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The Worst Episodes of The Lucy Show

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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 in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 15 - Lucy, the Rain Goddess
    5.5/10(56 votes)

    #1 - Lucy, the Rain Goddess

    S4:E15

    Lucy sets out to track down her boss, Mr. Mooney, who is enjoying a secret vacation at a dude ranch. Lucy's mission is to obtain Mr. Mooney's signature on some important documents. However, she mistakenly finds herself on an Indian reservation, where she bears a striking resemblance to the rain goddess depicted on the tribe's totem pole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 23 - Lucy and Sid Caesar
    5.8/10(46 votes)

    #2 - Lucy and Sid Caesar

    S6:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 11 - Lucy and the Return of the Iron Man
    6.3/10(49 votes)

    #3 - Lucy and the Return of the Iron Man

    S4:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 14 - Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton
    6.3/10(60 votes)

    #4 - Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton

    S4:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 10 - Lucy, the Undercover Agent
    6.4/10(50 votes)

    #5 - Lucy, the Undercover Agent

    S4:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 12 - Lucy Saves Milton Berle
    6.4/10(53 votes)

    #6 - Lucy Saves Milton Berle

    S4:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 23 - Lucy, the Robot
    6.4/10(57 votes)

    #7 - Lucy, the Robot

    S4:E23

    Lucy finds herself assisting an inventor friend in obtaining funding for his projects. To achieve this, she comes up with a plan involving Mr. Mooney, her boss. Mr. Mooney agrees to provide financial support if Lucy and her friend can help him deal with his troublesome 13-year-old nephew.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 20 - Lucy, the Fight Manager
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #8 - Lucy, the Fight Manager

    S5:E20

    Mr. Mooney has a fight with his wife, so Lucy decides to have some flowers sent over for her. When Eddie, the florist, arrives with the arrangement, Mr. Mooney immediately recognizes him as a former boxer. Eddie wants $3,000 to open up his own florist shop, but Mr. Mooney denies him a loan – so Lucy arranges for Eddie to partake in a boxing match to earn the money.

    Director:Maury Thompson
    Writers:Les Roberts, Ronald Axe

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  9. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 8 - Lucy and Robert Goulet
    6.4/10(58 votes)

    #9 - Lucy and Robert Goulet

    S6:E8

    When a poor trucker Chuck Willis(Robert Goulet) gets turned down by the bank for a loan, Lucy decides to help him out by entering him in a Robert Goulet lookalike contest. When he loses the contest, Lucy decides to take matters into her own hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Lucy Show Season 3 Episode 23 - Lucy and Arthur Godfrey
    6.5/10(59 votes)

    #10 - Lucy and Arthur Godfrey

    S3:E23

    Lucy & Viv are able to talk Arthur Godfrey to appear in a local musical they and their community actors are putting on. Lucy plays Lucy Bell, Mr. Mooney plays the millionaire, and Vivian plays Steamboat Bessie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 1 - Lucy at Marineland
    6.5/10(62 votes)

    #11 - Lucy at Marineland

    S4:E1

    Lucy and her son Jerry arrive in LA (her daughter has gone to bording school, and Vivian has gotten married, it is explained), where, coincidentally, Mr. Mooney has also relocated to. Lucy coerces Mr. Mooney into taking her and Jerry to Marine Land, where Lucy ultimately ends up in the pool with the dolphins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 18 - Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney
    6.5/10(53 votes)

    #12 - Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney

    S4:E18

    Mickey Rooney comes to the bank to secure a loan to purchase an acting school, and finds himself inadvertently enrolling his loan officers, Mr. Mooney and Lucy, as his students. As the three of them embark on their acting adventure, the episode pays homage to silent movie comedies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 2 - Lucy and the Submarine
    6.5/10(68 votes)

