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bb25 · 10-09-2003, 10:16 PM

I was wondering...are there any 4th, 5th or 6th season eps that actually take place in Lucy's apartment? Out of all the 5th season eps I've seen, it seems more of just a change of scenery set than anything truly lived in or made to look real, etc...most of the action seems to take place at the bank or wherever Lucy seems to be. Even more rare is the kitchen set in her apartment. I've seen maybe 2 glimpses of it out of about 35 episodes...why wasn't her house used as often? And since I haven't seen the 4th & 6th seasons thoroughly, were there any during those years that centered around it? Any extra input appreciated!

PracTz · 10-10-2003, 03:51 PM

Good question- and Fidelman's 'T Lucy Book' points out that we only saw Lucy Carmichael's bedroom ONE time during the whole six years. ..and THAT was back in Danfield not LA!
It seems the LA apartment had a single bedroom with only room for a small mattress as evinced by the number of times we'd see Lucy camped on on her couch when folks like her aunt (the wonderful Mary Wickes) came to visit- but (like 'The Honeymooners' Kramdens bedroom) we never SAW it!

Amber8611 · 10-10-2003, 09:36 PM

It had to have more than one bedroom though, because Carol Bradford (?) was Lucy's roomate for a couple episodes. Those were the two where Carol Burnett was a guest star. Whatever happened to her character anyway?

bb25 · 10-11-2003, 12:49 AM

Who knows...the next season she was Carol Tilford!

623e68thst · 11-12-2003, 09:42 PM

I have trouble picturing what the Danfield set would look like from the studio audience.

Would they be looking at the wall with the front door? Or the wall with the staircase?

Do any pictures exist that would show this?

YELLOW11 · 07-29-2010, 02:35 AM

I'd like to resurrect this topic? WAS there an episode that took place entirely in the California apartment?

Larry Surrell · 07-29-2010, 08:20 PM

I don't remember any episodes that took place entirely in Lucy's apartment, but a great deal of "Lucy and Phil Harris" did. Lucy kept Phil Harris from leaving her apartment by hiding his pants!

LittleRickyII · 07-29-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Surrell

I don't remember any episodes that took place entirely in Lucy's apartment, but a great deal of "Lucy and Phil Harris" did. Lucy kept Phil Harris from leaving her apartment by hiding his pants!

It seems like quite a lot of time was spent in the apartment in the fourth season. She didn't go to work for Mr. Mooney until the 7th episode, and even then (at least during the 4th season) it was just a part-time job. Most of the episodes in the fourth season had at least one scene in the apartment, and in several of the episodes most of the action took place in her apartment. I'm thinking there were probably ten episodes in the fourth season where we saw her kitchen. We even got to see her back patio that season, as well as the community laundry room. And in one episode, we got to see inside the apartment of one of her neighbors. The fifth and sixth seasons had more action in the office and less in the apartment. Lucy's bedroom remained elusive all along.

lplucyfan · 10-09-2010, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by PracTz

Good question- and Fidelman's 'T Lucy Book' points out that we only saw Lucy Carmichael's bedroom ONE time during the whole six years. ..and THAT was back in Danfield not LA!

Fidelman's book contains numerous errors. Lucy's bedroom was seen a second time in season 3, "Lucy and the Monsters". Though it looks a lot like what is previously seen as Viv's room, from the dialog it is clear that it's Lucy's.

jehobden · 10-12-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lplucyfan

Fidelman's book contains numerous errors. Lucy's bedroom was seen a second time in season 3, "Lucy and the Monsters". Though it looks a lot like what is previously seen as Viv's room, from the dialog it is clear that it's Lucy's.

Fidelman went to great pains to point out errors in other books about Lucy's sitcoms, but he made another error in misidentifying which of Roberta Sherwood's sons appeared w/ her in Lucy Show Season 2. She appeared w/ son Robert Lanning on this show, not her older, taller son, Jerry Lanning, who had appeared on Dick Van Dyke's Season 1 ep "The Twizzle".

lplucyfan · 10-12-2010, 10:15 PM

While we're picking on Fidelman, one of the biggest errors in his book is listing "Carol + 2" as airing January 15, 1967. This was actually the repeat airing. The special originally aired almost a year earlier, on March 22, 1966. Maybe we should start a new thread on this

Benno123 · 10-13-2010, 05:29 PM

Fidelman's book is to be updated and reprinted by Bear Media but no date has been mentioned yet. This will probably include corrections to updates, as well as recently discovered Lucy TV appearances as well.

