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{{short description|American sitcom (1986)}}
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{{for|the Irish celebrity show starring Lucy Kennedy|Livin' with Lucy}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = LifeWithLucyTitleScreen.jpg
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
*[[Bob Carroll Jr.]]
*[[Madelyn Pugh|Madelyn Davis]]
}}
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
*[[Lucille Ball]]
*[[Gale Gordon]]
*[[Ann Dusenberry]]
*[[Larry Anderson (actor)|Larry Anderson]]
*[[Jenny Lewis]]
*[[Philip Amelio|Philip J. Amelio II]]
*[[Donovan Scott]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* Martin Silvestri
* Jeremy Stone
* [[Joel Higgins]]
}}
| opentheme            = "Every Day Is Better Than Before" by [[Eydie Gormé]]
| composer             = [[Allyn Ferguson]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 13 (5 unaired){{efn|13 episodes were produced, but 5 remained unaired. A fourteenth episode was written, but never produced}}
| list_episodes        = Life with Lucy#Episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Aaron Spelling]]
* [[Gary Morton]]
* [[Douglas S. Cramer]]
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* [[E. Duke Vincent]]
* Madelyn Davis
* Bob Carroll Jr.
* [[Linda Morris]]
* [[Vic Rauseo]]
}}
| company              = {{Plainlist|
*Lucille Ball Productions
*[[Aaron Spelling Productions|Spelling Television]]
}}
| network              = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1986|09|20}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1986|11|15}}
| related              = ''[[The Lucy Show]]''<br>''[[Here's Lucy]]''
}}
'''''Life with Lucy''''' is an American sitcom starring [[Lucille Ball]]. Created by [[Bob Carroll Jr.]] and [[Madelyn Pugh|Madelyn Davis]], the series aired for one season on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 20 to November 15, 1986. It is the only Lucille Ball sitcom to not air on [[CBS]].

Developed amidst an industry-wide interest in comeback vehicles, ABC and producer [[Aaron Spelling]] coaxed Ball out of retirement for a new series. Unlike Ball's previous sitcoms, ''Life with Lucy'' was a failure in the ratings and poorly received by critics and viewers alike. Only eight out of the 13 episodes produced were aired before ABC cancelled the series. Its cancellation devastated her. This was the last television series or film she starred in before her death in 1989.