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papermoonloveslucy · 1 year

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LUCY’S DINING GUIDE

The Restaurants & Eateries of the Lucyverse ~ Part 3

Eating out brought Lucy to a wide variety of dining spots: sit down resaurants, diners, cafés and lunch counters are all here – in Lucy’s Dining Guide!

Bradshawe Building Coffee Shop

The Unique Employment Agency was located in the Bradshawe Building in Los Angeles, which had its own coffee shop, complete with counter service, booths, and tables. The eatery was featured in several episodes. Sid Gould played the regular waiter.

Yang Sing Ching ~ “Lucy’s Birthday” (1968)

Kim and Craig take their mother out to dinner at a Chinese restaurant. The (unseen) proprietor is named Irving. They even have matzoh ball soup on the menu. The waiters sing “Happy Birthday” to Lucy in Chinese.

Pierre’s Restaurant ~ “Lucy’s Working Daughter” (1968)

To help Kim with her new job at a dress shop, Lucy turns fashion model, crashing a luncheon sponsored by Modern Miss Boutique.

The Theme Room at LAX ~ “Lucy and the Great Airport Chase” (1969)

The Carters have lunch at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) inThe Theme Room (later named Encounter), a circular restaurant located atop the iconic Theme Building.

HARRY: “That was an excellent meal. Those were the best sand dabs I’ve ever had.��

The Brown Derby ~ “Lucy and Johnny Carson” (1969)

After playing Stump the Band on “The Tonight Show” Lucy wins a dinner for two at the Brown Derby. There she runs into Johnny and Ed McMahon. In an homage to the classic “I Love Lucy” episode also set at the Brown Derby, Lucy manages to cause a tray of drinks to be spilled on Carson.

Murphy’s Pizza Parlor ~ “Lucy and the Generation Gap” (1969)

The episode opens with Kim, Craig and their friends planning the school musical at a pizza place operated by an Irish Asian named Murphy Irving Wong (Victor Seng Yung).

Café George ~ “Lucy and Wally Cox” (1970)

Lucy agrees to meet the son of Harry’s friend, Wally, who is afraid of girls. Harry also meets his father and old friend Moose at the same restaurant.

Cafeteria ~ “Lucy Competes with Carol Burnett” (1970)

Lucy and Carol meet at a cafeteria for lunch, where they plan to enter the Secretary Beautiful Contest representing their respective workplaces.

Café ~ “Lucy and Jack Benny’s Biography” (1970)

Lucy recreates all the women in Jack Benny’s life. In the second flashback, set in 1915, Jack is in the navy and is smitten by Zelda (Lucy), a waitress at a café.

The Red Devil ~ “Lucy and Ma Parker” (1970)

Lucy impersonates a femaile master criminal, confronting mobsters Joe Grapefruit and Muggsy at the Red Devil, which is mostly a bar, but also serves grapefruit!

Chez Moi ~ “Lucy Stops a Marriage” (1970)

At a French bistro, Lucy spies on Harry when he dines with Laura Trenton (Jayne Meadows), believing he is headed to the alter. Harry order imported champagne - imported from Fresno!

Waikiki Dining Room on the S.S. Lurline ~ “Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part 1″ (1971)

Lucy volunteers to assist Harry as cruise director on a ship bound for Hawaii. Viv, Kim and Craig come along. Although recreated on the Paramount lot, the ship was real, as was the Waikiki Dining Room.

Country Club Restaurant ~ “Lucy’s Bonus Bounces” (1971)

Harry meets his analyst Dr. Cunningham (Parley Baer) at the Country Club for lunch. Cunningham orders an iced tea and Harry has half a cantaloupe - which he absent-mindedly pours catsup on!

Harry’s Favorite Restaurant ~ “Lucy Makes a Few Extra Dollars” (1971)

To teach Harry a lesson, Lucy takes Harry to lunch and has Kim wait on him. She is making 40 cents an hour. Lucy orders a hamburger and iced tea. Harry’s usual is a salad - which Kim spills all over him - deliberately. She then dumps an ice cold glass of iced tea in his lap!

Chasen’s ~ “Lucy and Eva Gabor are Hospital Roomies” (1972)

In the hospital Gabor’s assistant Walter (R.G. Brown) brings Gabor's dinner on a silver tray. He says it was prepared especially for her by Chasen's, a real-life West Hollywood restaurant frequented by entertainers. It first opened in 1936 and closed for good on April 1, 1995. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were regulars and had their own private booth there. Although it is mentioned, no scenes are set there.

