Airdate: April 19, 1964 Studio: CBS Show Length: 60 min.
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Director/Producer: Sherwood Schwartz (Creator), Jess Oppenheimer (Executive Producer), Edward H. Feldman (Producer), Jack Donohue (Director), Richard Powell (Writer)
Supporting Cast: Lucille Ball (Bonnie Barton), Bob Hope (Bill Barton), Gale Gordon (Elliott Harvey), John Banner, John Dehner (Henderson), Rudy Dolan, Stanley Farrar, Sid Gould, Danny Klega, William Lanteau (Potter), Joseph Mell, Sally Mills, Eddy Ryder, Max Showalter (Walter), Jack Weston (Cash)
This hour-long special, produced for CBS had Lucy portraying a television studio boss who must convince Bob Hope to star in a TV show about the perfect married couple.
Special Notes: This is an adaptation of Sherwood Schwartz' play, "Mr. and Mrs.". Lucy hired Jess Oppenheimer to adapt the play as a TV special. This was the first time they worked together since 1956 when he left the set of "I Love Lucy".
