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oldshows · 09-20-2002, 11:34 PM

I Love Lucy:
1. 2nd Season
2. 3rd Season
3. 4th Season
4. 5th Season
5. 1st Season
6. 6th Season
All of the seasons were good. It took the writers and the cast a little bit of time to develop themselves into the show. By the end of the 1st season things really started going great. The 2nd season was the best. It was very funny and heartwarming with the birth of Little Ricky. The 3rd season was good but not quite as good as the second. The 4th season's Hollywood theme was good and added a nice new twist to the show but with all the guest stars it took some of the "Lucy" out of it. Same way with the 5th season, with all the different locations. The 6th season just didn't have the spark or the really great episodes of the first 5 season in my opinion.

The Lucy Show
1. 1st Season
2. 2nd Season
3. 3rd Season
4. 4th Season
5. 5th Season
6. 6th Season
The 1st season was clearly superior. It was Lucy as she was on I Love Lucy. Season 2 was really good but not as good as Season 2. The departure of Desi as Producer hurt as he was the driving force. Season 3 was also good but not as good as Season 2. The loss of writers Bob and Madelyn hurt the script quality. The biggest blow for the series occured at the beginning of Season 4 when Viv left. Season 4-6 were fair with a few episodes that were really good but for the most it wasn't close to the previous seasons. Most of the episodes had ridiculous situations, even for Lucy. The storylines didn't start with a strong plot.

Here's Lucy
1. Season 3
2. Season 2
3. Season 1
4. Season 4
5. Season 5
6. Season 6
Season 1 began the series in a pretty good way. Lucie and Desi Jr. added alot to the show that had been missing the final 3 years of The Lucy Show. The scripts were better as well Season 2 saw improvement as the cast and crew really jelled together more. Lucy Carter was looking like Lucy Ricardo. Season 3 was the best. Writers Bob and Madelyn returned at the beginning of the Season to write "Lucy and the Burtons", Lucy's 2nd highest rating for a single episode in her entire career. They continued to write many of the scripts in the following years. Season 4 started with a blow when Desi Jr. left. The series remained pretty good though. Season 5 things began to go downhill. Lucy started the season with a broke leg and the writers struggled to find a way to incorporate it into the script. Season 6 was a real struggle as Lucy still hadn't fully recovered and her acting thus declined. The scripts also continued to decline as well.

LucyFan · 09-21-2002, 02:58 AM

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Originally posted by oldshows

The Lucy Show
1. 1st Season
2. 2nd Season
3. 3rd Season
4. 4th Season
5. 5th Season
6. 6th Season
The 1st season was clearly superior. It was Lucy as she was on I Love Lucy. Season 2 was really good but not as good as Season 2. The departure of Desi as Producer hurt as he was the driving force. Season 3 was also good but not as good as Season 2. The loss of writers Bob and Madelyn hurt the script quality. The biggest blow for the series occured at the beginning of Season 4 when Viv left. Season 4-6 were fair with a few episodes that were really good but for the most it wasn't close to the previous seasons. Most of the episodes had ridiculous situations, even for Lucy. The storylines didn't start with a strong plot.

Here are my rankings:
#1. The 2nd season
#2. The 1st season
#3. The 5th season
#4. The 3rd season
#5. The 6th season
#6. The 4th season

All of the seasons were good in my opinion. I think the best season for the show is either the first or the second season. The first season was great due entirely to Lucy and Viv. Within the season there were so many good memorable episodes like the shower episode, the antenna episode, the stilts episodes, ect. The one thing that lacked in the first season was there weren't any "main" characters except for Lucy and Viv. It just didn't seem that right. There needed to be more characters. The second season, was a great season due to the addition of the character Mr. Mooney. It made the show a little bit more spicer than the previous season. The third season wasn't as spicy nor funny as the first two seasons. Why? Vivian Vance didn't appear in some of the episodes. She appeared less and less as the season progressed and the part of her character was getting smaller by the episode. Lucy without Viv just didn't seem right. The fourth season wasn't near as good as the third season. It felt like a whole another beginning. It took some getting used to. Then came the fifth season . . . what a season! I think it is the best season of the later years. Why? There were so many great episodes and a lot of memories (due to some of the guest stars).
Also, another character was added to the show . . . Mr. Cheever!
It felt like the show was ALIVE again. The fifth season brought back that little something that was missing in the fourth season and possibly the third season. The sixth (and final) season wasn't
near as good as the fifth season but better than the fourth season.

