Vacation from Marriage - S2-E6
Other mistake: The camera jostles badly when Lucy steps up on the board to cross the plank.
I Love Lucy (1951)
1 other mistake in Vacation from Marriage
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Revealing mistake: At the Brown Derby, when Lucy bumps into the waiter causing him to trip and spill the tray all over William Holden, we can see that the waiter's hand is taped to the bottom of the tray for the stunt to be done efficiently. (00:15:15)
Ethel Mertz: Rome wasn't built in a day.
Fred Mertz: Well, Rome wasn't built like you either.
Trivia: Fred and Ethel's bickering relationship didn't require much acting; in real life Vivian Vance and William Frawley didn't care for each other at all.
More questions & answers from I Love Lucy
Answer: There is no reason. It's a just a silly plot device, typical of the era. Women characters were often portrayed as making uninformed assumptions or decisions.
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