#Scuba Girl 1974

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Christmas With The Super-Heroes #1

Warning, Spoilers Ahead…

The next offering in the “A Very DC Holiday Collection is the 1988 Christmas With The Super-Heroes #1. The cover features Black Canary, Green Arrow, Wildfire, Batman, Superman, Robin (Dick Grayson) and Wonder Girl (Donna in her original outfit) gathered around a Christmas tree. DC didn’t put much effort in the 1988 holiday special as the six stories are reprints. Two of the stories – Batman: Wanted: Santa Clause – Dead Or Alive!” and the Legion of Super-Heroes: “Star Light, Star Bright…” were from the DC Special Series #21 that I covered in a previous post.  In

We are three years in the post-Crisis era in 1988, but all stories come from the pre-Crisis era of DC Comics.

We begin with Batman in “Wanted: Santa Claus – Dead Or Alive!” (1979). I covered that story in the previous holiday post, so I’ll skip the story.

The second story is the Justice League in “The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!” from Justice League #110 (1974) by Len Wein, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, etc.

The third story is the Teen Titans in “The TT’s Swingin’ Christmas Carol!” (1968) by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy.

The fourth story is the Legion of Super-Heroes in “Star Light, Star Bright…” (1979). I love the Legion but this story was covered in the previous holiday post, so I’ll skip the story.

The fifth story is Superman in “Twas The Fright Before Christmas!” (1984) by Len Wein, E. Nelson Bridwell, Curt Swan, and Murphy Anderson.

The sixth, and last, story is Batman in “The Silent Night of the Batman (1970) by Mike Friedrich, Neal Adams, and Dick Girodano.

The Batman story was covered previously, so I’ll skip to the Justice League.

The Justice League story begins with Superman meeting with Batman to assist Santa Simpson in handing out presents to orphans. Santa Simpson is changing into his outfit when an explosion occurs! Santa Simpson has been murdered! Batman deduces the skeleton key in Santa Simpson’s hand is the “key” to finding the murderer. The World’s Finest are on the case but the duo decides to call in the entire League to solve it. Cue the World’s Finest interrupting the various Leaguers:

The Flash: Barry Allen and his wife are spending the holidays with Iris’s parents in the 30th century, so he doesn’t answer the call

Atom: Ray Palmer is exploring a submicroscopic universe and doesn’t receive the summons

Elongated Man: Ralph Dibny and his wife Sue are scuba-diving off the Caribbean coast. Ralph left the JLA receiver in the hotel so he isn’t even aware of the call

Aquaman: Arthur and Mera are presiding over Atlantis’ Festival of Lights and can’t answer a summons that isn’t a true emergency

Red Tornado: John Smith is strolling with his “lady friend” (and soon to be wife) Kathy Sutton in Central Partk. Kathy isn’t aware of John’s true identity as he has to resort to the ol’ “I’ve just remembered an emergency that must be dealt with immediately!” that numerous heroes have used to ditch their significant others.

Green Arrow and Black Canary: Oliver and Dinah are having a makeout session. Oliver is not amused by the interruption.

Green Lantern: Saving the best for last – Hal Jordan is in the shower, leaves to answer the summons, slips on soap, and knocks himself unconscious! All hail the greatest Green Lantern of all time! Hal’s ring promptly ditches him. Why? Hal is only unconscious, not dead. Is it out of second-hand embarrassment? The ring finds John Stewart who is conversing with friends. The ring informs John, the “alternate Green Lantern of space sector of 2814 – you are needed” and whisks him away without his consent. The rings must find the murders of Santas as serious business! I hope those unnamed friends of John were aware he was a Green Lantern or he will have some serious explaining to do upon his return.

The group – minus John – have gathered at the satellite. Batman decides to start the meeting: “Looks like we’re the only members who are going to show for this meeting”. Cue John’s dramatic entrance. Most of the League respond with a “Who are you?” but Oliver has been told of John by Hal.

The power ring states “…I’ve been programmed by my master…were he ever too incapacitated to answer your summons to secure John Stewart and deliver him to your presence in my master’s stead. John informs the team that “the Green Lantern regularly scheduled for this time has one monumental headache and you have me in his place”.

Hal owes John if he didn’t reveal the details on the cause of the “monumental headache”. Oliver and Bruce would never have let that go. And if Guy Gardner had ever heard the story! The shower incident reveals the true tragedy of the Crisis. Remember the post-Green Lantern Rebirth era when Hal and Bruce kept snarking at each other. Batman could have ended those exchanges with one simple “you knocked yourself unconscious leaving the shower”. But we’re post-crisis, so it never happened. Guy would have even more fun with the story – if Hal taunted him about the “one-punch knockout”, Guy could respond with the shower incident.

Oliver is pouting as it is a “miserable way to spend Christmas Eve”. Red Tornado doesn’t understand the problem. Oliver’s response is less than tactful: “How do ya explain something like that to a doggone machine?”

Red snarks back: “If you are unequal to the task of answering my simple query, merely say so and I will understand!”

Oliver wants to fight (you’ll lose, Ollie) but Batman intervenes.

Batman explains why the Santa-murder requires the Justice League: “The problem of this key…unless we find the lock it fits before the stroke of midnight, an entire block of innocent people will be blown to pieces!”

I assumed the story was taking place in Gotham or Metropolis, but no we are in St. Louis, Missouri. I am unsure why Batman and Superman were handing out gifts in St. Louis of all places but okay.

The team splits up to find the lock that matches the key. The group reassembles and falls through a trap door, resulting in a miniature yellow sun heading towards the team. The sun is yellow so it neutralizes John’s power ring. Shouldn’t Superman or Red Tornado been able to handle the problem in seconds? Never mind, the sun radiates primary red radiation but the valiant Superman sacrifices himself to save the others. Again. Red Tornado is right there – couldn’t he create a mini-tornado and hurl the min-sun far away. Maybe Superman can’t resist a valiant self-sacrifice?

