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Rhodes Reason, Joan Blondell cited for egging Ball's house on Halloween

 

Ball stipulates Lansing get breast reduction prior to next guest appearance

 

Wardrobe mistress quits over Frawley BO smell in dragon costume

 

Omitted Totie Fields farting scene to be restored for DVD

 

Mary Jane Croft hospitalized after helium overdose

 

Cook, Arnaz to promote Mais Oui perfume product tie in with K-mart personal appearances

 

Ball to appear on Mama's Family as Mama's other daughter

 

Guest star Bailey caught in broom closet with John Dodds. Both men come out literally and figuratively.

 

Burton-Taylor diamond found in Ball's stool sample

 

Guards with robes on standby in case Bankhead strips on set

 

Messing passes on "I Love Lucy" reboot; Barr approached instead

 

Wildcat revival to star Lea Michele, Chris Colfer in Ball, Andes roles

 

Gale Gordon cartwheels into orchestra pit during Showboat performance in Pasadena

 

Vance hopes Ethel's lesbian affair in upcoming season will add depth to the character

 

Gould mopes in seclusion after Ball casts extra to play waiter #2 instead of him

 

Guest star Chamberlain, Desi Jr. spending lots of time in dressing room together, reports Lucie Arnaz

 

Davis cast as Lucy's sister, Crawford cast as Vance's sister. Tensions high on set that week

 

Room Service outtakes reveal Ball, Marx Bros. orgy!

 

Ober arrested for impersonating Dory Schary all over Hollywood

 

Phil Harris, Dean Martin steal Vitametavegamin bottles to smuggle booze in

 

Lucy Carter to meet Jack Benny for 87th time in new episode

 

Arnaz reprises Ricardo in new 70s sitcom; faces feminist backlash over mysoginistic portrayal

 

Ball faces retribution over SNL wardrobe malfunction; viewers now aware that carpet matches drapes!

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Joanne Dru's "Adventures of a Model" revived as Skinemax original series

 

Ball blasts Conreid over vulgar adlibbed lyrics for "Tippy toe through my garden"

 

"Lucy Gets Lucky" getting porn remake; name staying the same

 

Frawley feature in "Men's Fitness" magazine scrapped for obvious reasons

 

Ball greenlights new Burnett series "Bradford, Krausmeyer & Tillford"

 

Barra adopts flawless Russian accent for Anastasia themed episode

 

Ball shortlisted as Long's replacement on Cheers; Danson not thrilled

 

Janet Waldo determined to bring Marge back for proper sendoff; proposes pilot

 

Thibodeaux, Garrett tired of being mistaken for brothers.

 

Frawley selected grand Marshall of Pride Parade; world stunned

 

Desi Jr. declines role in "Behind the Candelabra"

 

Thompson makes it his life's ambition to make "Lucy" movie that will please Lucie Arnaz

 

Lohan signs on for "Mame" remake; Heigl rumoured to play Vera

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Dodds’ partner confesses: Vance was killed by escaped hatchet murderess in comic, ironic twist

 

Autopsy Shocker! Elvia was all man!

 

Duke, Thibodeaux, Sweet enter Hot Dog Lovers Anonymous

 

TLC launches Gordon, Meiser reality show – “Littlefield, Big World”

 

Green Acres’ stars at war after Arnold finds Pepper scarfing down a BLT

 

Ball in tears after learning Evil Camilla’s plan for TV’s royal baby

 

Sothern on rampage after Van Dyke sings “My Mother the Car” at Automotive Hall of Fame induction

 

Producer Morton fired after stunt casting inspiration at Deep Throat screening

 

Ball widower marries Bacall; disappointed she still wants new bath towels

 

Austerity watch as Philip is caught outside rustling ash cans

 

Bungle Abbey will be an instant classic, says Ball

 

Mass riots as fan opens Lucy-inspired “Kramer’s Kandy Kitchen”

 

Newly found documents pin Janet Waldo’s birth year as 1758!

 

Voice actress Waldo launches new skin care line

 

Ball questioned after performing Citizen’s Arrest on weak-chined Alice Pearce

 

Bell boys Bobby and Johnny demand legal rights for their forbidden love; “CALLLLLL FOR EQUAAAAAA-LI-TAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEE!” screams Plaintiff.

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Uh-Oh: Enraged Lucille Ball Jumps Into Studio Audience Screaming "I'm Gonna Kill That Bitch!" After Loud Audience Member Makes Comments on Fifteenth Consecutive Episode

 

Panic on Set on Family Sitcom I Love Lucy after 1940's nude pinup poses of William Frawley are Discovered and Published. "I was Broke and Needed to Drink!" He Cries!

 

Lucie Arnaz and Jim Bailey to Marry!! Matching Wedding Gowns Planned!!

 

Free contraception offered on Here's Lucy set the weeks actresses under 40 guest star!!

 

The Lucy Show ratings plunge amidst CBS' smash country sitcoms; network orders revamp with lead recast with Minnie Pearl

 

Long lost Betty White silent movie found in Swedish archive! Plays Valentino's mother!

 

Mothers-in-law star Roger C.Carmel: I'm Too Busy To Find a Girlfriend!

 

Aged actress Kathryn Card and Desi Arnaz Feud on I Love Lucy set as she stumbles on her lines. Exasperated Desi hits the roof to which Ms.Card responds "I may forget my lines but at least people can understand what the hell I'm saying!"

 

Lucie Arnaz signed for new sitcom of woman whose husband has sex change, "I Love Laurette".

