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For as acclaimed and successful as all her shows were, they only won six or seven Emmys total. What are some categories you'd like to see the shows (especially the later ones) win in?

 

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series:

  • Ethel's Birthday
  • Ricky Needs An Agent
  • Lucy Puts Up A TV Antenna
  • Lucy Buys A Boat
  • Lucy Conducts The Symphony
  • Lucy Meets The Berles
  • Lucy And Harry's Pot
  • Lucy Is NG as an RN
  • Where Is My Wandering Mother Tonight?

Outstanding Costume Design For A Series

  • The Fashion Show
  • Lucy Goes To Vegas

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

  • Lucy Gets Chummy With The Neighbors
  • Main Street, U.S.A.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Tallulah Bankhead- The Celebrity Next Door
  • Ethel Merman- Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman To Sing and Ethel Merman and The Boy Scout Show
  • Iris Adrian- Lucy Meets The Law
  • Totie Fields- Lucy, The Other Woman
  • Mary Wickes- Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

  • Dean Martin- Lucy Dates Dean Martin
  • Gary Morton- Lucy Takes Up Golf
  • Foster Brooks- Tipsy Through The Tulips

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Mary Jane Croft- Submitted Episode "Mary Jane's Boyfriend"

 

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For as acclaimed and successful as all her shows were, they only won six or seven Emmys total. What are some categories you'd like to see the shows (especially the later ones) win in?

 

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series:

  • Ethel's Birthday
  • Ricky Needs An Agent
  • Lucy Puts Up A TV Antenna
  • Lucy Buys A Boat
  • Lucy Conducts The Symphony
  • Lucy Meets The Berles
  • Lucy And Harry's Pot
  • Lucy Is NG as an RN
  • Where Is My Wandering Mother Tonight?

Outstanding Costume Design For A Series

  • The Fashion Show
  • Lucy Goes To Vegas

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

  • Lucy Gets Chummy With The Neighbors
  • Main Street, U.S.A.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Tallulah Bankhead- The Celebrity Next Door
  • Ethel Merman- Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman To Sing and Ethel Merman and The Boy Scout Show
  • Iris Adrian- Lucy Meets The Law
  • Totie Fields- Lucy, The Other Woman
  • Mary Wickes- Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

  • Dean Martin- Lucy Dates Dean Martin
  • Gary Morton- Lucy Takes Up Golf
  • Foster Brooks- Tipsy Through The Tulips

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Mary Jane Croft- Submitted Episode "Mary Jane's Boyfriend"

 

I LOVE this post/idea/line of thinking except for one GLARING example to which I can only think to reply, "You have GOT to be kidding"!!! :HALKING:

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I LOVE this post/idea/line of thinking except for one GLARING example to which I can only think to reply, "You have GOT to be kidding"!!! :HALKING:

Sometimes Emmy nominations are given for what is really an appreciation of a body of work rather than the cited performance, so I think Freddie was taking into account the other categories that Morton might have/should have been nominated for:

Most Innovative Set Design: Gary Morton for his 3/4" scale replica of a European street for Desilu  (had it ever been used in a production, that is).

Outstanding Uninvited Talk Show Crasher: for his many "surprise" appearances interrupting  interviews with Lucille Ball on various Merv Griffin Shows"

Outstanding Personality Who Essentially Plays Himself, the category revived from its one-time appearance in the 1957 Emmys: Gary Morton as Gary Morton:  "Lucy Meets Lucille Ball"

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Sometimes Emmy nominations are given for what is really an appreciation of a body of work rather than the cited performance, so I think Freddie was taking into account the other categories that Morton might have/should have been nominated for:

Most Innovative Set Design: Gary Morton for his 3/4" scale replica of a European street for Desilu  (had it ever been used in a production, that is).

Outstanding Uninvited Talk Show Crasher: for his many "surprise" appearances interrupting  interviews with Lucille Ball on various Merv Griffin Shows"

Outstanding Personality Who Essentially Plays Himself, the category revived from its one-time appearance in the 1957 Emmys: Gary Morton as Gary Morton:  "Lucy Meets Lucille Ball"

No that really was just a joke. But you bring up a good point. Why wasn't there an episode called "Lucy Goes To Tiny Euroland"?

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Outstanding Specialty Music Material

      "Steamboat Bessie"--Max Showalter

      "Main Street USA"- Mel Torme (although I'm loathe to give him a nomination)

      "The Squire's In His Inn" Bob Carroll, Madelyn Pugh, Larry Ornstein (?)

      "Poor Everybody Else"- Arthur Hamilton

      "Like Hep" Billy Barnes

      "Autograph Annie and Celebrity Lu" written by ?

 

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Variety Series or Special

      Lucille Ball "The Steve Lawrence Show"

      Lucille Ball  "The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball"

 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

      Richard Burton "Lucy Meets the Burtons"

      Jackie Coogan "Lucy's Tenant"

      Danny Thomas "Lucy Makes Room for.."

      Gale Gordon "Lucy Makes Room for...."

 

Oustanding Guest Actress in a Comedy

     Ginger Rogers "Ginger Rogers Comes to Tea" "Here's Lucy"

 

Outstanding Comedy Special

     "Lucy in London"

      "Lucy Makes Room for Danny" "Desilu Playhouse"

 

 

 

 

For as acclaimed and successful as all her shows were, they only won six or seven Emmys total. What are some categories you'd like to see the shows (especially the later ones) win in?

 

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series:

  • Ethel's Birthday
  • Ricky Needs An Agent
  • Lucy Puts Up A TV Antenna
  • Lucy Buys A Boat
  • Lucy Conducts The Symphony
  • Lucy Meets The Berles
  • Lucy And Harry's Pot
  • Lucy Is NG as an RN
  • Where Is My Wandering Mother Tonight?

Outstanding Costume Design For A Series

  • The Fashion Show
  • Lucy Goes To Vegas

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

  • Lucy Gets Chummy With The Neighbors
  • Main Street, U.S.A.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Tallulah Bankhead- The Celebrity Next Door
  • Ethel Merman- Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman To Sing and Ethel Merman and The Boy Scout Show
  • Iris Adrian- Lucy Meets The Law
  • Totie Fields- Lucy, The Other Woman
  • Mary Wickes- Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

  • Dean Martin- Lucy Dates Dean Martin
  • Gary Morton- Lucy Takes Up Golf
  • Foster Brooks- Tipsy Through The Tulips

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Mary Jane Croft- Submitted Episode "Mary Jane's Boyfriend"

 

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