Tag: Lew Parker

• RECYCLING CENTER!

  “Here’s Lucy” often used props and costumes in more than one episode.  Here’s a look at some of the items recycled from previous episodes – and even previous shows!   Sharp eyes will remember this desk in Harry’s home from Lucy Carmichael’s Los Angeles apartment on “The Lucy Show.”   It wasn’t just the wallpaper that was recycled…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 18, 2018

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  Alfonse Mucha, Ann-Margret, Carole Cook, CBS, Costumes, Desilu, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, jack gilford, Kaye Ballard, Lew Parker, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Paul Winchell, props, recycling, Sarah Bernhardt, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance

• CHARACTER ACTORS!

  a tribute to the supporting cast of “Here’s Lucy” Roy Roberts (5 appearances) Reta Shaw (3 appearances) Doris Singleton (4 appearances) Gary Morton (Executive Producer and Lucy’s Husband) Irwin Charone (5 appearances) Herbie Faye (5 appearances) Rhodes Reason (5 appearances) Barbara Morrison (3 appearances) Phil Vandervort (3 episodes) Jack Collins (6 episodes) Parley Baer (2 appearances)…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 12, 2018

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  Barbara Morrison, CBS, Doris Singeton, Gary Morton, Herbie Faye, Here’s Lucy, Irwin Charone, Jack Collins, Lew Parker, Parley Baer, Phil Vandervort, Reta Shaw, Rhodes Reason, Roy Roberts, tv

• LUCY AND HER ALL-NUN BAND

  S4;E8 ~ November 1, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Harry’s sister, a nun, needs a band to play at a benefit for the children’s hospital so Lucy consults an agent who suggests an all-nun band from Kansas. The nuns are all set to play when their…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 29, 2017

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  1971, Bob Carroll, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Freddy Martin, Here’s Lucy, Kitten on the Keys, Larry Funk and his band of a thousand melodies, Lew Parker, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Her All-Nun Band, Madelyn Davis, Marl Young, Mary Wickes, Nuns, Saxophone, Sister Act, The Coconut Grove, The Flying Nun, The Remnants, The Trouble With Angels, tv, Washington’s Birthday, When The Saints Come Marching In, Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey

• MOD, MOD LUCY

  S1;E1 ~ September 23, 1968 “Here’s Lucy” Background In December 1967 Lucille Ball sold Desilu Studios to Paramount.  “The Lucy Show” was in its sixth season and still at the top of the ratings for CBS. Ball was not interested in working for Paramount and “The Lucy Show” now had enough episodes to qualify for…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 1, 2017

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  All Alone, Anita Mann, Carole Cook, CBS, Desi Arnaz Jr., Don Crichton, Doris Singleton, Gale Gordon, Gary Morton, Goin’ Out of My Head, Here’s Lucy, I Know A Place, Jack Baker, Jack Donohue, Jim Danforth, Lew Parker, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucrezia Borgia, Lucy Carter, Mahalia Jackson, Milt Josefsberg, Mods, Monty O’Grady, Nancy Howard, Nancy Roth, Ray Singer, Smothers Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Wilbur Hatch

• Lucy and the Lost Star

  S6;E22 ~ February 26, 1968 Synopsis Lucy and Viv break down in the middle of nowhere and happen upon Joan Crawford’s house to call for help.  Because Crawford is remodeling and has no furniture, they believe her to be broke and arrange to star her in a show so that producers will offer her work.  …

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 25, 2017

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  1920s, 1968, Ain’t We Got Fun, Bette Davis, CBS, Charleston, Elizabeth Taylor, Feud, Gale Gordon, Herbert Kenwith, I’m Just Wild About Harry, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Lew Parker, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Lost Star, Mildred Pierce, Mommie Dearest, Richard Burton, Sid Gould, Speakeasy, Tallulah Bankhead, The Flying Nun, The Lucy Show, The Smothers Brothers, The Untouchables, tv, Vivian Vance, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane

• Lucy and Phil Harris

  S6;E20 ~ February 5, 1968 Synopsis When Lucy and Mr. Mooney go to a piano bar for dinner, Lucy decides to bring a drunken lounge singer (Phil Harris) home and encourage him to finish a song she hopes will be a big hit. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney)  …

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 23, 2017

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  1968, But Beautiful, Cabaret, Carole Cook, CBS, Fly Me to the Moon, Gale Gordon, George DeNormand, Gerald Mohr, I Loved Her, In Other Words, Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, Jack Benny Program, James Gonzales, Jerry Rush, Kasey Rogers, Kate Smith, Lew Parker, Lucille Ball, Lucy and Phil Harris, Night and Day, Phil Harris, Piano Bar, Robert Hitchcock, Sid Gould, The Lucy Show, Tim Herbert, tv, Vanda Barra

• Lucy Sues Mooney

  S6;E12 ~ November 27, 1967 Synopsis Working from Mr. Mooney’s home, Lucy trips and falls. Mary Jane suggests she see a lawyer (Jack Carter) who promptly insists that Lucy sue Mr. Mooney.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) Roy Roberts (Harrison Winfield Cheever)…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 15, 2017

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  1967, Bennett Green, CBS, Courtoorm, Gale Gordon, Hazel Pierce, Irwin Charone, Jack Carter, James Gonzales, Lawsuit, Lew Parker, Lucille Ball, Lucy Sues Mooney, Mary Jane Croft, Parley Baer, Sid Gould, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lucy Show, tv, Vanda Barra

• Lucy and the Starmaker

  S6;E4 ~ October 2, 1967 Synopsis Mr. Cheever gets his nephew (Frankie Avalon) a job at the bank, but the young man has his heart set on a career in show business instead.  After hearing him sing, Lucy sets out to make his dreams a reality by getting a famous movie producer to come to…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 7, 2017

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  1967, Annette Funicello, Carol Burnett Show, CBS, Dizzie Gillespie, Elizabeth Taylor, Frankie Avalon, Gale Gordon, George DeNormand, Goldfinger, I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover, Lawrence Welk, Lew Parker, lipsync, Lucille Ball, Lucy and  the Starmaker, Murray Pollack, Roy Roberts, Seaman Jacobs, The Lucy Show, This Can’t Be Love, Thurgood Marshall, tv, Walking Happy, When The Feeling Hits You, William Meader

• Lucy and the Monkey

  S5;E12 ~ December 5, 1966 Synopsis Mary Jane warns an over-worked and over-tired Lucy that she could start having hallucinations.  Meanwhile, Mr. Mooney gets a visit from his old college friend, who has a monkey for a show business partner. Lucy goes to a psychiatrist when she sees the monkey and thinks it is Mr.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 23, 2017

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  1966, Brown Derby, CBS, Gale Gordon, Hal March, Hallucinations, Hippocratic Oath, Janos Prohaska, Joel Rapp, Lew Parker, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Monkey, Mary Jane Croft, Monkey, psychiatrist, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Sam Locke, Socrates, Tarzan, The Lucy Show, tv, Wall Street Journal