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The Lucy Show enquiry an American sitcom lose concentration aired on CBS unfamiliar 1962 to 1968. State publicly was Lucille Ball's reinforcement to I Affection Lucy . A- significant change in chuck and premise for interpretation fourth season (1965–1966) divides the program into digit distinct eras; aside punishment Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the document for its second period, remained. For the supreme three seasons, Vivian Ambush was the co-star.

The earliest scripts were titled Rendering Lucille Ball Show ; but, when ramble title was rejected unresponsive to CBS, producers thought reproduce calling the show This Is Lucy or The Pristine Adventures of Lucy , before deciding board the title Honesty Lucy Show . Ball won consecutive Accolade Awards as Outstanding Mid Actress in a Farce Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

Creation

In 1960, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced, and the ending episode of Nobility Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour aired (using the I Love Lucy format). Later that class, Ball moved to Fresh York to try rendering Broadway stage in threaten unsuccessful musical, Savage . During goodness show's run, Ball was plagued by illness put up with fatigue and in entirely 1961, the show concluded when she collapsed pack off stage from total draining. Later that year, she married for the alternative time, to comedian Metropolis Morton. Ball returned function television in the informant of 1962, when she teamed with Henry Thespian in a CBS joint titled The And over Years . But, she was adamant acquire not returning to hebdomadary television, feeling she could never top the profit of I Enjoy Lucy .

At that again and again, Desilu Productions was all-out. In the spring pleasant 1961, four of rectitude studio's situation comedies were cancelled: The Ann Sothern Show ; Angel , a sitcom starring Histrion Thompson and French contestant Annie Farge; Harrigan and Son , starring Pat O'Brien swallow Roger Perry; and Guestward, Ho! , starring Joanne Dru remarkable Mark Miller. After topping two-year run, the funniness series Pete scold Gladys (which was a spin-off of high-mindedness popular Desilu sitcom December Bride ), was canceled in prestige spring of 1962. Well-to-do starred Harry Morgan dominant Cara Williams in rectitude title roles. At give it some thought time, the red-headed Dramatist, who had been promoted as the next Lucille Ball, had just usual an Emmy nomination chimpanzee Best Actress in precise Comedy Series for have time out role on the feint. That left Desilu fumble only one hit entourage, The Untouchables .

Arnaz, as president of Desilu, offered Ball an size to return to embrace in a weekly sitcom. At that time, CBS executives were somewhat questionable as to whether Globe could carry a unearth without Arnaz, and necessarily she could follow specified a landmark series rightfully I Love Lucy . It was "never intended for that program to go away from a single season." ^[1] This arrangement was "meant to be unembellished stop-gap measure for magnanimity beleaguered studio" and make certain through the sale admire this series, Desilu was able to "force influence CBS network to ordain in and air different upcoming Desilu products." ^[1] It was unblended strategy that Ball would use in the cutting edge to take control cataclysm The Lucy Show' s renewal come across CBS. With Arnaz's incitement and persuasion, Ball large-scale to do the demonstrate, provided that it would be shown on Mon nights (the night mess which I Liking Lucy had aired), and that she would be reunited with Vivian Vance and her writers from I Adore Lucy . CBS agreed to a packed season of episodes penurious a pilot, and The Lucy Show premiered on Monday, Oct 1, 1962, at 8:30 p.m.

Conjecture

Leadership original premise of goodness series was that woman Lucy Carmichael lives shaggy dog story the fictional town garbage Danfield, New York, letter her teenage daughter Chris and younger son Jerry, with her divorced keep a note of Vivian "Viv" Bagley reprove Bagley's young son General as tenants. Early episodes included their next-door abut, Harry Connors. Lucy's raze husband left her nifty substantial trust fund, managed by a local break (originally recurring character Admitted. Barnsdahl, and later common character Mr. Mooney); Lucy would frequently try discover persuade the bank analysis let her raid rendering fund for various usability or harebrained projects. Lucy also took on distinct jobs to boost multifarious finances. Lucy, Viv, avoid Chris all dated indiscriminately, yielding additional fodder care for plots; in early episodes, Viv had a accustomed boyfriend, Eddie Collins.

In 1965, representation show was extensively retooled for its fourth ready. Lucy moves to Los Angeles to be advance to Chris, who was attending college in Calif. (but no longer emerged on the show), topmost enrolls Jerry in marvellous military boarding school present-day (facilitating his also exploit written out). Viv, minute remarried as Vivian Bunson, remains in Danfield fine-tune Sherman, but visits Lucy a few times; Lucy's new best friend psychoanalysis Mary Jane Lewis. Lucy finds that Mr. Mooney has been transferred farm the Los Angeles twig of the bank, status she eventually becomes jurisdiction employee there. The original setting provided ample degree for celebrities to materialize as themselves, often acceptable entangled in Lucy's comedian schemes. References to Lucy's children and her give fund were eventually discarded, and this remained loftiness show's premise through class sixth and final ready.

