President’s List Fall 2018
NATCHITOCHES – Six hundred and fifty-four students were named to the Fall 2018 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of 4.0. Those named to the President’s List listed by hometown are as follows.
Abbeville – Annemarie Broussard, Heather Mayard;
Alexandria – Eric Weinzettle, Brandi Beaudoin, Leslie Bordelon, Claudia Gauthier, Ian Grant, Angela Hardin, Martha Hopewell, Jaliyah Jasper, Kasey Lacombe, Hunter Lewis, DeShonta Manning, Allison McCloud, Jalyn Mvcneal, Madeline Mitchell, Jennifer Prevot, Jabari Reed, Sailor Reed, Shacora Simpson, Kayla Whittington;
Anacoco -- Nicole Fitzgerald, Brittany Lewis, Caitlin McKee, Cassandra Osborne, Seth Ponthieux, Casey Williams, Megan Williams;
Anchorage – Sydney Bulot;
Arcadia – Antavious Roberson, Ralyn Simpson;
Arnaudville -- Zachary Leboeuf, Alayna Moreau, Misti Richard;
Ashland – Victoria Roderick;
Baker – Katelyn Kennedy;
Ball – Nickolas Juneau, Joseph Reynolds;
Barksdale, AFB – Kimberly Ventura Gonzalez;
Basile – Adam Elkins;
Bastrop – Nikkia Lewis;
Baton Rouge – Meagan Barbay, Diamanisha Betts, Madison Harris, Hannah Knoff, Jordan Lancaster, Tremia Lockett, Henrietta Mercer, Daniel Midyett, Emma Rivet, Victoria Simmons;
Belcher – Sierra Lang;
Belgrade, Serbia -- Emilija Dancetovic;
Belmont – Kelly Bass;
Benton – Victoria Berry, Tamara Korner, Bridget Miller, Jessica O’Neal, Finnley Plaster, Comis Waddell, Kathryn Watts;
Bienville – Julie Martin;
Boise, Idaho – Jessica Anderson;
Bossier City – Maddison Abreo, Jayde Barnett, Brittany Batchelor, Hannah Brooks, Kendall Caple, Izabela Carabelli, Callie Crockett, Peyton Davis, Hannah Gates, Joshua Greer, Jada Grigsby, Peyton Harville, Caylin Head, Savanna Head, Nicholas Hopkins, Kijah Johnson, Brandon Larkin, Chelsea Laverdiere, April Lebick, Katherine Parson, Colby Ponder, Taylor Powell, Jade Reich, Jami Rivers, Jalyn Robertson, Reid Rogers, Madison Rowland, Donna Spurgeon, Savannah Stevens, James Taylor, Kaitlyn Walker, Eric Zheng;
Boutte – Samantha Vernor;
Boyce – Katelyn Brister, Dylan Frazier, Sonya Hill;
Breaux Bridge – Beyonkan Heine, Emily Roy;
Broussard – Dylan Dunford;
Brownsville, Texas – Emily Saldivar;
Brussels – Leyla Fettweis;
Bunkie – Emily Arnaud,
Burleson, Texas -- Addison Pellegrino, Cassandra Smith;
Calhoun – Grace Cummings, Robert Mccandlish;
Calvin – Erin Price;
Campti – Alisha Bedgood, Rebekah Cole, Madelynne Greer;
Carencro – Melody Woodard;
Carrollton, Texas – Victoria Miller;
Cartagena, Colombia – Aura Hernandez Canedo, Jorge Ojeda Munoz, Hassik Vasquez Narvaez;
Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne;
Clarence – Jalicia Small;
Clifton – Brittany Shackleford;
Colfax – Alyssa Coleman, Lessie Rushing, Elizabeth Slayter, Morgan Vandegevel;
Conroe, Texas – Sidney Salmans;
Converse – Shayna Brown, Hayley Farmer, Wade Hicks, Mallory Mitchell, Hannah Womack, Logan Woodward;
Cotton Valley -- Nicholas Smith;
