The Lucy Show was Lucille Ball's followup show to I Love Lucy. It began in 1962 and ran until 1968. The premise and the cast changed frequently, with only Gale Gordon lasting the run of the show. From time to time, Vivian Vance, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. appeared.

The show began with Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a widow with two children Chris (Candy Moore ) and Jerry (Jimmy Garrett ), living in Danfield , Connecticut, sharing her home with divorced friend Vivian Bagley (Vance) and her son, Sherman (Ralph Hart ). Lucy went to work for Mr. Mooney (Gordon) at the local bank. In 1965, Lucy and Jerry Carmichael and Mr. Mooney moved to California, and the Bagleys only visited from time to time. Lucy's daughter Chris went away to college and was never mentioned again.

Additionally, Jerry was shipped off to a military academy, and his character was very rarely referred to in future episodes. Lucy gained a new best friend in Mary Jane Lewis (Mary Jane Croft ).

The credits list the show's basis as the novel, Life Without George , by Irene Kampen .

The show was followed up by Here's Lucy in 1968.