Memorable episode with Lucy and Ethel now joined by new friend, never-to-be-seen-again Louanne Hall (portrayed by Vivi Janiss) and their husbands who insist on socializing without the women present, until a fourth couple shows up with his date, the stunning Eve Whitney (Barbara Eden she ain't), who apparently used her real name.
The men now have no problem following Eve out of the kitchen where they were huddled, much to Lucy and Ethel's dismay the next morning.
We are now told Ricky's accent gets thicker as the more beautiful the woman he is around. Fred wanted to play spin the bottle with Eve, and the never-to-be-seen-again Bill Hall wanted to hear Eve's life story.
This is how Lucy and Ethel learned of Eve's charm school run by ta-DAH! -- Natalie Schafer, she who is to be best known as Mrs. Howell on Gilligans Island.
Clearly Natalie was not performing on Gilligan's Island as we see here, right down to the lorgnette, her weapon-of-choice.
In the end, we are treated to Lucy and Ethel in skin-tight dresses. Lucy of course manages to carry it off, but Ethel is quite a site, but Vance works with it.
Worth mentioning is Schafer's instruction on how to walk (let the hips lead and the body follow) as well as one does not walk like a bag of meal, which Lucy would then essentially use similar instructions to Miss Lewis (Bea Benaderet) in Lucy Plays Cupid nearly two years later.
For some strange reason, lots of memorable ILL moments in this one episode.
The men now have no problem following Eve out of the kitchen where they were huddled, much to Lucy and Ethel's dismay the next morning.
We are now told Ricky's accent gets thicker as the more beautiful the woman he is around. Fred wanted to play spin the bottle with Eve, and the never-to-be-seen-again Bill Hall wanted to hear Eve's life story.
This is how Lucy and Ethel learned of Eve's charm school run by ta-DAH! -- Natalie Schafer, she who is to be best known as Mrs. Howell on Gilligans Island.
Clearly Natalie was not performing on Gilligan's Island as we see here, right down to the lorgnette, her weapon-of-choice.
In the end, we are treated to Lucy and Ethel in skin-tight dresses. Lucy of course manages to carry it off, but Ethel is quite a site, but Vance works with it.
Worth mentioning is Schafer's instruction on how to walk (let the hips lead and the body follow) as well as one does not walk like a bag of meal, which Lucy would then essentially use similar instructions to Miss Lewis (Bea Benaderet) in Lucy Plays Cupid nearly two years later.
For some strange reason, lots of memorable ILL moments in this one episode.
