The Lucy Show
Lucy and Viv Play Softball
TV Flash files “Lucy and Viv Play Softball” as hour 33 of 156 in the TV Flash guide — The Lucy Show (1962–1968) on CBS, season 2, episode 3, aired 1963-10-14, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E03: listed hour 33 of 156 in the The Lucy Show guide, hour 3 of 28 in season 2. It aired 1963-10-14 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Kiddie Parties, Inc.” (S02E02). Next is “Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault” (S02E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Lucy and Viv join a charity softball tournament, but Lucy is not very good.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Lucy and Viv Play Softball sit in the The Lucy Show guide?
S02E03 is listed hour 33 of 156 — hour 3 of 28 in season 2, season 2 episode 3.
When did The Lucy Show S02E03 air?
Lucy and Viv Play Softball aired 1963-10-14 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this the same as I Love Lucy?
No. It is Ball's 1960s follow-up with a widow premise, Vance in the early years, and Gordon's Mr. Mooney as the later foil. Same slapstick engine, new household.
In the series
Why this series still plays
After I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball returned as a widow opposite Vivian Vance and then Gale Gordon's volcanic Mr. Mooney. Six seasons of bank hijinks and still-Olympic slapstick proved the redhead's stardom outlived the marriage brand. More Lucy without living forever in the 1950s apartment.
The body is still the instrument. After *I Love Lucy*, Lucille Ball returned on CBS (1962–1968) as widow Lucy Carmichael — later Lucy Carter — and kept a physical-comedy empire running without Desi as co-star. Six seasons. Vivian Vance co-starred in the early years before departing the regular cast. Gale Gordon's volcanic Mr. Mooney became the key foil. Bank hijinks, celebrity cameos, still-Olympic slapstick. The star brand outlived the original marriage premise. That is the craft argument, not the reunion lore.
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