The debut episode of
The Lucy Show finds widow Lucy Carmichael (
Lucille Ball) wide awake in the middle of the night, anxiously awaiting the return of her 14-year-old daughter Chris (Candy Moore), who is out on a date with her beau Alan (Tom Lowell). Embarrassed, Chris begs Lucy not to wait up for her and to try trusting her a bit more. Lucy does her best to honor Chris' wishes--honest she does--but she cannot keep herself from sneaking outside the house to wait for the girl's return the very next evening. Unfortunately, once Chris is home safe and sound, Lucy discovers she's locked herself out! It's a lucky thing that there's a trampoline in the backyard... ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide