An American Sitcom that follows widow Lucy Carter (Lucille Ball) living in Los Angeles with her teenage children (Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.) as she works as a secretary for her brother-in-law (Gale Gordon).
The show also features Mary Jane Croft, Vivian Vance, Sid Gould, Vanda Barra, Mary Wickes, and Larry J Blake.
It aired on CBS for six seasons.
Tropes for the series:
- Alliterative Name:
- Craig Carter (Arnaz Jr.).
- Buzzy Brock in "A Home Is Not an Office".
- Character Title: Here's Lucy.
- Tagline:
- "Can Lucy close her own generation gap?" (Season 1).
- "Keep your eye on the bouncing Ball. With more bounce than ever. The kids, Desi Jr. and Lucie, compound the comic chaos". (Season 3)
- What Are You in For?: In one episode, Lucy goes undercover in a women's prison. When she is first asked this question, she replies:Lucy: Highway robbery.
Matron: Highway robbery?
Lucy: Yeah. I stole Route 66.
