CTVA US Comedy - "Here's Lucy" (Lucille Ball/CBS) Season 1 (1968-69)

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Starring Lucille Ball
Season 1 (CBS) (1968-69)
(color)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /   Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive


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A. C. Nielsen Rank: #9
CBS, Monday Nights 8:30 (24 episodes) (prod. nos. 1-24)

 1.01 Here's Lucy: MOD, MOD LUCY
23Sep1968
Written by Milt Josefsberg & Ray Singer
Directed by Herbert Kenwith
Guest star:
Doris Singleton ...... Doris
Nancy Roth ........... Laurie Caldwell
Lew Parker ........... Mr. Caldwell
Nancy Howard ......... Mrs. Caldwell
Synopsis:
Kim loses her voice and Lucy takes her place with a school rock group.

1.02 Here's Lucy: LUCY VISITS JACK BENNY
30Sep1968
Written by Milt Josefsberg & Ray Singer
Directed by Herbert Kenwith
Guest star
Jack Benny ........... Himself
Jackie Gleason ....... Ralph Kramden
Sid Gould ............ Sam
Synopsis:
Jack Benny (playing himself) rents a room out to Lucy at one of his "reasonable rates."

1.03 Here's Lucy: LUCY THE PROCESS SERVER
07Oct1968
Written by George Balzer & Phil Leslie
Guest star:
Reta Shaw ............ Mrs. Ryker
Jonathan Hole ........ Floorwalker
Joan Swift ........... Salesgirl
Frank Radcliffe ...... Stockboy
Maurice Kelly ........ Stockboy
Synopsis:
Lucy attempts to serve a summons and loses $1500 in the process.

1.04 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND MISS SHELLEY WINTERS
14Oct1968
Written by Milt Josefsberg & Ray Singer
Guest star:
Shelley Winters ...... Herself
with
Bartlett Robinson .... Wellborn
Synopsis:
Shelley plays a big star who is getting bigger due to her compulsive eating.

1.05 Here's Lucy: LUCY THE CONCLUSION JUMPER
21Oct1968
Written by Phil Leslie & George Balzer
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Don Crichton ......... Don
Jack Donohue ......... Pushy Man
Sid Gould ............ 1st Clerk
Ben Stone ............ 2nd Clerk
Booker Bradshaw ...... 1st Couple Man
Bruce Mars ........... 4th Couple Man
Kevin Edwards ........ Draftee
Jack Bannon .......... Last Couple Man
Synopsis:
Lucy's conclusion-jumping leads to a series of misunderstandings.

1.06 Here's Lucy: LUCY'S IMPOSSIBLE MISSION
28Oct1968
Written by Bob O'Brien
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Richard Derr ......... Geller
Jack Collins ......... Johnson
Ken Drake ............ Butler
Maxine Gates ......... Dowager
John J. Fox .......... Policeman
Ray Kark ............. Proprietor
Tim Herbert .......... Mahuli Omar
Synopsis:
Lucy tries to obtain a microfilm from the shoe of a Middle Eastern diplomat.

1.07 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND EVA GABOR
11Nov1968
Written by Milt Josefsberg & Ray Singer
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Eva Gabor ............ Eva von Gronitz
with
Peggy Rea ............ Maude
Kay Elliot ........... Nelly
Gail Bonney .......... Dolores
Robert Carson ........ Martin Phillips
Earl Parker .......... Newspaper Reporter
Mickey Martin ........ Photographer
Synopsis:
A writer is searching for quiet at the home of the Carters.

1.08 Here's Lucy: LUCY'S BIRTHDAY
18Nov1968
Written by Milt Josefsberg & Ray Singer
Guest star:
Victor Sen Yung ...... Waiter
Synopsis:
Lucy gets a birthday surprise: dinner with chopsticks at a Chinese restaurant.

1.09 Here's Lucy: LUCY SELLS CRAIG TO WAYNE NEWTON
25Nov1968
Written by Bob O'Brien
Guest star:
Wayne Newton ......... Himself
with
Harvey Lang .......... Harvey
Don Vincent .......... Don
Jerry Newton ......... Jerry
Tommy Amato .......... Tommy
Synopsis:
Wayne sings, "Danke Schon"

1.10 Here's Lucy: LUCY'S WORKING DAUGHTER
02Dec1968
Written by Bob O'Brien
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Barbara Morrison ..... Mrs. Murdock
Karen Norris ......... Miss Simpson
Joan Swift ........... Joan
Lola Fisher .......... First Customer
Vanda Barra .......... Second Customer
Jerry Rush ........... Maitre D'
Sid Gould ............ Waiter
Synopsis:
Lucy lends a hand (she thinks) when Kim lands a job.

1.11 Here's Lucy: GUESS WHO OWES LUCY $23.50?
09Dec1968
Written by Fred S. Fox & Seaman Jacobs
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Van Johnson ........... Himself
with
Tommy Farrell ......... Morgan
Jeff DeBenning ........ Davidson
Nancy Howard .......... Secretary
Ray Kellogg ........... Man
Orwin Harvey .......... Guard
Synopsis:
Van Johnson plays both himself and an impersonator---who "borrows" $23.50 from Lucy.

