LIFE WITH LUCY – THE COMPLETE SERIES (ABC 1986) Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Ann Dusenberry, Larry Anderson, Jenny Lewis, Philip J. Amelio II, Donovan Scott

On Saturday, September 20th, 1986, the legendary Lucille Ball partnered with producers Aaron Spelling (Charlie’s Angels) and Douglas S. Cramer (Wonder Woman) and brought back to the small-screen a sitcom that chronicled the updated adventures of Ball’s iconic Lucy persona. This time, the actress played grandmother Lucille Barker, who resided in Pasadena, California, with her daughter Margo (Ann Dusenberry), son-in-law Ted (Larry Anderson), two grandchildren Becky (Jenny Lewis) and Kevin (Philip J. Amelio II), and in-law grand-father/hardware-store-business-partner Curtis McGibbons, played by Gale Gordon.  It also co-starred Donovan Scott as Leonard Stoner, who worked at the hardware store. Some 12 years after Here’s Lucy left CBS, Life With Lucy arrived on ABC. Thirteen episodes were produced, but only seven were aired. The first, “One Good Grandparent Deserves Another,” cleared the Top Twenty in the ratings, but the critics were brutal. In subsequent weeks, the audience dwindled. Lif