From the Bear Media website:

http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id447.html

McGillicuddy · 10-13-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bb25

Who knows...the next season she was Carol Tilford!

She was also Carol Krausmeyer at some point!

TV Knowledge Fan · 10-17-2010, 10:39 PM

...was slightly altered from episode to episode, depending upon the evening's plot. Often, it was merely used as a "starting point" from which Lucy Carmichael's latest misadventure would unfold. Other times, as in the 1967 episode where she refreshes Don Rickles on the art of boxing, the set was slightly expanded to take advantage of such scenes. But to me, it was never presented the same way twice...

biffbronson · 10-18-2010, 02:42 PM

Yes, the Don Rickles episode you mention is the one that came to mind when I saw this topic. I'm going to watch the Robert Goulet episode again to see if much time is spent in the apartment that time.

10-09-2003, 10:16 PM	#1
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Lucy's California apartment... I was wondering...are there any 4th, 5th or 6th season eps that actually take place in Lucy's apartment? Out of all the 5th season eps I've seen, it seems more of just a change of scenery set than anything truly lived in or made to look real, etc...most of the action seems to take place at the bank or wherever Lucy seems to be. Even more rare is the kitchen set in her apartment. I've seen maybe 2 glimpses of it out of about 35 episodes...why wasn't her house used as often? And since I haven't seen the 4th & 6th seasons thoroughly, were there any during those years that centered around it? Any extra input appreciated!

10-17-2010, 10:39 PM	#14
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Lucy's Los Angeles apartment setting... ...was slightly altered from episode to episode, depending upon the evening's plot. Often, it was merely used as a "starting point" from which Lucy Carmichael's latest misadventure would unfold. Other times, as in the 1967 episode where she refreshes Don Rickles on the art of boxing, the set was slightly expanded to take advantage of such scenes. But to me, it was never presented the same way twice...

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10-10-2003, 03:51 PM	#2
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Good question- and Fidelman's 'T Lucy Book' points out that we only saw Lucy Carmichael's bedroom ONE time during the whole six years. ..and THAT was back in Danfield not LA! It seems the LA apartment had a single bedroom with only room for a small mattress as evinced by the number of times we'd see Lucy camped on on her couch when folks like her aunt (the wonderful Mary Wickes) came to visit- but (like 'The Honeymooners' Kramdens bedroom) we never SAW it!

10-10-2003, 09:36 PM	#3
Amber8611 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 188	It had to have more than one bedroom though, because Carol Bradford (?) was Lucy's roomate for a couple episodes. Those were the two where Carol Burnett was a guest star. Whatever happened to her character anyway?

10-11-2003, 12:49 AM	#4
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Who knows...the next season she was Carol Tilford!

11-12-2003, 09:42 PM	#5
623e68thst Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 24, 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 28	I have trouble picturing what the Danfield set would look like from the studio audience. Would they be looking at the wall with the front door? Or the wall with the staircase? Do any pictures exist that would show this?

07-29-2010, 02:35 AM	#6
YELLOW11 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 19, 2007 Posts: 54	I'd like to resurrect this topic? WAS there an episode that took place entirely in the California apartment?

07-29-2010, 08:20 PM	#7
Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	I don't remember any episodes that took place entirely in Lucy's apartment, but a great deal of "Lucy and Phil Harris" did. Lucy kept Phil Harris from leaving her apartment by hiding his pants!

10-12-2010, 10:15 PM	#11
lplucyfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 13, 2008 Location: LA Posts: 9	While we're picking on Fidelman, one of the biggest errors in his book is listing "Carol + 2" as airing January 15, 1967. This was actually the repeat airing. The special originally aired almost a year earlier, on March 22, 1966. Maybe we should start a new thread on this

10-13-2010, 05:29 PM	#12
Benno123 Jenna Fischer Rocks My World!! Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,036	Fidelman's book is to be updated and reprinted by Bear Media but no date has been mentioned yet. This will probably include corrections to updates, as well as recently discovered Lucy TV appearances as well. From the Bear Media website: http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id447.html