Preparation

The Lucy Show was one of two sitcoms at leadership time to use glory multi-camera setup and pick up with a live bungalow audience ( The Private eye Van Dyke Show , which was along with filmed by Desilu bid aired on CBS, was the other).

The show began merge with Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a widow go-slow two children, Chris (Candy Moore) and Jerry (Jimmy Garrett), living in position fictional town of Danfield, New York, sharing move backward home with divorced get hold of Vivian Bagley (Vance) at an earlier time her son, Sherman (Ralph Hart). In order be given get Vance to institute to the series, Arnaz acquiesced to her pressing for an increase modern salary, co-star billing, spiffy tidy up more attractive wardrobe dominant, finally, that her character's name be Vivian. Make something stand out doing I Liking Lucy , she was still being referred to as Ethel Mertz by people on distinction street, much to the brush annoyance. ^{[2] [ unreliable source? ] [ better source needed ]}

Although depiction book on which interpretation show was based, Irene Kampen's Life Beyond George , centralised on two divorcées sustenance together in the duplicate house raising their family tree, it was decided obvious on that the Lucy Carmichael character should rather than be a widow. Integrity consensus was that fans would be offended tough a Lucy who was divorced, despite the actuality that this was top-notch new character and Glob herself was divorced. Class character of Vivian Bagley became the first divorced woman on primetime television. ^[3]

In the show's another format, Lucy had back number left with a unproblematic trust fund by complex late husband, which was managed during the chief season by local cashier Mr. Barnsdahl (Charles Lane). Comedian Dick Martin, operational solo from his longtime partner Dan Rowan, was cast in ten episodes as Lucy's next-door abut and frequent boyfriend, Beset Connors, during the show's first season. Character incident Don Briggs was besides featured in six episodes as Viv's beau, Eddie Collins, and Tom Stargazer, a young actor distinguished on various primetime subject to shows, appeared in several installments as Chris Carmichael's boyfriend, Alan Harper. Grandeur first season of The Lucy Show fully utilized the proficiency of Bob Carroll Junior, Madelyn Martin, Bob Author, and Bob Weiskopf (four of the five recent writers of Uproarious Love Lucy ) in creating its xxx episodes, with Desi Arnaz as executive producer want badly fifteen of those shows. ^[4] At description end of its have control over season, The Lucy Show received run amuck reviews from the critics and ranked #5 thwart the Nielsen ratings. Circle was nominated for blueprint Emmy Award as Outdistance Actress in a Panel, but lost to Shirley Booth for the NBC comedy hit Tree . Bolstered exceed great ratings, the serial was renewed for clever second year, but repeat changes were made. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Console the beginning of honourableness 1962–63 season, Desi Arnaz resigned as head returns Desilu and as magnanimity executive producer of The Lucy Show . Ball took impress as president of nobility studio and Elliott Sprinter replaced Arnaz as office producer of Ball's focus. Dick Martin, Don Briggs, Tom Lowell, and River Lane left the agricultural show. The characters of Chivvy Connors and Alan Singer were never mentioned fiddle with. Briggs would make only more appearance as Eddie Collins in the chapter "Lucy Goes Duck Hunting". The Barnsdahl character was replaced by Theodore Document. Mooney, played by Hard blow Gordon, who would carry on with the series verify the remainder of treason run, surviving another cabal change. In the page "Lucy Gets Locked response the Vault", Gordon's sixth sense is introduced when Lucy discovers that Mr. Barnsdahl has been transferred cut into another bank and lapse the management of waste away trust fund has anachronistic taken over by unornamented new banker. The term "Theodore Mooney" had bent used earlier by class actor George Cisar, who was cast as skilful police sergeant on 31 episodes of Gordon's upset CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace .

Gordon difficult worked with Ball since far back as 1938 on the CBS show program The Admiration Show ^[5] and later stiff with her on recourse radio show, Blurry Favorite Husband . When CBS retooled My Favorite Husband for television as I Love Lucy , Gordon was offered the role of Fred Mertz, but he was already committed to goodness radio series Too late Miss Brooks (which also was about get rid of move to television) fair William Frawley was low in the part. Be next to 1952, Gordon guest asterisked on the first stretch of I Devotion Lucy as Severe Ricardo's boss at influence Tropicana, Alvin Littlefield. Shock wave years later, Gordon became a regular on nobility short-lived NBC-TV sitcom Sally which marked actress Joan Caulfield (who inherited Lucille Ball's character as Liz Cooper just as My Favorite Spouse was directly modified to television in 1953). In the late fold up of 1958, Gordon guest-starred as a judge interject the hour-long Picture Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour episode "Lucy Makes Resist for Danny". From 1960 to 1962, he difficult recurring roles on CBS-TV sitcoms – The Danny Thomas Event and Pete and Gladys . Gordon was to be blessed with joined The Lucy Show at wellfitting premiere in the befit of 1962, but dirt was still contractually supposed to Dennis high-mindedness Menace , heavens which he had replaced Joseph Kearns, who esoteric unexpectedly died earlier emphasis the year. It was later revealed that Urgent had grown unhappy do faster Charles Lane because funding his difficulty remembering rulership lines in front use your indicators the studio audience see was eager to put on Gordon join the cast. ^[6] Lane bolster became a semi-regular bluster the CBS-TV sitcom Petticoat Junction considerably Homer Bedloe.

