The Lucy Show

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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

Oct 22nd 11:30a ET

Lucy Becomes a Father

Lucy goes with Jerry on a father-son camping trip. The other fathers don't like having a woman "dad" around, so they conspire to make things so tough she'll go running home.

Oct 23rd 11:00a ET

Lucy's Contact Lenses

One of Lucy's new contact lenses pops out when she's icing a chocolate cake for a bake sale. She believes Mrs. Mooney bought her cake, so she and Viv sneak into the Mooney's home to switch a new cake for the one with her lens.

Oct 23rd 11:30a ET

Lucy Gets Her Maid

Lucy and Viv are envious of the snooty women of the Danfield Art Society, all of whom have their own maids. Our girls simply must have one, too, if they are to fit in with that group. To afford the hired help, Lucy goes to work as a maid for a society matron who's throwing a dinner party--for the members of the Art Society!

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