The Lucy Show

Weekdays at 11:30a ET | 8:30a PT and Sunday at 9p ET | 6p 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

Nov 5th 11:30a ET

Lucy Saves Milton Berle

Uncle Miltie goes undercover as a drunken bum to do research for an upcoming dramatic role. When he stumbles into a soup kitchen, who should be volunteering but Lucy. She recognizes him, so he feeds her a story about being Berle's down-and-out brother, Arthur. Lucy takes him home to help him get back on his feet.

Nov 6th 11:30a ET

Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton

Lucy is blown away when she hears farm-boy Wayne Newton sing. She gets Mr. Mooney to set up an audition with a record company, but there's a catch: he can only sing when he's with his cow.

Nov 8th 9:00p ET

Lucy the Rain Goddess

Lucy is sent by the bank to contact Mr. Mooney, who's vacationing at a dude ranch. She becomes lost and stumbles into an Indian reservation. They believe she's the rain goddess, sent to relieve the drought. She'd better produce some precipitation, and fast!

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Lucille Ball enjoyed The Lucy Show because her fictional husband wasn't involved
No husband? No problem. Everyone already loved Lucy.
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