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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. Ball plays Lucy Barker, a widow who inherits a half-interest in a hardware store co-owned by her late husband and his business partner Curtis [=McGibbon=] (Gale Gordon). Lucy takes an active role in running the store with Curtis despite having never been involved in it previously, leading to numerous physical comedy set pieces. Their situation is complicated by the fact that they also live together with Lucy's daughter, Margo, who is married to Curtis' son, Ted, and their two children.


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with Lucy is Lucy'' was a 1986 single-season (1986) Creator/{{ABC|US}} sitcom starring Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. Ball plays Lucy Barker, a widow who inherits a half-interest in a hardware store co-owned by her late husband and his business partner Curtis [=McGibbon=] (Gale Gordon). Lucy takes an active role in running the store with Curtis despite having never been involved in it previously, leading to numerous physical comedy set pieces. Their situation is complicated by the fact that they also live together with Lucy's daughter, Margo, who is married to Curtis' son, Ted, and their two children.role.

Ball plays Lucy Barker, a widow who inherits a half-interest in the South Pasadena, California hardware store co-owned by her late husband and his business partner Curtis [=McGibbon=] (Gale Gordon). Lucy takes an active role in running the store with Curtis in spite of having never been involved in it previously, leading to numerous physical comedy set pieces. Their contentious partnership is complicated by the fact that they also live together, along with Lucy's daughter, Margo (Ann Dusenberry); Margo's husband, Ted (Larry Anderson), who is also Curtis' son; and their two children.

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* TalkShowAppearance: In one episode, Curtis and Lucy appear on a local talk show for the "Mr. Fix-It" segment.

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* TalkShowAppearance: In one episode, Curtis and Lucy appear on a local talk show for the "Mr. Fix-It" segment.segment.

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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. Ball plays Lucy Barker, a widow who inherits a half-interest in a hardware store co-owned by her late husband and his business partner Curtis McGibbon (Gale Gordon). Lucy takes an active role in running the store with Curtis despite having never been involved in it previously, leading to numerous physical comedy set pieces. Their situation is complicated by the fact that they also live together with Lucy's daughter, Margo, who is married to Curtis' son, Ted, and their two children.


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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. Ball plays Lucy Barker, a widow who inherits a half-interest in a hardware store co-owned by her late husband and his business partner Curtis McGibbon [=McGibbon=] (Gale Gordon). Lucy takes an active role in running the store with Curtis despite having never been involved in it previously, leading to numerous physical comedy set pieces. Their situation is complicated by the fact that they also live together with Lucy's daughter, Margo, who is married to Curtis' son, Ted, and their two children.

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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. She plays a widow who moves in with her daughter and her family and works with her son-in-law's father at a hardware store.

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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. She Ball plays Lucy Barker, a widow who moves inherits a half-interest in with her daughter and her family and works with her son-in-law's father at a hardware store.
store co-owned by her late husband and his business partner Curtis McGibbon (Gale Gordon). Lucy takes an active role in running the store with Curtis despite having never been involved in it previously, leading to numerous physical comedy set pieces. Their situation is complicated by the fact that they also live together with Lucy's daughter, Margo, who is married to Curtis' son, Ted, and their two children.

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* TalkShowAppearance: In one episode, Curtis and Lucy appear on a local talk show for the "Mr. Fix-It" segment

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* DiscreetDiningDisposal: None of Lucy's family members want to drink her newest health shakes, so they pour them into a flowerpot.

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* DiscreetDiningDisposal: DiscreetDrinkDisposal: None of Lucy's family members want to drink her newest health shakes, so they pour them into a flowerpot.
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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Lucille Ball in her final television role. She plays a widow who moves in with her daughter and her family.

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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Lucille Ball Creator/LucilleBall in her final television role. She plays a widow who moves in with her daughter and her family.family and works with her son-in-law's father at a hardware store.
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Life with Lucy is a 1986 sitcom starring Lucille Ball in her final television role. She plays a widow who moves in with her daughter and her family.

!!This show provides examples of:
* FiveFiveFive: The number of the moving company is 555-1234.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Curtis retires in one episode, but quickly gets bored and depressed.
* AsHimself: John Ritter appears as himself in the second episode.
* ButtMonkey: When John Ritter visits South Pasadena, he gets hurt multiple times thanks to Lucy.
* CourtroomEpisode: When Kevin's teddy bear is accidentally sold, Lucy offers a $50 reward for it. The woman who bought it demands $500 and Lucy takes her to small claims court.
* DiscreetDiningDisposal: None of Lucy's family members want to drink her newest health shakes, so they pour them into a flowerpot.
* DotingGrandparent: Lucy and Curtis spoil the grandkids, much to Margo and Ted's annoyance.
* {{Elopement}}: Margo and Ted eloped because Lucy wanted the wedding to be extravagant and they wanted something simple.
* FoulWaterfowl: When Lucy buys a goose to guard the store, the goose attacks everyone in the family.
* GarageSale: When Lucy's family has a sale, someone accidentally sells Kevin's teddy bear.
* MultigenerationalHousehold: At the beginning of the first episode, Lucy moves in with her daughter and her family. At the end of the episode, her son-in-law's father Curtis moves in.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Lucy is on good terms with her son-in-law Ted, but she doesn't get along well with Ted's father Curtis.
* RedSockRuinsTheLaundry: When Ted does the laundry, he accidentally turns his white underwear pink.
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: When Lucy buys a computer for the store, she accidentally makes the bank think Curtis died.
* RightBehindMe: Curtis badmouths the cops while a cop is standing right behind him.
* TheShowMustGoOn: When John Ritter is performing in a local play and his costar quits, Lucy takes over her role.
* StickySituation: Lucy becomes stuck to Curtis after a mishap while trying to glue a lamp back together on a local talk show. Then they get stuck to the hosts.
* StudioAudience: Everyone in the audience applauded whenever Lucille Ball or Gale Gordon entered a room.
* TalentContest: The final episode has Lucy participating in a talent show.
* TalkShowAppearance: In one episode, Curtis and Lucy appear on a local talk show for the "Mr. Fix-It" segment

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