| "The Lucy Show": Season 1 | |
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| Season 1 | |
 Season 1 DVD Cover | |
| Network | CBS-TV |
| Episodes | 30 |
| Aired from | October 1, 1963 - April 29, 1963 |
| Premiere | Lucy Waits Up for Chris |
| Finale | Lucy Buys a Boat |
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Season 1 of The Lucy Show lasted from October 1, 1962 to April 29, 1963, with a total of 30 episodes.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 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 | |
Season 1 (1962–1963)[]
| Ep. No. |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Lucy Waits Up for Chris" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 1, 1962 | 001 (1x1) | |
| Lucy promises her daughter, Chris, that she won't wait for her, but when she inadvertently breaks her promise, she has to get upstairs from the outside of the house. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Lucy Digs Up a Date" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 8, 1962 | 003 (1x2) | |
| Lucy tries to get a date with her son Jerry's 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 | 004 (1x3) | |
| Lucy becomes a referee at a football game. After her incompetence gets both teams disqualified, she scrambles to make it up to them. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Lucy Misplaces $2,000" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | October 22, 1962 | 005 (1x4) | |
| 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 unknowingly 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 | 002 (1x5) | |
| After Viv's son, Sherman, gives Lucy an idea, she buys a sheep to keep the lawn tidy, 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 | 006 (1x6) | |
| 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 | 007 (1x7) | |
| 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 | 008 (1x8) | |
| Lucy goes on a date to the opera with a man interested in music. Problems arise when Viv takes a liking to him. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | November 26, 1962 | 009 (1x9) | |
| 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 | 012 (1x10) | |
| 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 | 010 (1x11) | |
| 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 | 016 (1x12) | |
| 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 | 013 (1x13) | |
| 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 | 014 (1x14) | |
| Chris throws a new Year's Eve Party and doesn't want Lucy and Viv there, but needs them to come to the rescue when the party becomes a flop. | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Lucy's Sister Pays a Visit" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 7, 1963 | 015 (1x15) | |
| Lucy's sister has eloped, but Lucy wants her to have a formal ceremony right in the house. Things get tipsy when the nervous groom spikes the punch with champagne and the girls drink it. | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | January 14, 1963 | 017 (1x16) | |
| 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 | 018 (1x17) | |
| 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 | 019 (1x18) | |
| 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 | 021 (1x19) | |
| 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 | 020 (1x20) | |
| 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 | 022 (1x21) | |
| 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 | 023 (1x22) | |
| 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 | 024 (1x24) | |
| 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 | 025 (1x24) | |
| 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 | 026 (1x25) | |
| Lucy and her children's scout group build a sugar cube replica of the White House which they were going to present to President John F. Kennedy. However, the replica is crushed and Lucy scrambles at the various locations the train stops at to build another. | |||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 1, 1963 | 027 (1x26) | |
| 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 | 028 (1x27) | |
| 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 | 029 (1x28) | |
| Lucy coaches Jerry in little league, but is expelled from the game for mouthing off to the referee. | |||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Lucy and the Runaway Butterfly" | Jack Donohue | Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller | April 22, 1963 | 030 (1x29) | |
| 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 | 031 (1x30) | |
| Lucy and Viv buy a boat and become stranded in the lake while riding it. | |||||||