The second layer of the death trap reveals itself when poisonous fumes flood the room. Red is again sidelined as “The room is sealed shut- no way for my super-whirling to dissipated the poisonous fumes!” How about you use your tornado powers to level one of the walls of the room? Just a thought. And the mini-yellow sun has been destroyed? Shouldn’t John Stewart be back in business? Instead the Black Canary “sings a silent ultrasonic melody that forces the choking fumes away from the gasping JLAers”. I’m not sure how that would work but go Dinah! The rest of the League flees the room but Dinah stays behind to keep the poisonous gas contained. Valiant but unneeded self-sacrifice is the theme of the story.

Oliver is irate over Dinah’s self-sacrifice. Batman orders Oliver to “pull yourself together. There’s nothing you can do for the Black Canary!” Exactly! I mean it’s not like you have a Green Lantern, a Red Tornado, and the World’s Greatest Detective standing next to you! There’s nothing you can do, Oliver!

We next see the villain behind the plot. It is…drumroll please…the Key! Shocking, huh? He refers to his henchmen as “Key-Man #1”, etc.

The key is in full villain monologue: “How do you expect me to rest until the rest of the Justice League of America is dead – or I am! And, my friend, when the Key slithers off this mortal coil, he’s taking as many as he can with him!”

Death trap layer #3 consists of giant-size Christmas ornament globes hurtling at the Leage! One absorbs Batman! Oh, no! Oliver sacrifices himself to save John and Red from the evil Christmas ornaments?

Death trap layer #4 sees the John and Red battle Tin Soldiers. The soldiers turn yellow, neutralizing John. The walking tornado remains ineffective.

The Key gloats: “I swore I’d have my revenge on those witless fools, swore I’d outlive them all. Well, most of them, anyway, and I have, by thunder I have.”

This story took place in 1974 – were there any notable League casualties by this point? I can’t think of any. Barry’s death and the Detroit League massacre were 10 to 12 years after this story. If I remember correctly, one of the JLA/JSA crossovers involved the death of the original Mister Terrific but 1) he wasn’t a member of the League and 2) I don’t remember if that crossover took place before or after this story.

The Key reveals that after his last encounter with the JLA, Superman was going to place in in a state of suspended animation in the Fortress of Solitude. The plan was stopped as a judge ruled Superman’s suggestion as unconstitutional and instead sentenced the Key to twenty years in prison. A prison doctor discovered the Key was dying since “the various psycho-chemicals you’ve injected with yourself over the years have destroyed your cellular balance”.

“The Justice League of America was responsible for the only defeats I’d known in my life! How could I leave them alive to witness my final defeat- my death? The murder of that dime-store Sanca Claus – the key-clue that led the Justice League into my specially-prepared death-maze, all the result of months of planning and preparation. All part of my unique Christmas gift to myself, my last gift, the destruction of the…”

The assembled League – all alive and kicking – interrupt the Key’s glorious monologue. How did the League survive? The Phantom Stranger! He’s only supposed to observe events, but much like Uatu the watcher, he intervenes when he wants. I’m guessing the Phantom Stranger was suffering an acute bout of second-hand embarrassment watching the League fail and intervened to end his suffering.

The Key manages to escape even with the assembled League and the Phantom Stranger present. The group does not pursue the Key so they can focus on stopping the impending explosion. Some buildings are lost in the explosion, but John rebuilds the buildings with the aid of his power ring and from his experience as an architect. Lower-income individuals were using these buildings as shelters so John adds a few improvements along the way. Oliver finally calls John the “Green Lantern”, saying he’s earned the title.

Batman is bummed the Phantom Stranger continues to ignore the League’s suggestion of joining the team.

Back at the satellite, the League gives Red a Christmas gift: a new more colorful outfit.

Rating: 10 out of 5 stars. Absurd death-traps! Villainous monologues! Batman defeated by a super-sized Christmas ornament! Hal knock himself unconscious by leaving the shower! This story was ridiculous in all the best ways! Loved it!

Next is the Teen Titans story. The story begins with Scrounge, an Ebeneezer Scrooge stand-in, sending his employee, Bob Ratchett. Unknown to Bob, his wheelchair-bound son (Tom) is going to visit him at work. Tom overhears Scrounge having some shady business deals.

The henchmen of a “Mr. Big” have a gun that turns “junk imported from overseas” into “brand-new expensive stuff that he can sell at big profits, without paying any duty!”

I have to say, this “Mr. Big” is smarter than the average comic book villain. He doesn’t put on a costume or pick fights with heroes. He stays under the radar and makes money. Smart. The only dumb thing is not paying taxes. Why risk all the easy money? This story was written in the 1960s, but can you imagine if someone invented that device today? They’d be trillionaires. And a big hero of the climate change/going green movement. He could recycle all types of used materials into new objects. Instant money maker and savior of the planet! He’d be set for life!

Tom informs his father who confronts Scrounge. Scrounge threatens to fire Bob if he utters a word of the scheme. Bob stays silent but the son informs the Teen Titans (Dick, Donna, Wally, Garth) who decide to investigate.

Garth: “Mumbling Mantas!” Do Mantas mumble?

Scrounge is confronted by Jacob Farley who sears to make the “old sod” pay for what he’s done. Wally breaks up the confrontation. It’s revealed that Jacob was Scrounge’s business partner. Material they sold was defective, people were hurt, and Farley took the fall.

Garth: “Mumbling Mantas!”

Later Garth: “Howling wolf-fish!”

Garth is providing quite the oceanology lesson: mantas mumble and wolf-fish howl.

Wolf-fish are real. Sadly, they look nothing like wolves.

The Titans have realized they are in the midst of a real-life “A Christmas Carol”. The group decides to use the story to scare Scrounge.

Garth: “Howling hogfish” and “Suffering Sticklebacks”

Let’s give bonus points to Garth for creativity. Why have one catchphrase when you can have twenty?

Garth: “Moaning Mackarel!”

Wonder Girl frequently says “Hola!” Hola may have a Greek root but its more known as Spanish for “Hello”. Nor sure why the non-Hispanic/Spanish Donna keeps saying “Hola” during fights. You do you, Donna.

Scrouge goes straight in the midst of the fight and assists the Teen Titans.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars (mostly for Garth’s catchphrases)

The Legion story is next but has been covered before so, next!

