Missed a blog yesterday, I worked a double. I was dead tired after I could barely move AND I was in a crabby mood. This morning was walking to have brunch with my friend and 5th grade teacher Jeanne Mulligan, and I saw an old man who works for the city shoveling the snow. I was walking towards him thinking, “I would hate that! I’m sure he’s been doing it most of the morning and maybe most of the night and nobody cares how hard he’s working and he’s probably in terrible mood...” just then the man looks up with the biggest grin and the most sincere “Good Morning how are you?”, “uh, I’m fine how are you?” “can’t complain” followed by a head nod and back to work. I see people like that and realize someone always has it worse than you and can be happy. So “Shut up Kelly and be happy you’re inside in the warmth serving people food.” This is why I need some therapy, some laughter therapy.
The Ricardos are getting ready to go to the movies with the Mertzes. Ricky has shaven, all but his upper lip and tells Lucy he’s growing a mustache. They argue about the mustache till Lucy pouts and decides to stay home and not go to the movie. Lucy plans to get back at Ricky by putting her own beard on. Ricky sees it and agrees to shave it off, when it comes time for Lucy to take hers off it wont come off. Fred got confused and didn’t use spirit gum on her, it was a glue that they can’t find the solvent for. Lucy gets news that a movie agent is coming over to meet with Ricky. Lucy is worried she is going to miss her “big chance” at hollywood success. When the agent comes over, Lucy dances into the living room with a vail over face to do a “exotic” dance. The agent likes her until, he has her take off her vail.
One of my favorite stories I have read about Lucille was when her and Ginger Rogers went on a double date with Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart. The girls put on their best dresses, make-up and jewelry and went out for a night of dancing and drinking. The four had a great time and wanted to make the night go longer. When the four were leaving the club to get some breakfast together, the boys saw the girls in the sunlight and decided to take a raincheck. After sweating from dancing, the girls make-up and run all over her face and looked really bad. Lucille Fonda, could’ve been interesting!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
“Fred and Ethel Fight”, Season 1, Episode 22, Filmed 1/30/52, Aired 3/10/5
What a nasty nasty day today in New York City, snowing a lot but it only turns into slush on the ground. It’s good day to catch up cleaning and writing. I like to find the perfect soundtrack for days where the weather is like this, Today the perfect soundtrack was Jamie Cullum. If you haven’t heard him before, LISTEN TO HIM! He is a jazz singer and amazing piano player. I love his husky voice and crazy fingers on the keys. The first song I heard of his was his version of “Singin in the Rain”, it was love at first note! I just downloaded “Nothings going to harm you”, “Be still my heart”, “Singin in the Rain” and now “Sweeny Todd” HELLO? How can you not love him? Music, good music, is so therapeutic, nothing like laughter therapy though.
Ricky comes home to see Lucy setting up a nice dinner for four, Lucy tells him the Mertzes are coming. The Mertzes have recently had a big fight to the point they hadn’t spoken to each other in 3 days and Fred was staying at the YMCA. Lucy was hoping this was going to get them back together. It didn’t look to promising at the beginning of dinner, but it turned out the Mertzes made up. While they talked about how silly it was to argue, Lucy and Ricky start to talk about a fight they had and stir up the feelings again. Ricky leaves in an angry state and stays at his club. Ethel and Fred try to work to get the two of them to make up. Ethel comes up with an idea that if they say Lucy has been hit by a bus, Ricky will come running back to her. Fred comes up with an idea to pretend the building is on fire and Ricky will “save Lucy” then she’ll forgive him. Ethel bandages Lucy up and she lays in her bed waiting for Ricky to come home. While laying there, Ricky comes home and with the help of Fred start the fire. When Lucy thinks there is a fire, she jumps out the window. When Ricky finds her and finds out she’s OK, they make up.
When Lucy thinks the apartment is on fire she starts throwing some of her favorite dresses and hats out the window to save them. We see her run out to the bathroom and come out with two huge jugs of something called “Henna Rinse” she throws out the window. Henna Rinse, I have gathered after googling, is a natural hair dye conditioning treatment that lots of red heads use. That would be the first thing Lucy and Lucille would save I think. There was never a funnier Red Head.
Ricky comes home to see Lucy setting up a nice dinner for four, Lucy tells him the Mertzes are coming. The Mertzes have recently had a big fight to the point they hadn’t spoken to each other in 3 days and Fred was staying at the YMCA. Lucy was hoping this was going to get them back together. It didn’t look to promising at the beginning of dinner, but it turned out the Mertzes made up. While they talked about how silly it was to argue, Lucy and Ricky start to talk about a fight they had and stir up the feelings again. Ricky leaves in an angry state and stays at his club. Ethel and Fred try to work to get the two of them to make up. Ethel comes up with an idea that if they say Lucy has been hit by a bus, Ricky will come running back to her. Fred comes up with an idea to pretend the building is on fire and Ricky will “save Lucy” then she’ll forgive him. Ethel bandages Lucy up and she lays in her bed waiting for Ricky to come home. While laying there, Ricky comes home and with the help of Fred start the fire. When Lucy thinks there is a fire, she jumps out the window. When Ricky finds her and finds out she’s OK, they make up.
When Lucy thinks the apartment is on fire she starts throwing some of her favorite dresses and hats out the window to save them. We see her run out to the bathroom and come out with two huge jugs of something called “Henna Rinse” she throws out the window. Henna Rinse, I have gathered after googling, is a natural hair dye conditioning treatment that lots of red heads use. That would be the first thing Lucy and Lucille would save I think. There was never a funnier Red Head.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
“New Neighbors”, Season 1, Episode 21, Filmed 1/25/52, Aired 3/3/52
One of my favorite, maybe my favorite, director of all time is Tim Burton. Matt and I were lucky enough to go to MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) and see the Tim Burton exhibit, let me just say, if you live in New York City, RUN DON’T WALK TO THE SHOW! It is BEYOND amazing. His mind is so unique and creative. I just want to crawl in his brain and live in his worlds. All his movies seem to have a heart to them, maybe not an obvious, sweet sappy heart, but a heart non the less. “Nightmare Before Christmas” is one of my favorite movies, I love the story, I love the world and I LOVE the music. Something about being around creativeness, starts my juices flowing and gets my creative gears running. Let’s have a little therapy.
622 E. 68TH Street is getting some new neighbors and Lucy and Ethel are being their nosey selves by looking out the window. Ricky makes Lucy promise not to step foot in the new neighbors, the O’Brians, apartment, however he didn’t say anything about knees. Lucy on her knees and Ethel on her feet sneak into the O’Brians apartment when they leave. Lucy ends up getting stuck in the O’Brians apartment and hears them talking about a plot to kill the “couple that lives upstairs”. Lucy finally is able to sneak out by dressing like a high back arm chair. Little does Lucy know, the O’Brians are actors. After Lucy calls the police and convinces the other three that the O’Brians are plotting to kill them, the four set up fort. When the police come by to check on them, the four shoot their guns thinking it’s the O’Brians. The four are put in jail for the night, find out the O’Brians are actors and Fred is told the O’Brians are moving out.
The man that played Mr. O’Brian was Hayden Rorke (I don’t think any relation to Mickey). Hayden Rorke is best known for as Dr. Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s TV series, “I Dream of Jeannie”. He was always questioning the “strange things” happening to Major Anthony Nelson. He’s a fellow Brooklyn guy, HEY! Maybe New York was different in the 50’s, but New York today, we don’t know our neighbors very well, or at all. It is a strange situation, I live in a Brownstone, probably similar to the Mertzes building, and I very rarely see the other people and I barely know their names! However that is New York living!
622 E. 68TH Street is getting some new neighbors and Lucy and Ethel are being their nosey selves by looking out the window. Ricky makes Lucy promise not to step foot in the new neighbors, the O’Brians, apartment, however he didn’t say anything about knees. Lucy on her knees and Ethel on her feet sneak into the O’Brians apartment when they leave. Lucy ends up getting stuck in the O’Brians apartment and hears them talking about a plot to kill the “couple that lives upstairs”. Lucy finally is able to sneak out by dressing like a high back arm chair. Little does Lucy know, the O’Brians are actors. After Lucy calls the police and convinces the other three that the O’Brians are plotting to kill them, the four set up fort. When the police come by to check on them, the four shoot their guns thinking it’s the O’Brians. The four are put in jail for the night, find out the O’Brians are actors and Fred is told the O’Brians are moving out.
The man that played Mr. O’Brian was Hayden Rorke (I don’t think any relation to Mickey). Hayden Rorke is best known for as Dr. Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s TV series, “I Dream of Jeannie”. He was always questioning the “strange things” happening to Major Anthony Nelson. He’s a fellow Brooklyn guy, HEY! Maybe New York was different in the 50’s, but New York today, we don’t know our neighbors very well, or at all. It is a strange situation, I live in a Brownstone, probably similar to the Mertzes building, and I very rarely see the other people and I barely know their names! However that is New York living!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
“The Young Fans”, Season 1, Episode 20, Filmed 1/18/52, Aired 2/25/52
This blog is dedicated to another set of “parents” of mine, Terry and AJ Hausman. I grew up spending the night at their house with their daughter Keli. Going to Can Cun for AJ’s birthday and Terry telling me I could shave my legs. AJ is the type of guy would would take the shirt off his back for you, and would fight off anyone that got in your way. No one throws a party like the Hausmans! Terry and AJ are a kind of couple everyone hopes to be, happy and still having fun after all their years of marriage. Terry is battling Cancer right now and she has a blog to keep everyone up to date on how she is doing. Her positive attitude is unbelievable. Terry walks into a room and you feel at ease and as if a bright warm glow has entered the room. Her positive outlook on life is therapeutic to me, I am offering my laughter therapy to her.
