Lucyilove Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm not sure if this has ever been posted at the Lucy Lounge but VIVIAN's guest appearance on RHODA starring the great VALERIE HARPER is on youtube (tried posting a link on this post but I guess I'm not doing it right as it wouldn't show up.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvvWTGLAuaM "I don't push." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Very good episode. I really enjoyed Viv's appearance on this show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Very good episode. I really enjoyed Viv's appearance on this show. Yes, proof that she could have done a lot more of these guest appearances instead of a coffee commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 A commercial is like a days worth of work for some pretty good money, that's why so many actors do them. Commercial voice over is even better on the ROI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 A commercial is like a days worth of work for some pretty good money, that's why so many actors do them. Commercial voice over is even better on the ROI I know that and she did several not just one, but she should have worked more in tv after leaving Lucy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyImHome Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I know that and she did severa,l not just one, but she should have worked more in tv after leaving Lucy. Well, her reason for leaving The Lucy Show, in 1965, was so she could spend more time with her husband, in Conneticutt. I don't think she wanted to work steady anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Well, her reason for leaving The Lucy Show, in 1965, was so she could spend more time with her husband, in Conneticutt. I don't think she wanted to work steady anymore. Yeah, but didn't she move back to California sometime in the mid-70s? Didn't she pass away in California? I think she should've worked more in TV too but I guess she enjoyed the theater more, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I think San Fran was the last residence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Well, her reason for leaving The Lucy Show, in 1965, was so she could spend more time with her husband, in Conneticutt. I don't think she wanted to work steady anymore. I meant working in New Yirk, on the stage, as she lived near there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I think San Fran was the last residence. San Diego i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucyilove Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I know that and she did several not just one, but she should have worked more in tv after leaving Lucy. I'm with you, there should have been more offers in the 1970's but then there was that idiot Hollywood mentality at the time that tv actors were popular for their characters rather than being popular actors playing roles. Very few tv people who established themselves in the 1950's to 1970's got much in the way of later roles other than the true icons like Lucy, Jackie Gleason, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke. Even with her Emmy and fame and being the pioneer (and still yardstick to measure any newbies by) supporting sitcom comedienne, I don't think Vivian quite had the high public profile (can't really say though 'cuz I wasn't around for any of the ILL and too little to remember her on TLS when it was new, just going by the old movie and tv mags) as her later sisters such as Doris Roberts, Estelle Getty, or Rhea Perlman. Hopefully I'm wrong because I'd love to know the 50s/60s viewers appreciated her as Vivian Vance as not just "Ethel Mertz/Vivian Bagley". One thing I believe if she had survived into her late 80's/early 90s a decade ago I think she'd have been the "first" Betty White as Hollywood's supercool old gal being the last of the ILL stars and a now recognized true tv icon in her own right (as she was posthumously if not quite in her lifetime). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm with you, there should have been more offers in the 1970's but then there was that idiot Hollywood mentality at the time that tv actors were popular for their characters rather than being popular actors playing roles. Very few tv people who established themselves in the 1950's to 1970's got much in the way of later roles other than the true icons like Lucy, Jackie Gleason, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke. Even with her Emmy and fame and being the pioneer (and still yardstick to measure any newbies by) supporting sitcom comedienne, I don't think Vivian quite had the high public profile (can't really say though 'cuz I wasn't around for any of the ILL and too little to remember her on TLS when it was new, just going by the old movie and tv mags) as her later sisters such as Doris Roberts, Estelle Getty, or Rhea Perlman. Hopefully I'm wrong because I'd love to know the 50s/60s viewers appreciated her as Vivian Vance as not just "Ethel Mertz/Vivian Bagley". One thing I believe if she had survived into her late 80's/early 90s a decade ago I think she'd have been the "first" Betty White as Hollywood's supercool old gal being the last of the ILL stars and a now recognized true tv icon in her own right (as she was posthumously if not quite in her lifetime). Do you think her mental problems had anything to do with her lacking work on TV? After that story of her in Guestward Ho where she froze on set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I think San Fran was the last residence. From IMDb, if they are accurate: Born: Vivian Roberta Jones July 26, 1909in Cherryvale, Kansas, USA Died: August 17, 1979(age 70) in Belvedere, California, USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm with you, there should have been more offers in the 1970's but then there was that idiot Hollywood mentality at the time that tv actors were popular for their characters rather than being popular actors playing roles. Very few tv people who established themselves in the 1950's to 1970's got much in the way of later roles other than the true icons like Lucy, Jackie Gleason, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke. Even with her Emmy and fame and being the pioneer (and still yardstick to measure any newbies by) supporting sitcom comedienne, I don't think Vivian quite had the high public profile (can't really say though 'cuz I wasn't around for any of the ILL and too little to remember her on TLS when it was new, just going by the old movie and tv mags) as her later sisters such as Doris Roberts, Estelle Getty, or Rhea Perlman. Hopefully I'm wrong because I'd love to know the 50s/60s viewers appreciated her as Vivian Vance as not just "Ethel Mertz/Vivian Bagley". One thing I believe if she had survived into her late 80's/early 90s a decade ago I think she'd have been the "first" Betty White as Hollywood's supercool old gal being the last of the ILL stars and a now recognized true tv icon in her own right (as she was posthumously if not quite in her lifetime). I also dun't thin she was a workaholic like Lucy, so she may not have wanted to work that hard or often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Valerie sang Viv's praises on Access Hollywood Live today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Valerie sang Viv's praises on Access Hollywood Live today. Wow! That's awesome - what did she say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Wow! That's awesome - what did she say? Nothing, she just sang her praises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Nothing, she just sang her praises. Do you like my new signature pic bubbele? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Wow! That's awesome - what did she say? Essentially talking about how wonderful it was and what an honour it was to work with her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Do you like my new signature pic bubbele? Wunnerful, just wunnerful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Ken Levine has revealed he was at the filming of Vivian's guest spot on Rhoda. He shares a lovely anecdote about her introduction and the ovation she received. http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2020/05/entrance-applause.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Mot Morenzi said: Ken Levine has revealed he was at the filming of Vivian's guest spot on Rhoda. He shares a lovely anecdote about her introduction and the ovation she received. http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2020/05/entrance-applause.html Very interesting. Lucy would always be introduced to her audience on her shows before the show, thus no enternce applause. But when Life With Lucy rolled around Gary didn't have her do preshow introduction thus the roar when she entered the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 It’s interesting that Ken pointed out Viv’s Rhoda appearance as an example, because her entrance in that episode has been stuck in my mind ever since I first saw it. She does get entrance applause in the episode, but it’s very brief and not especially warm, which surprised me. Now it makes sense that the audience had already seen her, so this second round was more subdued. That, or maybe the applause was edited in; I’d have to rewatch. Contrary to what he says, I remember MTM shows having a standard level of applause, at least for guest stars. Let’s not forget the ridiculous hoopla that would greet “Hi, I’m Larry...” every week. Frasier is the one show that always comes to mind for a “No Applause” rule. The only time I remember it happening was for Ted Danson’s guest appearance in the show’s second season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Freddie2 said: Frasier is the one show that always comes to mind for a “No Applause” rule. The only time I remember it happening was for Ted Danson’s guest appearance in the show’s second season. It also happened during Lilith's first appearance in season one, when she called into Frasier's show. The audience, recognizing that unmistakable voice, let out a hearty mix of laughter and applause. In those instances, it worked, because home viewers would react the exact same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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