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The Best Episodes of The Lucy Show

Every episode of The Lucy Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Lucy Show!

The Best Episodes of The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change...

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  1. Background image for Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna
    8.9/10(107 votes)

    #1 - Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna

    S1:E9

    Lucy and Viv try to replace the TV antenna on the roof.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Lucy and Her Electric Mattress
    8.7/10(108 votes)

    #2 - Lucy and Her Electric Mattress

    S1:E12

    Lucy plans to surprise Vivian with a new mattress and a redone room while she's on vacation, but the electric mattress Lucy bought her malfunctions (it moves around the room when the motor is on) and Lucy is forced to return it. However, Vivian returns home early and has no place to sleep, so she and Lucy have to share the boys' bunkbeds for a night.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Lucy Dates Dean Martin
    8.6/10(84 votes)

    #3 - Lucy Dates Dean Martin

    S4:E21

    Lucy is set up on a date with Dean Martin's stunt double. When the double can't make it, Dean himself substitutes on the date. During the date Lucy keeps telling him how bad it is that Dean Martin is stealing all of his glory.

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  4. Background image for Lucy Builds a Rumpus Room
    8.4/10(87 votes)

    #4 - Lucy Builds a Rumpus Room

    S1:E11

    Lucy and Viv decide they need an extra room where they can entertain visitors.

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  5. Background image for Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower
    8.4/10(163 votes)

    #5 - Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower

    S1:E18

    Tired of her daughter Chris hogging the bathroom all the time, Lucy asks her neighbor Harry to install an extra shower for her. Not wanting to do the job, he hires a plumber to do it instead. Lucy nags the plumber so much that he quits, leaving Lucy and Vivian to finish the jobs themselves!

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  6. Background image for Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons
    8.4/10(73 votes)

    #6 - Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons

    S1:E20

    Lucy convinces Viv to start selling her caramel popcorn.

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  8. Background image for Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day
    8.3/10(103 votes)

    #7 - Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day

    S1:E7

    To make money to buy a bike for Jerry, Lucy takes a job as a kangaroo.

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Lucy Visits the White House
    8.3/10(94 votes)

    #8 - Lucy Visits the White House

    S1:E25

    The ladies escort a local cub scout troop on a trip to Washington.

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  10. Background image for Vivian Sues Lucy
    8.2/10(86 votes)

    #9 - Vivian Sues Lucy

    S1:E10

    After tripping over one of Jerry's toys, Viv decides to sue Lucy.

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  11. Background image for Lucy Buys a Boat
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #10 - Lucy Buys a Boat

    S1:E30

    Lucy invests in a boat.

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  12. Background image for Lucy Gets a Roommate
    8.2/10(118 votes)

    #11 - Lucy Gets a Roommate

    S5:E7

    Lucy advertises for a roommate to help with the expenses, and after reading the correspondence, she finally decides on Carol Bradford (Carol Burnet), a frumpy off-kilter librarian. Carol soon starts taking over, reorganizing the apartment, laughing like a hyena, and generally driving Lucy nuts. Lucy and Mary Jane scheme to help Carol develop a social life (to keep her out of Lucy's hair), so they have a small party to introduce her to some boys. It isn't long before usually mild-mannered Carol begins drinking, singing, and being the life of the party.

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  13. Background image for Lucy's Sister Pays a Visit
    8.1/10(91 votes)

    #12 - Lucy's Sister Pays a Visit

    S1:E15

    Lucy tries to convince her siser to have a fancy second wedding.

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  14. Background image for No More Double Dates
    8.1/10(71 votes)

    #13 - No More Double Dates

    S1:E21

    Lucy and Viv quarrel about where to go for their double date.

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  15. Background image for Lucy Misplaces $2,000
    8.0/10(107 votes)

    #14 - Lucy Misplaces $2,000

    S1:E4

    When the bank accidentally gives Lucy a check for $2,000 instead of $20, Lucy decides to hide the money in a candy box for a few days to give the persnickety banker a good scare.

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  16. Background image for Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen
    8.0/10(78 votes)

    #15 - Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen

    S1:E16

    Lucy and Viv organize the local women into a volunteer fire brigade.

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  17. Background image for Lucy Is a Soda Jerk
    8.0/10(78 votes)

    #16 - Lucy Is a Soda Jerk

    S1:E23

    In order to get the money for a parade uniform, Chris applies for a job as a soda jerk.

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  18. Background image for Lucy Digs Up a Date
    7.9/10(109 votes)

    #17 - Lucy Digs Up a Date

    S1:E2

    Eager to ask Jerry's handsome math teacher to take her to a dance, Lucy steals the teacher's driver's license to find out whether he's married.

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  19. Background image for Lucy Becomes an Astronaut
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #18 - Lucy Becomes an Astronaut

    S1:E6

    After Lucy and Vivian successfully spend 24 hours in a simulated space ship, Vivian decides to deflate Lucy's ego by convincing the red-head that she has been selected as the first woman astronaut and must leave immediately for Cape Canaveral.

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  20. Background image for Lucy Drives a Dump Truck
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #19 - Lucy Drives a Dump Truck

    S1:E24

    Lucy joins a drive to gather newspapers to buy new uniforms for the local firefighters.

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  21. Background image for Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry
    7.8/10(79 votes)

    #20 - Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry

    S1:E26

    Lucy and Viv join a chemistry class.

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  22. Background image for Lucy Meets the Berles
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #21 - Lucy Meets the Berles

    S6:E1

    Needing some extra money, Lucy takes a part-time job as the secretary for Milton Berle. While Working for Mr. Berle, she suspects that he is having an affair and does the best she can to stop him in his tracks. (This synopsis is from the Front Row Features DVD.)

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  23. Background image for Lucy Buys a Sheep
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    #22 - Lucy Buys a Sheep

    S1:E5

    Left with no one to tend the lawn, Lucy buys a sheep named Clementine to take care of the grass. Unfortunately, weather and circumstances make Clementine an unwelcome house guest, and Lucy sneaks her back to the farm. Only then is she offered $200 for Clementine to appear in a blanket ad.

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  24. Background image for Together for Christmas
    7.7/10(133 votes)

    #23 - Together for Christmas

    S1:E13

    Lucy and Viv argue about how best to spend Christmas together.

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  25. Background image for Lucy Becomes a Reporter
    7.7/10(71 votes)

    #24 - Lucy Becomes a Reporter

    S1:E17

    Lucy get a temporary job as a society reporter.

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  26. Background image for Lucy Is a Chaperone
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #25 - Lucy Is a Chaperone

    S1:E27

    Lucy is prepared to chaperone her daughter Chris and some of her school friends for a week at Sandy Cove. When Chris' school principle decides that one woman can't possibly chaperone all those girls Lucy recruits Viv to come along. While at the beach Lucy decides that the kids think that she and Viv are old foogys so they try to dress and act young, only to find out in the end that the kids would rather have their chaperones behave as adults.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna" is the best rated episode of "The Lucy Show". It scored 8.9/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/26/1962. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lucy and Her Electric Mattress".