Ricky can’t get out of the house with out the young fan, Peggy following him. Lucy tries to save Ricky by talking to Peggy, Peggy reveals she also likes a boy named Arthur. Arthur is very shy and won’t ask Peggy to the dance because he can’t dance, Lucy offers to teach Arthur. After an afternoon of dance lesson’s with Lucy, Arthur falls in love with Lucy. Peggy and Arthur are going over to the Ricardo’s to claim their loves, Lucy and Ricky decide to play a little trick. The Ricardo’s make themselves older then they seemed to scare the “kids” away, and it works.
The actress who played Peggy looked like Judy Garland a la “Wizard of Oz”, her name was Janet Waldo. I knew I knew her voice and thanks to IMDB.com, I found out that Janet Waldo is non other, than the voice of Judy Jetson from the cartoon “The Jetsons” talk about the perfect love struck teenage girl voice! Arthur was played by Richard Crenna. He was in a lot of movies and tv shows, his biggest ones were the shows in the 50’s. He got hired to do a show called “Our Miss Brooks”, “the part called for a gangly, awkward, cracked-voice adolescent. Crenna was a tall, graceful man with a rich voice, yet his acting skills were such that he was easily able to fulfill the character's requirements, leading many viewers to believe that he actually was of high school age, when in fact he was 26 years old at the time.” (IMDB.com) Amazing
Ricky can’t get out of the house with out the young fan, Peggy following him. Lucy tries to save Ricky by talking to Peggy, Peggy reveals she also likes a boy named Arthur. Arthur is very shy and won’t ask Peggy to the dance because he can’t dance, Lucy offers to teach Arthur. After an afternoon of dance lesson’s with Lucy, Arthur falls in love with Lucy. Peggy and Arthur are going over to the Ricardo’s to claim their loves, Lucy and Ricky decide to play a little trick. The Ricardo’s make themselves older then they seemed to scare the “kids” away, and it works.
The actress who played Peggy looked like Judy Garland a la “Wizard of Oz”, her name was Janet Waldo. I knew I knew her voice and thanks to IMDB.com, I found out that Janet Waldo is non other, than the voice of Judy Jetson from the cartoon “The Jetsons” talk about the perfect love struck teenage girl voice! Arthur was played by Richard Crenna. He was in a lot of movies and tv shows, his biggest ones were the shows in the 50’s. He got hired to do a show called “Our Miss Brooks”, “the part called for a gangly, awkward, cracked-voice adolescent. Crenna was a tall, graceful man with a rich voice, yet his acting skills were such that he was easily able to fulfill the character's requirements, leading many viewers to believe that he actually was of high school age, when in fact he was 26 years old at the time.” (IMDB.com) Amazing
“The Ballet”, Season 1, Episode 19, Filmed 1/11/52, Aired 2/18/52
I don’t think this episode is looked at as a classic, I think it should be. Watching Lucy Ballet dance is so great. It’s actually how I feel when I do Ballet. I’m a very good dancer, but for some reason, Ballet was never my thing. It was too slow and too technical. I took a class at my gym called “Anti-Gravity Yoga”, it was a yoga class, duh, where you were suspended from the ceiling by a piece of fabric, think hammock smashed together. It looked like something I could do and would enjoy, I was such a buffoon! At the end when you are suppose to be relaxing in “tadasana” I took up the whole time just trying to lay flat. All I could think of was “The Ballet”
Lucy is trying to get in to Ricky’s show again. He needs a Ballerina and burlesque comic. Lucy goes to the ballet rehearsal trying to pass off as a trained ballerina. The “Madame” quickly realizes she hasn’t had as much experience as she claims to have. A bit sore, Lucy tries the burlesque comic bit, “slowly I turned”. She finds the other comedian that’s doing the show to teach her the bit. She realizes yet again she’s not really cut out for comedy. The night Ricky’s show opens, one of the ballet dancers gets sick and can’t do the show, Ethel, who is at the show, calls Lucy and tells her to come down. Lucy misunderstands and think Ethel’s talking about “slowly I turn” Lucy ends up doing the ballet number adding her own little twist with “slowly I turned”
There was an “I Love Lucy” Movie in the works that was never released. They were cropped episodes of “The Benefit”, “The Ballet”, and “Breaking the Lease”. I would love to see that, maybe one day the will release it. Enjoy, Lucy’s version of Ballet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OxjM6-dufw
Lucy is trying to get in to Ricky’s show again. He needs a Ballerina and burlesque comic. Lucy goes to the ballet rehearsal trying to pass off as a trained ballerina. The “Madame” quickly realizes she hasn’t had as much experience as she claims to have. A bit sore, Lucy tries the burlesque comic bit, “slowly I turned”. She finds the other comedian that’s doing the show to teach her the bit. She realizes yet again she’s not really cut out for comedy. The night Ricky’s show opens, one of the ballet dancers gets sick and can’t do the show, Ethel, who is at the show, calls Lucy and tells her to come down. Lucy misunderstands and think Ethel’s talking about “slowly I turn” Lucy ends up doing the ballet number adding her own little twist with “slowly I turned”
There was an “I Love Lucy” Movie in the works that was never released. They were cropped episodes of “The Benefit”, “The Ballet”, and “Breaking the Lease”. I would love to see that, maybe one day the will release it. Enjoy, Lucy’s version of Ballet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OxjM6-dufw
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Breaking the Lease”, Season 1, Episode 18, Filmed 1/5/52, Aired 2/11/52
Laughter therapy is amazing, but it is exhausting! I spent the afternoon with two of the funniest people I’ve ever known, a Mr. David Singletary and Mr. Marti Cummings, and I was so tired I could barely make it to work! It’s such a wonderful feeling to have your stomach mussels ache from laughing. We are always the favorite table when we go out to eat, but I think they are always happy to see us leave.
The Ricardos and the Mertzes are having a night of hanging out by the piano singing. When Lucy brings up that it’s 2am and maybe they should stop singing, the other three blow it off and keep singing. When the Mertzes decide to go home, the Ricardos keep singing. The Ricardos soon get a phone call from the Mertzes telling them to be quiet. The more noise the Ricardos make by accident, the more the Mertzes complain. Through all the fighting, the Ricardos say they are going to move. The moving idea is fine with the Mertzes, however they expect the money for the 5 months left on their lease. Ricardos decided to be the worst tenants imaginable to break their lease, they even hold Ricky’s rehearsal in their apartment. After a rendition of the “Mexican Hat Dance” at 4am, the ceiling literally falls on the Mertzes and they wave their white flag. As the Ricardos are packing up their apartment, they realize they don’t want to go. The Mertzes feel the same way and write them up a new lease.
The idea of the “I Love Lucy” show, is loosely based on a job Lucille had before. She was on a radio show called “My Favorite Husband” that was written by the same people who ended up writing “I Love Lucy”. “My Favorite Husband” was sponsored by Jell-O and there was at least three plugs for Jello, like Lucy’s sign-on “Jell-O, everybody”. Another actor on “My Favorite Husband” was Gale Gordon, he was originally looked at to play Fred Mertzes. Gale Gordon would later on play Mr. Moony on “The Lucy Show”. Thank goodness we got William Frawley as Fred.
The Ricardos and the Mertzes are having a night of hanging out by the piano singing. When Lucy brings up that it’s 2am and maybe they should stop singing, the other three blow it off and keep singing. When the Mertzes decide to go home, the Ricardos keep singing. The Ricardos soon get a phone call from the Mertzes telling them to be quiet. The more noise the Ricardos make by accident, the more the Mertzes complain. Through all the fighting, the Ricardos say they are going to move. The moving idea is fine with the Mertzes, however they expect the money for the 5 months left on their lease. Ricardos decided to be the worst tenants imaginable to break their lease, they even hold Ricky’s rehearsal in their apartment. After a rendition of the “Mexican Hat Dance” at 4am, the ceiling literally falls on the Mertzes and they wave their white flag. As the Ricardos are packing up their apartment, they realize they don’t want to go. The Mertzes feel the same way and write them up a new lease.
The idea of the “I Love Lucy” show, is loosely based on a job Lucille had before. She was on a radio show called “My Favorite Husband” that was written by the same people who ended up writing “I Love Lucy”. “My Favorite Husband” was sponsored by Jell-O and there was at least three plugs for Jello, like Lucy’s sign-on “Jell-O, everybody”. Another actor on “My Favorite Husband” was Gale Gordon, he was originally looked at to play Fred Mertzes. Gale Gordon would later on play Mr. Moony on “The Lucy Show”. Thank goodness we got William Frawley as Fred.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
“Lucy Writes a Play”, Season 1, Episode 17, Filmed 12/22/51, Aired 2/4/52
Oh Mel Brooks, you always make me laugh! “Blazing Saddles” is so good, so silly but so good. Madeline Kahn is another fantastic comedian, not only that, but she was adorable. I finally saw a Marlyn Dietrich movie last year and realized that that is the person she is trying to be in “Blazing Saddles” and it’s GENIUS! I have tried to show a good friend of mine, Michael Palmer, “Blazing Saddles”, it was right up his ally, silly humor and racist jokes. He dared to tell me “When does this movie get funny?” we haven’t been the same since.
