Tag: Roy Roberts
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ROY ROBERTS
March 19, 1906 Roy Roberts was born Roy Barnes Jones in Dade City, near Tampa, Florida. He began his acting career on the stage, first appearing on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in Gold Bricks, a 1936 two-reel comedy short released by 20th Century-Fox. He appeared in numerous films in secondary…
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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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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 5
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 with George Burns” (S5;E1) ~ September 12, 1966 “Lucy and the Submarine” (S5;E2) ~ September 19, 1966 “Lucy the Bean Queen” (S5;E3)…
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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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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 IS N.G. AS AN R.N.
S6;E17 ~ January 21, 1974 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Kim gets a cold, Harry hurts his knee, and Mary Jane breaks her fingers. Even the cat is having kittens! Naturally, it falls to Lucy to nurse them all back to health. Regular Cast Lucille Ball…
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LUCY AND THE FRANCHISE FIASCO
S5;E20 ~ February 5, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis Synopsis Lucy, Harry, and Mary Jane buy a frozen custard franchise. When business goes cold, Lucy is forced to don a penguin suit and make an important delivery. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon…
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LUCY GOES TO PRISON
S5;E18 ~ January 22, 1973 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy goes undercover in prison to find out where an eccentric bank robber Mumsie Westcott (Elsa Lanchester) hid her stolen cash. Trouble is, Mumsie has an erratic memory only jarred by booze. Regular Cast Lucille Ball…
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LUCY AND THE ASTRONAUTS
S4;E5 ~ October 11, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Lou Derman and Larry Rhine Synopsis Harry takes Lucy along to a NASA splash-down, but before the astronauts can be medically cleared, Lucy has kissed them forcing Lucy and Harry to join the space travelers in isolation. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter),…