The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1968 on CBS, starring Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a widow raising two children in a small town. For the first three seasons, she shares a home with her divorced friend Vivian Bagley, played by Vivian Vance. From season four onward, Lucy moves to Los Angeles and goes to work for the cantankerous banker Theodore J. Mooney, played by Gale Gordon. The series was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy and was produced by Desilu Productions. It ran for 156 episodes across six seasons and featured numerous celebrity guest stars including John Wayne, George Burns, and Jack Benny. Many episodes are in the public domain.
Season 1
Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower
Lucy and Vivian decide to install a shower themselves to save money, with predictably disastrous results as their do-it-yourself plumbing
Lucy's Barbershop Quartet
Lucy joins a barbershop quartet to help them win a competition, despite having no musical talent, and turns the performance into
Season 5
Lucy and George Burns
George Burns visits the bank and discovers Lucy's talent for comedy. He recruits her to fill in for Gracie Allen in his nightclub act,
Lucy and the Submarine
Mr. Mooney is called to active naval duty aboard a submarine, and Lucy stows away to deliver his glasses, creating chaos in the cramped
Lucy, the Bean Queen
Lucy enters a grocery store contest that requires guessing the number of beans in a jar, and her elaborate scheme to count them all leads to
Lucy and the Ring-a-Ding-Ding
Lucy borrows an expensive ring to impress a visitor and promptly loses it, setting off a frantic search that leads her through a series of
Lucy Goes to London
Lucy wins a trip to London and manages to turn a simple transatlantic flight into a comic adventure, complete with misunderstandings and
Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs
Lucy and Carol Burnett take a vacation to Palm Springs, where their attempts at relaxation are constantly interrupted by comic mishaps and
Lucy and John Wayne
Lucy tries to get John Wayne to appear in a school benefit and relentlessly pursues the movie star through a film set, creating chaos
Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lucy tries to get Tennessee Ernie Ford to perform at a benefit show, and her relentless pursuit of the country music star leads to her usual
Details
- Years
- 1962–1968
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 10
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rating
- 7.4/10
- Status
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Studio
- Desilu Productions
