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The Lucy Show is a long-awaited DVD arrival for fans
of Lucille Ball, who is still one of the most legendary
icons in television history. Featuring all 30 season-one
episodes, this second of three successful Ball sitcoms follows
Lucy Carmicheal (Ball) , a widow with son Jerry (Garrett),
sharing living and utility expenses with divorced friend
Vivian Bagley (Vivian Vance) and son Sherman (Ralph Hart)
in Danfield, CT. ***
In the first season, Lucy's trust fund -- left by her
late husband -- was managed by local banker Mr. Barnsdahl
(Charles Lane), as she found romance that year with comedian
Dick Martin as her boyfriend. Like I Love Lucy, The Lucy
Show was in the Top 10 throughout the show' six years on
CBS and gave Ball two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actress
in a Comedy during the latter half of its run. ***
Ball's ex-husband and former co-star Desi Arnaz was
one of the executive producers in the first season, and
Vance's character has been stated as the first divorcee
on network television before Bonnie Franklin's Ann Romero
on One Day at a Time. You could also say that this show
is one of the predecessors to Kate & Allie, about two divorced
women with children who shares a brownstone in New York.
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