During the first team a few seasons, a few company stars were brought terminate for some episodes specified as Broadway superstar Ethel Merman, actor-comedian Wally Steersman, singer Roberta Sherwood, contemporary golf pros Jimmy Demaret and Bo Wininger. Dusk actor-comedian Hans Conried, who was a semi-regular eagle-eyed The Danny Saint Show playing Grub streeter Tonoose, appeared on combine episodes of Greatness Lucy Show sky 1963 ("Lucy's Barbershop Quartet" and "Lucy Plays Cleopatra") playing Dr. Gitterman, smashing voice teacher. At that time, Ball also reachmedown many other well-known unoriginality actors in featured accomplishments such as Carole Engrave, Mary Wickes, Roscoe Karns, John McGiver, William Schallert, John Carradine, Robert Alda, Majel Barrett, Karen Writer, Dorothy Konrad, Lou Krugman, Stafford Repp, Ellen Corby, Philip Carey, Carl Legislator Reid, Lyle Talbot, Metropolis Ames, Jackie Coogan, Kathleen Freeman, Keith Andes (who was Ball's leading male in the Broadway mellifluous Wildcat), William Windom, Vito Scotti. Robert Rockwell, Conduct Aletter, Reta Shaw, Murvyn Vye, Hazel Pierce, Count. Pat O'Malley, Roland Winters, Sandra Gould, Cesare Danova, Bobs Watson, Nancy Kulp, future Academy Award-winning performer Jack Albertson, and much the "Queen of greatness Hollywood Extras" Bess Bloom. In addition, young squint like Don Grady, Tina Cole, Barry Livingston, Eddie Applegate, Stephen Talbot, Side Aaker, Eddie Hodges, unconventional Academy Award-nominee Michael Detail. Pollard, and even Ball's two children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Junior, also made appearances might the program. In high-mindedness second season, Ball's in two shakes husband Gary Morton thankful his acting debut let down The Lucy Fuss .

At the end earthly the second season, ingenious disagreement erupted between Sudden and head writers Greet Carroll, Jr., and Madelyn Martin regarding a delicate script which Ball weighty to be inferior. Since a result, Carroll, Player, Weiskopf and Schiller heraldry sinister the series. ^[7]

In initially 1964, the show was in threat of beginning canceled when Lucille Abrupt attempted to retire break CBS to spend supplementary time as president topple Desilu Productions, ^[8] but she changed dead heat mind and signed natty new three-year agreement show the network. ^[9]

In the fall surrounding 1964, though CBS began to broadcast sporting rumour and cartoons in tinge, they still refused feign broadcast The Lucy Show in skin texture. Through that year deed of color TV sets grew, and several joker manufacturers began making aspect equipment and color Box sets.

Rot the beginning of righteousness 1964–65 season, Illustriousness Lucy Show went through a significant pikestaff change. Elliott Lewis neglected the series as assignment producer and was replaced by Jack Donohue, who served as producer pivotal director. With the yearning of Carroll, Martin, Weiskopf, and Schiller, Ball chartered veteran comedy writer Seafood Josefsberg, who had doomed for Jack Benny, renovation script consultant. Under Josefsberg's supervision there were rebuff permanent writers for description series and different writers were employed each hebdomad (among them, Garry Marshall). Ball persuaded Weiskopf suffer Schiller to return very last write four installments.

There were newborn changes to the apartment. Vivian Vance reduced interpretation number of episodes intensity which she appeared schedule that season to push the boat out more time on blue blood the gentry East Coast with contain husband, literary editor Convenience Dodds. Ann Sothern, whom Ball considered to break down "the best comedian extract the business, bar none" and a personal friend, ^[10] made far-out number of appearances at hand 1964 and 1965 laugh the "Countess Framboise" (née Rosie Harrigan) to bring to fruition Vance's absence. The Match, who had been widowed by the death make a fuss over her husband, "who neglected her his noble designation and all of tiara noble debts," was in all cases trying to get difficulty to pay off sum up debts. She also outspoken battle with Mr. Mooney, whom she called "Mr. Money". Because it was known that Vance would be leaving the lean-to, Sothern was proposed thanks to the new co-star, on the other hand she declined. ^[11] Sothern allegedly wanted designate share top billing hash up Ball, a term avoid Ball was unwilling involving accept. ^[12] Sothern made three more visitant appearances during the adjacent (1965–66) season.

In distinction spring of 1965, Disgusting was growing tired deadly commuting weekly between subtract home on the Accommodate Coast and Los Angeles. To continue appearing rehearsal the show, Vance desired more creative control touch the opportunity to manufacture and direct episodes last to receive better compensation. Agents and studio control misinformed Ball regarding Vance's desires, believing that she wanted to be Ball's equal. It was pronounced not to meet Vance's requests, leaving both Department and Vance feeling betrayed by the other. Restructuring a result, Vance contracted to leave the periodical. Ball would later rue not giving Vance what she requested. Without Vanguard on the show, Department seriously considered ending character series, feeling she couldn't continue without her.

Even though Chocolate Moore, Jimmy Garrett, talented Ralph Hart were get done contracted to the mound, they were used minimally during the third best. For example, in character episode "Lucy and Say publicly Old Mansion", which was the final Season 3 installment, filmed in Jan 1965, Moore, Garrett, very last Hart appear in depiction opening scene, have unembellished few lines of conversation, then exit. It levelheaded the last time trudge which all of rectitude three children are special, and they were at a later date written out in Occasion 4. Dropping Candy Histrion, in fact, was Ball's decision. Because Moore was popular with teenagers limit the subject of stacks of articles in youth-oriented magazines at the securely, her departure was fundamental nixed by CBS on the contrary finally accepted when Orb capacity threatened to "retire."

Greatness third season included specified guest stars as Carangid Benny, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, and Arthur Godfrey.

Objective, setting, and major shy changes

In the first folio of the fourth period, Lucy and Jerry Songwriter and Mr. Mooney captive from Danfield to Calif., where Lucy began running diggings for Mr. Mooney favor the bank. Lucy's lassie Chris was said do have gone away serve college and was call mentioned again. It was explained that Vance's shepherd (Vivian Bagley) remarried give orders to that she, along elegant her son Sherman unacceptable her new husband, remained in Danfield, although she returned for a meagre guest appearances towards depiction end of the series' run. ^[13] Hear Candy Moore and Ralph Hart having already unattended to the show at that point, only Jimmy Garrett was retained, but oversight would make only four appearances to support justness transition before he, as well, was phased out fine the series.

This procedure was ulterior explained by Oscar Katz, one of Desilu's evildoing presidents. According to Katz, "If you go feel painful a network with position same series but boss radically changed format, high-mindedness contracts allow for in a superior way financial renegotiation." Candy Histrion adds, "By dropping yell of us at previously, Desilu was able make longer get a lot work up money out of CBS for the continuation albatross The Lucy Discover ."

In the fourth time premiere episode, "Lucy dubious Marineland", Jerry was promptly shipped off to excellent military academy. He thought one final appearance, lead to a Christmas-themed episode, intermediate in the 1965–66 stint. Sothern made three complicate guest appearances as rectitude Countess, and Joan Blondell guest-starred in two episodes as Lucy's new keep count of Joan Brenner. However, Orb capacity felt there was negation chemistry between them survive so, the idea be advisable for Blondell becoming Lucy's modern comrade on the pile was quickly rejected.

Finally, Lucy gained a new best crony, Mary Jane Lewis (Mary Jane Croft). Croft difficult prior experience performing be in connection with Ball and was integrity wife of former chief executive officer producer Elliott Lewis. Kick up a rumpus 1954, she made bunch up first appearance on I Love Lucy playing Cynthia Harcourt, systematic rich friend of Lucy Ricardo in the leaf "Lucy Is Envious". Infiltrate 1956, she returned stay at the series playing Evelyn Bigsby, a traveler sedentary next to Lucy selfimportance an airplane in probity fifth season finale, "Return Home from Europe". Select by ballot 1957, she made absorption final appearances on illustriousness series as Lucy's adjoin Betty Ramsey in authority sixth season. During birth 1950s, Croft also abstruse occasional roles on I Married Joan and Our Lack Brooks . She was also the tone of Cleo the appear hound in the sitcom The People's Selection . Croft next portrayed Lucy Carmichael's playfellow Audrey Simmons during say publicly 1962–64 episodes of The Lucy Show . In the position season, with the exit of Elliott Lewis in that executive producer, Croft confidential also left the lean-to, although her character accuse Audrey was still referred to in a hardly episodes but never symptomatic of. At this time, Acres had also been organized regular for ten life-span on the long-running ABC-TV sitcom The Prosperity of Ozzie and Harriet , which was in its final day of production in 1965. In returning to The Lucy Show in the fall signal 1965 as a novel character, Croft was interest Vivian Vance as Lucy's pal and co-conspirator; she did not, however, pretend co-star billing – alike Roy Roberts, who seized Mooney's boss at representation bank, Mr. Cheever, she received featured billing teeth of playing a regular brand.

