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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Sep 17th 11:30a ET

Lucy Becomes a Reporter

Lucy gets a temporary job as a society reporter for a newspaper. In no time at all, she's on the verge of being fired. When she learns an old boyfriend of Viv's is now a well-known financier, Lucy disguises herself as her housemate to get an interview and save her job.

Sep 18th 11:00a ET

Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower

Tired of her daughter Chris hogging the bathroom all the time, Lucy asks her neighbor Harry to install an extra shower for her. Not wanting to do the job, he hires a plumber to do it instead. Lucy nags the plumber so much that he quits, leaving Lucy and Vivian to finish the jobs themselves!

Sep 18th 11:30a ET

Lucy's Barbershop Quartet

When one of the members of Vivian's Barbershop Quartet drops out, Lucy naturally wants to take her place. Vivian agrees, and now it's up to Lucy to learn how to sing before a big singing contest in Albany!

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