Tag: Johnny Carson
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1971 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER “Here’s Lucy” begins season 4 with such celebrities as Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey, Flip Wilson, Tony Randall, Kaye Ballard, Mike Connors, Dinah Shore, Allen Funt, and a real all-nun band named The Remnants! “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” ~ August 26, 1971 Johnny Carson welcomes Lucille Ball,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1971 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY It’s 1971 and the third season of “Here’s Lucy” concludes with stars like Carol Burnett and Vivian Vance. Lucille also makes many guest star and talk show appearances, including portraying the Statue of Liberty! “Lucy’s Vacation” (HL S3;E17) ~ January 4, 1971 Lucy goes to great lengths to get…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1970 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER “Here’s Lucy” begins its third season with guest stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Rich, Wally Cox, and Vincent Price. On November 16, 1970, Lucille Ball appeared on four different television shows on one night! “Lucy Meets the Burtons” (HL S3;E1) ~ September 14, 1970…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1970 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE A new decade of “Lucy” begins! The second half of season two of “Here’s Lucy” includes appearances by Liberace, Carol Burnett, Lawrence Welk, and Wayne Newton. Plus talk show appearances with Johnny Carson, Irv Kupcinet, Ed Sullivan, David Frost, and Mike Douglas. “Lucy and Liberace” (HL S2;E16) ~ January 5,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1969 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER As the tumultuous decade comes to a close launching nationwide social changes, Lucille Ball forges ahead with season two of “Here’s Lucy” by going on location! “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” ~ August 20, 1969 From Hollywood, Johnny Carson welcomes Lucille Ball, Flip Wilson, Ricardo Montalban, and Friends…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1968 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER During the summer of 1968, Lucille Ball re-invents “The Lucy Show” as “Here’s Lucy,” a new sitcom co-starring Gale Gordon and her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Arnaz Jr. “Mod, Mod Lucy” (HL S1;E1) ~ September 23, 1968 This is the first and only appearance of Doris Singleton as Harry’s…
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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 on TONIGHT
1960-1985 “The Tonight Show” is a late night talk show first broadcast by NBC in 1954 and still airing as of this writing. It is the world’s longest-running talk show, and the longest running, regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States. It is the third-longest-running show on NBC, after the news-and-talk shows “Today” and…
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LUCY on I’VE GOT A SECRET
1956 – 1966 “I’ve Got a Secret” is a panel game show derived from “What’s My Line?.” Instead of celebrity panelists trying to determine a contestant’s occupation, the panel tries to determine a contestant’s ‘secret’; something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous. The show premiered on June 19, 1952 on CBS and ran until…
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JACK BENNY’S CARNIVAL NIGHTS
March 20, 1968 Directed by Fred De Cordova Produced by Irving Fein Written by Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks Script Consultant Milt Josefsberg 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…
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