Series cast summary: | |||
Lucille Ball | ... | Lucy Carmichael / ... 156 episodes, 1962-1968 | |
Gale Gordon | ... | Mr. Theodore J. Mooney 111 episodes, 1963-1968 | |
Vivian Vance | ... | Vivian Bagley / ... 81 episodes, 1962-1968 | |
Jimmy Garrett | ... | Jerry Carmichael 55 episodes, 1962-1965 | |
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Sid Gould | ... | Waiter / ... 45 episodes, 1962-1968 |
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Ralph Hart | ... | Sherman Bagley 44 episodes, 1962-1965 |
Candy Moore | ... | Chris Carmichael 39 episodes, 1962-1965 | |
Mary Jane Croft | ... | Mary Jane Lewis / ... 39 episodes, 1962-1968 | |
After her husband's death, Lucy Carmichael and her recently-divorced best friend Vivian Bagley move into a house together with their children. The series follows the adventures of the widow Lucy as she grapples with the comic complications of life on her own, with her income being controlled by impatient, grumpy banker Mr. Mooney. Written by Jonanthan Ruskin <JonRuskin@aol.com>
I loved the first year of "The Lucy Show" because it was a great showcase for Vivian Vance. Honestly, Vivian was ten times a better actress than Lucy. Viv was real, while Lucy was loud and over-the-top. When Vivian left, the show died really. I hated Gale Gordon! It was so sad - a 60-year-old man yelling at a 50-year old woman! Why was that funny? Viv and Lucy had so much warmth together. It was great fun. Lucy would have done well to have retired from television in 1965 along with Vivian, because "Lucy" shows post-Vivian were just not funny.