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Ted Eccles and Scott Jacoby in Bad Ronald
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DR. SHRINKER (1976)
RIP JIMMY GARRETT
1954-2021
James Coleman Garrett was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 1954. Garrett is best known for playing Jerry Carmichael, the son of Lucille Ball’s Lucy Carmichael on “The Lucy Show”.
Before being cast by Lucy, a six year-old Garrett made his screen debut on a December 1960 episode of “The Twilight Zone” (a show that began on “The Westinghouse-Desilu Playhouse) as a child who begs a down-and-out street corner Santa (Art Carney) for "a big turkey pot Christmas dinner".
A year later he was seen in the feature film The Second Time Around playing Debbie Reynolds’s son. The film also featured Andy Griffith.
In March 1962, he played the son of Shirley Mitchell (Lucy’s Marion Strong), new neighbors on “Mr. Ed.”
In early 1962 Desilu purchased the rights to “Suzuki Beane”, a book written in 1961 by Sandra Scoppettone. A television pilot was made, with Katie Sweet as Suzuki and Jimmy Garrett as Henry, but the series was not picked up. It was to be part of a Victor Borge-hosted anthology series. No doubt this pilot was instrumental in Garrett being cast on “The Lucy Show.”
During the summer of 1962, Garrett was cast as Lucy Carmichael’s son, Jimmy. He was a regular character for seasons one and two, a recurring character in season three, and then disappeared from the series. During Garrett’s audition, Ball loved the way Garrett delivered his lines. Vivian Vance once noted that Jimmy had the “Fred Mertz” lines!
Garrett’s image appeared on the box cover for “The Lucy Show” Game. The game was suggested for ages 9 to adult, so technically Garrett was not old enough to play when it was first issued.
His character was even in “The Lucy Show” Gold Key Comic Books, although Jerry was given blue hair!
Paper dolls! Here his hair color is correct, but the pose is odd!
Garrett was immortalized by legendary illustrator Robert Thompson.
Garrett did 54 episodes of the series from 1962 to 1965.
During season 1, he does not appear in episode 27.
During season 2, he does not appear in episodes 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 16, 17, 20, 24, 25, 27 and 28.
During season 3, he does not appear in episodes 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25 and 26.
During season 4 he appeared in two episodes.
BEING ‘JERRY’ WITH A CAPITAL ‘B’!
Breakfast with the Brood!
Biking through the living room!
Beethoven!
Big voices “buzz around buzz around”!
“I’ll bet we’re the only people in the world two have two Christmas trees. One is green and one is - you’ll pardon the expression - white.” ~ Jerry Carmichael
Baby New Year 1962!
Badge Boys! Junior Firefighters finding poor wiring.
Buy this! Doing an ‘in character’ commercial for Jell-O with Vivian Vance and Ralph Hart.
Biding their time while the plumber installs a shower in their room, Jerry says that at the YMCA, “They frown on filth!”
Boxing Pip Corn!
Black Eyes & Bruises!
Band of Boy Scouts!
A back and forth brew-ha-ha about how to measure rocket fuel! (Seriously!)
Baseball! (Although this is the first time Garrett is on the series in color, CBS aired the episode in black and white.)
His Best Buddy! With Barry Livingston as Arnold Mooney #1.
Bedtime!
Blue boy in a blue uniform!
Big time sub fans!
Bandages! Lucy and Viv practice their nursing skills on the boys.
Broadway Birdies go “bob-bob-bobin’ along” with Ethel Merman.
Borscht Belt Boy Scout! Telling a joke during the Boy Scout Show.
Blaring the Beatles!
Bunkhouse at camp!
Boy in the band! With Ted Eccles as Arnold Mooney #2.
Book Look!
Boo Blaster!
Beau Brummels! For the entrance of the Countess!
When Lucy and Mr. Mooney relocate to California in season 4, Jimmy Garrett is in the first episode, but then Jerry is packed off to Boarding school - this time for good. Well, almost...
Jerry comes home for the holidays in 1964 to join Mr. Mooney and the Bank’s choir, conducted by Lucy. This is Garrett’s final appearance in the role.
