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.

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Jan 23rd 11:30a ET

Lucy Plays Cleopatra

The Danfield Women's Volunteer Fire Fighters put on Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. Lucy is cast as Cleopatra with Viv, in male drag, as Marc Antony. The two dueling divas try to upstage each other during the performance, infuriating their pretentious director Professor Gitterman.

Jan 26th 11:30a ET

Kiddie Parties, Inc.

The high cost of their kids' birthday parties inspires Lucy and Viv's latest money-making scheme. They'll make easy money with their own children's party business. What can goes wrong does at their first event.

Jan 27th 11:30a ET

Lucy and Viv Play Softball

Lucy and Viv play in a post-season charity softball game for the women's volunteer fire department. Lucy is so lousy that the team manager benches her--at least until another player faints and she has to go in.

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