For those watching the series on DVD in chronological order, seeing the six episode several hours after seeing the original pilot shows how far is the series Advanced as it began to excel in the ratings. Once again, Lucy wants to be in the show even though she already has in an earlier episode and she has the perfect opportunity when Ricky's clown has to back out. Virtually the same minus the cheap look, with a different set for the opening and Fred (unfortunately no Ethel) and a few other details thrown in, this is a nice reworking of the enjoyable TV audition for thevshpw. The original audience saw this as fresh because the original audition didn't air on TV until decades later so they were probably unaware that this was a recycled plot.
Review of The Audition
