In "The Operetta" (Episode #38), the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Art League decides to stage an operetta. In order to save the $100 royalty fee, Lucy decides to write her own operetta (which she titles "The Pleasant Peasant") about Lily of the Valley (Ethel) and Prince Lancelot (Ricky) whose love is thwarted by Camille, Queen of the Gypsies (Lucy). The amateur group has no money for costumes and scenery either, so Lucy writes a postdated check, assuming that the production will earn enough money to cover expenses afterwards. Of course, the postdated check is discovered and the production is interrupted by moving men repossessing the sets and costumes. Lucy is even carted offstage, still singing and clapping her tambourine!