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Svenfan1234 · 06-03-2016, 12:54 PM

My ranking:
3=Worst
1=Best

3) The Lucy Show
2) Here's Lucy
1) I Love Lucy

LittleRickyII · 06-05-2016, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

My ranking:
3=Worst
1=Best

3) The Lucy Show
2) Here's Lucy
1) I Love Lucy

I'm guessing you haven't seen a lot of Here's Lucy or The Lucy Show? While TLS got weak towards the end, the wonderful early seasons of TLS put it far ahead of HL, which was never anything to write home about.

biffbronson · 06-05-2016, 01:15 AM

For me, The Lucy Show had significantly more episodes I found to be memorable than Here's Lucy.

I will say that both of those series seemed to me to "hit the ground running," in other words the characters and settings were firmly established from Episode 1 in each case. Of course having a superstar like Lucy would've ensured their success anyway.

I would still go with I Love Lucy as the best of the three. Great impact on sitcom history, and it would be difficult to overstate its impact on TV in general.

king of comedy · 06-05-2016, 07:35 AM

I Love Lucy is the best.

ILuvCarolBurnett · 06-05-2016, 01:36 PM

My first introduction to Lucille Ball was via The Lucy Show. When I was a kid in the 1970s, it aired in reruns in the afternoon for many years on a local station. I loved it. I had never seen an episode of ILL until I was in college. Frankly, I never thought it was that great, and never cared for Ricky and Fred. Here's Lucy was, honestly, a horrible series. Life with Lucy was funnier than that.

Crusinforabrusin · 09-10-2016, 04:34 PM

In terms of overall greatness, I Love Lucy most certainly wins. But in My opinion, I think Here's Lucy is the best. Sure I Love Lucy, but I have seen it so many times I am getting a little tired of it. Anyway, Here's Lucy is great, Gale Gordon as Harrison Carter was always a treat to see, Lucy And her kids were good to watch, etc... The scripts may not have been as good as I Love Lucy, but I don't care. I love Here's Lucy And I think it is better than I Love Lucy.

Here's how I'd rank all of Lucy's series:

Here's Lucy
I Love Lucy
The Lucy Show

LittleRickyII · 09-19-2016, 01:43 AM

Folks, there is a reason I Love Lucy has never been off the air and continues even to show up on CBS in prime time, still with great ratings. And there is a reason Here's Lucy mostly just faded away.

Hazel Anyday · 09-20-2016, 09:22 PM

Yeah, everyone was hoarse by the time Here's Lucy yelled it's way to the finish.

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Crusinforabrusin It's time to move on, Goodbye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2015 Posts: 2,056	In terms of overall greatness, I Love Lucy most certainly wins. But in My opinion, I think Here's Lucy is the best. Sure I Love Lucy, but I have seen it so many times I am getting a little tired of it. Anyway, Here's Lucy is great, Gale Gordon as Harrison Carter was always a treat to see, Lucy And her kids were good to watch, etc... The scripts may not have been as good as I Love Lucy, but I don't care. I love Here's Lucy And I think it is better than I Love Lucy. Here's how I'd rank all of Lucy's series: Here's Lucy I Love Lucy The Lucy Show
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Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,131	Yeah, everyone was hoarse by the time Here's Lucy yelled it's way to the finish.
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06-05-2016, 07:35 AM	#34
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I Love Lucy is the best.

06-05-2016, 01:36 PM	#35
ILuvCarolBurnett Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 20, 2014 Location: Beverly Hills CA Posts: 312	My first introduction to Lucille Ball was via The Lucy Show. When I was a kid in the 1970s, it aired in reruns in the afternoon for many years on a local station. I loved it. I had never seen an episode of ILL until I was in college. Frankly, I never thought it was that great, and never cared for Ricky and Fred. Here's Lucy was, honestly, a horrible series. Life with Lucy was funnier than that.

09-19-2016, 01:43 AM	#37
LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	Folks, there is a reason I Love Lucy has never been off the air and continues even to show up on CBS in prime time, still with great ratings. And there is a reason Here's Lucy mostly just faded away.