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Another stand-out in the sea of mediocrity that is Season 2, this one's my second favorite of the year behind Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale. Normally I dislike the episodes where Lucy and Viv are feuding, but this time it's over something really important - a MAN - so cut them some slack.

I guess Lucy and Bill (Keith Andes) are non-exclusive because in this one, she's all flirty with Robert Alda's character when they meet in an Art Supplies shop. This prompts Lucy to sign up for the art class, which Vivian also does later, but neither woman knows that the other has struck up an acquaintance with Alda.

John Carradine plays the art teacher and it's strange for me to see him in a sitcom because I always associate him with all the Grindhouse flicks I've seen him in. The ladies compete for attention during the lesson and it's fun seeing Viv using her paper tablet to obscure Lucy.

Having been passed over, a bitter Lucy keeps uttering sneaky insults in the kitchen scene before Viv's date with Alda - which are funny but don't really make sense because Viv's wearing a lovely lace dress and looks wonderful.

The final scene in Alda's apartment has some good laughs, though the situation isn't really believable. Season 2 has such slim pickings, so just enjoy it for what it is.

"Lucy Goes to Art Class" is hardly one of the better episodes, but it does reunite Lucille Ball with former co-star John Carradine, from the excellent 1939 jungle thriller "Five Came Back." The bait for Lucy and Vivian is an unmarried art enthusiast played by Robert Alda, who inspires them to join him in an art class presided over by Professor Guzman (Carradine). Vivian gets the seat right next to him, until Lucy contrives to steal it away. Vivian gets her revenge by forcing her rival to volunteer to model, made more bearable when Alda mentions Lucy's high cheekbones. Vivian succeeds in getting a date from her intended, returning to find his Mona Lisa sporting a very familiar face. Like Lucy, Carradine was a dedicated workaholic, but his small role here does not allow him a single amusing line. Now all I need to catch is the 1970 episode of HERE'S LUCY, "Lucy Cuts Vincent's Price" (featuring guess who).