Lucy is writing a play for her Women’s group that’ll be entered in a playwriting contest. Lucy promises Ricky will be in the show as well. Lucy writes a show called “A tree grows in Havana”. Once Ricky realizes that she wrote this with him in mind he says he won’t do it. Lucy is forced to use Fred instead of Ricky, however Fred can’t do a Spanish accent. The play is then switched to England. Fred informs Ricky that a big Hollywood producer is going to be judging the show. Ricky decides it might be worth his while to do the show, so he surprises Lucy and does the show. The only problem is, he didn’t know they switched the script, he was doing the “Cuba” version and the girls were doing the “England” version. After a 15 min. intermission, they decide to get on the same script, however they don’t actually decide on what version, so the girls come out with the “Cuba” version and Ricky comes out as the “England” version. The play never gets it together.
Lucille was in her early teens when she did her first show in Jamestown, NY. She got rave reviews, however, around that same time, her brother got a bb gun and accidentally shot another little boy. Her family had to work two jobs just to pay off the little boys hospital bills. Poor Lucille, adding more to her fear of even if something good happens, something bad will happen soon.
Lucy is writing a play for her Women’s group that’ll be entered in a playwriting contest. Lucy promises Ricky will be in the show as well. Lucy writes a show called “A tree grows in Havana”. Once Ricky realizes that she wrote this with him in mind he says he won’t do it. Lucy is forced to use Fred instead of Ricky, however Fred can’t do a Spanish accent. The play is then switched to England. Fred informs Ricky that a big Hollywood producer is going to be judging the show. Ricky decides it might be worth his while to do the show, so he surprises Lucy and does the show. The only problem is, he didn’t know they switched the script, he was doing the “Cuba” version and the girls were doing the “England” version. After a 15 min. intermission, they decide to get on the same script, however they don’t actually decide on what version, so the girls come out with the “Cuba” version and Ricky comes out as the “England” version. The play never gets it together.
Lucille was in her early teens when she did her first show in Jamestown, NY. She got rave reviews, however, around that same time, her brother got a bb gun and accidentally shot another little boy. Her family had to work two jobs just to pay off the little boys hospital bills. Poor Lucille, adding more to her fear of even if something good happens, something bad will happen soon.
Friday, February 19, 2010
“Lucy Fakes Illness”, Season 1, Episode 16, Filmed 12/18/51, Aired 1/28/52
ALRIGHT! back on track, back to season 1. I’m happy to watch this episode, one I love, after the lameness of yesterday. A long time ago for one of my birthdays my friend from college Audrey Flegel, bought me “Bill Cosby, Himself” on DVD. I still put it in every now and then and laugh just as hard as I did the first time. If you have never seen it GO GET IT! Good clean laughter therapy. Thank you Audrey for the laughs, not just Bill Cosby.
Ricky is looking for new acts for his nightclub show. Lucy is begging and pleading again to at least audition, Ricky says no. Ethel tells Ricky if he keeps telling Lucy “no” she’ll get some kind of a complex. Lucy likes this idea and decides to pretend to have a few complexes. First she pretends that she’s Tallulah Bankhead, next she pretends she has amnesia, then finally she pretends that she has gone back to a childlike state of mind. With the help of nosey neighbor Fred, Ricky finds out Lucy’s faking. Ricky decides, two can play at this game and hires an actor friend to come play the Doctor. When the “Doctor” comes over, he says Lucy has a case of the “Golbloots” and they will have to get rid of her “Zorch” before she turns green. While she is sleeping Ricky puts a green lightbulb in and Lucy wakes up thinking she’s dyeing of “Golbloots”. When Ricky’s band comes in to play a very uptempo farewell dirge. That is the cue when Ricky comes clean with Lucy.
I loved this episode. It’s a very good performance on Lucy’s part, not just her comedic acting, but her ability to morph into Tallulah Bankhead is amazing. We will come across an episode later on with Orson Wells. Orson Wells who at the time was the most well respected actor of that time and Desi Arnaz couldn’t believe he did their show. Their is a story saying Orson Wells was watching the rehearsal and someone working on the show came up to him and said “is there something I can do for you?” and he said “I’m watching the greatest actor of all time”, meaning Lucille Ball. I believe she really was.
Ricky is looking for new acts for his nightclub show. Lucy is begging and pleading again to at least audition, Ricky says no. Ethel tells Ricky if he keeps telling Lucy “no” she’ll get some kind of a complex. Lucy likes this idea and decides to pretend to have a few complexes. First she pretends that she’s Tallulah Bankhead, next she pretends she has amnesia, then finally she pretends that she has gone back to a childlike state of mind. With the help of nosey neighbor Fred, Ricky finds out Lucy’s faking. Ricky decides, two can play at this game and hires an actor friend to come play the Doctor. When the “Doctor” comes over, he says Lucy has a case of the “Golbloots” and they will have to get rid of her “Zorch” before she turns green. While she is sleeping Ricky puts a green lightbulb in and Lucy wakes up thinking she’s dyeing of “Golbloots”. When Ricky’s band comes in to play a very uptempo farewell dirge. That is the cue when Ricky comes clean with Lucy.
I loved this episode. It’s a very good performance on Lucy’s part, not just her comedic acting, but her ability to morph into Tallulah Bankhead is amazing. We will come across an episode later on with Orson Wells. Orson Wells who at the time was the most well respected actor of that time and Desi Arnaz couldn’t believe he did their show. Their is a story saying Orson Wells was watching the rehearsal and someone working on the show came up to him and said “is there something I can do for you?” and he said “I’m watching the greatest actor of all time”, meaning Lucille Ball. I believe she really was.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
“The Courtroom”, Season 2, Episode 7, Filmed 8/8/52, Aired 11/10/52
I came home from work and was getting ready for dinner with the lovely and newlywed Shelley. I turn on the TV, because I have an addiction, and the food network is on, Matt was obviously the last to watch it. I hear Paula Dean say “Hey ya’ll! for those of you who just joined us, Paula’s going BANANAS!”. How can that not make you smile? She is the type that brings joy to people, just by being happy herself. I admire that in people and always try to remember that when I feel like the “Hulk”. All I need to think about is Paula going BANANAS!
It’s the Mertzes 25th wedding anniversary. For this special occasion, the Ricardos have bought them a television set. The Mertzes are so touched with the gift that they hurry into their apartment to get it set up. While Ricky is trying to figure out how to hook the television up, with one wrong connection the television explodes. The Mertzes get upset and start blaming Ricky. As the four of them get into a big argument, Fred runs down to the Ricardos apartment and kicks the screen in. When both parties say they wont pay for the repairs, they end up suing each other. After going to the court and telling their “side of the story”, the Judge tells them to talk it over, no friendship is worth ruining over television sets, the four agree.
I never thought I would say this, but that was the LAMEST “I Love Lucy” I have ever seen. There were a few funny parts, my favorite is when Lucy is on the stand telling her “side of the story”. Those big eyes and animated lips can catch anyones attention. Gotta say, “Courtroom”, not the best.
It’s the Mertzes 25th wedding anniversary. For this special occasion, the Ricardos have bought them a television set. The Mertzes are so touched with the gift that they hurry into their apartment to get it set up. While Ricky is trying to figure out how to hook the television up, with one wrong connection the television explodes. The Mertzes get upset and start blaming Ricky. As the four of them get into a big argument, Fred runs down to the Ricardos apartment and kicks the screen in. When both parties say they wont pay for the repairs, they end up suing each other. After going to the court and telling their “side of the story”, the Judge tells them to talk it over, no friendship is worth ruining over television sets, the four agree.
I never thought I would say this, but that was the LAMEST “I Love Lucy” I have ever seen. There were a few funny parts, my favorite is when Lucy is on the stand telling her “side of the story”. Those big eyes and animated lips can catch anyones attention. Gotta say, “Courtroom”, not the best.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
“Vacation from Marriage”, Season 2, Episode 5, Filmed 8/1/52, Aired 10/27/52
Today was a sad day...My beloved fish died. His name was Ricky-Lucy and he was a good fish. Matt thinks I am nuts, but I honestly believe he knew who I was. The reason for his name is because when I first bought Ricky-Lucy, I named him Lucy because he was a beautiful red Betta fish. I also bought a beautiful yellow Betta fish and named it Ethel. Ethel didn’t live very long, but Lucy lived on. One day I looked at Lucy’s bowl and there was a big foam looking pile on the top. I thought something was wrong and googled “Betta’s bubble foam”, amazingly enough something came up. Male Betta’s make a nest for their mates to lay their eggs in it. If the Male was doing it without a woman fish around that just means they are happy and doing what feels natural. That is where the name Ricky-Lucy was born. So this blog is dedicated to Ricky-Lucy.
Lucy is bored with married life. She claims that she is bored with doing the same thing everyday with Ricky. Ethel agrees and they decide to take a break from marriage, Lucy lives with Ethel in her apartment and Fred lives with Ricky in his. By Saturday, the girls are bored and want to throw in the towel and go back to their husbands. However they don’t want to admit they miss them, in true Lucy fashion, they pretend they have dates and get all dress up to show the boys. Lucy and Ethel think the boys are just as bored as they are and after the boys see them in their beautiful outfits, they’ll beg them to stay with them. However, the boys lie and say they have dates to and the plan backfires. In an effort to spy on the boys and see if they are lying, the girls get locked out on top of the roof. In the end the boys find them and all four of them admit they want to be “in a rut” with each other.
One of my favorite parts about the “I Love Lucy” show is the dresses Lucy wears. I wish I lived in a world where I could wear a Lucy dress everyday. The girls look amazing when they go over to the boys apartment to fool them, they have evening gowns on with gloves, jewels and fabulous furs. I’ve searched to see who designed the dresses Lucy wore for the show, not much luck. I found out that a lady named Elois uuuuu was in charge of costumes for 57 episodes, but she wanted more money and left. The class “Lucy dresses” have are untouchable nowadays.
“The Operetta”, Season 2, Episode 5, Filmed 5/23/52, Aired 10/13/52
I have a houseguest for a week. His name is Cashew, and he is a black mini poodle mix. He’s very sweet and very playful and I’m happy parading him around Brooklyn in his little red and black checkered sweater as if he was really mine. I really love animals, especially dogs. When I came to New York for the first time, I was 5, I said to my parent’s “I love this place. It’s such a dog place.” I still love that about New York City, I just want to know who are the people that have the money and the space to have a dog? When will I be one?
Lucy is in a bind again, she is in charge of the Women's group “Operetta” they are putting on. Since they have no money, because Lucy as the treasurer has spent all the money on herself, Lucy will have to write it herself. With the help of Ethel, Lucy writes an Operetta called “The Pleasant Peasants”. Ethel plays the Lily, the small town girl who falls in love with the prince Lancelot, Ricky. Fred plays the Inn Keeper and Lucy plays the Gypsy. The Gypsy tells Lily not to marry the prince because it will only bring trouble to the town. We don’t find out exactly what that “trouble” is because the Costume and Set Company comes and breaks up the show to take back their pieces. Lucy has written a check that has bounced.
This is another very famous episode. You see pictures of Lucy dressed as a Gypsy on lots of “Lucy” shirts, coffee, lunch boxes, etc. I was cracking up the whole time. Vivian Vance almost shows Lucille up in this episode. Not only does she have a killer voice, but her comedic timing in this episode is perfection. Vivian Vance was referred to as “TV’s most beloved second banana,” www.imdb.com. It seems Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz really had respect for Vivian Vance and William Frawley and their art. If it weren’t for episodes like “The Operetta” you would never realize what a voice Vivian Vance had. Looking her up on IMDB, her list of Broadways credits is very impressive. One of the shows she was in was “Anything Goes” in 1935. She was 42 when she started doing the “I Love Lucy” she and that was her film debut. “Anything Goes” in show business, you can get your first big break even at 42.
Lucy is in a bind again, she is in charge of the Women's group “Operetta” they are putting on. Since they have no money, because Lucy as the treasurer has spent all the money on herself, Lucy will have to write it herself. With the help of Ethel, Lucy writes an Operetta called “The Pleasant Peasants”. Ethel plays the Lily, the small town girl who falls in love with the prince Lancelot, Ricky. Fred plays the Inn Keeper and Lucy plays the Gypsy. The Gypsy tells Lily not to marry the prince because it will only bring trouble to the town. We don’t find out exactly what that “trouble” is because the Costume and Set Company comes and breaks up the show to take back their pieces. Lucy has written a check that has bounced.
This is another very famous episode. You see pictures of Lucy dressed as a Gypsy on lots of “Lucy” shirts, coffee, lunch boxes, etc. I was cracking up the whole time. Vivian Vance almost shows Lucille up in this episode. Not only does she have a killer voice, but her comedic timing in this episode is perfection. Vivian Vance was referred to as “TV’s most beloved second banana,” www.imdb.com. It seems Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz really had respect for Vivian Vance and William Frawley and their art. If it weren’t for episodes like “The Operetta” you would never realize what a voice Vivian Vance had. Looking her up on IMDB, her list of Broadways credits is very impressive. One of the shows she was in was “Anything Goes” in 1935. She was 42 when she started doing the “I Love Lucy” she and that was her film debut. “Anything Goes” in show business, you can get your first big break even at 42.
“The Handcuffs”, Season 2, Episode 4, Filmed 5/30/52, Aired 10/6/52
I was bad and missed TWO DAYS of writing. I’m going to work really hard to make sure I don’t do that again. It gets me off my flow. I blame it on two good friends birthdays. One of my friends had his birthday at Splash, a bar in New York City where they have musical theater mondays. It’s fantastic! The bar has huge screens everywhere that shows different musical performances whether it’s from a movie, tony performance, tv special or the actual performance. One of the clips was of Judy Garland and Barbara Striesand singing “Get Happy/ Happy Days Are Here Again”. It is one of my favorite songs of all time. I have a very soft spot for Barbara Striesand. I think she is the best of the best, singer and actor wise. Lucy is my therapy, but Babs is my Therapist.
Fred is over at the Ricardo’s showing off his silly magic tricks, one of the tricks is handcuffs you “can’t get out of” of course, Lucy figures it our right away! After the Mertz’s leave, Ricky tells Lucy he has to rehearse for a tv special he is doing. In an effort to play a prank on Ricky, Lucy gets Fred’s magic handcuffs and locks herself to Ricky. Unfortunately, Lucy grabbed Fred's “Civil War” handcuffs that don’t have a key. Lucy and Ricky can’t find a locksmith who can get them out in time for the tv special. Ricky ends up performing with Lucy being Ricky’s “right hand”.
I grew up with my family having a very busy schedule, however when I was home, I was watching TV. I LOVED TV, and I still do. I grew up watching Nick at Nite. I missed out on all the tv shows that were actually going on in the 90’s. I was all about “I Love Lucy” ,“Dick Van Dyke”, “Mary Tyler Moore”, “Taxi” and so many more. I think my parents liked me watching shows they used to watch while they were growing up and knowing it was appropriate for me. I have very vivid memories sitting on the kitchen bar stool watching “I Love Lucy”. My wonderful dad would come home after a long day of work and would have to listen to me relive the whole episode “then Fred said, then Lucy cried, then Ricky said...” I never knew my dad felt like blowing his brains out. I remember Nick at Nite used to do commercials for their show that had a very vintage feel to them. There was a commercial for “I Love Lucy” called “The Pants that ate Fred Mertz!”. It’s done in the style of a 1950’s horror film. If you’ve noticed, Fred’s pants are higher up than most peoples. I searched high and low for youtube of “the pants that ate Fred Mertz”. I would be grateful to anyone that finds it! For now, we’ll just use this picture.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
“The Anniversary Present”, Season 2, Episode 2, Filmed 5/9/52, Aired 9/29/52
Happy Valentines Day! Well, I hope you were able to spend the day with the people you love. Even though I think Valentines day is a silly Holiday, I think it was made for boyfriends who don’t know how to do something nice for their girlfriends. I don’t have that problem, I am lucky I have someone who makes me feel special everyday. However, having said that, I still like to do something special on Valentines Day. Of course we both worked and didn’t get home until late and we were exhausted! We still managed to eat dinner (ribs) by candlelight and watched “Only You”, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr., So to my “Ricky” Happy Valentines day! Thanks for putting up with your Lucy
It’s Saturday and Ricky and Lucy’s anniversary is on Monday. Lucy assumes Ricky doesn’t remember so she’s giving him subtle hints, making him rice for breakfast, sets her ring next to his plate and circling the date on the calender. Ricky plays dumb even though he is secretly getting pearls for her. Ricky secretly meets with one of their neighbors in the building who works at a jewelry store so she can get him a discount on the pearls. Of course Lucy jumps to conclusions and assumes that he’s having an affair with this neighbor. While Lucy and Ethel are trying to find out the truth, they dress in painters outfits and hang outside the neighbors window to spy. Just in time, Fred and Ricky save the girls before they fall to their deaths and Lucy finds out the Ricky remembered their anniversary
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz eloped on November 30, 1940 in Greenwich, CT. They had only dated for 5 months before. Lucille saw Desi on Broadway and told her friend “That’s the most handsome man I have ever seen”. When Lucille and Desi went out dancing later he called her “Lucy Ball”, she said no one had called her that, only her grandfather. They had two children together, Lucie and Desi, who followed in their parents footsteps of show business, The therapy and the love continues on through the generations. Happy Valentines Day! Share your laughter, Share your therapy.
It’s Saturday and Ricky and Lucy’s anniversary is on Monday. Lucy assumes Ricky doesn’t remember so she’s giving him subtle hints, making him rice for breakfast, sets her ring next to his plate and circling the date on the calender. Ricky plays dumb even though he is secretly getting pearls for her. Ricky secretly meets with one of their neighbors in the building who works at a jewelry store so she can get him a discount on the pearls. Of course Lucy jumps to conclusions and assumes that he’s having an affair with this neighbor. While Lucy and Ethel are trying to find out the truth, they dress in painters outfits and hang outside the neighbors window to spy. Just in time, Fred and Ricky save the girls before they fall to their deaths and Lucy finds out the Ricky remembered their anniversary
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz eloped on November 30, 1940 in Greenwich, CT. They had only dated for 5 months before. Lucille saw Desi on Broadway and told her friend “That’s the most handsome man I have ever seen”. When Lucille and Desi went out dancing later he called her “Lucy Ball”, she said no one had called her that, only her grandfather. They had two children together, Lucie and Desi, who followed in their parents footsteps of show business, The therapy and the love continues on through the generations. Happy Valentines Day! Share your laughter, Share your therapy.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
“The Saxophone”, Season 2, Episode 2, Filmed 6/16/52, Aired 9/22/52
Do you ever wake up in a good mood? The feeling that nothing could really bother you? I woke up feeling that way. I really think it had to do a lot with the “Job Switching” episode I watched last night. After work I decided I needed double laughter therapy and watched my Lucy episode “The Saxophone” and then watched “Bruce Almighty” for a little Jim Carrey therapy . I don’t care what anyone says, I love him and think he’s hilarious. I also love his relationship with his girlfriend of 4 years Jenny McCarthy. They are nuts for each other and you can tell it’s genuine. One of the main draws Jenny McCarthy has to Jim Carrey is his relationship with her seven year old son, Evan, who has autism. McCarthy said that her son didn’t like other people, however when Jim Carrey and Evan met, it was like nothing else she had ever seen before. She said Carrey spoke a language that only Evan could understand. In the last 4 years, she said Evan’s autism has improved by leaps and bounds and she thinks it’s because of Jim Carrey. If that’s not a great love story for this Valentines I don’t know what is.
In “The Saxophone” Ricky is going on tour for three weeks. Lucy just assumes that she is going with him. When Ricky tells her no, she tries to get into the band by playing the saxophone. She goes to the audition trying to act like a “musician”, baggy suit, long watch chain and using the word “man” a lot, obviously she didn’t get the job. Then Lucy tries to play a trick on Ricky by pretending she’s having an affair. She uses Fred's hat and gloves as a decoy. Once Ricky finds out it’s a lie, he decides to play a trick on Lucy by hiding men in the closet acting like Lucy was with all of them. She gets him back in the end.
I had never seen this episode before which is always fun for me. It was very cute for many reasons, especially when Ricky plays the musician, but a tiny part in the beginning was my favorite. In the beginning, Lucy is in the attic looking for trunk for Ricky and she’s playing with old hats and laughing with Ethel as she tries them on. It’s such an honest “girlfriend” moment that is just great. I like to think it was Lucille and Vivian really playing with each other. It’s so nice to know that Lucille and Vivian were really best friends. Sometimes friendship is the best therapy.
In “The Saxophone” Ricky is going on tour for three weeks. Lucy just assumes that she is going with him. When Ricky tells her no, she tries to get into the band by playing the saxophone. She goes to the audition trying to act like a “musician”, baggy suit, long watch chain and using the word “man” a lot, obviously she didn’t get the job. Then Lucy tries to play a trick on Ricky by pretending she’s having an affair. She uses Fred's hat and gloves as a decoy. Once Ricky finds out it’s a lie, he decides to play a trick on Lucy by hiding men in the closet acting like Lucy was with all of them. She gets him back in the end.
I had never seen this episode before which is always fun for me. It was very cute for many reasons, especially when Ricky plays the musician, but a tiny part in the beginning was my favorite. In the beginning, Lucy is in the attic looking for trunk for Ricky and she’s playing with old hats and laughing with Ethel as she tries them on. It’s such an honest “girlfriend” moment that is just great. I like to think it was Lucille and Vivian really playing with each other. It’s so nice to know that Lucille and Vivian were really best friends. Sometimes friendship is the best therapy.
Friday, February 12, 2010
“Job Switching”, Season 2, Episode 1, Filmed 5/16/52, Aired 9/15/52
Well, I’m a moron and I didn’t put the episodes in the right order on my Netflix. I didn’t catch the mistake until I got the delivery today. So, instead of throwing me off my game, we’ll just do a little back and forth. It worked out great though because, you are in for a treat, JOB SWITCHING! The FAMOUS chocolate conveyer belt episode! Another episode that is fitting to be so near Valentines day.
Lucy has overdrawn her bank account yet again. While Lucy and Ricky argue, Fred and Ethel stop by to join in. The men say the women couldn’t be the bread winners, the women say the men wouldn’t be able to keep house. So the four decide to switch places. The women go out to get a job and the men stay home to keep house. The men are having a hard time, they burn the ladies shirts and dinner ends up on the ceiling. The woman don’t have much luck either, they get a job at a candy factory where they poke the chocolate to see what they are and eat them. When the ladies get home, the men have bought them a peace offering, a 5 pound box of chocolate.
tv.com had some good info about this episode. check out some of the bloopers...Blooper 1: Ricky trips on the overflowing rice dripping on the floor, when actually, his falling wasn't scripted. (Which he actually bruised his ribs pretty badly) Blooper 2: While the conveyor belt is speeding up, Lucy was too soon to eat one of the chocolates. And realizing her mistake, she quickly removed the candy and dropped it on the floor. Blooper 3: The part where Lucy and a co-worker are having a chocolate fight, the co-worker's slap didn't happen twice, it was the same slap but from two different camera angles. In the 2008 Emmy’s, it was said they conveyor belt scene was number 5 in the most memorable comedy tv moments.
Almost everyone knows this episode. You say “I Love Lucy” and most people say “I love the chocolate one”, young and old, male and female from every country the chocolate is universal. I wish I could’ve been in that audience. They’re laughter is almost screaming, they can barely control themselves. The only time I hear an audience like that is during “Who’s Line Is It Anyways”. Ali, my sister, has banned me from her room when we watch that show. That’s the only time laughter therapy can be too much. Is anyone in the mood for some Chocolate therapy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q
Thursday, February 11, 2010
“Lucy Plays Cupid”, Season 1, Episode 15, Filmed 12/13/51, Aired 1/21/52
Sore throats are not fun. As a singer-actress I try to be as careful as I can with my voice. Sadly today it was hurting really bad and I’m having to miss Miss Olivia Jane Long birthday party. I have a long work weekend so I didn’t want to strain it. This calls for a hot bowl of “Lucy Therapy”. Olivia’s real birthday is on Valentines day, so It’s fitting that I would watch “Lucy Plays Cupid” today.
Lucy’s elderly neighbor Miss Lewis has a crush on the grocer, Mr. Ritter. Lucy says she’ll help tell him how Miss Lewis feels. However, while Lucy is dropping hints to Mr. Ritter, he thinks Lucy likes him. In an attempt to scare him away Lucy tries to give Miss Lewis tips on how to snag a man and Lucy tries to make herself unattractive to Mr. Ritter. Making Lucy “ugly” is a hard task, no matter what, she’s completely adorable! In the end Miss Lewis snags her man Mr. Ritter.
A lady named Bea Benaderet played Miss Lewis, she had a REMARKABLE career. Not only was she on huge televisions shows such as “I Love Lucy”, “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show”, “Green Acres”, “Petticoat Junction” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”, she did a TON of voices for different cartoons including the voice of Betty Rubble from “The Flintstones”. Look her up on IMDB.com, she was a very busy lady!
The actor who played Mr. Ritter was Edward Everett Horton. If you thought Bea Benaderet was busy, he was even busier! He’s listed in over 170 different TV shows and movies. To name a few, he was in one of my favorite movies “Arsenic and Old Lace” with Cary Grant (HILARIOUS! get it and watch it if you’ve never seen it), He’s the voice of the narrator for all the “Rocky and Bullwinkle”, and really became a household name when he played Roaring Chicken, the medicine man on “F Troop”. He also was on the “Red Skelton” show. Red Skelton was Lucille's mentor and taught her the art of comedy. He saw her when she was working on one of her “B Movies” and knew there was something special about her. With his help the whole world found out there was something special about her.
Lucy’s elderly neighbor Miss Lewis has a crush on the grocer, Mr. Ritter. Lucy says she’ll help tell him how Miss Lewis feels. However, while Lucy is dropping hints to Mr. Ritter, he thinks Lucy likes him. In an attempt to scare him away Lucy tries to give Miss Lewis tips on how to snag a man and Lucy tries to make herself unattractive to Mr. Ritter. Making Lucy “ugly” is a hard task, no matter what, she’s completely adorable! In the end Miss Lewis snags her man Mr. Ritter.
A lady named Bea Benaderet played Miss Lewis, she had a REMARKABLE career. Not only was she on huge televisions shows such as “I Love Lucy”, “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show”, “Green Acres”, “Petticoat Junction” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”, she did a TON of voices for different cartoons including the voice of Betty Rubble from “The Flintstones”. Look her up on IMDB.com, she was a very busy lady!
The actor who played Mr. Ritter was Edward Everett Horton. If you thought Bea Benaderet was busy, he was even busier! He’s listed in over 170 different TV shows and movies. To name a few, he was in one of my favorite movies “Arsenic and Old Lace” with Cary Grant (HILARIOUS! get it and watch it if you’ve never seen it), He’s the voice of the narrator for all the “Rocky and Bullwinkle”, and really became a household name when he played Roaring Chicken, the medicine man on “F Troop”. He also was on the “Red Skelton” show. Red Skelton was Lucille's mentor and taught her the art of comedy. He saw her when she was working on one of her “B Movies” and knew there was something special about her. With his help the whole world found out there was something special about her.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
“The Amateur Hour”, Season 1, Episode 14, Filmed 12/7/51, Aired 1/14/52
The Blizzard has arrived! It is coming down hard and it is a Winter WONDERLAND OUTSIDE! Of course all I want to do is stay in, drink hot chocolate and watch old movies, however I have to go to work and serve people BBQ. It’s ok, It’ll be kind’ve fun!
Lucy buys a dress and Ricky says he won’t pay for it, so Lucy looks for a job. She finds a babysitting job for $5 and hour and decides to do it. She later finds out the the one boy she’s suppose to be babysitting are really evil twin boys. The boys and the mother are suppose to perform at an amateur contest, but the mother won’t be able to make it so she asks Lucy if she’ll do it and Lucy will keep the $100. Lucy and the boys perform “Rag Time Cowboy Joe”. They end up winning with Lucy’s added “improvisation” dance thanks to the help of Elmer the frog jumping down her shirt.
