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Canine Companions on Lucycoms!
Woof! Open the kennels and take a look at all the dogs, pups, and canine pets in the Lucyverse!
In Annabel Takes a Tour (1938), Annabel (Lucille Ball) has a Terrier named Elmer.
In The Big Street (1942), Gloria Lyons (Lucille Ball) has a lap dog she calls Baby. Pinks (Henry Fonda) rescues Baby from being run over by a car.
Probably one of the most famous dogs on television was Fred the dog. Little Ricky's friend Billy Palmer gave him a puppy to take home in January 1957 and he became part of the Ricardo family. Landlord Fred Mertz tells Lucy and Ricky their lease prohibits pets, but he bends the rules when Little Ricky names his puppy Fred.
LITTLE RICKY: “I always name my pets after people I like.”
Fred the dog was played by a Cairn Terrier named was Danny. He was trained by Bob Blair and was owned by Frank Inn. Danny also played Fremont, Mr. Wilson's dog on "Dennis the Menace" (1959-63). In films, he was Snuffy in Pal Joey (1957), Muffy in Anatomy of Murder (1959), and Pepe in the final Three Stooges short Sappy Bullfighters (1959). Fred the dog would make the move to Connecticut with the Ricardos, but is not seen or mentioned during “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” episodes. While he was the most popular, Fred was not the only dog seen on “I Love Lucy”...
At the end of “Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her” (1951), the very first episode of “I Love Lucy” filmed, a dog act makes an appearance. An established vaudeville act, Hector and His Pals was also seen in the film Easter Parade in 1948. The dog trainer Hector, calls one of the dogs by its real name ‘Yorkie’. In the episode, the dogs are named Ann, Mary, Helen, Cynthia, Alice, and Theodore. Lucy hears the dogs’ names and thinks they are women Ricky is having an affair with - until she hears Theodore!
In the third episode aired, Butch, Fred’s mutt (as far as we can guess) stays under the table hoping for scraps in “The Diet” (1951) and then never heard of again. Unbeknownst to the others, a starving Lucy crawls under the table with Butch to intercept any tasty morsels meant for the dog.
Butch looks quite alarmed by the crazy lady under the table!
Sneaking into Richard Widmark’s mansion in “The Tour” (1955), Lucy hides under a bear rug - which just happens to be the favorite spot of Widmark’s St. Bernard Cap.
In “Second Honeymoon” (1956), a lonely Lucy asks Rocky the Bloodhound if he wants to play ping pong. Randy Rocky is tempted away by a French Poodle on a stroll.
Lassie, the most famous canine in Hollywood history, turned up on “The Desilu Revue” in 1959. The series was filmed at Desilu Studios. Lucy and Desi enlisted the participation of all the Desilu stars in their Christmas special. Lassie was first mentioned by Lucy Ricardo in “The Young Fans” (1952).
In the very first episode of “The Lucy Show” in 1962, Tiger the dog belongs to Lucy's neighbor and boyfriend Harry Connors (Dick Martin), who we will meet in episode two. A dog named Tiger was also featured on TV's “The Brady Bunch” (1969-1974). Here Tiger serves more as a plot device than pet. This is his one and only appeareance on the series.
When “Lucy and Viv Learn Judo” (1963), the Carmichaels dogsit with Alvin, played by Hey! The dog belong’s to Jerry’s friend Amy Schaffer.
The final scene of the episode features a dozen dogs of various breeds, who come running at the silent sound of a dog whistle!
In the first frame of the June 1963 “The Lucy Show” Gold Key comic book, Jerry brings home a shaggy dog which Viv mistakes for a monster!
“Kiddie Parties Inc.” (1963) features Thunderbolt, a basset hound with more folds than an oragami swan.
In “Lucy is Her Own Lawyer” (1964) ~ Lucy complains when Mr. Mooney’s barking sheepdog Nelson (played by Lord Nelson) keeps her up all night. He tells her to sue him, and she does. After making a mockery of the court proceedings by acting as her own attorney, she finally wins her case by cross-examining Nelson. The neighborhood canines include:
Howard McAdams’ Pomeranian
Audrey Simmons’ Beagle
Grandma Sutton’s Airedale
The Hamilton’s Police Dog
Nelson is the only dog to appear on screen, with voice actor Pinto Colvig providing the off-screen barks for the other dogs.
