Tag: Hollywood
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“Hollywood Anniversary”
(S4;E24 ~ April 4, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 24, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/72 Synopsis ~ Ricky has forgotten the date of their anniversary, but he has a scheme to convince Lucy that he knew it all along. The idea for this episode…
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“California, Here We Come!”
(S4;E13 ~ January 10, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on November 10, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 110th episode filmed. Rating: 50.1/65 Synopsis ~ Just as the foursome are ready to leave for Hollywood, Lucy’s mother suddenly shows up and wants to go, too! This…
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“Lucy and John Wayne”
(S5;E2 ~ October 10, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 15, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 41.1/61 Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ethel are in trouble with the police after stealing John Wayne’s footprints from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre the night…
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“Don Juan and the Starlets”
(S4;E17 ~ February 14, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on December 9, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.3/67 Synopsis ~ When Ricky takes publicity photos with four glamorous starlets, Lucy gets jealous. Her jealousy turns to anger when it looks like Ricky stayed out all night…
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“Ricky’s Contract”
‘Did I tell you the funny thing I heard on television the other night?’ (S4;E10 ~ December 6, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 14, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.7/67 Synopsis ~ Ricky is on ‘pins and niddles’ waiting to hear from Hollywood about his…
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Shortly after the film version of MY FAIR LADY opened in theatres in November 1964, Lucy did her own version on THE LUCY SHOW titled “My Fair Lucy” (S3;E20). Lucy’s Henry Higgins was The Countess Framboise (Ann Sothern), who instructed charwoman Eliza Lumpwhomper (Lucy) to recite “The rain in Maine stays mainly on the grain” before dramatically…
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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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“The Star Upstairs”
(S4;E25 ~ April 18, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 3, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 47.5/67 Synopsis ~ Lucy figures out that she has seen 99 movie stars since arriving in Hollywood, and when she hears that Cornel Wilde is staying in the…
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“Lucy and the Dummy”
(S5;E3 ~ October 17, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 22, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 46.5/66 Synopsis ~ Ricky brings home a wax head of himself made by the studio for trick shots. MGM Studios calls and asks him to perform for…