We've talked about the differences between Ethel Mertz and Vivian Bagley, but what about Lucy R. and Lucy C.? Do you think Lucy C. had pretty much the same personality and character traits as Lucy R?

The only difference I can really see is Lucy R. seemed a little more spiteful in ways, where as Lucy C. was more of a victim it seems. And Lucy C. could SING if I remember right lol

Although ostensibly 'The Lucy Show' was supposedly based on a book about two single mothers raising children together in one house called 'Life Without George', there were enough similarities in the characters that Miss Ball evidently settled a potential suit from the original 'I Love Lucy' writers.

Although ostensibly 'The Lucy Show' was supposedly based on a book about two single mothers raising children together in one house called 'Life Without George', there were enough similarities in the characters that Miss Ball evidently settled a potential suit from the original 'I Love Lucy' writers.

It funny, in my mind, I see The Lucy Show as a sequel to I Love Lucy.... When I heard Viv talking about Ralph, I can't help but picture him looking like Fred Mertz lol

It funny, in my mind, I see The Lucy Show as a sequel to I Love Lucy.... When I heard Viv talking about Ralph, I can't help but picture him looking like Fred Mertz lol

Pretty much the way I watched it... Lucy and Vivian play themselves.

On all of her shows, Lucille Ball had the same schtick. Not saying this in a bad way, but her characters on all three shows were very similar. Someone who wasn't stupid but someone without a lot of common sense. With a lot of physical humor. Her act on all three shows (and her failed fourth show) was about the same.

By her 1980's show, to be frank, she and her shows were seen as "old fashioned" from a bygone era, and she was too old to keep doing it. Her and Gale Gordon were quite elderly. Her other shows was stuff our grandparents watched when there was only three channels to choose from. Even in the 1980's, there was cable and more choices and TV itself was changing, like it always does.

But this comes from someone who never much cared for any of Lucy's shows. The original show, I Love Lucy was groundbreaking because it was the very first show (if I am wrong, correct me) with an interracial, different cultural couple. A White woman married to a Hispanic man, in freaking 1951 (Truman was President) and people loved it. Even I will admit that Lucy was excellent at doing physical comedy, and she was in her 40's doing it (Lucy was 40 when the show began in 1951).

I cannot attest to her second and third show because I have barely watched either of them, except that in one of her shows, Vivian Vance was a sidekick and a lot of the humor was annoying the Gale Gordon character. Her other shows lasted because I Love Lucy had such a massive fanbase when it was first on. She wasnt that original, she did what worked.

The major difference is that Lucy Carmichael wasn't interested in having a show business career.

Another difference is that since they widowed/divorced mothers with kids they had to work to support the self’s and suppport the needs of their children. So Lucy worked at bank at least in later seasons.

The major difference is that Lucy Carmichael wasn't interested in having a show business career.

It's too bad because Lucy Carmichael could actually sing. I THINK I remember an episode of The Lucy Show, in which Lucy sung really well