Although this episode was the 4th to air in season 1, it was actually the first regular episode ever shot. Posted here is the first of the two page schedule with the second page below in Comments. Rehearsals stared on Thursday and the show was filmed at 8PM on September 8, 1951. The show title is “Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying To Murder Her”. Here’s a snippet from that episode.
Super Classic: NBC Brooklyn I’ve had this photo since I was 15. It was sent to me by Mrs. Katheryn Cole from NBC in New York. Source
Above is a shot of then Senator John F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago being interviewed by CBS in August of 1956. Although RCA made a great mini cam which NBC used in the 1952 conventions, CBS would not buy them, and we all should now know by know about all the […]
SPECIAL COLOR BONUS PAGE: Before October 31, 1965…the day CBS Studio 50 was color capable via their new Norelco PC71 cameras, Sullivan’s show had been broacast in color only a handful of times and all but one of those color shows had originated at CBS Television City in Hollywood. This is the one time that […]
CLASSIC! RCA TK41s In Action At NBC Brooklyn Studios At 12:58 and 23:35, you’ll see the great RCA TK41s in action at NBC Brooklyn. The date was March 13, 1966 and the production was ‘The Bell Telephone Hour’. That episode was ‘The Music Of The Movies’ and in the clip you’ll see (Oz scarecrow) Ray […]
This is page 2 of the first ever shooting schedule.
They shot this episode in a half hour, as if it were a live theater production. And they had 4 cameras. It was a mess and editing took longer than expected. Lucy, by the way, was wearing layer’s of clothes to make the scene changes quicker. By the next week the 4th camera was gone and they stretched shooting out to an hour.
And a note about the original openings (which were created by Hanna & Barberra). Phillip Morris does not allow the use of any of it’s vintage advertising online.