Tag: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
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LUCY UPSETS THE WILLIAMS HOUSEHOLD
“Make Room for Daddy” aka “The Danny Thomas Show” (S6;E14) ~ January 5, 1959 Directed by Sheldon Leonard ~ Written by Sid Dorfman and Arthur Stander Synopsis While rehearsing a show together, Danny Williams invites Ricky and Lucy Ricardo to move in to his apartment. Lucy and Kathy, meanwhile, are spending up a storm at…
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GALE GORDON
February 20, 1906 Gale Gordon was Lucille Ball’s co-star in every one of her radio and television shows: Rudolph Atterbury on “My Favorite Husband,” Alvin Littlefield on “I Love Lucy,” Theodore J. Mooney on “The Lucy Show,” Harrison Otis Carter on “Here’s Lucy,” and Curtis McGibbon on “Life With Lucy.” Whether bellowing or turning a cartwheel, he was Lucy’s…
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RIP Jim Nabors (1930-2017) ~ Actor and singer who was most famous for playing the simple but sweet Gomer Pyle on television. Nabors made a cameo appearance as Pyle on a 1966 episode of “The Lucy Show" “Lucy Gets Caught Up In The Draft” (TLS S5;E9) and that one minute cross-over appearance set the whole Lucy-verse…
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Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft
S5;E9 ~ November 14, 1966 Synopsis Lucy Carmichael gets an induction letter for a “Lou C” Carmichael telling her to report for military duty. While Mr. Mooney is trying to get it straightened out, a drill sergeant puts Lucy through the paces rather than ignore protocol. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon…
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In a 1958 episode of THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance go to Tijuana, haggle in a gift shop, and later get stopped at the border. In a 1970 episode of HERE’S LUCY, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance go to Tijuana, haggle in a gift shop, and later get stopped at…
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“Lucy Meets the Mustache”
(LDCH S3;E3 ~ April 1, 1960) Directed by Desi Arnaz. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed March 2, 1960 at Desilu Studios, Hollywood. Synopsis ~ Ricky is depressed because he has not been getting any TV offers lately, so Lucy, Fred, and Ethel try to get him a job on Ernie Kovacs’ show. Originally,…
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Lucy and Hotels
From 1951 to 1960 the Ricardos and the Mertzes traveled to 8 countries and 13 states! Naturally, they had to find lodgings in a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and other accommodations along the way. The first time we see the Ricardos away from home for the night is in 1952′s “The Marriage License” (S1;E26) where Lucy…
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