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Vincent Price on Mike Stokley's Pantomime Quiz/Stump the Stars (1950)
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*kneels down*
HAAH WHA??? HELLO? SOMEONE PLEASE PINCH ME AM I DREAMING????????
for context
Okay okay... I'm done screaming irl, this is?? I'm lost for words how beautiful it is???? I just woke up so I'm having a hard time processing reality (I legitimately screamed and now my mom is looking at me with a lot of concern) I wish I could be more eloquent but I'm just floored from how moved I am. Wdym "kneels down" I'd have you sit on a throne if I could :< RIP that friend who doesn't even have a name, you died a tragic death but at least it gave us exquisite content ✨
#beloved-brynn#i'm not joking the expressions backgrounds and the shot of arle's eye where reader is saying 'where is my friend' is EXACTLY how i imagined#her little fang poking out on the first panel<333 amazing detail#and the fact that you probably did this while juggling through quizes and classes?? i wish i could hug you#i'm very very very happy that you chose to illustrate this specific sequence of dialogues bcuz tbh the whole fic was built around them#will save this brag about to my friends and cherish this forever#also i wanted it to be a surprise but i'm currently working on your request!! (i nearly fell out of my chair when i got it)#and uh you made my whole month<333#arlecchino#vampire arlecchino#yandere arlecchino#arlecchino x reader#about ; pantomime of the night#yandere arlecchino x reader
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Angela Lansbury with 'Pantomime Quiz' game show regulars Dave Willock, John Barrymore, Jr., and Jackie Coogan in a promotional photo forthe charades show in 1953.
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At the request of the wonderful @realmadrider, here’s some of my comfort footy vids 😁 happy watching!
All things DFB and Bundesliga:
Bayern Summer Games 2022 (especially the Guess the Song challenge)
Agility Challenge • Kimmich vs. Goretzka (AKA Kimetzka being an old married couple for nearly 7 minutes)
Wer kennt mehr? Leon Goretzka & Joshua Kimmich
Stadt, Land, Fußball - Thomas Müller and Leon Goretzka
Thomats Challenge: Bundesliga Edition
The big FC Bayern quiz with Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich
Google Autocomplete Challenge with Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka
Servus, Leon Goretzka!
Leon Goretzka vs. Julian Brandt: Buzzwire Challenge
Bundesliga Stars Try to Draw Their Team Logos - Witsel, Goretzka, and Co.
Mats Hummels vs. Thomas Müller: Me or Him Challenge
Pro vs. Pro:Direct with Thomas Müller
Read My Lips: 🇩🇪 vs. 🇫🇷
Close-Up with Leon Goretzka
60 Seconds Challenge: 🇩🇪🆚🇫🇷
Neuer, Müller, and Lahm making fun of Kramer’s memory loss during the 2014 World Cup final
One gotta go with Marco Reus and Julian Brandt
Manuel Neuer and Bastian Schweinsteiger dancing on the beach
Don’t get distracted! With Julian Brandt and Marco Reus
Müller & Co. Decorating the Christmas Tree
Hummels & Brandt: Which of You…
FC Bayern Teammate Insights
Neuer, Mart��nez, and Hernández Carpool Q&A
EURO Taxi with Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels
Manuel Neuer vs. Thomas Müller
New Season, New Berni ft. Müller, Neuer, Sané, and Davies
So feiern die Bayern das Triple
Neuer, Piszczek & Co. Try to Draw - Who is the Best Artist
Take it easy | BVB-Challenge with Marco Reus and Julian Brandt
Kimmich vs. Gnabry | Copy the Penalty Challenge
Chunkz vs. Neuer | YouTuber vs. Pro Keeper Penalty Shoot Out Challenge
Manuel Neuer im Interview
Who am I? BVB-Challenge with Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer
Manu lifting up a jar of Nutella like it’s Simba
DFB Nutella Commercial
Will Grigg’s on fire! Is Mats Hummels terrified?
