A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.
Mother came to New York to keep house for me.
The custom of my grandfather's day is still going strong in Latin America. American girls do not seem to understand it.
Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.
If you don't know what to do, don't do anything.
The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.