1.12 Here's Lucy: LUCY THE MATCHMAKER
16Dec1968
Written by Milt Josefsberg, Ray Singer
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Vivian Vance .......... Viv
with
Rhodes Reason ......... Henshaw
Alice Backes .......... Woman
Dick Patterson ........ Mr. Morton
Synopsis:
Viv is the date selected by a computer for Uncle Harry.

1.13 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND THE GOLD RUSH
30Dec1968
Written by Howard Harris, Ben Gershman
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Rhodes Reason ........ Simpson
Phil Bruns ............ Tompkins
Synopsis:
A gold rush begins when the children bring home a rock that assays at $14 a ton.

1.14 Here's Lucy: LUCY THE FIXER
06Jan1969
Written by Milt Josefsberg, Ray Singer
Directed by Jack Donohue
Synopsis:
Harry's broken light switch sends repairwoman Lucy into action with shocking results.

1.15 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND THE EX-CON
13Jan1969
Written by Bob O'Brien
Directed by Jack Donohue
Guest star:
Wally Cox ............ Rockingham 'Rocky' Barnett
with
Bruce Gordon ......... Morgan
Irving Benson ........ Irving
Tony Dante ........... Cab Driver
Synopsis:
A reformed safecracker is suspected of robbing his new employer.

1.16 Here's Lucy: LUCY GOES ON STRIKE
20Jan1969
Written by Mel Diamond, Al Schwartz
Guest star:
Mary Wickes .......... Isabel
Whit Bissell ......... Driscoll
Synopsis:
Lucy tries to loosen up tightfisted Uncle Harry by staging a fullfledged strike.

1.17 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND CAROL BURNETT (I)
27Jan1969
Written by Bob O'Brien
Guest star:
Carol Burnett ........ Herself
with
Carole Cook ..........
Sean Morgan .......... Young man
John Lindesmith ..... Serviceman
Virginia Hawkins ..... Lady
Pearl Shear .......... 1st Woman
Jerry Rush ........... Man
Laura Gile ........... Housewife
Synopsis:
Carol Burnett is trapped into helping Lucy do a fund-raising high-school musical.
Songs: "New York, New York," "Lullaby of Broadway." 
[See #2.24 "Lucy and Carol Burnett" (II)]
[See #3.22 "Lucy and Carol Burnett" (III)]

1.18 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND THE GREAT AIRPORT CHASE
03Feb1969
Written by Tommy Thompson
with
Sid Haig ........... Bearded Spy
Larry Duran ........ Short Spy
Walter Janovitz .... Scientist
Morgan Jones ....... Government Agent
Albert Reed ........ Paramedic
Synopsis:
Lucy gets mixed up with filmmakers shooting a spy spoof at a Los Angeles airport.

1.19 Here's Lucy: A DATE FOR LUCY
10Feb1969
Written by Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs
Guest star:
Cesar Romero ....... Tony Rivera
with
Barbara Morrison.... Agatha Warren
Dick Winslow ....... Harvey
Synopsis:
Tony Rivera, Lucy's date for a society soiree, has a penchant for stealing jewelry.

1.20 Here's Lucy: LUCY THE SHOPPING EXPERT
17Feb1969
Written by Milt Josefsberg, Al Schwartz
with
Irwin Charone ...... Mr. Garfield
Ernest Sarracino ... Mr. Nicoletti
William Lanteau .... Sherwood the Store Manager
Synopsis:
Lucy shows Kim how to shop at the supermarket.

1.21 Here's Lucy: LUCY GETS HER MAN
24Feb1969
Written by Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs
Guest star:
Victor Buono ....... Arthur Vermilion
Mary Wickes ........ Isabel
Robert Carson ...... Buzzy Brock
Synopsis:
Lucy's misadventures as a spy.

1.22 Here's Lucy: LUCY'S SAFARI
03Mar1969
Written by Bob O'Brien
Guest star:
Howard Keel ........ Stanley Livingstone
Janos Prohaska ..... Gorboona
Synopsis:
The Carters and a professional hunter go on a safari.

1.23 Here's Lucy: LUCY AND TENNESSEE ERNIE'S FUN FARM
10Mar1969
Written by Milt Josefsberg, Ray Singer
Guest star:
Tennessee Ernie Ford .. Ernie Epperson
with
Rusty Richards
Jet Sharon
Kathy Beaudine
Kittie McCue
Kyra Carleton
The Back Porch Majority
Synopsis:
Lucy takes up country music with Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Back Porch Majority. Ernie sings "Little Green Apples."

1.24 Here's Lucy: LUCY HELPS CRAIG GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE
17Mar1969
Written by Milt Josefsberg, Ray Singer
Guest star:
Jack Gilford ........ Hurlow
Herkie Styles ....... First Clerk
Sid Gould ........... Second Clerk
Joseph Mell ......... Third Clerk
Ray Kellogg ......... Policeman
Synopsis:
Craig takes his driving exam with Lucy giving back-seat instructions.

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