Coushatta – Sydney Anderson, Kaylee Antilley, Debra Hanson, Jon Hester, Mary James, Cynthia Lawson, Baley McAlexander, Precious Smith;
Covington -- Henri Blanchat, Justin Brogdon, Rachael Coyne, Sarah Shiflett;
Crowley -- Ma'Kayleen Milson;
Custer, South Dakota – China Whitwer;
Cypress, Texas – Alexis Warren;
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota – Eryn Sandwell;
Denham Springs – Joni Burlew;
DeRidder – Delia Amadiz, Lauren Callis, Tabitha Deer, Colten Denning, Falon Drake, Rebekah Frantz, Shydae Hammond, Karli Kennedy, Briana March, Brittney March, Shayla Miller, Jessica Mullican, Hannah Plummer, Rebecca Richmond, Cheyenne Vander, Michael Waryas;
Des Allemands – Emily Blanchard, Claire Schouest;
Destrehan – Hannah Boquet, Stephanie Webre;
Deville – Briana Ashley, Allison Deglandon, Amber Kreideweis, Aubree Lampert, Kenedy Lampert, Madison Lejeune, Maci Mayeux, Caleb Rhodes;
Diamondhead, Mississippi – Melissa Boyanton;
Dodson – Rachel Broomfield;
Doyline – Lucas Darbonne;
Dry Prong – Jared Boydstun, Ashlee Elliott;
Edmond, Oklahoma – Payton Hartwick, Ashley Medawattage;
El Paso, Texas – Christopher Barron;
Elizabeth – Amanda Cloud, Sadie Perkins;
Elton – Kayla Bellard;
Endicott, New York – Tonya Rackett;
Evergreen – Walter Armand;
Falfurrias, Texas – Marco Arevalo;
Farmerville – Malissa Loyd;
Florien – Shayla Duhon, Amber Lewing, Caroline Matthews, Dylan Roberts, Jordan Weldon;
Folson – Shaylee Laird, Sarah Moore;
Forest Hill – Rafael Sierra;
Forney, Texas – Jobey Rusk, Jared Walker, Jayden Wheeler;
Fort Polk – Brittany Chadwick, Kyley Cole, Shaunda Gordon, Miranda Illsley, Cynthia Schwartz, Sasha Trevino, Cherie Martel;
Fort Worth, Texas – Corban James;
Franklin – Emily Kutchenriter;
Franklinton – Crystal Newman;
Frisco, Texas – Caroline Shepherd;
Garland, Texas – Sierra Stone;
Glenmora – Alan Crowder, Reagan Humphries, Melissa Lanier, Faith Lawrence;
Goldonna – David Day, Harley Godwin;
Gonzales – Rebecca Marchand, Nicole Moody, Molly Moran, Bailee Ramey, Denee Smith;
Grand Prairie, Texas – Clayton Casner;
Grapevine, Texas – Margaret Black;
Greenwell Springs -- Cheramie Kravitz;
Greenwood -- Char'Tarian Wilson;
Gretna – Nadia Johnson;
Haughton – Luther Cain, Jessica Chase, Brittony Cole, Randi Corley, Bethanie Couch, Alexis Hoeltje, Victoria Lodrini, Savanah Molina, Amber Simmons, Heather Wooden, Dawn Young;
Heath, Texas – Megan Lohmiller;
Henderson, Texas – John Floyd, Emily Ortiz;
Hermon, Maine -- Allessa Ingraham-Albert;
Hessmer – Ryan Armand, Lacee-Beth Cazelot;
Hineston – Gabrielle Merchant Langley, Tylee Stokes;
Hope Mills, North Carolina -- Taylor Camidge;
Hornbeck – Brandy Alford, Lane Alford, Kimberly Runyon;
Houma – Alexis Dardar, Billy Gorr, Sarah Lajaunie, Corinne Paris;
Houston, Texas – Kendall Westfall;
Humble, Texas – Aiyana Bean;
Huntington, Texas – Travis Carrell;
Iowa – Keiona Guy, Matthew Phillips;
