The Lucy Show

Weekdays at 11a ET | 8a 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

Apr 19th 11:30a ET

Lucy Makes a Pinch

In her latest career move, Lucy becomes a policewoman. A notorious robber is holding up cars parked on Lovers' Lane and Lucy is chosen to be the cops' decoy.

Apr 22nd 11:00a 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.

Apr 22nd 11:30a 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.

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