#s1 e5 when it rains...

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Ride - Season 1, Episode 5 'When It Rains...' - photo preview

[embracing-the-ineffable]

The Ineffable Detective Agency presents more Ineffable Discontinuity and Suspicious Moments: Hawaiian Shirt / Pub Table Guy

Introducing... the extra/background character who makes Aziraphale do THIS, and then immediately has his table at the pub miracled away:

Jon Dan Duncan's imdb profile doesn't list Good Omens, not even as "uncredited" - which seems strange, because his profile does include the above photo of him. Since the actor isn't credited in GO, we don't have a character name or know anything more than what we can see onscreen. So, what DO we see?

First of all, when Aziraphale sees this person, he definitely has A Reaction. We were probably all too distracted by Azi stroking the thin dark duke to notice (as an aside, IS Crowley a Duke? Of what? Hell? Something else??), but after the 90th rewatch, it gets a bit easier to focus on these background details that are probably critically important to the story in ways we just don't understand yet. Look at this:

Did he mouth "stop" when he's supposed to be saying "sherry"? Maybe. These LOOKS, though:

We all know that Michael Sheen's expressions, no matter how tiny or fleeting, are very intentional. Who IS this mystery person??! Immediately after taking his table:

After whoever-he-is loses his pub table, he lingers nearby, and there's an interesting "ineffable discontinuity" - what he's holding in his right hand abruptly changes twice between camera cuts (sound on, if you want context for this small zoomed-in part of the screen, and try watching from your browser if the Tumblr app is cutting off the right edge of the image):

So far, our best explanation for the "ineffable discontinuities" - things that inexplicably and improbably change, like which hand is holding his drink or (coming up next) when he's behind Gabriel and then suddenly in front of him - is that we're seeing multiple timelines that are being knitted together in production to make them look seamless - but who knows? We'd love to hear your ideas! (Also, see the appearing Honolulu Roast sign in the coffeeshop, or Crowley's tattoo and sideburns, or the fandom's newest discovery (from @kimberleyjean and @bbbitchvibbbez) about Gabriel visiting his statue with "both" s1 and s2 Beelzebubs, plus the way the statue's cross is sometimes missing - just to name a few!)

Was the point in this scene with Hawaiian shirt/pub guy's right hand to draw our attention to this page of his newspaper?

"Unearthed mysteries of sealed library basement" - when Crowley told Shax that Aziraphale was "stock taking in the basement", was it true that there IS a basement in the bookshop? Basements apparently aren't that common in most of the UK, but London is famous for having "iceberg" buildings (where the basements are actually bigger than what's above-ground).

"Government approves funding for citywide charging stations" - We don't know, but it makes us think of all the electric cars used in s2 (it was an indoor set) and of Crowley throwing lightning in the street.

And the smaller headline on the right ... Hmmm. Can you read it? 😅 Maybe "Neighbor says New ------ park gate is ' too --- ' "

And it's not just the pub during episode 2! This mystery character is everywhere!

E1: He somehow starts out behind Gabriel, and then ends up in front of Gabriel with another extra on his arm:

E2: In addition to his appearance in the pub, he's also watching when Saraqael, Uriel, and Michael arrive:

E3: Our mystery character is there again when Crowley makes it rain, wearing his e1 shirt:

E4: We didn't spot him in this episode, but there are only a few minutes of present-day SoHo. Did anyone else see him?

E5: He has a doppelganger in a different Hawaiian print shirt! (Notice the different facial hair, among other things.)

Later in e5 he does actually make an appearance in the bookshop window for a quarter of a second (!!), wearing his e2 pub outfit, and maybe it's his presence that elicits this similar-to-the-pub reaction from Aziraphale?

E6: And back again to his black e1 and e3 shirt with the red flowers, while in line behind The Metatron, and then sitting at a table on the sidewalk, where he remains with the person in the turban who was in line behind him (and who also shows up quite a lot during s2) right up until Crowley drives away:

So, why have him wear such a noticable black shirt with red flowers on what are supposed to be three different days? Is he connected, with his Hawaiian print shirt, to the appearing Honolulu Roast sign? Why does he get a doppelganger in e5 - to distract us from his presence outside the bookshop before the ball? Why does Aziraphale react like this - TWICE - upon seeing this person?? (Much to Crowley's great confusion!)

And why does it seem that Aziraphale is keeping this person's presence/ identity/ importance a secret from Crowley?

As always, we'd love to hear your ideas!

Also, here's an earlier post from @theastrophysicistnextdoor about him, with gratitude for the inspiration to write all this up.

With appreciation for contributions from @noneorother, @thebluestgreen, and @embracing-the-ineffable at the @ineffable-detective-agency

Want to see more interesting posts, plus Good Omens clues and metas from all over the fandom? There's a huge collection here!

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (22-28 Oct 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🙂 The Golden Spoon (Jessa Maxwell, author; full voice cast narration) - a perfectly cromulent book: totally predictable to anyone who's read more than 1 mystery but still entertaining in both characters and plot. Gerald, my autistic king, you were definitely my fave. [I did like the idea of having a different voice narrator for each character, since the chapter POVs switch, but the narrator for Stella sounded like the Tiktok automated voice about 90% of the time. I could tell I was going to get annoyed with that & with the way audio draws things out when I can read text so much faster and it became clear the plot was going to be so predictable, so I switched over to reading text ~35%.]

🙂 The Sleeping Beauty Curse (who_la_hoop) - 152K, drarry, accidental soulbond

😍 i come back to the place you are (pizzabones) - 211K, steddie canon-divergent post s4, extremely satisfying slow burn, loved the dual POV structure with eddie in a coma for the first 10 months the fic covers

💖💖 +79K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

soldier keep on marching on (waiting on that morning sun) (songofswiftsunrise) - LOTR: gen, 4k - lovely 'Boromir Lives' AU, inspired by emily martin's incredible art

Pursued by Bear (Zenaidamacrouras1) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 19K - reread, forever fave, inspired by that tweet about the UFC & Shakespeare conventions occurring in the same hotel

A Tricky Bit of Spellwork (AidaRonan) - OFMD: gen, 1K - legit the only way I'll accept Izzy not being dead is this

Ready for Love (idiopathicsmile) - Singin' in the Rain: Cosmo/Don/Kathy, 13K - the Singin' in the Rain OT3 fic I didn't know I needed

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Mock The Week - s21, e2

The Graham Norton Show - s31, e3 (Laura Linney, Dawn French, London Hughes and Adrian Edmondson)

Taskmaster - s16, e5

QI - series J, ep 12; series T, ep 1-2, 4

Shakespeare & Hathaway - s1, e1

Murdoch Mysteries - s15, e18-24; s16, e1-5

Dirty Laundry - s3, e4

D20: Burrow's End - "Last Bast" (s20, e4)

D20: Adventuring Party - "The Bast of Us" (s15, e4)

Our Flag Means Death - s2, e8

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford - Oil and Blood: The Osage Murders

Shedunnit - Spooky Sleuthing

Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals - Teaser 11: Shirley Jackson

⭐ Decoder Ring - The Fast Decline of the Slow Dance

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

⭐ Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Auto-Tone

⭐ Song Exploder - Kesha "Eat The Acid"

⭐ Hit Parade - This Ain’t No Party?! Edition

Re: Dracula - October 24: Not Yet Reported

Into It - Britney Was Always Trying to Tell Us Who She Was

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Venturing Into the Twilight Zone with Susan Casey

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Frasier

Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals - Teaser 12: Bram Stoker

Ed Zitron's 15 Minutes In Hell - Episode 12 - Kari Byron

Simply Reflecting - Are We Back?

Re: Dracula - October 25: To His Doom

Vibe Check - I Put A Spell On You

Shedunnit - Bonus: A Haunting in Venice Review

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Great Plains Dinosaur Museum

⭐ Decoder Ring - When Art Pranksters Invaded Melrose Place

Switched on Pop - Chartbreakers: Mitski tops the TikTok chart

⭐ Today, Explained - Why does the US always side with Israel?

Ologies with Alie Ward - Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole

Re: Dracula - October 26: Continue Our Watching

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Art of the Heist with Noah Charney

99% Invisible #557 - Model Village

Off Menu - Ep 211: Steve Coogan

Into It - We Will Never Recover From What Justin Did to Britney or: the End of 'Into It'

Dear Prudence - I’m Making Bitchy Comments to A Dog! Help!

What Next: TBD - Self-Driving Cars Crash Into Reality

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Naked Attraction And What's Making Us Happy

Endless Thread - Endless Dread: Campfire Chills

Re: Dracula - October 28: Awful Straits

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford - Killers of the Flower Moon: Osage Chief Jim Gray In Conversation

Overinvested - Ep. 287: The Exorcist

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Bernie Taupin

Hit Parade - The Bridge: Down at the Rock n’ Roll Club

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Land (1975-2002) [Patti Smith] {2002}

Presenting Talking Heads

Presenting Blondie

Mania [Ramones] {1988}

Nightmare City Punk

[reidsbuckley]

mike is the mc of the willelmike love triangle, not will or el

note: this is strictly about the love triangle between will, mike, and el. as for the show itself, will and el are obviously the main characters, as we've been shown that time and time again throughout the series.

often times as I'm scrolling through twitter I'll come across a tweet that mentions mike being the love interest, which, in terms of will and el being the mcs of the show, this is true. however, when looking at the three of them in terms of a love triangle (which they are), he is not the love interest.

in a love triangle, you have characters A, B, and C. while character is typically the main character of the movie or program that the love triangle takes place, characters A and C are the love interests– the ones who are show to have feelings for character A.

in the show, will and el both have feelings for mike, making them characters B and C (it's also worth noting that, in a love triangle, you're shown character A become conflicted between characters B and C early on after meeting character C. in st, we're first introduced to mike and will's friendship, this making mike character A and will character B. then when mike meets el and becomes friends with her after will going missing, that makes her character C. by the end of episode 4, "the body", we're shown that conflict for the first time, and we see it fan out a bit more in e5 each of the times he yells at el for not finding will alive).

this makes sense as to why we've seen their feelings more than mike's. in a love triangle, we often see character A being conflicted between the feelings that characters B and C have for them. they tend to (as it is implied and never explicitly stated) ask themselves questions such as "why one loves me more?" "who's love is better for me?" "who do I love more?" "does X character actually love me, or are they just jealous?" "what happens when I choose?" etc., etc.

if mike is asking himself any of these questions (the most likely being "who do I love more?" or, a better alternative, "I know I love X character, but do I love them in that way?"), then we're not going to be shown that. often times we're not shown the internal conflicts that character A faces, but rather there's a specific moment that sets the course for the rest of the series or movie (an example of this would be in the notebook when allie kisses noah in the rain while she's engaged to lon. this would be the moment that secures their endgame– a rain kiss).

now, in terms of st, those inciting moments tend to be a lot less climatic than what you'd usually see in a romance arc between two characters. for nancy and jonathan it's the wounds and scars on their hands that they made to attract the demogorgon in s1. for lucas and max it's the holding hands on the bus. for joyce and hopper it's the date at enzo's.

and while a person could argue that in s3/4 we do get that inciting moment between mike and el, will's feelings for mike being shown in a more blunt/explicit way than before at such a late point in the show changes every possible outcome that there is for mike. up until this point, it hasn't been widely shown that "el isn't the only love interest for mike".

you could also argue that we've gotten multiple inciting incidents between mike and el, and you could also say the same thing about mike and will. there being multiple possibilities of what could be considered the inciting incident that secures either relationship as being endgame proves that there has not been a specific moment to solidify either one.

and that being said, mike doesn't need to end up with either el or will in order for there to be a completed arc within the love triangle. in fact, that goes for all romantic arcs in the show, because that's not the central plot. all I'm saying is that in season 5 there is going to be a point where mike is going to have to make a decision, because he has not done that yet. every love triangle has a moment where character A talks with either character B or C and either character A tells them it's not going to work or character B/C says that they know what character A wants to say and pushes them to go be with the other love interest (and before anyone mentions the van scene, I'm talking about low stakes, not life or death, a calm conversation where it is explicitly stated that character B or C is okay with having unrequited feelings and that the other love interest and character A should be together).

thank you all for indulging in my interpretation of all that is the willelmike love triangle, and I hope that you stop calling mike the love interest and start referring to will and el as the love interests when talking about the love triangle between will, mike, and el. good day.