Next up is Superman. Superman stops a young teenager from robbing a Santa outside of a department store. Superman realizes the boy is hypnotized and using a gun that emits a “concentrated bear of low-grade radiation at its user” while appearing to be a toy gun. I haven’t read this story before. Should we take guesses on the villain before its revealed? I’m going with Toyman.

Superman takes the boy to the Fortress of Solitude where he can de-hypnotize the boy and question him on how he obtained the gun.

Superman asks the boy (Tim) where he got the gun. Is that you, Tim Drake? Maybe he took time out of stalking Batman to stalk Superman for the holiday season.

Tim reveals “…it was hidden in the hall closet with all my other presents. My folks still like to pretend Santa Clause delivers ‘em on Christmas Eve but I’m too old to believe in Santa so I snuck in early to check ‘em out early. I remember a blinding flash when I tried the dart gun and then I don’t remember nothin’ till I woke up here!”

Well, that rules out Tim as Tim Drake. That is way too much effort for the Drakes to accomplish. You know Tim’s presents came from Mrs. Mac.

Superman hypnotizes Tim for further information: “…and when you have rescued all the money from the evil grinch disguised as Santa Claus, you will deliver it to your local Big Shott Toy Store. Then our little game will be over and you will remember nothing!”

Has to be Toyman!

Superman: “I should have known he was behind this! It has insane imprint all over it!”

Superman locks up the fortress with the massive key and returns Tim home.

While heading home, Superman is hit with a ray from a toy starship Tim is holding and drops like a rock. Clark protects Tim on the way down, but the duo didn’t make it far from the Fortress of Solitude. Superman is unconscious and Tim is surrounded by snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures.

Don’t worry, our duo is rescued by elves. Elves that complain that Superman weighs a ton and should consider going on a diet. How dare they! The total disrespect to a man who has saved the planet a hundred times over!

Back in Metropolis, the villain is revealed as…Toyman! Called it! Or the “Terrible Toyman” as he calls himself.

Superman wakes up surrounded by Tim and the elves. Oh, and Santa Clause. Clark’s reaction can be summed up as “WTF?”

Superman is still weakened by the ray blast but not to worry, Santa has a room filled with computer screens, one of which is monitoring the Toyman.

Santa is prepping to deliver toys across the world. Clark tells Santa that he could do it faster. Santa informs Clark that no, son, you cannot.

Santa drops off Superman and Tim in Metropolis.

Superman, with an assist from Santa, defeats the Toyman. Superman finds a list of customers who bought gimmicked toys from Toyman and quietly retrieves them throughout the night.

Superman returns Tim to his home. Clark returns to his apartment only to find a Kryptonian holo-toy in a pocket in his cape.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. The story was goofy fun.

We end with Batman. Jim Gordon has summoned Batman via the Bat-Signal to sing Christmas Carols? Batman decides to join in and belts out a few tunes, with Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Silent Night, and We Three Kings being standouts.

Batman spends all night caroling with the officers as not one crime has been called into the police station. Batman leaves the station at 6 am.

That’s it, that’s the story.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. There’s not much to the story but I miss this version of Batman. I do not like the psychotic, abusive to his family, man-child that has stalked the Batman titles of the past thirty or so years. Give me this version any day.

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Bernard Harris

Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956 in Temple, Texas) is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.

Education

Harris graduated from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas, in 1974, where he was actively involved in science fairs, book clubs and other school activities. He received a B.S. degree in biology from University of Houston in 1978. He earned his MD degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1982. Harris completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in 1985. Harris is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Harris completed a National Research Council Fellowship at NASA's Ames Research Center in 1987. While at Ames, he conducted research in musculature physiology and disuse.

He also trained as a flight surgeon at the Aerospace School of Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio in 1988. Dr. Harris received a master's degree in biomedical science from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1996. Harris is also a licensed private pilot and certified scuba diver.

After completing his fellowship at NASA Ames, he joined NASA's Johnson Space Center as a clinical scientist and flight surgeon, where he conducted clinical investigations of space adaptation and developed countermeasures for extended duration space flight.

He was the first African American man to go in space as one of NASA's research teams and he was involved in the construction of the space rovers.

He now has a school dedicated to him. The school's name is Dr. Bernard A. Harris Middle School.

Organizations and honors

Harris is a member of many professional,academic and service organizations, including the American College of Physicians, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He is a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Houston, National Math and Science Initiative, Medical Informatics, Technology and Applications Center, Houston Technology Center, and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Board of Scientific Counselors. He has been recognized several times by NASA and other organizations for his professional and academic achievements. In 1996 he received an honorary doctorate from the Morehouse College School of Medicine. He later received honorary doctorates from Stonybrook University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the University of Houston. He has also received a NASA Space flight medal, a NASA Award of Merit, a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the 2000 Horatio Alger Award.

In 2005, the North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas named a middle school under construction after Harris. Bernard Harris Middle School opened August 14, 2006, to have a capacity of 1500 students.

Astronaut experience

Harris first became interested in being an astronaut watching the Apollo 11 mission on TV in 1969. Selected by NASA in January 1990, Harris became an astronaut in July 1991, and qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space Shuttle flight crews. He served as the crew representative for Shuttle Software in the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch. Harris was assigned as a mission specialist on STS-55, Spacelab D-2, in August 1991. He flew on board Columbia for ten days, (26 April 1993 – 6 May 1993); on the mission the Shuttle reached one year of accumulated flight time. Harris was part of the payload crew of Spacelab D-2, conducting a variety of research in physical and life sciences. During this flight, Harris logged over 239 hours and 4,164,183 miles in space.

His second mission was as the Payload Commander on STS-63 ( February 2 1995 – February 11 1995), the first flight of the new joint Russian-American Space Program. Mission highlights included the first rendezvous (but not docking) with the Russian space station Mir and retrieval of Spartan 204 satellite. During the flight, Harris became the first African-American to walk in space, while fellow astronaut Michael Foale became the first British-born spacewalker. (It was also on this flight that Eileen Collins became the first female Shuttle pilot.) On this mission, Harris logged 198 hours, 29 minutes in space, completed 129 orbits, and traveled over 2.9 million miles.

