The Lucy Show

- Season 2

(1963)

Lucy and Viv both want to play the lead of Cleopatra for an amateur production being directed by Professor Gitterman. Once a compromise is reached were Lucy would play the lead and Viv portraying Marc Antony, the girls both take turns in upstaging each other.

The high cost of their kids' birthday parties inspires Lucy and Viv's latest money-making scheme. They'll make easy money with their own children's party business.

Lucy and Viv join in on a charity softball tournament, but the coach discovers that Lucy has no skill for the game. But an injury forces her into the game anyways.

Lucy's attempt to withdraw money from the Danfield bank hits a snag when she discovers that Mr. Mooney has taken over the job held by Mr. Barnsdahl. His idea of economizing forces Lucy to cut corners financially, including giving her son a haircut. Jerry lets his mother practice on his friend first, which was a good idea since he ends up with a Mohawk hairdo. After finding out that he is the son of Mr. Mooney, Lucy feels she should apologize in person. A series of mistakes finds Lucy and Mr. Mooney locked in the bank's vault.

Lucy accidentally locks Mr. Mooney into the vault again while describing how it happened the first time. Desperate to fix her mistake, Lucy asks to come through the wall of the candy shop next to the bank and into the vault. Unknown to Lucy, the owner of the candy store, Mr. Bundy, was a former thief.

Lucy tells a lie to her new beau that she is a knowledgeable duck hunter. Her skills are soon to be demonstrated when he takes her for a hunt, discovering that all she knows about ducks is how to do a great duck call.

Chris is dating Mr. Mooney's son. She tells about all the new items that the Mooney's have just purchased. When a rumor that the bank books don't seem to balance, Lucy has it in her mind that maybe Mr. Mooney is embezzling from the bank.

Lucy decides she would like some remodeling done in her home, but Mr. Mooney will only allow enough money for a few small jobs to be done. Lucy and Viv figure they can do the big repairs themselves for the amount of money they were allowed, which can only cause more trouble.

Lucy plans on retraining the Volunteer Fire Department by a professional so they can have their contract renewed. To demonstrate their new skills, Lucy plans to show Mr. Mooney personally by setting a fire at the bank.

Lucy is heartbroken when Jerry attends a military academy and makes plans to sneak onto the campus and pay him a visit. Her plan includes dressing as a cadet and blending in with the crowd...this can't be good?

The girls return to Lucy's college reunion to show Chris the campus. Lucy and Viv decide to relive an old tradition by stealing the school founder's statue, a tradition that is being frowned upon by the Dean.

When Sherman accidentally leaves the water running, a large amount of damage occurs to the home. Lucy insists that Viv pay for all the repairs as it was agreed upon in their lease. But a clause in the lease also gives Viv a loophole that would allow her to take possession of the home. Mr. Mooney suggests that they steal the lease away from Viv's clutches before she enacts on the clause.

Viv's cousin Harold is in town for a symphony concert. He suffers from a nervous condition when on stage, so Lucy tries to hypnotize him and calm his condition. It seems to have worked, maybe too well and now can not be awakened. Lucy decides to step in and take his place as the cymbalist for the orchestra.

Lucy needs to get some money from the bank to buy Chris a dress for her first formal dance. Finding out Mr. Mooney is in the hospital with a broken leg, Lucy dons a candy striper outfit in order to get him to sign a check.

Both Lucy and Viv vie for the same man they met at an art store. To get to know him better, both enroll in an art class. But when he chooses Viv over her, Lucy tries to ruin their date but instead destroys his painting.

Chris announces that she and Mr. Mooney's son Ted are going steady. Lucy enlists the help of Mr. Mooney to help break them up with reverse psychology. But Chris gets wind of her scheme and plays a prank on Lucy instead.

Lucy lies about her expertise in playing golf to date Gary. In reality, she hasn't any idea of how the game is played. But a few lessons later and she is ready to be his partner in a big tournament.

Legendary singer Ethel Merman has moved to Danfield under the name of Agnes Schmidlapp, a suggestion from Mr. Mooney to keep down the cost of purchasing a home. Lucy makes a promise to Jerry that she can bring Ethel Merman to sing at his Cub Scout charity show. When it looks like she will end up with egg on her face again, Lucy decides Ms. Schmidlapp looks enough like Ms. Merman to pass physically, if she can only teach her how to sing like the Broadway legend.

Ethel Merman, AKA Agnes Schmidlapp, is staying with Lucy and Viv and has agreed to sing at the Cub Scout charity show. As the girls create the costumes, Lucy becomes a bit resentful that she can not perform at the show. Agnes whips up an act for Lucy, Viv and Mr. Mooney.

Lucy has her eyes set on a restaurant for Viv to purchase with her life savings. Remodeling seems to have effect on the success of the eatery. When Mr. Mooney gets wind of a new highway being built nearby, he suddenly has an interest in being made a partner. But will the new road help or hinder the restaurant's ultimate success?

Always in need of money...this time to buy Jerry a tuba, Lucy is given a job at the bank by Mr. Mooney to distribute toasters to the customers who open a new account. She asks her friend Audrey to withdraw all her money to create a new account, but rumors spread that the bank is in financial trouble, creating a panic.

Lucy and Viv's arguing leads to her decision to take Sherman and move out. Mr. Mooney informs Lucy that she will need to take in another boarder to help pay the bills. Enter Roberta Schaeffer and her son Bob, a pair of entertainers who need to practice day and night, driving Lucy insane. Meanwhile, Viv has a change of heart and wants to return. They will need the help of Mr. Mooney to find the Schaeffer's work.

To stop Mr. Mooney's dog Nelson from barking, Lucy takes him to court. Just as the court proceedings couldn't get any worse, Lucy decides to cross examine Nelson, the dog.

Lucy's wish to meet an Italian millionaire in person becomes a disaster when she discovers he doesn't speak English. Mr. Mooney's offer to translate for her was just a ruse to embarrass Lucy. And to make things worse, she accidentally dumps a bowl of pasta into his lap while on their date. Her attempt to retrieve his tuxedo from the cleaners ends up with Lucy in a vat of green dye.

Lucy and Viv volunteer to ''help'' Mr. Mooney on his campaign to become the city comptroller. Along the way they manage to destroy his huge campaign poster and mess up the scheduled entertainment for his rally, leaving the girls to fill in.

Jerry's Cub Scout troupe has a chance to win a trip to the World's Fair in New York City. But there chances are dashed when their troupe leader must miss the camp out and is replaced by Lucy and Viv. But when the scouts use their ingenuity to rescue a missing Lucy, Viv and Mr. Mooney, they get their shot of winning the trip.

Always in need of money, Lucy is hired by an attorney as a process server. One of her first clients to serve with a subpoena ?...Mr. Mooney! While tracking him down, Lucy ends up as a stowaway aboard a cruise ship, scheduled for a 28 day trip.

Lucy tries to out-do Viv in a baking contest after she is ridiculed for her baking skills. The contestants each take turns at switching the bake goods around to gain the advantage, which only leads to a pie fight.