[dindjarinmandalorian]

100 FOLLOWER CELEBRATION 🎊 Here it is! I give you..

Stranger Things: The Steve and Nancy Mixtape!/Playlist 🎵 Let me know what you think!

This Mixtape contains music from the original soundtrack when Steve and Nancy are together, talking about one another and some other songs I feel fit there story. Here we go…

1) Nancy & Barb (Season 1 Episode 1)

Nancy and Barb talk about Steve in the hallway. Nancy finds Steve’s note in her locker.

2) Africa - Toto (Season 1 Episode 1)

Steve helps Nancy Study. “You’re an Idiot Steve Harrington.” “You are beautiful, Nancy Wheeler.”

3) Raise a Little Hell - Trooper (Season 1 Episode 2)

Nancy and Barb arrive to Steve’s house. He welcomes them in. The Pool party begins..

4) I Melt With You- Modern English (Season 1 Episode 2) Steve tosses Nancy playfully into the pool. They enjoy themselves. Embracing in the water.

5) Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles (S1 E2)

Steve and Nancy Kiss in his room.

6) Waiting for a girl like you- Foreigner (S1 E3)

Steve and Nancy get together..

7) A Kiss (S1 E3)

Steve and Nancy talk at her locker. They share a kiss.

8) Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics (S2 E1)

Nancy reads Steve’s essay in his car. They share an “I love you”

9) First Kiss (Season 2 E1)

Steve wears his shades and scares Nancy at her locker. They embrace and share a kiss.

10) Twist of Fate - Olivia Newton John (S2 E9

Steve watches Nancy at the Snowball Dance. He still has feelings for her.

11) Time After Time- Cyndi Lauper (S2 E9)

A lot have people have said this is Nancy’s favorite song so it takes this spot..

12) Steve and Nancy - (S4 E5)

Nancy takes cobwebs out of Steve’s hair. A tender moment for the pair.. feelings still there..

13) Unambiguous True Love (S4 E7)

Eddie tells Steve to get Nancy back. He’s never seen a more Unambiguous Sign of true love as Nancy diving into the lake to save him “She didn’t waste a second.”

14) Fire and Rain - James Taylor (S4 E8)

Steve and Nance talk in the RV. Steve tells her his dream. They look longingly into each others eyes..

15) A Proper Thump (S4 E9)

Steve tells Nancy the truth. “You’re there…. You’ve always been there.” His future is her.. no matter where it takes him..

16) Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

Steve, Nancy, Robin and the others kill Vecna.

Next songs are ones that I think really fit them.. I’ll give scenarios for the songs and how they could play out in the show..

17) (Bonus) When it’s cold I’d like to die - Moby (S4 E9)

Too good to leave out.. Dustin says goodbye to Eddie.. Lucas weeps over the loss of Max.

18) Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis

Steve sees Nancy. He reflects on the times he was happiest with her. Season 1 flashback montage.

19) Crazy for You Madonna - Madonna

Nancy tells Steve the truth, what he means to her..

20) Open Arms - Journey

Nancy thinks about Steve.

21) You’re the Inspiration - Chicago

Steve and Nancy separate as they head into the final battle. Before they do they reveal what they mean to each other..

22) Can’t fight this Feeling - REO Speedwagon

Steve and Nancy kiss for the first time in season 5.

23) Endless Love - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

Nancy saves Steve, she can’t lose him. First “I love you”of season 5.

24) Take my Breath Away - Berlin

Steve and Nancy see Top Gun at the new Starcourt Mall on one of there first dates since everything happened. It’s now a favorite for both of them.. Nance was always a tom cruise fan and seeing Steve in that jacket gave her some….. “feels”

25) Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship (Epilogue)

We see a winnebago. Steve and Nancy have there 6 little nuggets, venturing around the country and end up in the sand at a little beach in California.. 🏖

26) On the Wings of Love - Jeffrey Osborne (Epilogue)

Steve and Nancy dance on the beach… this is the last time we see them in the series..

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33Mx1FVTm4yZ5kbcQ0Jew0?si=B-ypx89NQ-aJ3VhdlF8Ylw

[mishavacado]

SPN has so much spinoff potential and so much canon to work with, it's such a waste that none of it's getting used. This post is just all of my spinoff ideas, I'll apologize in advance because it is VERY long.

Wayward Sisters, obviously. There are so many possible storylines to work with, so many stories to tell. I'd really love to see some Charlie, Eileen, or Krissy Chambers cameos. I think that Charlie and Claire would get along really well (just read this post). Rowena is another character that I think could easily be worked into the canon. She could teach the girls all kinds of magic and be the fun wine aunt that spoils the girls on their birthdays. I don't think that Claire would like her very much, but, Rowena and Alex would probably get along just fine. How much I need this in my life: 1000000000000000000000000/10 when I heard that this idea had been tossed out I was so angry. Why doesn't this exist?

Men of Letters prequel that's mostly set in the bunker. This show could really expand on the canon lore and give us some more background on the Men of Letters, as well as any other similar/rival organizations that were around before the main show's time. The Men of Letters have so much story potential for a spin-off; corrupt leadership, new monsters, other organizations, expanding the MoL to outside the U.S. Episodes could be in a monster-of-the-week (MOTW) format, starting and ending with the Man of Letters the case is assigned to making notes in his journal or case file or talking about the case, as well as the overall season arcs. Episodes would be titled by their case number, i.e S1 E1 Case No. 1925-4, etc How much I need this in my life: 1000000/10, the supernatural/historical drama combo would be absolutely stunning.

A series focusing on all of the alternate timelines and universes, both the ones mentioned in the main show and ones just randomly created for an episode. There are infinite possibilities. Each episode would be in a MOTW format, but with different versions of Sam and Dean. The HunterCorp universe, Jared and Jensen from the French Mistake, a universe where their names are switched, a universe where Dean went to college and was the one with the demon blood powers, a universe where they drive a Mustang instead of the Impala, a universe where Sam isn't scared of clowns. I could go on, but I'm going to stop myself here. How much I need this in my life: 9/10 I think it would be pretty funny, but it's not my best idea.

A Bobby and Rufus spin-off where they talk about cases they worked on together or with other hunters, but the stories are told similarly to Tall Tales. It's the same story but told from different points of view depending on who's talking. I wish we'd gotten to see more of Bobby and Rufus because I think those two are hilarious and really think that this could be funny, even if it was just a web series with twenty-minute episodes. How much I need this in my life: 10/10, I love Bobby and Rufus and I think that they have a lot of interesting hunting stories to tell.

GHOSTFACERS GHOSTFACERS GHOSTFACERS. How much I need this in my life: 100000000000000000000000/10, I love the Ghostfacers. That's my whole idea.

A Jack-centric show that's almost a political drama. Jack is the ruler of heaven and is constantly being manipulated by angels, demons, and Death herself. He just wants to make an afterlife paradise, but power-hungry angels won't leave him alone. Remember that Jack is very young and trusting by nature, so there is a lot of potential for disaster if he gets goaded into doing something, like making new universes or ending existing ones. Cas is a main character and he does his best to protect Jack, but he has to be careful to not seem overprotective/like another manipulator or Jack won't trust him either. I have no idea if I'm making any sense, but shoutout to me if I am. For some reason, I've always thought that heaven would be an interesting setting for a spin-off, and those angels are pretty similar to power-hungry politicians. How much I need this in my life: 800/10, I would totally watch this.

A very short series that just destroys the canon finale. Twelve episodes, detailing the storylines that were ignored or destroyed by Carry On. E1: Rescuing Cas from the Empty and he and Dean have a long talk about their ~feelings~. They kiss, and for the first time, Dean’s mind is free of doubt about whether or not anyone could ever love all of him. E2: Eileen returns. She says nothing when she sees Dean and Cas holding hands, just raises her eyebrow and smiles knowingly. Some excellent movie night content. E3: 1 year later. Sam and Eileen’s wedding. Dean and Cas aren’t legally married, but their matching gold rings are very prominently shown. It isn’t mentioned. The wedding is almost canceled because of the rain, but with a wave of Jack’s hand the clouds disappear and the birds start to sing. E4: Sam and Eileen have moved out of the Bunker. Cas finally convinces Dean to downsize, so they find a little house in Lawrence and settle down. Cas works as a special ed teacher. Dean works as a mechanic. Miracle loves the backyard but makes sure to stay away from the beehives in the back corner. E5: Sam and Eileen’s twins, Mary and Maura, are born. Dean and Cas love their nieces, and Jack loves them too. He doesn’t know what to call himself, so they settle on Uncle and call it good. E6: Deaths. They all die old. Cas’s vessel has aged, but he can’t die, so when Dean finally passes away in his sleep, Cas scatters his ashes in the woods and disappears, ascending to heaven, to spend eternity with Dean. The closing scene is a dark screen, with the whoosh of wings and a soft “Hello, Dean.” OK. That was a long one. My apologies. How much I need this in my life: 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10. I would reach nerdvana thirty seconds into episode one.

Another spinoff of that idea is just...Dean and Cas living a normal life. Short episodes. Cas goes to the grocery store. Dean drags Cas to a horror movie fan convention. Cas meets a roomba. How much I need this in my life: I can’t type enough zeroes to express it.

Campbell prequel that focuses on Mary and her childhood. Mary being raised as a hunter but not being allowed on hunts. Mary rushing home to finish her chemistry homework so she can help her dad track a nest of vampires moving east. Mary missing her prom to help Samuel on a hunt. Mary trying to keep her real life secret from John, a man she knows loves the parts of her he knows about. Mary always being an outsider, the kindest and most beautiful girl in her class, but so slow to trust and quick to speak that everyone is afraid to be her friend. Mary is a character that has the potential a lot more development, for twelve seasons she’s the burning martyr in every Winchester’s imagined paradise. She deserves more. How much I need this in my life: 11/10, Mary isn’t my favorite character but I would die for her.

Gabriel spin-off. That’s it, that’s the idea. How much I need this in my life: 10000000/10, Gabriel is a character that we don’t know a lot about so there are so many possible directions for a story about him to go.

Show set in the SPN universe that doesn’t really interact with the main show’s canon. It’s about two cops in the 30s that become hunters by accident. After investigating the apparent suicide of a hunter in their small town, they become enthralled by her library, filled with books about ghosts and vampires. They pour over her journals on their own time, fascinated by what they’re reading. They get to know the hunter through her writings, her accounts of her hunts and travels. Eventually, a nest of vampires settles in the town and the two put their newfound knowledge to the test. This show would just be based on canon lore, there wouldn’t be any mention of the Winchesters or other main characters, although a few MoL team-ups is definitely a possibility. The two become quite a team, tracking werewolf backs on bulletin boards in their basements and hoarding rock salt. How much I need this in my life: 89/10, I think this could be really interesting and I am a sucker for historical hunters.

Speaking of historical hunters-Samuel Colt prequel. Cowboys, vampires, cowpires. Hunting in the wild west, galloping across the prairie chasing a pack of werewolves. This show could also tell us a lot about how different types of monsters spread across the U.S. Ghosts will go anywhere people go, but what about vampires? Shapeshifters? Ghouls? What was it like to hunt without technology to help with research? The hunters in this series would be the authors of the journals that modern hunters use every day. They’re the ones that tested tracking and trapping methods. Again, no idea if this is making sense, but I think that a supernatural western would be really awesome and would expand/substantiate the canon lore. How much I need this in my life: 1000000000000000000000000000000/10, I love cowboys and I love Supernatural. This is literally the best thing that could ever happen to me.