Irving, Texas – Darria Williams;
Jacksonville Beach, Floria – Katherine Medlin;
Jefferson – Jaleia Parker;
Jena – Christian Aymond, Alanna Hailey;
Jennings – Aimee Boothe, Alyson Brown, Janee Charles, Rachel Edwards, Rachelle Edwards, Wesley Simien, Lydia Williams;
Jonesboro – Jordan Winston;
Kaplan – Gabriel LeMoine;
Katy, Texas – Erik Carver;
Keithville – John-David May, Cora Procell, Janae Richardson, Joanna Sims;
Kenner -- Brooke Petkovich, Parul Sharma;
Kentwood – Jenna Morris;
Kileen, Texas - Temitope Buraimoh, Arlyn Johnson;
Kinder -- Jonathon Villareal;
Lacombe – William Simpson;
Lafayette -- Jeffrey Blossom, Abbey Broussard, Luke Dupre, Michael Joseph, Emilee Leger, Robert Middleton, Andrea Saelios, Dante Saelios, Forest Strang;
Lake Charles – Jovan Avery, Abigail Brady, Shawn Becton, Ashtyn Heap, Amanda Mustian, Sarah Sargent;
Larose – Eric Bourg;
Las Vegas, Nevada – April Ficarrotta;
Lawtell – Karoline Guidry;
Lecompte – Hannah Glaze;
Leesville – Sara Bishop, Autumn Boggs, Anthony Cantrell, Raven Collins, Carter Coriell, Junette Cutshaw, Cameron Davis, Chloe Dowden, Sarah Gibbs-Jarrell, Geoffrey Goins, Jessica Gray, Cheyenne Grigg, Jessica Herring, Ashley Hunt, Leigha Jackson, Bethany Kay, Emilee Keuten, Mercedes Mattes, Kelsea Mckinney, Paula Pilkenton, Linsey Preddy, Danielle Smyth, Peggy Stanley, Linda Strauss, Megan Tucker, Kristin Whistine;
Little Elm, Texas – Hunter Gagnon;
Logansport – Trenton Timmons, Rebecca Tomlin;
Longview, Texas – Gustavo Corrales, Kelli Hickerson, Samantha Morris;
Lyons, Kansas – Jennifer Rogers, Mary Rogers;
Machesney Park, Illinois – Alicia Teran;
Mamou – Alex Chapman, Meggie Granger, Nicholas Saucier;
Mandeville -- Shannon Roussell;
Mangham -- Rebekah Aultman;
Mansfield – Brooke Smith, Madylin Sullivan;
Mansura – Bailey Quebedeaux, Distiny Thompson;
Many – Skyler Ezernack, Heidi Knight, Jaleah Lee, Lathan Meyers, Xavier Montgomery, Chas Pilcher, Tessa Reeves, Samantha Simmons;
Marksville – Zachary Moreau, Paulette Thomas;
Marrero – Lorn Bourgeois;
Marshall, Texas – Laurann Graham, D’Sherrick Williams;
Marthaville – Emeri Manasco, Hanna Pardee;
Maurepas – Cameron Mayfield, Abigail Smith;
Maurice – Adam Courville;
Melissa, Texas – Kylah Banasky;
Merryville -- Kalan Townsley;
Metairie – Kaitlyn Arena, Morgan Nuss, Holly Schiler, Mary Strickland, Sadye Treadway;
Minden – Aubrey Dennis, Jess Easley, Laura Gryder, Taya Hester, Kiara Jenkins, Abigail Reynolds, Amanda Rogers, Heather White;
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – Kayla Bomben;
Mobile, Alabama – Emily Cristina;
Monroe – Demonta Brown, Aaron Hunt, Grace Underwood;
Montgomery -- Shelly Crew, Katelym Feazell;
Mooringsport – Abigail Wolfe;
Mora – Gracy Rowell;
Moreauville – Sean Casey;
Morgan City – Allie Atkinson, Jeremy Orgeron;
Morse – Kierra Linden;
Mount Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;
Muleshoe, Texas -- Caitlyn Barber;
