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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 439513" data-attributes="member: 5079">Yes, if Mooney was used as a recurring character he wouldn't have been so unpleasant.  The writers had to concoct ridiculous plots to explain why Lucy was interacting with her banker so often.  At least when she became his secretary in the show's second format, there was some justification; although not for why Mooney continued to employ an inept secretary he seemingly disliked.   HERE'S LUCY added familial obligations finally added some degree of context between the characters.I don't think ILL would be the classic it is today if Gale, Lucy's first choice, had played the role that evolved into Fred.  Ditto for Bea Benedarat, Lucy's first choice for the role that became Ethel.</blockquote>