2 Observations made in the washing machine episode...

[Ireneparalegal]

There might be more to which you are more than welcome to add, but my observations today were that looking into the Mertzes' kitchen as Ethel and Lucy were pushing the old washing machine back and forth It doesn't resemble the layout that was shown in the earlier scene when the Ricardos were there eating lunch.

Second, when Mrs. Trumbell's nephew went over in the final scene to ask abt the washing machine, it bugged me how he just felt he could "walk right into the Ricardos apartment" as he went to the back porch!!!!!! Excuse me, but he never met Lucy and even if he did, who the hell thinks they could knock on someone's door, open it, walk into their apartment to find the people that own the washing machine??????

[gidgetgrape]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Second, when Mrs. Trumbell's nephew went over in the final scene to ask abt the washing machine, it bugged me how he just felt he could "walk right into the Ricardos apartment" as he went to the back porch!!!!!! Excuse me, but he never met Lucy and even if he did, who the hell thinks they could knock on someone's door, open it, walk into their apartment to find the people that own the washing machine??????

I've never thought about that before! That's really weird.

[Madame X]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

There might be more to which you are more than welcome to add, but my observations today were that looking into the Mertzes' kitchen as Ethel and Lucy were pushing the old washing machine back and forth It doesn't resemble the layout that was shown in the earlier scene when the Ricardos were there eating lunch.

Second, when Mrs. Trumbell's nephew went over in the final scene to ask abt the washing machine, it bugged me how he just felt he could "walk right into the Ricardos apartment" as he went to the back porch!!!!!! Excuse me, but he never met Lucy and even if he did, who the hell thinks they could knock on someone's door, open it, walk into their apartment to find the people that own the washing machine??????

I noticed Ethel's kitchen too. The view through the door made it appear small with a darker tinted wall and no shelf. When they ate lunch the room was huge, white and there was a shelf over the washer.

And just because Joe came through the apartment earlier with his Aunt Mathilda doesn't mean he can just stroll in later. What if he took that attitude with all the people he does business with? He would be walking into hundreds of houses!

My question/observation about this episode: What the hell is that big round thing on top of Ethel's ice box? It is about a foot tall and cylinder shaped. It looks kind of like a basket or a fruit dehydrater (which I know she would never have!). My parents had a lot of things from the '50's, but never a contraption like that!