| TALK SHOWS |
| Program |
Reference | Date |
ELLEN: THE ELLEN DeGENERES SHOW |
On Ellen's Halloween show, actress Alyssa Milano made an appearence dressed as Princess Leia of Star Wars with her dog dressed as Yoda. She said that her pet is named 'Lucy' after Lucille Ball.
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October 29, 2004 |
LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN |
Host David Letterman pokes fun at the fact that Democratic Presidential running mates John Kerry and John Edwards--and their wives--seem rather tight. He quips, "Who are they? The Ricardos and Mertzes?" A snippet of the I Love Lucy theme follows courtesy of the house band. |
July 20, 2004 |
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY |
While promoting her new film, The Stepford Wives, Bette Midler discusses her on-screen marriage to Jon Lovitz: "We're the Fred and Ethel of our set," she said. |
June 10, 2004 |
ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW |
Nearing the end of her talk show run, Rosie sings a song to honor one of her very first guests. To soap star Susan Lucci (pronounced Lu-chi), Rosie croons "I Love Lucci" to the theme of I Love Lucy. |
Spring 2002 |
ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW |
When huge Lucy fan Laura Dern visited the show, she and Rosie competed against each other to win Lucy-themed prizes for the audience by identifying video clips and answering trivia questions of--what else?--I Love Lucy in a segment appropriatly titled "I Love Lucy More." It was a close race, but Rosie emerged victorious. |
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO |
Jay Leno discussed how many telvision shows have games now and said, "There's 'Simpsons Monopoly', 'The I Love Lucy Game'; I can't wait for for 'Desperate Housewives Twister'." |
December 22, 2004 |
THE VIEW |
In the wake of talk show host Johnny Carson's passing, Joy Behar was discussing how an actress said that when she was younger, watching Johnny was like a safe place to fall for her. Behar said that she felt the same way when she would watch Lucy. |
January 24, 2005 |
