Tag: Marl Young

• LUCY & US SAVINGS BONDS

  A look at Lucille Ball’s support of the US Savings Bond program from 1942 to 1973. A BRIEF HISTORY OF US BONDS Liberty Bonds (World War I) During World War One (1917-18) the US government used movie stars to host bond rallies. Al Jolson, Elsie Janis, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and  Charlie Chaplin were among the celebrities that made public…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 16, 2018

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  Bob O’Brien, Bonds, Carole Lombard, Coby Ruskin, Defense Bonds, Department of Defense, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Gale Gordon, Gregory Peck, Here’s Lucy, Hollywood Bond Cavalcade, Liberty Bonds, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Pat Boone, Payroll Savings Plan, Pork Chop Hill, The Big Street, The Lucy Show, tv, US Savings Bonds, US Treasury, War Bonds, World War II

• CREATIVE CASTING!

  After two series, Lucille Ball’s sitcoms were literally a family affair.  On “Here’s Lucy” she employed her husband, her children, her cousins, and many others!  Here’s a look at some of the other unusual casting choices on the show! The ultimate celebrity guest star was none other than Lucille Ball herself!  Lucy Carter met the movie…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 16, 2018

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  Anita Mann, Casting, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dede Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Gary Morton, George Marshall, Here’s Lucy, Jack Donohue, Jim Bates, Johnny Carson, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Phil Vandervort, Roger Twedt, Sam Yorty, The Remnants, tv, Wanda Clark

• WHERE IS MY WANDERING MOTHER TONIGHT?

  AS6;E23 ~ March 11, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Madelyn Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. Synopsis Lucy is upset because her children have left the nest. Kim decides to invite her mother to stay for the weekend, but when Lucy overhears Kim’s phone conversation about her ‘mother-smothering’, Lucy goes missing to give…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 2, 2018

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  1974, As Time Goes By, backgammon, bean bag chair, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Whitney, Brian Cutler, CBS, Cindy Barnes, Free To Be…You and Me, Gale Gordon, Gilligan’s Island, Here’s Lucy, I Remember Mama, Jack Donohue, lotus position, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mama, Marina Del Rey, Marl Young, Robin Hood, Shirley Anthony, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, tv, Where is Your Wandering Mother Tonight?, yoga

• LUCY AND PHIL HARRIS STRIKE UP THE BAND

  S6;E21 ~ February 25, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Robert O’Brien Synopsis To drum up business for the Unique Employment Agency, Lucy replies to an ad in the newspaper to supply musicians for Phil Harris’ orchestra. The candidates she brings Harris are all of different ethnicity, creating a multi-cultural musical act. Regular…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 31, 2018

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  Alice Faye, Anthony Ortega, Benny Goodman, Big Band, Ciribiribin, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Ethnic Diversity, Frontier Hotel, Gale Gordon, Harry James, Henry L. Miranda, Here’s Lucy, Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, Jack Donohue, Jackie Kelso, Las Vegas, Let’s Dance, Lucille Ball, Mame, Marie, Marl Young, Michaelani, Phil Harris, Robert O’Brien, Ted Nash, That’s What I Like About the South, Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Farrell, Wilshire Bowl, Women’s Lib

• THE CARTERS MEET FRANKIE AVALON

  S6;E11 ~ November 19, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Story by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs, Teleplay by Bob O’Brien Synopsis Lucy, Harry and Kim go to see Frankie Avalon perform and Kim is chosen from the audience to sing with him on stage. This leads to her performing in the nightclub’s talent…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 21, 2018

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  Bela Lugosi, Bill Lee, Bob O’Brien, Bob Whitney, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You, Coby Ruskin, Frankie Avalon, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, George Holmes, Get It’s Great To Be Here, Gunsmoke, Here’s Lucy, Horray for Hollywood, I’ve Got You Babe, James Cagney, Jerry Fogel, John Wayne, kathryn diebel, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Robert Hogan, Seaman Jacobs, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, Sonny and Cher, The Impossible Dream, Vic Glazer, Yankee Doodle Dandy

• LUCY AND ANDY GRIFFITH

  S6;E8 ~ October 29, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Robert O’Brien Synopsis When Lucy meets a charismatic man (Andy Griffith) raising money for underprivileged youth in the park, Kim decides to investigate to see if he’s really who he says he is.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 18, 2018

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  1973, Andy Griffith, Bob O’Brien, Bob Whitney, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dave Anderson Stuart, Gale Gordon, Gospel Songs, Hank Stohl, Here’s Lucy, I’ll Fly Away, I’m Gonna Write a Song, Jackie Onassis, KBEX, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Marvin Robinson, Mayberry RFD, Nancy La Mar, Randall Carver, Rick Kellman, Rosemary O’Brien, Sid Gould, The Andy Griffith Show, tv

• LUCY IS REALLY IN A PICKLE

  S5;E15 ~ January 1, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy’s show business aspirations get her cast in a pickle commercial with Harry as her agent.  When the commercial is suddenly changed to a duet song and dance number, Lucy and Kim become singing and dancing…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 1, 2018

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  1973, Bob Carroll Jr., CBS, Coby Ruskin, Dick Patterson, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Johns Hopkins, KBEX, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, lucille ball productions, Madelyn Davis, Marl Young, Mayo Clinic, New Year’s Day, Pickles, tv, TV Commercial, Vitameatavegamin

• MY FAIR BUZZI

  S5;E13 ~ December 11, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Kim’s shy and awkward friend Annie (Ruth Buzzi) comes out of her shell in order to audition for a 1920s revue, only to find the director was looking for someone shy and awkward in the first…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 30, 2017

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  A Pretty Girl is Like A Melody, Anchors Away, Coby Ruskin, El Cumbanchero, Flappers, Gale Gordon, Hal England, Hawaiian War Chant, Here’s Lucy, Jim Bates, Judy Bates, Larry Meredith, Laugh-In, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Michael Richardson, My Fair Buzzi, My Fair Lady, Nagasaki, Pygmalion, Roaring 20s, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, Ruth Buzzi, Sarah Bernhardt, Shirley Anthony, Sig Frohlich, Speakeasy, Texas Guinan, Tiger Rag

• LUCY AND DONNY OSMOND

  S5;E11 ~ November 20, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob O’Brien Synopsis Kim’s young cousin Patricia (Eve Plumb) has a crush on teen superstar Donny Osmond, but Donny has eyes for Kim. Complicating matters, Donny thinks a love letter from Patricia is actually from Kim.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Lucie…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 28, 2017

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  1972, Bob O’Brien, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Donny Osmond, Eve Plumb, Falling In Love Again, Here’s Lucy, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Ivor Barry, Jack Manning, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Milton Frome, Playboy Magazine, Portrait of Donny, Sesame Street, The Brady Bunch, Too Young, tv, Walter Smith, Yours Mine and Ours

• LUCY AND PETULA CLARK

  S5;E8 ~ October 30, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob O’Brien Synopsis Singer Petula Clark is in town for a recording session and needs a personal companion and secretary. Lucy takes the job, but when she finds out the star is pregnant, Lucy turns Clark’s world upside down catering to the expectant…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 24, 2017

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  1972, Bing Crosby, CBS, Claude Wolff, Doris Singleton, Frank Sinatra, Gale Gordon, Gloria Wood, Goin’ Out of My Head, Golden Slippers, Gwenn Johnson, Here’s Lucy, Hey Look Me Over, I Know A Place, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Peggy Clark, People Get Ready, Perry Como, Petula Clark, pregnancy, Put on Your Shoes Lucy, Recording Studio, Tommy Farrell, tv