As Garrett’s commitment to Lucy came to an end, he did a day playing a paper boy on “Burke’s Law” (1963-66) an ABC crime drama starring Gene Barry and Sal Mineo.
During this same time, he appeared on an episode of “My Three Sons” (1960-72) appearing opposite his Barry Livingston, who played Jerry Carmichael’s best friend Arnold Mooney, and Don Grady, who played Chris Carmichael’s boyfriend Bill in “Lucy is a Chaperone” (TLS S1;E27), although Garrett did not appear in that episode. The series was filmed on the Desilu lot.
In 1966, Garrett’s character came back in name only - although it wasn’t the right name! When Lucy receives a letter from her son in the beginning of this episode, she calls him ‘Jimmy’ instead of correctly calling him 'Jerry.’ According to Geoffrey Mark Fidelman’s The Lucy Book, when Lucille Ball was handed the script for the first time, she complained that they had used the wrong name. She was reminded that it was 'Jimmy’ Garrett who played 'Jerry’ Carmichael. Ball still insisted that she was right and the reference was left as 'Jimmy.’ However it came about, it certainly is one of the biggest mistakes of the series.
In 1966, Garrett played a British Hooligan in the feature film Munster Go Home.
His final acting credit, also in 1966, was courtesy of Desi Arnaz. He was cast in the pilot of “The Carol Channing Show,” but the show was not picked up for series. It was then - at age 12 - he left acting for good. But not show business....
As an adult, he worked first as a talent agent, and then a production accountant. He has been behind the scenes in such popular shows as “America’s Next Top Model,” “The Apprentice” and “Shark Tank.”
Garrett was profiled in the 2016 book X Child Stars: Where Are They Now? by Kathy Garver and Fred Ascher. He often attends various meet and greets and collectibles shows, giving interviews and signing autographs. An interview with adult Garrett is a bonus feature on the season one “Lucy Show” DVDs.
In 2015 he was recognized by the Southern California Motion Picture Council for his contributions to the entertainment industry.
Jimmy Garrett died of complications from diabetes at age 66. He was father to two children, Amelie and Spencer, from his marriage to ex wife, Laura Johansen.
Lucy the Choirmaster
S4;E14~ December 13, 1965
Directed by Maury Thompson
Written by Bob O’Brien, Lila Garrett, Bernie Kahn
Synopsis
Lucy celebrates her first Christmas in California. To continue a tradition she started in Danfield, she convinces Mr. Mooney to allow carolers to perform at the bank.
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
Lloyd Corrigan (Proprietor of the Christmas Tree Lot) was a portly character actor who played bit parts in silent movies before switching his attention to writing and directing. He returned to acting in the 1940s, appearing in two films with Lucille Ball. He first appeared as Mr. Holly in “Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna” (S1;E9). This is his final appearance on the series.
Teddy Eccles (Barry, left) previously played Mr. Mooney’s son Arnold in “Lucy’s Contact Lenses” (S3;E10). He began his show business career at the age of 4 and was 9 years old when he first appeared on “The Lucy Show.” His last screen appearance was in 1977 and is now producing for television. This is his final appearance on the series.
Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael, second from left) was part of the original regular cast of “The Lucy Show” having appeared in 54 episodes as Lucy's son, Jerry. This is his final appearance on the series.
Robert Roter (Newton, second from right) was a child actor making his only appearance on the series.
Michael Blake (Malcolm, right) was a child actor whose career began at age two. He is now an Emmy-winning make-up artist.
Theodore Miller (Stanley, Singer on Skates) was a child actor making his TV debut. He would do one episode of “Family Affair” in 1968 before leaving the business. Miller was one of the few African Americans seen on “The Lucy Show.”
The final credits list Miller as playing Lenny, despite Lucy calling him Stanley.
Sid Gould (Charley) 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.”
The final credits list Gould as playing Joe, despite Llloyd Corrigan calling him Charley.
St. Charles Boys Choir was conducted by Paul Salamunovich. He served as Director of Music at St. Charles Borromeo Church in North Hollywood, California, for 60 years between 1949 and 2009. Later that year, they formed the Disneyland Boys Choir, with which Salamunovich recorded the It's a Small World album of folk songs still sold at Disney theme parks.
