Yes, that must be it.
Strange episode. The opening "baby scenes" from this period (filmed while Ball was still on maternity leave) are a bit
awkward. This one is the weakest. It's a curiously long scene, and it takes a while for it to melt into "memory" mode,
with Lucy awaiting "the thundering herd." This scene, too, is very long, albeit funny, as Lucy finally resorts to giving
Carolyn (here "Lillian") her cashmere sweater so she will suggest a second nomination (Lucy).
By no means a classic offering (if I don't watch it for a long period, I always tend to forget the details of the ep). But
in my new "love affair" with the great Doris Singleton, I've watched it several times in the last few months.
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[email protected] (5490)
6 years ago
I watched this one last night after I found it. The disc was on my coffee table. "Lucy" is all over my house!
You mentioned the "baby scene". This episode along with four others including "Sales Resistance" and "The Inferiority Complex" were filmed and held back to be shown after Lucille Ball went on maternity leave. The rest of the cast came back to film the opening scenes to indicate that they were flashbacks.
Those opening scenes were omitted when the show was in syndication, at least they were omitted from the station that aired I Love Lucy that we watched. I never knew that they were supposed to be "flashback" episodes. They were aired after "Lucy Goes to the Hospital", so I used to think that they happened after the baby was born.
I didn't remember that this was the first episode with Caroline (then Lillian) Appleby. Lucy and Lillian seemed to be on friendly terms in this episode. However, Lillian would only help Lucy with a little "friendly bribery". And Lucy wasn't exactly being a great friend to Ethel. The club wanted her as the new President, but Lucy had to try to get the position for herself.
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[email protected] (1732)
6 years ago
Early on, Ricky suggests the women meet out back, "like other cats." Cats indeed. I love the scene where
Carolyn (yawn, Lillian) arrives, gossiping about Marion Strong - who suddenly enters. They then all warmly
yell, "Mar-io-onnnnn!".
Women.
P.S: Love Ricky's arrival in that smoking jacket...that hairy chest. Wow. Nice.
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[email protected] (5490)
6 years ago
Women, LOL There are several times when the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League is gossiping. Their club just seems an excuse to get together to gossip and eat. I don't know what the club has to do with "fine art".
Lucy pulled that same stunt in phone conversations.
In the matchmaking episode, she says to Ethel as she dials the phone, "Why I'm sticking my neck out for that bleached blonde wolf in sheep's clothing...Sylvia darling!"
In the salad dressing episode she calls Carolyn to see if they can have a spot at Charlie's TV station to advertise their product
She tells Ethel they'll have to give her a cut of the profits. "She is the greediest, most penny pinching...Carolyn darling!"
Lucy had a lot of friends and she gossiped about all of them.
I always like Ricky's smoking jacket too.
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