Tag: Joe E. Ross
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LUCY & BILKO
“Bilko’s Ape Man” (S4;E24 ~ March 18, 1959) Created by Nat Hiken (creator of “Car 54 Where Are You?”) Produced by Edward J. Montagne Directed by Al De Caprio, Aaron Ruben Written by Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby Synopsis ~ A fitness instructor is placed in Bilko’s platoon. To get rid of him and to make some money, Bilko tries…
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THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
Lucille Ball’s outrageous stunts have inspired other shows to get laughs from the same unlikely situations. These are some of my favorite Lucy inspirations (in no particular order)… WILL & GRACE (1998-2006 and 2016+) “Who’s Your Daddy?” (S9;E2 ~ October 5, 2017)Starring Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullalley (Karen) inspired by “The Lucy Show”“Lucy and Viv Put…