Being in this blizzard I think about Lucille as a little girl playing in the snow dreaming of being “Lucy”. Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, NY. Once her family saw her passion for theater they sent her to a school in New York City for theatre. Living in New York and doing some theater and modeling she got to California as quickly as she could. I think she was in her early 20’s. She felt really at home in California. She loved the lifestyle, the people and the weather. She never had intention to go back to New York, rather she moved her mother and grandfather out to LA with her once she had the money. Her family always came first, her warm heart was meant for warm California. Even though I will always love New York City!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
“The Benefit”, Season 1, Episode 13, Filmed 11/30/51, Aired 1/7/52
I have been really lucky to have some life long friends. I have had friends since I was in kindergarden. The great thing about these friends is that no matter how you all grow and your interest and lives change, you always have a special place for that person in your heart. There is always comfort in knowing you can totally be yourself with these friends and they wont think anything different of you. I got to enjoy an amazing evening tonight filled with drinks, art and fabulous food with Matt, my boyfriend and Nathan Barton, my life long friend. A fabulous New York evening, always therapeutic.
“The Benefit” is an episode I clearly remember seeing for the first time and laughing so hard my stomach hurts. Ethel wants Ricky to sing at her “ladies club” benefit. Lucy said the only way she would ask him is if Lucy can be in it to, painfully Ethel agrees. Since Lucy can not sing, Ricky does everything he can to make her not stand out, but Ricky is not witty enough to keep up with Lucy. Lucy ends up stealing the show yet again.
Anytime Lucy sings off key makes me laugh. In this episode Lucy tries to learn how to sing, she has books, throat spray and a piano she sits diligently at doing her scales. Right when she is about to hit the high note, nothing comes out, she tries again, this time a buzz happens when she hits the high note. After doing this a few times she realizes it’s the door bell. That moment is pure comedic genius!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Ga5HInA2A
“The Benefit” is an episode I clearly remember seeing for the first time and laughing so hard my stomach hurts. Ethel wants Ricky to sing at her “ladies club” benefit. Lucy said the only way she would ask him is if Lucy can be in it to, painfully Ethel agrees. Since Lucy can not sing, Ricky does everything he can to make her not stand out, but Ricky is not witty enough to keep up with Lucy. Lucy ends up stealing the show yet again.
Anytime Lucy sings off key makes me laugh. In this episode Lucy tries to learn how to sing, she has books, throat spray and a piano she sits diligently at doing her scales. Right when she is about to hit the high note, nothing comes out, she tries again, this time a buzz happens when she hits the high note. After doing this a few times she realizes it’s the door bell. That moment is pure comedic genius!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Ga5HInA2A
Monday, February 8, 2010
“The Adagio”, Season 1, Episode 12, Filmed 11/23/51, Aired 12/31/51
For those of you who have sisters, you know how much you all think alike. My sister Ali and I are 6 years apart, however our humor is very similar. The older we get the more alike we become. Talking with her is always therapeutic, whether it’s talking about our lives or quoting “Family Guy”. She’s studying abroad in Paris and is having an amazing time so far. Thank goodness for Skype and Facebook, this way we don’t miss any laughs.
In “The Adagio” we once again find Lucy wanting to be in the show. Ricky is looking for Apache dancers. Fred tries to teach Lucy the ways of the Apache, however she wasn’t really learning. Ethel comes and saves the day by bringing Lucy “Jean Valijean Raymand”, a french man who knows how to do the Apache dance. Mr Raymand ends up falling in love with Lucy and wants to run off with her. Lucy throws him out and later that night, Mr. Raymand comes back and challenges Ricky to a duel. Once Mr. Raymand explains that he doesn’t really want to duel or run away with Lucy, he just thought that’s what americans wanted frenchmen to be like. Ricky plays a little trick to teach Lucy a lesson. Does she ever REALLY learn her lesson.
The actor who played Jean Valijean Raymand was named Shepard Menken and he was adorable. He continued on to do many other “I Love Lucy’s” then later on in his life worked a lot doing voiceovers for cartoons and cartoon movies. How fun is that? He did everything from Garfield to Bugs Bunny. I liked that this episode had to do with something French after talking to Ali in Paris. The Apache dance sounded interesting, one of the few kinds of dance I know NOTHING about, and after looking it up all I gotta say is WOWZA! “Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with Parisian street culture in the beginning of the 20th century.... The dance is very brutal to the woman, and sometimes said to reenact a "discussion" between pimp and prostitute. It includes mock slaps and punches, the man picking up and throwing the woman to the ground, or lifting and carrying her while she struggles or feigns unconsciousness. In some examples, the woman may fight back.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_(dance)) It looked more like fighting until they pull each other close and kiss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s48wDOalMLw
In “The Adagio” we once again find Lucy wanting to be in the show. Ricky is looking for Apache dancers. Fred tries to teach Lucy the ways of the Apache, however she wasn’t really learning. Ethel comes and saves the day by bringing Lucy “Jean Valijean Raymand”, a french man who knows how to do the Apache dance. Mr Raymand ends up falling in love with Lucy and wants to run off with her. Lucy throws him out and later that night, Mr. Raymand comes back and challenges Ricky to a duel. Once Mr. Raymand explains that he doesn’t really want to duel or run away with Lucy, he just thought that’s what americans wanted frenchmen to be like. Ricky plays a little trick to teach Lucy a lesson. Does she ever REALLY learn her lesson.
The actor who played Jean Valijean Raymand was named Shepard Menken and he was adorable. He continued on to do many other “I Love Lucy’s” then later on in his life worked a lot doing voiceovers for cartoons and cartoon movies. How fun is that? He did everything from Garfield to Bugs Bunny. I liked that this episode had to do with something French after talking to Ali in Paris. The Apache dance sounded interesting, one of the few kinds of dance I know NOTHING about, and after looking it up all I gotta say is WOWZA! “Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with Parisian street culture in the beginning of the 20th century.... The dance is very brutal to the woman, and sometimes said to reenact a "discussion" between pimp and prostitute. It includes mock slaps and punches, the man picking up and throwing the woman to the ground, or lifting and carrying her while she struggles or feigns unconsciousness. In some examples, the woman may fight back.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_(dance)) It looked more like fighting until they pull each other close and kiss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s48wDOalMLw
Sunday, February 7, 2010
“Drafted”, Season 1, Episode 11, Filmed 11/2/51, Aired 12/24/51
I guess I should open this with “Who Dat?”!!! Go Saints Congratulations on your win! Even if you were a Colts fan, I think a little bit of everyone’s heart wanted this win for New Orleans. I loved seeing all the happy people on the streets of New Orleans, and even in Brooklyn, celebrating. Let’s just hope everyone celebrates responsibly!
Lucy finds a letter to Ricky in the mail from the Army and assumes he has been “Drafted”, of course he is only going to perform for the soldiers. Ricky tells Fred about it and says Fred can be in the show with him if he wants. Fred teaches Ricky a Civil War act Fred used to do in his vaudeville days, Now Ethel has come to the conclusion that Fred is joining the Army. In effort to try to be strong, the girls start to knit socks for the boys. With the girls being extra emotional and knitting all the time the boys come to the conclusion that the girls are pregnant. The boys plan on throwing the girls a surprise baby shower and the girls plan on throwing the boys a surprise going away party. Trying to keep the surprise parties a secret from each other, the four find out the truths of why they have been acting the way they have.
Since this episode aired on Christmas Eve, “I Love Lucy” had a little special. The four are dressed up like Santa and start caroling around the tree, then all of a sudden the REAL Santa appears, then he magically disappears. “Merry Christmas Every Body!”
I dedicate this blog to my Grandfather Boyd Barns Bradfield. A lot of the things Fred says reminds me of Boyd. Fred was always picking on Ethel, Boyd does the same thing to Joyce my grandmother. Fred usually didn’t have a lot of lines, but his were some of the funniest, Boyd is extremely quick witted. Fred also has an amazing “shocked” expression and Boyd’s “shocked” face is one of my favorite’s too. The big difference is Boyd is a handsome man with a sparkle in his eye, where Fred is a cute in a “grumpy old man” sort of way. Boyd at some point or another owned part of the Saints football team (or something like that), how appropriate that they would win today! Having the “Christmas Special” made it even more of a reason to dedicate it to Boyd. Anytime I think of Christmas, Boyd and Joyce are the first ones that come to mind. I am lucky to have grandparents that make every christmas special. Boyd is always making us laugh and always loved seeing our reactions to the gifts he worked so hard to get us. Boyd smile and smokey laugh is, and will always be, very therapeutic for me. I look forward to many more.
Lucy finds a letter to Ricky in the mail from the Army and assumes he has been “Drafted”, of course he is only going to perform for the soldiers. Ricky tells Fred about it and says Fred can be in the show with him if he wants. Fred teaches Ricky a Civil War act Fred used to do in his vaudeville days, Now Ethel has come to the conclusion that Fred is joining the Army. In effort to try to be strong, the girls start to knit socks for the boys. With the girls being extra emotional and knitting all the time the boys come to the conclusion that the girls are pregnant. The boys plan on throwing the girls a surprise baby shower and the girls plan on throwing the boys a surprise going away party. Trying to keep the surprise parties a secret from each other, the four find out the truths of why they have been acting the way they have.
Since this episode aired on Christmas Eve, “I Love Lucy” had a little special. The four are dressed up like Santa and start caroling around the tree, then all of a sudden the REAL Santa appears, then he magically disappears. “Merry Christmas Every Body!”
