Tag: Richard Keith
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“The ‘I Love Lucy’ Christmas Show”
(December 24, 1956) This special was filmed on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1956. Since it was a holiday, and the episode consisted mainly of flashbacks, there was no studio audience present for the filming. “Little Ricky Gets a Dog” (S6;E14), “Lucy and the Loving Cup” (S6;E12), and “Lucy and Superman” (S6;E13) were all filmed in…
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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“Lucy Misses the Mertzes”
(S6;E17 ~ February 11, 1957) Directed by William Asher. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed on December 20, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 38.8/50 Synopsis ~ When the Ricardos finally leave the Mertzes apartment and move to Westport, separation anxiety sets in for both couples. The episode opens in…
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“Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright”
(S6;E4 ~ October 22, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed June 21, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: N/A Synopsis ~ Preparing for his first music school recital, Little Ricky gets nervous. How will Lucy deal with his son’s stage fright? At the start…
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“Little Ricky Gets a Dog”
(S6;E14 ~ January 21, 1957) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 8, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 167th episode filmed. Rating: 45.1/61 Synopsis ~ Every boy wants a dog. Even if he already has a frog, two turtles, two parakeets, two goldfish,…
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“Desert Island”
(S6;E8 ~ November 26, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed October 4, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 46.7/63 Synopsis ~ To prevent the boys from judging a beauty contest, Lucy and Ethel come up with a plan that leaves the Ricardos and…
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“Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums”
(S6;E2 ~ October 8, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed June 28, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 47.8/65 Synopsis ~ Little Ricky’s non-stop drumming threatens the Ricardos’ and Mertzes’ friendship. This was one of four episodes filmed at the end of season five, but…
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Westport and The Ramseys
So Little Ricky could be raised in the country, the Ricardos move to Connecticut! The change in location was the idea of writer Bob Weiskopf, who had done the same thing when his son was born. He sent co-writer Madelyn Pugh to his former home town of Westport, Connecticut, on a reconnaissance mission. To show…
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“Lucy and Superman”
(S6;E13 ~ January 14, 1957) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 15, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 48.1/65 Synopsis ~ In order not to disappoint her son, Lucy pretends to be the Man of Steel at Little Ricky’s birthday party when the ‘real’…
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“Little Ricky’s School Pageant”
(S6;E10 ~ December 17, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed October 25, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 43.4/63 Synopsis ~ Little Ricky is cast as the lead in his school play, with Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel also getting into the act. The…
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