1x02 The Celebrity Next Door - The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x02

Episode: 01x02
Title: The Celebrity Next Door
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 02
First Aired: Dec. 03, 1957

Season 1 » Episode #02 - The Celebrity Next Door

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - 01x02 The Celebrity Next Door

Summary: After learning that celebrity Tallulah Bankhead is moving in next door, Lucy devises a plan to get her to take part in her PTA show. With the Mertzes acting as hired help, Lucy hosts a dinner party, but everything goes wrong. To Lucy's surprise, Tallulah decides to star in the play, with Lucy and Ricky as co-stars, but incident after incident results in Lucy and Tallulah arguing, and finally, Lucy attempts to upstage Tallulah in the play, with hilarious results.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Ida Thompson	played by Elvia Allman
Maid	played by Phyllis Kennedy
Winslow	played by Richard Deacon
the Butler	played by Richard Deacon

Episode Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 2: - The Celebrity Next Door Lucy Ricardo: Are you asking me to leave? Tallulah Bankhead: 'Throwing you out' would be more appropriate. Lucy Ricardo: Let me tell you something, Tallulah Bankhead, I've been thrown out of better places than this! Tallulah Bankhead: You have never BEEN in better places than this!
	Season 1 / Episode 2: - The Celebrity Next Door Lucy Ricardo: [Ethel, posing as the Ricardos' maid, is lavishing praise on Tallulah Bankhead while serving dinner] Ethel... Ethel Mae... will you PLEASE stop boring Miss Bankhead? Tallulah Bankhead: [slowly turns to face Lucy] When Miss Bankhead is bored, Miss Bankhead will let you know.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: After Tallulah Bankhead storms out of the Ricardos kitchen, Lucy slams the kitchen door. As she does this, the drawstring to the blind hanging on the door sways back and forth through the window, indicating that there is no glass in the window.

TRIVIA

Elvia Allman (Ida Thompson) was one of the favored performers who was frequently called upon to play different supporting roles throughout "I Love Lucy" (1951) and "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour". She also appeared as the stern boss in the classic "Candy Factory" episode, aka: "I Love Lucy" (1951) {Job Switching (#2.1)}.

Episode Screenshots (From Season 1)

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