This was great fun. Thanks for posting it. I'm a retired stage manager, and 40 years ago I did a show, The Sunshine Boys, with Gale Gordon. He was just shy of 80 at the time, but still going strong. He just didn't want to stop working. It was a dinner theatre, and one night there was a fire in the kitchen. All the alarms went off of course, the house lights came up, and people started scrambling for the exits. But Gale, rather than heading for an exit himself, stayed onstage and made jokes as people filed out. "Don't worry folks, they probably just burned the roast beef!" His wife was furious with him for not getting the heck out of there. Lovely man.
Thanks for that great story! Gale Gordon must have loved the business and he was such a great speaker. I'm sure he was one of those guys that could read something once and remember it. He had the kind of comedic timing people are only born with. I recently watched "Life with Lucy" and Gale Gordon was still going strong. He was great!
Thank you for posting this. I've never seen 'Here's Lucy' bloopers before...and it's so interesting to see Lucy off-script because she was such a notorious perfectionist.
So much has been written about the tenseness on the Lucy sets - but, at least in these bloopers, Lucy seems to be having a great time with her co-stars and with her staff.
Comedians curse so much today they are not funny. They cuss for cussing's sake. Gale Gordon was so comedically talented he didn't have to curse to get a laugh.
@@JackNtheVideoBox I meant in the scene. Gale flubbed a line but he wanted to keep going and Lucy made him go back and do it again. That said, Gale was IN his 80s in Lucy's last sitcom and he could still do schtick better than anyone. Moe Howard, is, of course another master of schtick.
@@maestroclassico5801 I admire actors and old ball players that milk out every last drop of their career. A lot of people die not long after they retire. To continue working at something you love extends your life!
Lucy and Ginger Rogers were pals back when they were both contract girls for RKO...they were distant cousins. Ginger's Mom was her manager.....she kept the gals from getting mistreated (casting couch, etc)
Lela Rodgers later inspired Lucy to create the Desilu Workshop where she mentored young upcoming talents like Ken Berry,Carole Cook,and future TCM host Robert Osbourne.
It is low but by both volumes, I assume you mean the UA-cam video volume and your computer volume are both on full blast? If not, try to max both of them out.
"Life with Lucy" in 1986 was on ABC. It was the only Lucy show not to air on CBS. Lucy passed away in 1989 so she was still working right up until the end.
This was great fun. Thanks for posting it. I'm a retired stage manager, and 40 years ago I did a show, The Sunshine Boys, with Gale Gordon. He was just shy of 80 at the time, but still going strong. He just didn't want to stop working. It was a dinner theatre, and one night there was a fire in the kitchen. All the alarms went off of course, the house lights came up, and people started scrambling for the exits. But Gale, rather than heading for an exit himself, stayed onstage and made jokes as people filed out. "Don't worry folks, they probably just burned the roast beef!" His wife was furious with him for not getting the heck out of there. Lovely man.
Thanks for that great story! Gale Gordon must have loved the business and he was such a great speaker. I'm sure he was one of those guys that could read something once and remember it. He had the kind of comedic timing people are only born with. I recently watched "Life with Lucy" and Gale Gordon was still going strong. He was great!
I never thought about Lucy having Bloopers, but this is so much fun to watch. To see the lighter side of the show is a thrill to watch.
Even the bloopers are Lucy quality funny!
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Thank you for posting this. I've never seen 'Here's Lucy' bloopers before...and it's so interesting to see Lucy off-script because she was such a notorious perfectionist.
I bet Lucy was the life of any party!
So much has been written about the tenseness on the Lucy sets - but, at least in these bloopers, Lucy seems to be having a great time with her co-stars and with her staff.
I bet when Lucy went off on a co-worker they remembered it though! She was too quick witted to get into a war of words with.
Lucy Arnez has such a charismatic personality
Doesn't she though? There is just no one around like her today.
She looks like Elaine Benes.😁
So happy to see these! The dining scene at 2:04 is my favorite 😂😂 Thank you for posting!
Lucille Ball was a rare talent!
Gale seemed not to like the Lord's name in vain. Good for him.
Comedians curse so much today they are not funny. They cuss for cussing's sake. Gale Gordon was so comedically talented he didn't have to curse to get a laugh.
His eyebrows went up twice as high as normal
Lucy dropped her "persona" when a scene was cut. She really was Different.
Lucy didn't clown when it came to business!
Gale wanted to keep going... total pro
Moe Howard was the same way. Worked right up until he died.
@@JackNtheVideoBox I meant in the scene. Gale flubbed a line but he wanted to keep going and Lucy made him go back and do it again. That said, Gale was IN his 80s in Lucy's last sitcom and he could still do schtick better than anyone. Moe Howard, is, of course another master of schtick.
@@maestroclassico5801 I admire actors and old ball players that milk out every last drop of their career. A lot of people die not long after they retire. To continue working at something you love extends your life!
She was a funny lady. Serious about her acting, but everybody loves Lucy. She was a good woman. I don’t believe the bad things people say about her.
Lucy was great! I don't believe that stuff either.
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Love for Lucy!
Lucy and Ginger Rogers were pals back when they were both contract girls for RKO...they were distant cousins. Ginger's Mom was her manager.....she kept the gals from getting mistreated (casting couch, etc)
Lucy was such a great dancer! Now I know why.
Lela Rodgers later inspired Lucy to create the Desilu Workshop where she mentored young upcoming talents like Ken Berry,Carole Cook,and future TCM host Robert Osbourne.
@@JPMM316 yes! I read that! I wonder if Ken Berry met Carol Burnett through Lucille Ball. Ken was a big hit whenever he guested on Carol's show.
The sound on these clips is so low I can barely hear it, even with both volumes at full blast. Maybe due to film age?
It is low but by both volumes, I assume you mean the UA-cam video volume and your computer volume are both on full blast? If not, try to max both of them out.
I heard it fine
@@joannayork1422 You've got those good speakers!
Maybe you’re hard of hearing.
So The Lucy Show didn’t have a live audience? I always thought that’s what Lucille Ball preferred. It’s very weird to hear no laughter.
I've read even when her various shows had a live audience they might need to reshoot a scene later and sweeten the sound with a laugh track then.
Point well taken. Young Desi kept saying cut & the director was probably like, Stop saying that. That’s my job! LOL!!!!
I noticed that too. @jad8123
@@stephenr3910 All shows should have a laugh track. It just sounds better!
Sighhhhhhhh........we'll ALL AWAYS love Lucy but sorry this last show of hers was embarrassingly bad.
"Life with Lucy" in 1986 was on ABC. It was the only Lucy show not to air on CBS. Lucy passed away in 1989 so she was still working right up until the end.