“The Diet”, Season 1, Episode 4, Filmed 9/28/51, Aired 10/29/51

Jonathon Larson, the brilliant man who wrote “Rent”, wrote another show called “Tick, Tick, BOOM”. There is a song in the show called “Sunday” and it’s about a waiter’s stress with the “New York City Sunday Brunch” customers. It’s hard to explain, but those customers are the WORST! If you’re a waiter, you know what I’m talking about. If you are not a waiter, think about what a hard time the waiter is having next time you go to brunch. Having said that, today was Sunday and I had the Sunday Brunch Crowd. My afternoon was spent running around like a chicken with my head cut off, on the verge of tears, and not even having time to pee. I hurried home to see my red headed therapist for some much needed therapy.
As most women of any decade Lucy is sensitive about her weight. The four of them, Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel, are talking after dinner about how they all have gained a little weight. Lucy swears she still weighs the same as the day she got married, much to her dismay, she does not. Ricky tells her she can be in the show if she loses enough weight in four days to fit into the costume. With the help of Ethel and Lucy’s determination, she loses the weight and to Ricky’s surprise, she actually does the show.
“The Diet” has one of my favorite Lucy musical numbers in it. Ricky Sings “Cuban Pete” while Lucy is “Sally Sweet” (Here’s the youtube for your enjoyment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KFLPJ2bgNE). This number gets to show off their dancing. Lucille started off her professional show business career by dancing. It’s fun to see that Lucille actually can dance, unlike Lucy.