Life with Lucy (1986– )

This short-lived comedy series featured the legendary Lucille Ball as Lucy Barker, now a grandmother living with her daughter's family, and still getting into the comedic predicaments that ... See full summary »

Creators:

Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis

Stars:

Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Ann Dusenberry

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lucille Ball	...	Lucy Barker (13 episodes, 1986)
Gale Gordon	...	Curtis McGibbon (13 episodes, 1986)
Ann Dusenberry	...	Margo Barker McGibbon (13 episodes, 1986)
Larry Anderson	...	Ted McGibbon (13 episodes, 1986)
Jenny Lewis	...	Becky McGibbon (13 episodes, 1986)
Philip Amelio	...	Kevin McGibbon (13 episodes, 1986)
Donovan Scott	...	Leonard Stoner (13 episodes, 1986)

Storyline

This short-lived comedy series featured the legendary Lucille Ball as Lucy Barker, now a grandmother living with her daughter's family, and still getting into the comedic predicaments that her fans have learned to love.

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Plot Keywords:

short lived | television flop | comeback | mother daughter relationship | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1986 (USA)

Filming Locations:

South Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, Lucille Ball Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lucille Ball demanded complete creative control, no pilot requirement, and no audience testing. ABC agreed to these demands due to Ball's previous television successes.

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Connections

Featured in Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993)

User Reviews

Very Sad

Very, very, sad. At 75, Lucille Ball was coaxed from retirement to reprise the shenanigans of her former glory (and what glory it had been). With the help of her longtime writers Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. and her old pal, actor Gale Gordon, Lucy joined the 1980's as though the world stopped spinning in 1974 when Here's Lucy has signed off. "I didn't know that moving me in could be such a turn-on!" said Ball's character (named Lucy, of course) after catching daughter Margo (Ann Dusenberry) kissing son-in-law Ted (Larry Anderson). The ancient slang was all too indicative of Life with Lucy, and as critics savaged the series, audiences ignored it. Lucy's fans expected more, and Lucy desevered better.