Joe Lugoff
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Originally Posted by Rob_Ray
I love Lucy and watching "I Love Lucy" was one of my earliest memories in life. But, in addition to the things pointed out above, I never could get past the lack of continuity on "Here's Lucy." They are all performing in various shows, week after week and show after show, sharing the stage with the likes of Jack Benny and Ann-Margret, and when Wayne Newton asks Craig if he's had any experience, they have to mention some school function he was in as a kid.
At least with "Here's Lucy" Lucy's character had a small amount of responsibility and maturity since he was a mother to two teenagers. It was ridiculous how Lucy Carmichael forgot all about her kids after season three. In one season four episode, she couldn't even remember her son Jerry's name and referred to him as Jimmy. Wasn't there anyone on staff who had the guts to correct her on this?
However, despite this, I'm surprised at how many of the Here's Lucy episodes I am enjoying, despite their overall lameness. I think it's a comment on the state of comedy today that Lucy's style of humor looks more timeless. And back in the late sixties and early seventies, we took all those talents who appeared on the show for granted. They could do wonders with bad material, and often had to.
Also, on "The Lucy Show," in Season 2 she attended her college reunion ... and in Season 6, she had to go back to high school to get her diploma. And instead of getting a GED, like anyone her age would, she actually went back to high school with the teenagers.
I always wondered if the creators of her show were stupid themselves, or did they think the audience was stupid and wrote down to them?
About her calling Jerry "Jimmy": The book, "The Lucy Book," which covers her entire TV career in chronological order, talks about that. It says everyone told her she was wrong (she was confusing the actor's name with the character's name), but she insisted she was right, and that was that. Couldn't anyone have pulled an old script off the shelf? Or shown her something with Jimmy Garrett's name on it?
Sometimes things got so stupid on the later "Lucy Show" seasons and "Here's Lucy" that it's almost as if they come from some other Universe.