Schwab’s Drug Store ~ “The Case of the Reckless Wheelchair Driver” (1972)

Kim says she saw Billy Joe Jackson (Jim Bates) at Schwab's. Schwab’s Pharmacy was a drug store located on Sunset Boulevard and was a popular hangout for wannabe movie actors from the 1930s through the 1950s. Schwab’s also had a soda fountain serving ice cream and light meals. It is Hollywood legend that actress Lana Turner was discovered at Schwab’s. Schwab’s closed its doors in October 1983 and five years later was demolished. Schwab’s was mentioned on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Wants to Get Into Pictures” (1955).

Hotel Showroom ~ “Lucy and Donny Osmond” (1972)

Lucy’s niece Patricia (Eve Plumb) is a Donny Osmond fan. He is performing at the Hotel Showroom where he later orders a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a glass of milk, even though the chef reccommends the escargot (snails). As a souvenir, Lucy takes the menu... and the ashtray... and the matches... and the flowers... and the vase... and the sugar cubes!

Persian Restaurant ~ “Lucy and Her Prince Charming” (1972)

Lucy is dating a handsome man (Ricardo Montalban) who turns out to be royalty. When Harry finds out that the Prince is in love with Lucy, he'll stop at nothing to get the two married - including masquerading as a fortune teller during their date at a Persian-themed restaurant.

Villa Roma ~ “Lucy’s Last Blind Date” (1973)

When Harry finds out his cousin Ben (Don Knotts) is rich and single, he wants Lucy to go on a blind date with him.

BEN (to Lucy, about the menu): “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this is all in a foreign language.” LUCY: “It’s Italian. You kinda have to expect that in a restaurant called the Villa Roma.”

Much of the episode also takes place at the Bradshawe Building Coffee Shop (see the first entry above).

The Proud Penguin ~ “Lucy and the Franchise Fiasco” (1973)

The Proud Penguin is a frozen custard stand on Citrus Boulevard across the street from the Los Angeles Zoo. Lucy and Mary Jane are partners in the business, The episodes also features scenes set in the Bradshawe Building Coffee Shop and on the dining terrace of the Westland Country Club, where a dinner of a whole albacore tuna is destroyed by baby penguins!

Refreshment Stand at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ~ “Lucy and the Big Game” (1973)

Lucy and Harry recieve tickets to a football game between the USC 'Trojans’ and the University of Oklahoma 'Sooners’. Two visiting team fans (Cliff Norton and Al Checco) pass by singing the title song of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Although the Coliseum is a real place, the gate area was recreated on a Paramount soundstage.

Restaurant ~ “Lucy and Andy Griffith” (1973)

Lucy has coffee with Andy Johnson (Andy Griffith) to talk about his work with underprivileged youth. In the next scene, Kim and Harry meet at the same restaurant and sit in the same booth! The red booths used in the episode were also seen in the Bradshawe Building Coffee Shop.

Dirty Jack’s Paradise Café ~ “Where is My Wandering Mother Tonight?” (1974)

While staying with Kim at her new apartment, Lucy decides to give her and her boyfriend some alone time and visits a nearby tropical-themed café where she drinks coffee and talks to the owner (Jack O’Brien). The famous red booths are back!

Harvey’s Welcome Inn ~ “Lucy Fights the System” (1974)

To prove that a waitress Mary was let go because of her age, Kim goes undercover as a new hire. She deliberately turns the restaurant upside down to prove how capable Mary was. This is the last episode of the series. Fittingly, Harry gets a pie in the face.

“I knew it would end like this.”

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scorbleeo · 10 months

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Book Review: Problems

by Brea Alepoú & Skyler Snow

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Finnian

Jack O’ Brien is off limits. To me, to Ronan, to Cian. None of us should want the boy with big bright eyes and a sassy tongue that we’re forced to protect.

Too bad we do.

Ronan denies it. Cian taunts him. I try to ignore his existence. Deep down I know that he needs a firm hand on his soft ass. But why do I want to be the one to give it to him?

He’s the boss's son, forbidden damn fruit, but everytime I see Jack I want to take what’s mine. Turns out so do Cian and Ronan. We’ll do whatever it takes to protect our boy. Even if we have to slaughter everyone who gets in our way.

