List of The Lucy Show episodes
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The following is a list of episodes of The Lucy Show, an American sitcom television series that ran on CBS from October 1, 1962 to March 11, 1968.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 30 | October 1, 1962 | April 29, 1963 | |
| 2 | 28 | September 30, 1963 | April 27, 1964 | |
| 3 | 26 | September 21, 1964 | April 12, 1965 | |
| 4 | 26 | September 13, 1965 | March 21, 1966 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 12, 1966 | March 6, 1967 | |
| 6 | 24 | September 11, 1967 | March 11, 1968 | |
Episodes
Season 1: 1962–1963
- 30 episodes, all filmed in Black & White.
- Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance appear in all episodes.
- Dick Martin is absent for 20 episodes (1, 5, 7–10, 12–13, 17, 19–21, 23–30)
- Candy Moore is absent for 11 episodes (4, 7, 12, 16–18, 22, 24–26, 28)
- Ralph Hart is absent for five episodes (7, 17, 19, 21, 27)
- Jimmy Garrett is absent for four episodes (17, 19, 21, 27)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Lucy Waits Up for Chris" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 1, 1962 | |
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Lucy promises her daughter, Chris, that she won't wait for her, but breaks her promise. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Lucy Digs Up a Date" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 8, 1962 | |
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Lucy tries to get a date with her son's, Jerry, new teacher, so she looks at his driver license—and doesn't put it back. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Lucy Is a Referee" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 15, 1962 | |
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Lucy becomes a referee at a football game. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Lucy Misplaces $2,000" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 22, 1962 | |
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After her banker, Mr. Barnsdahl, says his bank never makes a mistake and Lucy ends up with $2,000 after a mistake, she tries to keep it to play a joke, but the kids take it to the park. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Lucy Buys a Sheep" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 29, 1962 | |
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After Viv's son, Sherman, gives Lucy an idea, she buys a sheep and has to keep it in the house when it starts snowing. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Lucy Becomes an Astronaut" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 5, 1962 | |
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Lucy and Viv go into a space simulator for 24 hours and Lucy says she's ready for NASA to call her to go to space, so Viv plays a prank on her. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 12, 1962 | |
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In order to get Jerry a bike for his birthday, Lucy takes a temporary job as a secretary. However, when her dress is destroyed, she is forced to deliver papers in a kangaroo costume. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Lucy the Music Lover" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 19, 1962 | |
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Lucy goes on a date to the opera with a man interested in music. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 26, 1962 | |
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After a boring night without TV (because the antenna fell down), Lucy tries to save a little money by putting up a new antenna with Viv. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Vivian Sues Lucy" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 3, 1962 | |
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Vivian falls and twists her ankle when the kids leave a mess in the house. Lucy is afraid she'll sue, so she tries to trick Viv into signing a paper that says she won't sue. When Viv finds out, Lucy must contend to her every need. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Lucy Builds a Rumpus Room" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 10, 1962 | |
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Lucy and Viv decide to build a rumpus room after having conflicting dates at the house. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Lucy and Her Electric Mattress" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 17, 1962 | |
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Lucy buys Viv an electric mattress, but when Viv comes home early, the two must sleep in Jerry and Sherman's bunk beds. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Together for Christmas" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 24, 1962 | |
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For the first time, Lucy and Viv decide to celebrate Christmas together. However, problems arise when they disagree on everything. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Chris's New Year's Eve Party" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 31, 1962 | |
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Chris throws a new Year's Eve Party and doesn't want Lucy and Viv there. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Lucy's Sister Pays a Visit" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 7, 1963 | |
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Lucy's sister has eloped, but Lucy wants her to have a formal ceremony right in the house. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 14, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv decide to become volunteer firemen. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Lucy Becomes a Reporter" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 21, 1963 | |
