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

Sep 23rd 11:30a ET

Lucy Goes Into Politics

Mr. Mooney is running for city comptroller. How can he lose with Lucy and Viv on his team? For starters, a certain redhead could forget to book any talent for his big campaign rally.

Sep 24th 11:30a ET

Lucy and the Scout Trip

Lucy and Viv have to replace a man on the scout trip and Lucy gets lost in the woods.

Sep 25th 11:30a ET

Lucy is a Process Server

Lucy takes a temp job as a process server for an attorney's office. She must serve poor Mr. Mooney with a subpoena. As he's leaving on vacation, she chases him to a train station, then his stateroom on board an ocean liner. The ship leaves port before the redhead can disembark, trapping the two together for a month!

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