“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 3

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“Lucy and the Good Skate” (S3;E1) ~ September 21, 1964

“Lucy and the Plumber” (S3;E2) ~ September 28, 1964

“Lucy and the Winter Sports” (S3;E3) ~ October 5, 1964

“Lucy Gets Amnesia” (S3;E4) ~ October 12, 1964

“Lucy and the Great Bank Robbery” (S3;E5) ~ October 19, 1964

“Lucy, the Camp Cook” (S3;E6) ~ October 25, 1964

“Lucy, the Meter Maid” (S3;E7) ~ November 2, 1964

“Lucy Makes a Pinch” (S3;E8) ~ November 9, 1964

“Lucy Becomes a Father” (S3;E9) ~ November 16, 1964

“Lucy’s Contact Lenses” (S3;E10) ~ November 23, 1964

“Lucy Gets Her Maid” (S3;E11) ~ November 30, 1964

“Lucy Gets the Bird” (S3;E12) ~ December 7, 1964

“Lucy, the Coin Collector” (S3;E13) ~ December 14, 1964

“Lucy and the Missing Stamp” (S3;E14) ~ December 21, 1964

“Lucy Meets Danny Kaye” (S3;E15) ~ December 28, 1964

“Lucy and the Ceramic Cat” (S3;E16) ~ January 11, 1965

“Lucy Goes to Vegas” (S3;E17) ~ January 18, 1965

“Lucy and the Monsters” (S3;E18) ~ January 25, 1965

“Lucy and the Countess” (S3;E19) ~ February 1, 1965

“My Fair Lucy” (S3;E20) ~ February 8, 1965

“Lucy and the Countess Lose Weight” (S3;E21) ~ February 15, 1965

“Lucy and the Old Mansion” (S3;E22) ~ March 1, 1965

“Lucy and Arthur Godfrey” (S3;E23) ~March 8, 1965

“Lucy and the Beauty Doctor” (S3;E24) ~ March 22, 1965

“Lucy the Stockholder” (S3;E25) ~ March 29, 1965

“Lucy the Disc Jockey” (S3;E26) ~ April 12, 1965

SEASON SUMMARY

• Regular Cast: Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael), Ralph Hart (Sherman Bagley), Candy Moore (Chris Carmichael)
• Recurring Characters:

  Keith Andes (Bill King), Ann Sothern (Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Frambois), Carole Cook (Mrs. Valance)

• Guest Cast playing Characters: Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Fifi D’Orsay, Max Showalter, Sid Gould, Havey Korman, Madge Blake, Parley Baer, Joe Mell, Kathleen Freeman, Norma Varden, Mabel Albertson, Herb Vigran, Gary Morton, Louis A. Nicoletti, Reta Shaw, Norman Leavitt, Pat Harrington Jr. 
• Guest Cast playing Themselves: Danny Kaye, Arthur Godfrey, Dick Patterson
• Live Animal Cast: Bear (Brownie), Cockatiel (Greenback), Cow (Bossie), Horse (Fury), Mouse (”Lucy and the Monsters”), Whippet (”My Fair Lucy”)
• There were 26 new episodes
• Episodes Written by Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Garry Marshall, Jerry Belson, Milt Josefsberg, Bob O’Brien, Ray Singer, Dick Chevillat, Leonard Gersche, Vic McLeod,

  Iz Ellinson, Fred S. Fox,

  Bob O’Hallaren, David Braverman, Bob Marcus

• All episodes Directed by Jack Donohue
• All episodes filmed in color, but originally aired by CBS in black and white
• Filmed at Stage 21, Desilu Studios, Hollywood
• Total Binge Hours: 13 hours (with commercials)
• Papermoon’s Full Moon Pick: “My Fair Lucy” (E20)
• Papermoon’s Half Moon Pick: “Lucy and the Ceramic Cat” (E16)
• Season 2 was #8 in the ratings (down from #6) with a 26.6 share (down from 28.1). This was the lowest rated season of the series. 
• The opening credits changed again, introducing the kaleidoscope title sequence using clips of previous episodes. 
• Season 3 was released on DVD on November 30, 2010