Murphy, Texas – Bronte Rhoden;
Murrieta, California – LaQuitta Wilkins;
Napoleonville – Elizabeth Coleman;
Natchitoches -- Austin Aldredge, Ragan Aple, Luz Arrieta Jimenez, Rebecca Autrey, Sarah Aviles, Francisco Ballestas-Sayas, Joshua Below, Dylan Bennett, Sarah Bergeron, Allison Berry, Sara Coates, Anna Coffey, Fabian Correa Guette, Haley Dahlhoff, Elliot Davis, Ruth Garcia Rodriguez, Samantha Hall, Kaitlin Hatten, Taylor Johnson, Anthony Jones, Mary Keran, Colby Koontz, Scott Macqueen, Miranda Mayeaux, Rylie Mcfarlain, Jordan Mitchell, Maina Ibn Mohammed, Kaitlyn Nieman, Brooklyn Noe, Abigail Poe, Jonah Poe, Melissa Remo, Shelby Riedel, Alyssa Roberts, Kayla Roquemore, Emily Ryder, Emily Salter, Madison Shade, Melissa Slaughter, Madeline Taylor, David Thibodaux, Kristan Valdez, Lantz Vercher, Elizabeth Vienne, Madysen Watts;
New Iberia -- Jaci Jones, Grace Kerns, Payton Romero:
New Llano – Nicole Naral;
New Milford, Connecticut -- Lisa Rosenberg;
New Orleans – Jerome Baudy, Haleigh Giorlando Wall, Jaime Hendrickson, Tayla Oliver;
Noble – Allie Ebarb, Collin Procell;
Noyen sur Serthe, France -- Emma Miachon;
Oakdale -- Cheyenne Bertrand, Alyssa Cole, Katelyn Johnson, Coriana Moreaux, James Obrien;
Oil City – Ryan Connella;
Olla – Brianna Corley, Kristen Smith;
Opelousas -- Lauren Hebert, Keshayla Jackson, Alexia Rubin, Jaylen St. Romain;
Pacifica, California -- Nicholas Pierotti;
Palmetto, Florida -- Cindy Hernandez;
Paris, Texas -- Jordan Whatley;
Pearland, Texas – Tanisha Williams;
Pelican – Mary Myers;
Pereira Risaralda, Colombia -- Mariana Ospina Rivas;
Pineville – Malek Abdelhadi, Taylor Bailey, Riley Bell, Tasha Blanchard, Christian Boudreaux, Latasha Cain, Noelle Carruth, Amber Edmisson, Erin Fallis, Kara Johnson, Michael Martin, Emily McCarty, Cade Mitchell, Wendi Powell, Morgan VanBuren, Corbi Walters, Wesley Williams, Alan Winegeart;
Pitkin – Mattie Stewart;
Plaquemine – Kameron Landry;
Plaucheville -- Brooke Dauzat;
Pollock – Jadynn Giles;
Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth McCullar;
Port Allen – Makayla Lacy;
Port Barre – Madison Estis;
Port Orange, Florida – Sean Logan;
Prairieville – Rebekah Bonner, Colleen Carline, Roy Cobb, Andrea Gathercole, Sarah Makin;
Princeton – LeKayla Smith;
Provencal – Kara Gandy, Rebekah Orsborn, Bailey Scarbrough;
Ragley – Elizabeth Jaycox, Cole Spponer;
Raleigh, North Carolina – Aleida, Alfonso;
Ringgold – Regan Edwards;
Riverview, Florida – Robyn Larson;
Robeline – Jessica Clark, Patricia Goodwin, Alyssa Maley, Bergen Oge, Caleb Wester;
Round Rock, Texas – Evan Nafe;
Ruston – Jena Green;
Saint Francisville – Sara Baggett, Jordan Bringedahl;
Saint Martinville – Blake Blanchard, Alli Douet;
Saint Rose – Alexis Mancuso;
Saline – Madelyn Cheatwood;
San Antonio, Texas – Tiffany Rubin;
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Loren MacLennan;
Scott – Sydni Larriviere, Kristen Prejean;