Post-NASA

Harris left NASA in April 1996, but has continued research. He served as Vice President of SPACEHAB, Inc., and innovative space commercialization company, where he directed the company's space science business. He also served as Vice President of Business Development for Space Media, Inc., an Informatics company, establishing an e-commerce initiative that is now part of the United Nations' education program.

In the late 1990s , Harris served as a member of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System.

In 1998, he founded The Harris Foundation, a Houston, Texas-based non-profit organization, whose stated mission is "to invest in community-based initiatives to support education, health and wealth. THF supports programs that empower individuals, in particular minorities and other economically and/or socially disadvantaged, to recognize their potential and pursue their dreams."

In 2008, he appeared in Microsoft's "I'm a P.C." ad campaign. Harris also gave a keynote speech at the Exxon Mobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair.

In 2009, he was elected Vice President of the American Telemedicine Association. He was elected President of the American Telemedicine Association in 2011, serving for a one-year term that ended in 2012.

In 2010, he was part of the Dream Tour where he travelled to over 30 schools around the country.

Currently, Dr. Harris is President and Chief Executive Officer of Vesalius Ventures, Inc., a venture capital accelerator, that invests in early-stage companies in Medical Informatics and Technology.

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Lloyd Bridges.

Filmografía

Como protagonista o co-protagonista:

- Freshman Love (1936)

- Dancing Feet (1936)

- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)

- They Dare Not Love (1941)

- The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)

- The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

- Our Wife (1941)

- Harmon of Michigan (1941)

- Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)

- You Belong to Me (1941)

- Three Girls About Town (1941)

- The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941)

- Sing for Your Supper (1941)

- Honolulu Lu (1941)

- Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)

- West of Tombstone (1942)

- Blondie Goes to College (1942)

- Cadets on Parade (1942)

- Shut My Big Mouth (1942)

- Canal Zone (1942)

- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)

- North of the Rockies (1942)

- Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

- The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

- Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942)

- Riders of the Northland (1942)

- Flight Lieutenant (1942)

- Atlantic Convoy (1942)

- The Talk of the Town (1942)

- A Man's World (1942)

- The Spirit of Stanford (1942)

- The Daring Young Man (1942)

- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

- Pardon My Gun (1942)

- Underground Agent (1942)

- Commandos Strike at Dawn (1943)

- City Without Men (1943)

- One Dangerous Night (1943)

- Destroyer (1943)

- Passport to Suez (1943)

- Hail to the Rangers (1943)

- Sahara (1943)

- The Heat's On (1943)

- There's Something About a Soldier (1943)

- Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943)

- Once Upon a Time (1944)

- She's a Soldier Too (1944)

- Louisiana Hayride (1944)

- The Master Race (1944)

- Saddle Leather Law (1944)

- Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

- Strange Confession (1945)

- A Walk in the Sun (1945)

- Abilene Town (1946)

- Miss Susie Sagle's (1946)

- Canyon Passage (1946)

- Ramrod (1947)

- The Trouble with Women (1947)

- Thunderbolt (1947)

- Unconquered (1947)

- Secret Service Investigator (1948)

- 16 Fathoms Deep (1948)

- Moonrise (1948)

- Hideout (1949)

- Red Canyon (1949)

- Home of the Brave (1949)

- Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)

- Trapped (1949)

- Colt .45 (1950)

- Rocketship X-M (1950)

- The White Tower (1950)

- The Sound of Fury (1950)

- Little Big Horn (1951)

- Three Steps North (1951)

- High Noon (1952)

- Plymouth Adventure (1952)

- Last of the Comanches (1953).

-The Tall Texan (1953)

- The Kid from Left Field (1953)

- City of Bad Men (1953)

- The Limping Man (1953)

- Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)

- The Deadly Game (1954)

- Wichita (1955)

- Apache Woman (1955)

- Wetbacks (1956)

- The Rainmaker (1956)

- Ride Out for Revenge (1957)

- The Goddess (1958)

- A Pair of Boots (1962)

- Around the World Under the Sea (1966)

- Daring Game (1968)

- Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

- The Happy Ending (1969)

- Scuba (1972) (documental, narrador)

- To Find a Man (1972)

- Running Wild (1973)

- The Fifth Musketeer (1979)

- Bear Island (1979)

- Airplane! (1980)

- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

- Weekend Warriors (1987)

- The Wild Pair (1987)

- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

- Winter People (1989)

- Cousins (1989)

- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

- Hot Shots! (1991)

- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

- Earth and the American Dream (1992) (documental, narrador)

- Mr. Bluesman (1993)

- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

- Blown Away (1994)

- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

- Meeting Daddy (2000)

- From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002).

Apariciones cortas:

- The Great Glover (1942)

- They Stooge to Conga (1943)

- A Rookie's Cookie (1943)

- His Wedding Scare (1943)

- Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)

- My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1962)

- The World of Inner Space (1966)

- I Am Joe's Heart (1987) (voice)

Participación en la televisión

- Sea Hunt (1957-1961)

- The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962-1963)

- The Loner (1965-1966)

- A Case of Libel (1968)

- Lost Flight (1969)

- Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)

- The Silent Gun (1969)

- The Love War (1970)

- San Francisco International Airport (1970-1971)

- Do You Take This Stranger? (1971)

- A Tattered Web (1971)

- Deadly Dream (1971)

- Water World (1972-1975) (narrador)

- Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)

- Trouble Comes to Town (1973)

- Crime Club (1973)

- Death Race (1973)

- Benjamin Franklin (1974) (miniseries)

- The Whirlwind (1974)

- Stowaway to the Moon (1975)

- Cop on the Beat (1975)

- Joe Forrester (1975-1976)

- Force of Evil (1977)

- Roots (1977) (miniseries)

- Telethon (1977)

- Shimmering Light (1978)

- Battlestar Galactica (1978).

-Dress Gray (1986) (miniseries)

- "The Outer Limits" .... Padre del Dr. Simon Kress, interpretado por su hijo Beau Bridges (1 episode, 1995)

Seinfeld (1997) (Izzy Mandelbaum).

