I just e-mailed TVLand and they told me that TVLand has no
intentions of airing "The Lucy Show" now or in the future!!
I also wrote to Hallmark and they said that they decided not to air the show in January,but they passed my message onto the programming department. So there is a possible chance that if all of us keep on asking Hallmark and tell them of how great of a network they are and how you want to see "The Lucy Show", they could air the show. If you think of it, Hallmark is our only hope! Just because they dropped the idea of airing the show in January doesn't mean that they might think about airing the show in the future! I don't care about TVLand anymore because they believe Lucy's later work doesn't matter! or as they said it
("We have THE Lucy! The other Lucys are not the true LUCY that people want to see!")

The only reason THEY think that is because the general public hasn't seen those later shows in decades, if they did, they would change their tune, vicious circle ain't it? They won't air them because the public doesn't want them and the public doesn't want them because they don't see them so they could understand what they're missing!

What horrible news! I hope that Hallmark starts airing it, because I doubt TVLand ever will now. I agree with Claude, how can people want to see this show if they can't remember it, and how good it was? I've seen about half of this series (well actually the whole thing, but I own half. I barely remember the other episodes), and it's every bit as funny as I Love Lucy! People need to realize that Lucy isn't only "Lucy Ricardo," her other work is great and needs to been seen. That's the problem though, if people can't see these shows, they'll never know how good it is.

I think we should all e-mail Paramount Domestic Television or
Columbia House and request that they release The Lucy Show by seasons with the original opening credits, unedit, digtally enhanced and perfect sound quality and bloopers, outtakes and more!!!!!

Do that now!!
Go to
www.paramount.com
go to contact them and write a letter to them!
Tell them you want "The Lucy Show" on DVD!!!!

What episodes do you need?

The Lucy Show is the best Lucille Ball show ever! How could TV Land be so stupid. Don't they get that some fans are sick of I Love Lucy?

Well, we're not SICK of them, we just know most of them by heart and would like a little Lucy variety, that's all!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SPLAIN
The only reason THEY think that is because the general public hasn't seen those later shows in decades, if they did, they would change their tune, vicious circle ain't it? They won't air them because the public doesn't want them and the public doesn't want them because they don't see them so they could understand what they're missing! [/QUOTE

Is tv land owned by nickelodeon? i heard it was, the last time i seen the lucy show was on nick at night it was around april of 1993, if tv land is owned by nick, then they seem to be sending all of their 90s programming over there to tv land, maby you should write to nickelodeon and see if they can air it again, i myself love anything lucill ball did and i allso loved the theme song to the lucy show.

It's not that The Lucy show or Here's Lucy are superior in any way to I Love Lucy, but seing as we know all the I Love Lucy shows by heart it's just nice to see Lucy in something different for a change, and all 500 plus of her shows are great.

Originally posted by Christopher
The Lucy Show is the best Lucille Ball show ever! How could TV Land be so stupid. Don't they get that some fans are sick of I Love Lucy?

I think TV Land should keep airing I Love Lucy and add The Lucy Show. Afterall, they can make room for one more Lucy show since TV Land usually airs their shows like four times a day.
Currently, TV Land airs ILL two times a day, so it wouldn't hurt to bring on TLS and air that two times a day. If you add that up is comes to four times of Lucy a day which is perfect.

Even if TV Land were to give TLS mediocre slots than that would be far better than where it is now (off the air).

I think TV Land should keep airing I Love Lucy and add The Lucy Show. Afterall, they can make room for one more Lucy show since TV Land usually airs their shows like four times a day.
Currently, TV Land airs ILL two times a day, so it wouldn't hurt to bring on TLS and air that two times a day. If you add that up is comes to four times of Lucy a day which is perfect.

Even if TV Land were to give TLS mediocre slots than that would be far better than where it is now (off the air).


I agree, i think if The lucy show were on at 3 am, we could atleast video tape it to watch it at our convenience, but tv land doesnt seem to listen to the viewers, i know people that have written in to see the lucy show on tv land, but they never get an answer.

