It was bad but was actually getting better just before it was cancelled.

Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)

Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, and Vivian Vance in Lucy Calls the President (1977)

Lucille Ball and Dean Martin in Lucy Gets Lucky (1975)

Cher in Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979)

How many seasons does Life with Lucy have?

Lucille Ball

Gale Gordon

Ann Dusenberry

Bob Carroll Jr.

Madelyn Davis

Lucy Barker is a grandmother who constantly gets into comedic predicaments while living with her daughter&apos;s family.

Life with Lucy

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The show was Lucille Ball&apos;s only failure, and many people have debated why it happened. What I recall most vividly, though, was the savagery of the critics. They were absolutely gleeful to see a mighty person fall, even if it was Lucy. I recall most of them proclaiming LIFE WITH LUCY to be the worst series in the history of television. With a response like that, why would any viewer give it a chance?

But I digress.....it really wasn&apos;t all that bad. The main problem was, at her age, Lucy was too old to be playing her patented zany character anymore. Furthermore, the type of humor she had perfected had become outdated by the 1980s, and she didn&apos;t seem to realize this. These two things alone were a recipe for failure. If one wasn&apos;t comparing it to Lucy&apos;s older material, it wouldn&apos;t have seemed half so bad to everyone.

It is sad to see IMDB reviewers jumping on the bandwagon here after all these years, using words like &quot;horrendous&quot; and &quot;garbage&quot; to describe the short-lived show. It was neither. At worst, it was an ill-advised idea, but Lucy fans today still might find it mildly amusing, if they could stop the horrible words of critics from ringing in their ears.

Now that it has had a DVD release, give it a chance.

The show was Lucille Ball's only failure, and many people have debated why it happened. What I recall most vividly, though, was the savagery of the critics. They were absolutely gleeful to see a mighty person fall, even if it was Lucy. I recall most of them proclaiming LIFE WITH LUCY to be the worst series in the history of television. With a response like that, why would any viewer give it a chance?

But I digress.....it really wasn't all that bad. The main problem was, at her age, Lucy was too old to be playing her patented zany character anymore. Furthermore, the type of humor she had perfected had become outdated by the 1980s, and she didn't seem to realize this. These two things alone were a recipe for failure. If one wasn't comparing it to Lucy's older material, it wouldn't have seemed half so bad to everyone.

It is sad to see IMDB reviewers jumping on the bandwagon here after all these years, using words like "horrendous" and "garbage" to describe the short-lived show. It was neither. At worst, it was an ill-advised idea, but Lucy fans today still might find it mildly amusing, if they could stop the horrible words of critics from ringing in their ears.

Now that it has had a DVD release, give it a chance.

Lucy Barker is a grandmother who constantly gets into comedic predicaments while living with her daughter's family.

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