Tag: Mary Jane Croft

• LUCY AND THE FRANCHISE FIASCO

  S5;E20 ~ February 5, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy, Harry, and Mary Jane buy a frozen custard franchise. When business goes cold, Lucy is forced to don a penguin suit and make an important delivery.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 6, 2018

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  1973, Bob Carroll Jr., CBS, Clint Young, Coby Ruskin, Country Club, Franchise, Frozen Custard, Gale Gordon, Gunsmoke, Here’s Lucy, I’m Falling in Love with Someone, Lola Fisher, Lucille Ball, Lynn Stuart, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Naughty Marietta, penguins, Roy Roberts, Sid Gould, The Man Who Came To Dinner, tv, Zoo

• LUCY GOES ON HER LAST BLIND DATE

  S5;E16 ~ January 8, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis When Harry finds out his cousin Ben (Don Knotts) is rich, he wants Lucy to go on a blind date with him. Ben is awkward and clumsy and Lucy wants no part of the prospective millionaire,…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 2, 2018

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  1973, Bel Air, Bob Carroll Jr., Cary Grant, CBS, Chasen’s, Coby Ruskin, don knotts, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Engagement Ring, Fred, Gale Gordon, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Greeting Cards, Here’s Lucy, Hollywood, Knotts Berry Farm, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Queen Mary, Ralph James, Robert Hitchcock, Ruby Keeler, Sid Gould, Trigger, tv, Vanda Barra, Wanda Clark

• LUCY AND THE GROUP ENCOUNTER

  S5;E14 ~ December 18, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy and Harry can’t stop bickering, so Mary Jane suggests they join her at her group therapy.  The doctor in charge asks Lucy and Harry to play some games to improve their communication skills, culminating in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 31, 2017

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  1972, Bob Newhart Show, CBS, Clifford Family Trust, Clint Eastwood, Coby Ruskin, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Group Therapy, Helen Hayes, Here’s Lucy, Kurt Kasznar, Lucille Ball, Marcus Welby M.D., Mary Jane Croft, Reta Shaw, Romo Vincent, Seaman Jacobs, Sid Gould, The Snoop Sisters, tv, Vanda Barra

• LUCY AND JIM BAILEY

  S5;E9 ~ November 6, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob O’Brien Synopsis Phyllis Diller is all set to perform at a big benefit Lucy and Harry are producing. When Diller suddenly comes down with laryngitis, Kim recruits noted impressionist Jim Bailey to take her place. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 26, 2017

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  1972, Adele Claire, Bob O’Brien, CBS, Chamber of Commerce, Coby Ruskin, Dorothy Aldworth, Fever, Gale Gordon, Gloria Wood, Here’s Lucy, Jack Aldworth, Jim Bailey, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Phyllis Diller, Sam Yorty, tv

• A HOME IS NOT AN OFFICE

  S5;E4 ~ October 2, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Harry finds he can’t run the office efficiently with Lucy at home with a broken leg, so he brings the office to Lucy’s home causing Lucy to resort to some elaborate schemes to get him to…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 20, 2017

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  100th Episode, broken leg, Camptown Races, Cary Grant, Devil’s Island, Frank S. Leach, Gale Gordon, Gloria Wood, Gwenn Johnson, Hank Robinson, Hello Dolly, Here’s Lucy, Home Office, Karate, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Medical Center, Orwin C. Harvey, Peggy Clark, Phil Vandervort, Robert Carson, Secretary, Sid Gould, Susan Tolsky, The New Bill Cosby Show, The Salvation Army, tv, Vanda Barra, wheelchair

• HARRISON CARTER, MALE NURSE

  S5;E3 ~ September 25, 1972  Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy finally comes home from the hospital to be cared for by her friends and family.  But when everyone but Harry has an excuse for canceling their shift, Harry ends up becoming her full time nursemaid!…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 19, 2017

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  1972, A Thousand Days, Black Beauty, Bob Carroll Jr., broken leg, CBS, Chautauqua Lake, Coby Ruskin, Dear Abby, Florence Nightingale, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Milk, Nemesis, Nurse, Oklahoma!, Pat Boone, Scrabble, Sid Gould, The Moon’s a Balloon, Time Magazine, tv, Vanda Barra, Vida Blue

• LUCY AND EVA GABOR ARE HOSPITAL ROOMIES

  S5;E2 ~ September 18, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis In the hospital with a broken leg, Lucy gets a new roommate – Miss Eva Gabor. After the initial surprise wears off, Lucy starts to feel dejected due to all the attention lavished on her celebrity…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 18, 2017

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  1972, Bob Carroll Jr., broken leg, CBS, Champagne, Chasen’s, Coby Ruskin, Dorothy Konrad, Eva Gabor, Eva Gabor Wigs, Frank Sinatra, Gale Gordon, Green Acres, Here’s Lucy, Hospital, hospital bed, June Whitley Taylor, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Mary Wickes, Palm Springs, Present Laughter, R.G. Brown, St. John’s Hospital, The Happy Time, tv, Vanda Barra, Zsa Zsa Gabor

• WITH VIV AS A FRIEND, WHO NEEDS AN ENEMY?

  S4;E23 ~ February 21, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Viv arrives on Lucy’s doorstep with the idea that she might stay a while. She is hired by Harry, who has just fired Lucy (again).  Lucy schemes to get her job back from Viv by pretending…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 14, 2017

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  1972, Albuquerque, Bob Carroll Jr., CBS, China, Coby Ruskin, Echo Park, Gale Gordon, Henna Rinse, Here’s Lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Mary Jane Croft, Nixon, Old Lady, Sid Gould, The Lorax, Time Clock, tv, Vanda Barra, Vivian Vance, Walter Winchell

• LUCY’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE

  S4;E22 ~ February 7, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy takes an interest in a new man (Robert Cummings), but the milkman tips off Kim that he may be a womanizing alcoholic. To protect her mother, Kim and Harry scheme to make him think the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 13, 2017

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  1972, Better Homes and Gardens, Billy Sands, Bob Cummings, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Cuckoo Clock, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Hooray for Love, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Michael Z. Stern, milkman, Orwin C. Harvey, Robert Cummings, Rudolph Valentino, Seaman Jacobs, Sid Gould, Tango, The Munsters, Those Whiting Girls, tv, Walter Lang, Walter Winchell

• LUCY AND THE CHINESE CURSE

  S4;E18 ~ January 10, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Martin A. Ragaway Synopsis When Lucy saves the life of a Chinese laundry owner (Keye Luke), she is obliged to take care of him for the rest of his life or face the curse of 4,000 ancestors.  Kim, Lucy, and Harry devise a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 9, 2017

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  1972, Boxing, CBS, chandelier, Charlie Chan, Chinese Laundry, Coby Ruskin, Gala Paper Towels, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Keye Luke, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Chinese Curse, Martin A. Ragaway, Mary Jane Croft, Monty O’Grady, Orson Welles, San Fernando Earthquake, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, Sig Frohlich, tv, Vanda Barra, Walter Smith