Tag: Penny Marshall
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RIP Penny Marshall ~ Actor, producer, and director best known for her role as Laverne DeFazio on TV’s “Laverne & Shirley” (1976-83), a role she created on “Happy Days” (1975-79) created by her brother, Garry Marshall. The relationship between Laverne and Shirley (Cindy Williams) was often compared to that of Lucy and Ethel. That was…
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CIRCUS OF THE STARS II
December 5, 1977 Ringmasters Lucille Ball Telly Savalas Cindy Williams Michael York Stars (in alphabetical order) Marty Allen Lucie Arnaz George Burns Lynda Carter Gary Collins Robert Conrad Jamie Lee Curtis Annie Duperey Lola Falana Peter Fonda Richard Hatch Earl Holliman Jack Klugman Tony Lo Bianco Penny Marshall Jimmy McNichol Kristy McNichol Lee Meriwether Mary…
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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…