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Lucy becomes a reporter, but is fired, and must have Viv get her job back by interviewing an old flame of Viv's, and important businessman. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 28, 1963 | |
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Tired of Chris hogging the bathroom every morning, Lucy and Viv decide to trick Harry & Eddie into building a shower in the boys' room. When the plumber Harry and Eddie secretly hired quits (after Lucy insults him), Lucy & Viv must finish the shower- but they accidentally get trapped in the shower while it's filling up with water. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Lucy's Barbershop Quartet" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 4, 1963 | |
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Lucy tries to join Viv's Quartet and hires a singing tutor to teach her how to sing. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 11, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv decide to market Viv's homemade Carmel Corn, but they break zoning laws. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "No More Double Dates" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 18, 1963 | |
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Viv and Lucy don't want to go on Double Dates anymore, but both of them secretly still want to. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Lucy and Viv Learn Judo" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 25, 1963 | |
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To protect themselves better, Lucy and Viv take judo lessons, but problems arise when Jerry and Sherman start fighting. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Lucy Is a Soda Jerk" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | March 4, 1963 | |
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Chris takes on a job of Soda Jerk to buy a uniform and Lucy takes over her shift during a parade. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Lucy Drives a Dump Truck" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | March 11, 1963 | |
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Lucy foolishly collects 34 tons (68,000 lbs.) of paper, but must deliver it to the next town. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Lucy Visits the White House" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | March 25, 1963 | |
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Lucy misses the train to go to Washington D.C. and rides to the various checkpoints. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 1, 1963 | |
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To freshen up their skills, Lucy and Viv take Chemistry classes at Night School, but Lucy tries to develop eternal youth and Viv decides to play a prank on her. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Lucy Is a Chaperone" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 8, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv chaperone Chris' school trip, but Chris becomes embarrassed by them. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Lucy and the Little League" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 15, 1963 | |
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Lucy coaches Jerry's little league. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Lucy and the Runaway Butterfly" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 22, 1963 | |
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Lucy lets go of Jerry's butterfly and tries to catch it. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "Lucy Buys a Boat" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 29, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv buy a boat and become stranded in the lake while riding it. | ||||||
Season 2: 1963–1964
- 28 episodes, all episodes filmed in Color starting with this season.
- Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance are present for all episodes.
- Candy Moore is absent for 16 episodes (1–2, 5, 9, 12, 17–21, 23–28).
- Ralph Hart is absent for 15 episodes (1–2, 5, 7, 9–10, 16–17, 20–21, 23–25, 27–28).
- Jimmy Garrett is absent for 13 episodes (1–2, 5, 9, 11, 15–17, 20, 24–25, 27–28).
- Gale Gordon joins the cast and is absent for nine episodes (1–3, 6, 10–11, 13, 15, 17).
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 31 | 1 | "Lucy Plays Cleopatra" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | September 30, 1963 | |
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The Danfield Volunteer firefighters put on a play of Cleopatra, but Lucy calls a firedrill and ditches and ends up getting the lead. | ||||||
| 32 | 2 | "Kiddie Parties Inc." | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 7, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv help out at a child's birthday party. | ||||||
| 33 | 3 | "Lucy and Viv Play Softball" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 14, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv join a charity softball tournament, but Lucy is not very good. | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | "Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin and Bill O'Hallaren | October 21, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Mr. Mooney end up locked in the bank vault. | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | "Lucy and the Safe Cracker" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin and Bill O'Hallaren | October 28, 1963 | |
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Lucy accidentally locks up Mr. Mooney in his vault again. | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | "Lucy Goes Duck Hunting" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 4, 1963 | |
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Lucy lies to her boyfriend about being a skilled duck hunter, so her "skills" are put to the test on a duck hunting trip. | ||||||
| 37 | 7 | "Lucy and the Bank Scandal" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 11, 1963 | |