Bayern Summer Games 2021
Thomats Christmas Challenge
Serge Gnabry: Unlocked feat. Yung Filly
Who knows more? Marco Reus vs. Mario Götze - 2018 edition
Who knows more? Marco Reus vs. Mario Götze - 2019 revenge
Netradio Newcomer with Marco Reus and Julian Brandt
Best of Radio Müller
Thomats dieses Mal olympisch - eng subs
Don’t get distracted! With Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer
Cow-Milking and Welly-Throwing | Team-Building Fun at FC Bayern
Shell Game w/ Manuel Neuer
Pantomime w/ Manuel Neuer
Drawing w/ Manuel Neuer
Marco Reus vs. Mats Hummels - Buzz Wire Challenge
Manuel Neuer reveals the results of his doping test (spoiler alert: it was urine)
Thomats Basketball Challenge
Thomas Müller “JAAA” compilation
A Spanish Lesson for Neuer with Thiago - Repeat after Me Challenge
Fußball-Dart: Goretzka gegen Burgstaller
You Have to Answer - Marco Reus
Bayern Team Photo Vlog
Who knows more 2.0: Brandt vs. Hummels
Thomats Tangram Challenge
FC Bayern wish you a Merry Christmas
Mario Götze’s Most Famous Picture
Mats Hummels pranks Gio Reyna
DFB Water Polo Teambuilding
Erling Haaland being a funny guy for 3 minutes straight
Bromance: Manuel Neuer & Leon Goretzka
Manuel Neuer, Per Mertesacke, & Arne Friedrich - Sky ad
Neustädter vs. Reus
Literally anything else:
50 most shocking moments of the 2010 World Cup
Jose Mourinho explains football to a baffled Ted Lasso
Timo Werner being the funniest German for 2 minutes (because he’s an adorable bean)
Lingard and Rashford | Roommates
Ney…freezin innit
Wingmen: Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard
Manchester United x Stone Roses
I am Jose Mourinho 😎
Sergio Ramos drops the Supercopa under the bus
Marcelo, Bale, Ramos, & Co. joking around on a plane because why not
Lies | Toni Kroos & David Alaba
Kroos & Modrić | Teammates
Toni Kroos’s fantastic interview after RMA beat Liverpool in the UCL final
Luka Modrić taunting Gerard Piqué like the girlboss he is
Real Madrid x NFL with a heavy dose of Modramos
Roy Keane’s angriest moments discussing Manchester United - very validating as a United fan in the modern era tbh 😭
THE Kunessi stream - eng subs (55 minutes in all its glory)
When Kun met Leo
Kun calling Leo on stream
Sergio Agüero interviews Lionel Messi
Honestly every episode of the Champions
#I’m sure there’s some I’ve missed#but these are all the ones I could think at the moment#I tried to stick with vids that are related to football in some way…not just vids of the footballers if that makes sense#I’m not gonna tag everything cuz I’ll be here all day#so I’ll tag the main ones instead#leon goretzka#manuel neuer#mats hummels#thomas müller#fc bayern#fc bayern munich#fc bayern münchen#borussia dortmund#bvb#bvb09#die mannschaft#dfb team#german nt#germany nt#compilations
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TV Guide - November 9 - 15, 1963
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) Stage, film and television actress, comedian, singer, and writer, whose career spans seven decades of television. She is best known for her groundbreaking comedy variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. It was one of the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows. She would later have several daughters joining her in variety of American television series and films.
She was cast in a minor role on The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show in 1955. She played the girlfriend of a ventriloquist’s dummy on the popular children’s program. This role led to her starring role opposite Buddy Hackett in the short-lived sitcom Stanley from 1956–57.
She worked as a regular on one of television’s earliest game shows, Pantomime Quiz, during this time. In 1957, just as she was achieving her first small successes, her mother died. In October 1960, Burnett debuted at New York’s Blue Angel Supper Club, where she was discovered by scouts for The Jack Paar Show and The Ed Sullivan Show.
In 1959 she became a regular player on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. Burnett had her television special debut in 1963 when she starred as Calamity Jane in the Dallas State Fair Musicals production of Calamity Jane on CBS. Burnett moved to Los Angeles, California, and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show’s run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
With her success on the Moore Show, Burnett finally rose to headliner status and appeared in the special Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962), co-starring with her friend Julie Andrews. She also guest-starred on a number of shows during this time, including The Twilight Zone episode “Cavender Is Coming”.
She became good friends with Jim Nabors, who was enjoying great success with his series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. As a result of their close friendship, she played a recurring role on Nabors’ show as a tough corporal, later gunnery sergeant (starting with the episode “Corporal Carol”). Later, Nabors was her first guest on her variety show each season, as she considered him to be her good-luck charm. (Wikipedia)
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BBC Ghosts Quiz
All information hopefully correct as of 15/09/2023. Answers can be found below once all the questions have been asked.
Question 1: What is Kitty’s favourite morning song?
Question 2: What are the colours of Mike and Alison's egg cups in the episode Not Again?
Question 3: Which actor voiced the Youtube video about the moon landing?
Question 4: What is the name of the concept character who haunted the neighbouring property and served as an example of “it could be worse” for the other ghosts?
Question 5: Who plays Dandini in the best pantomime that Mike has ever attended?
Question 6: How many swans are visible when Mary says “that one be Lucifer’s lackey, for sure”?
Question 7: According to The Captain, what items does Lucy carry secreted about her person?
Question 8: What were the items listed in “grandma went to the shops and bought an apple”
Question 9: What did Pat joke that Thomas’s variation of Cinderella would involve?
Question 10: How many scouts were there in Pat’s troupe during the archery scene?
Question 11: Where is the circus that Mr Cheese allegedly owns?
Question 12: According to Kitty, what are the colours of the rainbow?