Jack belongs to us.

Source: Goodreads (2023)

Why do I do This to Myself?

I will say, this book is not for me and that is why I gave it such a low rating. Objectively speaking, the writing was acceptable and each character had distinct personality traits so it was easy to get used to these characters. Unfortunately, that is all. Everything else? I kinda dislike.

Problems has a lot of kinks I personally do not like or enjoy reading about. This book mainly circles around daddy kink and I have absolutely no issue with it, I just never thought calling my sexual partner "daddy" was hot and so I couldn't enjoy it. It also features a polyamorous relationship and I really don't mind poly relationships at all. What I do not appreciate is when I'm reading about everyone in the relationship being in love/attracted to that same one person. I like a poly relationship where all parties love each other, equal or not it doesn't matter.

Other than the relationship dynamics, there really was nothing else to read about. The plot was severely lacking, no one can convince me they enjoyed reading Problems for the storyline because let's be real here, if you enjoyed this book, it's most likely due to the smut or the tension leading up to the smut. And even with four main characters, nobody was good enough to forgo the lack of a storyline. Jack's so average, I don't understand what's so lovable about that boy. The only one I can justify for "falling in love" with Jack was Ronan, the other two? Yeah, subplots were created without including it in the book. Ronan's probably the most interesting "daddy" because for someone with his job, this man was a cinnamon roll. And like earlier on, a backstory was created without adding it into the book. Finnian's a very standard "daddy" if you know what I mean and other than his sexual tension with Cian, dude was very boring. Last but not least, Cian. This man was so unhinged. I really don't like him, Problems could have gone on without Cian. It's like the authors wanted a pinch of craziness in the book so they created Cian and gave him too much craziness.

I know I said the daddy kink is not for me but then, I also believe this book could have had so much more potential if efforts were being placed in given it more depth. I can see myself enjoying Problems if there was a better storyline in the first place.

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5)

#book review #problems #brea alepou #brea alepoú #skyler snow #jack o brien #jack o'brien

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cdchyld · 1 year

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Just added to the Vintage shop!

~ “Royal Red: Colt of the Royal Mounted” by Jack O’Brien (1951) First Edition

#Royal Red #Colt of the Royal Mounted #Jack O'Brien #First Edition #First Edition Books #Vintage Children's Books #Horse Books #Horse story #VintageCDChyld #Vintage Etsy #Vintage Etsy Seller #Etsy Seller #Vintage Book Seller #Book Seller #Vintage Books #Vintage #Etsy

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mxltifxnd0m · 7 months

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i just need a dorky nerdy man with brown hair and big brown eyes to be my boyfriend PLEASE

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khruschevshoe · 8 months

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Doctor who is literally just a story about grief. About the stages beyond the normal five. About hope and reaching and living hard and fast and passionately bc we're all going to die. About outlasting those you love most and being forced to keep on living. About celebrating the dead and the dying bc they were once alive and will forever be alive in your memories. About learning how to move on despite knowing some part of you never will. About running as fast as you can while clinging to the small bits of love and happiness you can scrape for yourself along the way. About outliving and outlasting everyone and everything you've ever put you faith in until all you have left is the faith itself. About always being dead and alive at once, carrying everyone you've ever lost and every version of yourself you've ever been on your shoulders bc you are too kind and too selfish and too full of grief to do anything else.

Doctor who is about grief. It is about life and death and hope and fear and ecstasy and bravery and melancholy and the constant balance between optimism and weight that living brings.

Doctor who is about grief. It is about how life is only precious bc everything has its time, and everything ends.

And god, isn't that fantastic?

@friendlyneighborhoodamara @neat-crows @lindensea

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fanficfanattic · 6 months

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With the immense aid of @orbitalpirate, I present to you the Season 2 Players.