 

Gale Gordon to Receive The William Powell award for Lifetime Achievement in Subtle Comedy

 

Ann Sothern storms out of Overeater's Anonymous Meeting huffing "I Thought they meant we could indulge in complete privacy!"

 

Life with Lucy writers sweep the Emmy awards!! Future plans include sweeping Hollywood and Vine

 

Charmed by Little Ricky, Elizabeth Patterson Announces She Plans to Have Baby of Her Own; William Frawley volunteers to be sperm donor, Desi Arnaz offers to help her the old-fashioned way

 

Disasterious Neil Diamond-Lucie Arnaz "Jazz Singer" remake reverts film history; studios to make silent films again.

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Mary Wickes greenroom tirade heard by audience due to misplaced microphone

 

Prop toilet accidentally used by Sothern to be refurbished

 

Morton's other cousins all clamoring for Lucy roles due to Gould's successful mooching

 

Ball, Kusley in huge fight; Lucy's wigs to have green hue for next several shows

 

Fidelman begins writing detailed "My Mother the Car" book

 

Desi Jr. caught wearing Ann-Margret's underwear!

 

Barra contracts hemmorhoids due to Bumpity Bump retakes

 

Ball wraps Mame; eyes Evita as next project

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Morton leaves ball for widowed Mary Livingston; winds up in broom closet

 

"Uh-oh" was recorded on secret bathroom microphone, says Mrs. Ball

 

Fresh off Sugar Babies, Miller pitches BWay revival of Too Many Girls

 

Johnsons step in to save Arnaz marriage; Evie proposes second spouse swap

 

Florence Henderson: From Danfield manicurist to The Brady Bunch Hour

 

Lansbury, Shaw join Snowmass ski colony

 

Ball in disastrous slope stumble

 

"How buying linens from a catalogue changed the last decade of my life!" By Lucille Ball

 

Six year old Katie Sweet taken to rehab after shooting Suzuki Beane pilot

 

Borgnine balls Ball, Merm nixes Lucy Show return

 

Judge rules all Peale marriages invalid, Lucy Fans rejoice

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FBI reports 78 Hazel Pierce sightings at 7-11s nationwide between 1968 and 1972

 

Lucy's stand-in found dazed in tool shed after four years on the lam; "I'm an angel!" she said, before being taken for psychiatric evaluation

 

Pierce given clean bill of mental health, new face ahead of Lucy & Jim Bailey

 

Pierce disappears again; also missing: Phyllis Diller wig, cigarette holder, squirrel dress

 

Reps deny Mary Wickes - Arnold Stang nuptuals

 

Sanders leaves Gabor, dumps Ball, shacks up with Nancy Walker

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Oh awesome, Lucy as Eva Peron. That'd be fun.

 

LOL, it'd be interesting all right!

 

Ball unsuccessfully urges Lloyd Webber to cast Arnaz as Peron

 

Ball orders Rice to desexualize his lyrics

 

Lloyd Webber unimpressed with Lucy's singing; signs Lisa Kirk to sing the 23 keys lowered score

 

Blonde wig unflattering; Eva now to be a redhead!

 

Madeline Kahn drops out of Mistress role; Jane Connell once again to take her place

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Lansbury sends flowers to Kael, other critics who mocked "Mame" movie

 

Bea Arthur on Gene Saks: "He's as bad at directing as he is in bed!"

 

Ball shortlisted to replace Arthur on The Golden Girls; Bea suddenly decides to stay

 

Radio City janitors mop up hundreds of tomatoes after "Mame" debut

 

Vivian Vance makes comeback in "Red Shoe Diaries"

 

Russell, Lansbury ticketed for burning Ball in effigy

 

Julie Andrews, Angela Lansbury now drinking buddies

 

Sondheim writing musical about Ball's life; tentatively titled "Better Herman than Me!"

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DeDe Ball Estate sues for "Uh-Oh" royalties

 

To compete with Laugh-In's Hawn, Here's Lucy hires Mary Wickes as "Bikini Girl"

 

Ann Miller stars in "Long Day's Journey Into Night," adds tap number

 

Lucy and Viv drop in on King of Siam; King vows "No More Paper Walls"

 

Ball's eyeballs get stuck after rolling them too hard at Elizabeth Ashley

 

National Society of Irvings protest 1960s Comedy Writers

 

*Unknown party steals wig from Lucy Museum*

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DeDe Ball Estate sues for "Uh-Oh" royalties

 

To compete with Laugh-In's Hawn, Here's Lucy hires Mary Wickes as "Bikini Girl"

 

Ann Miller stars in "Long Day's Journey Into Night," adds tap number

 

Lucy and Viv drop in on King of Siam; King vows "No More Paper Walls"

 

Ball's eyeballs get stuck after rolling them too hard at Elizabeth Ashley

 

National Society of Irvings protest 1960s Comedy Writers

 

*Unknown party steals wig from Lucy Museum*

 

these are all great, but I don't know the reference of the last one:

 

do we have a red-headed wig stealer amongst us??

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Sothern demands Arden must be twenty pounds heavier than her before doing pilot; Arden balks; Sothern walks

 

Wildcat star to do cabaret show; opening number: "Sweet Marihuana"

 

Joe Dy-no-mite: Jimmie Walker to play male lead in Wildcat revival

 

Bob Hope turns on household appliance; surprised not to find I Love Lucy

 

Florence Lake forgets the pill; gets in trouble after run in with Schwarzenegger on "Happy Anniversary" set

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