Tag: Hollywood
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“The Tour”
(S4;E30 ~ May 30, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 14, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 31.8/53 Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ethel take a bus tour of movie stars’ homes in Beverly Hills, and Lucy winds up picking grapefruit in Richard Widmark’s backyard, where she gets…
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“Ricky’s Screen Test”
(S4;E7 ~ November 15, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 26, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 45.0/63 Synopsis ~ During his screen test for the role of Don Juan, Lucy can’t help but try to upstage her husband! The date this episode first aired,…
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Lucy and The Great Caruso
The episode “Lucy’s Bicycle Trip” (1956) and other “I Love Lucy” episodes provide many connections to the 1951 MGM bio-flick The Great Caruso (1951) starring Mario Lanza. When cycling through Italy, the gang takes shelter in the barn of a farmer played by Mario Siletti who played Papa Caruso. Later, Lucy bumps heads with an…
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“Lucy in the Swiss Alps”
(S5;E21 ~ March 26, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed February 23, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 43.9/62 Synopsis ~ After a mistake in booking, the Ricardos and Mertzes go mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps and get stranded in a cabin…
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Possible Projects for Ricky Ricardo
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“Lucy Visits Grauman’s”
(S5;E1 ~ October 3, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 9, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 42.7/61 Synopsis ~ The trip to Hollywood is coming to an end and Lucy has her heart set on one last great souvenir –…
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