Lucy Ricardo has written a play for her women's club entry into a playwriting contest in which various women's groups will compete. Trouble is Ricky resents her committing him to the project as the star before telling him and refuses to do it (Lucy insists it wasn't written for him, even though the hero is Cuban and sings Babalu!. Lucy is then forced to rewrite the play and set it in England so Fred will be able to play the male lead, while Lucy's Cuban cutie and her mother played by Ethel also make the transition from Hispanic to British. When Ricky finds out the plays will be judged by famous movie producer "Samuel B. Mayer" he talks Fred into backing out and letting him star - completely unaware that the plot and setting have been changed.
LUCY WRITES A PLAY is one of the weaker I LOVE LUCY shows, so much that one can easily notice canned laughter accompanies most of the jokes rather than genuine laughs from the studio audience. It is somewhat unusual to see Ricky just as sneaky as Lucy for a change and having it backfire on him as it usually did for her. Supporting player Myra Marsh has a fun small role as the overly dramatic club woman who introduces the play but this episode is definitely Lucy Lite.
LUCY WRITES A PLAY is one of the weaker I LOVE LUCY shows, so much that one can easily notice canned laughter accompanies most of the jokes rather than genuine laughs from the studio audience. It is somewhat unusual to see Ricky just as sneaky as Lucy for a change and having it backfire on him as it usually did for her. Supporting player Myra Marsh has a fun small role as the overly dramatic club woman who introduces the play but this episode is definitely Lucy Lite.