With Here's Lucy set to debut on Cozi TV next week, I thought I'd try to set the mood a little by taking a trip back to 1968 when the show made it's original debut. There was a lot of press attention about the new show, particular given that it would be co-starring Lucy's own children. Here's some of what hit the newspapers at that time.

Announcing that Lucie and Desi Jr. had signed on to the show:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19680729&id=sZ1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5262,3988994

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19680829&id=vDtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4156,4958865

More details about the new show:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19680810&id=qkBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e1cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2254,2287779

Confirming the time slot:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19680810&id=vDkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cP4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4202,1755546

A bit about Lucy's special effects guy, Les Warburton:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19680831&id=jXwuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3790,6420676

Lucy discussing what it's like working with her children:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1774&dat=19680929&id=2jsgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AGYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5850,7327750

Lucy, Lucie and Desi Jr. discuss working together:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19680814&id=96IiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xaoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=771,4162244

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19680728&id=3cobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4E8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3274,4243807

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19680920&id=VtUpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kAUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6006,4369344

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19680812&id=AclOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YkkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5501,2595976

A preview of the first episode:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19680921&id=JjUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jf4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2665,3832984


THE RESULTS ARE IN! Here's an early review of the first episode the day after the September 23 debut of Here's Lucy:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19680924&id=KDUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jf4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1019,3682129


And a preview of the second episode to air (on September 30):

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19680928&id=cmktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HooFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3641,5698694

A few months down the road, taking on Laugh-In:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1870&dat=19681210&id=ok8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mckEAAAAIBAJ&pg=837,2491423