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Lucy suspects Mr. Mooney of embezzling money from the bank. | ||||||
| 38 | 8 | "Lucy Decides to Redecorate" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 18, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv decide to redecorate the house, but end up driving the car into the living room. | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | "Lucy Puts Out a Fire at the Bank" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 2, 1963 | |
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Lucy starts a fire at the bank to demonstrate her firefighting skills. | ||||||
| 40 | 10 | "Lucy and the Military Academy" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox | December 9, 1963 | |
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Lucy sneaks into a military academy dressed as a cadet to see Jerry. | ||||||
| 41 | 11 | "Lucy's College Reunion" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin and Tom Koch | December 16, 1963 | |
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Lucy and Viv relive an old tradition at their college reunion - stealing the statue of the school's founder. | ||||||
| 42 | 12 | "The Loophole in the Lease" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 23, 1963 | |
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Viv tries to use a loophole in the lease to take possession of the house after Sherman causes a lot of damage by leaving the water running. | ||||||
| 43 | 13 | "Lucy Conducts the Symphony" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | December 30, 1963 | |
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Lucy fills in for Viv's cousin Harold in a symphony concert when Lucy's attempts to calm his nerves with hypnotism work too well. | ||||||
| 44 | 14 | "Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Fred S. Fox and Iz Elinson | January 6, 1964 | |
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Lucy tries to get Mr. Mooney, who's in the hospital with a broken leg, to sign a check so she can buy Chris a dress for her first formal dance. | ||||||
| 45 | 15 | "Lucy Goes to Art Class" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 13, 1964 | |
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Lucy and Viv enroll in an art class when they fall for the same man in an art store. | ||||||
| 46 | 16 | "Chris Goes Steady" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox | January 20, 1964 | |
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Chris announces that she's going steady with Mr. Mooney's son Ted. | ||||||
| 47 | 17 | "Lucy Takes Up Golf" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Fred S. Fox and Iz Elinson | January 27, 1964 | |
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Lucy's new boyfriend likes golf, so Lucy tries it herself. | ||||||
| 48 | 18 | "Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman to Sing" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 3, 1964 | |
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When Lucy makes a promise to have Ethel Merman sing at Jerry's Cub Scout charity show, she has no idea that the Broadway legend is living in Danfield under a different name. | ||||||
| 49 | 19 | "Ethel Merman and the Boy Scout Show" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 10, 1964 | |
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Ethel Merman, under the name Agnes Schmidlapp, comes up with act for Lucy, Viv and Mr. Mooney to perform in the Cub Scout charity show. | ||||||
| 50 | 20 | "Lucy and Viv Open a Restaurant" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | February 17, 1964 | |
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Lucy talks Viv into buying a restaurant with her life savings. | ||||||
| 51 | 21 | "Lucy Takes a Job at the Bank" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Martin | February 24, 1964 | |
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Lucy gets a job at the bank to buy Jerry a tuba. | ||||||
| 52 | 22 | "Viv Moves Out" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox | March 2, 1964 | |
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Viv moves out following an argument with Lucy. | ||||||
| 53 | 23 | "Lucy Is Her Own Lawyer" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin and Howard Ostroff | March 9, 1964 | |
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Lucy takes Mr. Mooney to court to stop his dog's barking. | ||||||
| 54 | 24 | "Lucy Meets a Millionaire" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | March 16, 1964 | |
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Lucy meets an Italian millionaire who doesn't speak English. | ||||||
| 55 | 25 | "Lucy Goes Into Politics" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Fred S. Fox and Iz Elinson | March 23, 1964 | |
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Lucy and Viv help Mr. Mooney campaign for the position of city comptroller. | ||||||
| 56 | 26 | "Lucy and the Scout Trip" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Fred S. Fox, Iz Elinson and Howard Ostroff | March 30, 1964 | |
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Lucy, Viv and Mr. Mooney lead a scout trip in the woods. | ||||||
| 57 | 27 | "Lucy Is a Process Server" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Martin | April 20, 1964 | |
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Lucy is hired as a process server and Mr. Mooney is the first to get a subpoena from her. | ||||||
| 58 | 28 | "Lucy Enters a Baking Contest" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Martin | April 27, 1964 | |
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Lucy competes with Viv in a baking contest. | ||||||
Season 3: 1964–1965
- 26 episodes
- Lucille Ball is present for all episodes.
- Gale Gordon is absent for two episodes (8, 17).
- Vivian Vance is absent for six episodes (2, 9, 15, 19-21).
- Jimmy Garrett is absent for 15 episodes (3-4, 7-8, 11, 14–17, 20-21, 23–26).
