The Lucy Show: 1962-1968

After the death of her husband, Lucy Carmichael and her friend, the recently divorced Vivian Bagley, move into a house together with their children. The series follows the adventures of the widow Lucy as she grapples with the comic complications of life on her own, and with her job working as the personal secretary to the banker Mr. Mooney. The first season was in black and white; the rest were in color.

The series takes place in California. Most of the scenes take place in the office Lucy works in, her house, and the community.

Lucy works and communicates with the boss. Lucy wears nice business clothes to work. She always has her opinions on things and she makes them known. She is a middle-aged woman with bright orange hair. She always has her quirky comments on everything and adds humor to the show with her ditzyness.

Mr. Mooney, Lucy's boss, is another main character. Lucy and Mr. Mooney work together and communicate very often. Sometimes Mr. Mooney can be bossy, but Lucy, being as straightfoward as she is, sets him right. He always manages to admit his wrongdoings and apologize. He is a pretty sensitive man. He is a plump, short man with dark hair.

Mary Jane Lewis is one of Lucy's best friends. She is witty and nosy, just like Lucy. She also comes up with devious plans and funny comments. She is a thin lady with short, blonde hair.

Vivaian Bagley is a glamorous characer. The character of Vivian Bagley was the first divorcee ever on a weekly American television series. She is Lucy's giggly, good friend. She has short, dark blonde hair.

In this Christmas episode, we learn very much about Mr. Mooney's personality. Mr. Mooney is a conservative banker. He is also caring (he got everyone Christmas presents, including Lucy), but sometimes, he can be quick-tempered.


The devious side of Mary Jane Lewis is shown in this episode. She pushes Lucy to open the envelope until finally Lucy gives in. Also, we see the caring side of Mr. Mooney when the women discuss how he got his wife a present.



From this episode, we see how Mr. Mooney can lose his temper when he yells at his wife and storms out of the room when Lucy tries to help Eddie. Also, we see how caring Lucy can be when she goes to extremes to make Eddie's dreams come true.



This episode shows how great of friends Lucy and Vivian are. They are so joyful to see each other after a year of separation. This episode shows how "giggly" the two girls are together, like teenage girls, when Lucy is supposed to be working with Mr. Mooney, but they can't help but talk and laugh with each other.