Ginger Rogers (a friend and co-star of Ball’s) was also a mystery guest (sharing a chair with Channing) to announce that she was taking over the role of Dolly on Broadway from Carol. In July 1965, just before filming this episode, Lucille Ball and Carol Channing were both mystery guests on “What’s My Line?” They did not share the same stage. Naturally, Lucy wears the red dress that is so associated with Channing’s Dolly.īall even performs the show’s title song, with lyrics altered to fit the episode’s plot. There was probably a time that Lucy flirted with the idea of playing Dolly on stage or screen, but the 1969 film version would go to Barbra Streisand and Channing would continue to revive the stage show through the years.Īt the height of Carol Channing’s Broadway success with Hello Dolly Lucille Ball produced an episode of “The Lucy Show” in which Lucy Carmichael goes undercover as Carol Channing! It also starred Broadway star Jack Cassidy ( She Loves Me). Lucille came backstage to meet Carol Channing during her run as Dolly. Tom Kennedy Lucille Ball Password Body Language Password Plus You Don't Say Jack Narz Betty White Date with the Angels Dick Martin Desi Arnaz Jr.Ĭarol Channing and Lucille Ball were both known for playing leading roles in Jerry Herman musicals: Channing in Hello Dolly and Lucy in Mame (1974). His nephew reports that he passed away peacefully. He died at age 93, survived by his three children. Kennedy was married to Betty Jane Gevedon. In 2005, Kennedy and his brother, Jack Narz, both received the Game Show Congress’ Bill Cullen award for lifetime achievement. I think it’s a reflection of how selfish and cynical society today is at large, and I’m not a fan of it at all.” ~ Tom Kennedy The host puts down contestants for incorrect responses while the object of the game is to vote off other contestants, mainly those that help the team succeed. An example of this is ‘The Weakest Link’ (2000 & 2020). “I don’t like how some game shows today humiliate people and reward contestants for dishonesty. Ten years earlier, Lucille Ball had promoted a Milton Bradley board game of the same name, so when a television version finally premiered, Ball did two 1984 week-long guest stints one in September and another in December. Pantomime and charades were a favorite pastime of Lucille Ball. Kennedy also hosted “Body Language,” a game show produced by Mark Goodson Productions which aired on CBS from Juntil January 3, 1986. Hosting tasks were assumed by Bert Convy when Kennedy moved on to host “Body Language.” In a surprise twist, he returned as a celebrity contestant in January 1987. Ball played with Betty White (Ludden’s widow), her “Lucy Show” TV boyfriend Dick Martin, and her real-life and “Here’s Lucy” TV son Desi Arnaz Jr.īall returned for All-Celebrity Week in December 1981, although no information is available about these programs. Although Ball returned to “Password” in 1986 when when it was re-invented as “Super Password,” Tom Kennedy did not. Her first appearance with Kennedy as host was the during the first week in March 1981. Lucille Ball started appearing on “Password” in 1963. In 1980 he assumed hosting of “Password Plus,” which following the illness (and later death) of original host Allen Ludden. The chat-fest shared guests with “Here’s Lucy” such as Ruta Lee, Foster Brooks, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Bob Crane. In 1970, Kennedy broke out of his game show mold to host a 90-minute syndicated talk show “The Real Tom Kennedy Show.” It lasted just one season. ![]() She game show earned him an Emmy nomination in 1967 (the winner was Mike Douglas), the same year Lucille Ball won for “The Lucy Show.” ![]() Although Ball never appeared on the show, Lucy’s co-stars Vivian Vance and Gale Gordon did. Kennedy’s first successful game show was owned by Desilu: “You Don’t Say!” (1963-75). Kennedy was a television host best known for his work in game shows.įrom 1957 to 1958, Kennedy was the Announcer for the Betty White TV series “Date with the Angels” which was loosely based on the Elmer Rice play Dream Girl, a play that Lucille Ball appeared in 1947. The brothers wanted to avoid the perceived conflict of having two announcers with the same last name promoting competing products. He was the younger brother of host Jack Narz (1922-2008). ![]() Tom Kennedy was born James Edward Narz in Louisville, Kentucky.
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