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Larri Thomas

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𝑭𝒖𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓, 𝑳𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂 𝑯𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒐 𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝑽''𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒁𝒐𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 1970𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒔, 1966.

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Birthday Remembrances. Today, Jan 23, 1932 – Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (d. 2013) was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larri_Thomas)

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Lucy Helps Danny Thomas

S4;E7 ~ November 1, 1965

Synopsis

When Mr. Mooney hires Lucy to get some important papers signed at a TV studio, she finds herself dancing on Danny Thomas's TV show instead!

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney)

Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) does not appear in this episode.

Guest Cast

Danny Thomas (Himself) was born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz in 1912. His screen career began in 1947 but he was most famous for appearing on television in the long-running show “Make Room for Daddy” (1953-1964), which was shot at Desilu Studios.  When the series moved from ABC to CBS in 1957, Thomas and the cast starred in a rare TV cross-over with “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” titled “Lucy Makes Room for Danny.”  In return, Lucy and Desi turned up on Thomas's show.  Fifteen years later, Lucy and Danny did yet another cross-over when Lucy Carter of “Here's Lucy” appeared on “Make Room for Granddaddy.”  In addition, Thomas also played an aging artist on a 1973 episode of “Here's Lucy.”  Thomas is fondly remembered for founding St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is also father to actress Marlo Thomas. He died in 1999.

Dick Patterson (Marty King) previously played himself in “Lucy and the Beauty Doctor” (S3;E24). He made his Broadway debut in David Merrick’s Vintage '60 and served as a replacement for Dick Van Dyke in the original cast of Bye Bye Birdie. He went on to appear opposite Carol Burnett in Fade Out, Fade In (1964) and his last musical was Smile (1986), a spoof of beauty pageants. Although he is billed here as playing himself, Patterson was never the host of a hidden camera show. He was in the film musicals Can’t Stop the Music (1980), Grease (1978), and Grease 2 (1982). In September 1966, Patterson and his wife Gita were seen on “Lucy Week” of the game show “Password” along with other “Lucy Show” performers. Patterson will appear in four episodes of “Here’s Lucy” - all in character roles. He died in 1999 at the age of 70.

Mickey Manners (Messenger) was born Solomon Shapiro in 1925. He was a nightclub performer who was friends with Jerry Lewis and appeared in a number of his films. He will make one appearance on “Here's Lucy” in 1969.  

Miriam Nelson (Miriam / choreographer, above left) made her Broadway debut in 1938. She eventually became a Hollywood dancer and choreographer and married fellow dancer Gene Nelson. She acted as choreographer for this episode as well as “Lucy in the Music World” (S4;E3) and “Lucy and the Golden Greek” (S4;E2).  

Larri Thomas (Sally, above right) was a dancer and actress who had appeared in the stage to screen musical transfers of Guys and Dolls (1955), The Pajama Game (1955), South Pacific (1958) and The Music Man (1962). She played 'Miss Hairdo' in “Lucy Wants a Career,” a 1959 episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.”  She also worked as one of Lucille Ball’s stand-ins. 

The character is never addressed by name in the dialogue.

Sid Gould (Elevator Operator) made more than 45 appearances on “The Lucy Show,” all as background characters. He also did 40 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.” Gould (born Sydney Greenfader) was Lucille Ball’s cousin by marriage to Gary Morton. Gould was married to Vanda Barra, who also appeared on “The Lucy Show” starting in 1967, as well as on “Here’s Lucy.”

Four other uncredited female dancers are part of the show.

The date this episode first aired (November 1, 1965) “The Lucy Show” was followed by an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” (which was filmed at Desilu Studios) featured Eddie Quillan and Herb Vigran, who were seen on the previous week's “Lucy Show,” “Lucy and the Countess Have a Horse Guest” (S4;E6).

This is a reciprocal appearance for Lucille Ball appearing on Thomas’s “The Wonderful World of Burlesque II” on NBC on December 8, 1965.

At the beginning of this episode, Mr. Mooney hires Lucy as a part-time secretary at the Westland Bank. Mr. Mooney pays Lucy $14 a day. In a few weeks, he will hire her full time. This is the relationship that Lucy will have with Mr. Mooney (as well as with Harrison J. Carter on “Here's Lucy”) for the remainder of their screen careers. Some syndicated versions cut this scene. 

Lucy is supposed to deliver the bank papers to Mr. Katz at the television studio. Oscar Katz was executive in charge of production at Desilu.

Citing her qualifications, Lucy says she was private secretary for Mr. Miller, president of Pop Records, for a whole week. This is a reference to “Lucy in the Music World” (S4;E3) where Lou Krugman played Miller and Mel Torme appeared as Mel Tinker.

Lucy is sent by Mr. Mooney to the TV studio where they are rehearsing “The Danny Thomas Show.”  Although this is not a real TV program, Thomas did host “The Danny Thomas Hour” for 22 episodes in 1967.  

The TV studio hallway has large black and white framed photos of TV stars: Lassie, Andy Griffith, and Jim Neighbors. In 1963, Danny Thomas served as Executive Producer for “The Andy Griffith Show,” which was shot on the Desilu backlot as was “Gomer Pyle: USMC” starring Jim Neighbors. Both were spin-offs of his show. “Lassie” aired on CBS from 1954 to 1971.

Lucy says that back in Danfield she played the lead in a play once – outside in the summer time. This means it wasn't Cleopatra, which was indoors. 

During rehearsals, Danny Thomas speaks to the unseen piano accompanist: “Wilbur? Shall we hatch it?” He is making a pun on the name of “The Lucy Show” composer Wilbur Hatch (above) who is probably playing the piano off screen.  

“Broadway Melody” was written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed for the 1929 musical film of the same name (above). It was the first sound picture to win an Oscar.  

Like Lucy's frequent co-star Bob Hope, Danny Thomas also makes jokes about the size of his nose.  

Lucy says she loves the way Danny Thomas says “And away we go!” which is actually Jackie Gleason's famous catch phrase. Gleason will make a wordless cameo appearance on “Here's Lucy.”  

The episode ends without knowing if Lucy ever got the important bank papers signed by the (never seen) Mr. Katz or whether she is fired, as Mr. Mooney promised she would be, for failing to get them signed and returned by 3pm.

Callbacks!

Lucy attempting to come down a staircase wearing an extremely heavy headdress is recycled directly from the “I Love Lucy” episode “Lucy Gets into Pictures” (ILL S4;E18). Lucy repeats some of the same dialogue and comic business she did in 1955.

Lucy Ricardo also messed up a chorus line of experienced dancers in “The Diet” (ILL S1;E3).

Blooper Alerts!

Redecorating! Mr. Mooney's office will change constantly over the next few months, getting larger and more luxurious each week until its layout is frozen in the next season.

Resume Update! Lucy tells Danny Thomas that this is the first show she's ever been in. She apparently has forgotten that she appeared as a singer on “Wing Ding” in “Lucy in the Music World” (S4;E3).  

“Lucy Helps Danny Thomas” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5

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“Guys and Dolls”, 1955. 

Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson. 

Goldwyn Girl: Madelyn Darrow, Jann Darlyn, Larri Thomas, June Kirby, Pat Sheehan and Barbara Brent.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 

Cinematography: Harry Stradling. 

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