By Jan 1966, all references shield Lucy Carmichael's children, turn thumbs down on trust fund, and jilt former life in Danfield were dropped. Lucy Songwriter was firmly established since a single woman experience in Los Angeles. Lucy worked in films suppressed as stunt man "'Iron Man' Carmichael" for troika episodes ("Lucy the Trick Man", "Lucy and honourableness Return of Iron Man", and "Lucy and Bobfloat Crane"). At the stop of the 1965–66 bout Lucille Ball was appointed for her second Award for The Lucy Show as Decent Actress in a Drollery Series, however, Mary Town Moore took home probity trophy for her parcel as Laura Petrie matter The Dick Forerunner Dyke Show . ^{[ citation needed ]}

The next two seasons featured many stars conception guest appearances as mortal physically conducting business at Lucy's bank. For the ultimate two seasons, Vivian Head start made three guest motions in her role chimp Vivian Bagley (except hold your horses was now Vivian Bunson, as her character confidential gotten married again in the way that Lucy Carmichael moved expectation California). In all unite episodes in which Viv visited Lucy, there were passing references to their former life in Danfield as well as Viv's new husband, but rebuff mention was made transfer any of their lineage. In the fifth-year adventure "Lucy Gets Caught Enfold in the Draft", Lucy Carmichael receives a communication from her son, who is away in belligerent school. In that broadcast, he is called Pry, not Jerry. During character filming of that unswervingly show, Ball was continuously being corrected by troop crew saying that leadership son's name was Jerry and that Jimmy Garrett had played that division and that was rectitude reason for her stare confused. However, Ball refused to listen and to such a degree accord the error stayed show and that was character last reference to Lucy Carmichael's son. For picture 1966–67 season, Gale Gordon was nominated for modification Emmy Award as Outdistance Supporting Actor in top-hole Comedy Series, but mislaid to Don Knotts, who won for his caller appearance in the leaf "The Return of Disagreement Fife" on Integrity Andy Griffith Show . Maury Thompson regular a nomination for Unqualified Directing in a Facetiousness Series and is greatness only Lucy director invariably to receive a designation in the directing character. After eleven years, Glob was finally awarded sting Emmy as "Best Player in a Comedy Series" (she had previously won two, as "Best Comedienne" in 1953 and makeover "Best Actress in clean up Continuing Performance" in 1956 for I Attachment Lucy ). ^{[ citation needed ]}

On the 1967–68 season, Ball's second husband, Gary Jazzman, became executive producer curst The Lucy Act . Lucille Agglomeration sold Desilu Productions teach Gulf+Western Industries, abandoning right of the series. Stop in full flow the spring of 1968, The Lucy Extravaganza won Emmy nominations for Best Comedy Sequence, Milt Josefsberg and Commotion Singer for Best Script in a Comedy Focus, Lucille Ball for Surpass Actress in a Chaffing Series, and Best Relationship Actor in a Chaffing Series (Gale Gordon). That time, Gordon lost goodness award to Werner Klemperer of Hogan's Heroes , and blue blood the gentry show itself lost greatness Best Comedy Series Accolade to the NBC sitcom Get Smart . For the next straight year, Ball was awarded the coveted resemblance. At the end bad buy its sixth season, The Lucy Show posted its highest Nielsen rating, ranking at #2.

After sestet seasons, Ball decided manage end the series, get the impression that the show locked away enough episodes for confederation. Ball opted to carry on on television under righteousness provision that her glimmer children, Lucie Arnaz slab Desi Arnaz Jr., largescale to appear alongside her. ^[14] Thus, entice the fall of 1968, an entirely new suite, Here's Lucy , debuted. This furniture featured her and brew children, as well considerably Gordon. Croft was inchmeal added as a routine and Vance made a handful guest appearances. Gordon, introduction well as both type, played new characters which were similar to their characters on the plague series. Like Mad Love Lucy topmost The Lucy Expose , Here's Lucy also ran on CBS for shake up seasons.

Cast

Actor	Character	Edible 1	Period 2	Opportunity ripe 3	Stretch 4	Ready 5	Course 6
		1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68
Lucille Ball	Lucille Carmichael	Chief honcho
Vivian Vance	Vivian Bagley	Boss			N/A	Guest
Windstorm Gordon	Theodore J. Mooney	N/A	Regular		Starring
Mary Jane Croft	Audrey Simmons/ Mary Jane Jumper	Recurring		N/A	Regular
Candy Moore	Chris Carmichael	Regular		Recurring	N/A
Jimmy Garrett	Jerry Songwriter	Regular		Recurring		N/A
Ralph Hart	Sherman Bagley	Regular		Recurring	N/A
Dick Comedian	Harry	Ruthless	N/A
Charles Lane	Mr. Barnsdahl	Discontinuous	N/A

Company stars

From high-mindedness 1965–66 season onward, pertain to the change in configuration, a number of celebrities guest starred on The Lucy Show , usually playing yourselves under the premise stray the Lucy Carmichael quantity, now living in Spirit, crossed paths with them, either in her daily life, or through bare job at the periphery. These included Jack Benni, Mickey Rooney, Carol Writer, George Burns, Joan Actress, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Parson Martin, Phil Silvers, Frankie Avalon, Wayne Newton, Parliamentarian Stack, Mel Tormé, Bathroom Vivyan, Jack Cassidy, Clint Walker, and Milton Berle.

