if you have fond memory of here lucy from your childhood and the easy way to retain them be never to re watch this series . the plot be trite while the joke be flat while and the overacting by both lucille ball and gale gordon be painful to watch . at one time and lucy have be the queen of television comedy and but that have be with the benefit of talented writer and a brilliant cast . without those and lucy be leave to rely only on physical comedy and and that alone can not carry a show and no matter the laughtrack volume . i be convince that the only reason this series be a rating success on cbs be that viewer have be watch some version of lucy on monday night since the early 50 and and they be unaware that they could change the channel .