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You may be right. There can be only one star of a Lucy series, as it should be. "Horse Guest" is a pleasant enough entry. Memorable mainly for Frawley's cameo. You have to overlook a lot of plot holes. Such as: how did they get the horse into the Glenhall apartments since Lucy is on at least the 2nd floor if she's got that old crank Mrs. Golddapper living below her. Ann adds a lot to every episode she appeared in. Being a weekly regular probably wouldn't have worked out but I don't know why the 3-4 guest shots a year didn't continue. I think My Mother the Car was the next season but that didn't take much of her time. Speaking of MMTC: I recently bought a batch of Chicago TV Times from the mid-60s. The "Mailbag" column has some interesting, if dumb questions. Looking them over, I don't think they are supposed to be jokes. Someone wrote in:" In My Mother the Car, is Ann Sothern saying her lines from the trunk?". The answer only addresses the fact that this particular car doesn't have a trunk. Other questions "How does Samantha on Bewitched perform her magic?" "Does Mr. Ed actually speak the English language?" and "On the Patty Duke Show, are Patty & Cathy played by the same actress?" . Mailbag answer: yes. My answer: watch the opening credits, you moron! Also notable about "Horse", Herb Vigran gets entrance applause which I'm sure pleased him.

I just re-watched "Lucy and the Countess Have A Horse Guest." I don't think is the best script, but I loved the interplay between Lucy and Ann Sothern. I also liked the cameo appearance with William Frawley - although it was a bit jarring to see how much older and frailer he had become. I wish Ann Sothern could have taken over Viv's role in the series, but I guess it would have been tough for Ann to go from running her own production company and starring in two series to becoming Lucy's second banana. Still, I always thought it was odd that they didn't bring her back for occasional guest appearances. In the Desilu book, Ann told the authors that she and Lucy got into a few arguments while doing this series (in part because Lucy liked to be in control,) so maybe Ann just thought it would be healthier for their friendship if they didn't work together.