    #13 - Lucy and the Submarine

    S5:E2

    When Lucy accidentally gets Mr. Mooney stationed on a submarine by talking too much, she sneaks onto the submarine dressed as a sailor to get him to sign some important contracts, but the submarine takes off before Lucy can exit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 7 - Little Old Lucy
    6.5/10(60 votes)

    #14 - Little Old Lucy

    S6:E7

    Lucy and Mr. Mooney are sent to pick up Mr. Heatherington, the wealthy bank president, from the airport, and the gentleman finds that Lucy strikes his fancy. So when Mr. Mooney neglects to find a lady for Mr. Heatherington to escort to that evening's banquet, Lucy is given the job. But to her dismay, she's forced to dress up as a little old lady. As it turn's out, little old Lucy strikes perverse Mr. Heatherington's fancy more than the younger Lucy...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 18 - Mooney's Other Wife
    6.5/10(47 votes)

    #15 - Mooney's Other Wife

    S6:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 4 - Lucy and Joan
    6.6/10(65 votes)

    #16 - Lucy and Joan

    S4:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 18 - Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map
    6.6/10(55 votes)

    #17 - Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map

    S5:E18

    Picking up where ""Main Street USA"" left off, Lucy, Mr. Mooney, and Mel Tinker stage a shootout at the bank for press coverage, to bring the freeway problem to the attention of the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 4 - Lucy, the Starmaker
    6.6/10(66 votes)

    #18 - Lucy, the Starmaker

    S6:E4

    Mr. Cheever's wisecracking nephew, Tommy (Frankie Avalon), comes to work at the bank, to discourage him from the position he really wants – a job in show business. Despite the fact that he's to get no special treatment, Mooney repeatedly sucks up to him. Lucy soon befriends the young Cheever, who impresses her with a song and dance. So Lucy sets out to break Tommy into show biz...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Seaman Jacobs

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  19. The Lucy Show Season 2 Episode 10 - Lucy and the Military
    6.7/10(76 votes)

    #19 - Lucy and the Military

    S2:E10

    Lucy tries to sneak into a Military Academy disguised as a cadet to visit her son, Jerry, before visitor's day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 2 - Lucy and the Golden Greek
    6.7/10(62 votes)

    #20 - Lucy and the Golden Greek

    S4:E2

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 7 - Lucy Helps Danny Thomas
    6.7/10(51 votes)

    #21 - Lucy Helps Danny Thomas

    S4:E7

    Mr. Mooney instructs Lucy to deliver some documents to Danny Thomas, and through a series of misunderstandings, she ends up performing in his musical act.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Lucy Show Season 4 Episode 26 - Lucy, the Superwoman
    6.7/10(58 votes)

    #22 - Lucy, the Superwoman

    S4:E26

    When a heavy computer accidentally falls on Mr. Mooney's foot, with a burst of adrenaline Lucy finds herself able to lift the massive machine on her own, exhibiting superhuman strength. Surprisingly, her adrenal gland remains "on," leaving her with an ongoing power that grants her incredible abilities. However, Lucy's newfound strength comes with a downside. Her superhuman power proves to be uncontrollable, causing unintentional destruction wherever she goes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 13 - Lucy and Carol Burnett (1)
    6.7/10(38 votes)

    #23 - Lucy and Carol Burnett (1)

    S6:E13

    Lucy and Carol (Carol Burnett) become flight-attendant trainees. Part 1 of two. Lucille Ball. Brennan: Rhodes Reason. Miss Cavanaugh: Kasey Rogers. Workman: Sid Gould.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Lucy Show Season 2 Episode 26 - Lucy and the Scout Trip
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    #24 - Lucy and the Scout Trip

    S2:E26

    Lucy and Viv have to replace a man on the scout trip and Lucy gets lost in the woods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Lucy Show Season 6 Episode 17 - Lucy Gets Involved
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    #25 - Lucy Gets Involved

    S6:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Lucy, the Rain Goddess" is the worst rated episode of "The Lucy Show". It scored 5.5/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/1966. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lucy and Sid Caesar".