I dedicate this blog to my Grandfather Boyd Barns Bradfield. A lot of the things Fred says reminds me of Boyd. Fred was always picking on Ethel, Boyd does the same thing to Joyce my grandmother. Fred usually didn’t have a lot of lines, but his were some of the funniest, Boyd is extremely quick witted. Fred also has an amazing “shocked” expression and Boyd’s “shocked” face is one of my favorite’s too. The big difference is Boyd is a handsome man with a sparkle in his eye, where Fred is a cute in a “grumpy old man” sort of way. Boyd at some point or another owned part of the Saints football team (or something like that), how appropriate that they would win today! Having the “Christmas Special” made it even more of a reason to dedicate it to Boyd. Anytime I think of Christmas, Boyd and Joyce are the first ones that come to mind. I am lucky to have grandparents that make every christmas special. Boyd is always making us laugh and always loved seeing our reactions to the gifts he worked so hard to get us. Boyd smile and smokey laugh is, and will always be, very therapeutic for me. I look forward to many more.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
“Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer”, Season 1, Episode 10, Filmed 11/16/51, Aired 12/17/51
Every time I babysit, I admire moms more and more. I only have a 4 year old and a 1 year old for 5 hours and I’m SO TIRED! Today we went and saw Dan Zanes in concert, I wasn’t sure who this was but boy did I find out! He has a really great band that plays kid friendly songs, not the “Barney” kind but the kind that makes the parents want to dance to as well. He encouraged the kids to come up to the front and dance, like a mosh pit at a concert. Not only was his band great, he brought on an amazing tap dancer and awesome african dancers out to perform. If you have kids, I HIGHLY recommend getting his CD’s and/or seeing him in concert http://www.danzanes.com/pages/news.php. Despite the stress of babysitting, I enjoyed the show very much. I love the sound of children laughing. It’s one of my ways to relax and “meditate”. Before I would do a show I would wait in the wings before the show and listen to all the happy kids talking and giggling with excitement. It always seemed to relax me and get me focused. Right when the concert started Zoie, the four year old, looked at me with a smile and laugh so big my whole heart grew. Therapeutic? you decide.
After Ethel shows Lucy the paper with what Ricky says is a publicity stunt, Lucy starts to get suspicious. The story in the paper says Ricky is “doing more than just singing and dancing with the new girl Rosemary”. Ricky of course reassures Lucy that there is nothing to worry about. During a rehearsal Ricky accidentally rips Rosemary’s costume and takes it home for Lucy to fix. For some reason Ricky lies to Lucy and tells her he went to the park all afternoon and was thinking about how much he loves Lucy. Lucy then finds Rosemary’s piece of clothing in his pocket and gets very upset and goes back to not believing him. Lucy then schemes with Ethel to figure out how to find out the truth, where is the best place to do that, on the stage. Therefore, Lucy dresses up like a dancer and goes on for the show, of course Lucy finds out she was wrong and ruins the number at the same time, or makes it better.
The thing that makes me sad watching this is Desi really did cheat on Lucille all the time. That was one of the biggest problems they had. He bought a boat and would take women out all the time. Lucille knew it, but somehow was still able to work with him. They needed each other for their work. They were a very powerful couple who were totally believable as a happy married couple on screen. Their “Lucy Ricky” kisses are some of the most passionate kisses I’ve ever seen even to this day on television. I honestly believe they were each others soulmate, but for some reason couldn’t make it work between them. Desi had the smarts and believed in Lucille's comedic genius and her their ability as a team to make people happy.
After Ethel shows Lucy the paper with what Ricky says is a publicity stunt, Lucy starts to get suspicious. The story in the paper says Ricky is “doing more than just singing and dancing with the new girl Rosemary”. Ricky of course reassures Lucy that there is nothing to worry about. During a rehearsal Ricky accidentally rips Rosemary’s costume and takes it home for Lucy to fix. For some reason Ricky lies to Lucy and tells her he went to the park all afternoon and was thinking about how much he loves Lucy. Lucy then finds Rosemary’s piece of clothing in his pocket and gets very upset and goes back to not believing him. Lucy then schemes with Ethel to figure out how to find out the truth, where is the best place to do that, on the stage. Therefore, Lucy dresses up like a dancer and goes on for the show, of course Lucy finds out she was wrong and ruins the number at the same time, or makes it better.
The thing that makes me sad watching this is Desi really did cheat on Lucille all the time. That was one of the biggest problems they had. He bought a boat and would take women out all the time. Lucille knew it, but somehow was still able to work with him. They needed each other for their work. They were a very powerful couple who were totally believable as a happy married couple on screen. Their “Lucy Ricky” kisses are some of the most passionate kisses I’ve ever seen even to this day on television. I honestly believe they were each others soulmate, but for some reason couldn’t make it work between them. Desi had the smarts and believed in Lucille's comedic genius and her their ability as a team to make people happy.
Friday, February 5, 2010
“The Fur Coat”, Season 1, Episode 9, Filmed 11/9/51, Aired 12/10/51
I woke up not feeling well, I have a bad cold I guess, and receiving bad news, one of my dear family friends is not doing well. Normally I enjoy this project and not really feel the need for it, today I really needed the ability to turn off my brain from the world and just laugh.
Lucy, like any other woman in the 50’s, wanted a fur coat really bad, not just any fur coat, a MINK fur coat. In “The Fur Coat”, Ricky brings home a Mink Coat for part of his act. Lucy mistakes it for a coat he brought home for her. Ricky tries to get it back from her every way he can think of without telling Lucy it’s not really hers. He even tells Fred to dress up as a burglar and take it from Lucy, however the plan doesn’t work and Lucy ends up scaring away a REAL burglar. Ethel tells Lucy that it’s not really hers, so Lucy decides to buy a fake fur coat and cut it up to give Ricky a heart attack. In the end Ricky buys a lot of gifts for Lucy to make up for the fact it was HER mink coat.
From the 20’s-50’s fur was a sign of wealth and class, now it’s a faux pas (spelling?) to wear it. Ricky said that mink cost $3,500, which is about $10,500 today. I can imagine why Ricky fainted!
This is not a very long blog, I’m not feeling %100 and I have to get ready for work. I promise I will have a better one tomorrow. Have a happy day every one!
Lucy, like any other woman in the 50’s, wanted a fur coat really bad, not just any fur coat, a MINK fur coat. In “The Fur Coat”, Ricky brings home a Mink Coat for part of his act. Lucy mistakes it for a coat he brought home for her. Ricky tries to get it back from her every way he can think of without telling Lucy it’s not really hers. He even tells Fred to dress up as a burglar and take it from Lucy, however the plan doesn’t work and Lucy ends up scaring away a REAL burglar. Ethel tells Lucy that it’s not really hers, so Lucy decides to buy a fake fur coat and cut it up to give Ricky a heart attack. In the end Ricky buys a lot of gifts for Lucy to make up for the fact it was HER mink coat.
From the 20’s-50’s fur was a sign of wealth and class, now it’s a faux pas (spelling?) to wear it. Ricky said that mink cost $3,500, which is about $10,500 today. I can imagine why Ricky fainted!
This is not a very long blog, I’m not feeling %100 and I have to get ready for work. I promise I will have a better one tomorrow. Have a happy day every one!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
“Men Are Messy”, Season 1, Episode 8, Filmed 10/25/51, Aired 12/3/51
Today was my day off. I always use the days off to straighten house, Laundry, wash dishes, things like that. I tried to be a Lucy and even bake some cookies...except now the apt smells like burnt cookies. Baking, cooking in general, is not my strong suit. I’ll stick to watching Lucy, I found it appropriate on a day like today I would watch “Men are Messy”
We find Lucy, being the perfect 1950’s housewife, cleaning the house before Ricky gets home. The second Ricky walks in the house, it’s messy again. Lucy and Ricky decide to separate the apt, Lucy will keep it the way she wants and Ricky will keep his the way he wants. Next day Ricky is offered a spread in a magazine about him and his home life. As a joke Lucy makes the apt look like a “Pig Sty”. Once the photographer comes over and gets a look at the “Pig Sty” and Lucy as a “Pig Sty” wife. Just when Lucy thinks it only for the musician's magazine, she finds out it for “Look” magazine. She doesn’t make the article, she makes the cover!
Everytime I turn on “I Love Lucy”, I just love the theme song, that cuban beat brings a smile to my face that reaches from ear to ear. I can’t help but do a little dance every time I hear it. I’m embarrassed to say even my ringtone on my cell phone is the theme song. It was written by Harold Adamson and Eliot Daniel. Harold Adamson wrote many songs that were in lots of movies from the 50’s such as “A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening”, “It’s A Most Unusual Day” and from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds “When Love Goes Wrong”. Eliot Daniel composed a lot of theme songs for television shows. He composed all the extra music for most of the Lucy shows. Even “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”. The version you hear before the show is Desi Arnaz orchestra playing. There’s also a version with Desi singing it. The words are also very sweet.
"There's a certain couple that I know. They're strictly lovebirds, A pair of turtle dove birds. He's a guy who wants the world to know. So ev'ry day You'll hear him say I Love Lucy and she loves me, We're as happy as two can be, sometimes we quarrel but then again How we love making up again. Lucy kisses like no one can, She's my missus and I'm her man; And life is heaven you see Cause I Love Lucy Yes I Love Lucy and Lucy loves me. "
We find Lucy, being the perfect 1950’s housewife, cleaning the house before Ricky gets home. The second Ricky walks in the house, it’s messy again. Lucy and Ricky decide to separate the apt, Lucy will keep it the way she wants and Ricky will keep his the way he wants. Next day Ricky is offered a spread in a magazine about him and his home life. As a joke Lucy makes the apt look like a “Pig Sty”. Once the photographer comes over and gets a look at the “Pig Sty” and Lucy as a “Pig Sty” wife. Just when Lucy thinks it only for the musician's magazine, she finds out it for “Look” magazine. She doesn’t make the article, she makes the cover!
