Tag: Milton Berle
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Lucy and Paul Winchell
S5;E4 ~ October 3, 1966 Synopsis Lucy convinces ventriloquist Paul Winchell to appear at the Annual Banker’s Banquet. When Winchell is running late, he asks Lucy to stop by and pick up his dummies. When she accidentally leaves them in a taxi the understudy ‘dummy’ has to go on – Lucy! Regular Cast Lucille…
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RIP Adam West (1928-2017)
Although Adam West never appeared on “The Lucy Show,” many of his “Batman” co-stars did! MADGE BLAKE (Aunt Harriet Cooper on “Batman”) played a driver picking up a hitchhiking Mr. Mooney in “Lucy, the Camp Cook” (S3;E6). STAFFORD REPP (Police Chief O’Hara on “Batman”) played Joe the Plumber when “Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower” (S1;E18). REPP returned…
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Lucy Saves Milton Berle
S4;E13~ December 6, 1965 Synopsis When Milton Berle is doing research to play an alcoholic, he disguises himself as a drunk and visits the soup kitchen sponsored by Mr. Mooney’s bank. Lucy and Mary Jane recognize him and so he tells them he is Milton Berle’s twin brother, Arthur. Lucy vows to get even with…
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In January 1966 Doris Singleton appeared on an episode of THE LUCY SHOW as a character named Ruth Cosgrove, which is the real-life name of Milton Berle’s second wife. In September 1967, the real Ruth Cosgrove Berle made a rare guest appearance on THE LUCY SHOW as herself.
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I LOVE LUCY & TV GUIDE
April 3, 1953 Lucille Ball is the TV Guide Cover Queen with a record 39 covers to her credit! Here’s a look at that very first issue and the magazine’s various appearances on “I Love Lucy.” The national TV Guide’s first issue was released on April 3, 1953, accumulating a total circulation of 1,560,000 copies that…
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“Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos”
(LDCH S3;E1 ~ September 29, 1959) Directed by Desi Arnaz. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Produced by Bert Granet. The script was finalized on March 6, 1959. Synopsis ~ Lucy wants Milton Berle to perform in Little Ricky’s school play so she secretly offers her home for him to finish his latest book in…