The Lucy Show
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 10/10SlapstickBroad, physical comedy.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lucille BallGale GordonVivian VanceJimmy GarrettSid GouldRalph Hart
Written by
Bob Carroll Jr.Madelyn DavisBob SchillerBob Weiskopf
Starring
Lucille BallGale GordonVivian VanceJimmy GarrettSid GouldRalph Hart
Written by
Bob Carroll Jr.Madelyn DavisBob SchillerBob Weiskopf
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The Lucy Show Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | |
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | |||
| S3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | |||||
| S4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | |||||
| S5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| S6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
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About
"Lucille Ball proving lightning can strike twice"
Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy finds her as widowed Lucy Carmichael, first sharing a house with a pal and later scheming her way through a job at a small-town bank run by the fussy Mr. Mooney. Each episode is a self-contained excuse for Ball's rubber-faced physical comedy, elaborate slapstick set pieces, and escalating white lies that spiral into chaos. The tone is broad, gentle, and old-fashioned, built entirely around watching a gifted comedian commit fully to absurd situations rather than any ongoing plot or character growth.
Watch it for
Lucille Ball's fearless physical comedy carrying even the weakest plots single-handedly.
Maybe skip if
you need serialized stories, since every episode resets with a fresh standalone scheme.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11962
8.03K3014h 51m
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Season 21963
7.82K2814h
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Season 31964
7.72K2613h
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Season 41965
6.92K2613h
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Season 51966
7.32K2210h 22m
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Season 61967
7.02K2411h 50m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Lucille Ball Lucy Carmichael, Rusty Martin
Gale Gordon Mr. Theodore J. Mooney
Vivian Vance Vivian Bagley, Vivian Bunson
Jimmy Garrett Jerry Carmichael
Sid Gould Waiter, Delivery Man, Mailman
Ralph Hart Sherman Bagley
Candy Moore Chris Carmichael
Mary Jane Croft Mary Jane Lewis, Audrey Simmons, Audrey
Hazel Pierce Bank Customer, Audience Member, Firefighter
James Gonzalez Clerk, Teller, Bank Clerk
Crew
Bob Carroll Jr.
Madelyn Davis
Bob Schiller
Bob Weiskopf
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