Happy Anniversary and Goodbye is a 1974 American television film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Lucille Ball and Art Carney as Norma and Malcolm Michaels.
Plot Norma and Malcolm Michaels are a middle-aged married couple who are in the midst of a midlife crisis. Both decide to separate and begin their lives anew, away from each other. However, problems ensue once they discover that they are no longer as young as they used to be. In the end, they realize that they still love each other.
Cast Lucille Ball as Norma Michaels Art Carney as Malcolm Michaels Nanette Fabray as Fay Peter Marshall as Greg Carter Don Porter as Ed "Mad Dog" Murphy Arnold Schwarzenegger as massage therapist Rico, the object of Norma's lascivious gawking.
Production
Ball cast Schwarzenegger after seeing him in an episode of The Merv Griffin Show. The film was shot before a live audience.
Reception Critical response The special was the fourth highest rated program for the week, and it won its time slot with a rating of 27.9 and 42% share of the viewing audience.
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