Tag: Life With Lucy
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RIP Charles Levin
1949-2019 Levin was seen on “Life With Lucy” (1987) in the un-aired episode “Lucy and the Guard Goose.” After M&B Hardware is robbed, Sergeant Green (Levin) comes by to take a statement from Lucy and Curtis (Gale Gordon). To serve as a theft deterrent, Lucy buys a goose to guard the store. Levin was originally meant to be…
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Lucy’s Toy Chest!
Even when Little Ricky wasn’t on screen, you knew there was a child in the Ricardo home by the toys! Toys also found their way into the Carmichael and Barker houses, both of which had children living there. Even Lucy Carter, mother of teenagers, managed to play with toys once in a while. Here’s a…
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! LUCY!
A glimpse behind the camera during Lucille Ball’s 40 years on television. The Studio The Audience Welcome & Warm-Up “The Lucy Show” The Scenery “First Stop” (ILL S4;E14) 1955 Design for “Here’s Lucy” Hair, Make-Up & Wardrobe! Hal King designing frozen Lucy for “The Freezer” (ILL S1;E29), 1952 “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16), 1955 Lucille Ball’s hairstylist…
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LUCY’S FIRSTS & LASTS
The beginnings and ends of Lucille Ball’s more than 40 year television career. THE FIRST time Lucille Ball appeared on television ~ December 1947 This was a local, not national, television program called “Mike Stokey’s Pantomime Quiz Time.” Lucy loved to play charades and later appeared on a similar show called “Body Language.” Records are vague,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1986 Lucille Ball is convinced by Aaron Spelling to give series television one last attempt with “Life With Lucy.” The series is cancelled after eight episodes. Lucy is devastated. “AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder” ~ March 6, 1986 Lucille Ball is one of the many guests paying tribute to the filmmaker. Jack Lemmon…
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CIRCUS BALL
In 1977, Lucille Ball acted as Ringmaster for CBS’s second annual “Circus of the Stars.” On screen, however, Lucy was a one-woman circus star, performing virtually all the acts found under the big top on her four television series, various specials, several films, and even in real life! Here’s a look at her moments of…
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LUCY on PASSWORD ~ Part 3
1974-1988 [Click here for Lucy on Password Part 1 and Part 2] After the CBS version of “Password” (daytime and evening editions) was canceled in 1967, Goodson-Todman Productions syndicated the show and sold the rights to ABC daytime, where a rebooted version ran from 1971 to 1975. The producers finally consented to having the show…
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Papermoon Loves Lucy turned 3 today! The blog contains: 179 episodes of “I Love Lucy” 13 episodes of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” 156 episodes of “The Lucy Show” 144 episodes of “Here’s Lucy” 13 episodes of “Life with Lucy” Many, many specials and much more to come!
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AFTER “LIFE”
What happened to the cast of “Life With Lucy” after its sudden cancellation? Here’s a look at life after “Lucy”. LUCILLE BALL (Lucy Barker) was despondent after the cancellation of “Life With Lucy” which coincided with the death of her first husband, Desi Arnaz. That same month, Ball was one of the Kennedy Center honorees. She did a…
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“LIFE” LINES
The failure of “Life With Lucy” can be told through some of its quotes. Although Lucille Ball went into the project with the best of intentions and more than 35 years of television experience, replicating the magic of her previous success was not to be. Embarking on the series, Lucille Ball was eager to…
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