Seabrook, Texas -- Amy Whitecotton;
Searcy, Arkansas – Lora Wood;
Shenzhen, China – Yinglin Yuan;
Shreveport -- Lindsey Adkins, Mackenzie Allen, Hannah Angell, Yasmeen Bader, James Baldwin, Katelynn Benge, Maddison Benge, Hallie Bloxom, Erin Brown, Kaysie Burgess, Abigail Davis, Jackson Driggers, Jennifer Eaves, Jennifer Elliott, Samantha Freeman, Peyton Gamble, Leah Gould, Melina Johnson, Tatyanna Kinsey, Kaitlyn Knighton, Katherine Mckay, Maxey McSwain, Madison Milligan, Myles Mitchell, Cayla Morris, Megan Osborn, Mallory Parker, Bailey Patton, Zachary Person, Haley Pickett, Taylor Poleman, Patricia Reed, Madelyn Ruiz, Catherine Shaw, Shelby Sowers, DeAndre Stevenson, Khaila Tucker, Ansonia Wisner;
Sibley – Julianna Schober;
Simmesport – Bailie Marsh, Elise Normand;
Simsboro – Autumn Smith, Shelby Wall;
Slaughter – Ciara Gibbs;
Slidell – Ayrianna Edwards, Katherine Gallinghouse, Parker Gwaltney, Abigail Miller, Sabrina Miller, Holly Penta, Rachel Reed, Jourdan Waddell, Olivia Warren;
Spring, Texas -- Sydney Normand;
Stinnett, Texas – Dalin Williams;
Stonewall – Mildred Hooper, Mallory McConathy, Emily McConnell, Brooke Meade, Clinton Oliver, Mackenzie Panther, Kassidy Parker;
Stuttgart, Germany -- Antonia Blattner;
Sulphur – Tiffany Lyons, Bryttani MacNamara;
Sunset – Lindsay Thibodeaux;
The Woodlands, Texas – Tyler Rapp;
Thibodaux – Sheridan Duet, Maegan Davis;
Tool, Texas – Kimberly Kidney;
Toronto Ontario – Rhea Verma;
Trout – Makayla King, Zachary Long, Deana Poole, Devon Smith, Andrea Walters;
Venice, Florida – Alexis Weaver;
Ventress – Racheal Gaude;
Ville Platte – Gabrielle Chapman, Joshua Galland, Alex Gautreaux;
Waco, Texas – Isabella Hudson;
Walker – Johnny Brister;
Washington – Tarik Andrus;
Welsh – Alisha Ledoux;
West Helena, Arkansas – Brittani Arana;
West Monroe – Julianne Cousans, Laura Lovell;
White Castle – Cassidy Blanchard, Gavin Landry;
Whitehouse, Texas – Jackson Allen;
Wilmington, Delaware – Amy Bourett;
Winnfield -- Tamierrea Alexander, John Collins, Simona Curry, Michael Duke, D’Tyria Duncan, Joshua Goins, Kassidy Grantadams, Kelsey Jordan, Elizabeth Parker, Caroline Womack, Maggie Womack;
Winnipeg, Manitoba – Tyra Duma;
Woodworth – Christian Jeansonne, Jonathan Magnano;
Wylie, Texas – Alexis Perry;
Yaroslav, Russia -- Polina Mutel;
Youngsville – Jessica Gilmore, Brandon Granger;
Zakopane, Poland -- Patrycja Polanska;
Zwolle – Shakelia Maxie, Holden Rivers.
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THE CARTERS MEET FRANKIE AVALON
S6;E11 ~ November 19, 1973
Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Story by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs, Teleplay by Bob O'Brien
Synopsis
Lucy, Harry and Kim go to see Frankie Avalon perform and Kim is chosen from the audience to sing with him on stage. This leads to her performing in the nightclub's talent competition as Cher, with Avalon as her Sonny.
