Some one please feel free to fact check me. I hope I read wrong, or got bad information. But Philip Ober was a real son of a bitch, so I don't put it past him.
Remember the Switzerland episode where the gang all thought they would die so they confessed stuff to each other? (Everybody except Ricky. I loved him saying "I'm no fool. We might get out of here.")
Anyway, Fred confessed he had been charging the Ricardos an extra $20 a month since Ricky was a celebrity. Then Ethel confessed, "I've been giving them the $20 back every month."
How do you think she did it without Fred's knowledge & without telling the Ricardos she was giving them $20 a month because her husband was robbing them? Was she hiding $20 every month in their apt for Lucy to find? Was she buying $20 worth of toys for Little Ricky every month? Was she secretly paying $20 of their water bill every month?
Harpo Marx, Season 4, Episode 28
The Dancing Star, Season 4, Episode 27