Tag: I love lucy
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1955 Part Two – JULY to DECEMBER “I Love Lucy” enters its fifth season – in Hollywood! Classic episodes with memorable guest stars. “What’s My Line?” (S7;E5) ~ October 2, 1955 Lucy and Desi are the mystery guests. The panel has trouble identifying that it is a couple, not just one guest. Arlene Francis guesses…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1955 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE Season four concludes with the gang in Hollywood! “Lucy Learns To Drive” (ILL S4;E12) ~ January 4, 1955 To replace the antiquated Cadillac, Ricky buys a brand new Pontiac. Desilu had a promotional agreement with GM. This is the first non-Philip Morris sponsored episode and introduces Proctor and…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1954 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER “I Love Lucy” starts its fourth season at the height of its popularity. The show is gearing up for the trip to Hollywood. “’A Star is Born’ World Premiere” ~ September 29, 1954 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz attend the world premiere of the film “A Star Is Born”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1954 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE Season three of “I Love Lucy” concludes with another Emmy win for the series and for Vivian Vance. February would see the premiere of the film “The Long, Long Trailer.” “The Million-Dollar Idea” (ILL S3;E13) ~ January 11, 1954 Lucy takes a page from Jackie Gleason with this get-rich-quick scheme…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1953 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER The launch of season three turns the Ricardos from a show-business couple to a struggling family. “Ricky’s ‘Life’ Story” (ILL S3;E1) ~ October 5, 1953 Life Magazine, that is. The Arnaz Family was featured in the magazine, so they returned the favor on “I Love Lucy.” This is the…
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RIP Jerry Thorpe (1926-2018)
One-time Head of Production at Desilu Studios. He did many projects with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz before they parted ways in 1963. Assistant Director (33 episodes) – 1953-54 Assistant Director to Vincente Minnelli – 1954 Associate Producer – 1956 Director (10 episodes) – 1957-59 Producer & Director (9 episodes) – 1958-60 Director “K.O. Kitty”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1953 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE The new year kicks off with a baby – two babies – Little Ricky and Desi Jr. “Ricky Has Labor Pains” (ILL S2;E14) ~ January 5, 1953 Filmed on Halloween 1952, the episode show’s a very pregnant Lucy reading McCall’s with the words “I Love Lucy” very clearly…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1952 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER The second season of “I Love Lucy” begins, with both Lucille Ball and Lucy Ricardo pregnant! The decision to incorporate Ball’s pregnancy into the story arc changes the filming schedule in order to ‘bank’ episodes for Lucille’s pregnancy leave. “Job Switching” (ILL S2;E1) ~ September 15, 1952 In 1996,…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 