Tag: Gale Gordon

• LUCY’S REPLACEMENT

  S4;E19 ~ January 17, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Harry gets a computer and fires Lucy, who then gets a job in a typing pool at an insurance company. When she starts to miss Harry, Lucy and Kim sabotage the computer to get her old…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 10, 2017

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  1972, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Computer, Computer Dating, Desilu, EXMO III, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, hunt and peck, I love lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Miss Grant Takes Richmond, Phil Vandervort, R.G. Brown, Rylander, Seaman Jacobs, secretaries, Star Trek, The Lucy Show, The Odd Couple, The Typewriter, turkey trot, tv, typing pool, typists, UNIVAC, Wanda Clark

• LUCY AND THE CHINESE CURSE

  S4;E18 ~ January 10, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Martin A. Ragaway Synopsis When Lucy saves the life of a Chinese laundry owner (Keye Luke), she is obliged to take care of him for the rest of his life or face the curse of 4,000 ancestors.  Kim, Lucy, and Harry devise a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 9, 2017

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  1972, Boxing, CBS, chandelier, Charlie Chan, Chinese Laundry, Coby Ruskin, Gala Paper Towels, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Keye Luke, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Chinese Curse, Martin A. Ragaway, Mary Jane Croft, Monty O’Grady, Orson Welles, San Fernando Earthquake, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, Sig Frohlich, tv, Vanda Barra, Walter Smith

• LUCY AND THE LITTLE OLD LADY

  S4;E17 ~ January 3, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis When a kindly widow from out of town (Helen Hayes) comes to the Unique Employment Agency looking for a part-time job, Lucy gives her a place to stay and Harry buys some real estate from her.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 8, 2017

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  1972, Airport, Arsenic and Old Lace, Catalina, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dun and Bradstreet, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Going My Way, Hank Brandt, Helen Hayes, Here’s Lucy, Irish, Josephine Bonaparte, Little Old Lady, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Napoleon, Seaman Jacobs, Seance, Ship of Fools, Sid Gould, tv

• LUCY’S BONUS BOUNCES

  S4;E16 ~ December 27, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Martin Ragaway Synopsis On the suggestion of his psychiatrist, Harry gives Lucy a big raise in order to gain her loyalty.  But the scheme backfires when Lucy worries that Harry is hiding something.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 7, 2017

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  1971, Alcatraz, audit, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Devil’s Island, Doris Day, fainting, Gale Gordon, golf, Here’s Lucy, IRS, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy’s Bonus Bounces, Martin Ragaway, Mary Jane Croft, Parley Baer, Paul Picerni, psychiatrist, San Quentin, Secret Love, Shirley Anthony, The Merchant of Venice, tv, Vanda Barra

• LUCY’S LUCKY DAY

  S4;E15 ~ December 20, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis To capitalize on what seems to be a lucky streak, Lucy goes on a TV game show and is challenged to teach an untrained chimpanzee to do a trick in order to win a thousand dollars.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 6, 2017

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  1971, Astrology, Bicycle Built for Two, Billy Sands, CBS, chimpanzee, Daisy Bell, Dick Patterson, Elsie the Cow, Floradora, Fountain in the Park, Gale Gordon, Ginger Rogers, Gone With The Wind, Here’s Lucy, Howard Hughes, Jim Bates, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy’s Lucky Day, milkman, Paul King, Quiz Show, Robert Hitchcock, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, Sig Frohlich, Strolling Through the Park, Tell Me Pretty Maiden, tv

• LUCY AND CANDID CAMERA

  S4;E14 ~ December 13, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Al Schwartz Synopsis Alan Funt has a criminal impostor who recruits Lucy, Harry and Kim to commit robberies under the pretense that they are doing stunts for his “Candid Camera” television show. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 5, 2017

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  Al Schwartz, Allen Funt, Ballin the Jack, Candid Camera, Christopher Hewett, Coby Ruskin, Fred Festinger, Gale Gordon, Hello Dolly, Here’s Lucy, Jack Berle, James Millhollin, Jim Bates, Lever Brothers, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Maurice Kelly, Milt Josefsberg, Paul Sorensen, Peter Lees, Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone, Ralph Edwards, Robert Carson, Sandy Duncan, Shirley Anthony, The Impossible Dream, Vanda Barra, Walter Smith, We’re in the Money, Whatever Lola Wants

• LUCY IN THE JUNGLE

  S4;E13 ~ December 6, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Larry Rhine and Lou Derman Synopsis Harry’s doctor says he’s in danger of a nervous breakdown, so Lucy suggests a house swap vacation.  Unfortunately, the only home left was in Nairobi, Kenya. Their swap turns out to be a jungle hut, populated by…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 4, 2017

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  1971, Africa, Ben Wrigley, CBS, Chimpanzees, Coby Ruskin, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Gale Gordon, Ginny Tyler, Here’s Lucy, Kenya, King Kong, Larry Rhine, Lion, Lola Fisher, Lou Derman, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy in the Jungle, My Fair Lady, Nairobi, Parrot, San Diego Zoo, tv

• LUCY HELPS DAVID FROST GO NIGHT-NIGHT

  S4;E12 ~ November 29, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Television host David Frost comes to the Unique Employment Agency to hire a traveling companion to assure that he gets some sleep on his flight to London. When Harry hurts his leg, Lucy is sent in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 3, 2017

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  1971, Airport, Bob Carroll Jr., Butte Montana, Carol Burnett, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Cuba, David Frost, Gale Gordon, Hank Robinson, Here’s Lucy, Hey Look Me Over, Hijacker, Ivor Barry, London, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mike Howden, Pan Am, Rosalind Miles, Sky Marshal, Suzanne Taylor, The David Frost Show, Tommy Farrell, tv, Wildcat

• GINGER ROGERS COMES TO TEA

  S4;E11 ~ November 22, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Ginger Rogers leaves her purse in a movie theatre where she’s gone incognito to see one of her films for the first time. Lucy and Harry discover the purse and hope to get to meet the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 2, 2017

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  1971, Beach Blanket Bingo, Bob Carroll Jr., CBS, Charleston, Cheek to Cheek, Coby Ruskin, David Merrick, Eugene Jackson, Flying Down to Rio, Follow the Fleet, Fred Astaire, Gale Gordon, Ginger Rogers, Here’s Lucy, Hotel Bel-Air, Kitty Foyle, Lassie, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Roberta, Shall We Dance, Shirley Anthony, Tender Comrade, The Barkleys of Broadway, Top Hat, tv, Victor Romito, William Lanteau

• LUCY AND THE CELEBRITIES

  S4;E10 ~ November 15, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Al Schwartz Synopsis When a rival employment agency starts advertising using endorsements, Harry charges Lucy with getting celebrities to do radio commercials for the Unique Employment Agency.  After being refused admittance to a movie studio, Lucy discovers that Kim is…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 1, 2017

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  1971, Al Schwartz, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Jack Benny, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Celebrities, Mayo Brothers, Milt Josefsberg, Peeper Poopers, Rich Little, Rod McKuen, Sid Gould, tv