Tag: The Munsters
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AL LEWIS
April 30, 1923 (or 1910) Al Lewis was born Alexander Meister on April 30th in New York City; the son of a house painter from Minsk, and a garment worker from the Russian Empire. He had two brothers; Phillip and Henry. The year of his birth was generally accepted to be 1923, but could be…
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BOB HASTINGS
April 18, 1925 Robert Francis Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York. He started out as a boy singer on “National Barn Dance”, “Doug Gray’s Singing Gang” and “Coast to Coast on a Bus”. He also portrayed Jerry on the radio program “The Sea Hound.” Hastings served during World War II in the United States Army Air…
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THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
Lucille Ball’s outrageous stunts have inspired other shows to get laughs from the same unlikely situations. These are some of my favorite Lucy inspirations (in no particular order)… WILL & GRACE (1998-2006 and 2016+) “Who’s Your Daddy?” (S9;E2 ~ October 5, 2017)Starring Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullalley (Karen) inspired by “The Lucy Show”“Lucy and Viv Put…
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LUCY’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE
S4;E22 ~ February 7, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy takes an interest in a new man (Robert Cummings), but the milkman tips off Kim that he may be a womanizing alcoholic. To protect her mother, Kim and Harry scheme to make him think the…
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“Men Are Messy”
(S1;E8 ~ December 3, 1951) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 25, 1951 at General Service Studios. Rating: 42.1/65 Synopsis ~ Tired of Ricky’s messy habits, Lucy divides the apartment in half – he can be a slob in his half, but not hers. Unfortunately,…
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