Tag: Ricky
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An “I Love Lucy” reference on POSE “In My Heels” (S2;E10), August 20, 2019 on FX
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The “I Love Lucy” Pilot
(recorded March 2, 1951 ~ broadcast April 30, 1990) In the early 1980s, the Museum of Broadcasting (now the Paley Center for Media) began actively searching for the long-lost “I Love Lucy” pilot. During the 1970s all traces of the pilot had disappeared; not even Desi Arnaz or Lucille Ball owned or knew where to find a…
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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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Desi’s Desert Island Discs (1956)
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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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“The Tour”
(S4;E30 ~ May 30, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 14, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 31.8/53 Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ethel take a bus tour of movie stars’ homes in Beverly Hills, and Lucy winds up picking grapefruit in Richard Widmark’s backyard, where she gets…
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“Bonus Bucks”
(S3;E21 ~ March 8, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 4, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 57.8/83 Synopsis ~ Lucy finds the winning dollar bill in the newspaper’s Bonus Buck contest, but lets it slip through her fingers. Now she has only a few…
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“Too Many Crooks”
(S3;E9 ~ November 30, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 29, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 60.1/85 Synopsis ~ The police are looking for Madame X, a mysterious female cat burglar. Lucy is suspected by the Mertzes, and Ethel is suspected by the Ricardos. On November 30,…