TV Guide: William Frawley

Listing: First Stop

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 12:30 PM TVLAND Lucy, Ricky, Ethel and Fred are anything but happy wanderers as they end the first day of their drive across the country in a rundown cafe outside Cincinnati. The specialty of the house: cheese sandwiches wrapped in celophane. And if they think the food is bad, just wait until they see the room they all must share. Mr. Skinner: Olin Howlin.

Listing: California, Here We Come

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 12:00 PM TVLAND The Ricardos and Mertzes head for California. But first, of coures, there are complications. The chief one: Lucy's mother (Kathryn Card), who shows up and wants to accompany them. Ricky objects (to put it mildly), and when Fred and Ethel overhear him complaining about too many people on the trip, they take it personally. And when the dust from that blowup finally settles, there's packing to do.

Listing: Lucy Learns to Drive

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0400

Thu Oct 23 12:30 PM TVLAND Lucy learns to drive---then teaches Ethel everything she knows. The crash course begins as Ricky buys a brand new convertible for their California trip. Lucy wants to learn to drive it and Ricky reluctantly agrees to teach her. And with that experience under her belt (she can't really be blamed for that U-turn in the Holland Tunnel, can she?), she sets out to teach Ethel to drive. It's a good thing the car's insured. It is insured, isn't it?

Listing: Getting Ready

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 23 12:00 PM TVLAND California, here they come: Lucy and movie-star-to-be Ricky, plus Fred and Ethel, who are tagging along. Their mode of transport: a used Cadillac that Fred bought. And used it is---it's 25 years old and California's a long way away.

Listing: Ricky's Contract

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0400

Wed Oct 22 12:30 PM TVLAND Ricky's anxiously awaiting news of his screen test---so much so that he won't ever let the phone leave his sight. He can't possibly miss the message, can he? Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley.

Listing: Ethel's Birthday

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Wed Oct 22 12:00 PM TVLAND It's Ethel's birthday and Fred asks Lucy to choose her present. Bad move. She picks pants. “I wanted a toaster,” Ethel moans, and an estrangement begins. Ethel: “She called me a hippopotamus.” Lucy: “I did not. I said you're a little hippy. On second thought, you do have the biggest potamus I've ever seen.”

Listing: Lucy's Mother-in-Law

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0400

Tue Oct 21 12:30 PM TVLAND Ricky's mother (Mary Emery) comes to visit, and poor Lucy can't speak Spanish. So she finds a Spanish-speaking mindreader (Fortunio Bonanova) and it works like a charm---as long as he's around. Assistant: Virginia Barbour.

Listing: Ricky's Screen Test

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 21 03:00 AM TVLAND Ricky's making a screen test for a Hollywood movie. Lucy has a small role in it, but there's no such thing as a small role for Lucy, much to the consternation of the director (Clinton Sundberg). Assistant Director: Ray Kellogg.

Listing: Miracle on 34th Street

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400

Sat Oct 18 10:00 AM FMC

Listing: I Love Lucy

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0400

Thu Oct 16 05:30 AM TVLAND

Video: Safe at Home! - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:03:11 -0400

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris play themselves in Safe At Home! (1962) and this trailer with assist from William Frawley.

Video: Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:47:56 -0400

Mickey Rooney may have been born to play Mark Twain's legendary hellraiser Huck Finn, but 1939's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is so MGM-ized that Rooney seems to be sedated. Otherwise, this is a slick retelling of the Twain classic, with Huck escaping both the oppressive kindliness of the widow Douglas (Elizabeth Risdon) and the brutality of his drink-sodden Pap (Victor Kilian) by faking his own death. He heads down the Mississippi River in the company of fugitive slave Jim (Rex Ingram), who hopes to be reunited with his wife and child. Along the way, they get mixed up in the larcenous schemes of the King (Walter Connolly) and the Duke (William Frawley.) When Jim stops in his flight to save Huck's life after the latter is bitten by a rattler, the slave is captured and sentenced to be hanged for the murder of the still-missing Huck. The boy returns the favor by revealing that he's still alive (completely bypassing the hilarious episode in the book wherein Huck and Tom Sawyer--who has been written out of

Video: Tennessee Ernie Hangs On

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:45:58 -0400

Lucy pretends she and Ricky have gone broke to get Tennessee Ernie Ford to leave.

Video: Lucy Writes a Novel

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:29:40 -0400

Lucy's novel - a thinly disguised story of her life and the people in it - upsets Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.

Video: Lucy Tells the Truth

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:17:55 -0400

When Ricky and the Mertzes wager that Lucy can't go a full day without telling a lie, her husband and friends feel more than a bit stung by her unabashed honesty.

Video: I Love Lucy - Season 4

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:15:37 -0400

A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations.

Video: I Love Lucy - Season 3

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:11:03 -0400

A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations.

Video: The Great Train Robbery

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:10:03 -0400

On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief is on the train.

Video: Second Honeymoon

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:08:28 -0400

While in London, Lucy is determined to meet the Queen of England.

Video: The Ricardo's Change Apartments

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:03:02 -0400

Lucy tries everything to convince Ricky to let them move to a bigger apartment.

Video: Ricky's Screen Test

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:00:24 -0400

Lucy sees Ricky's screen test as an opportunity to get discovered as a new movie star.

Video: Lucy Goes to the Hospital

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:59:28 -0400

Lucy has her baby.

Video: Drafted

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:58:08 -0400

Ricky and Fred are going to do a show for the Army troops at Fort Dix. To keep Lucy from wanting to get be in it, they keep the reason they're going a secret. Lucy and Ethel think they've been drafted.

Video: The Girls Go Into Business

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:57:38 -0400

With dreams of making a fortune, Lucy and Ethel buy their own dress shop.

Video: The Adagio

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:49:13 -0400

Lucy decides to try out for a job as an Apache dancer in Ricky's show. She gets a man to rehearse with who falls madly in love with her.

Video: The Business Manager

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:47:35 -0400

After Lucy gets several months behind in all the bills, Ricky hires a no-nonsense business manager who puts her on a strict budget. Lucy comes up with a scheme to get some extra money that soon has her rolling in cash.

Video: Lucy and John Wayne

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:29:24 -0400

Lucy, while souvenir collecting, lifted a cement block with John Wayne's footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and now a newspaper is reporting that she was seen and her arrest is imminent. To avoid publicity and keep Lucy out of jail, Ricky agrees to help her replace the block and enlists John Wayne's help.

Video: Lucy is Envious

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:29:22 -0400

In an attempt to compete with her wealthy friends, Lucy pledges $500 (that she doesn't have) to charity. Luckily, Ethel spots an ad in Billboard magazine - Al Sparks is willing to pay $500 to anyone willing to perform a 'brave' stunt to publicize the new movie, "Women from Mars." Lucy and Ethel get decked out as Martian maids and invade the Empire State Building, scare a group of hotel patrons, make headlines, and the make the money Lucy pledged to charity.

Video: Lucy's Bicycle Trip

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:28:07 -0400

The gang goes on a long bike ride. When they get to the French/Italian border, Lucy doesn't have her passport.

Video: Nursery School

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:27:42 -0400

Little Ricky is sent to nursery school and gets tonsillitis.