The Lucy Show Season 3 Episode 16

The Lucy Show Season 3 Episode 16 Lucy and the Ceramic Cat

  • TVG
  • January 11, 1965
  • 7.2  (53)

In season 3 episode 16 of The Lucy Show, titled "Lucy and the Ceramic Cat," Lucy gets a taste of ceramics and decides to take up a class. She sees pottery making as an easy task, and thinks of it as a fun thing to do in her free time. Her instructor assigns a project that requires the students to make a ceramic cat. Lucy's competitive nature takes over, and she sets out to make the best ceramic cat in the class.

The instructor warns all the students at the start of the class that work is slow, and the process requires patience, but Lucy's eagerness to win takes over. Her lack of experience and her unwillingness to listen to advice leads to several mishaps in the class. These hiccups infuriate her, but she refuses to give up and continues to work on her project, even taking it home to complete.

Back at home, Lucy has a hard time making the cat's tail look perfect and tries to fix it by adding more clay to it. But, things go awry when she presses too hard, and the tail falls off. She decides to glue it back on and let it dry overnight, hoping it will look fine later. The following day, she takes the cat back to the class to finish it up.

When she gets to class, the instructor inspects the final products and critiques each student's work. Lucy's ceramic cat is a disaster because the tail has fallen off and stuck to the table while drying. She tries to play off the loose tail by covering it with her hand and asking the instructor to inspect the rest of the cat's body. The teacher is nonplussed and starts knocking the cat around to check its stability. To Lucy's dismay, the tail falls off during the inspection and goes rolling across the table, causing a commotion.

After the rest of the students leave, the instructor invites Lucy to come to his studio to show her the 'right' way of making things. He shows her how to build a structure first and gradually add pieces to it to form the final product. Lucy is amazed and thanks him for the lesson.

The episode comes to a close with Lucy putting into practice the new technique taught by the instructor to make a ceramic teapot. The instructor is thrilled with her progress and tells her she has improved immensely. The show ends with Lucy breaking one of her ceramic pieces, and the instructor telling her that it's all part of the game, and it's all worth it for the satisfaction of creating something beautiful.

In conclusion, season 3 episode 16 of The Lucy Show, "Lucy and the Ceramic Cat," takes a comedic turn as Lucy tries her hand at ceramics and chaos ensues. The episode is entertaining, and it teaches the valuable lesson of learning from your mistakes and the importance of hard work and practice.

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Description
  • First Aired
    January 11, 1965
  • Content Rating
    TVG
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    7.2  (53)