Crowley. I want to know more about him. A series that tells us all about Fergus Roderick MacLeod, starting with when he was born in Scotland and ending with his death in All Along the Watchtower. We know that Rowena was his mother, that he was a tailor, that he sold his soul for an extra three inches ~down there~, and that he was a terrible dad. I want to know more about his childhood, about the people he made deals with, about how he became king of the crossroads and of Hell. Crowley was a very interesting character that was abused by the story. I want to know more about him. How much I need this in my life: 10000000000000000000000000000000000000/10, I really do love Crowley and I would watch this a thousand times over.

Final idea: MOTW only. No season arc, no overall storyline. New hunters every episode, from all different times, from over the world. All kinds of monsters. One episode in Victorian England, the next in 1990s Los Angeles. Very few recurring characters, if any. The recurring characters would be the Bobby Singers of the world; the lore guys that you call when you need help. Each new character has their own style, own car, own music, own personality. The show could have some a m a z i n g guest stars because they’d only appear in a few episodes. There are so many possibilities for episodes, even if they weren’t full length. How much I need this in my life: 100000/10, I love MOTW episodes and would really like to get to know the characters. It would be very easy to write one-off fanfics for this show, and also very easy to introduce this show’s characters into Supernatural’s canon.

You made it to the end!!!!!!!! That’s all I have for now. Sorry for writing so much, I just can’t stop thinking about SPN and all of the wasted stories.

[papermoonloveslucy]

LUCY & BEDROCK! (TWIST! TWIST!)

Lucille Ball & “The Flintstones” 

“The Flintstones” was TV’s first primetime animated sitcom. It was produced by Hannah-Barbara animation and ran on ABC TV from 1960 to 1966. Following the show's cancellation, a film called The Man Called Flintstone, a musical spy caper that parodied James Bond, was released that same year. The show was revived in the early 1970s and several different series and made-for-TV movies. The original show also was adapted into a live-action film in 1994, and a prequel, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, which followed in 2000.

Although not officially recognized by its creators, the show bears a very strong resemblance to TV’s “The Honeymooners”.  Fred and Wilma Flintstone are reminiscent of Ralph and Alice Kramden, and they have best friends and neighbors Betty and Barney Rubble that are very similar to Ed and Trixie Norton.  The original “Honeymooners” (1955-56) also was spun-off into future iterations, including musical episodes, just like “The Flintstones.”  

Lucille Ball admired “Honeymooners” creator and Jackie Gleason and Gleason even played Ralph Kramden on “Here’s Lucy.”  Ball also worked with the show’s other stars: Art Carney (in “Happy Anniversary and Goodbye” and “What Now Catherine Curtis”), Audrey Meadows (in “Mother of the Bride” on “Life With Lucy”) and even Jane Kean, who played Trixie in the color “Honeymooners” (who was seen on a 1966 episode of “The Lucy Show”).  

CAST CONNECTIONS 

Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma Flintstone / Pebbles) worked with Lucille Ball on several episodes of “My Favorite Husband” radio show in 1948. 

Alan Reed (Fred Flintstone) played a train station luncheon counter attendant in “Lucy Visits The White House” (TLS S1;E23) in 1963, while also playing Fred Flintstone on ABC.  He later appeared on an episode of Desi Arnaz’s “Mothers-in-Law”. 

Bea Benadaret (Betty Rubble) was one of Lucille Ball’s favorite performers. She played Iris Atterbury on “My Favorite Husband” and was Ball’s first choice to play Ethel Mertz.  Instead, she played Miss Lewis in “Lucy Plays Cupid” (ILL S1;E15). 

Mel Blanc (Barney Rubble) was a master of voices best known for Bugs Bunny. He also worked extensively with Jack Benny, once with Lucille Ball. He did two films with Lucille Ball: The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) and G.I. Journal (1944).  In 1969, Blanc did some ADR (dialogue replacement) work on “Here’s Lucy.” 

Hal Smith (Various Voices) is probably best known as Otis the Drunk on “The Andy Griffith Show”. He appeared with Lucille Ball in the 1963 film Critic’s Choice and did three episodes of “The Lucy Show” and one of “Here’s Lucy.”

Howard Morris (Various Voices) played Howard Coe in “Lucy and the Golden Greek” (TLS S4;E2) in 1965. 

Allan Melvin (Various Voices) is best remembered as Sam the Butcher on “The Brady Bunch” and Barney Hefner on “All in the Family.” In 1956, as Corporal Henshaw on “Sergeant Bilko,” he did was seen with Ball in “Bilko’s Ape Man.” Melvin and Ball also appeared together on the 8th Anniversary of “The Ed Sullivan Show” In 1954. 

Harvey Korman (The Great Gazzoo / Various Voices) is best remembered for his work with Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show”, several times with Lucille Ball. He also appeared on “The Lucy Show” three times. 

Janet Waldo (Mrs. Slaghoople / Hedda Rocker / Various Voices) is best remembered for voicing Judy Jetson on another Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, “The Jetsons” (1962-87). She played Peggy “Keep Jiggling” Dawson on “I Love Lucy” and Lucy Carmichael’s sister Marge on “The Lucy Show.” 

Frank Nelson (Rockbind / Rocky Stone / Various Clerks) did two recurring characters on “I Love Lucy” - Freddie Fiillmore and Ralph Ramsey, in addition to other characters. His distinctive voice was heard on “My Favorite Husband” and he made one appearance, as the harried train conductor, on “The Lucy Show.” 

June Foray (Granny / Nurses) was one of the most famous voice artists in Hollywood, most famous for Rocket J. Squirrel. Coincidentally, Warner Brothers recruited Foray to replace Bea Benadaret as Granny in their cartoons. On “I Love Lucy” she provided the bark of Fred the dog. 

Paula Winslowe (Mrs. Slate / Various Voices) played Mrs. Martha Conklin on “Our Miss Brooks” opposite Gale Gordon. On “I Love Lucy” she was one of the passengers on the S.S. Constitution in “Second Honeymoon” (ILL S5;E14) and a patient (in wheelchair, above) in “Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale” (TLS S2;E14). She was the voice of Bambi’s mother in the 1942 Disney film Bambi.

Verna Felton (Pearl Slaghoople) received two Emmy nominations for her role in the Desilu series “December Bride,” playing Hilda Crocker from 1955 to 1959. She did two episodes of “I Love Lucy,” including playing Lucy’s stern maid, Mrs. Porter. Felton voiced many characters for Disney. 

Howard McNear (Doctor) played Mr. Crawford, Little Ricky’s music teacher on “I Love Lucy.” McNear went on to play Floyd the Barber on “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1961 to 1967, filmed on the Desilu backlot. He was also seen in Lucy and Desi’s 1953 film The Long, Long Trailer.

Herb Vigran (Cop) was one of the busiest character actors in Hollywood. He played Jule, Ricky Ricardo’s music agent on two episodes of “I Love Lucy” in addition to playing movie publicist Hal Sparks in “Lucy is Envious” (ILL S3;23). He was seen in the Lucy-Desi film The Long, Long Trailer and six episodes of “The Lucy Show” - all as doctors!

Ginny Tyler (Daisy) voiced Clementine the sheep in “Lucy Buys a Sheep” (TLS S1;E5) and the bird voices in “Lucy Gets the Bird” (TLS S3;E12) and one episode of “Here’s Lucy.”  She did the voice of the sheep in Disney’s 1964 hit Mary Poppins. Although she died in 2012, her voice can still be heard in the chorus of birds outside The Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Willard Waterman (Gus Gravel) was a versatile voice actor who appeared on hundreds of radio shows in the 1930s and 40s. He is probably best remembered for playing “The Great Gildersleeve” on both radio and TV.  He was seen on “The Lucy Show” in “Lucy and The Plumber” (above) and “Lucy the Rain Goddess” (S4;E15).  

Jerry Hausner (Clyde) was best remembered for playing Jerry, Ricky’s agent on “I Love Lucy” (including the pilot). He also did one appearance on “The Lucy Show.”

Sam Edwards (Agent) played the star-struck bellboy in “Lucy Meets the Queen” (ILL S5;E15). He was also the voice of the adult Thumper in Bambi (1942).

Sandra Gould (Various Voices) was best remembered as Gladys Kravitz on “Bewitched”.  She made two appearances on “I Love Lucy” and one (above) on “The Lucy Show.”  

Ann-Margret (Ann Margrock) was one of several celebrity guest stars to be honored with character on “The Flintstones”. She was also a guest star (as herself) on “Here’s Lucy” in 1970 and had appeared on Ann-Margret’s 1969 special. 

Elizabeth Taylor (Pearl Slaghoople in The Flintstones live action film, 1994) was one of Hollywood’s most glamorous and popular stars when she guest starred with husband Richard Burton on “Here’s Lucy” in 1970.  It is odd, then, that she was cast as Pearl Slaghoople, a character that was previously considered frumpy. 

Paul Winchell (Umpire / Thief / Reporter in "Wind Up Wilma” - 1981) was best known as a ventriloquist, but he was also an accomplished character actor who appeared in two episodes of “The Lucy Show” and two of “Here’s Lucy.” 

Arte Johnson (”Flintstone Kids” - 1989) was best known as a cast member on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In”.  He also did an episode of “Here’s Lucy” as an eccentric bird watcher. 

George O’Hanlon (”Flintstone Kids” - 1989) was best remembered as the voice of George Jetson on “The Jetsons,” another hit Hanna-Barbera cartoon. On “I Love Lucy” he was one of two actors to play Charlie Appleby. 

"I Love Lucy” and “The Flintstones”

First, Lucille Ball bears more than a passing physical resemblance to Wilma Flintstone. In “The Flintstones” it is clear that Fred is the leading character and most stories revolve around Fred and Barney, rather than Lucy and Ethel. The tried and true formula of a leading couple and the best friends / neighbors as the secondary characters is used in “I Love Lucy”, “The Honeymooners” and “The Flintstones”.  

Here are a few more tangible connections:

The animated Lucy and Desi that opened pre-syndication airings of “I Love Lucy” were created by the Hanna-Barbera unit at MGM. 

And both shows were sponsored by cigarette companies; “I Love Lucy” by Philip Morris and “The Flintstones” by Winston.  

Wilma and Betty trying to sneak into the Water Buffalo convention in "Ladies Night at the Lodge" (1964) while disguised as men was very close to Lucy and Ethel disguising themselves as male reporters to infiltrate Ricky’s daddy shower in “Ricky Has Labor Pains” (1953). 

The plot of “Operation Switchover” (1964) recycles the premise and many of the same plot elements of “Job Switching” (1952) especially with the domestic disasters on Ricky and Fred's end: scorched clothes while ironing, a fallen cake, and overflowing rice on the stove. 

Like Lucy Ricardo, Wilma Flintstone’s pregnancy was incorporated into the storyline. It was originally thought that like Lucy, Wilma would have a boy, but merchandisers pointed out that there were more opportunities for products for girls, so Pebbles was born. Like Lucille Ball, Jean Vander Pyl (who voiced Wilma) was pregnant at the time of recording and gave birth to her son on the day "The Blessed Event" originally aired on February 22, 1963.

Fred and Barney undertake a rehearsal for the big moment, including Betty rehearsing telephoning the doctor, just like Ricky and the Mertz’s do for Lucy when ‘the time has come’. 

Wilma seems to get cravings for unusual foods including hot fudge and sardines that Fred dutifully supplies, just like Ricky did for Lucy. 

In the father’s waiting room, a man worries his wife might deliver more than one baby, just like Mr. Stanley (Charles Lane) on “I Love Lucy.”

In “Operation Switchover” a character named Hedda Rocker from Good Cavekeeping Magazine is obviously inspired by Hedda Hopper, the famous gossip columnist who appeared on two episodes of “I Love Lucy” as herself. 

