Tag: Louis Nicoletti

• LUCY AND JOHNNY CARSON

  S2;E11 ~ December 1, 1969 Directed by George Marshall ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer Synopsis When Harry takes Lucy and the kids to the filming of an educational TV show, Lucy wangles their way into “The Tonight Show” instead. Playing ‘Stump the Band’, Lucy and Harry win dinner at the Brown Derby.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 5, 2017

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  Charles Cirillo, Chester Jones, Dede Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Ed McMahon, Edward C. Short, Gale Gordon, Gwen Verdon, Here’s Lucy, Howard McClay, Jack Berle, Jim Henaghan, Joey Bishop, Joey Heatherton, Johnny Carson, Laurence Temple, Louis Nicoletti, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Michael McClay, Mike Nicoletti, Mission Impossible, Paul King, Raquel Welch, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, Sid Gould, Sid Kane, The Brown Derby, The Factor Discoteque, The Tonight Show

• Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney

  S4;E18~ January 24, 1966 Synopsis Mickey Rooney takes out a loan from Mr. Mooney’s bank to open an acting school. Lucy and Mr. Mooney each wangle free acting lessons, which culminates in a silent movie sketch.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael / ‘The Little Tramp’), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney / ‘Shopkeeper’) Mary…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 2, 2017

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  Andy Hardy, Bette Davis, Charlie Chaplin, Dorothy Konrad, Fred Krone, Gale Gordon, George Barrows, Geronimo, Harvey Parry, Hello Ma Baby, Improv, Jack Perkins, Julius Caesar, Keystone Cops, Lewis Stone, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Mickey Rooney, Sid Gould, Silent Movie, The Kid, The Lucy Show, What’s New Pussycat

• Lucy Takes Up Golf

  S2;E17 ~ January 27, 1964 Synopsis Lucy lies to her new boyfriend about her ability to play golf. After just six lessons she has a handicap of 36 and is a terrible golfer. After Gary’s partner gets ill, Lucy ends up playing in a tournament with professionals Jimmy Demaret and F.G. Bo Wininger.   Regular…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 7, 2017

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  Bo Wininger, Duke Niles, Gary Morton, George Pierrone, golf, Jimmy Demaret, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy Takes Up Golf, Pivot Golf, Robert J. Wilke, Roy Rowan, The Lucy Show, Vivian Vance

• WAITING ON LUCY!

  A tribute to the servers who’ve tried to please Lucy! Alberto Morin plays Robert DuBois, a waiter turned French tutor, in “The French Revue” (ILL S3;E7) 1953. Not knowing French, Fred mistakenly orders an order of “Closed on Sundays!”  Frank Nelson played nearsighted waiter Henry in “Lucy Changes Her Mind” (ILL S2;E21) in 1953. This was the third of…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 21, 2016

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  Alberto Morin, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Frank Nelson, Harry Bartell, I love lucy, Jack Bleifer, Jack Chefe, Lawrence Dobkin, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Maurice Marsac, Olin Howland, Strother Martin, tv, Vivian Vance, Waiter, Waitress, Waitstaff, William Frawley

• “Lucy Meets the Mustache”

  (LDCH S3;E3 ~ April 1, 1960) Directed by Desi Arnaz. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed March 2, 1960 at Desilu Studios, Hollywood.  Synopsis ~ Ricky is depressed because he has not been getting any TV offers lately, so Lucy, Fred, and Ethel try to get him a job on Ernie Kovacs’ show. Originally,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 3, 2016

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  1960, Bennett Green, CBS, chauffeur, Desi Arnaz, Dick Kallman, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, I love lucy, Keith Thibodeaux, limousine, Little Ricky, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Meets the Mustache, Lucy Ricardo, Mr. Mustache, Norman Leavitt, Paul Dubov, Richard Keith, Ricky Ricardo, That’s All, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vivian Vance, Westinghouse, William Frawley

• In a 1955 episode of “I Love Lucy,”  Lucy encounters a beleaguered train conductor played by Frank Nelson, in a show that also includes Vivian Vance and Louis Nicoletti.   In a 1963 episode of “The Lucy Show,” Lucy encounters a beleaguered train conductor played by Frank Nelson, in a show that also includes Vivian Vance and Louis…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 11, 2016

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  1955, 1963, CBS, Conductor, Frank Nelson, I love lucy, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Carmichael, Lucy Ricardo, The Lucy Show, Train, tv, Vivian Vance

• “Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana”

  (LDCH S1;E1 ~ November 6, 1957) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed June 28, 1957 at Ren-Mar Studio. Synopsis ~ The Ricardo’s are interviewed by Hedda Hopper about how they first met, which results in a flashback to Havana, Cuba in 1940. A promotional still…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 16, 2015

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  1940, 1957, Ann Sothern, Arthur Hamilton, Bacardi, Barrie Chase, CBS, Cesar Romero, Cuba, Desi Arnaz, Ethel Mertz, Frank Nelson, Fred Mertz, Havana, I love lucy, Jorge Trevino, Keith Thibodeaux, Little Ricky, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Nestor Paiva, Paul Cristo, Private Secretary, RMS Caronia, Rudy Vallee, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, tv, Vincente Padula, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Lucy and John Wayne”

  (S5;E2 ~ October 10, 1955)  Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 15, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios.  Rating: 41.1/61 Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ethel are in trouble with the police after stealing John Wayne’s footprints from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre the night…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 4, 2015

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  1955, Bennett Green, Blood Alley, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Edwin Rochelle, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, I love lucy, Jack Chefe, John Wayne, Little Ricky, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Mayer Twins, Ralph Volkie, Ricky Ricardo, The Duke, The High and the Mighty, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, William V. Wellman

• “The Golf Game”

  (S3;E30 ~ May 17, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr.  Filmed April 15, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 54.2/81 Synopsis ~ Frustrated that their husbands seem to prefer golf to them, Lucy and Ethel insist that Ricky and Fred teach them the fundamentals of the game. The boys…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 2, 2015

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  1954, Augusta National Golf Course, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Eisenhower, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, golf, I love lucy, Jimmy Demaret, Life Magazine, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Mamie Eisenhower, National Golf Day, Ricky Ricardo, The Golf Fund, The Golf Game, The Lucy Show, tv, USO, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Lucy Cries Wolf”

  (S4;E3 ~ October 18, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed June 3, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.2/68 Synopsis ~ To test Ricky’s love, Lucy fakes being in danger. She thinks she has proved her point – until a real criminal shows up!  This was the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 5, 2015

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  Desi Arnaz, Ethel, Fred Aldrich, Fred Mertz, I love lucy, Louis Nicoletti, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Cries Wolf, Lucy Ricardo, Ricky Ricardo, Vivian Vance, William Frawley