Tag: Jim Bates

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1972 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER Season 5 of “Here’s Lucy” begins with Lucy in a cast due to Lucille Ball’s real-life broken leg!  Guest stars include Eva Gabor, Lloyd Bridges, Joe Namath, Totie Fields, Petula Clark, Ricardo Montalban, Jim Bailey, Ruth Buzzi and Donny Osmond!  “Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television’s 25th Anniversary” ~…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 17, 2018

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  1972, Bob Hope, CBS, Claude Wolff, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dinah Shore, Dinah’s Place, Donny Osmond, Eve Plumb, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Jim Bailey, Jim Bates, Joe Namath, Kurt Kaszner, Lloyd Bridges, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Wickes, Petula Clark, Phyllis Diller, Ruth Buzzi, Sam Yorty, Totie Fields, tv

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1972 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY  For the first six months of 1972, Lucille Ball concentrates solely on season 4 of “Here’s Lucy,” ending in a possible spin-off for her daughter Lucie.  In the meantime, she welcomes Helen Hayes, Keye Luke, Tim Matheson, Wally Cox, Bob Cummings, and for the final time on a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 15, 2018

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  1972, CBS, Gale Gordon, Helen Hayes, Here’s Lucy, Jim Bates, Keye Luke, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Richard Deacon, Robert Cummings, Tim Matheson, tv, Vivian Vance, Wally Cox

• CREATIVE CASTING!

  After two series, Lucille Ball’s sitcoms were literally a family affair.  On “Here’s Lucy” she employed her husband, her children, her cousins, and many others!  Here’s a look at some of the other unusual casting choices on the show! The ultimate celebrity guest star was none other than Lucille Ball herself!  Lucy Carter met the movie…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 16, 2018

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  Anita Mann, Casting, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dede Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Gary Morton, George Marshall, Here’s Lucy, Jack Donohue, Jim Bates, Johnny Carson, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Phil Vandervort, Roger Twedt, Sam Yorty, The Remnants, tv, Wanda Clark

• MY FAIR BUZZI

  S5;E13 ~ December 11, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Kim’s shy and awkward friend Annie (Ruth Buzzi) comes out of her shell in order to audition for a 1920s revue, only to find the director was looking for someone shy and awkward in the first…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 30, 2017

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  A Pretty Girl is Like A Melody, Anchors Away, Coby Ruskin, El Cumbanchero, Flappers, Gale Gordon, Hal England, Hawaiian War Chant, Here’s Lucy, Jim Bates, Judy Bates, Larry Meredith, Laugh-In, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Michael Richardson, My Fair Buzzi, My Fair Lady, Nagasaki, Pygmalion, Roaring 20s, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, Ruth Buzzi, Sarah Bernhardt, Shirley Anthony, Sig Frohlich, Speakeasy, Texas Guinan, Tiger Rag

• THE CASE OF THE RECKLESS WHEELCHAIR DRIVER

  S5;E6 ~ October 16, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis A show business agent tries to sue Lucy for hitting his client with her wheelchair. but Lucy and Harry think the young man is faking and that the agent is a con artist.  Kim plots to…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 22, 2017

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  1972, Basin Street Blues, CBS, Coby Ruskin, con man, Cool Million, Down By the Lazy River, Ed Hall, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Gary Morton, Harry Hickox, Here’s Lucy, Jail, Jayson Kane, Jesse White, Jim Bates, Joe Namath, Ken Berry, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Moonlight Bay, Robert Foulk, Rosalind Miles, Schwalb’s Pharmacy, Seaman Jacobs, Time Magazine, tv, wheelchair

• LUCY’S LUCKY DAY

  S4;E15 ~ December 20, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis To capitalize on what seems to be a lucky streak, Lucy goes on a TV game show and is challenged to teach an untrained chimpanzee to do a trick in order to win a thousand dollars.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 6, 2017

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  1971, Astrology, Bicycle Built for Two, Billy Sands, CBS, chimpanzee, Daisy Bell, Dick Patterson, Elsie the Cow, Floradora, Fountain in the Park, Gale Gordon, Ginger Rogers, Gone With The Wind, Here’s Lucy, Howard Hughes, Jim Bates, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy’s Lucky Day, milkman, Paul King, Quiz Show, Robert Hitchcock, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, Sig Frohlich, Strolling Through the Park, Tell Me Pretty Maiden, tv

• LUCY AND CANDID CAMERA

  S4;E14 ~ December 13, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Al Schwartz Synopsis Alan Funt has a criminal impostor who recruits Lucy, Harry and Kim to commit robberies under the pretense that they are doing stunts for his “Candid Camera” television show. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 5, 2017

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  Al Schwartz, Allen Funt, Ballin the Jack, Candid Camera, Christopher Hewett, Coby Ruskin, Fred Festinger, Gale Gordon, Hello Dolly, Here’s Lucy, Jack Berle, James Millhollin, Jim Bates, Lever Brothers, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Maurice Kelly, Milt Josefsberg, Paul Sorensen, Peter Lees, Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone, Ralph Edwards, Robert Carson, Sandy Duncan, Shirley Anthony, The Impossible Dream, Vanda Barra, Walter Smith, We’re in the Money, Whatever Lola Wants

• LUCY, THE CO-ED

  S3;E6 ~ October 19, 1970 Directed by Jack Baker ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Harry’s old flame Gloria (Marilyn Maxwell) is in town to help produce a musical for their college alumni. They resurrect a show Harry wrote in 1928 and cast Lucy, Kim, and Craig in supporting roles. Regular…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 26, 2017

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  Ain’t She Sweet, Anita Mann, Baby Face, Buckle Down Winsockie, Cecil Gold, Chanel Number 5, Charles Lindbergh, Dear Abby, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dorothy Lamour, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Jack Baker, Jim Bates, Judy Van Wormer, Kevin Edwards, Lisa Pharren, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy the Co-Ed, Marilyn Maxwell, Mickie Pollak, Princeton, Robert Alda, Seaman Jacobs, Tait, The Carol Burnett Show, The Music Man, You Gotta Be a Football Hero