Tag: Jay Novello
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1956 Part Two – JULY to DECEMBER The sixth and final season of “I Love Lucy” starts and includes a quick trip to Florida. “The Ed Sullivan Show” (S9;E2) ~ September 30, 1956 Lucy and Desi are in New York to promote the sixth season of “I Love Lucy”. In a comedy sketch Lucy mistakenly believes that she…
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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 Meets a Millionaire
S2;E24 ~ March 16, 1964 Synopsis When Lucy gets a flat tire, a handsome rich Italian man comes to her rescue. On a date night out, Lucy accidentally spills pasta on him and she must break in to a local cleaners to retrieve his other suit so they won’t miss the St. Patrick’s Day dance.…
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Lucy and the Safe Cracker
S2;E5 ~ October 28, 1963 Synopsis Demonstrating how she got locked in the vault for the press, Lucy accidentally locks Mr. Mooney back in the bank vault. To help break him out Lucy recruits Mr. Bundy, a reformed safe-cracker, now a candy store owner. The experience of opening the safe rekindles Mr. Bundy’s criminal desires…
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Lucy Does Moo Shu
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In a 1951 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Tilly (Lucy) and Adelaide (Fred) for Mr. Merriweather (Jay Novello) while her husband (Desi Arnaz) sits nearby. In a 1972 episode of THE LUCY SHOW, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Napoleon (Harry) and Josephine (Lucy) for Mrs.…
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“The Sublease”
(S3;E31 ~ May 24, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 22, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. At the end of this season, “I Love Lucy” was #1 in the ratings finishing with a 58.8. This was down from season two’s rating of 67.3. Synopsis ~ When…
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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…