- Candy Moore is absent for 19 episodes (2-3, 7-8, 10-18, 20-21, 23–26).
- Ralph Hart is absent for 20 episodes (1–4, 7-9, 11-17, 20–21, 23–26).
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 59 | 1 | "Lucy and the Good Skate" | Jack Donohue | Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall | September 21, 1964 | |
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Lucy buys a pair of roller skates too tight for her feet. | ||||||
| 60 | 2 | "Lucy and the Plumber" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg and Bob O'Brien | September 28, 1964 | |
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Lucy's plumber bears a striking resemblance to Jack Benny. | ||||||
| 61 | 3 | "Lucy and the Winter Sports" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat | October 5, 1964 | |
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Lucy lies to her athletic boyfriend about being good at winter sports. | ||||||
| 62 | 4 | "Lucy Gets Amnesia" | Jack Donohue | Leonard Gershe | October 12, 1964 | |
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Lucy takes a blow to the head while trying to get her childhood sweetheart to reveal her pet name for him. | ||||||
| 63 | 5 | "Lucy and the Great Bank Robbery" | Jack Donohue | Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | October 19, 1964 | |
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Lucy rents Viv's room to a pair of bank robbers. | ||||||
| 64 | 6 | "Lucy, the Camp Cook" | Jack Donohue | Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | October 24, 1964 | |
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Lucy and Viv volunteer as cooks for their sons' camping trip. | ||||||
| 65 | 7 | "Lucy, the Meter Maid" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien and Vic McLeod | November 2, 1964 | |
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Lucy becomes a meter maid and gives Viv the first parking ticket. | ||||||
| 66 | 8 | "Lucy Makes a Pinch" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien and Vic McLeod | November 9, 1964 | |
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Lucy accompanies a detective on a stakeout to catch a lovers-lane bandit. | ||||||
| 67 | 9 | "Lucy Becomes a Father" | Jack Donohue | Fred S. Fox and Iz Elinson | November 16, 1964 | |
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Lucy joins Jerry on a father-and-son camping trip. | ||||||
| 68 | 10 | "Lucy's Contact Lenses" | Jack Donohue | Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | November 23, 1964 | |
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Lucy loses a contact lens in a cake for the bank's bake sale. | ||||||
| 69 | 11 | "Lucy Gets Her Maid" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | November 30, 1964 | |
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Lucy works as a maid in order to afford one of her own. | ||||||
| 70 | 12 | "Lucy Gets the Bird" | Jack Donohue | Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall | December 7, 1964 | |
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Lucy and Viv take care of Mooney's pet parakeet. | ||||||
| 71 | 13 | "Lucy, the Coin Collector" | Jack Donohue | David Braverman and Bob Marcus | December 14, 1964 | |
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Lucy and Viv start collecting coins when Jerry finds a penny worth 50 cents. | ||||||
| 72 | 14 | "Lucy and the Missing Stamp" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat | December 21, 1964 | |
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Mooney's rare postage stamp goes missing while Lucy tries to sell him a vacuum cleaner. | ||||||
| 73 | 15 | "Lucy Meets Danny Kaye" | Jack Donohue | Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | December 28, 1964 | |
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Lucy tries to get tickets to The Danny Kaye Show. | ||||||
| 74 | 16 | "Lucy and the Ceramic Cat" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat | January 11, 1965 | |
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Lucy accidentally breaks the ceramic cat Mooney bought for his wife's birthday. | ||||||
| 75 | 17 | "Lucy Goes to Vegas" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | January 18, 1965 | |
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Lucy and Viv win a trip to Las Vegas, but they're low on spending money. | ||||||
| 76 | 18 | "Lucy and the Monsters" | Jack Donohue | Teleplay by: Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson Story by: Maury Thompson and Art Thompson | January 25, 1965 | |
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Lucy has nightmares after watching a monster movie. | ||||||
| 77 | 19 | "Lucy and the Countess" | Jack Donohue | Leonard Gershe | February 1, 1965 | |
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Lucy's old school friend is now a countess, but she's poor. | ||||||
| 78 | 20 | "My Fair Lucy" | Jack Donohue | Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall | February 8, 1965 | |
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Lucy and the Countess hatch a scheme to finance a charm school. | ||||||
