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Preview: Forever Yours, Iris West

Ch. 8: James Olsen, The Boy From Picture News School becomes a completely different world the week after the beach party. The way people look at me, talk to me, offer me high fives out of nowhere like a friendly version of those weird, disembodied hands from The Conjuring, it’s all Greek to me. But I go with it because that’s the point of all of this. I made a snap decision in kissing Barry that’s somehow spiraled into a different existence and I can’t go back on it, not yet. Most of all because it’s working. Things between me and Scott are still weird, but not the type of weird I can’t handle. He’s cold and businesslike in our exchanges as co-editors, and as painful as it is, it still hurts less than the alternative.

Every time Linda requests a video chat from Oxford I feel that same pang of guilt in my stomach that lets me know I can never tell Scott the truth. Most of the time I can’t even bring myself to answer her, I’ll send a quick text instead to let her know I have homework and I’ll call later, even though she always calls back first. I miss her like crazy and am too ashamed to talk to her at the same time, its a horrible way to feel.

As for Cynthia, she’s great, she’s always great. She’s fun and badass and quick to stand up for me, but all of that only comes in handy when she’s around, which she isn’t half the time. I don’t know how she manages a 3.5 when her attendance record is worse than Lauryn Hill’s. She’s not sick a lot or anything, in fact, I can never predict what crazy reason she’s going to have for not coming to school. One time last year she bailed because she had to wait in line for some special edition Jordans that she’s only worn once to date. I’m still trying to make sense of that one.

So needless to say, things are a bit dry in the friends department, but you wouldn’t know it if you saw me at lunchtime, surrounded by a bunch of suspiciously hip nerds who care about what I have to say and call me nicknames like Boss Bitch West. I had no idea I was a boss bitch until I infiltrated their little gang, but I give off that exact vibe according to Cisco. Good to know, I always assumed my vibe was more bitch than boss, at least to all of them.

Cisco Ramon is the ladies man of the group, I knew that even before. Cynthia has a thing for him, Len’s sister Lisa, the 5’11” volleyball babe has a thing for him, Mari McCabe, the hottie who makes all the theatre club’s costumes has a thing for him, and I could honestly go on like this. But I’m pretty sure he’s into Kamilla, the yearbook photographer with the nose ring and the Bambi eyes, who I later learned was the girl he carried into the water. I used to wonder how he did it. Cisco is cute and all, and his hair sort of reminds me of Jason Momoa’s after a deep cream rinse, but he’s also shorter than a lot of the girls and too into Rick and Morty for anyone’s good. Now that I know him a little better though, I can see it. He’s funny, and not like try-hard funny. In fact, everything about him is kind of effortless, the way he drops million dollar science words and compliments people’s outfits, he’s just an easy guy to know.

I guess Ralph Dibny is supposed to be the funny one, except he is sort of try-hard funny, the kind of guy you just know is itching to be voted class clown in the senior poll, ‘please like me’ energy seeping from every pore. He’s exhausting as hell, to be honest. Still, I kind of don’t mind the guy. He reminds me of Wally when he was eight, how he’d bug me every five minutes to show me some new video game combo or skateboard trick he learned. It was always just a little more cute than annoying. Also Ralph is tall, like, really tall, taller than Barry tall. It’s a stupid reason not to hate someone, but I’m a teenaged girl, and I’m not made of steel. And then there’s Barry. I knew him before, of course, but not so much in the context of his friends’ group. I’d always assumed he was the smart one, and I guess he’s still the smart one, even though he keeps competing with Cisco for that title. But he’s something else I didn’t expect. I saw it for the first time when a few of us went to Jitters right after the beach trip, Barry needing a pick me up before he could manage the hour-long drive home. When we took our seats in the booth, he stayed standing and pointed to his friends one by one, naming off their orders with perfect certainty “Americano for Ralph”

“Caramel Machiatto with two shots for Cisco”

“Matcha latte for Kamilla”

When he got to me he simply paused, waiting for me to finish his thought, so I did

“Hot chai”

“Hot chai it is,” he said with a wink. And I swear to god he’s the only guy I’ve ever seen wink without looking like a complete douchebag. Then he made a beeline for the counter without awaiting any protest from his friends, because he knew them, and he knew himself. Was that confidence just there the whole time?

It only took that one small moment for me to start to realize, Barry Allen is the alpha.

And I wasn’t even sure that he knew it.

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TIME BUDGETING

April 22, 1949

“Time Budgeting” (aka “George and His Trained Seals”) is episode #40 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 22, 1949 on the CBS radio network.

Synopsis ~ George is so fed up with Liz's being late for everything that he puts her on a strict schedule.

Note ~ This script was the basis for “Lucy’s Schedule” (ILL S1;E33) filmed on April 18, 1952, and first aired on May 26, 1952. Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr.

“My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage (1940) and Outside Eden (1945) by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the film Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). “My Favorite Husband” was first broadcast as a one-time special on July 5, 1948. Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch “My Favorite Husband” as a series. Bowman was not available Richard Denning was cast as George. On January 7, 1949, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Cooper. On this same episode Jell-O became its sponsor. A total of 124 episodes of the program aired from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951. After about ten episodes had been written, writers Fox and Davenport departed and three new writers took over – Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh, and head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer. In March 1949 Gale Gordon took over the existing role of George’s boss, Rudolph Atterbury, and Bea Benaderet was added as his wife, Iris. CBS brought “My Favorite Husband” to television in 1953, starring Joan Caulfield and Barry Nelson as Liz and George Cooper. The television version ran two-and-a-half seasons, from September 1953 through December 1955, running concurrently with “I Love Lucy.” It was produced live at CBS Television City for most of its run, until switching to film for a truncated third season filmed (ironically) at Desilu and recasting Liz Cooper with Vanessa Brown.

MAIN CAST

Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.

Richard Denning (George Cooper) was born Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Plans called for him to take over his father’s garment manufacturing business, but he developed an interest in acting. Denning enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He is best known for his roles in various science fiction and horror films of the 1950s. Although he teamed with Lucille Ball on radio in “My Favorite Husband,” the two never acted together on screen. While “I Love Lucy” was on the air, he was seen on another CBS TV series, “Mr. & Mrs. North.” From 1968 to 1980 he played the Governor on “Hawaii 5-0″, his final role. He died in 1998 at age 84.

Bea Benadaret (Iris Atterbury) was considered the front-runner to be cast as Ethel Mertz but when “I Love Lucy” was ready to start production she was already playing a similar role on TV’s “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” so Vivian Vance was cast instead. On “I Love Lucy” she was cast as Lucy Ricardo’s spinster neighbor, Miss Lewis, in “Lucy Plays Cupid” (ILL S1;E15) in early 1952. Later, she was a success in her own show, “Petticoat Junction” as Shady Rest Hotel proprietress Kate Bradley. She starred in the series until her death in 1968.

Benadaret had not yet become a series regular, but plays the role she would assume as Iris Atterbury.

Gale Gordon does not appear in this episode. He had not yet been signed as a regular cast member in the role of Rudolph Atterbury, which is here played by Hans Conried. Coincidentally, however, he is the actor who will play Ricky’s boss, Alvin Littlefield, in “Lucy’s Schedule” on “I Love Lucy” and would eventually speak most of the dialogue here taken by Hans Conried as Mr. Atterbury.

Ruth Perrott (Katie, the Maid) was also later seen on “I Love Lucy.” She first played Mrs. Pomerantz (above right), a member of the surprise investigating committee for the Society Matrons League in “Pioneer Women” (ILL S1;E25), as one of the member of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League in “Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (ILL S3;E3), and also played a nurse when “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (ILL S2;E16). She died in 1996 at the age of 96.

Bob LeMond (Announcer) also served as the announcer for the pilot episode of “I Love Lucy”. When the long-lost pilot was finally discovered in 1990, a few moments of the opening narration were damaged and lost, so LeMond – fifty years later – recreated the narration for the CBS special and subsequent DVD release.

GUEST CAST

Hans Conried (Rudolph Atterbury, George’s Boss) first co-starred with Lucille Ball in The Big Street (1942). He then appeared on “I Love Lucy” as used furniture man Dan Jenkins in “Redecorating” (ILL S2;E8) and later that same season as Percy Livermore in “Lucy Hires an English Tutor” (ILL S2;E13) – both in 1952. The following year he began an association with Disney by voicing Captain Hook in Peter Pan. On “The Lucy Show” he played Professor Gitterman in “Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet” (TLS S1;E19) and in “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” (TLS S2;E1). He was probably best known as Uncle Tonoose on “Make Room for Daddy” starring Danny Thomas, which was filmed on the Desilu lot. He joined Thomas on a season 6 episode of “Here’s Lucy” in 1973. He died in 1982 at age 64.

At this point in the series, the role of Rudolph Atterbury had not yet been assumed by Gale Gordon.

EPISODE

Announcer: “As we look in on the Coopers tonight, we find a familiar domestic drama taking place. They’re invited to the Atterbury’s for dinner. George is standing in the downstairs hall, fully dressed, with his top coat on. Liz is upstairs going through an ancient ritual known to wives as getting ready to go out, and known to husbands as ‘what do they do up there that takes so long?’. Right now George is looking at his watch for the eleventh time.”

George gets tired of waiting and goes upstairs to discover that she’s still in her slip. He reminds her that the Atterburys like them to be on time. Liz still hasn’t even chosen an outfit. George gets frustrated waiting for Liz. Just as she’s getting close to ready, she smears her nail polish and has to start all over again.

