Tag: Gale Gordon

• RIP Adam West (1928-2017)

  Although Adam West never appeared on “The Lucy Show,” many of his “Batman” co-stars did!  MADGE BLAKE (Aunt Harriet Cooper on “Batman”) played a  driver picking up a hitchhiking Mr. Mooney in “Lucy, the Camp Cook” (S3;E6).  STAFFORD REPP (Police Chief O’Hara on “Batman”) played Joe the Plumber when “Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower” (S1;E18).  REPP returned…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 10, 2017

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  1960s, Adam West, Alan Hale, Batman, Ben Welden, Ellen Corby, Ethel Merman, Gale Gordon, Lucille Ball, Madge Blake, Milton Berle, Norma Varden, Stafford Repp, The Lucy Show, tv, Vitto Scotti, Vivian Vance

• Lucy, the Superwoman

  S4;E26 ~ March 21, 1966 Synopsis When a heavy computer falls on Mr. Mooney’s foot, Lucy has a rush of adrenaline to lift it up. From then on, she has super-strength and wreaks havoc with her new-found power. Lucy the superwoman is then brought into a lab to be examined by scientists.   Directed by…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 10, 2017

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  Bennett Green, Computer, Dear Abby, Elroy Schwartz, Gale Gordon, Herb Vigran, hurricanes, Jack Perkins, Joel Marston, John Perri, Joyce Perry, Lucille Ball, Lucy the Superwoman, Mary Jane Croft, Natalie Masters, Parley Baer, Robert F. Simon, Robert S. Carson, season 4, Sid Gould, Superman, The Lucy Show, The Two of Us, V8, Vacation Playhouse, Where There’s Smokey

• Lucy the Gun Moll

  S4;E25 ~ March 14, 1966 Synopsis In an “Untouchables” parody, a Federal Agent says that Lucy looks just like the chanteuse gun moll of a bank robber about to be released prison. For a $5,000 reward, Lucy agrees to become the gun moll and help find the hidden loot.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 9, 2017

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  1959, 1966, Bruce Gordon, CBS, Cole Porter, Dance Girl Dance, Dean Martin Show, Desi Arnaz, Duke Fishman, Eliot Ness, Frank Nitti, Fruit-O-Matic, Gale Gordon, Gun Moll, Leave it to Me, Lucille Ball, Lucy the Gun Moll, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Martin, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, Nelson Riddle, Robert Stack, Rose Marie Bowe, Sophie Tucker, Steve London, The Lucy Show, The Untouchables, tv, Walter Winchell, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

• Lucy and Clint Walker

  S4;E24 ~ March 7, 1966 Synopsis Lucy wants to knit a sweater for her boyfriend for his birthday. After she cleverly obtains his measurements, she finds out he hates the color she has chosen.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) Guest Cast Clint…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 8, 2017

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  1966, bank, basset hound, Bennett Green, CBS, Cheyenne, Clint Walker, Columbia-Minerva, construction worker, Dog, FDR, Gale Gordon, Knitting, Lawrence Welk, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Clint Walker, Mary Jane Croft, Picnic, red sweater, Sid Gould, The Lucy Show, transistor radio, tv, Yarn

• 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…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 7, 2017

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  1966, Alexander Graham Bell, Bennett Green, Blackout of 1965, CBS, Cleo Morgan, Dorothy Konrad, Ed Sullivan, Gale Gordon, Inventor, Jay North, Larry Dean, Lucille Ball, Lucy the Robot, March of the Toy Soldiers, Parade of Wooden Soldiers, Robot, Sid Gould, The Lucy Show, Thomas Edison, Tin Soldier, Toy Soldier, tv, TV Set, Vito Scotti

• Lucy and Bob Crane

  S4;E22 ~ February 21, 1966 Synopsis Actor Bob Crane opens a new account at the bank and asks Lucy out to dinner. When his new war film needs a stuntman, Mr. Mooney volunteers Iron Man Carmichael.  Although she wants to appear demur to Crane, she takes the job.  Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 6, 2017

