--- description: A new Lucille Ball statue has been unveiled in the late actress' New York hometown, officially replacing one dubbed "Scary Lucy." title: That 'Scary' Lucille Ball Statue Has Finally Been Replaced image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt571134a35117d824/6988a17cbc6cfca9453de298/lucille-ball-before-after.jpg?branch=production ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # That 'Scary' Lucille Ball Statue Has Finally Been Replaced  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 7, 2016 3:00 PM CUT  Left: The bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Dave Poulin, seen at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celoron, N.Y.. in Aug. 2012; Right the bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Carolyn D. Palmer, unveiled at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celeron, N.Y., on Aug. 6, 2016. Left: The bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Dave Poulin, seen at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celoron, N.Y.. in Aug. 2012; Right the bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Carolyn D. Palmer, unveiled at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celeron, N.Y., on Aug. 6, 2016.The Post-Journal/AP; Handout/Reuters  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 7, 2016 3:00 PM CUT A new Lucille Ball statue was [unveiled](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5872b0ba7117453dbd463dbf839c6618/after-scary-lucy-balls-hometown-unveiling-new-statue "undefined") in the late actress’ New York hometown on Saturday, officially replacing the one dubbed [“Scary Lucy”](http://time.com/3854597/scary-lucy-statue-new-york-relocation/ "undefined") that went viral last year after locals claimed it didn’t quite look like her. Hundreds of fans chanted “Lucy!” as Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost and sculptor Carolyn Palmer revealed the replacement life-size statue of the beloved _I Love Lucy_ star during a ceremony on what would have been her 105th birthday, [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/06/us/lucille-ball-new-statue/ "undefined") and the Associated Press reported.  Artist Carolyn Palmer prepares to apply a cold patina to her bronze statue of Lucille Ball in Saddle River, N.J., on July 20, 2016. Mel Evans—AP Locals had started a Facebook group in the hopes of getting rid of the statue [sculpted by Dave Poulin](http://time.com/3773304/scary-lucille-ball-statue/ "undefined"), at the time calling a “nightmare.” The new bronze statue depicts Ball in a polka-dot dress. “Well, it’s been quite a ride,” Schrecengost said at the ceremony, according to the AP. “A little over a year ago, we got beat up pretty good.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4442285/lucille-ball-statue-scary-lucy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4442285/lucille-ball-statue-scary-lucy/"},"headline":"That 'Scary' Lucille Ball Statue Has Finally Been Replaced","datePublished":"2016-08-07T15:00:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:35.834Z","description":"The earlier statue was widely mocked for its lack of resemblance to the actress","url":"https://time.com/4442285/lucille-ball-statue-scary-lucy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Bizarre"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt571134a35117d824/6988a17cbc6cfca9453de298/lucille-ball-before-after.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt571134a35117d824/6988a17cbc6cfca9453de298/lucille-ball-before-after.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Imam Khomini Airport in Tehran","caption":"Left: The bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Dave Poulin, seen at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celoron, N.Y.. in Aug. 2012; Right the bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Carolyn D. 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