Regular Cast
Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter)
Guest Cast
Frankie Avalon (Himself) was born in Philadelphia in 1939 as Francis Thomas Avallone. A recording star and musician, Avalon’s movie career took off when paired with Annette Funicello in Beach Party (1963) and its string of sequels. He played Teen Angel in Grease (1978) and considers “Beauty School Dropout” to be his most popular song. He previously played Tommy Cheever (Bank president Mr. Cheever's son) in “Lucy and the Starmaker” (TLS S6;E4) on “The Lucy Show” in 1967.
Vic Glazer (Vic, Conductor / Pianist) enjoyed a long career as an accomplished arranger, composer, pianist and Music Director for many well-known entertainers, which included long stints as Musical Director for Debbie Reynolds and Frankie Avalon. He traveled the world for his work, and made two appearances at The White House during the 1960s.
Sid Gould (Maitre D') made more than 45 appearances on “The Lucy Show,” all as background characters. This is one of his nearly 50 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.” Gould (born Sydney Greenfader) was Lucille Ball’s cousin by marriage to Gary Morton.
Jerry Fogel (Mr. Collins, Wilshire Room Entertainment Director and Emcee) is perhaps best remembered as Jerry Buell on “The Mothers-in-Law” (1967-69), produced by Desi Arnaz. He was also a semi-regular on “The White Shadow” (1977-78) as Bill Donahue. This is his only appearance with Lucille Ball.
Lucy says his name aloud in the dialogue, although he is listed simply as “M.C.” in the final credits.
Robert Hogan (Jack Lucas) played the Reverend Tom Winter on TV's “Peyton Place” (1968-69) and was the inspiration for the naming of the title character on “Hogan’s Heroes” (1965-71). His screen career began in 1961 and he previously appeared as Captain Perry in “Lucy and the Astronauts” (S4;E5).
Jack is Avalon's agent. Although his surname is never spoken in the dialogue, it is listed in the final credits.
Bob Whitney (Call Boy) appeared with Lucille Ball in The Facts of Life (1960). This is the fourth of his five appearances on the series.
In this context, a “Call Boy” is a person who gives the star his “calls” (“10 minutes,” “5 minutes,” “You're On.”) while they are in their dressing room.
Bill Lee (Talent Competition Singer) frequently dubbed the singing voices of non-singing film actors such as John Kerr in South Pacific (1958), Matt Mattox in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music (1964). This is his last screen credit and one of his few on-camera roles.
Marl Young (Talent Competition Conductor / Pianist, uncredited, above left) was the “Here's Lucy” musical director and often appeared on camera when episodes included music.
Avalon brings his own musical director, Vic Glazer, for the first part of the show, his nightclub act, but “Here’s Lucy” musical director Marl Young takes over for the Talent Competition at the end.
Shirley Anthony (Audience Member, uncredited) makes the eighth of her 13 appearances of “Here’s Lucy.”
As the episodes opens (and the blue curtain in the title parts) Anthony is the very first person on camera, sitting in profile.
George Holmes (Audience Member, uncredited) was previously glimpsed in the studio audience in “Lucy and Art Linkletter” (TLS S6;E4). He also did three films with Lucille Ball: The Facts of Life (1960), Critic's Choice (1963) and Mame (1974).
Other audience members and the onstage musicians are played by uncredited background performers.
This is one of a very few episodes to have both a “story by” and “written by” credit for the writers.
The episode opens at the Wilshire Room nightclub where Avalon starts his show with “It's Good to be Here” written by Harold Karr and Matt Dubey for the 1956 Broadway musical Happy Hunting starring Ethel Merman.
Bringing Kim on stage, they sing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" to each other, a 1967 song by Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons. The song earned a gold record and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week. It is now part of the juke box musical Jersey Boys (2005).
Avalon says he has seven children (with another on the way) and is married. He later says his wife's name is Kay. Mrs. Avalon was born Kathryn ‘Kay’ Diebel. A former beauty contest winner, they were married in 1963.
The band plays a brief fanfare based on “Hooray for Hollywood,” a song by Richard A. Whiting first featured in the 1937 film Hollywood Hotel. It launches the portion of Avalon's show where he does impressions of famous actors auditioning for the role of George M. Cohan in the film Yankee Doodle Dandy. Naturally, the audition song is “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” from Cohan's hit Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones (1904).
