The Lucy Show

Weekdays at 11:30a ET | 8:30a 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

Jan 16th 11:30a ET

Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry

To further their education, Lucy and Viv take a night-school chemistry class. Lucy gets carried away and tries to concoct a youth serum. When their teacher catches wind of this, he decides to teach the redhead a lesson.

Jan 19th 11:30a ET

Lucy is a Chaperone

Lucy and Viv chaperone Chris and some of her school friends for a week at Sandy Cove. While at the beach, Lucy decides that the kids think that she and Viv are old fogies so they try, unsuccessfully to dress and act young. The kids would rather have their chaperones behave like adults.

Jan 20th 11:30a ET

Lucy and the Little League

Lucy and Viv are such distractions at their kids' Little League games that they get tossed out. Lucy schemes to get the two of them back into the ballpark.

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Vivian Vance was a Hollywood legend who lived in Connecticut. She must have had a lot of frequent flyer miles.
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