Tag: I love lucy
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Ralphs & Bettys (Now & Then)
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Westport and The Ramseys
So Little Ricky could be raised in the country, the Ricardos move to Connecticut! The change in location was the idea of writer Bob Weiskopf, who had done the same thing when his son was born. He sent co-writer Madelyn Pugh to his former home town of Westport, Connecticut, on a reconnaissance mission. To show…
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“Lucy and Superman”
(S6;E13 ~ January 14, 1957) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 15, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 48.1/65 Synopsis ~ In order not to disappoint her son, Lucy pretends to be the Man of Steel at Little Ricky’s birthday party when the ‘real’…
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“Visitor From Italy”
(S6;E5 ~ October 29, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 24, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 45.5/62 Synopsis ~ When the Venetian gondolier the Ricardos met in Europe shows up in New York, a series of misunderstandings results in Lucy working at a pizza…
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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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“Nursery School”
(S5;E9 ~ December 5, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 3, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 42.8/59 Synopsis ~ Lucy is reluctant to enroll her son in nursery school, but even more reluctant to leave him alone overnight in the hospital…
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“The Ricardos Change Apartments”
(S2;E26 ~ May 18, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 16, 1953 at General Service Studio. Rating: 60.5/98 Synopsis ~ Feeling cramped since the baby was born, Lucy convinces Ricky that they should change apartments with the Bensons upstairs. ~ Los Angeles Times, May 18, 1953 The…
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