The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

The Lucy Show (1962-1968) is an American multi-camera sitcom created by Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Bob Carroll Jr., and Madelyn Pugh for CBS. Lucille Ball plays Lucy Carmichael, a scheming single mother raising her children Chris and Jerry in New York City, with Gale Gordon as the pompous Theodore J. Mooney and Vivian Vance as her neighbor Vivian Bagley in the early seasons. Each episode is built from a small domestic plan that spirals into escalating mishaps, the kind of schemes that turn an ordinary errand into chaos. The show spans six seasons and 156 episodes, and it follows the classic studio-audience sitcom tradition that Ball had already perfected on I Love Lucy. Its tone is breezy, warm, and farcical, with slapstick timing and a comfortable domestic register. The format is episodic, so each half hour stands alone. Fans of I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch and The Mary Tyler Moore Show will find a similar pleasure in the comic energy and the mother-centered household.

Audiences rate the series positively, with Lucille Ball's physical comedy and comic timing as its anchor.

• I Love Lucyclassic multi-camera sitcom comedy centered on a scheming female lead, slapstick physical humor
• The Brady Bunchsingle mother household sitcom with family comedy and warm domestic tone
• The Mary Tyler Moore Showfemale-led sitcom built on a bumbling protagonist's schemes and studio-audience farce

Created by

Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Pugh

Release Date

1962-10-01

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

7.2 / 10 (54)

What is The Lucy Show about?

Lucille Ball stars as a scheming widowed mother in New York City whose misadventures drive this classic 1960s sitcom.

What is The Lucy Show like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Lucy Show as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Lucy Show violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Lucy Show.

What did critics think of The Lucy Show?

Audiences rate the series positively, with Lucille Ball's physical comedy and comic timing as its anchor.

Which shows are like The Lucy Show?

Shows with a similar feel include I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

How long is The Lucy Show?

The Lucy Show: 6 seasons, 156 episodes.

Is The Lucy Show still running?

No, The Lucy Show has ended.

Where can I watch The Lucy Show?

In United States, The Lucy Show streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, fuboTV, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Best tv ever Amazon Channel, Dove Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Cineverse Amazon Channel, Amazon MX Player, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Fawesome, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.