Here's Lucy - "Lucy the Fixer"

by Linda Kay

Original Air Date: January 6, 1969

Directed by: Jack Donohue

This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning for scruffing!

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode!

Synopsis: Lucy (Lucille Ball) causes havoc for her boss Harry (Gale Gordon) when she insists she can fix a broken light switch in his home. Chaos and destruction ensue.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After ripping up much of Harry’s living room, Lucy goes inside the wall to find the missing wires. She comes bursting out of the plaster screaming, claiming a wild animal attacked her in the dark. Harry reaches into the crevice and pulls out an adorable tiny gray and white kitten which he holds by the scruff.

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Harry Gale Gordon holding grey and white kitten by scruff

Lucy turns and screams when she first sees the kitten.

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Lucille Ball screaming at Harry Gale Gordon holding grey and white kitten by scruff

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Lucille Ball looking at Harry Gale Gordon holding grey and white kitten by scruff

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Harry Gale Gordon showing gray and white kitten to Lucille Ball who screams animated gif

Realizing it’s just a kitten, her heart melts and she gathers the tiny fuzzball in her hands and coos, “What’s new, Pussycat?”

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Lucille Ball cooing at grey and white kitten with Harry Gale Gordon

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Harry Gale Gordon reacting as Lucille Ball coos to gray and white kitten animated gif

Harry is infuriated and starts screaming, startling the kitten into clinging to Lucy’s shirt.

Here's Lucy - Lucy the Fixer - Lucille Ball holding grey and white kitten as Harry Gale Gordon explodes

Fed up with the whole fiasco, Harry scoops the kitten away from Lucy and carries it to the doorway, tossing it gently through the door and imploring, “Oh, go home to mother!”