Tag: Phil Harris
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SAX APPEAL
On June 28, 1846, musician / inventor Adolphe Sax filed 14 patents for his new invention: the saxophone. Initially crafted from wood, Sax’s instrument flared at the tip to form a music-amplifying bell. Although the saxophone quickly became popular with French army bands, the Belgian-born Sax spent decades in court trying to fend off knockoffs…
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“Here’s Lucy” ~ Season 6
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 and Danny Thomas” (S6;E1) ~ September 10, 1973 “The Big Game” (S6;E2) ~ September 17, 1973 “Lucy, the Peacemaker” (S6;E3) ~ September…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 6
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 Meets the Berles” (S6;E1) ~ September 11, 1967 “Lucy Gets Trapped” (S6;E2) ~ September 18, 1967 “Lucy and the French Movie Star”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1974 A big year for Lucille Ball. After six seasons, “Here’s Lucy” wraps up and Ball returns to movies with “Mame.” To promote the film, and her first network special, Lucille goes on a publicity tour of talk shows! “Lucy Is a Bird-Sitter” (HL S6;E15) ~ January 7, 1974 Arte Johnson plays an eccentric ornithologist,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1968 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE A tumultuous year. Lucille Ball sells Desilu Studios to Paramount, ends “The Lucy Show,” and creates Lucille Ball Productions (LBP) to produce “Here’s Lucy,” starring her real-life children! “Lucy and Viv Reminisce” (TLS S6;E16) ~ January 1, 1968 This is the first and only clips show on “The Lucy Show.”…
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EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT JACK BENNY *BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
March 10, 1971 Produced & Directed by Norman Abbott Written by Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks, Bucky Searles, Hugh Wedlock Jr. STARRING Jack Benny (Himself, Host) was born on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny Program” which also became a…
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BLOOPERS, GOOFS & WTFS!
Like any TV show, “Here’s Lucy” had its share of technical and character mistakes – from the barely noticeable to the things that made viewers say “Huh?” YOU CRACK ME UP! Lucille Ball rarely dropped character – but in this case Phil Harris ad libbed a line that caused Lucy to laugh out loud. The pair had…
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LUCY THE STAR-GAZER! ~ Part Two
On “Here’s Lucy,” more than any other series, Lucille Ball used her vast network of Hollywood celebrities as guest stars! Here are some of the famous and near-famous who braved Lucy’s comedy Olympics! LUCY FACES THE MUSIC: THE MUSICIANS LAWRENCE WELK Welk was a musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television…
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LUCY AND PHIL HARRIS STRIKE UP THE BAND
S6;E21 ~ February 25, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Robert O’Brien Synopsis To drum up business for the Unique Employment Agency, Lucy replies to an ad in the newspaper to supply musicians for Phil Harris’ orchestra. The candidates she brings Harris are all of different ethnicity, creating a multi-cultural musical act. Regular…
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TIPSY THROUGH THE TULIPS
S6;E10 ~ November 12, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy is in charge of keeping a mystery novelist (Foster Brooks) sober long enough to finish his next book. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter) Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter) does…
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