triangle, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane, Mary Jane Croft, Roy Rowan, Seaman Jacobs, tv

• MILTON BERLE IS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY

  S6;E19 ~ February 11, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy’s parties are a bore, so she calls a telethon to make a very low bid on Milton Berle to attend her next soiree – and wins!   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 29, 2018

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  Bert Parks, Bob Carroll Jr., Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Durwood Kirby, Elliott Reid, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Hillcrest Country Club, Jack Berle, Jack Donohue, James Joyce, John Calvin, John Clavin, Joyce McNeal, KBEX, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Milton Berle, Pinky Lee, Princess Anne, Robert Hitchcock, Robert Maurer, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, telethon, The Galloping Gourmet, Vanda Barra, You Tell Me Your Dream I’ll Tell You Mine

• LUCY, THE SHERIFF

  S6;E18 ~ January 28, 1974 Directed by Coby Ruskin and Lucille Ball ~ Written by Seaman Jacobs and Fred S. Fox Synopsis Lucy finds out that her grandmother was the first woman sheriff of a Montana town that is celebrating its centennial. She is asked to play her grandmother at the celebrations, which include the recreation…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 28, 2018

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  Al Stewart, Bank Robbery, Billy the Kid, Boyd Red Morgan, Canada, Cliff Osmond, Coby Ruskin, Flora Bell Orcutt, Florence Halop, Fred S. Fox, Frieda Rentie, Gale Gordon, Gerald Brutsche, Gunfight, Here’s Lucy, I Love Life, John Craig, Lucille Ball, Mary Wickes, Montana, Old West, Omar Sharif, Orwin C. Harvey, Pennies from Heaven, Richard Burton, Ross Elliott, Seaman Jacobs, Sheriff, Vince Deadrick Sr., Walter Smith

• LUCY IS N.G. AS AN R.N.

  S6;E17 ~ January 21, 1974 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Kim gets a cold, Harry hurts his knee, and Mary Jane breaks her fingers. Even the cat is having kittens!  Naturally, it falls to Lucy to nurse them all back to health. Regular Cast Lucille Ball…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 27, 2018

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  1974, Al Checco, Anti-Litter Campaign, Bob Carroll Jr., Cat, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dr. Suess, Gale Gordon, Gunsmoke, Here’s Lucy, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Jacqueline Susann, Keep America Beautiful, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Roy Roberts, The Ring Magazine, tv, Walter Cronkite

• MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE OFFICE

  S6;E16 ~ January 14, 1974 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Harry sells the business, but immediately has regrets. When the new boss (Don Porter) gets everyone arrested for running a bookie operation, Lucy and Kim scheme to get the agency back for Harry. Regular Cast Lucille…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 26, 2018

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  1974, Billy Sands, Bookie, Bradshaw, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dave Morick, Don Porter, Forest Lawn, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, George Chandler, Here’s Lucy, John Wheeler, Lion, Little Old Lady, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Napoleon, Seaman Jacobs, tv

• LUCY IS A BIRD-SITTER

  S6;E15 ~ January 7, 1974 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy is volunteered to babysit a rare bird while its owner (Arte Johnson) gets an award. Lucy accidentally leaves the front door open and the bird escapes.  Now Lucy can’t tell the rare bird from the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 25, 2018

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  Arte Johnson, birds, Bob Carroll Jr., Bye Bye Birdie, Charlton Heston, Coby Ruskin, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles Zoo, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, Tonga, Vivian Bowman