Créditos: Tomado de Wikipedia

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Bridges

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distraction

summary: Bucky’s a flirtatious and daring little shit.

pairing: Bucky x Reader

a/n: set in 1974, at Howard Stark’s holiday home (cue this post). 

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“What on earth are you doing?”

Upon hearing the sound of your voice, Bucky turned around, almost falling out of the tree he was currently climbing.

“I’m scuba diving, what does it look like I’m doing?”

You rolled your eyes.

“Why on earth are you climbing a tree?”

“Well,” he said, letting out a soft grunt as he pulled himself onto the next branch. “I may or may not have *grunt* managed to lose Steve’s shirt.”

You blinked.

“His shirt?”

“Mmhmm.”

Bucky continued to haul himself higher up into the tree.

“And what makes you think it’s up there?”

“Because,” he said, pausing to look at you, “that’s where it landed when I threw it out the window.

You squinted as you looked up at him, holding a hand above your eyes for shade. The sunlight shone upon the green leaves, making them sparkle. Bucky was about to disappear.

“You threw his shirt out the window,” you said slowly.

He didn’t respond.

“Might I ask why you threw his shirt out the window?”

He shrugged.

“Seemed like the right thing to do at the time.”

You refrained from rolling your eyes so hard they’d get stuck at the back of your head.

“Can you see it?”

You heard another grunt as he pulled himself onto yet another branch.

“Yeah, I think… It’s a few branches above me.”

You walked closer to the trunk of the tree, before looking up.

“Are you mad?!” you exclaimed.

“What?” he questioned innocently as he tried to find footing on a branch.

“You are not climbing all the way up there!”

“It’s not that high up, it-”

“Bucky, if you fall, I will not be able to catch you. For God’s sake, you’re making me dizzy just looking at you!”

“Would you relax? It’s not a big deal!” he exclaimed.

You closed your mouth and felt your cheeks heat up. You hadn’t intended to react the way you had. Yet, here you were again, the killjoy who ruined everyone’s adventurous fun.

You didn’t say anything as he retrieved the T-shirt, keeping your eyes on the ground as he started to climb back down. You quickly glanced up to assure he couldn’t see you, before backing away from the tree and continuing back towards the path as silently as you could.

“There you are.”

You tensed at the sound of his voice, not looking up from the book you were reading. You heard his footsteps coming closer to you, and when you could see him beside you out of the corner of your eye, you let out a soft sigh.

“You ran off on me earlier,” Bucky said, sitting on the armrest of an armchair that was standing beside your own, facing you.

You swallowed silently, attempting to shrug it off.

“Didn’t mean to distract you,” you said simply, keeping your eyes on your book.

Though your eyes scanned the page, your mind was elsewhere.

“What do you mean, distract me?”

“Forget it,” you said, shaking your head softly.

There was a short silence.

“You…” he began, before chuckling softly. “You thought it was too dangerous, and you thought that having a pretty girl watch me as I did something really impressive would distract me?”

You looked up from your book to send him a glare of dissatisfaction.

“Don’t you start. That stuff might have worked-”

He wasn’t listening to you, laughing quietly to himself.

“Would you stop,” you hissed quietly, hitting him repeatedly with your book.

He grinned, dodging your hits while gently chuckling to himself.

“Can I ask you a question,” he said suddenly, leaning in and resting his elbow on your armrest so he was propping his head up on his palm, amusement written all over his face.

“What?” you said, annoyance lacing your tone as you turned to face him, narrowing your eyes.

“I’ve been flirting with you on and off for around ten years, if you disregard the ten years you’ve been living upstate. How on earth are you able to resist me?” he asked, a dramatic tone to his voice.

“Ah, would you go away,” you muttered, causing him to grin even wider as you turned back to your book.

“I mean, if this is some kinda universal thing, I need to know. If all the girls are taking this drug or whatever it is that allows you to resist my charm, I need to find an entire new way of life.”

“Might do you some good,” you retorted, knowing he was taking the piss.

“I think not!”

You opened your mouth to retort, but before you had the opportunity to do so, a voice called out from behind you.

“Y/N?”

You twisted around in your seat to look at Steve, who was entering the room.

“Yeah?”

“Peggy’s looking for you. Something about some.... shoes,” he said, confusion clear on his face.

You furrowed your brows softly, before letting out a soft ‘oh!’.

“Gotcha. I promised her earlier I’d help.”

You closed your book, before standing up and leaving the room without once turning to the man who sat beside you. His eyes followed you as you walked, a soft smirk on his face, his mind deep in his own thoughts.

Looking up at Steve, he furrowed his brows. Steve, in contrast, raised an eyebrow, before nodding towards the door you had just exited through.

“Ah, come on,” Bucky said, shaking his head in amusement and tearing his eyes away from Steve, suddenly becoming very interested in the painting above the fireplace.

Steve pursed his lips and crossed his arms, while Bucky purposefully avoided his gaze.

“Whatever you say,” Steve mumbled, a smirk growing on his lips.

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Zodiac Killer

Serial Killer Files, 4

This week we cover who is perhaps the most well-recognized and infamous serial killer of the twentieth century; a man who terrorized the citizens of Northern California through a rage of killings that would go down in history. His identity remains hidden to this day, and is known only as “The Zodiac Killer”. Let’s get into the timeline of The Zodiac Killer’s horrendous string of murders.

Active from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, the mysterious Zodiac’s first known killings occurred on December 20, 1968 at Lake Herman Road, Vallejo, California. His first victims were two teenagers by the names of David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen, who were shot and killed while sitting in a parked car at Lake Herman. When found, Betty was already deceased but David was alive. However, luck would prove not to be on his side, as he would die on the way to the hospital. At the time, the people assumed this to be an unfortunate murder of two teens who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Later killings would prove otherwise, revealing that the deaths of David and Betty were the beginning of something terrible.

