His doctor didnt think he should be on the show, due to his weak heart, but harpo wanted to do the episode. November 23, 1888 september 28, 1964 was an american comedian, actor, mime artist, and musician, and the secondoldest of the marx brothers. Harpo recorded an album of harp music for rca victor harp by harpo, 1952 and two for mercury records harpo in hifi, 1957. Lucy wants to learn to drive it and ricky reluctantly agrees to teach her.
The mirror scene lucy and harpo do is from duck soup. Harpo marxs son bill recalls working on the classic i love lucy episode with his dad. The show continued on for three more seasons with onehour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known as. Rare lucille ball photos for a stunning look at her life and. There is no given reason why harpo marx was filmed first, and it was silly to have been done this way. The crash course begins as ricky buys a brand new convertible for their california trip. Harpos son recalls working with his dad on the classic episode. Harpo made television appearances through the 1950s and 60s, including a 1955 episode of i love lucy, in which he and lucille ball reenacted the famous mirror scene from the marx brothers movie. Lucy decides to dress up as harpo marx, just as he walks in june haver. I love lucy harpo marx mirror scene taking you back in time. The menu advances to the next episode after each show and with a. Lucy dresses as various hollywood celebrities to impress a visionimpaired carolyn appleby.
Lucy promised carolyn appleby shed produce some real hollywood celebrities. In the center of the solid brass heart is a very detailed lucy dressed up as harpo, as seen in the episode. Lucy meets harpo marx lucys harpo marx impersonation is interrupted by the real pantomime walking through the doorand the two famously act out a hilarious mirror skit. Aug 19, 2017 starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance and william frawley, the show ran from 1951 to 1957 and was the winner of five emmy awards along with numerous other award nominations. I love lucy lucy and harpo marx tv episode 1955 full. Feb 21, 2020 i love lucy season 4 episode 28 harpo marx. Lucille ball and harpo marx in i love lucy getty images. Marx appeared in the lucy and harpo marx episode during season four and played his incredible comedic self. A mixup occurs when lucy, having introduced her friend to gary cooper, clark gable, marlon brando, and jimmy durante, decides to impersonate harpo marx just as the real harpo arrives at the apartment with ricky. Harpo marx is available on dvd as part of the i love lucy season 4 dvd collection, as well as on i love lucy the complete series. But this episode of the lucy show, along with lucy and superman do stick out in our most fertile memory as exceptions to our rule. The episode was edited for television, removing lucy masquerading as gary cooper, ethel walking like marilyn monroe, and much of harpos harp solo.
In your book, you mention you were working at i love lucy when the harpo episode was filmed. As well as being an allround top dog program, the sitcom was also famous for its guest stars. The gang meets harpo marx and lucy does the famous mirror routine. Harpo marx performs his hilarious mirror routine on i. Many consider this the best year for i love lucy and certainly some of the most memorable episodes ever involve lucy and her quest to meet movie stars. For the coin toss, lucys constant losing kept making her increase the amount of turns shed get, so that she could still win the trip to palm springs.
At an open house party, lucy impersonates a host of hollywood stars, including harpo marx, to impress a myopic friend. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. This episode with guest star harpo, was truly a natural. Relive favourite lucy moments with this talking i love lucy doll collection celebrating the 60th anniversary of the i love lucy show and the 100th birthday of lucille ball. I love lucy lucy and harpo marx tv episode 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Harpo marx ultimate i love lucy wiki fandom powered by. According to lucys mother, it hadnt rained in palm spring during that month for 20 years. One of the greatest sustained comedic sequences ever. The episode, was directed by william asher, originally aired on cbstv on may 9, 1955. Rare lucille ball photos for a stunning look at her life. Episode guide season 4, episode 28 lucy and harpo marx with a top hat, a blond wig and a bike horn, lucy transforms herself into harpo marx, then meetsand mirrorsthe man himself. Shortly before this episode was filmed march, 1955, harpo marx had a heart attack. Harpo marx celebrity profile check out the latest harpo marx photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Newly arrived in beverly hills, lucy heads for the brown derby restaurant in search of celebrities, and has an embarrassing encounter with william holden.
I love lucy harpo marx mirror scene taking you back in. Watch all 30 i love lucy episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. See more ideas about old tv shows, i love lucy episodes, harpo marx. Lucille ball and harpo marx the mirror routine youtube. The only other episode in which it rains is i love lucy. Well, not new as much as newly colorized, as cbs debuts a pair of classic lucy episodes, giving fans a stunning new look at the dancing star and lucy and harpo marx, two gems from lucy ricardo and her crews time in hollywood the 1955 episodes have been colorized and seamlessly blended into one hourlong special, which. I love lucy lucy and harpo marx tv episode 1955 imdb. In total 180 episodes of i love lucy were produced, plus a pilot episode. Ethel tells them that according to the newspaper shes reading, it hasnt rained in palm spring during that month for 20 years. I love lucy season 4 episode 28 harpo marx watch on kodi.
