Episode
The Lucy Show: Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale
Overview
Lucy needs Mr. Mooney to give her some money to buy Chris a dress for a dance, but Mr. Mooney is in the hospital with a broken leg. Lucy is a hospital helper and on the next day she has work, she tries to get Mr. Mooney to sign the check. She gets kicked off the floor Mr. Mooney is staying on and dresses as a doctor to get into his room.
Details
- Series
- The Lucy Show
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1964-01-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale is Episode 14 in Season 2 of The Lucy Show. It aired on 1964-01-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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