The original script had a scene revealing that Ricky had been guilty of "fibbing" on his taxes, but Desi refused to perform the scene as he didn't want to portray himself as a tax cheat. Instead, the second act was quickly changed to Lucy's audition.
While Ethel explains to Fred and Ricky how Lucy will lose the bet, a moth flies into the scene.
The magazine on the Ricardos' coffee table is the May 11, 1953 issue of "Life". This is the same issue that featured an article about Ricky's home life in Ricky's Life Story (1953).