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rezny717 · 09-20-2011, 08:27 PM

Did Lucille Ball,Vivian Vance,Gale Gordon,Roy Roberts,or any of the other cast members of both formats,play dual roles on the show?

LittleRickyII · 09-21-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rezny717

Did Lucille Ball,Vivian Vance,Gale Gordon,Roy Roberts,or any of the other cast members of both formats,play dual roles on the show?

Only Roy Roberts and Mary Jane Croft, unless you count people like Carole Cook as regulars, too.

TV Knowledge Fan · 10-04-2011, 12:16 PM

...she appeared with Lucy as far back as her radio series, "MY FAVORITE HUSBAND", in occasional guest starring roles. She became one of Lucy's favorite "cronies" (along with Mary Wickes and Barbara Pepper), and appeared occasionally on "I L0VE LUCY" before her regular appearances as "Betty Ramsey" towards the end of the series, in 1957. Then, when Mary Jane's husband, Elliott Lewis, began producing "THE LUCY SHOW", she again made several appearances as "Audrey", one of Lucy Carmichael's friends in Danfield. Elliott eventually left the series, but she didn't: when Lucy Carmichael needed a "new best friend" in Los Angeles, in the fall of 1965 (after Vivian Vance's departure, and Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell didn't quite work out), Lucy insisted that Mary Jane fill the role. So, she appeared as a slightly fictional version of herself...as "Mary Jane Lewis"...even when "THE LUCY SHOW" became "HERE'S LUCY" in 1968.

09-20-2011, 08:27 PM	#1
rezny717 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2011 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 659	On "The Lucy Show" Did Lucille Ball,Vivian Vance,Gale Gordon,Roy Roberts,or any of the other cast members of both formats,play dual roles on the show?

10-04-2011, 12:16 PM	#3
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	A word about Mary Jane Croft... ...she appeared with Lucy as far back as her radio series, "MY FAVORITE HUSBAND", in occasional guest starring roles. She became one of Lucy's favorite "cronies" (along with Mary Wickes and Barbara Pepper), and appeared occasionally on "I L0VE LUCY" before her regular appearances as "Betty Ramsey" towards the end of the series, in 1957. Then, when Mary Jane's husband, Elliott Lewis, began producing "THE LUCY SHOW", she again made several appearances as "Audrey", one of Lucy Carmichael's friends in Danfield. Elliott eventually left the series, but she didn't: when Lucy Carmichael needed a "new best friend" in Los Angeles, in the fall of 1965 (after Vivian Vance's departure, and Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell didn't quite work out), Lucy insisted that Mary Jane fill the role. So, she appeared as a slightly fictional version of herself...as "Mary Jane Lewis"...even when "THE LUCY SHOW" became "HERE'S LUCY" in 1968.