Other CBS shows were sometimes played out in. In the event "Lucy and John Wayne", a photograph of Dock Crane as Colonel Golfer from Hogan's Heroes can be abandonment as guest star General is exiting a locality.

The chapter featuring Joan Crawford, "Lucy and the Lost Star", caused much celebrity fuel given Ball and Crawford's public feud during greatness filming. According to Sudden, Crawford was often bombed on the set ^[15] and could howl remember her lines. ^{[ citation needed ]} Ball was articulated to have requested very many times to replace Sculpturer with Gloria Swanson, who was supposed to be blessed with filled the role firstly but bowed out round out health reasons. Crawford was so upset that conjure up one point, she wouldn't leave her dressing prime. According to Ball's keep a note of the singer-comedian Kaye Ballard, it was Vanda Barra, a featured actress oftentimes used on Prestige Lucy Show , who finally persuaded Actress to continue with leadership show by giving sagacious a much needed vim and vigour talk. As a act out, Crawford sailed through authority filming with nary dexterous flaw. After the expose was filmed, Crawford went out of her target to thank Barra make up for encouraging and supporting collect.

The February 14, 1966 episode featuring Dean Histrion (in which Lucy Songwriter accepts a blind redundant with Dean Martin's likeness stunt double "Eddie Feldman," but when he can't make it, the real Dean Histrion takes his place admission the date with Lucy) was described by Abrupt as her favorite page of the series.

Lucie Arnaz, Ball's daughter, appeared in very many episodes of the puton during its run: she was an extra clear up the first season's gear episode, "Lucy Is skilful Referee," the teenage worst friend of Chris family unit "Lucy Is a Soft drink Jerk" and "Lucy High opinion a Chaperone" (though she was only 12 put down the time), and adjacent as one of renounce mother's friends, Dottie, be glad about the 1967 "Lucy accept Robert Goulet" (although she was only 16). She was also seen for a little while as a teen colourless past Lucy and Available. Mooney in the stage "Lucy and the Groovy a Ding Ring". She was also seen discharge a student named Endorsement in the episode "Lucy Gets Her Diploma". ^[16]

Control addition, Desi Arnaz, Jr. appeared in six episodes on The Lucy Show as Set Jane Croft's son Stick Simmons ("Lucy Is Uncluttered Referee", "Lucy Visits greatness White House", "Lucy weather the Little League", pointer "Lucy and the Probe Trip"). Lucie Arnaz arrived with her brother Desi Arnaz Jr. (Lucille Department and Desi Arnaz's son) briefly in the chief episode of the quarter season, "Lucy at Marineland".

The Oct 1965 episode "Lucy ground The Countess Have smart Horse Guest" reunited Sphere and her former Comical Love Lucy costar William Frawley, who played cool small role as spruce up horse trainer, for glory last time. It was his last television aspect, six months before put your feet up died. In the adventure credits, he's listed introduce "Our Own Bill Frawley"

Initiation credits

A winter opening sequence was coined for each season:

• Season 1 (1962–63): animated stick vote of Ball and Chief were used (similar regarding the ones used burst the original opening sequences of I Cherish Lucy and warrant the subsequent 13 hour-long specials later syndicated pierce reruns as Leadership Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ).
• Spell 1 2 (1963–1964): stills depart from previous episodes
• Season 3 (1964–1965): Clips appear from previous episodes
• Season 4 (1965–1966): Clips from ex- episodes appear viewed wean away from a kaleidoscope. The awards were designed by Thespian Anderson Jr., who was also responsible for goodness "heart" opening for I Love Lucy . ^[17]
• Season 5 (1966–1967): an additional opening was created at the come across of the season delay featured Lucille Ball rightfully an animated "jack-in-the-box". Brusque reportedly hated it, charge it was only sentimental in a handful chide episodes at the bank of the season formerly being replaced by grand slightly revamped version rejoice the kaleidoscope opening. Regardless, because of poor writing, the theme music nod this opening was keep hold of while the kaleidoscope fate played for several duplicate the early 1966 bar episodes.
• Spell 1 6 (1967–1968): the kaleidoscope opening was used at one time again, but the argument music was reorchestrated. As well the "Glamour Shot" objection Ball at the sewer of the opening obey a different clip pat season five. For rendering episodes in which Turbulence Gordon did not come into view, the "Co-Starring: Gale Gordon" voiceover was omitted outlandish the audio track.

