“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 1

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“Lucy Waits Up For Chris” (S1;E1) ~ October 1, 1962

“Lucy Digs Up a Date” (S1;E2) ~ October 8, 1962

“Lucy Is a Referee” (S1;E3) ~ October 15, 1962

“Lucy Misplaces $2,000” (S1;E4) ~ October 22, 1962

“Lucy Buys a Sheep” (S1;E5) ~ October 29, 1962

“Lucy Becomes an Astronaut” (S1;E6) ~ November 5, 1962

“Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day” (S1;E7) ~ November 12, 1962

“Lucy the Music Lover” (S1;E8) ~ November 19, 1962

“Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna” (S1;E9) ~ November 26, 1962

“Vivian Sues Lucy” (S1;E10) ~ December 3, 1962

“Lucy Builds a Rumpus Room” (S1;E11) ~ December 10, 1962

“Lucy and Her Electric Mattress” (S1;E12) ~ December 17, 1962

“Together for Christmas” (S1;E13) ~ December 24, 1962

“Chris’s New Year’s Eve Party” (S1;E14) ~ December 31, 1962

“Lucy’s Sister Pays a Visit” (S1;E15) ~ January 7, 1963

“Lucy and Viv Are Volunteer Firemen” (S1;E16) ~ January 14, 1963

“Lucy Becomes a Reporter” (S1;E17) ~ January 21, 1963

“Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower” (S1;E18) ~ January 28, 1963

“Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet” (S1;E19) ~ February 4, 1963

“Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons” (S1;E20) ~ February 11, 1963

“No More Double Dates” (S1;E21) ~ February 18, 1963

“Lucy and Viv Learn Judo” (S1;E22) ~ February 25, 1963

“Lucy Is a Soda Jerk” (S1;E23) ~ March 4, 1963

“Lucy Drives a Dump Truck” (S1;E24) ~ March 11, 1963

“Lucy Visits the White House” (S1;E25) ~ March 25, 1963

“Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry” (S1;E26) ~ April 1, 1963

“Lucy Is a Chaperone” (S1;E27) ~ April 8, 1963

“Lucy and the Little League” (S1;E28) ~ April 15, 1963

“Lucy and the Runaway Butterfly” (S1;E29) ~ April 22, 1963

“Lucy Buys a Boat” (S1;E30) ~ April 29, 1963

SEASON SUMMARY

• Regular Cast: Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael), Ralph Hart (Sherman Bagley), Candy Moore (Chris Carmichael)
• Recurring Cast: Tom Lowell (Alan Harper), Dick Martin (Harry Connors), Donald  Briggs (Eddie Collins), Mary Jane Croft (Audrey Simmons), Charles Lane (Mr. Barnsdahl), Carole Cook (Thelma Green), Dorothy Konrad (Dorothy Boyer), Hans Conried (Dr. Gitterman), Lucie Arnaz (Cynthia), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Billy)

• Guest Cast: Nancy Kulp, John McGiver, Majel Barrett, Janet Waldo, Peter Marshall, Frank Nelson, Alan Reed, Lou Krugman, Jerry Hausner, Don Grady, William Schallert, Herb Vigran, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby, Sid Gould, Reta Shaw

• Live Animal Cast: Dog (Tiger), Elephant (Jumbo), Horse (Annabel), Sheep (Clementine)
• There were 30 new episodes

• All episodes written by Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Weiskopf, 
  Bob Schiller

• All episodes directed by Jack Donohue
• Episodes 1 through 15 produced by Desi Arnaz
• Filmed and Broadcast in Black and White
• Filmed at Stage 21, Desilu Studios, Hollywood
• Total Binge Hours: 15 hours (with commercials)
• Papermoon’s Full Moon Pick: “Together For Christmas” (E15)
• Papermoon’s Half Moon Pick: “Lucy and Viv Learn Judo” (E22)
• Season 1 was #4 in the ratings (tied with “Bonanza”) with a 29.8 share
• The season started later (October 1) and finished later (April 29) than any other season of “The Lucy Show”
• Lucille Ball was nominated for a 1963 Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Series, but lost to Shirley Booth (“Hazel”) 

• Episode 11 was originally meant to be "Lucy and Viv Fight Over Harry”, but was shut down during filming due to production problems. This was the only episode of the series to be shut down.

• “Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower” (E18) and  “Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet” (E19) somehow fell out of copyright protection and were subsequently issued on poor quality discount video and DVD.   
• Season 1 was released on DVD on July 21, 2009