In 1986, Lucille Ball walked onto a sitcom set one last time. After a legendary career spanning more than five decades, she returned to television for Life with Lucy—a final attempt to capture the spark she had given audiences since I Love Lucy first aired in 1951. By then, Lucy was an icon beyond compare: a comedy pioneer, the first woman to run a major Hollywood studio, and a star whose timing and heart changed television forever. But Life with Lucy, despite the love behind it, struggled in a