ricky does the MOONWALK!!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

jasoncole · 08-17-2003, 08:54 PM

on the episode where lucy keeps pulling the emergency brake on the train, when the jewel thief points the gun at ricky, and lucy pulls the brake, ricky does this sliding move with his feet that looks like a dance step mabye he forgot where he was and thought he was at the club.Thats why i think MICHAEL JACKSON may have drawn on his style the way ricky pulls his hat over his eyes some of his arm movements and the style in general it all looks very familiar

Lodee · 08-17-2003, 09:24 PM

That is really funny. You might be right.

dawsongirl · 08-18-2003, 01:25 AM

Never noticed that before.

Mickey · 08-18-2003, 04:09 AM

Because he did dance a lot, and also for comic effect from time to time in skidding and things, he wore shoes with no grips on the soles. So Moonwalking, accidental or otherwise, is quite a possibility!

vedastone · 08-18-2003, 04:32 AM

Michael Jackson certainly didn't invent moonwalking. Cab Calloway was doing it forty years earlier. Ricky may have been influenced by Cab or others who did a similar step in the 30s and 40s. MJ's hat and arm movement style could have easily been inspired by Ricky - it's certainly likely he watched ILL as a kid.

jasoncole · 08-18-2003, 09:19 AM

your right there michael certainly didn't invent the moonwalk and ricky definetly wasn't the first it always amazes me that i can watch an episode of this show and still find goofs ,ad-libbs and other strange things i haven't heard of before certainly makes it more interesting to watch

DAWSONGIRL WOW THATS A LOT OF POSTS

:wave

SPLAIN · 08-18-2003, 11:21 AM

Him having gotten it from Cab Calloway makes sense too, they were from almost the same era and played the same venues.

crazyredhead · 08-18-2003, 03:47 PM

lol! cool! i gotta go back and watch that again. ive never noticed that before..u go my man..

LOL j/k

dawsongirl · 08-18-2003, 06:53 PM

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Originally posted by jasoncole
DAWSONGIRL WOW THATS A LOT OF POSTS

I've been here awhile.

SPLAIN · 08-19-2003, 10:59 AM

She was here when we still liked Gary!

Ricardos4ever · 08-19-2003, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by SPLAIN
She was here when we still liked Gary!

I never liked Gary......he doesn't look a thing like Desi!

*ShortCake* · 08-19-2003, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by Ricardos4ever
I never liked Gary......he doesn't look a thing like Desi!

ergh .. Gary =

SPLAIN · 08-19-2003, 02:13 PM

I know but SHE wanted quiet, of course she got DEAD! But still.

Mickey · 08-19-2003, 04:27 PM

Maybe the problem was that Gary couldn't Moonwalk?

SPLAIN · 08-19-2003, 04:32 PM

I'm only saying this because this is the only board i can mention it on, but i hear she at least had a very happy sex life with Gary, right up to the end, and that's nice to hear. That he wasn't just concerned with his GOLF balls! She might have been miserable career wise at the end, but at least she was comfortable with her OLD SHOE of a husband. A few weeks after she died, he was going with Eva Gabor, who left him because of his other love G O L F !

08-17-2003, 08:54 PM	#1
jasoncole Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Location: tasmania Posts: 226	ricky does the MOONWALK!!! on the episode where lucy keeps pulling the emergency brake on the train, when the jewel thief points the gun at ricky, and lucy pulls the brake, ricky does this sliding move with his feet that looks like a dance step mabye he forgot where he was and thought he was at the club.Thats why i think MICHAEL JACKSON may have drawn on his style the way ricky pulls his hat over his eyes some of his arm movements and the style in general it all looks very familiar

08-18-2003, 03:47 PM	#8
crazyredhead Seniorita Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: DIZZY LAND Posts: 715	lol! cool! i gotta go back and watch that again. ive never noticed that before..u go my man.. LOL j/k
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08-17-2003, 09:24 PM	#2
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	That is really funny. You might be right.

08-18-2003, 01:25 AM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Never noticed that before.

08-18-2003, 04:09 AM	#4
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Because he did dance a lot, and also for comic effect from time to time in skidding and things, he wore shoes with no grips on the soles. So Moonwalking, accidental or otherwise, is quite a possibility!

08-18-2003, 04:32 AM	#5
vedastone Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2002 Posts: 120	Michael Jackson certainly didn't invent moonwalking. Cab Calloway was doing it forty years earlier. Ricky may have been influenced by Cab or others who did a similar step in the 30s and 40s. MJ's hat and arm movement style could have easily been inspired by Ricky - it's certainly likely he watched ILL as a kid.

08-18-2003, 09:19 AM	#6
jasoncole Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Location: tasmania Posts: 226	your right there michael certainly didn't invent the moonwalk and ricky definetly wasn't the first it always amazes me that i can watch an episode of this show and still find goofs ,ad-libbs and other strange things i haven't heard of before certainly makes it more interesting to watch DAWSONGIRL WOW THATS A LOT OF POSTS :wave

08-18-2003, 11:21 AM	#7
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Him having gotten it from Cab Calloway makes sense too, they were from almost the same era and played the same venues.

08-19-2003, 10:59 AM	#10
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	She was here when we still liked Gary!

08-19-2003, 02:13 PM	#13
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	I know but SHE wanted quiet, of course she got DEAD! But still.

08-19-2003, 04:27 PM	#14
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Maybe the problem was that Gary couldn't Moonwalk?

08-19-2003, 04:32 PM	#15
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	I'm only saying this because this is the only board i can mention it on, but i hear she at least had a very happy sex life with Gary, right up to the end, and that's nice to hear. That he wasn't just concerned with his GOLF balls! She might have been miserable career wise at the end, but at least she was comfortable with her OLD SHOE of a husband. A few weeks after she died, he was going with Eva Gabor, who left him because of his other love G O L F !