LIZ: “I’ll be ready in a minute, dear!”

When she finally gets ready, she discovers him sitting on the bed in his shorts. He has turned the tables on Liz.

GEORGE: “I’ll be ready in a minute, dear!”

Liz and George pull up to the Atterbury home. They are starving, but luckily George sees them in the living room and thinks they haven’t eaten yet. George and Liz makes apologies for their lateness.

They discover that the Atterburys’ have already eaten. Iris (Bea Benadaret) says they prepared pork chops knowing it was Liz’s favorite. Rudolph describes the meal in mouth-watering detail. While Liz would love their maid to prepare her a plate, George insists they have already eaten while waiting for the car to be fixed.

While Liz and George try to make casual conversation, Liz wolfs down all their after-dinner mints and starts on their fruit bowl. They foursome decide to go to the movies. Liz isn’t particular about which picture, as long as they sell popcorn. Mr. Atterbury suggests a film at the Strand: Chicken Every Sunday!

LIZ: “Oh, noooo!”

Chicken Every Sunday premiered on January 18, 1949. It starred Dan Dailey and Celeste Holm, and featured Roy Roberts (Mr. Cheever) and in an uncredited role, Frank J. Scannell (Buffo the Clown).

When they get home, George and Liz clean out the ice box, waking up Katie the Maid by their feasting. Katie has put a bowl of her hair wave treatment in the fridge, but Liz has devoured it thinking it was custard.

LIZ: “Look at us, Katie. Which stomach has the Toni?”

Liz is punning on the popular ad campaign of Toni Home Permanents: “Which Twin has the Toni?” The campaign was so overwhelmingly successful, that the phrase could often be found in pop culture, like “My Favorite Husband!” Liz also joked about the slogan three episodes earlier in “April Fools Day” (episode #37) as well as in “Young Matrons League Tryouts” (episode #11).

George is still mad at Liz for making them late and embarrassing him about dinner. He insists that she start budgeting her time, just like she budgets her money. Well, like normal people budget money.

GEORGE: “I’ll make up a chart for you. Fifteen minutes for this, half an hour for that, ten minutes for something else.” LIZ: “I’ll need more than ten minutes for something else.”

The next day, the schedule is posted on the kitchen door, but Katie is not eager to be told when to do what. That night, dinner is on the table promptly at six o’clock. She serves George dinner and breakfast simultaneously to save time the next morning.

A week later, Liz is thrilled that the time schedule has worked. Liz wants to spend all the free time she has saved smooching with her favorite husband.

Next day, Mr. Atterbury tells George that the fourth Vice President of the bank is leaving to become a school teacher. He has George in mind for the open position, but is reluctant considering is tardiness at dinner. George says he’s fixed the problem, and has Liz and Katie hopping around like trained seals. He invites Mr. Atterbury over for dinner to prove it. Mr. Atterbury is eager to show his wife that a home can be run on a schedule, so he accepts.

Meanwhile, at the Cooper home, Liz gets a visit from Iris, who is appalled to discover that Liz is indeed using a schedule. Iris calls Liz a ‘Benedict Arnold’ for being a traitor to women everywhere.

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a general during the American Revolutionary War, who fought for the American Continental Army, and later famously defected to the British Army. The name Benedict Arnold quickly became a byword for treason or betrayal. This comparison is also included in the television version of the script, but spoken by Mrs. Littlefield. In 1965′s “Lucy the Disc Jockey” (TLS S3;E26), Lucy is angry that Mr. Mooney has also entered (and won) a radio contest after he said it was silly. She calls him a “banking Benedict Arnold.”

Iris says that George is going around the bank saying he has her running around like a trained seals. This doesn’t sit well with Liz, who tears up the time charts and tells Iris that she is going to make it a dinner to remember.

LIZ: “Trained seals of the world unite.”

At dinner that evening, Liz rushes Mr. Atterbury through small talk, and right to the dinner table, claiming she must keep to schedule. Soup is served, and quickly un-served as Katie clears the plates before anyone can get a spoonful in their mouths.

Mr. Atterbury finds a shirt button in his water glass. Liz explains that she’s washing the dishes and clothes together. Katie serves a frozen roast and George finally has had enough. Mr. Atterbury says that George has the new job. George admits he’s been to strict, and Liz is glad to be a trained seal married to a fourth Vice President!

#My Favorite Husband #Lucille Ball #Richard Denning #Bea Benaderet #Gale Gordon #Ruth Perrott #Radio #CBS #I Love Lucy #Lucy's Schedule #Bob LeMond #Hans Conried #Benedict Arnold #Toni Twins #Chicken Every Sunday

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