The Lucy Show (TV Series) Lucy and John Wayne (1966) User Reviews

The Duke, A Glutton For Punishment

[bkoganbing · 7/10 · 29 August 2008]

One of I Love Lucy's classic episodes involved her stealing John Wayne's footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater right before her trip back to New York with Desi. It was a two part episode, maybe the only one I can recall from I Love Lucy.

The Duke gets his second involvement with television's best known redhead. She has to deliver some papers to John Wayne's set and you know it wouldn't be Lucy if she didn't try to meet the famous movie star, whether she's Lucy Ricardo or Lucy Carmichael.

She makes a general nuisance of herself and the thing I remember best about this episode is after it's suggested to John Wayne that maybe we could send her over to the set of the Burt Lancaster movie next door, he replied something what did Burt ever do to me that I could be that vicious.

Nice episode for Lucy and Duke fans.

"He called me 'Honey'!" . . .

[pixrox1 · 7/10 · 19 June 2016]

. . . Lucille Ball (as "Lucy Carmichael") crows after literally crashing into John Wayne's sun-setting film career with a vengeance. Decked out in a light blue suit with white blouse, handbag, and pumps, America's favorite redhead pairs off with "Duke" Wayne, who sports a brown hat, yellow bandanna, brown leather vest, red shirt, and maroon pants (which is the hue of his slacks as best as I can tell; what I viewed may NOT have been color-corrected). Only the second half (AFTER the commercial break) of THE LUCY SHOW's John Wayne episode is included at the end of the menu for Disc One of the 2007 St. Clair Vision release for its "John Wayne Collection," a 14-hour, 13-movie, 3-DVD set (this Lucy bit has a running time of 11 minutes, 3 seconds). Therefore, viewers need to fill in Lucy-the-TV-character's original restaurant meeting with Wayne (during which she somehow winds up with a page from his shooting script) with their imaginations. As this was NOT close-captioned for me, I could not tell whether Wayne's character in this hypothetical 1966 Western being filmed is "Taw" or "Tall" (it sounds more like "Tall" to me). I DID notice that the "director" is named "Joe," the assistant director goes by "Brian," the knife-wielder actor attacking Wayne's name is "Chuck," and the Western Bar for this scene is selling shots of whiskey for 15 cents each.

Lucille Ball was a dead ringer for Hedda Hopper . . .

[oscaralbert · 8/10 · 18 June 2016]

. . . apart from her hair color (especially if you're one of those folks to whom all elderly White ladies look alike). In this episode of I LOVE LUCY'S SHOW, Lucy spoofs John Wayne's Real Life Lynch Mob Henchwoman Hopper and tricks Mr. Wayne into playing his Actual Self. As Hedda, Lucy clearly is the Puppetmaster pulling John's strings. When she says "Jump!" he merely responds "How fur?" (always being more of a broad jumper than a high flier). While Lucy gradually assumes the roles of make-up artist, screenwriter, and director, John becomes more and more of a mere pawn in her hands. Most John Wayne screen appearances eventually devolve into general brawls, and this one is no exception. What may have surprised "Il Duce" is getting cold-cocked by Lucy. No doubt Ms. Ball was swinging her bottle on behalf of the thousands of Californians--some famous, but most normal Americans--whose lives had been destroyed by the Yellow Dog Snitch Club Wayne and Hopper had founded. One can only observe, "Way to sock it to him, Lucy!"

May be Lucy's finest comedy

[hines-2000 · 10/10 · 20 August 2020]

I love Lucy and Duke. Lucy was and always will be the "Queen of Comedy". This is one of the most hilarious episodes ever. Lucy plays a fan from the bank who is all over the Duke. Duke goes all out in putting his best foot forward but Lucy keeps stepping on it. John Wayne was really that nice in real life. Lucille Ball was the greatest female comic of all time and I think this was her finest moment. We will never have the greatness of John Wayne and Lucille Ball ever again. Love them both so much.

Silliest show I've ever seen.

[LukeCoolHand · 1/10 · 5 December 2021]

John Wayne should have gotten paid the highest salary of his career for putting up with this silly monstrosity. I have not seen every comedy ever made TV or cinema but this is by far far the worst I have ever seen. My 2 sisters watched it and we all felt the same way. We are all in our 70's and 80's and thought we must have been idiots to have ever even remotely enjoyed any show with Lucille Ball back in the day. Talk about over the top non funny acting. Anyway the only reason I watched this was to see John Wayne. My oldest sister hated it so much she turned it off half way through.

Lucy Meets The Duke

[kgraovac · 3/10 · 6 October 2023]

Too bad the writers could not come up with a more original concept for a John Wayne guest spot than Lucy sabotaging the filming of his latest film.

At the time this plot device hadn't been beaten to death but by the end of Here's Lucy they had milked this too many times.

It's episodes like this that give The Lucy Show a bad name. It boasts one of the series' biggest guest stars, but the Lucy character is so annoying here, and her antics on the movie set are so repetitive and predictable, it renders the whole thing almost unwatchable. She comes off as pushy and disruptive rather than starstruck and cute.