Avalon first does an impression of John Wayne (1907-79), who was a guest star on both “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.”
He then does his impression of Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) in which his idea of dancing is flapping his arms like bat wings. Lugosi's iconic character, Dracula, was humorously presented on “The Lucy Show.” Finally, Avalon imitates James Cagney (1899-1986), who actually played the role and earned an Academy Award for the film. Kim did her own quick impression of Cagney during “The Hollywood Unemployment Follies” (S3;E22).
When Lucy says she has a son, Avalon wonders why he can't play Sonny to Kim's Cher. Lucy explains that he is too tall. Ironically, Harry called Kim and Craig ‘Sonny and Cher’ in “Lucy Stops a Marriage” (S3;E16) three years earlier. Lucy never uses Craig's name, however, or mentions where he is.
Before Avalon and Kim take the stage as Sonny and Cher in the talent competition, an unnamed singer (Bill Lee) finishes up the last few bars of “The Impossible Dream,” a song written by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion for the 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha, which was filmed in 1972. The singer makes the applause meter hit 89.
Sonny and Cher were a pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. They also had two top ten TV shows, “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” (1971-74) and The Sonny & Cher Show (1976-77). The couple's career as a duo ended in 1975 following their divorce. In the decade they spent together, Sonny and Cher sold over 40 million records worldwide. They had one child together, Chaz Bono, who was born Chastity Sun Bono in 1969. Sonny Bono left show business for politics and died after a skiing accident in 1989. Cher, who has won an Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy, has continued her career as a superstar solo act.
Cher and Lucille Ball appeared on an Emmy-nominated special together in 1979.
Frankie Avalon and Lucie Arnaz actually went to see a taping of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” the week before they shot this episode in order to get some pointers. Cher loaned Lucie the wig, the earrings, and a pair of her eyelashes for the episode.
Frankie and Kim sing “I've Got You Babe” written by Sonny Bono in July 1965. The song became their signature song as a duo. The original version spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 selling more than 1 million copies and certified Gold. Avalon and Arnaz sang to a prerecorded track.
Mid-song, ‘Sonny and Cher’ (aka Avalon and Arnaz) break into comic banter just as they often did on their TV show. One joke references “Gunsmoke,” a TV western that aired just before “Here's Lucy” on CBS. The show was on television for two decades (1955-75), after two years on radio. After two years on radio, Lucille Ball also moved to television for a career that spanned from 1951 to 1986.
When Kim and Avalon win the talent competition with a record-high score of 97, Avalon launches into a chorus of “Beach Blanket Bingo” by Guy Hemrik and Jerry Styner, written for the 1967 film of the same name. Coincidentally, the film was written and directed by William Asher, who also directed 102 episodes of “I Love Lucy.”
Frankie Avalon played a young man who was torn between banking and singing in “Lucy and the Starmaker” (TLS S6;E4) until Lucy Carmichael comes to his rescue.
Cher's mother, model and actress Georgia Holt, was one of the two models wearing the Jacques Marcel “potato sack” dresses in “Lucy Gets a Paris Gown” (ILL S5;E20, inset). Ten years later, she modeled fur coats for Lucy Carmichael in “Lucy and Pat Collins” (TLS S5;E11).
Distraction Action! Lucy keeps absentmindedly fiddling with the table card in the Wilshire Room. She even starts gesturing with it in her hand.
Eye Catching! Not exactly a goof or a blooper, but sometimes production design can upstage the action, which is the case with this woman’s HUGE grey wig and this equally HUGE ceramic cat!
The crazy cat was first glimpsed in Flip Wilson’s office in “Lucy and Flip Go Legit” (HL S4;E1) and also (bottom photo) in Shirley MacLaine’s apartment in the Universal film Sweet Charity (1969).
“The Carters Meet Frankie Avalon” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5
Who knew that Frankie Avalon was such a talented impressionist? This episode showcases his talents well. Avalon and Lucie Arnaz do a spot-on impression of Sonny and Cher, the main attraction of this episode where Lucy is more background than star.
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