Lord Nelson (Nelson) makes his first appearance as Mr. Mooney’s dog. He will also appear in “Lucy’s Contact Lenses” and would go on to appear on “Here’s Lucy” as Bogie in “Lucy and the Bogie Affair”. From 1965 to 1967, he played Ladadog (aka Lad) on “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” and reprised the role of Nelson on “The Doris Day Show” from 1968 to 1971.
To keep Nelson in check, dog trainer Bob Blair plays the Bailiff.
In “Lucy and Clint Walker” (1965) Lightning, a lethargic Basset Hound, has a propensity to fall asleep, much like his master did Frank Winslow (Clint Walker) in “Lucy and the Sleeping Beauty”.
“Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney” (1966) has Lucy playing Charlie Chaplin in an acting school recital. The sketch features a mutt befriending the Tramp for his sandwich.
“Lucy at the Drive-In Movie” (1969) has Lucy searching through the passion pit cars for Kim and her new boyfriend. She mistakes an Afghan Hound for a long-haired woman.
In “Lucy and the Bogie Affair” (1969) Kim and Craig bring home a stray sheepdog (played by Lord Nelson) which they call Bogie because it has the same sad look standing in the rain as Humphrey Bogart does at the end of 1942's Casablanca.
When Bogie turns out to be a she and gives birth to a litter of puppies, the Carters must find a home for the baby Bogies.
Lucy tries to give one of the pups to exercise guru Jack LaLanne, but only ends up taking one of Happy’s pups. Happy was LaLanne’s real-life dog appearing with him on many of his television shows.
“The Bow-Wow Boutique” (1973) has Lucy, Kim and Harry opening a dog grooming business. Their clients include:
Louie, a French Spaniel
Winston, a Bloodhound
Teddy, an English Bulldog
Tiger, a Yorkshire Terrier
Tinkerbell, a St. Bernard
and an un-named Daschund
LUCY THE PUP
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“Divine is a real man. And he’s just as charming out of character, walking down a New York street with his balding head and his favourite mechanic’s overalls or a Zandra Rhodes chiffon caftan. Like a platinum and exaggerated overweight Jayne Mansfield, he can wobble into the best parties in New York and Paris, break through glass barriers and charm everyone.”
/ André Leon Talley reflecting on Divine in the 1984 book Mega Star /
All hail! Beloved freak diva / drag monster / hog princess extraordinaire / John Waters’ 300-pound leading lady / hi-NRG disco chanteuse, the raunchy Queen Mutha of us all, the artist formerly known as Harris Glenn Milstead – Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 1988) was born 78 years ago today! Now sing along with me: “My car is by Ferrari and my body's Jack LaLanne / My clothes are by Armani and my hair is by Elaine / Tiffany and Cartier are telling me the time / This native love is restless and I'm just not satisfied …”
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Just watched “Cherry 2000” and LOVED it, a post-apocalyptic schlock adventure that admits it’s a ridiculous genre but with no obnoxious comic relief characters or even any Whedonesque snark, just a weird weird world that they all have to do their best with. A yuppie in the ruling class of a crumbling post-apocalyptic city accidentally kills his sex-bot and hires a tracker to help him find the Robot Graveyard in the wastelands to get a replacement but then the tracker is a fiery attractive lady and you can guess the rest, BUT the aesthetic is amazing—very Terry Gilliam-ish except the female characters get personalities and the ending makes sense.
In town he goes to a singles club but all hookups are marketed through your sex demo reels and your lawyers negotiate the terms of your hookup. (The sex lawyer is an early role by Lawrence Fishburne, FYI)
The warlord of the wastelands is a golf-loving Jack LaLanne type based out of an old motel and all his minions wear Hawaiian shirts and zinc oxide on their noses. All the ominous wasteland graffiti are his inspirational sayings, usually “be yourself and wear sunscreen”, and his wife is this bimbo housewife that happily makes sandwiches for the death mission and then once he dies gleefully takes his place as lord of the wastes
Really forms the bridge between the worlds of, say, Robocop and Demolition Man on the one hand and Mad Max and Tank Girl on the other. This is what’s happening on the West Coast while Judge Dredd is on the East. Escape From New York and/or LA could be in the same setting.
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