Question 13: What does the Captain do while waiting to hear the King’s Queen’s speech on the wireless?
a. He paces across the room
b. He waits silently and patiently
c. He hums a little tune
d. He repeatedly bounces his leg
Question 14: What does Mike eat in Bump In The Night?
Question 15: What is noteworthy about the final scene of Free Pass?
a. Toby Nightingale pays for reparations to the house to prevent any further accidents
b. All the ghosts watch Mamma Mia
c. The sleeve of Thomas’s shirt appears to be wet
d. Thomas’s breath is visible
Question 16: What film do they all watch at the end of Redding Weddy?
a. Top Gun
b. The Notebook
c. Space Odyssey
d. Ghostbusters for the irony
Question 17: Who plays the ghostly doctor?
Question 18: According to Mathew Baynton, which modern musical artist would Thomas be a fan of?
Question 19: Which of the following did NOT occur in BBC Ghosts:
a. Fanny and Humphrey’s body have a romantic subplot involving cherry blossoms and Pat and Mary find it rather sweet
b. Robin doubts the existence of gravity until Florence inadvertently debunks the conspiracy
c. Thomas convincingly sells pleasing cheeses on Button FM
d. Kitty organises a sleepover and makes The Captain patrol the grounds in case Freddy Kruger is there
Question 20: Which characters does Pat have nicknames for?
Question 21: Which football game does Julian spoil for pat?
Question 22: Part 1: In “the hardest word” what does Fanny compare the sorry song rehearsal to?
Part 2: how does Humphrey reply?”
Question 23: How far did Mike say he was going to run?
Question 24: What species is the large tree houseplant in Mike and Alison’s room?
Question 25: What names does Alison call Robin when she’s shouting at the ghosts in Guerilla War?
Question 26: What is the name of the self-help book that Alison reads?
Question 27: What was the name of Kitty’s teddy bear?
Question 28: Why can Kylie Minogue see ghosts?
Question 29: The poster in Mike and Alison’s bedroom depicts what:
a. Diagrams of various British wildflowers
b. Dancing ghosts
c. A poster for a fictional band
d. Dancing skeletons
Question 30: In Something to Share, Mike is convinced that he can now see ghosts due to a peculiar concoction and a misunderstanding. He’s very excited by this and exclaims “I’m going to see a caveman” Does this ever happen in the series and how?
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Question 1: What is Kitty’s favourite morning song?
Answer: There’s a Lark in the Bushel.
Question 2: What are the colours of Mike and Alison's egg cups in the episode Not Again?
Answer: white with a blue pattern and plain white. Additionally the white with a blue pattern also appears in the episode “The Hardest Word”.
Question 3: Which actor voiced the Youtube video about the moon landing?
Answer: Ben Willbond
Question 4: What is the name of the concept character who haunted the neighbouring property and served as an example of “it could be worse” for the other ghosts?
Answer: Pete
Question 5: Who plays Dandini in the best pantomime that Mike has ever attended?
Answer: Humphrey and it’s a wonderful performance.
Question 6: How many swans are visible when Mary says “that one be Lucifer’s lackey, for sure”?
Answer: 5
Question 7: According to The Captain, what items does Lucy carry secreted about her person?
Answer: A field telephone. A bag, and within that bag is a smaller bag, and within that bag, a bag smaller still that contains a stick of lipstick stick, a tiny mirror, and a comb.
Question 8: What were the items listed in “grandma went to the shops and bought an apple”
Answer: An apple, a packet of Monster Crunch Munch, a bottle of sherry, Playboy magazine, an Enfield N°2 standard issue revolver, swingball, and a lace brassiere.
Question 9: What did Pat joke that Thomas’s variation of Cinderella would involve?
Answer: Cinderella drowning herself and the prince dying of a broken heart.
Question 10: How many scouts were there in Pat’s troupe during the archery scene?
Answer: 5
Question 11: Where is the circus that Mr Cheese allegedly owns?
Answer: Bavaria
Question 12: According to Kitty, what are the colours of the rainbow?
Answer: Red, Orange, Yellow, Grey, Blue, Indigo, Very light blue (a rainbow).
Question 13: What does the Captain do while waiting to hear the King’s Queen’s speech on the wireless?
a. He paces across the room
b. He waits silently and patiently
c. He hums a little tune
d. He repeatedly bounces his leg
Answer: c
Question 14: What does Mike eat in Bump In The Night?
Answer: Trifle before falling asleep despite the very spooky circumstances.
Question 15: What is noteworthy about the final scene of Free Pass?
a. Toby Nightingale pays for reparations to the house to prevent any further accidents
b. All the ghosts watch Mamma Mia
c. The sleeve of Thomas’s shirt appears to be wet
d. Thomas’s breath is visible
Answer: d
Question 16: What film do they all watch at the end of Redding Weddy?
a. Top Gun
b. The Notebook
c. Space Odyssey
d. Ghostbusters for the irony
Answer: c. In the end they all watch Space Odyssey (although The Captain appears to be distracted)
Question 17: Who plays the ghostly doctor?
Answer: Paul Cawley
Question 18: According to Mathew Baynton, which modern musical artist would Thomas be a fan of?
Answer: Taylor Swift
Question 19: Which of the following did NOT occur in BBC Ghosts:
a. Fanny and Humphrey’s body have a romantic subplot involving cherry blossoms and Pat and Mary find it rather sweet
b. Robin doubts the existence of gravity until Florence inadvertently debunks the conspiracy
c. Thomas convincingly sells pleasing cheeses on Button FM
d. Kitty organises a sleepover and makes The Captain patrol the grounds in case Freddy Kruger is there
Answer: d. The others, despite being preposterous, have genuinely occurred.
Question 20: Which characters does Pat have nicknames for?
Answer: The Captain (Cap), Fanny (Lady B), and Maddocks (Mads).
Question 21: Which football game does Julian spoil for pat?
Answer: The Quarter Final between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup.
Question 22: Part 1: In “the hardest word” what does Fanny compare the sorry song rehearsal to?
Part 11: how does Humphrey reply?”
Answer Part 1: Battersea Dogs Home
Answer Part 2: “ Really? Was there a fire? “
Question 23: How far did Mike say he was going to run?
Answer: At least 10km
Question 24: What species is the large tree houseplant in Mike and Alison’s room?
Answer:
Madagascan dragon tree (Dracaena marginata). I think. I once had a Madagascan dragon tree called Gerald and Gerald looked very similar.
Question 25: What names does Alison call Robin when she’s shouting at the ghosts in Guerilla War?
Answer: Captain cave-prick and budget Tarzan
Question 26: What is the name of the self-help book that Alison reads?
Answer: Finding Sanity in the Insanity
Question 27: What was the name of Kitty’s teddy bear?
Answer: Bunty Bear. I like to think she named the bear that Alison gifted her Bunty.
Question 28: Why can Kylie Minogue see ghosts?
Answer: She fell and hit her head during the rollerskating montage scene in the music video for Spinning Around.
Question 29: The poster in Mike and Alison’s bedroom depicts what:
a. Diagrams of various British wildflowers
b. Dancing ghosts
c. A poster for a fictional band
d. Dancing skeletons
Answer: d
Question 30: In Something to Share, Mike is convinced that he can now see ghosts due to a peculiar concoction and a misunderstanding. He’s very excited by this and exclaims “I’m going to see a caveman” Does this ever happen in the series and how?
Answer: Yes, in a way. When Robin conducts the lightning in “Not again” his silhouette becomes visible.
#i hope this is coherent and somewhat obscure#the difficulty's probably middling? maybe? it's difficult to quantify#i hope you all enjoy this quiz and please let me know how you get on with the questions#i will happily make another one if asked#bbc ghosts#quizzes#bbc ghosts quiz#i would like to thank autism and having a relatively uneventful friday afternoon for making this quiz possible
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DeWest Lendrum Hooker, better known as West Hooker, was an anti-Semitic distributor of syndicated TV programs including Pantomime Quiz and The Gabby Hayes Show.
Hooker was connected to notorious midcentury fascists like Merwin K. Hart and Myron C. Fagan.
Fagan was once investigated by the FBI for targeting comedian Steve Allen with death threats.
Hooker was an ally of influential right-wing broadcasters Dan Smoot and Clarence Marion.
George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, cited West Hooker as an inspiration.
Hooker laid low in the post-Civil Rights Movement era, but he lived long enough to become a Pat Buchanan supporter in the 1990s.
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TV on TV!
Part 1 ~ The TV Shows of the Lucyverse
Although it may seem redundant, the worlds created by Lucille Ball on radio and television frequently created and mentioned other TV shows! Here are a few.
“Television” (1949)
Liz and George’s visit to their next-door neighbors, the Stones, turns into a disaster when George tries to repair the Stones’ new television set by himself.
“Television throws ‘My Favorite Husband’ for a loss, and the whole neighborhood into night courts.” ~ Mason City Globe-Gazette radio listing
“Too Many Television Sets” (1949)
Liz (Lucilll Ball) can’t get George (Richard Denning) interested in buying a television set, until they spend an evening at the Atterburys, who have one. With his interest piqued, George arranges one be sent over on trial. Little does he know Liz has done the same thing - as have the Atterbury’s!
LIZ: “I never know who won the fights or what Kukla and Fran are doing to Ollie.”
“Kukla, Fran, and Ollie” was a children’s television show created by Burr Tillstrom that aired from 1947 to 1957. Kukla and Ollie were puppets and actress Fran Allison interacted with them. The show won a 1949 Peabody Award and went on to win two Emmys.
IRIS: “I did my knitting last night with Ed Wynn; I had breakfast with Tex and Jinx; and this afternoon I took a bath with Hopalong Cassidy!”
“The Ed Wynn Show” was a variety show broadcast from September 22,1949 to July 4, 1950 on the CBS Television Network. Comedian and former vaudevillian Ed Wynn was the star of the program. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz made their television debut as a couple on the show on Christmas Eve 1949, just a few weeks after this episode of “My Favorite Husband”.
“Tex and Jinx” were Eugenia “Jinx” Falkenberg and her husband John “Tex” McCary. The couple were popular radio hosts who began on television in January 1947.
“Hopalong Cassidy” made the leap from books and movies to the small screen on June 24, 1949, kicking off the legacy of the Western on television. These were not new, but simply cut-down versions of the feature films that were in cinemas from 1935 to 1948.
Joe warns the Coopers not to sit behind Iris because they only have a ten inch screen. (Liz adds that Iris has a 16″ neck.) He advises that they visit the Schraders who watch “Pantomime Quiz” and serve sandwiches. “Pantomime Quiz” (later titled “Stump the Stars”), was a television game show hosted by Mike Stokey. Running from 1947 to 1959, it has the distinction of being one of the few television series to air on all four TV networks during the Golden Age of Television. Lucille Ball is reported to have been on the series in December 1947, which would make it her television debut.
“Liz Appears on Television” (1950)
Liz and Iris (Bea Benadaret) make an appearance on a television show celebrating Friendship Week. Their friendship is tested, though, when they discover they've bought the same dress for the occasion. The name of the show is “Love Your Neighbor” the host of which is played by Frank Nelson. The episode mentions two of the same television programs as “Too Many Television Sets” a year earlier.
GEORGE: “I can see it now: ‘Kukla, Fran and Lizzie!”
LIZ: “Try Hopalong Cassidy. He looks good next to a horse!”
“Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (1952)
RICKY: “You’ve never even been on a television show!” LUCY: “Maybe not, but I’ve watched them a lot.”
Lucy gets hired to do a TV commercial on Ricky’s new show, not realizing the health tonic she has to consume is full of alcohol!
LUCY: “When Ricky comes home tonight you’re going to turn on that television set, and you know who’s going to be on it?” FRED: “Well, I can only hope it’s Faye Emerson.”
Faye Emerson was a very glamorous stage and screen actress turned TV hostess who had her own variety show. She wore low-cut gowns bedecked with jewelry and had bleach blonde hair pulled back in a tight bun.
The TV show Ricky hosts is titled “Your Saturday Night Variety”. You can see Lucille Ball waiting in the wings, with the living room set behind her! The TV camera has had its identifying information redacted and replaced by TVC (Television Camera)!
“Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio” (1952)
When their TV breaks down, the gang tunes in to a radio quiz show. Surprisingly, Ricky correctly guesses the answers to all of the questions, so the next day Lucy signs them up to be on the show. Sitting the radio atop the malfunctioning TVV set, the gang stares intently at the radio, just as they would television. Before the TV breaks down, the foursome are watching a movie, despite poor reception.
LUCY: “That little girl is Margaret O'Brien, isn’t it?” RICKY: “Look again - it’s Shirley Temple.” FRED: “Look again - it’s Mary Pickford!”
“New Neighbors” (1952)
“That’s pretty corny dialogue, even for television. Well, it’s a living!”
New neighbors have just moved in to 323 East 68th Street. When Lucy gets stuck hiding in their closet, she overhears the couple practicing their lines for a TV show and jumps to conclusion that they are foreign spies! Hayden Rorke and K.T. Stevens play the acting couple.
“The Handcuffs” (1952)
To keep Ricky home, Lucy handcuffs them together - but then doesn’t have the key. Ricky needs to host a TV show that evening - “Your Favorite Celebrity Guest Stars on TV”. Lucy has no choice but to be part of the act - if only her left arm!
Ricky is interviewed and introduced by Veola Vonn, real-life wife of Frank Nelson.
“Readers keepers, losers go look at television!” ~ The Black Eye (1953)
“Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans” (1953)
Lucy and Ethel feel the boys are ignoring them to watch the fights on television. They go to elaborate lengths to stop their obsession. The championship boxing match that Ricky and Fred are watching pits 'The Kid' against Murphy. A heavyweight boxer named Irish Bob Murphy famously fought Jake LaMotta in June 1952. Kid Gavilán was a welterweight boxer from (unsurprisingly) Cuba, who was world champion in 1952. Naturally Ricky bets on 'The Kid', while Irishman Fred is in Murphy's corner.
“Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (1953)
“We have a whole half hour on television!”
Lucy and Ethel are excited to appear on TV with their club, until they buy the same dress, which tests their “Friendship”.
Ricky’s solo on the TV show is "Vaya con Dios.” When Ricky is introducing his song, he says “It’s become quite popular in the last couple of months.”
“Baby Pictures” (1953)
Trying to impress the Ricardos about his TV station’s offering of motion pictures Charlie Appleby says:
CHARLIE: “We’ve got the newest moving pictures in town. I bought a block of films yesterday, and I want to tell you that they’re going to make television stars out of some of the actors. Now, just remember their names: Conway Tearle and Mabel Normand.”
Both were silent film stars and died in the 1930s!
“Million Dollar Idea” (1954)
Lucy bottles her own salad dressing, then she and Ethel go on TV to sell it.
They appear on “The Dickie Davis Show,” a four-hour daily TV program produced at the station run by Caroline Appleby's husband, Charlie. Frank Nelson plays Dickie Davis.
“The Charm School” (1954)
The episode opens with a party where the men are in one room and the women in the other. At the party, the men talk about how soon color might be introduced on television.
BILL: “Well, there are two schools of thought on that matter. Some people think it’s just around the corner. Others think it’s gonna be a year or two.”
In reality, it was just six months away - but not on CBS and not on “I Love Lucy.” Ricky says he read an article by Harry Ackerman, a TV producer who supported the filming of “I Love Lucy” in front of a live studio audience.
“Home Movies” (1954)
“If I want to see old movies, I’ll watch television.”
When his feelings get hurt that no one is interested in his home movies, Ricky refuses to include Lucy, Fred and Ethel in his new TV pilot film. Lucy, however, has a plan to get into the action anyway!
“Ricky’s Hawaiian Vacation” (1954)
Lucy plans to win a trip to Hawaii on a television quiz show so that she can go with Ricky on a work trip.
The TV show is called “Be A Good Neighbor” and it is hosted by Freddy Fillmore, who has finally made the leap from radio to television. In reality, many radio shows made the transition to television during the early 1950s.
“The Black Wig” (1954)
When Ethel tries on Lucy’s wig, Fred says it looks more like life with Luigi.
“Life With Luigi” was a radio comedy that transferred to television. It premiered on CBS one season after “I Love Lucy,” but was not a success, lasting only a year before briefly returning to radio. One of the 'Italian' characters was played by Alan Reed, who later voiced Fred Flintstone. Two years earlier, both “Luigi” and “Lucy” were part of “Stars in the Eye”, a 1952 CBS special that celebrated the opening of Television City Studios.
“Tennessee Ernie Hangs On” (1954)
The gang and Ernie sing on television to make money to send him home.
“Millikan's Chicken-Mash Hour” was a fictional country music TV program, but there were real-life examples as well, the first ever called “Village Barn,” broadcast from 1948 to 1950 from a New York City nightclub. Others included “Hayloft Hoedown,” “ABC Barn Dance,” “Saturday Night Jamboree,” “Windy City Jamboree,” “The Old American Barn Dance,” and “Midwestern Hayride” - all on rival networks. The most famous entry into the genre, “Hee Haw,” did air on CBS, but didn't come along until 1969.
“Mr. and Mrs. TV Show” (1954)
“This is going to be one of the biggest television programs to hit town in years!”
Ricky has a chance to do an ‘at-home' TV breakfast show, and naturally Lucy wants to be in it. Things go well until Lucy discovers Ricky only let her do the show because the sponsor insisted. Then revenge is what is served for breakfast! The live show is named “Breakfast with Ricky and Lucy.”
“Breakfast with Ricky and Lucy” was inspired by "Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick." This daily radio chat show aired from 1945 through 1963, and starred Dorothy Kilgallen, journalist and reporter, and her husband Richard Kollmar, a Broadway actor and producer. There was another popular husband and wife radio breakfast show called “Hi Jinx” that starred model and actress Jinx Falkenburg and publicist Tex McCrary, which made the leap to television in 1948.
“Bullfight Dance” (1955)
When Lucy is asked to write an article for Photoplay about what it's like being married to Ricky, she uses it to blackmail him to get to perform in a TV benefit for the Heart Fund.
The scenes of the benefit television show "Coast-to-Coast" for the Heart Fund, hosted by Ricky and featuring Lucy in the bullfight number of the episode's title, are introduced with an establishing shot of the newly-opened CBS Television City building at 7800 Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Although “I Love Lucy” was one of CBS’s strongest shows, Desilu was already happily ensconced at Ren Mar Studios.
“Face to Face” (1955)
Lucy and Ricky appear on a TV interview show from their apartment. But his new agent says the apartment is a dump, and urges them to move into ritzier quarters. The agent tells Ricky that he thinks he’s got him “planted on the Sullivan show next month”. “The Ed Sullivan Show” (aka “Toast of the Town”) was a Sunday night staple on CBS. In addition to hosting performers on the stage of their New York theatre, celebrities would also be in the audience, and get introduced by Sullivan to get camera time. This is what is meant by “planted” on the Sullivan show.
Ed Warren (Elliott Reid) is a parody of Edward R. Murrow (right), who hosted the interview show “Person to Person” from 1953 to 1959. Just like Murrow, Warren signs off by bidding the audience “Good night, and good luck!”
“Lucy Meets Charles Boyer” (1956)
Lucy thinks every man she sees is film star Charles Boyer. When she spots the real Boyer, Ricky convinces him to pretend to be a second rate actor who just happens to look like the star. Boyer mentions “Four Star Playhouse” (1952-56), an anthology series sponsored by Singer and Bristol Myers. The premise of the CBS series was that Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes.
“Lucy and Superman” (1957)
Lucy brags that she can get Superman for Little Ricky’s birthday party. When he isn’t available, Lucy dresses up as the man of steel instead.
As the episode opens, Ricky and Little Ricky are watching “Adventures of Superman” on TV. Superman fans have said that this excerpt was not from the original series, but created for “I Love Lucy” using Reeve’s double. The wires holding Superman up are clearly visible in the shot and it was commonly known that Reeve disliked using wires because of an incident early in the show’s creation.
“Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors” (1957)
When a misunderstanding about the between Betty (Mary Jane Croft) and Lucy spreads to the boys, Ralph (Frank Nelson) rescinds his offer for Ricky to appear on one of his advertising agency's TV shows, saying “We'll get Cugat!” For Ricky, this is the ultimate insult. In the early days of television, advertising agencies could dictate whether a show would be aired or not. Such was the case with “I Love Lucy” in 1951. Biou Advertising represented Philip Morris, the show’s sponsor during the first several years.
“Lucy Goes To Sun Valley” (1958)
When Ricky, Little Ricky and Fred have to stay home to work on a television show, Lucy reluctantly takes Ethel to Sun Valley.
“Lucy Goes To Alaska” (1959)
The Ricardos and Merztes go to Alaska where Ricky and Fred have bought some land and Ricky is doing a TV show. When Red Skelton’s partner fails to appear, Lucy is recruited to perform with him.
“Lucy Wants a Career” (1959)
“I can’t believe it! Lucy on television!”
Looking for fulfillment outside the home, Lucy takes a job as a Girl Friday for Paul Douglas on the morning TV show “Early Bird.”
The first morning news program on television was “Three To Get Ready,” a local show hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs that aired in Philadelphia from 1950 to 1952. Although it was mostly entertainment-oriented, the program did feature news and weather segments. Its success prompted NBC to look at producing something similar on a national basis and in January 1952 the "Today Show” premiered. CBS (Lucy's network) entered the field in 1954, but was never able to compete in the ratings.
“Lucy Meets the Mustache” (1960)
Near the end of the episode, Ernie Kovacs tells Ricky to "take a good look" at Crandall (aka Lucy in disguise).
“Take a Good Look” was the name of a TV quiz show Kovacs moderated at the time. It involved a panel guessing answers based on short skits.
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11th August 2024.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The week ending 13th August Look-in mentioned Lena in a quiz question.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Stage reviewed Hi! Summer from Stratford on Avon the previous Sunday.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. In the Glasgow Herald, Lena chose summer clothes for “in-betweeners”.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Dutch newspaper Leeuarder Courant mentioned that Lena Zavaroni on Broadway was to be broadcast tonight.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Dutch newspaper The Truth mentioned that Lena Zavaroni on Broadway was to be broadcast tonight.
Translation:
The kangaroo is a miracle animal is a title that speaks for itself. Kangaroos, which can vary in length from a rat to an adult human, are seen here as a favorite animal of “the Australian”. Just as striking as his way of walking, however, is his ruthless gluttony. The farmers in particular think differently about this marsupial for the latter reason.
In De Gouden Zeezwaluw, the television festival that is held every year in Knokke, Belgium, this time the contribution of the BBC. That means that we can meet the fifteen-year-old artist ‘Lena Zavaroni.
Behind this exotic name lies the singer who became known six years ago with the song “Mama, hes making eyes at me”. Incidentally, this BBC production received the second prize at that festival.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Dutch newspaper, Limburgsch Dagblad listed Lena Zavaroni on Broadway on it’s television page.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟏. The Birmingham Mail reported that Lena had been to the Alexandra Theatre to talk about the 1981-2 pantomime Babes in the wood.
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. The Sunday Mirror wrote about Lena’s comeback at Blackpool opera House in the Cannon and Ball Show.
I imagine that both Bonnie Langford and Elaine Dalziel were surprised to find out that Joanne Mee was the first friend that Lena had ever had.
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. In The Birmingham Weekly Mercury, a reader wrote in to say how good it was to see Lena back on television.
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔. The Torbay Express reported that at the weekend Lena and other stars had played games against the local round table.
