Tag: Jack Benny
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1968 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE A tumultuous year. Lucille Ball sells Desilu Studios to Paramount, ends “The Lucy Show,” and creates Lucille Ball Productions (LBP) to produce “Here’s Lucy,” starring her real-life children! “Lucy and Viv Reminisce” (TLS S6;E16) ~ January 1, 1968 This is the first and only clips show on “The Lucy Show.”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1967 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER The sixth (and final) season of “The Lucy Show” kicks off with Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Frankie Avalon, Robert Goulet, and Dennis Day! In a mutual admiration society Lucy appears on “The Carol Burnett Show” and Carol appears on “The Lucy Show.” “Lucy Meets the Berles” (TLS S6;E1) ~ September 11,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1964 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER In addition to kicking off Season Three of “The Lucy Show,” Lucille Ball does specials with Danny Kaye, Bob Hope and Jack Benny. “Lucy and the Good Skate” (TLS S3;E1) ~ September 21, 1964 When Lucy fears she isn’t spending enough time with her kids, she takes up roller…
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LUCY’S OPENING NIGHTS!
In 1962 & 1963, CBS launched their new season with a televised special celebrating their programming! CBS’s Opening Night September 24, 1962 Jack Webb (Host) “Dragnet” Hank Simms, Announcer Sunday “College Bowl” “The Twentieth Century” with Walter Cronkite “Password” “Lassie” “The Ed Sullivan Show” (clip promoting 15th season) “Dennis the Menace” (scene starring Jay North and…
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JACK BENNY’S 20th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
November 16, 1970 Produced by: Irving Fein, Stan Harris Directed by: Stan Harris, Paul Heslin Written by: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks, Hugh Wedlock Jr. Starring the Cast of “The Jack Benny Program” Jack Benny (Himself) was a Beverly Hills neighbor of Lucille Ball’s and the two were off-screen friends. Benny appeared on “The…
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THE LUCY LIBRARY – Volume 2
Before television and the internet were the main evening’s entertainment, there was always the option of reading a good book! Lucy and friends did their share of reading. This volume presented (mostly) in glorious color! FICTIONAL FICTIONS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid To Ask – March 10,…
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STARS IN THE EYE
November 15, 1952 Producer and Director Ralph Levy Choreography by Donald Saddler Written by George Balzer, Al Schwartz, Si Rose, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, and the writers of the CBS shows represented. The closing credits indicate that the stars’ dialogue was written by the writers of their own shows. THE CBS SHOW AND STARS “I…
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LUCY’S BICENTENNIAL MINUTE
November 28, 1974 “The Bicentennial Minutes” Premiering July 4, 1974, the CBS series consisted of 732 one-minute programs, each recounting an authenticated piece of American history – everything from the momentous to the obscure. Each dealt with something that happened exactly 200 years earlier on the same date as the broadcast. The series was originally…
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EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT JACK BENNY *BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
March 10, 1971 Produced & Directed by Norman Abbott Written by Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks, Bucky Searles, Hugh Wedlock Jr. STARRING Jack Benny (Himself, Host) was born on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny Program” which also became a…
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JACK BENNY’S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL
February 17, 1969 Directed by Fred De Cordova Produced by Irving Fein Written by Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks, Sam Perrin, Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner Jack Benny (Himself, Host / Cowboy) was born on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny…