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The Best Episodes of The Lucy Show Season 5

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 1 - Lucy and George Burns
    7.3/10(91 votes)

    #1 - Lucy and George Burns

    S5:E1

    George Burns arrives at the bank to pick up his statement, but Mr. Mooney has problems locating it. While waiting for Lucy to return to work, Mooney and Burns chat, and Mr. Burns reveals that he's having trouble finding another girl to be in his act. Enter Lucy, who goes on to explain her rather unique filing system, impressing George so much that he asks her to be his new comedy partner. The two go on to do a hit show and are offered a gig in Las Vegas, but Lucy declines, saying that she could never leave Mr. Mooney behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 2 - Lucy and the Submarine
    6.5/10(68 votes)

    #2 - Lucy and the Submarine

    S5:E2

    When Lucy accidentally gets Mr. Mooney stationed on a submarine by talking too much, she sneaks onto the submarine dressed as a sailor to get him to sign some important contracts, but the submarine takes off before Lucy can exit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 3 - Lucy, the Bean Queen
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #3 - Lucy, the Bean Queen

    S5:E3

    Lucy finds a sale on beans that says ""The Best Beans You've Ever Eaten or Double Your Money Back"". Needing money for new furniture, Lucy & Mary Jane keep buying and returning more and more beans until they have collected $1,500.00! Little does Lucy know that Mr. Mooney is helping to sell them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 4 - Lucy and Paul Winchell
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    #4 - Lucy and Paul Winchell

    S5:E4

    Ventriloquist Paul Winchell comes into the bank and opens an account with Lucy. When Mr. Mooney fails to find a celebrity for an upcoming benefit for the bank, Lucy suggests that Mr. Winchell appear. But a mishap causes Lucy to have to stand in as the ventriloquist's dummy on the night of the show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 5 - Lucy and the Ring-a-Ding-Ding
    7.2/10(81 votes)

    #5 - Lucy and the Ring-a-Ding-Ding

    S5:E5

    Mr. Mooney has a $6,000 ring delivered, which is an anniversary present for his wife. Lucy wants the thrill of having such an expensive rock on her finger for a brief moment, and Mooney obliges, only to find that the ring won't come off. Lucy reveals that she ""has a condition"" that causes her fingers to swell when she becomes nervous, so she takes some relaxing pills that the doctor prescribed her. But the pills make her loopy and knock her out, so Mr. Mooney spends the remainder of the day dragging Lucy's body around and trying to get her to wake up long enough to get the ring off. He finally gets her conscious, only to end up with the ring lost in the drain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 6 - Lucy Goes to London
    7.3/10(90 votes)

    #6 - Lucy Goes to London

    S5:E6

    Lucy writes a jingle for a dog food company and wins a trip to London, England (""in Europe""). But when she misses her flight, she's forced to take a commuting flight to New York -- in a seat next to Mr. Mooney, who's on his way to the Big Apple for a business meeting.

    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 7 - Lucy Gets a Roommate
    8.4/10(123 votes)

    #7 - Lucy Gets a Roommate

    S5:E7

    Lucy advertises for a roommate to help with the expenses, and after reading the correspondence, she finally decides on Carol Bradford (Carol Burnet), a frumpy off-kilter librarian. Carol soon starts taking over, reorganizing the apartment, laughing like a hyena, and generally driving Lucy nuts. Lucy and Mary Jane scheme to help Carol develop a social life (to keep her out of Lucy's hair), so they have a small party to introduce her to some boys. It isn't long before usually mild-mannered Carol begins drinking, singing, and being the life of the party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 8 - Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs
    7.4/10(96 votes)

    #8 - Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs

    S5:E8

    Lucy fakes sick so she can get out of work and accompany Carol, who's going to entertain at a golf tournament in Palm Springs. When they arrive, the hotel staff realizes that there's two women rooming together, so Lucy finds herself having to partake in the show. Lucy later weasels her way into an encounter with a distinguished actor, Collin Grant (Dan Rowan), and gets herself invited to a dinner dance. It's a good excuse not to go back to work when she finds that Mr. Mooney is Mr. Grant's partner in the golf tournament...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 9 - Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft
    7.3/10(94 votes)

    #9 - Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft

    S5:E9

    When a letter arrives from the US Government, Lucy finds that she's mistakenly been drafted. Instead of ""Lucy,"" the letter is addressed to ""Lou C."" So she sets off to the draft office to correct the mistake, but due to stupid ""rules and regulations,"" Lucy finds that she has to become a marine until the paperwork gets straightened out... So she does what any woman would do -- she makes life miserable for her Sargent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 10 - Lucy and John Wayne
    7.2/10(149 votes)

    #10 - Lucy and John Wayne

    S5:E10

    When Mr. Mooney sends Lucy to the movie studio to deliver some papers regarding the financing on John Wayne's new film, she ignores his warning not to bother Mr. Wayne and finds herself lunching with him. Nervous and excited, Lucy proceeds to talk his ear off and finally splatters him with ketchup. Mr. Wayne takes that as his exit cue, but Lucy soon tracks him to the set of his film, where she continuously screws up the production.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 11 - Lucy and Pat Collins
    7.5/10(87 votes)

    #11 - Lucy and Pat Collins

    S5:E11

    Lucy and Mary Jane spend their lunch hour shopping for furs (despite the fact they only have 27 cents between them) so they can take advantage of the store's free tea and sandwiches. As they're getting ready to leave, the duo run into Pat Collins, a hypnotist, who says she's appearing at The Royal Club. Later at the bank, Mr. Mooney confides to Lucy that he has insomnia and hasn't slept in days, so she offers to take him to see Pat to cure him of his sleep deprivation. But Mr. Mooney has his reservations about being hypnotized, so he drags Lucy on stage with him...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 12 - Lucy and the Monkey
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    #12 - Lucy and the Monkey

    S5:E12

    Lucy is overworked, between the work that she's neglected and having to sell tickets for a benefit for the bank. Mary Jane warns that Lucy will have a nervous breakdown if she's not careful, but Lucy initially blows off this comment -- but she later thinks she's been hallucinating when she enters Mr. Mooney's office and finds a monkey, who's part of the benefit show, sitting at Mooney's desk. Lucy thinks she's been seeing Mr. Mooney as a monkey, so it's off to the psychiatrist's office, who gives her this advice: ""Face your fear and it will disappear."" So on her next encounter with the simian, she treats him as if he's Mooney... which gets confusing as Mooney and the monkey simultaneously enter and exit the room...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  13. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 13 - Lucy and Phil Silvers
    7.6/10(79 votes)

    #13 - Lucy and Phil Silvers

    S5:E13

    Efficiency expert Oliver Kasten takes over Mr. Mooney's office and commandeers his secretary, Lucy Carmichael, who quickly patterns herself after Kasten, following his strict orders without question.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 14 - Lucy's Substitute Secretary
    7.7/10(77 votes)

    #14 - Lucy's Substitute Secretary

    S5:E14

    Lucy is preparing to go on vacation, but she has a change of heart when her substitute secretary turns out to be an attractive blonde who Mr. Mooney really likes. Lucy secretly doesn't go on vacation, and spies on them in various disguises.

    Director:Maury Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 15 - Viv Visits Lucy
    7.2/10(100 votes)

    #15 - Viv Visits Lucy

    S5:E15

    Recently married Vivian leaves Danfield to visit Lucy and the two begin gossiping and making up for lost time. When Viv tells Lucy about a friend's son who's now sporting long-hair, a guitar and a clock earring, the duo decide to dress up as hippies and set off to Sunset Strip to find ""Itchy"" to rescue him from the underworld. Lucy and Viv quickly find themselves in The Hairy Ape, where they finally find Itchy entertaining – after they spend the evening having to dance with the hip crowd.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 16 - Lucy, the Baby Sitter
    7.1/10(89 votes)

    #16 - Lucy, the Baby Sitter

    S5:E16

    Wanting a break from the bank and to make some extra money, Lucy visits an employment agency and lands a job as a babysitter. Little does she know that the babies are actually chimps!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 17 - Main Street U.S.A.
    7.5/10(82 votes)

    #17 - Main Street U.S.A.

    S5:E17

    Lucy holds a protest against a freeway destroying a small town. The catch is that Mr. Mooney is helping to get the freeway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 18 - Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map
    6.6/10(55 votes)

    #18 - Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map

    S5:E18

    Picking up where ""Main Street USA"" left off, Lucy, Mr. Mooney, and Mel Tinker stage a shootout at the bank for press coverage, to bring the freeway problem to the attention of the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 19 - Lucy Meets the Law
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    #19 - Lucy Meets the Law

    S5:E19

    Lucy is mistaken for a shoplifter called ""The Red Flash"" and taken to jail, but she thinks she's in jail because she littered a candy wrapper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 20 - Lucy, the Fight Manager
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #20 - Lucy, the Fight Manager

    S5:E20

    Mr. Mooney has a fight with his wife, so Lucy decides to have some flowers sent over for her. When Eddie, the florist, arrives with the arrangement, Mr. Mooney immediately recognizes him as a former boxer. Eddie wants $3,000 to open up his own florist shop, but Mr. Mooney denies him a loan – so Lucy arranges for Eddie to partake in a boxing match to earn the money.

    Director:Maury Thompson
    Writers:Les Roberts, Ronald Axe

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  21. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 21 - Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford
    7.6/10(85 votes)

    #21 - Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford

    S5:E21

    Mr. Cheever warns Mr. Mooney that his job is in jeopardy unless he attracts new business to their branch of the bank. So when Lucy hears that a recording star, country hick Homer Higgins (Ernie Ford), is about to become a California resident, she sets off to the hotel to coax him into setting up an account with their bank. To impress Mr. Higgins and his family, Lucy and Mr. Mooney set up a hoe-down in the bank after it closes that evening...and Lucy decides to dress down to pose as Mrs. Mooney.

    Director:Maury Thompson
    Writer:Robert O'Brien

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  22. The Lucy Show Season 5 Episode 22 - Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #22 - Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard

    S5:E22

    When Sheldon Leonard convinces Mr. Mooney to let him shoot a televison pilot at the bank, Lucy mistakingly thinks he is a gangster who plans to rob the bank, so she and Mary Jane sneak into the bank at night, disguised as scrubwomen, to stop them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Lucy and George Burns" is the best rated episode of "The Lucy Show" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1966. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Lucy and the Submarine".