In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers groucho marx and chico marx, harpos comic style was visual, being an example of both clown and pantomime traditions. I love lucy is a popular comedy, starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance and william frawley. Harpo marx ultimate i love lucy wiki fandom powered by wikia. The blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951 to may 6, 1957 on cbs. Many other famous guest stars appeared on i love lucy, including harpo marx and barbara eden. Bill marx harpos son on letterman, november 4, 1985 duration. It must be the inclusion of two favourites, harpo marx and george reeves not a comedy team in the episodes. Lucy and harpo marx 1955 i love lucy, i love lucy episodes, love lucy. Harpo pantomimes the word benefit by acting out the words bend, knee, and feet. Harpo plays take me out to the ballgame on his harp.
Jan 7, 2014 i love lucy episodes love lucy harpo marx season 4 episode 125 free full episodes. Recreated his famous mirror scene from duck soup on an episode of i love lucy chico marx harpo marx groucho marx category. May 19, 2017 i love lucy fans, prepare to see something new. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I love lucy lucy and harpo marx fashion doll i love lucy, i. This is the year that lucy, ricky, fred and ethel head west so ricky can be in the movie don juan.
This i love lucy harpo ornament is one in a series of similar i love lucy ornaments released by columbia house in 2000. In your book, you mention you were working at i love lucy when the harpo episode. Lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley, doris singleton. Harpo marx is a very funny episode, featuring two of my favorite screen clowns, harpo marx and lucille ball. The most outrageous guest stars on i love lucy retroent. I love lucy ran for six seasons from october 1951 to may 1957, and was the most watched show in america for four of its six seasons.
Posing with george reeves dressed as superman behind the scenes for an episode of i love lucy. May 19, 2017 i love lucy ran for six seasons from october 1951 to may 1957, and was the most watched show in america for four of its six seasons. The blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951, to may 6, 1957, on the columbia broadcasting system cbs. To fulfill the boast she dresses up as a few such as clark gable, gary cooper as well as harpo marx. Officially licensed and available exclusively from the ashtondrake galleries, each 14inch tall lucille ball doll in this collection has poseable.
Classic tv shows i love lucy, lucille ball fiftiesweb. With lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley. In this episode, lucy feels under pressure to produce real hollywood celebrities, so she decides to dress up as them instead of actually book them. I love lucy season 4 episode 29 ricky needs an agent.
Harpo marx 10 of the best i love lucy episodes pictures cbs. The harpo marx episode on i love lucy took place in hollywood. I love lucy lucy and harpo marx fashion doll i love lucy. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. The only other episode in which it rains is lucy and superman. Check out the most outrageous guest stars on i love lucy eve arden. Lucy was in a movie with the marx brothers in 1938, called room service. Lucy promises nearsighted carolyn appleby shell meet some hollywood celebrities. It was the mostwatched show in the united states in four of its six. I love lucy season 4 episode 28 harpo marx video dailymotion. Episode 33 lucys schedulericky puts lucy on a strict time schedule for her chores, hoping to impress his new boss. The episode shows lucy dressing up as harpo marx, who famously sports similar colored curly locks, to fool her visually impaired friend into thinking she and her pal ethel had really met and become besties with the mute marx brother during their time in hollywood. The show continued on for three more seasons with onehour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known as the lucy desi comedy hour.
So we were treated to both the mute marx brother as well as superman himself. The episode shows lucy dressing up as harpo marx, who famously sports similar colored curly locks, to fool her visually impaired friend into thinking she and her pal ethel had really met and. It won a number of awards over its run, including five emmy. It was such a great episode but there are a lot of nice. I love lucy episodes love lucy harpo marx season 4 episode. Consider how difficult it must have been to master the timing needed to pull this off. It was such a great episode but there are a lot of nice and juicy tidbits about what happened behind the scenes while the cameras.
What harpo doesnt know is that lucy, in her zeal to keep up her deception with caroline, has just donned another disguise that of harpo marx. Lucy and harpo marx was the 124th overall episode of i love lucy, also the 27th episode in season four of the series. It doesnt get any funnier than when lucy impersonates harpo, of the marx brothers, and meets the real comedian. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Well, not new as much as newly colorized, as cbs debuts a pair of classic lucy episodes, giving fans a stunning new look at the dancing star and lucy and harpo marx, two gems from lucy ricardo and her crews time in hollywood.