Luci Arnaz never got enough credit. She was a natural talent who could sing, dance and act. She was as good as Judy’s dtr Liza but she never got the same accolades or big movie parts. Luci could also have played the Liza role in Cabaret.
Vivian Vance had already left the series as a regular by this point, in this its new fourth season. Ann Sothern returned here in her occasional recurring role as Lucy Carmichael’s visiting friend ‘The Countess,’ as the Lucy character transitioned to moving to California and no longer had the ‘Viv’ character as a regular sidekick. ❤
Delta Burke is such a beautiful lady. I hope this episode didn't hurt her feelings. I often think about that when I watch a TV show. When someone is playing a character whose appearance is being made fun of, I wonder how that must make them feel in real life. Even though she is a professional actress, and even though she is so beautiful, I feel like a storyline of this nature could be hurtful. 😢
I don't get it either. And her former classmates make fun of her later on for being overweight. I don't see it at all. This whole storyline was a bit much in my opinion
At the time, filmmakers would make alternate takes in anticipation of television showings in order to replace what was considered offensive. So of course, on the original broadcast, Mame says, "most poor suckers are starving to death ". Vera's alternate line for "the man in the moon is a bitch" became, "I told you you didn't have any talent when we were in the chorus together." I actually think it's a funnier line and I wish I had saved my video recording of it.