Arthur Murray, who’s innovate dance instruction method and dance studios became iconic, is parodied on “The Flintstones” as Arthur Quarry.  In a 1965 episode, he was named Arthury Murrayrock. 

In “Lucy Meets the Mustache” (LDCH S3;E3) Lucy wants to open a sealed letter so she tries a inserting a knitting needle under the flap, a method she says she saw in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The scene is underscored with “Funeral March of a Marionette” by Charles Gounod, which served as the theme tune of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”. On “The Flintstones” he is parodied as Alvin Brickrock. 

Hollyrock star Rock Quarry is a tribute to Rock Hudson, but talks like Gary Cooper.  Hudson guest-starred on an episode of “I Love Lucy” set in Palm Springs. Previously, Lucy dressed as Gary Cooper (complete with his trademark ‘yup’) to fool near-sighted Caroline Appleby. 

An episode titled “The Soft Touchables” is modeled after Desilu’s hit gangster series “The Untouchables.” “The Lucy Show” parodied their own show in an episode titled “Lucy The Gun Moll” (TLS S4;E25) in 1966 starring “The Untouchables Cast” but using different character names. 

Wilma and Betty’s favorite television show “Peek-A-Boo Camera” catches Fred and Barney acting silly in a 1963 episode that is clearly modeled after TV’s “Candid Camera” created by Allen Funt. In 1971, “Lucy and the Candid Camera” (HL S4;E14) also featured Funt in hidden camera shot plot. Lucy Carmichael also get involved in a hidden camera television show in “Lucy and the Beauty Doctor” (TLS S3;E24).  In that show, the program was called “The Boiling Point.”

The hit Broadway and movie musical movie My Fair Lady inspired many satires (some in name only) including “My Fair Freddy” (1966) and “My Fair Lucy” (TLS S3;E20) in 1965! 

In “Fred Flintstone Woos Again” (1961) Wilma convinces Fred to renew their wedding vows after realizing the official who originally married them wasn’t fully licensed!  On “I Love Lucy” Lucy realized that their wedding was also invalid when she found an error on their license. They go to the spot they first wed to renew their vows, just like “The Flintstones”. 

In “Dial ‘S’ for Suspicion” (1962) Wilma's devotion to a murder mystery novel causes Fred to wonder if Wilma is trying to away with him. In “Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying To Do Away With Her” (ILL S1;E4) Lucy's devotion to a murder mystery novel causes her to wonder if Ricky is trying to do away with her!

When Wilma can’t keep up with the housework, she hires a maid in “Wilma the Maid” (1963). The same situation happened in the Ricardo home in “Lucy Hires a Maid” (ILL S2;E23). While the Flintstone’s maid is an earthy Italian woman named Rockabrigida, the Ricardo’s maid is a humorless woman named Mrs. Porter. Coincidentally, Mrs. Porter was played by Verna Felton, who voices Pearl Slaghoople on “The Flintstones”. 

When superhero “Superstone” is hired for a birthday party but can’t make it - Fred takes his place. On “I Love Lucy” when Superman is promised for Little Ricky’s party, but can’t make it, Lucy takes his place - nearly! 

In “How To Pick A Fight With Your Wife” (1966) spats between spouses escalate to such a degree that the couples split: Fred and Barney are thrown together as roommates, while Wilma and Betty are bunking together at the other house. In “Vacation from Marriage” (ILL S2;E6) much the same thing occurs between the Ricardos and the Mertzes!

The real comparison with Lucy and Desi is something Joe Barbera could have only hoped for in 1960 — enduring popularity. Lucy is still justifiably loved by hoards of fans and “I Love Lucy” is on the air somewhere. “The Flintstones” remains a part of the popular culture, 60 years after the show’s debut.   

[jonny-byerss]

All Words Muttered By Jonathan Byers In Stranger Things

Season 1

S1: E8 The Upside Down

-Remember...

-Don’t step on the trap.

-Then...

-Alright. You ready?

-On three. One...two...you don’t have to do this-

-I’m just saying, you don’t have to-

-It’s just the wind.

-Don’t worry. My mom, she said the lights speak when it comes.

-Blink. Think of them as alarms.

-No, it’s fine. Thanks.

-Nancy?

-You need to get out of here. Listen to me, I’m not asking you, I’m telling you, get out of here!

-Nancy. Nancy. Nancy! Nancy! The lights.

-It’s here.

-I don’t know. I don’t see it.

-Go! Go! Run! Go! Get out of here!

-Jump!

-Shut up!

-I don’t know.

-No.

-Come on. Come on, you son of a bitch! You see it?

-Come on. Where are you? Come on!

-Get back!

-No. It has to be dead. It has to be.

-Mom. Is that you? Mom?

-I don’t think that’s the monster.

-Hey.

-You’re home. You’re home now. You’re safe.

-Yeah, it’s me, buddy. We missed you. We really missed you.

-What, this? It’s just a cut. It’s nothing. You’re worried about my hand.

-Oh, hey, uh...we, uh...we brought you some stuff...so you don’t get bored in here.

-Uh, I made you a new mixtape. There’s some stuff on there I think you really might like.

-Guys, guys, go easy on him.

-Jeez, what’s that smell? Have you guys been playing games all day or just farting?

-Will, come on.

-So, you have fun?

-Hey, Mrs. Wheeler.

-Yeah, thank you. Uh, Merry Christmas.

-So, uh, you win?

-Awesome.

-Thanks, um...I...I didn’t get you anything, I...I feel bad.

-Merry Christmas.

-You ready? Let’s go.

-Alright. Buckle up.

-Yeah, sure.

-Yeah. Yeah, pretty cool.

-What you got there? That one yours?

-Looks pretty big.

-Be careful. You’ll break it.

-Documenting.

-Because...it looks great.

-Mom. Mom, it’s gonna be great.

-Thanks.

-Mm. Very good, Mom.

-Mm, hey, did Will tell you about, uh, the game?

Season 2

S2: E1 MADMAX

-“Come and get sheet-faced”. No, I’m not.

-Well, you can relax, I’m not gonna be alone. I’m going trick-or-treating with Will.

-Yeah.

-Sounds like a nice night.

-Hey, bud. I, uh, didn’t know what you’d like, so I got a variety. Take your pick.

-Alright. What are you working on?

-Zombie Boy? Who’s Zombie Boy?

-Did someone call you that? Hey, you can talk to me, you know that, right? Whatever happened. Will, come on, talk to me.

-What? Like what?

-What are you talking about?

-You’re not a freak.

-You know what? You’re right. You are a freak.

-No, I’m serious, you’re a freak. But what? Do you wanna be normal? Do you wanna be just like everyone else? Being a freak is the best, alright? I’m a freak.

-I have-I have friends, Will.

-Because you’re my best friend, alright? And I would rather be best friends with Zombie Boy than with a boring nobody. You know what I mean?

-Okay, look...who would you rather be friends with? Bowie or Kenny Rogers?

-Exactly. It’s no contest. The thing is, nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world. You got it?

S2: E2 Trick or Treat, Freak

-Yeah?

-What?

-He’s not in his room?

-Three, two, one...

-Great! Hold up the proton blaster.

-Alright, now turn to the light.

-Yeah, cool.

-Are you ready, bud?

-I just-I just don’t get what she sees in him.

-Bob.

-What? You think I’m lame?

-Hey, listen, if I let you go on your own, you promise to stay in the neighborhood?

-And ve back at Mike’s by 9?

-9.

-Deal?

-Alright. Hey, Will, don’t let any of your spazzy friends use this, alright?

-I hope it doesn’t suck.

-Huh?

-Oh, uh, yeah, I’m going as a guy who hates parties.

-Uh, Jonathan.

-KISS? The band?

S2: E3 The Pollywog

-We’re looking, Mom.

-He’s staying over now?

-Yeah, yeah, he was upset. I mean, he was...he was really upset. But he was still worried about you.

-Hey, you need to cut yourself some slack, okay? People say stupid things when they’re wasted, you know, things they don’t mean.

-Like there’s this weight you’re carrying around with you? All the time? I feel it too.

-Yeah, yeah he did, but, you know, he’s not the same. I try to be there for him, you know, to help him, but...I don’t know. I mean, maybe...maybe things just can’t go back to the way they were.

-Mad?

-The people responsible for this...they’re dead.

-Yeah. Why? What are you thinking?

-Oh...Ms. Wheeler!

-Yeah, uh, we have a test tomorrow.

-Bummer.

-Yeah.

-Stressful.

-Bye Ms. Wheeler!

-Okay, are you sure about this?

S2: E4 Will the Wise

-Mom? Will? Hello?

-Hey.

-No, she was sleeping, but I left a note.

-Stop saying that.

-Yeah, I know. Just give him time.

-What?

-We’re not together.

-You still wanna do this?

S2: E5 Dig Dug

-Uh...double.

-Nance...uh, on or off?

-What?

-Yeah.

-What?

-It’s not going to end.

-Yeah.

-Congratulations.

-What do you mean?

-Yeah, Will needed me...and Steve...

-Yeah, like only a month.

-Are you positive this is the right place?

-Alright.

-What camera?

-You might wanna sit down for this.

-What? Think?

-You don’t believe us, do you?

-Them?

-This is ridiculous!

-Wait, what?

S2: E6 The Spy

-To taking down the man.

-Yeah, no, no, I’ve gotta drive.

-I mean, do...do you wanna stay?

-Okay, uh...could I use the sofa?

-No, no, I mean, we’re just friends.

-What? No, I mean, my dad’s-

-Steve.

-Trust issues? Trust issues.

-Trust issues? I do not...

-Hey.

-Oh, no, don’t, I mean, he’s so drunk.

-Yeah, I mean, what, he knows us for a couple of hours and he’s got us all figured out?

-Yeah, yeah, it’s fine.

-Yeah, um, goodnight.

-Uh, sorry?

-Oh, yeah, yeah, it was...it was good.

-Oh. Okay.

-No, no, it’s fine. They’re probably just at the matinee or something.

-What...?

-I don’t know. Mom? Will?

-I don’t shoot Polaroid.

-It’s not mine. Someone else has been here.

S2: E8 The Mind Flayer

-Why are the lights off?

-And security just took the night off? I don’t think so.

-No. The power’s off.

-What?

-Nancy, Nancy, wait.

-Hello? Who’s there? Who’s there?

-Steve?

-Why?

-Hang on-

-Yeah...

-Come on! Get in!

-Hey. Hey there. It’s me. Um, I’m sorry, bud. I’m sorry I wasn’t there. I should’ve been there.

-You sure this is gonna work?

-Do you remember the day Dad left? We stayed up all night building Castle Byers...just the way you drew it, and it took so long, because you were so bad at hammering. You’d miss the nail every time. And then, it started raining, but we stayed out there anyway. We were both sick for like a week after that, but we just had to finish it, didn’t we? We just had to.

-Do you remember the first time I played you this? Mom and Dad were both arguing in the next room, so I played you the mixtape I made you, and it was the first time you got into music. Real music.

-They’re coming!

-What?

S2: E9 The Gate

-Then we need to make the host uninhabitable.

-Okay. Denfield to oak tree, swing a right, that’s it. But, it’s channel ten, right?

-Are you sure this is a good idea?

-Mom...

-It’s not working. It’s not working! Mom, are you listening to me?

-How much longer? Mom, look at him!

-You’re killing him!

-You’re killing him! No!

-Mom, you’re killing him!

-Come on, buddy!

-Come on!

-Come on, Will!

-Chief, are you there? Chief, do you copy?

-Close it.

-No, no, just the good stuff.

-Yeah, yeah, it’s what’s happening.

[keahifctf2-blog]

Aqours Rankings

As the final curtains draw on the story of Aqours and Uranohoshi, it’s time for these damn rankings.

Unlike Muse, who I have a grand total of ONE disliked character (guess who), I really don’t hate Aqours at all. They are all lovable, their Seiyuus are outright wonderful, and their voices sound very pristine tbh. Aqours made their own path away from Muse’s path and that’s why they earned to win Love Live!. Therefore, please no hate!