The Zodiac would strike again on July 4, 1969 at Blue Rock Springs Park, Vallejo, California, just a several minutes drive from where his prior attack had occurred. Again, he would murder a young couple in a parked car around midnight. The two adults (Darlene Ferrin (22) and Michael Mageau (19)) were shot once, only to be shot a second time when the Zodiac returned. Luckily, Michael would survive this incident and was able to give a solid description of the zodiac. He was described to be a young, white male, 26-30 years of age, stocky, 200 pounds or larger, and 5′8 with a large face topped with light brown, curly hair. 

Shortly after, the police received a call from an anonymous caller who claimed to be the shooter. He confessed to be the man behind the recent killings at Blue Rock Springs Park as well as the murders at Lake Herman, just 7 months prior. From here, a timeline begins that concerns letters all sent from the killer, who would very soon become the notorious “Zodiac Killer”.

August 1, 1969: The San Francisco Chronicles, The San Francisco Examiner, and The Vallejo Times Herald all received identical handwritten letters from someone who claimed to be the killer. He included details that would confirm his identity and signed the letters off with a circle that had a cross through the middle. This sign would later be refereed to as “the mark of the zodiac”. Also included in the letters were three different codes that the Zodiac demanded be printed in the newspapers, with the threat that he would kill again if the order wasn’t carried through. These codes would supposedly reveal his identity. 

August 4, 1969: A letter was received that began with “This is the Zodiac speaking”, a line that would mark the first time the killer referred to himself as his now famous name, “The Zodiac”. 

August 8, 1969: The code was translated by a couple in Salinas, California. The code read as follows (slightly grammatically altered because the exact version is a giant run-on sentence): “I like killing because it is so much fun, it is more fun than killing wild game in the forest because man is the most dangerous animal to kill. Something gives me the most thrilling experience, it is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl. The best part of it is that when I die, I will be reborn in paradise and those I have killed will become my slaves. I will not give you my name because you will try to slow down or stop my collecting of slaves for the afterlife.”

On September 27, 1969 in Lake Berryessa, Napa, California, the Zodiac Killer stabbed Cecelia Shepard (22) and Bryan Hartnell (20) while picnicking. Before the Zodiac Killer had attacked, Cecelia had noticed him hiding behind a tree and watching them. When he emerged, he wore an executioner style hood over his head that showed just his eyes and a hoodie with the zodiac sign across the front. The two were tied up and stabbed repeatedly. Cecelia would pass away while at the hospital but Bryan would survive despite the six stab wounds to his back. Bryan would describe the man as anywhere from 5′8 - 6′0, heavy set, and weighing 225 to 250 pounds. 

A message was found on the side of Bryan’s car that had the zodiac sign, and the dates and locations of all three killings. Underneath the September 27th date, was a message that said “buy knife”. 

On October 11, 1969 in San Francisco, California, Paul Stine, a cab driver was shot in the head by his passenger at the corner of Cherry and Washington. A local teenage girl heard the gunshot from her window and alerted the others in her house. The three witnesses were able to get a good look at the man as he wiped down the taxi and left. They called the police giving him the following description: white male, 25 to 30 years old, 5′8″, and heavy rimmed glasses. 

The police arrived on the scene quickly but due to the chaos and misunderstood information, the police ended up incorrectly identifying the killer as an African American male, which is an action that could only be labeled as extremely careless and typical, if not classic racism. This mistaken identification would prove to have horrendous consequences. The driver of the police car (Donald Fouke) would drive past a white male that was 5′10″, 170 pounds, 40 years old, with reddish hair in a crew cut and glasses. Despite this, Fouke did not pull over because he had been told that the killer was African American. This is one of the worst if not the worst police mistake ever made on such an important case.

The Zodiac Killer later spoke about this incident in a later letter in great detail, furthering the theory that the police officers had come in contact with the Zodiac Killer, a highly dangerous and notorious serial killer back on October 11.

Following this incident, the Zodiac Killer would continue to send letters that would detail how he wanted to kill children as well as diagrams of bombs. One letter was signed with a code that would allegedly reveal his name if cracked. These letters continued being sent until 1971. Bizarrely, the last letter he ever sent would include a short review of The Exorcist, which he said was a “satirical comedy”. This letter would also reveal the Zodiac’s confession that he had killed 37 people total.

Evidence found that could lead to DNA from the Zodiac included a bloody fingerprint during the third attack and a saliva sample from his stamps. Having stated all the information about the Zodiac before his abrupt disappearance, we will now get into the suspects.

Suspect #1: Earl Van Best Jr. Gary Stewert, Early Van Best Jr’s son believes that his father was the Zodiac Killer. Not only does Earl have an uncanny resemblance to the famous composite sketch of the Zodiac, but his handwriting on his wedding certificate is also very similar to that of the Zodiac’s. However, the writing on Earl Van Best Jr’s wedding certificate was not his handwriting, it was priest’s. Furthermore, although Earl Van Best’s appearance matches with that of the Zodiac’s at the Paul Stein murder, it doesn’t match with all the rest. Stewert requested that his father get his DNA tested but police refused, something that is admittedly strange. Despite Earl being the least likely suspect, Gary Stewert has maintained the accusation against his own father.

Suspect #2: Arthur Leigh Allen. This theory comes from Robert Graysmith, a political cartoonist at the San Francisco Chronicles who became obsessed with finding the Zodiac. Graysmith even published two books that essentially just accused Arthur Allen of being the Zodiac Killer. The reason for this severe accusation is because of Allen’s unusual activity on the day of the third killings. On the morning of September 27, 1969, Arthur told his family he was going scuba diving at Lake Berryessa. When he came home, he was covered in blood and had a bloody knife in his car. Arthur’s friend also told authorities that Allen had asked his friends to called him “The Zodiac” before the Zodiac even refereed to himself as such. When Allen’s trailer was searched, the police found bloody knives, dissected animals in his freezer, and sexual devices. Allen was also put into jail during 1974 for child molestation and during this time, no zodiac letters were received. When shown pictures of potential suspects, Michael Mageau (the only victim who had seen the Zodiac unmasked) identified Allen as the killer. With this information, the police were able to search Allen’s home again and found formulas for bombs, constructed bombs, and tapes about the zodiac killer. Allen was interviewed for a third time, and denied everything. 

