Tag: Maury Thompson
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A RED-HAIRED SQUIRREL
August 15, 1965 By PAUL MOLLOY, Chicago Sun-Times Special Hollywood — She paced about with jerky, nervous movements and a furrowed brow, evoking the picture of a squirrel — if you can imagine a squirrel with red hair, tight slacks and a constant cigarette between its lips. Now she left her place on the stage…
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SEPTEMBER 11
Since 2001, the date September 11th has been a date associated with the life-changing terrorist attacks on America. But previously, the date was one of the busiest in the Lucille Ball calendar, with memorable performances of her three hit sitcoms in three decades. Lucille Ball’s mission in life was to make us laugh – even…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 5
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “Lucy with George Burns” (S5;E1) ~ September 12, 1966 “Lucy and the Submarine” (S5;E2) ~ September 19, 1966 “Lucy the Bean Queen” (S5;E3)…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 4
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “Lucy at Marineland” (S4;E1) ~ September 13, 1965 “Lucy and the Golden Greek” (S4;E2) ~ September 20, 1965 “Lucy in the Music World”…
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Lucy Meets the Berles
S6;E1 ~ September 11, 1967 Synopsis Lucy needs to earn extra money, so she takes a job working as a secretary for Milton Berle. When Lucy hears overhears Berle rehearsing a love scene with Ruta Lee, she jumps to the conclusion that he is being unfaithful to his wife. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy…
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Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford
S5;E21 ~ February 27, 1967 Synopsis Mr. Mooney is in danger of losing his job if he doesn’t bring in some big depositors. When Lucy hears that wealthy country music star Homer Higgins (Tennessee Ernie Ford) is in town, she gives him a ‘down home’ welcome in order to get his business. Regular Cast…
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Lucy Flies to London
S5;E6 ~ October 17, 1966 Synopsis Lucy wins a trip to London but when she misses the plane, she must sit next to Mr. Mooney on a flight to New York to make her connection. First time flier Lucy causes havoc that is then blamed on Mr. Mooney. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale…
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Lucy the Disc Jockey
S3;E26 ~ April 12, 1965 Synopsis Lucy wins a mystery sound contest on the radio, winning $25 and the chance to be disc jockey for a day. Naturally, things don’t go smoothly when she takes over the studio. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Guest Cast…
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“Lucy Does a TV Commercial”
(S1;E30 ~ May 5,1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 28, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 61.1/88 Synopsis ~ Lucy gets hired to do a TV commercial on Ricky’s new show, not realizing the health tonic she has to consume is full of alcohol! This is…
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