Now lets get started...

9. Sakurauchi Riko. Ah Riko... I know that I am going to get some hate for putting Riko last, but she was in 8th place when I finished Season 1 of Sunshine to be fair. However the biggest moment where Riko gets condemned to the basement of Aqours was Episode 5, where I really didn’t see any real development of Riko. The recently released Episode 13 didn’t help matters at all. To be fair, if I had to label Riko with one word, it would be Plainness. HOWEVER! Being plain isn’t bad at all! Chika sees herself to be pretty plain and she is still fantastic. And you know what, if you see Riko as being more than plain, I won’t blame you! Riko is very beautiful althroughout and if you have her as your best girl, I won’t make you feel bad. I just don’t see her as interesting as everyone else.

8. Watanabe You. Oof... This one was a very difficult choice since the last two episodes made me think about the rankings between #3 to #8. I did say with Riko that the scene with her and You didn’t help matters, but it definitely didn’t help matters with Yousoro. The scene itself was very inconsiderate since it’s so wedged in between very heavy stuff from Aqours’ winning Love Live to leaving Uranohoshi for the last time. I love You and will still love her even if she is in 8th spot, but that RikoYou scene killed it due to inappropriate insertion. If that scene was held off until a bit more later after all the crying parts, You would be much much higher. And yes, it was really that close between #3 and #8. Sadly, producer oversight put Yousoro in the 8th position. In terms of Seiyuus, though, Shuuka is one of my all time favorites.

T6. Kunikida Hanamura. Zura! Hanamaru really pulled some through, especially in the final episode. However, her hilarity kept her being consistent despite being somewhere below the halfway mark. She always keeps Yoshiko in check and her “zuras” are as adorable in Season 2 as they are in Season 1. Kin-chan did a good job with her here and it’s sad that we only have the movie to hear the zuras. However, the biggest dealbreaker was the Dub version of S2E4. “Right Girlfriend?” absolutely killed me and my gay heart and I’m pretty sure many people thought DiaMaru was real at that point! XD

T6. Tsushima Yoshiko. Despite falling a bit since Season 1, I still enjoyed the Great Fallen Angel’s presence. The reason why she fell since S1 was her relegation to a bit of a meme status in S2. Of course, she did get her time at numerous points, specifically E5, she still didn’t break through as much as she did in S1. Regardless of her falling (lol get it?), I still enjoyed Yohane a lot and she did well for being the first Chuuni in Love Live! Also, I LOVE LOVE LOVE AIKYAN’S VOICE. I don’t like Guilty Kiss compared to others, but I cannot deny that Aikyan is probably Aqours’ best singer.

5. Ohara Mari. All in all, the most improved girl. I didn’t really feel comfortable with Mari and, before Season 2 started, she was dead last. But, it all started to change in very first episode, with her conflict with her family, specifically her father (males aren’t dead in LLSS after all!). Since then, Mari slowly became more and more of a likable character to me, but the deal breaker that made her such an improvement was in Episodes 7 and 11. Those episodes were those when Mari felt worthless because she couldn’t do anything else to keep the school open and I don’t blame her since it was something out of her own control. Needless to say, I didn’t care about Mari in S1, but I liked her more and more in S2 and she locks in at 5th place.

4. Kurosawa Dia. Oh boy, this is going to be great. Dia was mid-tier at most for me, but back in Season 1, I knew that while I have another girl as my best girl, I would rather marry Dia (at least not in an arranged marriage or something) since she is a very hardworking individual. 13 more episodes and not much has changed, but more and more of her character seeped in this season and she had A LOT of funny moments. From the entirety of Episode 4 (and watch the dub of Episode 4, it’s HILARIOUS and super gay) to Episode 9 (”BU BUUUUUUUUUU DESSUUUUU WA!!!”). She is such a goddess, yet she can still be a dork. Also speaking of being dorky, I love Arisha a whole bunch and it’s because she is probably as dorky as Dia is sometimes. XD

3. Kurosawa Ruby. Aside from Mari, Ruby is another huge mover since Season 1. I started to love Ruby more since her duet with Dia came out during the summer (though I still prefer No More September Rain). And when Season 2 came out, it was fated as if Ruby was going to get more and more development. She does embroidery and even helps You out! Aiai is improving so much on her voice! RUBY HAS A LEGIT FUCKING CENTER! BUT NOT ONE, BUT TWO AND THEY BOTH SOUND GODLY! The only issue I had with Ruby was that she only talks with her fellow first years and Leah (who is also a First Year I think). But with an era coming to an end, I could say that Ruby improved a lot during her time with Aqours and I feel as if she would get much stronger as a person from here on out. Same goes to Aiai as well. Well deserving of 3rd place.

But now...

The top two...

You probably know who is in my top two already. But what you don’t know is that I had a VERY HARD TIME trying to decide who is my best girl after both seasons. They both had been my best girls since Season 1 started and they cemented that at the end of that season.

But, after a long while around Episode 6 (with confirmation by the end of Season 2), I decided to give them a joint placement as my best girls of Aqours (and probably the best girls of Love Live in general)...

T1. Takami Chika and Matsuura Kanan. What can I say? These girls drew me in from the start though they weren’t my best girls at the start of Season 1. However, it all changed by the time of S1E9′s release that I started to love them more. After Season 1 ended, my love for these two girls intensified with their duet, “No more September Rain” (hands down my FAVORITE LL duo/trio track ever and even better than Soldier Game in my opinion!). And by the time Season 2 started, I knew that it would be a battle for first position. I just didn’t realize how much it would be difficult with Sunrise making me have more reasons to love both of them. Whenever something else good about Kanan appears, another one appears for Chika and vice versa. Episode 6 was my second favorite episode in Season 2 behind Episode 4, but it still has a place in my heart. It shows how much Kanan cares for Chika as much as she cares for Mari and it also shows how desperate and determined Chika is to be rid of her ordinary shell despite everyone else seeing otherwise. When Chika nailed that near impossible trick (#PrayForAnchan) and those tears shed from Kanan’s eyes, that alone made me fall for these two even more (and is also the reason why I actually prefer MIRACLE WAVE over My Mai Tonight). Since then, I continued to love Chika and Kanan a lot all the way until Episode 13, when I decided that these two are both great in their own rights. How much these two improved on from last season made my day and it was one of the many highlights of LLSS Season 2 in general. And what else could I say about the Seiyuu? Anchan is one of the better singers in Aqours and I enjoy her Broadway tone and style of singing a lot. Suwawa is very good as well and her hugging antics are just super silly as well.

So those are my end of Season rankings! Of course mileage may possibly vary, so please don’t get mad at me... Q_Q

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Clone Wars season 7 is imminent: these are the must-watch eps from previous seasons

In the lead up to the long-awaited final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (which lands on the service in just a few short hours from now on Friday, February 21) Disney Plus has put together a list of 20 episodes from the show aimed to help viewers catch up on, or refresh their memories of, all the essential happenings from earlier seasons.

All those episodes are, of course, available to stream right now on Disney Plus.

Normally, we wouldn’t recommend that newcomers watch a cherry-picked selection of episodes from a show’s previous six seasons, but in the case of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which is comprised of many self-contained stories, that shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 now has a release date and a trailer

How to watch the Star Wars movies in order

The Mandalorian season 2: release date

So without further ado, here are the 20 most essential episodes to watch from Star Wars: The Clone Wars as chosen by Disney Plus itself. Be warned, episode descriptions may contain spoilers.

S1: E1 – Ambush

Episode description: Jedi Master Yoda and three clone troopers face off against Count Dooku’s dreaded assassin Ventress and her droid army to prove the Jedi are strong enough to protect a strategic planet and forge a treaty for the Republic.

S1: E5 – Rookies

Episode description: Alone on a distant outpost, Clone Officers Rex and Cody must inspire their rookie unit to believe in themselves as they fight off a Droid Commando invasion.

S2: E5 – Landing at Point Rain

Episode description: Anakin, Aksoka and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead a landing party to destroy a droid factory on Geonosis. They must stop it before it becomes active.

S2: E6 – Weapons Factory

Episode description: Luminara and Anakin act as decoys to divert new enemy super-tanks, while Padawans Barriss Offee and Aksoka attempt to destroy a Separatist droid factory. Are the Padawans up to the challenge?

S2: E7 – Legacy of Terror

Episode description: When Luminara goes missing. Obi-Wan and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead a platoon of clones in search of her. When the search leads to a mysterious lair, the Jedi are faced with a horde of undead warriors.

S2: E8 – Brain Invaders

Episode description: When Geonosian brain worms take control of their supply ship, Aksoka and Barriss must battle to stop the vessel from unleashing the deadly plague upon the galaxy.

S2: E13 – Voyage of Temptation

Episode description: As the Jedi and their clones defend the Duchess Satine from assassination attempts, Anakin discovers that Obi-Wan and the Duchess have a history together.

S3: E2 – ARC Troopers

Episode description: When the Republic learns of an impending Separatist attack on Kamino, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi hurry to the planet’s defense.

S4: E21 – Brothers

Episode description: Savage Opress continues his quest to find his long-lost brother, the Sith Lord Darth Maul, who has somehow escaped death.

S4: E22 – Revenge

Episode description: Savage and Darth Maul unite to seek revenge against Obi-Wan, causing the Jedi to team up with a surprising ally.

S5: E1 – Revival

Episode description: As the Sith brothers Maul and Savage forcibly recruit pirates to their cause, they are pursued by Obi-Wan Kenobi.

S5: E6 – The Gathering

Episode description: Jedi younglings undergo a rite-of-passage: the construction of their lightsabers.

S5: E14 – Eminence

Episode description: Savage and Maul forge an alliance with the Death Watch that targets their common for: Obi-Wan Kenobi.

S5: E15 – Shades of Reason

Episode description: Backed by the criminal underworld, the Sith and Death Watch launch an attack on Mandalore.

S5: E16 – The Lawless

Episode description: Using Duchess Satine as bait, Darth Maul lures Obi-Wan into a trap.

S5: E17 – Sabotage

Episode description: Anakin and Ahsoka investigate a deadly bombing at the Jedi Temple.

S5: E18 – The Jedi Who Knew Too Much

Episode description: Accused of an unthinkable crime, Ahsoka finds herself running out of allies and alternatives.

S5: E19 – To Catch a Jedi

Episode description: The fugitive Ahsoka escapes to the criminal depths of Coruscant.

S5: E20 – The Wrong Jedi

Episode description: On trial for murder, Ahsoka is expelled from the Jedi Order.

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So there you have it: The essential 20 essential episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars as chosen by Disney Plus. Due to the short nature of the show’s episodes (around 26 minutes each), newcomers might even be able to power through these fantastic episodes in time to start the new seventh season this week.

To those setting out on this quest, we bid you good luck – and may the force be with you. 

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24 Romantic TV Episodes You Should Binge-Watch This Valentine's Day

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24 Romantic TV Episodes You Should Binge-Watch This Valentine's Day

Just be sure to stock up on some V-Day snacks beforehand. Warning: here be spoilers, folks.

1. Friends, “The One With The Prom Video” (S2, E14)

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Ultimate Valentine’s moment: “He’s her lobster!”

Where you can stream it: Netflix.

2. Louie, “Subway/Pamela” (S2, E6)

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The most swoon-worthy scene: “Cause I was brought into existence to know you. And that’s enough. The idea that you would want me back… it’s like greedy.”

Where you can watch it: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus.

3. Lost, “The Constant” (S4, E5)

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Why it’s so romantic: Desmond + Pennay 4ever. Who even cares about Jack and Kate?

Where you can watch it: Netflix.

4. Parks and Recreation, “Halloween Surprise” (S5, E5)

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Most awww-inducing moment: “What are you doing?”

Where you van stream it: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.

5. Doctor Who, “The Lodger” (S5, E11)

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Why you should watch it: Let this episode serve as a reminder that you should tell people you love them, or the solar system could explode.