Everytime I turn on “I Love Lucy”, I just love the theme song, that cuban beat brings a smile to my face that reaches from ear to ear. I can’t help but do a little dance every time I hear it. I’m embarrassed to say even my ringtone on my cell phone is the theme song. It was written by Harold Adamson and Eliot Daniel. Harold Adamson wrote many songs that were in lots of movies from the 50’s such as “A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening”, “It’s A Most Unusual Day” and from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds “When Love Goes Wrong”. Eliot Daniel composed a lot of theme songs for television shows. He composed all the extra music for most of the Lucy shows. Even “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”. The version you hear before the show is Desi Arnaz orchestra playing. There’s also a version with Desi singing it. The words are also very sweet.
"There's a certain couple that I know. They're strictly lovebirds, A pair of turtle dove birds. He's a guy who wants the world to know. So ev'ry day You'll hear him say I Love Lucy and she loves me, We're as happy as two can be, sometimes we quarrel but then again How we love making up again. Lucy kisses like no one can, She's my missus and I'm her man; And life is heaven you see Cause I Love Lucy Yes I Love Lucy and Lucy loves me. "
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
“The Seance”, Season 1, Episode 7, Filmed 10/19/51, Aired 11/26/51
I know giving presents is better then getting presents, however when you get an extremely thoughtful gift for no reason, it’s hard to think of anything better. I got my first “fan gift” today from one of my many “mothers”. I’ve been lucky to have life long friends who come with family members who feel like part of my family. My friend Jessica’s mom, Claudia, is one of my “mothers” and she sent me a little gift, a mini “Lucy” mug that says Friends Forever. THANKS FOR THE GIFT!
In “The Seance” Lucy and Ethel have both become interested in numerology and astrology. Lucy reads Ricky’s horoscope and realizes it’s a bad day for him and he should say no to everything. When Lucy gets carried away and tells a big theater producer Mr. Merriweather “NO”, Ricky loses a job. Ricky takes Lucy over to Mr. Merriweather's office to “splain”, and to Lucy’s delight she finds out Mr. Merriweather is into astrology just like her. When Mr. Merriweather said he was looking for a good seance, Lucy says they were having one at their house, Ethel would play medium. Mr. Merriweather was trying to contact Tilly and his wife. With the help of Lucy and Fred they are able to contact Tilly and Mrs. Merriweather, and Ricky’s job back.
Like I’ve said before Lucille was very superstitious. I have a feeling she read her horoscope everyday. Lucy was born August 6, 1911 making her a Leo, Horoscope.com says for Leo’s ,“Your heart is apt to beat much more rapidly than usual, Leo. Love is in the air, the trees, and the people around you. Whatever you do today, make sure that you spend the evening with someone special. Love is apt to be very expansive for you. Just the smallest seed will blossom into a gorgeous flower right before your eyes. Experience the full-body sensation of being immersed in love with the world around you”. Think that Lucille was so full of love is comforting to me. I think her love comes out in her performances, the desire to make people laugh was her way of showing love to her fans. My therapy sessions is my small seed that blossoms into a gorgeous flower.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
“The Audition”, Season 1, Episode 5, Filmed 10/12/51, Aired 11/19/51
I was watching tv trying to think of how to open this blog, all of a sudden, a PC Richards commercial comes on with one of my long lost friends, Olivia Jane Long. I met Miss Olivia Jane Long on my first professional tours, she was playing “Aunt Polly”, in “Tom Sawyer” while I played “Becky Thatcher”. We were on a tour full of boys so we were forced to be roommates. We found out quick we had many things in common, We were easy going, had Vera Bradley bags, we loved our sisters and we LOVED “I Love Lucy”. As much as we liked everyone on tour, we knew the importance of having a girls night, ordering in Pizza and watching “I Love Lucy”, a mini therapy session on the road. That’s one of the best things about tours, sometimes you meet someone who is exactly like you.
Well, I told you we would watch it again, “The Audition” was aired November 19, 1951 and it was revamped from it’s original version shot during the pilot. Just to recap, Lucy wants to be in the show that’s going to be the audition for a possible television show Ricky would have. Ricky’s clown gets hurt and Lucy fills in. Instead of Ricky, Lucy gets offered a contract, however she chooses being Ricky’s wife over a career in television (much different the Lucilles real life)
This version is much cleaner and tighter. There is more focus on the comedic talents of Lucille and Desi and less on the description of their life and the clown, not to knock the clown, I like him much better then the clown in the pilot, however it was nice to not have so much focus on him.
In this episode, Ricky sings the song that made him famous as Ricky and Desi, “Babalu”. Babalu is a Spanish song that is about the call of the Jungle Drums. It’s almost like an Ancient warrior chant. Ricky also plays the Conga drum that became one of his trademarks. Desi’s family was very wealthy in Cuba. When the country went to war, his family fled to Miami. Desi started working right away to help his family, one of his first jobs was cleaning birdcages, but the job that he was really good at was playing the Conga drums. For years he toured with bands playing the Conga drums and soon had his own band that he lead. Who could resist a man with his voice paired with a smile like his. NOT ME!
Well, I told you we would watch it again, “The Audition” was aired November 19, 1951 and it was revamped from it’s original version shot during the pilot. Just to recap, Lucy wants to be in the show that’s going to be the audition for a possible television show Ricky would have. Ricky’s clown gets hurt and Lucy fills in. Instead of Ricky, Lucy gets offered a contract, however she chooses being Ricky’s wife over a career in television (much different the Lucilles real life)
This version is much cleaner and tighter. There is more focus on the comedic talents of Lucille and Desi and less on the description of their life and the clown, not to knock the clown, I like him much better then the clown in the pilot, however it was nice to not have so much focus on him.
In this episode, Ricky sings the song that made him famous as Ricky and Desi, “Babalu”. Babalu is a Spanish song that is about the call of the Jungle Drums. It’s almost like an Ancient warrior chant. Ricky also plays the Conga drum that became one of his trademarks. Desi’s family was very wealthy in Cuba. When the country went to war, his family fled to Miami. Desi started working right away to help his family, one of his first jobs was cleaning birdcages, but the job that he was really good at was playing the Conga drums. For years he toured with bands playing the Conga drums and soon had his own band that he lead. Who could resist a man with his voice paired with a smile like his. NOT ME!
Monday, February 1, 2010
"The Quiz Show", Seas1on 1, Episode 5, Filmed 10/5/51, Aired 11/21/5
Never under estimate the power of a light joke to a stranger. A slow monday at work, an old man with a book walks in, "Hello, how are you today sir?","I'm looking for a place with good food, how about this place?" "Well, I think that's a good idea". He looks over the menu, I tell him the lunch pecial, a sandwich with french fries for $9. "Well, I guess my doctor doesn't have to know, I'll take that!". He was no Richard Pryer, but it was a bit of laughter (more like giggle) therpy during lunch.
In the beginning of "The Quiz Show" you find Lucy sweating over the household accounts that Ricky is about to go over. When Ricky finds out Lucy hasn't paid any of the bills he cuts her off. Ethel takes Lucy to a radio quiz show where Lucy could win $1000 if she tells Ricky that a man from the radio show was her first husband. Before the real "first husband" comes to the house Lucy mistakes a bum for her "first husband". Through all the confusion, Lucy still wins the $1000 and Ricky amazingly doesn't leave her!
Back in the early 50's, television was still a little bit of a phenomena. There was a handful of actors that would appear in different television shows as different characters. Sometimes they appeared in the same television series as different characters. John Emery plays the part of the bum, and with the help of IMDB.com I see that we will see his wonderful talents in future therapy lessons.
Side Note: This blog took me forever to post due to technical difficulties. One of the many reasons I'm doing this laughter therapy projects is because I have some anger managment problems. You wouldn't know this, unless you REALLY know me. I have, what I like to call, an "inner Hulk". He almost appeared tonight, but with the help of Matt, breathing and Lucy, I was able to still post my blog. My mantra should be "I Love Lucy, I Love Lucy, I Love Lucy"
In the beginning of "The Quiz Show" you find Lucy sweating over the household accounts that Ricky is about to go over. When Ricky finds out Lucy hasn't paid any of the bills he cuts her off. Ethel takes Lucy to a radio quiz show where Lucy could win $1000 if she tells Ricky that a man from the radio show was her first husband. Before the real "first husband" comes to the house Lucy mistakes a bum for her "first husband". Through all the confusion, Lucy still wins the $1000 and Ricky amazingly doesn't leave her!
Back in the early 50's, television was still a little bit of a phenomena. There was a handful of actors that would appear in different television shows as different characters. Sometimes they appeared in the same television series as different characters. John Emery plays the part of the bum, and with the help of IMDB.com I see that we will see his wonderful talents in future therapy lessons.
Side Note: This blog took me forever to post due to technical difficulties. One of the many reasons I'm doing this laughter therapy projects is because I have some anger managment problems. You wouldn't know this, unless you REALLY know me. I have, what I like to call, an "inner Hulk". He almost appeared tonight, but with the help of Matt, breathing and Lucy, I was able to still post my blog. My mantra should be "I Love Lucy, I Love Lucy, I Love Lucy"
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