| 79 | 21 | "Lucy and the Countess Lose Weight" | Jack Donohue | Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox | February 15, 1965 | |
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Mooney enlists Lucy and the Countesse to publicize a fat farm by taking its reducing course. | ||||||
| 80 | 22 | "Lucy and the Old Mansion" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat | March 1, 1965 | |
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The Countess moves to an old mansion to entertain foreign visitors. | ||||||
| 81 | 23 | "Lucy and Arthur Godfrey" | Jack Donohue | Fred S. Fox and Iz Elinson | March 8, 1965 | |
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Lucy and Viv persuade Arthur Godfrey to appear in a musical presented by the Danfield Community Players. | ||||||
| 82 | 24 | "Lucy and the Beauty Doctor" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | March 22, 1965 | |
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A hidden TV camera catches Lucy's visit to a beauty shop. | ||||||
| 83 | 25 | "Lucy the Stockholder" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat | March 29, 1965 | |
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Lucy spends her tax refund on stock in the bank. | ||||||
| 84 | 26 | "Lucy the Disc Jockey" | Jack Donohue | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | April 12, 1965 | |
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Lucy becomes a disc jockey after winning a local radio station's mystery-sound contest. | ||||||
Season 4: 1965–1966
- 26 episodes
- Lucille Ball is present for all episodes.
- Gale Gordon is absent for two episodes (3-4).
- Jimmy Garrett leaves the cast and is absent for 24 episodes (2-12, 14-26).
| No. in series |
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 85 | 1 | "Lucy at Marineland" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | September 13, 1965 | |
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Hijinks ensue when Lucy and Mr. Mooney go to Marineland to see Jimmy Piersall. | ||||||
| 86 | 2 | "Lucy and the Golden Greek" | Maury Thompson | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | September 20, 1965 | |
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Lucy is set up on a blind date with a shy fellow who becomes a dancing Lothario thanks to the music playing in the Greek restaurant where they're dining. | ||||||
| 87 | 3 | "Lucy in the Music World" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | September 27, 1965 | |
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Lucy gets a job at a record company. | ||||||
| 88 | 4 | "Lucy and Joan" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien, Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox | October 11, 1965 | |
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Lucy and her neighbor Joan plan a surprise birthday party for a handsome neighbor. | ||||||
| 89 | 5 | "Lucy the Stunt Man" | Maury Thompson | Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson | October 18, 1965 | |
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Lucy substitutes for a stuntman in order to earn money for a new refrigerator. | ||||||
| 90 | 6 | "Lucy and the Countess Have a Horse Guest" | Maury Thompson | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | October 25, 1965 | |
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The Countess is left with a race horse in her late husband's will. | ||||||
| 91 | 7 | "Lucy Helps Danny Thomas" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | November 1, 1965 | |
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Lucy creates chaos during rehearsal for a TV special starring Danny Thomas. | ||||||
| 92 | 8 | "Lucy Helps the Countess" | Maury Thompson | Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson | November 8, 1965 | |
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When the Countess gets a real-estate license, Lucy helps her sell a high-rise apartment to Mooney. | ||||||
| 93 | 9 | "Lucy and the Sleeping Beauty" | Maury Thompson | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | November 15, 1965 | |
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Lucy falls for a construction superintendent who uses karate whenever he's awakened. | ||||||
| 94 | 10 | "Lucy and the Undercover Agent" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | November 22, 1965 | |
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Lucy and the Countess think they see an enemy spy in a restaurant, but he's actually an undercover agent. | ||||||
| 95 | 11 | "Lucy and the Return of Iron Man" | Maury Thompson | Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson | November 29, 1965 | |
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Lucy reprises her role of "Iron Man Carmichael" to pay Mooney his winnings in a horserace. | ||||||
| 96 | 12 | "Lucy Saves Milton Berle" | Maury Thompson | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | December 6, 1965 | |
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Lucy is unaware that the drunk she's trying to rehabilitate is Milton Berle researching a movie role. | ||||||
