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  • The Lucy Show Lucy Gets the Bird (Season 3, Episode 12)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

The Lucy Show

Lucy Gets the Bird (Season 3, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Lucy and Viv are "birdsitting" Mr. Mooney's pet cockatiel, Greenback, when it escapes its cage and perches on a telephone line outside. To reach the creature, Lucy climbs up on the roof in a grass skirt (her pants split) and rubber swim ...See moreLucy and Viv are "birdsitting" Mr. Mooney's pet cockatiel, Greenback, when it escapes its cage and perches on a telephone line outside. To reach the creature, Lucy climbs up on the roof in a grass skirt (her pants split) and rubber swim flippers (for insulation from the power lines). When this fails, the gals resort to buying another cockatiel and try and pass it off as Mooney's beloved bird. Written by Steve. See less
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Director
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Jerry Belson (written by) | Garry Marshall (written by) | Irene Kampen (based on the book "Life Without George" by)
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Updated Dec 7, 1964

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Dec 7, 1964 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Lucille Ball
Lucy Carmichael Lucy Carmichael   See fewer
Vivian Vance
Vivian Bagley Vivian Bagley   See fewer
Gale Gordon
Mr. Theodore J. Mooney Mr. Theodore J. Mooney   See fewer
Jimmy Garrett
Jerry Carmichael Jerry Carmichael   See fewer
John J. Fox
Charlie (as John 'Red' Fox) Charlie (as John 'Red' Fox)   See fewer
Ginny Tyler
The cockatiel (voice) The cockatiel (voice)   See fewer
Sid Gould
The Phone Call (voice) The Phone Call (voice)   See fewer
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