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  1966, Bob Crane, Captain Kangaroo, CBS, Chet Huntley, Dale Van Sickel, David Brinkley, Desilu, Edmond Beloin, Gale Gordon, Harry Garson, Hogan’s Heroes, Huntley and Brinkley, Iron Man Carmichael, John Banner, Larry Dean, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Bob Crane, Oscar Beregi, parachute, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Schnitzelbank, Sid Gould, Stunt Man, Stunts, The Lucy Show, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, tv, World War One, WWI

• Lucy Dates Dean Martin

  S4;E21 ~ February 14, 1966 Synopsis Dean Martin’s stunt double Eddie makes a date with Lucy to take her to a charity ball, but when he is suddenly called to the set, Dean takes Lucy to the event instead, pretending he is Eddie. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Mary…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 5, 2017

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  Andy Williams, Audrey Hepburn, brigitte bardot, Cafe Colette, Cary Grant, Danger in Paris, Dean Martin, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Everybody Loves Somebody, Frank Sinatra, Gale Gordon, gina lollobrigida, Jack Jones, Jeanne Martin, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Leoda RIchards, Leon Alton, Lucille Ball, Lucy Dates Dean Martin, Marlon Brando, Mary Jane Croft, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Roy Rowan, Sid Gould, Slow Boat to China, The Lucy Show, This Can’t Be Love, Tommy Farrell

• Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere

  S4;E20 ~ February 7, 1966 Synopsis Lucy is movie mad!  When her plans to go to a Hollywood premiere with Mary Jane fall through, she disguises herself as one of the theatre’s ushers to work the red carpet and get autographs from the celebrities. The episode includes cameos from some genuine Hollywood stars.   Regular…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 4, 2017

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  Bennett Green, Bernard Sell, Bert Freed, Beverly Hills, Beverly Powers, Edward G. Robinson, Eva Pearson, Flip Mark, Gale Gordon, George Barrows, George Ford, Hazel Pierce, Jerry Rush, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Grant, Ken Delo, Kirk Douglas, Lillian Goodman, Lucille Ball, Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere, Morgan Justin, Pillow Talk, Radio City Revels, Reta Shaw, Robert Foulk, Sid Gould, Suspicion, The Lucy Show, The Overland Express, Vince Edwards

• Lucy and the Soap Opera

  S4;E19~ January 31, 1966 Synopsis The star of Lucy’s favorite soap opera lives in her building and tells her that his character’s fate is in question. Curious Lucy disguises herself in a number of outrageous get-ups to gain access to the show’s reclusive writer and learn how the show will turn out.   Regular Cast…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 3, 2017

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  A Charlie Brown Christmas, Azusa, Beatles, Bennett Green, Buster Keaton, Coldwater Canyon, Cucamonga, Gale Gordon, George Bruggeman, Glendale, Jan Murray, Jane Kean, John Alvin, John Howard, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Soap Opera, Mary Jane Croft, Medicare, Mickey Rooney, Peyton Place, Richard Burton, Romeo and Juliet, Roy Rowan, Sid Gould, Soap Opera, The Lucy Show, The Merchant of Venice, Yellow Face

• Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney

  S4;E18~ January 24, 1966 Synopsis Mickey Rooney takes out a loan from Mr. Mooney’s bank to open an acting school. Lucy and Mr. Mooney each wangle free acting lessons, which culminates in a silent movie sketch.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael / ‘The Little Tramp’), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney / ‘Shopkeeper’) Mary…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 2, 2017

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  Andy Hardy, Bette Davis, Charlie Chaplin, Dorothy Konrad, Fred Krone, Gale Gordon, George Barrows, Geronimo, Harvey Parry, Hello Ma Baby, Improv, Jack Perkins, Julius Caesar, Keystone Cops, Lewis Stone, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Mickey Rooney, Sid Gould, Silent Movie, The Kid, The Lucy Show, What’s New Pussycat