| 97 | 13 | "Lucy the Choirmaster" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien, Lila Garrett and Bernie Kahn | December 13, 1965 | |
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Lucy talks Mooney into letting the local boys' choir sing Christmas carols at the bank. | ||||||
| 98 | 14 | "Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | December 27, 1965 | |
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Mooney's dog runs away under Lucy's care and ends up at Wayne Newton's farm. | ||||||
| 99 | 15 | "Lucy the Rain Goddess" | Maury Thompson | Brad Radnitz and Bruce Howard | January 3, 1966 | |
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A tribe of Indians near Mooney's dude ranch believes Lucy is a rain goddess. | ||||||
| 100 | 16 | "Lucy and Art Linkletter" | Maury Thompson | Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox | January 10, 1966 | |
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Art Linkletter offers Lucy $100 if she can be quiet for a whole day. | ||||||
| 101 | 17 | "Lucy Bags a Bargain" | Maury Thompson | Henry Taylor and Howard Ostroff | January 17, 1966 | |
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Lucy doesn't have the money for a bargain she bagged at a department store. | ||||||
| 102 | 18 | "Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney" | Maury Thompson | Hugh Wedlock, Jr. and Allan Manings | January 24, 1966 | |
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Mickey Rooney requests a bank loan to finance his acting school. | ||||||
| 103 | 19 | "Lucy and the Soap Opera" | Maury Thompson | Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson | January 31, 1966 | |
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Lucy attempts to save her actor-neighbor from being written off her favorite soap opera. | ||||||
| 104 | 20 | "Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere" | Maury Thompson | Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson | February 7, 1966 | |
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Lucy fills in as a theater usher in order to attend a Hollywood premiere. | ||||||
| 105 | 21 | "Lucy Dates Dean Martin" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | February 14, 1966 | |
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Dean Martin's double invites Lucy to a celebrity ball. | ||||||
| 106 | 22 | "Lucy and Bob Crane" | Maury Thompson | Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson | February 21, 1966 | |
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Bob Crane asks Lucy on a date, but has no idea that she's performing stunts in his movie as Iron Man Carmichael. | ||||||
| 107 | 23 | "Lucy the Robot" | Maury Thompson | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | February 28, 1966 | |
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Lucy takes the place of robot built to entertain Mooney's troublesome nephew that she accidentally breaks. | ||||||
| 108 | 24 | "Lucy and Clint Walker" | Maury Thompson | Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson | March 7, 1966 | |
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Lucy measures her burly friend (Clint Walker) to knit him a sweater, but tries to get rid of it when she sees how big it is and how much he hates the color red. | ||||||
| 109 | 25 | "Lucy the Gun Moll" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | March 14, 1966 | |
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An FBI agent asks Lucy to pose as a gangster's girlfriend. | ||||||
| 110 | 26 | "Lucy, the Superwoman" | Maury Thompson | Elroy Schwartz | March 21, 1966 | |
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Lucy's adrenal glands malfunction, giving her superstrength. | ||||||
Season 5: 1966–1967
- 22 episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 111 | 1 | "Lucy with George Burns" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | September 12, 1966 | |
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George Burns makes Lucy a part of his new nightclub act. | ||||||
| 112 | 2 | "Lucy and the Submarine" | Maury Thompson | Richard Bensfield and Perry Grant | September 19, 1966 | |
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Lucy gets stuck on a submarine with Mr. Mooney. | ||||||
| 113 | 3 | "Lucy the Bean Queen" | Maury Thompson | Phil Leslie | September 26, 1966 | |
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Lucy makes a profit from a bean company's double-your-money-back offer. | ||||||
| 114 | 4 | "Lucy and Paul Winchell" | Maury Thompson | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | October 3, 1966 | |
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Lucy gets Paul Winchell to perform at the bank's annual dinner. | ||||||
| 115 | 5 | "Lucy and the Ring-a-Ding Ring" | Maury Thompson | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | October 10, 1966 | |
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Lucy tries on a ring Mooney made for his wife, but it gets stuck. | ||||||
| 116 | 6 | "Lucy Flies to London" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien Special Material by: Madelyn Davis and Bob Carroll, Jr. | October 17, 1966 | |