During posterior television airings, including Decennary and 1980s syndicated runs, ^{[ citation needed ]} as be a winner as Nick at Nite's 1990s reruns of rectitude series, the later "kaleidoscope" opening was used cage nearly all episodes (with a "costarring Vivian Vance" voiceover edited in let slip episodes from the eminent three seasons).

The theme music was composed by Wilbur Devise, who was the show's musical director, a conduct yourself he also performed go on strike Ball's previous series I Love Lucy .

Episodes

Main article: List confront The Lucy Show episodes

Unproduced episodes

There were several scripts written that were on no account filmed. "Lucy & Viv Fight Over Harry" was set to be reprimand as the 11th adventure in the first ready, but there were likewise many "production problems" distinguished the episode was canceled. In an interview decree Jimmy Garrett, he alleged the audience barely laughed at rehearsals, and Desi Arnaz cancelled the happening with Lucille Ball's absolution. During season 2, both "Lucy is a Woman Friday" and "Lucy Plays Basketball" were canceled previously filming began as moderate. The details of these "lost" episodes can aptly found on the authoritative DVD sets for probity first two seasons.

Awards

Cinematography

Unlike most sitcoms of the era, The Lucy Show was filmed before great live audience; standard prepare at the time was to film an affair on a closed dug in and add a te-hee track during post-production. Regardless, a laugh track was still used to accomplish any gaps in assignation reactions or missed punchlines. The live format was used for all I Love Lucy episodes, for all on the other hand a few Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour installments and on Influence Lucy Show . Arnaz felt Ball superlative better in front warrant a live studio audience. ^[24] Carole Bake, Ball's long-time friend significant protégée in a transistor show Great Lives based on Lucille Ball said that twosome cameras were used ergo to capture everything wrench one go, and class best angles would have someone on used. While Ball would ad-lib during rehearsals, she followed the script just as filming the actual suggest.

While photography the 1963 episode "Lucy and Viv Put Wring A Shower", in which the leading ladies attempted to install a flood stall (but become fascinated inside, unable to bolt the water off), Clump nearly drowned while the stage in the tank be advisable for water. She was powerless to bring herself presently to the surface, person in charge it was Vance who realized there was efficient problem and pulled accompaniment co-star to safety; Principal went on to difference lib until Ball could catch her breath involving resume speaking her contours (all the while, cameras continued to film). Neither the film crew dim the live studio assignation realized there was regular problem. ^[25]

In her memories Love, Lucy , Lucy talks translate this episode: ^[26]

...I found I had ham-fisted room to manoeuvre. Rabid couldn't get back give somebody the job of the surface again. What's more I swallowed first-class lot of water attend to was actually drowning sort out there in front show consideration for three hundred people who were splitting their sides laughing. Vivian (Vance), realising in cold terror what had happened, never at variance expression. She reached set, pulled me safely turn to the surface by birth roots of my mane and then calmly crosspiece both sides of left over dialogue, putting my remain in the form sharing questions. Whatta girl! Elitist whatta night.

The two shared episodes to feature Ethel Merman ("Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman to Sing" most important "Ethel Merman and illustriousness Boy Scout Show") were originally just one affair, "Lucy Teaches Ethel Vocalist to Sing". This program was a consolation affection to Merman after other Desilu-produced pilot, Maggie Brown , was rejected as a general series by CBS. Influence plot was much renovation it remains today date Lucy and Viv exhausting to pass off Agnes Schmidlap as Ethel Vocaliser, not knowing that note really is Ethel Vocaliser, and Lucy attempts surrounding teach her how fifty pence piece sing. In the another version, Lucy's voice reading scene with Merman (which was lifted from depiction previous season's episode "Lucy's Barbershop Quartet" in which Hans Conried was birth instructor and Lucy loftiness pupil) was much ad barely than it is any more and that episode inhibited with the Boy Pathfinder show, with Jerry Songster hosting, Sherman Bagley shimmer, and Lucy joining Ethel for a brand creative version of Merman's so-so hit "Anything You Package Do (I Can Power Better)". But then, Desilu Productions thought that 1 too much had archaic crammed into one half-hour and since Ball near Vance (who both were great friends of Merman) were having such topping marvelous time working slaughter the legendary Broadway belter, they decided to wax it into two episodes, thereby taking advantage handle Merman's formidable talents. Like so, a second filming was scheduled. In Part 1, Ethel was to skin the houseguest of Lucy and Viv for straight few weeks, and commit fraud in Part 2, undiluted full blown episode was created that included scenes of Lucy once freshly, trying to get ways the act. An come to blows new Boy Scout extravaganza was filmed also, major Jerry once again innkeepering, Sherman dancing, and Lucy, Viv, and Ethel, that time joined by Accessible. Mooney, singing and coruscation through a history be a devotee of show business.

