Tag: John Bubbles

• JOHN BUBBLES

  February 19, 1902 John William Sublett (known by his stage name John W. Bubbles) was a tap dancer, vaudevillian, and actor. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky but soon moved to Indianapolis. There he formed a partnership with Ford L. “Buck” Washington and they became known as “Buck and Bubbles.” Buck played piano and sang while Bubbles tapped…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 19, 2021

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  Black History Month, John Bubbles, John Sublett, Lucille Ball, Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map, Main Street USA, Porgy and Bess, tap dancing, The Lucy Show, tv

• LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

  1967 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY Season Five of “The Lucy Show” concludes.  The season ends with Lucille Ball as an Emmy winner.  Along the way, she has fun with Vivian Vance, Carol Burnett, Zero Mostel, Mel Torme, Don Rickles, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Sheldon Leonard, and a trio of chimps! “Lucy’s Substitute Secretary” (TLS S5;E14)…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 4, 2018

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  1967, Carol + 2, Carol Burnett, CBS, Don Rickles, Emmy Awards, Gale Gordon, Jack Donohue, John Bubbles, Lucille Ball, Marquis Chimps, Mel Torme, Sheldon Leonard, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance, Zero Mostel

• CBS SALUTES LUCY: THE FIRST 25 YEARS

  November 28, 1976 With Tributes By: William S. Paley, Desi Arnaz Sr., Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, Richard Burton, Johnny Carson, Sammy Davis Jr., Gale Gordon, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart, Danny Thomas, Vivian Vance, Dick Van Dyke, John Wayne, and Lucille Ball Archive Footage: Mary Wickes, *Harpo Marx, William Frawley, Pat Moran,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 6, 2018

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  Carol + 2, Carol Burnett, CBS, CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye, Desi Arnaz Jr., desi arnaz sr., Gale Gordon, Harpo Marx, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, John Bubbles, John Wayne, Ken Berry, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy in London, Patty Andrews, Red Buttons, Sammy Davis Jr., The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball, The Lucy Show, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vitameatavegamin, Vivian Vance, Wayne Newton, William S. Paley

• Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map

  S5;E18 ~ January 30, 1967 Synopsis Trying to think of a way to help bring the town of Bancroft’s story to the rest of America, Lucy and the town fathers stage a gun battle to get national news coverage.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Mary Jane Croft (Mary…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 29, 2017

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  1967, April Winchell, Bennett Green, Burt Mustin, Carole Cook, CBS, Dan Rowan, Gale Gordon, Glen Walters, Hal Smith, John Bubbles, Judith Woodbury, Lucille Ball, Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map, Ma Barker, Main Street U.S.A., Mel Torme, Nick Borgani, Paul Winchell, Roy Barcroft, The Lucy Show, tv, Victor Romito, Walter Bacon

• Main Street U.S.A.

  S5;E17 ~ January 23, 1967 Synopsis Lucy and Mr. Mooney travel to a small town that is scheduled to get a new freeway. When Lucy finds out how charming the town is, she leads the band in opposing the highway. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Mary Jane Croft (Mary…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 28, 2017

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  1967, Burt Mustin, Carrie Nation, CBS, Gale Gordon, Hal Smith, In the town where I was born, Jackie Minty, John Bubbles, Lucille Ball, Mabel Smaney, Main Street U.S.A., Max Wagner, Mel Torme, Paul Winchell, The Lucy Show, The Music Man, tv