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Lucy wins a trip to London in a dog food jingle contest. | ||||||
| 117 | 7 | "Lucy Gets a Roommate" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien and Elroy Schwartz | October 31, 1966 | |
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Lucy becomes roommates with a librarian. | ||||||
| 118 | 8 | "Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien and Elroy Schwartz | November 7, 1966 | |
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Lucy joins Carol's musical act in Palm Springs. | ||||||
| 119 | 9 | "Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft" | Maury Thompson | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | November 14, 1966 | |
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Lucy receives a draft notice in the mail by mistake. | ||||||
| 120 | 10 | "Lucy and John Wayne" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | November 21, 1966 | |
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Lucy causes trouble for John Wayne on the set of his new movie. | ||||||
| 121 | 11 | "Lucy and Pat Collins" | Maury Thompson | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | November 28, 1966 | |
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Lucy and Mooney appear in Pat Collins' hypnotist act. | ||||||
| 122 | 12 | "Lucy and the Monkey" | Maury Thompson | Sam Locke and Joe Rapp | December 5, 1966 | |
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Lucy thinks Mooney's turned into a monkey. | ||||||
| 123 | 13 | "Lucy and Phil Silvers" | Maury Thompson | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | December 12, 1966 | |
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An effiency expert (Phil Silvers) makes the bank inefficient. | ||||||
| 124 | 14 | "Lucy's Substitute Secretary" | Maury Thompson | Teleplay by: Bob O'Brien Story by: Vic McLeod and Bob O'Brien | January 2, 1967 | |
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Lucy spies on her substitute in various disguises. | ||||||
| 125 | 15 | "Viv Visits Lucy" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | January 9, 1967 | |
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Viv returns to California and enlists Lucy to help her find a young college student from her hometown. | ||||||
| 126 | 16 | "Lucy the Babysitter" | Maury Thompson | Ray Singer and Milt Josefsberg | January 16, 1967 | |
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Lucy babysits the Marquis Chimps to prove she can handle any job. | ||||||
| 127 | 17 | "Main Street U.S.A." | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | January 23, 1967 | |
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Lucy joins a protest against a proposed freeway on Main Street. | ||||||
| 128 | 18 | "Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | January 30, 1967 | |
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Lucy rallies others to stop freeways from being built in small towns. | ||||||
| 129 | 19 | "Lucy Meets the Law" | Maury Thompson | Alan J. Levitt | February 13, 1967 | |
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Lucy is mistaken for a notorious red-headed shoplifter. | ||||||
| 130 | 20 | "Lucy the Fight Manager" | Maury Thompson | Ronald Axe and Les Roberts | February 20, 1967 | |
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Lucy helps a retired boxer earn enough money to purchase a flower shop. | ||||||
| 131 | 21 | "Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | February 27, 1967 | |
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The bank hopes that a rich country-music star will make a deposit if he arrives at their hoedown. | ||||||
| 132 | 22 | "Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard" | Maury Thompson | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | March 6, 1967 | |
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Mooney gives Sheldon Leonard permission to shoot a hold-up scene in the bank, but Lucy and Mary Jane think it's for real. | ||||||
Season 6: 1967–1968
- 24 episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 133 | 1 | "Lucy Meets the Berles" | Maury Thompson | Bob O'Brien | September 11, 1967 | |
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Lucy tries to help Milton Berle fix his marriage. | ||||||
| 134 | 2 | "Lucy Gets Trapped" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | September 18, 1967 | |
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Lucy fakes illness to go shopping, but when she becomes the ten-millionth customer at the department store, she tries to prevent Mooney from seeing her picture in the paper. | ||||||
| 135 | 3 | "Lucy and the French Movie Star" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | September 25, 1967 | |
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Lucy gets drunk on a French movie star's champagne. Guest starring Jacques Bergerac. | ||||||
| 136 | 4 | "Lucy and the Starmaker" | Jack Donohue | Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs | October 2, 1967 | |
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Lucy helps a young man get into show business. | ||||||