Where you can watch it: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.

6. Glee, “Rumours” (S2, E19)

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Most romantic moment: When Santana sings “Songbird” to Brittany. Sigh.

Where you can watch it: Hulu Plus, Netflix.

7. Gilmore Girls, “Love, Daisies, and Troubadours” (S1, E21)

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Why it’s so romantic: Max and his 1,000 yellow daisies. No one cares about you, Dean.

Where you can stream it: Netflix.

8. The OC, “The Countdown” (S1, E14)

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Most <3-worthy moment: “I love you.” “Thank you.”

Where you can stream it: Amazon Prime.

9. The Office, “Niagra” (S6, E4,5)

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When to reach for the chocolates: “Plan A was marrying her a long, long time ago. Pretty much the day I met her.”

Where you can watch it: Netflix.

10. Frasier, “Something Borrowed, Someone Blue” (S7, E23)

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When you may lose it: When Daphne finally calls Niles by his first name.

Where you can watch it: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.

11. The Good Wife, “Closing Arguments” (S2, E23)

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When it gets steamy: Two words: Elevator. Makeout.

Where you can watch it: Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.

12. Downton Abbey, “Christmas At Downton Abbey” (S2, E9)

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  The most aww-dorable scene: When Mary makes Matthew get down on one knee and Matthew gives her ~that look~.

Where you can stream it: Amazon Prime.

13. Orange Is the New Black, “You Also Have a Pizza” (S2, E6)

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  The most <3-worthy moment: When Poussey perfectly defines love.

Where you can stream it: Netflix.

14. New Girl, “Cooler” (S2, E15)

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When you will swoon: That. Kiss. Though.

Where you can watch it: Netflix.

15. The X-Files, “Millenium” (S7, E4)

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Peak <3 moment: Mulder and Scully’s first ~real~ kiss.

Where you can watch it: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.

16. Grey’s Anatomy, “What A Difference A Day Makes” (S5, E22)

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When the tears might flow: When Izzie reveals her freshly-shaven head and hubby Alex says, “My wife is so hot.”

Where you can stream it: Netflix.

17. Scrubs, “My Musical” (S6, E6)

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Most heartwarming moment: The ultimate song in bromance, “Guy Love.”

Where you can stream it: Netflix, Hulu Plus.

18. How I Met Your Mother, “Ten Sessions” (S3, E13)

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Why it’s a good choice: Though it doesn’t work out in the end, Ted’s two-minute date is pretty darn adorable.

Where you can stream it: Netflix, Amazon Prime.

19. Gossip Girl, “The Goodbye Gossip Girl” (S2, E25)

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When to break out the ice cream: Three words, eight letters, finally spoken by Chuck.

Where you can watch it: Netflix.

20. Chuck, “Chuck Versus the Colonel” (S2, E22)

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The scene with the most <3s: Chuck and Sarah almost do it. Seriously. So close.

Where you can stream it: Netflix.

21. Mindy Project, “The Desert” (S2, E14)

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Hottest moment: PLANE KISS.

Where you can watch it: Hulu Plus.

22. Parenthood, “Remember Me, I’m The One Who Loves You” (S3, E17)

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Best Valentiney moment: Jasmine and Crosby in the rain.

Where you can watch it: Netflix.

23. Veronica Mars, “Look Who’s Stalking” (S2, E20)

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When to break out the hankies: Logan’s anti-prom speech. Epic LoVe.

Where you can watch it: Amazon Prime.

24. Arrested Development, “Marta Complex” (S1, E12)

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Most romantic moment: N/A, if we’re being honest, unless you count Buster and Lucille II’s relationship.

Where you can watch it: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.

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DARK SKIES ARE HEADED FOR THE MCMURRAYS IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ‘RIDE’ PREMIERING APRIL 23, ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

STUDIO CITY, CA – April 17, 2023 – Dark skies are headed for the McMurrays, in more ways than one, in “When it Rains...” this week’s all-new episode of “Ride” premiering Sunday, April 23 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel. Nancy Travis (“Last Man Standing”), Tiera Skovbye (“Riverdale”), Beau Mirchoff (“Good Trouble”), Sara Garcia (“The Flash”), Jake Foy (“Designated Survivor”) and Tyler Jacob Moore (“Shameless”) star.

Missy (Skovbye) brings Cash (Mirchoff) as her plus-one to the Frontier BBQ, but he feels out of place when his biggest competition, Hudson Cooper (Orin McCusker, “Wynonna Earp”), shows up too. As she coaches Cash on making a good impression, Missy is haunted by memories of Austin (Marcus Rosner, “The Love Club”) and is caught off guard by a strangely familiar woman (Holly Deveaux, “12 Monkeys”). At the ranch, Hank (Greg Lawson, “Heartland”) surprises Isabel with some exciting news, but she doesn’t take it as well as he hopes. When the McMurrays get word that a big rainstorm has shifted and is expected to hit the ranch by nightfall, everyone works together to save all of the hay bales but have no hope of succeeding with just one working tractor. Valeria (Garcia) must put aside her differences with Tuff (Foy) to try and revive one of Dusty’s broken, old rigs. The task seems impossible, and so the pair considers an offer of help from an unlikely source. When Missy and Cash return, tensions from the day’s events create a perfect storm.

“Ride” is a Blink49 Studios/Seven24 Films Production. Executive producers are Rebecca Boss, Chris Masi, Sherri Cooper, Alexandra Zarowny, Paolo Barzman, Greg Gugliotta, FJ Denny, John Morayniss, Carolyn Newman, Virginia Rankin, Elana Barry, Josh Adler, Jordy Randall and Tom Cox. Mark Haroun and Alejandro Alcoba are co-executive producers. The series is produced by Brian Dennis. Lesley Grant is supervising producer. Paolo Barzman directed from a script by Jen Rivas-DeLoose.

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MRS. COOPER’S BOYFRIEND

February 10, 1950

“Mrs. Cooper’s Boyfriend” is episode #75 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on February 10, 1950.

Synopsis ~ Liz decides that the only way to keep George's mother from coming over on Valentine’s Day is to get her a boyfriend.

“My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage (1940) and Outside Eden (1945) by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the film Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). “My Favorite Husband” was first broadcast as a one-time special on July 5, 1948. Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch “My Favorite Husband” as a series. Bowman was not available Richard Denning was cast as George. On January 7, 1949, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Cooper. On this same episode Jell-O became its sponsor. A total of 124 episodes of the program aired from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951. After about ten episodes had been written, writers Fox and Davenport departed and three new writers took over – Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh, and head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer. In March 1949 Gale Gordon took over the existing role of George’s boss, Rudolph Atterbury, and Bea Benaderet was added as his wife, Iris. CBS brought “My Favorite Husband” to television in 1953, starring Joan Caulfield and Barry Nelson as Liz and George Cooper. The television version ran two-and-a-half seasons, from September 1953 through December 1955, running concurrently with “I Love Lucy.” It was produced live at CBS Television City for most of its run, until switching to film for a truncated third season filmed (ironically) at Desilu and recasting Liz Cooper with Vanessa Brown.

MAIN CAST

Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.

Richard Denning (George Cooper) was born Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Plans called for him to take over his father’s garment manufacturing business, but he developed an interest in acting. Denning enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He is best known for his  roles in various science fiction and horror films of the 1950s. Although he teamed with Lucille Ball on radio in “My Favorite Husband,” the two never acted together on screen. While “I Love Lucy” was on the air, he was seen on another CBS TV series, “Mr. & Mrs. North.” From 1968 to 1980 he played the Governor on “Hawaii 5-0″, his final role. He died in 1998 at age 84.

Gale Gordon (Rudolph Atterbury) and Bea Benadaret (Iris Atterbury)  are not heard in this episode. 

Ruth Perrott (Katie, the Maid) was also later seen on “I Love Lucy.” She first played Mrs. Pomerantz (above right), a member of the surprise investigating committee for the Society Matrons League in “Pioneer Women” (ILL S1;E25), as one of the member of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League in “Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (ILL S3;E3), and also played a nurse when “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (ILL S2;E16). She died in 1996 at the age of 96.

Bob LeMond (Announcer) also served as the announcer for the pilot episode of “I Love Lucy”. When the long-lost pilot was finally discovered in 1990, a few moments of the opening narration were damaged and lost, so LeMond – fifty years later – recreated the narration for the CBS special and subsequent DVD release.

GUEST CAST

Eleanor Audley (Leaticia Cooper, George’s Mother) previously played this character in “George is Messy” and “Dinner for 12″. She would later play Eleanor Spalding, owner of the Westport home the Ricardos buy in “Lucy Wants To Move to the Country” (ILL S6;E15) in 1957, as well as one of the Garden Club judges in “Lucy Raises Tulips” (ILL S6;E26).

Hans Conried (Mr. Anderson) first co-starred with Lucille Ball in The Big Street (1942). He then appeared on “I Love Lucy” as used furniture man Dan Jenkins in “Redecorating” (ILL S2;E8) and later that same season as Percy Livermore in “Lucy Hires an English Tutor” (ILL S2;E13) – both in 1952. The following year he began an association with Disney by voicing Captain Hook in Peter Pan. On “The Lucy Show” he played Professor Gitterman in “Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet” (TLS S1;E19) and in “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” (TLS S2;E1). He was probably best known as Uncle Tonoose on “Make Room for Daddy” starring Danny Thomas, which was filmed on the Desilu lot. He joined Thomas on a season 6 episode of “Here’s Lucy” in 1973. He died in 1982 at age 64.

Hal March (Mr. Jenkins / Mr. Crockett) first appeared on the “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Fakes Illness” (ILL S1;E16) using his own name to play an actor posing as the doctor who diagnoses Lucy with ‘golbloots.’ March got his first big break when he was cast as Harry Morton on “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” in 1950. He eventually lost the part to Fred Clark who producers felt was better paired with Bea Benaderet, who played Blanche, and here plays Iris Atterbury. He stayed with the show in other roles, the last airing just two weeks before his appearance as Eddie Grant in “Lucy is Matchmaker” (ILL S2;E27). In 1966 he was seen on “The Lucy Show.”

Frank Nelson (J.Q. Williams, Chairman of the Bank) was born on May 6, 1911 (three months before Lucille Ball) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He started working as a radio announcer at the age of 15. He later appeared on such popular radio shows as “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Burns and Allen,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly”. This is one of his 11 performances on “My Favorite Husband.”  On “I Love Lucy” he holds the distinction of being the only actor to play two recurring roles: Freddie Fillmore and Ralph Ramsey, as well as six one-off characters, including the frazzled train conductor in “The Great Train Robbery” (ILL S5;E5), a character he repeated on “The Lucy Show.” Aside from Lucille Ball, Nelson is perhaps most associated with Jack Benny and was a fifteen-year regular on his radio and television programs.

EPISODE

ANNOUNCER: “As we look in on the Coopers it’s morning. George Cooper is eating breakfast, while Liz in the kitchen talking to Katie, the maid.”

Liz is planning the menu for an intimate Valentine’s Day dinner with George.

LIZ: “Hearts of beef, hearts of artichoke, hearts of lettuce, heart-shaped candy, and heart-shaped cake.” KATIE: “That oughta give ya heart-shaped heartburn!” 

Liz joins George for breakfast and notices that he has nicked himself shaving - several times.

LIZ: “You look like you have your face up in paper curlers.”

Liz confesses she used George’s razor to string beans! Liz apologizes with a smooch. She brings up Valentine’s Day, and George breaks it to her that his mother is coming. George reminds Liz that his mother always spends the holidays with them. 

LIZ: “It’s Valentine’s Day, not Halloween!  Can’t we give her a rain check until Groundhog Day or something?” 