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Did you know… … that today is the Emmy Awards’ Birthday? The first Emmy Awards were given out in 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Pantomime Quiz Time was selected as the year’s top television show while Shirley Dinsdale and her puppet, Judy Splinters, won for best personality. The Necklace on NBC took the Best Film Made for Television Award. The envelope please… 😉~~~ Today’s Inspirational…
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I love how silly Vincent is in these shows. And the way he playfully annoys Hans, lol!
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Vincent Price guest stars Mike Stokley's Pantomime Quiz Show/Stump the Stars (1949)
#vincent price#pantomime#stump the stars#game show#pantomime quiz#he is so cute#hes beautiful#i love him your honor#bicon#bisexual#god#horror#old horror movies#vintage#movie#actor#handsome#gif#gifs made by me#gif set#gifs#unf
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VINCENT PRICE on an episode of Pantomime Quiz Time, 1950s
#HES SO SKSJJDNFKDJ#🥰😍🥺😭#CUUUUTE#crying because this is the first time I’ve found an episode in a decent quality#vincent price#mine!!
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Angela Lansbury playing charades on the 'Pantomime Quiz' game show in 1953. Show regulars Jackie Coogan, John Barrymore, Jr., and Dave Willock look on.
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Cornley Polytechnic Goes Wrong Contents Page
Below the cut find: LINKS/INFO ON HOW TO WATCH MISCHIEF, a beginners guide, intermediate lore, my personal favourite memes/bts clips/mischief gifs+clips
Beginners’ Guide:
Here is a link to @personinthepalace 's mischief masterpost (including current news, videos, fics, info about bootlegs, and more!)
Here is the link to the watch TGWS season 2 post
Meet the cornley crew
Mischief Fandom wiki
Mischief playbills
Ships
Fan discord
Groan Ups Summary
The play that goes wrong summary
AO3
Mischief official links Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube
Watch Mischief:
Faith + Trust + Fairy Dust
Lights cameras improvise official
Tptgw unofficial school performances
Groan Ups Royal Variety
Play that goes wrong royal variety performance
Comedy about a bank robbery palladium performance
We are most amused and amazed magic goes wrong
Mmni 2 songs
Intermediate discussions
Deep dive lore
Deep cornley lore 2
a character study in jeans
Why the BBC gave Cornley a show
Chris's directorial choices
Accgw character development
Cornley X dnd one Two three
Personal Favourite Mischief Posts:
which cornley member are you quiz
Mischief out of context twitter
Funny:
Miscellaneous
bcc crew-trevor-max-sandra-vanessa-dennis
Trevor <3
Copy that
Oscar!Jonathan vs Dennis!Jonathan
CPDS as horrible histories
CPDS walk into a bar
Directorial Deyboo
TGWS:
Nobody expects the spring
Medically fascinating
Cornley and doors
there is no escape via set changes
This is a terrible show
MMNI:
have you seen Thrusting Kershaw?
Delta Von Tassell DVT2 DVT 3 DVT4
We should've stopped before the shark monologue
Mmni giggles one Two Three Four
catching Hats Hats 2
Harry Kershaw vs Jonathan Sayer
Harry Kershaw
Questionable mmni gifs one two three four five six seven eight
The actor playing the vampire is now openly laughing at the one playing igor
Corpses corpsing
Behind The Scenes/Cast clips:
Groan Ups Techie
Green fruit pastilles
Dave + Shields 54 below
Making sound effects tptgw part 2
Calling cues with Trevor
Tags I use: #mischief tech #takeover #[mischief member] #[mischief member] takeover
Miscellaneous
pantomimes
Remembering CPDS Fandom's roots
#new pinned post#this took me so long#mischief theatre#mischief comedy#the goes wrong show#the play that goes wrong#Peter Pan goes wrong#a christmas carol goes wrong#mischief movie night#mischief movie night in#Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society#planning on updating this when new things appear#cornleypolytechnicgoeswrong gallery
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TV Guide - February 29 - March 6, 1964
Shirl Conway (born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007) Television and Broadway actress.
She played the role of Liz Thorpe in the CBS drama The Nurses (which ran from 1962 to 1965) for which she was nominated for an Emmy award in 1963 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series. Other TV credits include Route 66, The Defenders, and Caesar's Hour. (Wikipedia)
Zina Bianca Bethune (February 17, 1945 – February 12, 2012) Actress, dancer, and choreographer known for playing "Miss Tuttle" on Father Murphy and "Abigail" on General Hospital
As a child performer, Bethune appeared in several American daytime television dramas, including a stint as the first "Robin Lang" on The Guiding Light from May 1956 to April 1958.
In October 1958, she portrayed Amy March in the CBS musical adaptation of Little Women. She portrayed nurse Gail Lucas on The Nurses (1962–65), and appeared in other series, including Kraft Television Theatre (with Martin Huston in the series finale), Route 66, The Judy Garland Show, Pantomime Quiz, Hollywood Squares, Young Dr. Malone, Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, The Invaders, and Emergency! (Wikipedia)
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