Tag: Sesame Street

• RIP Carroll Spinney (aka Big Bird)

  1933-2019 The puppeteer who brought to life Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Hard as it is to believe, Big Bird appeared on two television specials with Lucille Ball, although the two were not onscreen together.  Both Lucy and Spinney were seen in “Bob Hope’s World of Comedy” on October 30, 1976.  Big Bird introduced Hope’s…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 8, 2019

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  Big Bird, Bob Hope, Carol Channing, Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Night of 100 Stars, Oscar the Grouch, Sesame Street, tv

• LUCY & CAROL on CAVETT

  “The Dick Cavett Show” ~ March 9, 1971 Directed by David Barnhizer Written by David Axelrod, David Lloyd, Jim Mulholland, Tom Whedon Dick Cavett (Host) is an American television personality, comedian, and talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. He appeared regularly on television in for five consecutive decades, from the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 30, 2018

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  1971, ABC, Ali, Ann-Margret, Bobby Rosengarden, Carol Burnett, David Axelrod, David Barnhizer, David Lloyd, Dick Cavett, Ferdie Pacheco, Fight of the Century, Frances Gifford, Frazier, Here’s Lucy, International Radio and Television Society, Jim Mullholland, Jim Neighbors, Jungle GIrl, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Mary Wickes, Sesame Street, The Carol Burnett Show, The Dick Cavett Show, Tom Whedon, tv

• WHAT NOW, CATHERINE CURTIS?

  March 30, 1976 Directed by Charles Walters ~ Written by Sheldon Keller and Lynn Roth “Part Two: First Affair” based on a story by Milly Schoenbaum Synopsis Catherine Curtis (Lucille Ball) has divorced her husband and moved out on her own. In Part One, Catherine unpacks and muses about her new life. In Part Two, she…

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 16, 2018

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  1976, A Foggy Day, Art Carney, backgammon, Begin the Beguine, Charles Walter, Clark Gable, Joe DiMaggio, John Garfield, Joseph Bologna, Keely Smith, London England, Lucille Ball, Lynn Roth, Milly Schoenbaum, Nelson Riddle, One Less Bell To Answer, Passports, Puttin’ on the Ritz, San Francisco, Sesame Street, Sheldon Keller, Sun City, The Connaught, The Lucille Ball Specials, The White Elephant on the River, Tramp, Wasserman Test, Westport Connecticut, What Now Catherine Curtis

• LUCY AND DONNY OSMOND

  S5;E11 ~ November 20, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob O’Brien Synopsis Kim’s young cousin Patricia (Eve Plumb) has a crush on teen superstar Donny Osmond, but Donny has eyes for Kim. Complicating matters, Donny thinks a love letter from Patricia is actually from Kim.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Lucie…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 28, 2017

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  1972, Bob O’Brien, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Donny Osmond, Eve Plumb, Falling In Love Again, Here’s Lucy, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Ivor Barry, Jack Manning, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Milton Frome, Playboy Magazine, Portrait of Donny, Sesame Street, The Brady Bunch, Too Young, tv, Walter Smith, Yours Mine and Ours

• LUCY AT THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE

  S2;E8 ~ November 10, 1969 Directed by George Marshall ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer Synopsis When Kim goes to a drive-in movie with her boyfriend Alan, Lucy and Harry spy on them dressed in hippie clothes to blend in.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 2, 2017

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  1969, CBS, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dodge Dart, Drive-In Movie, Frank Sinatra, Gale Gordon, George Marshall, Here’s Lucy, hippies, Hugh Hefner, It Was A Very Good Year, Jackie Joseph, Larry J. Blake, Lawrence Welk, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Milt Josefsberg, Orwin C. Harvey, Playboy Magazine, Plymouth Barracuda, Plymouth Valiant, Ray Singer, Robert Buckingham, Robert L. Hughes, Sesame Street, Simca, The Impossible Dream, tv, USC Berkeley