Bob Carroll
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The 1988 cult classic behind football's data analytics revolution, now back in print with a new foreword and preface. Data analytics have revolutionized football. With play sheets informed by advanced statistical analysis, today's coaches pass more, kick less, and go for more two-point or fourth-down conversions than ever before. In 1988, sportswriters Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, and John Thorn proposed just this style of play in The Hidden Game of...
Language
English
Description
Contains gems such as "Job switching" in which Lucy and Ethel do unforgettable battle with a chocolate factory conveyor belt; and "The operetta" in which Lucy's money problems bring down the curtain on her role as "Queen of the gypsies". This collection also includes the groundbreaking "pregnancy shows", including the touching moment at the Tropicana when Lucy breaks the news to Ricky that they are going to have a baby, and "Lucy goes to the hospital"...
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Here's how it all began -- the classic episodes that started America's long-running love affair with everyone's favorite madcap redhead, Lucille Ball. Plus the rarely seen pilot episode that sold the 'I Love Lucy' series. By the end of its initial season, 'I Love Lucy' was TV's first bona fide smash-hit-the very first program seen in more than 10 million homes. America just couldn't get enough of this stunning new comedy talent -- Lucy as a less-than-poised...
Language
English
Description
"It's the fifth hilarious season as Lucy manages to find trouble in Hollywood, Manhattan, Paris, London, Rome, and everywhere in between. Before leaving Tinseltown, Lucy bags the ultimate souvenir -- John Wayne's cement footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theatre! Then, on board the train back to New York, she can't resist adding a few unscheduled stops -- courtesy of the train's all-too-convenient emergency brakecord. Next, Lucy goes to extremes to...
Publisher
CBS / Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Enjoy the entire Emmy-winning third season of the series. Laugh out loud as Lucy and Ethel rip each other's dresses to shreds during their televised duet of Cole Porter's 'Friendship.' Watch the fireworks when Lucy has to go 24 hours without telling a fib. Follow Luch as her quest to recover a contest-winning dollar bill lands her in a giant starch vat. Tune in to Lucy and Ethel's unforgettable TV commercial for 'Aunt Martha's old-fashioned salad...
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"It's the fourth season and the best one yet. Ride along with the Ricardos and the Mertzs as they head out to Hollywood to launch Ricky's movie career. Lucy runs the gamut -- from faux Marilyn Monroe to TV-hostess-in-a-potato-sack. In Hollywood, our favorite redhead sets fire to her nose, struggles in her big movie scene and bigger headdress, dangles from a movie star's penthouse balcony, and even goes one-on-one with one of the Marx brothers"--Container....
Publisher
CBS / Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"It's the sixth season and the redhead is up to some of her most hilarious shenanigans. First, Lucy meets Bob Hope at a baseball game by masquerading as a hot dog vendor, then a tobacco-chomping pitcher. Next, even the great Orson Welles is powerless to stifle Lucy's acting bug when she 'assists' him in his magic act. Then at Little Ricky's birthday party, Lucy climbs out on a ledge to keep a promise that Superman will appear After escapades in Florida...
Publisher
CBS / Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"From its 1951 premiere to the present day, 'I love Lucy' has never been off the air. Laugh out loud at such gems as 'Job switching' when Lucy and Ethel do unforgettable battle with a chocolate factory conveyor belt; 'The handcuffs' in which Lucy cuffs herself to Ricky and then loses the key; and 'The operetta' when Lucy's money problems bring down the curtain on her role as 'Queen of the gypsies.' This season also includes the groundbreaking 'pregnancy...
Series
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Indiana housewife Lucy Whittaker calls the White House to complain about a housing project, she soon discovers the President accepting an invitation to visit her home for dinner. Calamity and comedy follow as Lucy frantically prepares for the special event with the befuddled help of her family, friends and even Secret Service agents. Includes a surprise cameo appearance.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Following its wildly successful six-season run, I Love Lucy expanded to a one-hour format as "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show" later known also as "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour." These 'specials' debuted with a prequel episode in which Lucy McGillicuddy, vacationing with her best friend Susie McNamara, meets Ricky Ricardo for the very first time. In a subsequent show, Lucy attempts to get chummy with new neighbor Tallulah Bankhead, with predictably...