''Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil'' is an American adult animated television series that aired on

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's late-night programming block

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. It was created and directed by Loren Bouchard and Fluid Animation. The show features Melissa Bardin Galsky as Lucy, the daughter of the

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, who is voiced by H. Jon Benjamin. It is the first computer-animated Adult Swim series and the first to feature a female protagonist.

Production

The pilot episode "He's Not the Messiah, He's a DJ" first aired on October 30, 2005. After nearly 2 years and a number of re-airings, the show was picked up for a full season, which premiered on September 9, 2007. Although the show was in 4:3, there were black bars on the top and bottom of the screen, making it seem like a show in 16:9. Sometimes, characters and shots would appear behind the black bars. Some changes were made between the pilot and the full series. The voice of Lucy was changed from Jessi Klein to Melissa Bardin Galsky; the third Special Father character, a black man missing an eye, was discarded and replaced with the Special Sister; and the cover of " Maneater" used as opening music was replaced for rebroadcasts.

Premise

The show follows the titular 21-year-old Lucy Morningstar, who lives in

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and has been ordained by her father, the

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, to fulfill her destiny as the

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, whether she likes it or not. Along the way she meets up with a DJ named Jesús, who turns out to be the

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of the

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, and the two begin dating from the first episode after Lucy saves him from a fire created by her father to kill him. Meanwhile, her father tries different schemes in his quest to take over the world with the help of his "

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", Becky, who acts as something of a

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. At the same time a group of "Special

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", two

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s and a

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, are on a mission from the

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to find and destroy Lucy.

Characters

* Lucy Morningstar (voiced by Melissa Bardin Galsky) is the

, born of The Devil and an unnamed woman in exchange for a Datsun 280 ZX. An apparently normal young woman with the single exception of a small pair of

horns, she has graduated from

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but is on no fixed career path, instead helping her father out in his ventures to conquer the world and taking a more-or-less permanent position as a bartender at his restaurant, Tequila Sally's, in the meanwhile. She is in a relationship with DJ Jesús, helps him in his different stunts, and seems to want to get him and her father close together. Lucy was voiced by Jessi Klein in the pilot. * Jesús (voiced by Jon Glaser) is a DJ, claustrophobic escape artist, and the

who performs "nearacles" ("almost

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s, but not quite.") during his sets. He has a Hispanic accent. * The Devil (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) is the figure of pure evil, though he seems more playful and naughty than malevolent, and is willing to take over the world slowly and through schemes. Though he is certainly willing to outright kill the DJ when the possibility arises, he will also settle for lesser schemes to get him out of the way or even allow him to live if he believes he can benefit from it. He is often wearing a sweater that is a reference to

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from ''

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'' giving him a "Dad" look. * Becky (voiced by Melissa Bardin Galsky) - Officially titled the Devil's Advocate, Becky serves as something of a personal assistant and manager for the Devil. Playing the level head to the Devil's flights of fancy, she is frequently annoyed at his schemes, voicing the opinion that they're rather pointless or unnecessarily involved. Her head is a fleshless skull. It is suggested in the pilot that Becky is the mother of Lucy. * Judas (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) is DJ Jesús' sycophantic personal assistant. He can usually be found at Jesús' side, helping him with his stunts. Among his responsibilities is wrangling the ever-present camera crew around the DJ. *

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Robert "Bob" Whitehead (voiced by Sam Seder) is a U.S. Senator who worships Satan, though he tries to keep it a secret from the public. The Devil has made plans for him to become President of the United States, with Lucy at his side; however, she is completely uninterested in him. * The Special Clergy are a group of priests and a nun on a mission from the Vatican to save the world from the Antichrist. They collect rare religious artifacts and spy on characters with Satanic ties, to help them with their mission. The following are members of the Special Clergy: ** Special Father #1: Giuseppe Cantalupi (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) is the apparent leader of the trio. He is heard giving a monologue at the beginning of almost every episode. ** Special Father #2: Benetti (voiced by Sam Seder) is the most quiet of the trio. He speaks with an Italian accent and is never seen without his night-vision goggles. ** Special Sister: Mary (voiced by Eugene Mirman) - With a lazy eye and a shrill, grating voice, Sister Mary seems to be the most dedicated to the Special Clergy's mission. She is not above killing innocent bystanders, and will do so at the slightest provocation. * Ethan (voiced by Todd Barry) is Lucy's date in episode one "He's Not the Messiah, He's a DJ".

Episodes

The pilot first aired in 2005, and the series began in 2007. A unique feature of ''Lucy'' is that each episode features a different opening sequence with a new theme song.

International broadcast

In Canada, ''Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil'' previously aired on

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's Teletoon at Night block. and aired on the Canadian version of Adult Swim. It also aired in Russia (on 2x2), Germany and Spain.

Home release

In October 2010 the complete series was released on DVD, exclusive on the Adult Swim Shop, on Adultswim.com. In addition to being available on DVD, all episodes are available on

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. Madman Entertainment said on the DVD sampler that the show would be released to DVD some time in 2011 along with other Williams Street shows like '' Assy McGee'', '' Delocated'', and '' The Venture Bros.'' Season 4 part 1 and would be an Australia-exclusive release. The series was available on

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until it was removed from the streaming service in December 2023.

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