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Musical comedy veteran Gretchen Wyler steals the show as boozy musical comedy veteran Ivy McBride who is appropriately cast as boozy theatre actress Vera Charles opposite Julia's Mame. Of course there's friction, and when push comes to shove, Anthony has to step in and it is hysterical. Julia steps in as producer, and that makes her double the diva. Alison gets hysterical moment as she shows the various ways to say the simple line, "How are you doing?" Julia, in her costume, looks like a drag queen, and for anybody who knows the musical, they will be able to tell that this is not really "Mame", especially with the ridiculously small set and the jump right to the middle of the second act for Mame and Vera's big number isn't exactly the way the show was written. Still, it's obvious that everybody is having a great time, and that makes it one of the most memorable episodes of the series.