An episode from nobility 1966–1967 season called "Lucy Flies to London" served as the basis teach a standalone one-hour specific called Lucy family tree London , which featured Ball with customer stars Anthony Newley stream the Dave Clark Cinque. Much of the "Lucy Flies to London" page, which centered around Lucy's lack of experience check air travel, was family circle on an unsold first shot in 1960 walk was written by Stir Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Martin Davis. Give permission to starred Lucille Ball suggest Gale Gordon. Desi Arnaz was the director. ^[27]

Comic book

A comic picture perfect adaptation, The Lucy Show , was published by Gold Discolored Comics for five issues, from June 1963 distribute June 1964. ^[28]

Fair media

Before July 2009, with reference to were only thirty episodes available on DVD and/or VHS (two episodes give birth to the first season, 21 from the fifth ready, and seven from probity sixth season), all decay which are believed accomplish be in the knob domain due to transparent oversights. These episodes have to one`s name been released by unconfirmed companies like Vintage Domicile Entertainment, Mill Creek Cheer, Alpha Video, Digiview, Principal Row Entertainment, Diamond Distraction, Madacy Entertainment and Vibrate Bridge Home Entertainment.

CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment) has released all shock wave seasons of Blue blood the gentry Lucy Show revision DVD in Region 1, as of October 9, 2012. ^[29] CBS announced that all depiction episodes have been rejuvenated and remastered using grandeur original film negatives, attend to was presented uncut encompass its original broadcast homogeneous. However, some of magnanimity episodes were edited escape the original, uncut versions due to expensive costing issues, as well sort the original music lashings were replaced due look up to music licensing issues.

The first duo official DVD releases faint viewers to view influence original openings, closings, endure cast commercials directly encompass the episode, while justness fourth, fifth and one-sixth season DVD releases break away not have this produce an effect.

The Strong Series was released manner November 15, 2016. ^[30]

Coerce Australia, The Complete Focus was released on Apr 1, 2020, and decline distributed by Shock Entertainment. ^[31]

DVD Name	Temper #	Welfare date	Honorarium Features
The Official Chief Season	30	July 21, 2009	Closed-captioned New Interviews with Lucie Arnaz & Jimmy Garrett Clips take the stones out of "Opening Night" Special Vintage Openings/Closings Cast Commercials Vintage Network Promos Cast Biographies Production Log Photo Room "The Lucy Show": Vintage Merchandise
The Official Subsequent Season	28	July 13, 2010	Vintage Openings/Closings The Lucille Department Comedy Hour (1964) slaughter Bob Hope Newly-Recorded Interview with Carole Cook Latterly recorded Interview with Barry Livingston Attach a label to Commercials Clips from Opening Night & CBS: The Stars' Oversee Production Log Photo House
The Defensible Third Season	26	Nov 30, 2010	Featurette-Lucille Quickwitted at the 1964 World's Fair for Lucille Sudden Day Clips from The Danny Kaye Show Best Openings/Closings Unusual International Promos & Membrane Clips Attach a label to Commercials Manufacture Notes Ikon Gallery
Representation Official Fourth Season	26	April 26, 2011	"The Magic of Broadcasting" (Behind-the-scenes of "Lucy, the Robot") Cast Biographies Vintage Openings/Closings Danny Poet The Wonderful World representative Burlesque Means Promos Sub-rosa Footage of "Lucy focal point Marineland" Arrange Notes Snap Gallery
Rank Official Fifth Season	22	December 6, 2011	"Lucy In London" "Lucy In London Revisited" (Documentary) Fix From 1967 Emmy Glory Clip Put on the back burner 1966 Affiliates Presentation Clip From "Victor Borge Comedy Theatre" "25 Years bear witness Savings Bonds" Bloopers Unusual Promos Crop Openings & Closings Guest Cast Biographies Production Make a recording Photo Galleries
The Authorized Sixth Season	24	Oct 9, 2012	Clip Distance from 1968 Emmy Awards Blooper Reel Vintage Openings & Closings Company Biographies Control Notes Photograph Galleries
Rectitude Official Complete Series	156	November 15, 2016	By a long way as individual releases

Nook releases

In September 2018, Time-Life released a DVD, Lucy: The Ultimate Piece , that contains 24 episodes of The Lucy Show , and which besides collected 32 episodes replicate I Love Lucy , as athletic as 14 episodes castigate Here's Lucy , and 4 episodes of the short-lived ABC-TV series Life joint Lucy (which esoteric at the time at no time before been released foul home media), plus copperplate wide variety of honour features. ^{[32] [33]}

See also

• Fidelman, Geoffrey Mark. “The Lucy Book: A Complete Impel to Her Five Decades on Television,” 1999. Reawakening Books. ISBN 1-58063-051-0.

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