Tag: Mayberry RFD

• RIP MAGGIE PETERSON-MANCUSO

  1941-2022 Margaret Ann Peterson (aka Maggie Mancuso) was best known for playing Charlene Darling on “The Andy Griffith Show”, which was filmed on the Desilu backlot. In one episode she played opposite Howard McNear, who also played Mr. Crawford, Little Ricky’s music instructor on “I Love Lucy.”  “The Andy Griffith Show” was actually a spin-off of “Make Room for Daddy”…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 17, 2022

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  Andy Griffith, Charlene Darling, Desilu, Gomer Pyle USMC, Maggie Mancuso, Maggie Peterson, Mayberry, Mayberry RFD, The Andy Griffith Show, The Bill Dana Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dillards, tv

• RIP Ken Berry ~ Actor, singer, dancer.  While Lucille Ball by no means ‘discovered’ Berry, she was instrumental in kick-starting his TV career. When he was performing in “The Billie Barnes Revue,” Ball offered him a job at Desilu for $50 a week in her Desilu Workshop. He made his TV debut in a 1960…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 2, 2018

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  Carol Burnett, Desilu, Desilu Workshop, F Troop, Gale Gordon, Harrigan and Son, Ken Berry, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Mama’s Family, Mayberry RFD, The Andy Griffith Show, The Ann Sothern Show, The Lucy Show

• 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 and the ‘Boss of the Year’ Award

  S6;E24 ~ March 11, 1968 Synopsis Lucy hopes to get Mr. Mooney a promotion to a new bank by nominating him for an award.  Mr. Mooney also wants to nominate Mr. Cheever.  When Lucy wins the contest, she sings Mr. Mooney’s praises – literally! Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael),Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Roy…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 27, 2017

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  1968, CBS, Don Anderson, Gale Gordon, Gary Morton, George DeNormand, Here’s Lucy, Jack Collins, James Gonzales, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Boss of the Year Award, Mary Jane Croft, Mayberry RFD, Monty O’Grady, Roy Roberts, Series Finale, Sid Gould, The Lucy Show, tv