Despite all this damning information, Allen’s DNA did not match the saliva on the Zodiac Killer’s stamp. It’s important to note, however, that Allen was known for having other’s lick his stamps. Although even if someone else had licked the Zodiac’s stamps, Allen’s DNA didn’t match the Zodiac’s bloody fingerprint and a handwriting analysis confirmed that his handwriting was not a match to the zodiac’s. Furthermore, Allen does not look even slightly similar to the zodiac composite sketch. Nonetheless, Allen is still widely believed to have been the Zodiac across many police stations and people. 

Suspect #3: Lawrence “Kane” Kaye. Harvey Hines, a retired Escalon police officer believes that Lawrence Kane was the Zodiac Killer. Kane was in a car accident in 1962 and suffered brain damage that altered his behavior. Darlene’s sister also said that Lawrence Kane had been harassing and following Darlene in the weeks leading up to her murder. Additionally, during the Paul Stine killing, officer Fouke had described the Zodiac to be between 35 to 45. Kane was 45 in 1969, during the murder. He also stated that Kane most closely resembled the killer from all the suspects he had been shown in the previous 25 years. Kane also killed very close to where all the locations of the murder had occurred, and he lived especially close to where Paul Stine had been shot and killed. But perhaps the most damning pieces of evidence against Kane is a Zodiac victim that has not been discussed. On March 22, 1970, on Highway 132 near Paterson, California, a woman named Kathleen Johns were manipulated into riding in the Zodiac’s car. After entering, Kathleen was told that she would be murdered and her baby would be thrown out after her. However, Kathleen jumped from the car and survived, running with her baby. Unlike most other victims of the Zodiac, Kathleen had extended time with the Zodiac in her direct sight. When shown photographs, Johns picked out Kane immediately.

Despite being the most likely suspect, Kane also has evidence that proves his innocence. Firstly, Kane’s DNA was never tested, meaning police had nothing to compare the Zodiac’s saliva and bloody fingerprint to. His handwriting was ruled an inconclusive match to the Zodiac’s handwriting, and despite matching the description of the Zodiac in the Paul Stine murder, he didn’t match any other description. 

Having stated the important details of the Zodiac letters and murders, as well as listed the most plausible top three suspects, I now conclude the atrocious and mysterious Zodiac Killer timeline. Despite the various and consistent attempts to locate the killer, the disturbing and psychotic identity of the Zodiac Killer might forever remain unsolved.

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Lucy is a Chaperone

S1;E27 ~ April 8, 1963

Synopsis

Lucy and Viv chaperone a Spring break trip for Chris and her friends. Feeling they don't fit in, they try to act like teenagers in order to have fun with the girls and their friends.  

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Candy Moore (Chris Carmichael)

Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael) and Ralph Hart (Sherman Bagley) do not appear in this episode, although Jerry is mentioned. 

Guest Cast

Hanley Stafford (Kenneth Westcott, Principal at Danfield High School) was born Alfred Austin in 1899 and changed his name to Hanley Stafford to honor his birthplace, Hanley, Staffordshire in England. He was a radio actor famous for playing Baby Snooks’ father. This episode of “The Lucy Show” is his final screen credit.

In real life, Kenneth L. Westcott is the name of the show's property master. To remind him who she is, Lucy mentions that she baked a pineapple upside down cake for the last PTA bake sale.

Charlotte Lawrence (Elizabeth Westcott, below left) played one of Ethel Mertz's bridge-playing pals in “No Children Allowed” (ILL S2;E22) and neighbor Marge in “The Homecoming” (S5;E6). This is her only appearance on “The Lucy Show” and her penultimate screen credit.  

Patty Garrity (Debbie Westcott, above center) started movie acting at age 6 and appeared as Dixie Pollit, one of the “no-neck monsters” in 1958's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In a 1965 episode of “My Three Sons” she played a girl with a crush on Robbie Douglas, played by Don Grady, who plays Bill in this “Lucy Show” episode. Her final screen role was as Sheila in The Trouble With Angels (1966). She died in 1991 at age 42.  

Don Grady (Bill, below left) famously played Fred MacMurray's eldest son Robbie Douglas on “My Three Sons” from 1960 to 1972. This episode of “The Lucy Show” (his only series appearance) aired on CBS the same week that he appeared on ABC as Robbie Douglas. At the time, he co-starred with William Frawley as Uncle Bub. Frawley played Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy” who will make his final screen appearance on “The Lucy Show” in 1965.  Grady died in 2012 at the age of 68.

Eddie Hodges (Georgie, above right) was a child actor who created the role of lisping Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man on Broadway in 1957. In the 1962 film version his role was taken by Ron Howard, who worked on the Desilu lot filming “The Andy Griffith Show.” Hodges returned to Broadway in the play Critic's Choice (1960), which was made into a film starring Lucille Ball in 1963. His role in that film was taken by Ricky Kelman, who was seen in a 1973 episode of “Here's Lucy” coincidentally starring Andy Griffith. Hodges left acting in 1974 and eventually became a mental health counselor in his native Mississippi.

In the previous episode, Chris's friend Georgie was played by Ronald Keith.  

Lucie Arnaz (Cynthia) is the real-life 11 year-old daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. She was born in 1951 just before the premiere of “I Love Lucy.” Lucille Ball was actually pregnant during the filming of the show’s pilot. Despite rumors to the contrary, Lucie Arnaz never appeared on “I Love Lucy.” She made an uncredited appearance on this series in “Lucy is a Referee” (S1;E3) as one of the spectators at the football game. This is the second of her two appearances as Chris’s friend Cynthia, a character mentioned in the premiere and in many subsequent episodes. Lucie Arnaz, however, returned to the show in later seasons in other roles.  She also appeared with her mother and brother Desi Jr. on “Here’s Lucy.” 

Karen Balkin (Vicki) made her screen debut as Mary Tilford in the long-awaited film version of Lillian Hellman's controversial Broadway play The Children's Hour. Her final screen credit (of only four) was also set in a girl’s boarding school, 1974's Our Time.