“The Lucy Show” previously recruited local boys to participate in their sports team-themed episodes. The series’ first Christmas episode in 1962 featured the (uncredited) Mitchell Boys Choir.
Other uncredited extras play the concert spectators and a passerby with a dog at the Christmas tree lot. Lucy rattles off the other boys names: Milton, Bruce, Lester, Steve, Walter, Jeff, Nelson, Homer, Lloyd, and Linden, although it is difficult to know if these were their real names or names contrived by the writers.
This was the 100th episode of “The Lucy Show” filmed, but only the 98th aired.
The same evening this episode first aired, the final episode of “The Steve Lawrence Show” aired at 10pm on CBS. Lucille Ball guest-starred on the premiere episode in September 1965, but the series was cancelled after just 14 episodes.
This is one of two Christmas-themed episodes of “The Lucy Show.” The first was “Together for Christmas” (S1;E13) during season one when the Carmichaels lived with Viv and Sherman Bagley in Danfield, New York.
Lucy reminds Mr. Mooney that back in Danfield she used to bring carolers around for charity. Although carolers were part of “Together for Christmas” (S1;E13), Mr. Mooney had not arrived in Danfield at the time, so she must be referring to something not depicted on screen.
Mr. Mooney's office is full of two dozen colorfully wrapped Christmas presents. Among others, he has bought presents for Doris Brown, his Aunt Clara (an umbrella), and his nephew (a baseball bat). He bought Lucy a hand-knit sweater imported from Italy but insists she return it to pay for new gift wrap when she messes up his system of gift tags.
Lucy reminds us that she is a widow who lives alone. Although daughter Chris is not in the episode and not mentioned by name, Lucy does say she bought gifts for the children (plural).
The red dress Lucy wears for the choir concert is the same one she will wear as Helen North on her first date with Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) in the film Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968).Lucille also wore it when posing with her family for their 1965 Christmas card picture but Lucy forgot to order the cards!
Mr. Mooney compares himself to Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge was a miserly banker, the central character of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The book was also mentioned in the 1962 Christmas episode as something Lucy’s father read to her every year.
Lucy rehearses the choir in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, pantomiming along to cue the boys. The choir uses the lyric “three red hens” instead of the more traditional “three French hens.” The song, published in England in 1780 without music as a chant or rhyme, is thought to be French in origin.
The choir sings “For He's A Jolly Good Fellow” for Mr. Mooney twice. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is the second-most popular song in the English language, following "Happy Birthday to You" and "Auld Lang Syne” (which is partly in Welsh).
Callbacks!
Desilu started doing a Christmas tag at the end of “I Love Lucy” in 1951. In 1956 they fleshed out the tag to a full episode featuring clips. It did not enter syndication and wasn’t seen again until 1989 when the wrap-around segments (but not the clips) were colorized. The fully colorized episode was seen in 1990 and has become a holiday staple for CBS, airing along with a newly colorized “I Love Lucy” favorite.
Blooper Alerts!
Lost Traditions! In “Together for Christmas” (S1;E13, top), Lucy stated that she traditionally has popcorn strings and candy canes decorating her Christmas tree. Here, just three years later, both traditions are absent.
Puberty! Newton's voice changes mid-song. In his argument with Barry his voice is natural, but a minute later during “The Twelve Days of Christmas” his voice is suddenly cracking in both song and dialogue.
“Lucy the Choirmaster” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5
Lucy at Marineland
S4;E1 ~ September 13, 1965
Synopsis
Lucy moves to California and enrolls Jerry in Military School. When she discovers the students are about to go on a field trip to Marineland for Jimmy Piersall day, Lucy and Mr. Mooney take Jerry along, too. Jerry's autographed ball rolls into a pool and Lucy must swim with dolphins to retrieve it!
Regular Cast
Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney)
Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) joins the show as a regular cast member this season, but she does not appear in this episode.
Guest Cast
Harvey Korman (Major Grayson) previously played stockbroker Mr. Phillips in “Lucy the Stockholder” (S3;E25) and Mr. Slater, the Camp Director in “Lucy, the Camp Cook” (S3;E6). Korman is best known as a cast member of “The Carol Burnett Show” (1967-1977), four episodes of which featured Lucille Ball. He will make two more appearances on “The Lucy Show.” In 1977 he had his own show on ABC which lasted just one season. At the time of this episode he was a regular on “The Danny Kaye Show” (1963-67) which aired Friday nights on CBS.