Are you that Vito guy from the movies? LOL!

Whats that mean? vito guy from movies? why dont you splain it i can understand your broken english LOL

There's this famous actor called Vito Morgensen or something like that, he's very big at the moment has this big movie coming out soon and you sorta look like him is all i meant!

Oh you mean viggo mortensen, well wow thank you thats a nice compliment, he is one of my favorites, no its not him its me, just my way of saying hi sorry i thougth u meant vitto scotti who played the evil doctor on 2 episodes of gillifans island.

i There's this famous actor called Vito Morgensen or something like that, he's very big at the moment has this big movie coming out soon and you sorta look like him is all i meant!didnt understand u at first.

Very good actor, did many movies, sorry i couldn't think of his name!

I am not sure as to whether or not Tv Land is owned by Nick@Night, but it seems that way. I have stood on the side line for the past decade and watch Nick@Night turn corrupt with shows that are far from classics such as Family Ties, Roseanne, and Full House are shoved down our throats. on't get me wrong, these shows are good, but there is a large, bold line between "good" and "classic". Now, I have to watch TV Land go down that same path that Nick@Night dd a few yeard back with the addition of some 1980s and even early 1990s sitcoms. As far as I am concerned, TV Land needs to stick to 1980 and below. None of this Family Ties and Cheers stuff.

As far as The Lucy Show is concerned, it has rarely been on the air since its original run. Due to that fact, many networks are concerned that because few people have seen it, or seen enough to really appreciate it, they may turn against this. A lot of networks just do not seem to realize that an actor/actress is not ONE character, such as Lucy Ricardo, but an artist, or one who acts professionally in a wide variety of roles. Whether or not these roles contradict each other is beside the point. TV Land is simply a coward.

You got a reply from Tvland? Na I doubt it very much Thousands of people email them daily and receive no reply and you got 1? I doubt it What email address did you use

"Lucy Show" reruns were seen on CBS daytime during the early 70s, and the show was widely syndicated in the mid-70s through the early 80s. TBS carried it through most of the 80s as well. Nick at Nite played it in the 90s. I don't think it qualifies as "rarely seen" since its original run.

TLS has never gotten ratings anywhere near those of "I Love Lucy" in reruns. Granted, the die-hard "Lucy" fans would like to see her other shows, but the average person prefers "I Love Lucy". Financially, it would make no sense for TV Land to replace an airing of "I Love Lucy" with "The Lucy Show", which would have a smaller viewership.

"The Lucy Show" is not going to suddenly develop a large following if a network brings it back. The viewing audience has already showed its preference for "I Love Lucy", and network programmers are aware of this. The reason we see some shows from the 1950s and 60s, like "Honeymooners", "I Love Lucy", and "Andy Griffith" get constant rerun exposure is that they are classics, and viewers want to see them over and over. Other perfectly good series from the past are not classics and have faded away. This is what has happened with the later Lucy shows. They may not be bad series, but they are simply not in same league as the classics and do not have the same following as the classics.

That said, I do think TLS could generate as much audience interest as, say, "Mister Ed", which is a non-classic that TV Land has run recently. I don't think it would be unreasonable for TV Land to bring it back for a run.

Originally posted by TV Guy
Other perfectly good series from the past are not classics and have faded away. This is what has happened with the later Lucy shows. They may not be bad series, but they are simply not in same league as the classics and do not have the same following as the classics.

That said, I do think TLS could generate as much audience interest as, say, "Mister Ed", which is a non-classic that TV Land has run recently.


By your definition, what makes a show a classic?

I know Nick at Nite aired Lucy is the 90's because that's how I got all of them! (well, I think I am missing about 5 episodes, but I had my VCR on every night!) I know it aired after Green Acres. That was when Nick at Nite was airing great classic shows, like Lucy, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Patty Duke Show, their original show, "Hi Honey, I'm Home" etc. Glad I taped them then.