Jimmy Carter (Guitarist, above left) made only one more screen appearance after this episode of “The Lucy Show.” The year before he had played Herman on “Leave It to Beaver” for three episodes.

This episode was aired opposite the 35th Annual Academy Awards telecast on ABC. Nominees What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, That Touch of Mink, and Two for the Seesaw were all mentioned in “No More Double Dates” (S1;E21).  In attendance were future “Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy” guest stars as Shelley Winters, Ann-Margret, Ed Begley, Victor Buono, Joan Crawford, Robert Goulet, Edward G. Robinson, and Robert Stack. 

This week TV Guide celebrated the 10th anniversary of their first national edition. Just as Lucy was on the cover in 1953, she is on it again this week.  

A surf rock version of the show's theme is played during the episode's opening credits (following the show's regular animated opening). Previously, this theme was adapted for a marching band in “Lucy is a Referee” (S1;E3).  

Although the state where the fictional beach town of Sandy Cove is located is never specified, Lucy notes that it was a long drive from Danfield. It could possibly be meant to be Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Like the Brewster street scenes in “Lucy Drives a Dump Truck” (S1;E24), the exterior locations were filmed on a sound stage.  

Chris's packing list of Sandy Cove:

6 pairs of Capri pants

4 sweaters

2 pairs of Bermuda shorts

3 sweatshirts

1 pair of jeans

1 jacket

4 pairs of sneakers

2 shifts

5 bathing suits

1 dress

Capri pants were introduced by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948. The name derives from the Italian isle of Capri, where they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and early '60s. Capris' acceptance in the United States was influenced by the TV series “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961-66) where they were famously worn by Mary Tyler Moore (above).

VIV: “Lucy? Do I look like a new bride?”

LUCY: “You look more like an old bee-keeper.” 

Lucy and Viv break out the mosquito netting as protection against bites - but end up needing protection against bats, instead!

When trying on the blonde wig hat, one of the girls says she feels like Jayne Mansfield. Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967) was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s. The actress and model was known for her platinum blonde hair and her provocative personal life which frequently made headlines. Vicki and Debbie remark that their wigs are red and blonde, just like Lucy and Viv.  

While talking about boys, Chris compares one young man to Paul Newman (above). At the time of filming, quietly sexy actor Paul Newman (1925-2008) had been nominated for two Oscars; the first for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, which coincidentally featured Patty Garrity (Debbie Westcott) and of course, Elizabeth Taylor. 

This marks the first appearance of Lucy’s transistor radio. It will be seen throughout the series, even when she relocates to California.

When the girls are dancing, Viv mistakes the Mashed Potato for the Jitterbug. When Lucy attempts the steps, Viv remarks that she's got “lumps in her gravy.” The Mashed Potato was a popular dance craze of 1962 made famous by James Brown. It was performed in the John Waters film Hairspray set in 1962 Baltimore. A companion dance song was titled (appropriately) “Gravy”. 

Lucy teaches Viv the current teenage slang:

Choice, Groovy, Tough = Good

Fink, Creepy, Scuzzy, Grumpy, Drippy, Raunchy, Flaky = Bad

Diddly Diddly Diddly = And So Forth

Split = Leave

Cracks You Up = Someone is Funny

Having a Blast = Enjoying Yourself

Some examples of slang from Lucy and Viv's youth: “Greetings, gate. Let's cut a rug. Hubba hubba hubba!”

The framed travel poster in the kitchen is by René Jacques from 1960. It depicts the aqueducts Pont de Garde, near Nimes, in Provence, France.    

Lucy's wardrobe when she attempts to fit in with the kids has her wearing the dark-haired fun wig and a shift dress with the face of a smiling girl with free-flowing pigtails on the back.

Lucy and Viv perform “Big Girls Don't Cry,” a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 17, 1962, around the time this episode was being scripted. It has been heard on many film and TV soundtracks and is currently associated with the Broadway musical Jersey Boys.

Lucy suggests doing the “Surfer's Stomp,” but the gang ends up doing the “The Limbo” instead. “Surfer's Stomp” was a 1962 hit for The Mar-Kets, reaching #31 on the Hot 100 List. In “The Limbo” dancers must pass under a horizontal pole that is at first at chest level, but then consistently lowered. It originated on the island of Trinidad. It was popularized by Julia Edwards (known as the 'First Lady of Limbo') who appeared in several films, particularly Fire Down Below (1957). Chubby Checker released “The Limbo Rock” in 1962 further popularizing the dance.

Bill refers to Lucy as an “overgrown Gidget.” Gidget is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, Gidget the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach in Malibu. The name Gidget is a contraction of ‘girl’ and ‘midget'. The character first appeared on screen in 1959 played by Sandra Dee and two sequels in 1961 and 1963. A television adaption starring Sally Field premiered in 1965. The name has become synonymous with any female surfer or beach bum.  

Callbacks!

This is the second episode in a row to have scenes at Danfield High School. This is also the second episode in a row that Lucy tries to recapture her youth and wears a black wig. The previous episode was “Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry” (S1;E26).   

Lucille Ball also wore (partial) scuba gear while Lucy Ricardo was shopping for her Florida trip in “Lucy Meets Orson Welles” (ILL S6;E3). She does so again as a salesperson in the sporting goods department during “Lucy Bags a Bargain” (S4;E17, center). 

Lucy Ricardo was seen at a 'sandy cove' when stranded on a “Desert Island” (ILL S6;E8) off Miami Beach.

Fast Forward! 

In a 1967 episode of “The Lucy Show” a female dancer in a beatnik club is wearing the same (or same type of) shift dress worn by Lucy in the beach scene, with the face of a smiling girl with free-flowing pigtails on the back. Here the face is worn on the front. It is interesting to see it in color for the first time!

Goofs & Blunders!

Packing Predicament - The striped top hanging in the background is worn by Cynthia in subsequent scenes, so why is it in the Carmichael kitchen? Cynthia (Lucie Arnaz) and Chris (Candy Moore) are definitely not the same size so couldn’t possibly share clothes.  

“Lucy is a Chaperone” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5