Groundhog Day is an American folk tradition established in Pennsylvania around 1840, that supposes that if a groundhog comes out of his burrow and sees his shadow, we are in for six more weeks of winter. The tradition has inspired a Hollywood film and a Broadway musical.  Since the date is traditionally February 2 (before Valentine’s Day), Liz is really extending her hospitality into 1951! 1955′s “Lucy Goes to a Rodeo” (ILL S5;E8) opens with Ricky penciling in Lucy for a kiss on February 2nd, which Lucy notes is Groundhog Day. 

Liz is upset that her romantic dinner for two will become a threesome. she suggests that if his mother wants to celebrate Valentine’s Day she should get a boyfriend. George says she has no interest in men.

LIZ: “Well, she did once. Or did she win you in a game of Canasta?”

Canasta is a card game of the rummy family devised around 1939. It is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards. The game was mentioned several times on episodes of “I Love Lucy.” 

George comes around to the idea of getting his mother a boyfriend - but who? 

LIZ: “Gee, all I can think of is the Smithsonian Institute!” 

In “Never Do Business With Friends” (ILL S2;E31), Ethel complains that her washing machine is old enough to belong in the Smithsonian Institution. Dubbed ‘the Nation’s attic’, the Smithsonian museums (located primarily in Washington DC) will be mentioned again in reference to the antique Cadillac that Fred buys for the trip to Hollywood.  

George rushes off to work. The new bank Chairman is visiting. Liz tells Katie to plan to serve three for Valentine’s Day dinner. Liz says that her mother-in-law uses any excuse to visit - even Boys Week. 

Boys (and Girls) Week was a movement to help build citizenship among youth. The movement began in 1920 with boys. In 1934, Boys Week became known as Youth Week, and in 1936, Boys and Girls Week. A project of the Rotary International, their sponsorship ceased in 1954.  

Liz has invited Mother Cooper (Eleanor Audley) over to talk about the idea and before they know it, she has arrived.

LIZ (to Katie): “Well, speak of the devil-in-law.” KATIE (hushed): “How does she get in the house so quietly?” LIZ: “She’s got a muffler on her broom.”

No sooner is she in the kitchen when she is telling Liz that there’s dust on top of her bookcase.  Liz quickly changes the subject to dating.

MOTHER COOPER: “It would be nice to have dates, but not a man!”  LIZ: “Not a man!?!  Well, I don’t know any kangaroos!” 

Mother Cooper is intrigued by the idea, but doesn’t think anyone would be interested in a woman of her age.

MOTHER COOPER: “The man isn’t man living who’d have plain old me!” LIZ: “Well, we’ll dig someone up.”

Mrs. Cooper describes her ideal man. Liz urges her to compromise. Mother insists he is only 41 years old. As she leaves, she tells Liz to forget the whole thing. 

Katie tells Liz to try looking at the Sheridan Falls Friendship Center, where her sister found all her husbands. 

LIZ: “Katie, I’ll do it!  I’m going to get a man for Mother Cooper if I have to get an Erector Set and build her one!” 

Erector Set was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were originally sold by the Mysto Manufacturing Company in 1913, a successor to wooden Lincoln Logs and a predecessor to plastic LEGO. 

END of PART ONE After a short Jello-O commercial featuring announcer Bob LeMond providing a macaroon pudding recipe, the story resumes. 

Liz has embarked on her manhunt and we find her downtown at the Sheridan Falls Friendship Center. The building is marked by a large neon sign that says “Lonesome?” The doorbell sounds “Here Comes The Bride”. 

Thomas ‘Cupid’ Jenkins (Hal March), the founder, opens the door. 

LIZ: “I’d like to order a man!”

Liz immediately states that it is not for her, although Mr. Jenkins clearly doesn’t believe her. 

MR. JENKINS: “I understand perfectly. He’s a gift for a friend.”

Liz tells him it is for his mother-in-law. The phone rings and Mr. Jenkins answers it congratulating the caller on her success and promising to remove her card from his file. 

MR. JENKINS: “Goodbye, Lady Ashley.” (hangs up) LIZ: “Was that THE Lady Ashely?”

Sylvia, Lady Ashley (1904-77) was an English model, actress, and socialite who was best known for her numerous marriages to British noblemen and American movie stars. On December 20, 1949, she married Clark Gable, the fourth of her five husbands. The pair divorced in 1952. 

It turns out to be a different Lady Ashley. Liz and Mr. Jenkins fill out an application card for Mother Cooper. Although Liz describes her as ‘41, attractive and wealthy’, Mr. Jenkins immediately interprets that as ‘65, old battle axe, and broke’!  Liz wants someone to come to the house tonight. Mr. Jenkins promises the perfect man will come with a written 30-day guarantee!  

At the bank, George is visited by the new Chairman of the Board, J.Q. Williams (Frank Nelson). He wants to get to know the employees and George invites him over for dinner that evening. Unfortunately, their home phone seems to be out of order so he can’t alert Liz. He tells Mr. Williams the address to meet him there.

That evening, Mrs. Cooper is preparing to meet the gentleman Mr. Jenkins is sending over. The doorbell rings. It is Mr. Williams from the bank. Liz immediately assumes that he is from the Friendship Society and that the Mrs. Cooper he has come to meet is her mother-in-law.  

Liz doesn’t want Mother Cooper to know that he is an arranged suitor, so she asks him what they should say about his professional life.  

MR. WILLIAMS: “Let’s just tell her I’m Chairman of the Board at the Bank.” LIZ: “Come, now. Let’s not overdo it.”

Believing Mother Cooper to be George’s wife, he sits down next to her. Just then George comes home from work. Liz heads him off at the hallway to tell him that she’s arranged a Lonely Hearts prospect to come over for dinner. George is sure he’s a bum. 

LIZ: “You’ll die when you see him!” 

Before going into the living room to meet him, George tells Liz that he’s invited the new Chairman of the Board of the Bank to dinner - a Mr. Williams. Liz screams in horror and explains what she’s done.  The doorbell rings again. 

While George takes Mr. Williams aside to explain things to him, Liz answers the door. It is Mr. Crockett (Hal March again). Before he can get a word out, Liz immediately assumes him to be the man from the Lonely Hearts Club. She quickly instructs him to act like an old friend of hers and ushers him in to meet Mother Cooper.

MOTHER COOPER: “I liked the other one better.” 

The doorbell rings again, it is Mr. Anderson (Hans Conried), the man from the Sheridan Falls Friendship Center. He immediately assumes that Liz is the woman that Mr. Jenkins has sent him to meet!

MR. ANDERSON: “After 15 years of sending me lemons, he’s finally sent me a peach!” 

Liz is confused, but shows him in to the living room to meet Mother Cooper.  

MR. ANDERSON: “Shucks. Back to Lemons again.”

Having explained the confusion, George returns with Mr. Williams, who eagerly agrees to be Mother Cooper’s escort for the rest of the evening. Liz tells Mr. Anderson and Mr. Crockett to go back to the Friendship Center, but Mr. Crockett is confused. 

MR. CROCKETT: “What Friendship Center? I just came here to fix the telephone!”  LIZ: “Oh, no!!!”

END of EPISODE

In the live Jell-O commercial, Lucille Ball and Bob LeMond go South of the Border, where all the ‘J’s are pronounced like ‘H’. 

Lucille is Hosephine and her brother is named Himmy, who is strong as Jerkules. She reads a poem:

I know a little café It’s a perfect place to go  Because they always serve Jell-O vanilla tapio- Ca pudding. It’s delicious and tempting And you sap,  You also ought to order some Jell-O chocolate tap- Ioca. It’s so rich the kids all say it’s good I cannot rhyme Jell-O orange vanilla tapioca, I wish I could. 

Bob LeMond sums up her poem with one succinct line.  But Lucille concludes:

Those lines they tell the story, They cut the time in half.  They talk of Jell-O pudding, but they don’t get any laughs!

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LUCY AND THE BOGIE AFFAIR

S2;E13 ~ December 15, 1969

Directed by Herbert Kenwith ~ Written by Pat McCormick and Jim McGinn

Synopsis

When Kim and Craig find a stray dog in the rain, they take it home and name it Bogie.  Next morning, it gives birth to a litter of puppies!  Just as they've managed to give away all the puppies to good homes, Harry hears that there's a reward and they have to retrieve them again!  

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Carter)

Guest Cast

Lord Nelson (Bogie) makes his fourth appearance with Lucille Ball after playing Nelson, Mr. Mooney's dog in three episodes of “The Lucy Show.”  

Jack LaLanne (Himself) was a nationally known exercise guru who owned a chain of health clubs and hosted a long-running television show from 1952 to 1983.  

Happy (Himself) is Jack LaLanne's dog.  He appeared with LaLanne on many of his television shows.

Eugene Molnar (Jack's Cameraman) appeared on four episodes of the series. These are his only screen credits.

Sherry Alberoni (Candy) was a second-season replacement Mousketeer on “The Mickey Mouse Club” (1955).  She also dubbed Patty Duke's vocals in the film Valley of the Dolls (1967).  This is her only appearance with Lucille Ball. 

Steve March (Steve) is the son of Mel Torme and the adopted son of the Arnaz family's friend, Hal March. Mel Torme appeared several times on “The Lucy Show.”  Hal March appeared on “I Love Lucy.”  Steve March will appear in one more episode starring Sammy Davis Jr. and will write a song for an episode starring Ann-Margret.  

Debbie Westcott (Debbie Westcott) was the daughter of Desilu Prop Master Kenneth Westcott.  This is her only screen credit.

Irwin Charone (Mr. Farnsworth) made five appearances on “The Lucy Show.” The expressive character actor also did an equal number of “Here’s Lucy” episodes. He died in January 2016 in Maplewood, New Jersey, at the age of 93.

This is the first of 14 episodes directed by Herbert Kenwith. Born in New Jersey, Kenwith started out as an actor on Broadway, and then produced 65 productions at Princeton's McCarter Theatre. One of these starred a young Lucille Ball, in a show headed to Broadway but never made it due to the serious illness of its leading man. He died in 2008 at the age of 90.  

This is the first and only episode of the series written by comedian turned writer Pat McCormick. McCormick previously wrote “Lucy in London” in 1966.  This is the only episode written by Jim McGinn as well as his only collaboration with McCormick.  

Lucille Ball was a dog lover and owned many dogs during her life.  

Kim and Craig name the dog they find Bogie because it had the same sad look standing in the rain as Humphrey Bogart does at the end of 1942's Casablanca.

When Kim effusively hugs her mother when she comes home, Lucy reminds her she was “just at work, not walking on the moon!” The moon walk of John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin occurred on July 20, 1969 just after this episode went before the cameras.  

Coming home in a thunderstorm, Lucy unwittingly says “It's not a fit night out for man, nor beast!” not knowing the kids have hidden Bogie in the kitchen. Lucy initially attributes the quote to Shakespeare (wrong!) and then to W.C. Fields (right!). The line was spoken by Fields in the 1933 film The Fatal Glass of Beer.  The quote was also spoken by Gale Gordon in “Lucy and the Monsters” (TLS S3;E18). 

When Lucy sees Bogie in the kitchen, she jokes that he's a shaggy horse and calls him “Matt Dillon's last mount!” Matt Dillon was a character played by James Arness (above) on “Gunsmoke,” the long-running western that was “Here's Lucy's” lead-in on CBS.

After Lucy agrees to let Bogie stay, she says “If you want anything, just whistle” paraphrasing Lauren Bacall's famous line to Humphrey Bogart in the film To Have and Have Not (1944).

The nine puppies go to:

Stevie – Craig's girl crazy classmate

Blanche – Lucy's lonely friend from New Orleans

Candy – Kim's friend looking for the latest trend

Pauline Lopus – Lucy's friend looking for a watchdog

Debbie Westcott – Craig's classmate who takes a puppy in exchange for going steady with Craig  

Natalie Schwartz (unseen) – a friend of Craig's

Freddy Dawson (unseen) – a friend of Kim's

Lucy tries to give one to Jack LaLanne but he ends up giving her one of his dog Happy's pups instead.  Including the one she was intending to give LaLanne, this still leaves one puppy unaccounted for by the script.

