C L A U D E Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Well, here 'tis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLTPjSWsPfs Thanks so much Brockie. Loved the overhead shot of television City, you can see Joey's apartment in the distance. Odd that CBS founder and chairman William S Pailey died one year after Lucy. He at least paid tribute to her on that CBS special a year before he died. The speeches were boring but the show itself was terrific, did you notice all the familiar names in the credits, Jerry Herman, Oscar Katz etc . . . What year was that again? Viv's outfit was so unbecoming, as opposed to Ann Sothern and Audrey Meadows who both looked like a million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desilufan2 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Thanks so much Brockie. Loved the overhead shot of television City, you can see Joey's apartment in the distance. Odd that CBS founder and chairman William S Pailey died one year after Lucy. He at least paid tribute to her on that CBS special a year before he died. The speeches were boring but the show itself was terrific, did you notice all the familiar names in the credits, Jerry Herman, Oscar Katz etc . . . What year was that again? Viv's outfit was so unbecoming, as opposed to Ann Sothern and Audrey Meadows who both looked like a million. I know this has already been asked but why WASN'T Desi in the lineup? If he wasn't asked then what a terrible mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I know this has already been asked but why WASN'T Desi in the lineup? If he wasn't asked then what a terrible mistake. I'm sure he was asked BUT, again, what year was this? He was retired at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyImHome Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 From my local paper about Jean and the playhouse. http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/06/fayetteville_playhouse_to_dedi.html#incart_hbx#incart_best-of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Perhaps one of Jean Stapleton's finest and funniest (half)hours: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_-nOW88YhI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fm-As7o9F0 That is one my favorite episodes on the entire series. This one really showcases the talent of Ms. Stapleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 That is one my favorite episodes on the entire series. This one really showcases the talent of Ms. Stapleton. If it's the menopause ep, indeed it was her all time best work on the entire series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 If it's the menopause ep, indeed it was her all time best work on the entire series. Click it and find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Thanks so much Brockie. Loved the overhead shot of television City, you can see Joey's apartment in the distance. yes you can see him on his roof standing on his head with the soles of his shoes marked 'J O E A L A M O' up in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 yes you can see him on his roof standing on his head with the soles of his shoes marked 'J O E A L A M O' up in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucyilove Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I'm sure he was asked BUT, again, what year was this? He was retired at one point. I'm not so sure he was asked and frankly I suspect he wasn't. CBS could be really sh---y about those shows, that's one thing that always pissed me off, they many times conspiciously didn't have some important CBS names on them. To my knowledge Donna Douglas and Max Baer have never been asked to participate in any of those reunion extravaganzas and they only starred in the network's number one show of the 1960's but of course that's not the image the "Tiffany" network now wants to people to remember even for three minutes. And there might have been bad blood with Desi and the network, his MOTHERS-IN-LAW show was on NBC as was most of his post ILL tv appearances I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucyilove Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Funny that we were just talking about her in that norman lear thread, greatest performer of the foursome on All in the Family, I only enjoyed watching her character as she was the only funny one in that group. All the other ones ever did was rant and scream. She did a guest spot on Everybody Loves Raymond too and she was terrific on that. She was unbelievably perfect on ALL IN THE FAMILY, bird-brained at times but never to the point of being irritating or schtickly, a fully developed human character. Outside of ALL IN THE FAMILY, I most remember Jean Stapleton from a wonderful guest starring appearance on Cher's short-lived solo variety series. She was particularly a hoot as a star-struck "kid" who idolizes Cher's snotty Norma Desmondesque movie diva only to unsurp her as a greater movie queen but still the sweet dingy kid at heart, still hoping to get the now fallen star Cher's autograph. RIP Jean Stapleton, one of the great tv comediennes/actresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Here's a piece of trivia that I just found out: Jean's cousin is the only other woman who played Wildcat on Broadway, Lucy's understudy Betty Jane Watson. I thought Jean had a very small part at the end of "The Graduate" but it's not listed in imdb. She had a cameo in some movie that was filmed before Family that I saw in a theater after she became famous. I remember the audience buzzing, which momentarily threw off the flow of the story. Sort of like Ted Knight as the jail guard in "Psycho" whose one line right before the whole story about Norman is revealed now causes audience titters when they are on the edge of their seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 yes you can see him on his roof standing on his head with the soles of his shoes marked 'J O E A L A M O' up in the air. Which coincidentily is what all the guys in West Hollywood say, REMEMBER THE ALAMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I'm not so sure he was asked and frankly I suspect he wasn't. CBS could be really sh---y about those shows, that's one thing that always pissed me off, they many times conspiciously didn't have some important CBS names on them. To my knowledge Donna Douglas and Max Baer have never been asked to participate in any of those reunion extravaganzas and they only starred in the network's number one show of the 1960's but of course that's not the image the "Tiffany" network now wants to people to remember even for three minutes. And there might have been bad blood with Desi and the network, his MOTHERS-IN-LAW show was on NBC as was most of his post ILL tv appearances I believe. I dun't thin his being on another network would be enough to NOT invite him, I mean he produced one of their biggest hits ever, that should be enough, but you may be right about Douglas and Bear and CBS wanting to make themselves look better by NOT acknowledging them, DISGUSTING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyImHome Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Buddy Ebsen was there, representing The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, and Eva Gabor was there representing Green Acres. I don't think it was a matter of Douglas and Baer being shunned, its just that most of the shows represented, only had the principle stars there for them. Don't know where Eddie Albert was, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Buddy Ebsen was there, representing The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, and Eva Gabor was there representing Green Acres. I don't think it was a matter of Douglas and Baer being shunned, its just that most of the shows represented, only had the principle stars there for them. Don't know where Eddie Albert was, though. Good point, never even considered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyImHome Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Thanks so much Brockie. Loved the overhead shot of television City, you can see Joey's apartment in the distance. Odd that CBS founder and chairman William S Pailey died one year after Lucy. He at least paid tribute to her on that CBS special a year before he died. The speeches were boring but the show itself was terrific, did you notice all the familiar names in the credits, Jerry Herman, Oscar Katz etc . . . What year was that again? Viv's outfit was so unbecoming, as opposed to Ann Sothern and Audrey Meadows who both looked like a million. How 'bout Sally Struthers in a TUX?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 How 'bout Sally Struthers in a TUX?!! Guess she wanted to stand out, she still looked better than on that Lauren Graham show when her hips went condo. Loved her but that annoying crying jag of hers made Lucy's look so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Which coincidentily is what all the guys in West Hollywood say, REMEMBER THE ALAMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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