| 137 | 5 | "Lucy Gets Her Diploma" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Milt Josefsberg | October 9, 1967 | |
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Lucy goes back to high school to get her diploma. | ||||||
| 138 | 6 | "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | October 16, 1967 | |
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Lucy tries to talk Jack Benny into putting his fortune in the bank. | ||||||
| 139 | 7 | "Little Old Lucy" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | October 23, 1967 | |
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Mooney has Lucy dress up as an old woman to take an elderly banker to a banquet. | ||||||
| 140 | 8 | "Lucy and Robert Goulet" | Jack Donohue | Douglas Morrow | October 30, 1967 | |
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Lucy convinces a truck driver to enter a Robert Goulet look-alike contest to earn some money. | ||||||
| 141 | 9 | "Lucy Gets Mooney Fired" | Jack Donohue | Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs | November 6, 1967 | |
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Mooney gets fired for Lucy's good intentions. | ||||||
| 142 | 10 | "Lucy's Mystery Guest" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | November 16, 1967 | |
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Lucy accidentally tears up a letter from a mystery guest who turns out to be her aunt Agatha. | ||||||
| 143 | 11 | "Lucy, the Philanthropist" | Jack Donohue | Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs | November 20, 1967 | |
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Mooney thinks the hobo Lucy took in is a philanthropist in disguise. | ||||||
| 144 | 12 | "Lucy Sues Mooney" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Milt Josefsberg | November 27, 1967 | |
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A lawyer talks Lucy into suing Mooney after she hurts her leg working at Mooney's house. | ||||||
| 145 | 13 | "Lucy and the Pool Hustler" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien, Sam Locke and Joe Rapp | December 4, 1967 | |
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A pool hustler wears a disguise and takes on Lucy in a woman's tournament. | ||||||
| 146 | 14 | "Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 1" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | December 11, 1967 | |
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Lucy and Carol train to become flight attendants. | ||||||
| 147 | 15 | "Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 2" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | December 18, 1967 | |
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After earning their wings as flight attendants, Lucy and Carol do a musical saluting aviation. | ||||||
| 148 | 16 | "Lucy and Viv Reminisce" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg Based on an Idea by: Hilda Josefsberg | January 1, 1968 | |
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Lucy and Viv remember their past misadventures. | ||||||
| 149 | 17 | "Lucy Gets Involved" | Jack Donohue | Teleplay by: Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer Story by: Ernest D. Glucksman and Martin Grupsmith | January 15, 1968 | |
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Lucy moonlights as a waitress at a drive-in restaurant to replace Mooney's broken TV and finds herself involved with a young motorcyclist accused of stealing and stripping cars. | ||||||
| 150 | 18 | "Mooney's Other Wife" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | January 22, 1968 | |
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Lucy poses as Mooney's wife to save him from an infatuated woman. | ||||||
| 151 | 19 | "Lucy and the Stolen Stole" | Jack Donohue | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | January 29, 1968 | |
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Lucy and Mooney are put in jail for possessing a stolen fur coat. | ||||||
| 152 | 20 | "Lucy and Phil Harris" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | February 5, 1968 | |
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Lucy helps Phil Harris make a comeback. | ||||||
| 153 | 21 | "Lucy Helps Ken Berry" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | February 19, 1968 | |
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Lucy tries to help Ken Berry save his dancing school from bankruptcy. | ||||||
| 154 | 22 | "Lucy and the Lost Star" | Jack Donohue | Ray Singer and Milt Josefsberg | February 26, 1968 | |
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Lucy and Viv think Joan Crawford is down and out, so they get her cast in a comedy film set in the '20s. | ||||||
| 155 | 23 | "Lucy and Sid Caesar" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | March 4, 1968 | |
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Lucy sets out to capture a crook who looks just like Sid Caesar. | ||||||
| 156 | 24 | "Lucy and the 'Boss of the Year' Award" | Jack Donohue | Bob O'Brien | March 11, 1968 | |
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Lucy enters Mooney in a "Boss of the Year" contest. | ||||||