Jimmy Piersall (Himself) was a professional baseball player. At the time, he was with the Los Angeles Angels (soon to be California Angels). Piersall fought a well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of the 1955 book and 1957 film Fear Strikes Out. He retired from the game in 1967.
Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael) was part of the original regular cast of “The Lucy Show” having appeared in 54 episodes. He will make just one more appearance on the series.
Robert S. Carson (Mr. Potter) was a busy Canadian-born character actor making the third of his six appearances on the series. He also made five appearances on “Here’s Lucy.”
Ted Eccles (Harold) previously played Mr. Mooney's son Arnold in “Lucy's Contact Lenses” (S3;E10). He began his show business career at the age of 4 and was 9 years old when he first appeared on “The Lucy Show.” He will make one more appearance on the series. His last screen appearance was in 1977 and is now producing for television.
The military school student shows Lucy and Jerry into Major Grayson's office. He is referred to simply as Corporal.
George Barrows (Bruiser) played a gorilla in his very first screen credit, Tarzan and His Mate (1934). He donned a gorilla suit 18 more times from 1954 to 1978. His final simian character was on “The Incredible Hulk.” This is his second appearance on “The Lucy Show” but his first out of the ape suit.
The character is sitting in the Marineland grandstands with his girlfriend. He is not called by name.
Larry Clark was Marineland's animal trainer. This is his only screen credit. Richard Williams was Marineland's announcer.
Some of the spectators at Marineland are played by:
Lucie Arnaz is the real-life 14 year-old daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. She was born in 1951 just before the premiere of “I Love Lucy.” Lucie played Chris's friend Cynthia in several earlier episodes of the series but she made her first (uncredited) appearance in “Lucy is a Referee” (S1;E3) as one of the spectators at the football game. Lucie also appeared with her mother and brother Desi Jr. on “Here’s Lucy.”
Desi Arnaz Jr. is the real-life 12 year-old son of Lucille Ball. His birth was worked into the plot of “I Love Lucy,” although Desi Jr. never played the role of Little Ricky Ricardo. His first series appearance was as one of the pee-wee football players in “Lucy is a Referee (S1;E3) although he played Jerry's friend Billy Simmons in four episodes. He later appeared with his mother and sister on “Here’s Lucy.”
Hans Moebus was a German-born actor who appeared as an uncredited background performer in hundreds of movies and TV shows, including the Lucille Ball films DuBarry Was a Lady (1943), A Woman of Distinction (1950) and The Facts of Life (1960). He was seen on the dock during the “I Love Lucy” episode “Bon Voyage” (ILL S5;E13). Moebus was previously part of the riverboat chorus in “Lucy Meets Arthur Godfrey” (S3;E23).
Monty O'Grady was first seen with Lucille Ball in The Long, Long Trailer (1953) and played a passenger on the S.S. Constitution in “Second Honeymoon” (ILL S5;E14). He was a traveler at the airport when “The Ricardos Go to Japan” (1959). He made a dozen appearances on the series and a half dozen more on “Here’s Lucy.”
For season four the series has a new 'kaleidoscope' opening credit sequence designed by Howard Anderson, Jr., who was also responsible for the 'heart' opening of “I Love Lucy.” As in previous seasons, the theme music was composed by Wilbur Hatch, who was the show's musical director, a role he also performed on “I Love Lucy.”
Maury Thompson takes over as director from Jack Donohue. He will be director of record for all of seasons four and five. Donohue returns to direct all but the first episode of season six. When Vivian Vance departed the series, Thompson came to Lucy with the idea for a new show: Lucy inherited a magazine, with Gale Gordon as its managing director. Ultimately, it was easier to sell a re-formatted “The Lucy Show” than an all new Lucy show.
This is the first episode of “The Lucy Show” to be broadcast by CBS in color. Seasons two and three were filmed in color, but aired in black and white.
