Tag: Men Are Messy
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DOWNBEAT
May 6, 1953 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of DownBeat (Volume 20, no. 9) on May 6, 1953. The writing across the black and white photo implies that Desi Arnaz is America’s most famous bandleader – but not available. This was likely due to his hectic schedule on television. DownBeat was…
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LOOK! MEN ARE MESSY!
August 14, 1951 For the final shot of “Men Are Messy” (ILL S1;E8), the “I Love Lucy” props department mocked up a magazine cover using the actual August 14, 1951 edition of Look (volume 15, #17). The episode was filmed on October 25 and aired on December 3, 1951. Lucy’s hillbilly photo covers up a trio…
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THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
Lucille Ball’s outrageous stunts have inspired other shows to get laughs from the same unlikely situations. These are some of my favorite Lucy inspirations (in no particular order)… WILL & GRACE (1998-2006 and 2016+) “Who’s Your Daddy?” (S9;E2 ~ October 5, 2017)Starring Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullalley (Karen) inspired by “The Lucy Show”“Lucy and Viv Put…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 