1 Kukoč (No 7) - Reserve Right Midfielder

2 Tyler Shannon (No 27) - Reserve Center Midfielder

3 Thierry Zoreaux (No 81) - Goalkeeper

4 Tom O’Brien (No 1) - Reserve Goalkeeper

5 Jack Dawkins (No 15) - Reserve Center Midfielder

6 Declan Cockburn (No 19) - Reserve Forward

7 Robbie Roberts (No 16) - Reserve Forward

8 Tommy Winchester (No 4) - Reserve Center Back

9 Paul Reynolds (No 20) - Reserve Center Back

10 Jan Maas (No 13) - Center Back

11 Richard Montlaur (No 8) - Center Midfielder

12 Moe Bumbercatch (No 21) - Center Midfielder

13 Kyle McCracken (No 28) - Reserve Forward

14 Gareth Canterbury (No 3) - Reserve Left Back

15 Jeff Goodman (No 17) - Left Back

16 Colin Hughes (No 12) - Left Winger

17 Dani Rojas (No 14) - Striker

18 Isaac McAdoo (No 5) - Captain & Center Back

19 Jamie Tartt (No 9) - Striker

20 Sam Obisanya (No 24) - Right Winger

21 Arlo Dixon (No 2) - Right Back

(Not numbered, but that is Coach Armada to the left in the second row. He shaved that beard off for season 3.)

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singing-not-sleeping-beauty · 5 months

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if there is one thing I really want to thank Chris Chibnall for it is the companion support group

seriously, if the BBC wants to film a series of short webisodes featuring whichever former companions that are willing to come back,I would happily watch all of them

#doctor who #via rambles #dw #chris chibnall #martha jones #mickey smith #donna noble #melanie bush #ace dw #tegan jovanka #yasmin khan #graham o'brien #ryan sinclair #jack harkness #dan lewis #susan foreman #ian chesterton #jo grant

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chiefnooniensingh · 1 year

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Doctor Who + Planets (insp)

icon credit

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evviejo · 1 year

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thirteen’s era appreciation: 242/?

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sundry-whovengerslocked · 4 months

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y'all poll, Doctor Who edition, part 3 (source)

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4

the "secondary" doctor who companions, aka the girlies

sorry I didn't include Sarah Jane :( I didn't think of her until now, I consider her more of a classic who companion, and not a "secondary" one as she spent a significant amount of time with the Doctor (and got her own spin off!)

tag list for the creators: (sorry if you don't watch Doctor Who and therefore don't understand!)

@meleefoxandtheluckyothers

@warmachinesocks

@curiouscornfieldcryptid

@nubs-mbee

@itsjullii

@foxgirlchorix

@kvalenagle

@themightyhedgehog

#doctor who #original post #y'all poll #doctor who companions #mickey smith #mickey #jack harkness #captain jack harkness #k-9 #k9 doctor who #wilfred mott #rory williams #nardole #graham o'brien #ryan sinclair #dan lewis

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fearsomeandwretchedandwrong · 3 months

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Ages of each actor in their first appearance as a companion (new who edition):

Bernard Cribbins (Wilf) : 79

Bradley Walsh (Graham): 58

John Bishop (Dan): 55

Alex Kingston (River): 45

Matt Lucas (Nardole): 41

John Barrowman (Jack): 38

Catherine Tate (Donna): 37

Noel Clarke (Mickey): 30

Pearl Mackie (Bill): 30

Mandip Gill (Yaz): 30

Freema Agyeman (Martha): 28

Arthur Darvill (Rory): 28

Jenna Coleman (Clara): 26

Tosin Cole (Ryan): 26

Billie Piper (Rose): 23

Karen Gillan (Amy): 23

Millie Gibson (Ruby): 19

#doctor who #new who #rose tyler #mickey smith #jack harkness #martha jones #donna noble #river song #amy pond #rory williams #clara oswald #nardole #bill potts #graham o'brien #ryan sinclair #yasmin khan #dan lewis #ruby rose

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tangerinelabyrinth · 2 months

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All groups were randomized.

#doctor who #martha jones #bill potts #amy pond #clara oswald #donna noble #jack harkness #mickey smith #rory williams #yaz khan #ryan sinclair #graham o'brien #rose tyler #tenth doctor #eleventh doctor #twelfth doctor #thirtheenth doctor #stuck in the labyrinth

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aletterinthenameofsanity · 1 month

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The thing to me about the Doctor's companions is that they are, at their very cores, ordinary. And that's not an insult. They are human, flawed and messy and chaotic and petty and obsessive and clingy and kind and mortal and ordinary. And yet the Doctor chooses them again and again. Every Doctor is given a moment where they could choose to leave them behind. To keep moving. To go find someone else. To let them be ordinary. And yet the Doctor chooses the companion, sees some extraordinary in all of these ordinary people, because seven billion people and counting and the Doctor's never met someone like them.