Lucy explains that she and Jerry have moved to Southern California to be closer to Chris, who is attending college there. Vivian Bagley re-married to a man named Vern Bunson and remained in Danfield. Lucy says that Sherman is enjoying having a new dad. Mr. Mooney has also made the move West. He was given a choice between the state of California and the state of unemployment and chose the former.
Lucy enrolls Jerry at the Los Angeles Military Academy. Although an institution by this name existed at the turn of the 20th century, the name was probably chosen to help reinforce the show's new location. The last time Jerry was enrolled in military school on the East Coast it was called the Longridge Academy, although students and uniforms were provided by the real-life Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.
Lucy's trust fund has been transferred to the Westland Bank in Hollywood, coincidentally the same bank where Mr. Mooney has been re-assigned.
Marineland on the Pacific was a public oceanarium and tourist attraction located on then Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California. When it opened in 1954, one year before Disneyland, Marineland was the world's largest oceanarium. In 1987 it was purchased by the owners of Sea World, who moved the popular killer whales and other animals to their San Diego facility and abruptly closed Marineland.
CBS had previously arranged location shoots at Marineland for “The Munsters” and “The Beverley Hillbillies.” Coincidentally, Sid Gould, Gary Morton's cousin and a bit player in 45 episodes of “The Lucy Show,” played the Munsters' Marineland tour guide.
This is the first time the cast of “The Lucy Show” has left the studio for location shooting. The weather was unusually cold during the shoot. For the scenes in the water tank, Lucille Ball wore a wet suit under her clothes. The wet suit recently came up for auction with a top bid of $800.
The Marineland show begins with Bubbles the whale unfurling the American flag. Bubbles was the first pilot whale every captured for display.
Lucy says before marrying and settling down she was a secretary, a cashier, a telephone operator, a saleslady, a waitress and a librarian – all during her two week stay in New York City.
Mr. Mooney agrees to leave work and drive Lucy and Jerry to Marineland in his light colored Ford Falcon convertible. Mr. Mooney must like Ford Falcons because in “Lucy, the Camp Cook” (S3;E6) he drives a red Ford Falcon convertible.
Jimmy Piersall says about Lucy: “And they call me a kook!” This is a brave reference to Piersall's public battle with bi-polar disorder. As the banner says, Person played for the Los Angeles Angels, but eleven days before this episode first aired the team officially changed its name to the California Angels.
Lucy once again does her seal impersonation – this time in the company of real seals! She previously did it in “Lucy and the Countess Lose Weight” (S3;E21) but originated it in 1951’s “The Audition” (ILL S1;E6). Lucy Carmichael adds seals and dolphins to the every-growing list of live animals she has appeared with on the series.
TV Guide devoted their August 28, 1965 (vol. 13, no. 35, issue #648) cover to this episode. In a four page article, Ball told TV Guide she was scared during filming due to the size of the animals. She was assured that the dolphins were harmless but was warned the sea lion had bitten attendants twice. The cover identifies the dolphin behind Lucy as Splash. This was just one of Lucille Ball's 39 TV Guide covers.
In an appearance on the short-lived “Steve Lawrence Show” (1965), which aired after Lucy on Monday nights, Lucille Ball showed outtakes from this episode. In once scene, she's accidentally tossed out of the raft being towed by the seal. She says the closing 30 second shot where she cries while the porpoises do tricks took 45 minutes to shoot because the animals were more interested in her than in doing their stunts.
Callback!
Lucy previously enrolled Jerry in a Military Academy in “Lucy and the Military Academy” (S2;E10) but withdrew him almost immediately because she missed him so much.
While “Deep Sea Fishing” (ILL S6;E7) in Florida in 1956, Lucy Ricardo says that Ricky and Fred are at the Miami Seaquariam taking publicity photos, although no scenes were shot there. The Miami Seaquarium had only just opened, two years after Marineland in California.
Lucy brags about Jerry's little league baseball experience, criticizing some “bad umpiring.” This is a direct callback to “Lucy and the Little League” (S1;E28).
Blooper Alert!
Mr. Mooney says that banks in California give gifts to customers opening accounts. He forgets that they also did that in Danfield, when Lucy gave toasters to those signing up for new accounts in “Lucy Takes a Job at the Bank” (S2;E21).
“Lucy at Marineland” rates 5 Paper Hearts out of 5
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