Tag: tv
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LUCY on BODY LANGUAGE
September & December 1984 “Body Language” is a game show produced by Mark Goodson Productions which aired on CBS from June 4, 1984 until January 3, 1986 and was hosted by Tom Kennedy. Kennedy had hosted “Password Plus” (on which Lucy made several appearances) after the death of host Allen Ludden. Johnny Olson was the…
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LUCY on PASSWORD ~ Part 3
1974-1988 [Click here for Lucy on Password Part 1 and Part 2] After the CBS version of “Password” (daytime and evening editions) was canceled in 1967, Goodson-Todman Productions syndicated the show and sold the rights to ABC daytime, where a rebooted version ran from 1971 to 1975. The producers finally consented to having the show…
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LUCY on PASSWORD ~ Part 2
1965-1966 [For “Password’s” backstory and Lucy’s previous appearances, click here.] “Password” ~ January 7, 1965 Allen Ludden (Host)Jack Clark (Announcer) The program is sponsored by Clairol and Bufferin.Thee top prize is $500 and the consolation prize if $50. THE PLAYERS Lucille Ball is introduced as “the brilliant comedienne and fabulous star of motion pictures…
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LUCY on PASSWORD ~ Part 1
1963-1964 “Password” is a game show created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the “G.E. College Bowl.” In the game, two teams, each composed of a celebrity player and a contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using…
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LUCY on KUP
April 22, 1977 “Kup’s Show” aka “The Irv Kupcinet Show” hosted by Irving Kupcinet started life in 1952 as a Chicago-based 15-minute interview show titled “At Random.” At the height of its popularity, the show was syndicated to over 70 stations throughout the United States. The series garnered 15 Emmy Awards along with a Peabody…
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LUCY on DINAH!
1972-1978 Dinah Shore was born Fannye Rose Shore in 1916. She was a singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era, but achieved even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series of…
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LUCY on I’VE GOT A SECRET
1956 – 1966 “I’ve Got a Secret” is a panel game show derived from “What’s My Line?.” Instead of celebrity panelists trying to determine a contestant’s occupation, the panel tries to determine a contestant’s ‘secret’; something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous. The show premiered on June 19, 1952 on CBS and ran until…
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RIP Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth. His 1969 novel PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT was so popular that a reference to it made its way into “Lucy the Crusader” (HL S3;E5) in October 1970. At a meeting of neighborhood consumer advocates, Lucy Carter asks if anyone has any other complaints, and calls upon Mrs. Pornoy (Kathleen Hughes), who talks…
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