The Lucy Show

Weekdays at 11a ET | 8a PT

In the follow-up to I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball plays widow Lucy Carmichael, a mother of two children who shares a home with divorced friend Vivian Bagley (Vivian Vance of I Love Lucy fame). Carmichael is always scheming—dragging Vivian along with her—and grappling with comic complications related to life on her own and serving as secretary to the grumpy and demanding Mr. Mooney.

Next Airings

Sep 5th 11:30a ET

Lucy Waits Up for Chris

When Lucy waits up for her daughter to return from a date, the fourteen-year old girl is mightily embarrassed. Lucy promises never to do it again, but can't help herself. To not be discovered after locking herself out of the house, Lucy tries to enter by the only means available: a trampoline.

Sep 8th 11:00a ET

Lucy Digs Up a Date

Eager to ask Jerry's handsome math teacher to take her to a dance, Lucy steals the teacher's driver's license to find out whether he's married, then ends up in the teacher's fencing outfit to get the license back into his wallet.

Sep 8th 11:30a ET

Lucy is a Referee

Lucy volunteers to referee a football game at Jerry's school. Believe it or not, Lucy actually knows the rules, but can't help but call all the plays in her son's favor. With both teams angry at her, she offers to take all the players to a pro game.

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