Lucy's telephone call with an unseen Blanche from New Orleans is likely a nod to Tennessee Williams' 1947 play and 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire, whose principal character Blanche Dubois lives in New Orleans.

To convince Candy that owning old English Sheepdog puppies is the newest fad, Kim crops photos of the pups with music celebrities Barbra Streisand and Herb Alpert and tapes the photos to the inside of her locker.  In 1969 singer Streisand won an Oscar for her performance in the film Funny Girl. Herb Albert was a trumpeter who performed with his group the Tijuana Brass.  In 1969 they released the album Warm.

Lucy's telephone call with the unseen Pauline Lopus is a tribute to her childhood friend Flo Pauline Lopus, whose name used on many Lucille Ball sitcoms.  

Harry has been diagnosed with an allergy to dog fur.  In “Lucy and Harry's Tonsils” (S2;E5) we learn that Harry is also allergic to flowers.  

Harry dictates a letter to Rylander, Mosier and Tebbit. These names are Gale Gordon's go-to addressees for dictation, having been used on both “Here's Lucy” and on “The Lucy Show.”  

Craig says he is now going steady with both Debbie Westcott and Natalie Schwartz. Kim has to go the prom and the spring formal with Freddy Dawson (who she calls “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”). Both Natalie and Freddy don't appear on camera. In real life, Natalie Schwartz was a wealthy friend of Lucille Ball's from Rancho Mirage.  Her husband Danny was the owner of Elmhurst Dairies in Queens, NY.  

Trying to get the reward for Bogie and the nine pups, Harry appoints himself banker of the group. This is ironic since Gale Gordon's previous character with Lucille Ball was banker Theodore J. Mooney.  

In the high school scenes, Craig wears his letter sweater with the large “A” on the chest. It was mentioned in “Lucy and Carol Burnett” (S1;E17, above) that Kim and Craig attend Angeles High School. In that episode, many of these sweaters were worn by the boys in the chorus of the musical fundraiser.  

Humphrey Bogart never appeared on screen with Lucille Ball. However, in “Ricky's Movie Offer” (ILL S4;E5) Desi Arnaz does an impression of Bogart.  

In “Lucy and the Andrews Sisters” (S2;E6) Lucy blows a kiss to a large poster of Bogart from the movie Casablanca. Coincidentally, a poster of W.C. Fields - who Lucy quotes in the episode - is hung next to Bogart!

Lucy's children bring home a dog against their mother's wishes, just like Little Ricky did in “Little Ricky Gets a Dog” (ILL S6;E14).  

The only other “Lucy” show to feature more dogs was “Lucy and Viv Learn Judo” (TLS S1;E22) in 1963.

Shut the Door!  When Harry comes in to share the news about the reward, he leaves the front door open – in a house with unleashed dogs!  

Where the Floor Ends!  In Jack LaLanne's studio and in the Carter home, the camera pulls back too far and reveals the cement stage floor.  This is a weekly occurrence.  

“Lucy and the Bogie Affair” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5 

This episode is for dog lovers!  The cute puppies and shaggy Bogie are the best parts.  There is some attempt at a funny montage of getting rid of the dogs to various owners, but it lacks comic rhythm.  Jack LaLanne was a better fitness coach than an actor!  Unusually, the comic finale of the episode happens off-screen!

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LUCY, THE CO-ED

S3;E6 ~ October 19, 1970

Directed by Jack Baker ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs

Synopsis

Harry's old flame Gloria (Marilyn Maxwell) is in town to help produce a musical for their college alumni. They resurrect a show Harry wrote in 1928 and cast Lucy, Kim, and Craig in supporting roles.

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter / 'Ginger'), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter / 'Crazy Hips'), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Carter / 'The Dead End Kid'), Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter / 'Honey Beasley')

Guest Cast

Marilyn Maxwell (Gloria Pendleton / 'Nurse') was a singer who started out her career as an MGM contract player. She appeared in four films with Lucille Ball between 1943 and 1963. It was rumored the Maxwell and Bob Hope were romantically linked, despite both being married to others. Maxwell died of a heart attack at the age of 50 in 1972.  

Robert Alda ('Dean Butler') originated the role of Sky Masterson in Broadway’s Guys and Dolls, winning the 1951 Tony Award. He is the father of Alan Alda of “M*A*S*H” fame. He made one appearance on the “The Lucy Show,” and this is the second of his three episodes of “Here’s Lucy” and the only one where he plays a character instead of himself. Alda died in 1986.

Cecil Gold ('Cecil', orange sweater, center) previously danced in “Lucy and the Generation Gap” (S2;E12) also directed by Jack Baker.  This is his final series appearance.

Kevin Edwards ('Norman', blue sweater, right) was previously seen in “Lucy, the Conclusion Jumper” (S1;E5) and was an uncredited ballet dancer in Streisand’s Funny Girl (1968). This is his final series appearance.

Jim Bates ('Clarence', red sweater left) appeared as an uncredited extra in such films as Singin' in the Rain (1950) and Easter Parade (1948).  He previously appeared with Gale Gordon on a 1963 episode of “Dennis the Menace.”  Bates will appear in one more episode of “Here's Lucy” in 1972, his final screen appearance.  

Although given character names in the final credits, none of the three boy co-eds have their names spoken in the dialogue.

The Co-Ed Singers include:

Mickie Pollak (black hair) was assistant choreographer to Jack Baker on “Lucy and Liberace” (S2;E16). This is her only screen appearance.

Judy Van Wormer (blonde hair) would become the assistant choreographer on the Steven Spielberg film 1941 (1979). She was also assistant choreographer for a 1970 episode of “Jimmy Durante presents The Lemmon Sisters.”  This is one of only two screen appearances for Van Wormer.

Lisa Pharren (red hair) gave up performing after only three appearances on screen and became a Hollywood make-up artist eventually earning three Emmy nominations for her work.

Unlike the 3 male Co-Eds, the girls have no spoken dialogue, and therefore are not assigned character names in the final credits.

Other ‘Bullwinkle students’ are played by uncredited background performers.

On the series DVD this episode is introduced by Jim Bates (Clarence) who later became a choreographer on the show. Bates shares the DVD intro with Anita Mann, assistant choreographer on this and many other “Here's Lucy” episodes.

The evening this episode was first broadcast, Lucille Ball made her fourth and final appearance on “The Carol Burnett Show.”  Also appearing was Mel Torme, who made several appearances on “The Lucy Show” as Mel Tinker. Carol Burnett would star in one more episode of “Here's Lucy” in 1971.

Harry sarcastically says to Lucy, “Thank you, Dear Abby.” “Dear Abby” is an advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name.

Gloria calls Harry ‘Windy’, his college nickname. Windy was also the nickname given to Winfield Cheever by his nephew (Frankie Avalon) on “Lucy and the Starmaker” (S6;E4). In “Lucy and Wally Cox” (S2;E21) Harry's old buddy Moose Manley says that Harry's college nickname was ‘Blubber’.  

Lucy reminds Harry that he got over his infatuation with Dorothy Lamour so he'll get over Gloria Pendleton. Dorothy Lamour (1914-96) was an actress and singer best remembered for appearing in the Road to... movies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

Harry and Gloria are producing a musical show for the alumni of Bullwinkle State University. It was written by Harry during his senior year there in 1928. Previous episodes have stated that Harry both performed and wrote shows while in college. The title of his musical is... 

It's Always Do-Wacka-Do at Bullwinkle U!

As the curtain goes up on the front of steps of Bullwinkle U, the orchestra plays “You Gotta be a Football Hero (To Get Along with the Beautiful Girls)” written by Al Sherman, Buddy Fields and Al Lewis in 1933. It is one of the most widely recorded and performed football anthems of all time.

As Ginger (Lucy) enters, the boys (Gold, Edwards, and Bates) sing “Ain't She Sweet” written in 1927 by Milton Ager and Jack Yellin.

When Crazy Hips (Harry) enters in his football uniform the girls (Van Wormer, Pharren, and Pollak) sing “Baby Face” written in 1926 by Harry Akst and Benny Davis.

The students all sing “Buckle Down Bullwinkle” to the tune of “Buckle Down Winsockie” a song written for the film Best Foot Forward (1943) which starred Lucille Ball. Perhaps not so coincidentally, Marilyn Maxwell played the role originated by Lucille Ball in the 1954 television re-make of Best Foot Forward, which stayed closer to the 1941 Broadway show than the Lucille Ball film, where Lucy essentially played herself.

Crazy Hips says that “Marion the librarian keeps intercepting my passes.” Marion the librarian was a character in the 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man, which was filmed in 1962 (above) with Shirley Jones as Marion. Both stage and screen versions starred Robert Preston in the title role who would go on to play Beau in Mame (1974) opposite Lucille Ball.  

One of the pennants decorating the dorm room says Princeton, which is coincidentally where Lucille Ball made her legitimate stage debut at McCarter Theatre in 1937 with the play Hey Diddle Diddle. It moved to Washington DC, but closed before Broadway due to the illness of leading man Conway Tearle. Regular Lucy director Herbert Kenwith also directed Lucy in Princeton in 1947's Dream Girl by Elmer Rice.  

To cover up for the girls hidden in the closet, Crazy Hips tells a ‘nosy’ Dean Butler that he uses perfume: Lucky Lindy No. 5.  ‘Lucky Lindy’ was the nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-74), an aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight and the first non-stop flight between North America and mainland Europe. The addition of ‘No. 5′ is a bow to Chanel No. 5, the first perfume launched by designer Coco Chanel in 1921.  It is still sold today.

Ginger, Honey, Dead End, Crazy Hips, and the Dean (Robert Alda) sing “Collegiate” written in 1925 by Nat Bonx and Moe Jaffe.

Bullwinkle University wins the big football game against North Keokuk.  Although Keokuk is in Iowa, North Keokuk is a town located in Oklahoma.  

The musical ends with “Varsity Drag,” a song written by Lew Brown and B.G. DeSylva for Good News, which was seen on Broadway in 1927 and on screen in 1947 when it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.

“You Gotta be a Football Hero (To Get Along with the Beautiful Girls)” was sung by Craig in “Lucy and Carol Burnett” (S1;E17) to raise money for the school gym. The red and white pom-poms on the dorm room wall were used by the cheerleaders in that episode. Red and white are the colors of Angeles High School, Kim and Craig's alumnus. 

Craig wears a raccoon coat, a typical fashion statement of the 1920s. One was also worn by Fred Mertz in “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined” (ILL SE;E11).  

The dorm room is decorated with an art deco poster of Sarah Bernhardt by Alphonse Mucha (1897) that was previously seen on the wall of the knife thrower The Great Pierre (Paul Winchell) in “Lucy, the Cement Worker” (S2;E10).

The dorm room also features a pink phonograph that was seen in both “Lucy and the Generation Gap” (S2;E12, left) and in the Navajo hogan in “Lucy and the Indian Chief” (S2;E3, center).  

On the wall of the dorm room is a pennant for Tait. The pennant was also seen on the wall of Jerry and Sherman's bedroom in “Lucy and Her Electric Mattress” (TLS S1;E12) in 1962. This is a reference to the fictional Tait University in the musical Good News, which was seen on Broadway in 1927 and on screen in 1947.

Good News also featured the song “Varsity Drag,” which Vivian Vance performed in “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined” (ILL S3;E11).

Who Are You?  Oddly, Robert Alda has a principal role of the Dean in the musical but has no corresponding 'real life' character. Perhaps the character was cut from the opening scenes for time?  It is possible that Alda was playing himself again. 

“Lucy, the Co-Ed” rates 4 Paper Hearts out of 5

This musical comedy episode is not quite as good as “Lucy and the Generation Gap” but still a lot of fun for its high camp style. Oddly, Gloria Maxwell is underused in the musical sequence and Robert Alda is absent from the set-up scene.