bweir · 09-23-2002, 04:01 PM

2nd
1st
6th
3rd
5th
4th

SPLAIN · 09-24-2002, 09:58 AM

I've never seen so many great posts that are so great you have to print them out and study them, you guys know your Lucy stuff, no wasting time with idiocies here, keep it up guys, this is great! I bow to your Lucy expertise, and when i have all the shows i can play too! I used to say the first season of ILL was not that great until i read the listings of all the shows that first year and realized the great ones that were on there, so even if the characters weren't clearly defined yet, it's quite good!

09-20-2002, 11:34 PM	#1
oldshows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2001 Posts: 215	Ranking the seasons of Lucy's 3 Major Shows I Love Lucy: 1. 2nd Season 2. 3rd Season 3. 4th Season 4. 5th Season 5. 1st Season 6. 6th Season All of the seasons were good. It took the writers and the cast a little bit of time to develop themselves into the show. By the end of the 1st season things really started going great. The 2nd season was the best. It was very funny and heartwarming with the birth of Little Ricky. The 3rd season was good but not quite as good as the second. The 4th season's Hollywood theme was good and added a nice new twist to the show but with all the guest stars it took some of the "Lucy" out of it. Same way with the 5th season, with all the different locations. The 6th season just didn't have the spark or the really great episodes of the first 5 season in my opinion. The Lucy Show 1. 1st Season 2. 2nd Season 3. 3rd Season 4. 4th Season 5. 5th Season 6. 6th Season The 1st season was clearly superior. It was Lucy as she was on I Love Lucy. Season 2 was really good but not as good as Season 2. The departure of Desi as Producer hurt as he was the driving force. Season 3 was also good but not as good as Season 2. The loss of writers Bob and Madelyn hurt the script quality. The biggest blow for the series occured at the beginning of Season 4 when Viv left. Season 4-6 were fair with a few episodes that were really good but for the most it wasn't close to the previous seasons. Most of the episodes had ridiculous situations, even for Lucy. The storylines didn't start with a strong plot. Here's Lucy 1. Season 3 2. Season 2 3. Season 1 4. Season 4 5. Season 5 6. Season 6 Season 1 began the series in a pretty good way. Lucie and Desi Jr. added alot to the show that had been missing the final 3 years of The Lucy Show. The scripts were better as well Season 2 saw improvement as the cast and crew really jelled together more. Lucy Carter was looking like Lucy Ricardo. Season 3 was the best. Writers Bob and Madelyn returned at the beginning of the Season to write "Lucy and the Burtons", Lucy's 2nd highest rating for a single episode in her entire career. They continued to write many of the scripts in the following years. Season 4 started with a blow when Desi Jr. left. The series remained pretty good though. Season 5 things began to go downhill. Lucy started the season with a broke leg and the writers struggled to find a way to incorporate it into the script. Season 6 was a real struggle as Lucy still hadn't fully recovered and her acting thus declined. The scripts also continued to decline as well.

09-23-2002, 04:01 PM	#3
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	__________________ Lucy: Oh Mr. Mooney! You scared me half out of my wits! Mooney: Oh never give me an opening like that.

09-24-2002, 09:58 AM	#4
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	I've never seen so many great posts that are so great you have to print them out and study them, you guys know your Lucy stuff, no wasting time with idiocies here, keep it up guys, this is great! I bow to your Lucy expertise, and when i have all the shows i can play too! I used to say the first season of ILL was not that great until i read the listings of all the shows that first year and realized the great ones that were on there, so even if the characters weren't clearly defined yet, it's quite good!