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roddy-bg My name is Radostina Georgieva, "Roddy".
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Hey Look Me Over (21 September 91)
As Rose rummages through boxes of junk she has collected over the years, she comes across Charlie's old camera with film still in it. Rose has it developed and discovers a photo of Blanche in bed with Charlie. Rose is devastated. She calls Blanche a "slut" and gives her the silent treatment. In her own defense, Blanche produces a journal she has kept over the years of all the men she has slept with. Her records show that she slept with a traveling salesman named Chuck. All evidence proves that Blanche did in fact sleep with Rose's deceased husband! Meanwhile, Sophia is showing signs of hearing loss and Dorothy is concerned. Sophia says her hearing is fine. Dorothy threatens to make her life "miserable" if she doesn't see a doctor. After the appointment, it turns out that Sophia's hearing is fine, but Dorothy needs a hearing aid. Dorothy has a tough time accepting that she is getting older and refuses to wear one. She eventually puts her stubbornness and vanity aside and gets a hearing aid - it's hardly noticeable. After days of ignoring and avoiding Blanche, Rose realizes that she can't let the past get in the way of their friendship. Blanche is like a "sister" to her. Rose apologizes and all is forgiven. Upon closer inspection of the photo, Dorothy discovers that the entire roll of film are double exposures. Blanche really didn't sleep with Charlie after all.
The Case of the Libertine Belle (28 September 91)
Dorothy, Sophia and Rose join Blanche on a murder mystery weekend she has organized for the museum's annual outing. If the weekend is a success, Blanche hopes to impress Kendall Nesbitt, the museum's Director of Acquisitions, enough to be his hired as his assistant. Blanche would "kill" for this job, but Posey McGlinn, the other candidate, is her main competitor for the position. At the mystery dinner, no one is able to solve the mock murder. That is no one but Dorothy, who in a masterful sleuthing monologue solves the crime. All are impressed. After dinner, Blanche arranges for Kendall to drop by her room. Unfortunately, what was planned as a romantic rendezvous turns out to be a tragic one when Blanche finds Kendall lying on her bed murdered - with a knife in his chest...and guess who's the prime suspect. Blanche pleads her innocence to Dade County Police Lieutenant Alvarez, but after conducting a thorough investigation, he concludes that Blanche committed the murder. Dorothy comes to Blanche's aid and reprises her role as Sherlock Holmes. She establishes that in a fit of jealous rage, Posey killed Kendall over the assistant's job. Dorothy solves the case. But just as Alvarez book Posey, Kendall appears. It was yet another mock murder! Kendall thanks Blanche for making the museum's annual outing a success and assures her that she is still in the running for the job.
Beauty and the Beast (5 October 91)
Sneezing herself off a stool, Sophia sprains both ankles. Dorothy is busy with a conference, Blanche has her seven-year-old granddaughter visiting, and Rose...well, Rose is Rose, so Dorothy hires Nurse Defarge from Shady Pines to help out. At first Sophia isn't crazy about the notion of Dorothy employing the "Angel of Death" but quickly acquiesces when she's able to manipulates Defarge. Nurse Defarge becomes so domineering that Dorothy fires her which immediately send Sophia into faked whelps of agony. Nurse Defarge pledges to stick by Sophia until she can walk again - Unfortunately for Sophia, Dorothy happens upon her walking to the coffee table for a magazine, ending the charade. Sophia explains that she enjoyed having someone look after her. Dorothy explains she makes Sophia do things for herself to keep her active and vital. Blanche, on the other hand, is trying to keep her granddaughter entertained, something she's never had to contend with since she sent her own children to boarding school. Dorothy suggest she do something for fun that they'd both enjoy; the zoo of circus. Completely missing the point, Blanche signs Melissa up for the Little Miss Miami Pageant, becoming so overbearing in her desire for Melissa to win that it's become painfully obvious to everyone that Melissa isn't having any fun at all. The pageant scene included a beautifully, underplayed cameo appearance by Lauren Wideman, as opposed to the shameless scene glutting by those Gamble kids. During the talent portion of the pageant, Melissa freezes in front of the audience. Blanche comes out and drags Melissa through her routine, ending in Melissa running off stage in tears. Blanche apologizes, wanting to keep their relationship from becoming what her and her daughter, Janet's has become: cold and distant. Melissa agrees to give her another shot at being "the best Grandma in the whole world."
That's For Me to Know (12 October 91)
Dorothy is organizing a family history for the grandkids - to give them a "sense of pride." As she rummages through family memorabilia, Dorothy comes across a locked box that belongs to Sophia. After Sophia firmly tells Dorothy to stay away from the box, curiosity gets the best of her as she jimmies it open with a butter knife - behind Sophia's back. Inside, she finds a photo of Sophia in a wedding gown standing next to a groom who is not Dorothy's father! Dorothy feels she doesn't know her own mother. Meanwhile, Blanche is all aflutter over the installation of her new hot tub, and ignores Rose's suggestion of getting requisite city permits for construction. Feeling that this is dishonest, Rose has a city inspector pay the house a visit which infuriates Blanche. The inspector finds out, through Rose's big mouth, that aside from the hot tub permit, Blanche will need a boarding license (for renting to three people) and will have to make modifications to the home which could cost ten thousand dollars! It's either that ir lose a renter. Rose feels this is all her fault and decides to move out. Dorothy discovers a loophole where they can all stay without changing a thing - becoming co-owners. At first Blanche discards the idea, stating that it's her place which houses memories of her family. But Blanche eventually realizes that the ladies are her family now and generously agrees to co-ownership. After a day of name calling and shared feelings of betrayal, Sophia tells Dorothy the story of the wedding photo, and the arranged marriage set by her family. Sophia describes how she annulled the marriage two days later - the day she sailed to America. Embarrassed and disgraced by her own past, Sophia asks Dorothy not to put this in the family history, but she does - stating that Sophia was a courageous "pioneer in the woman's rights movement."
Where's Charlie? (19 October 91)
Rose thinks her dead husband, Charlie is trying to contact her from beyond the grave when she discovers all the cantaloupe's on one side of the fruit salad - a signal they had worked out before he dies. Miles gave Rose a ring that night, and Rose wonders if perhaps Charlie was upset with her decision to keep it, thereby sending the signal. The next morning Rose discovers Sophia eating the fruit salad. Distraught, Rose exclaims, "I'd give every last cent I have just to talk to Charlie one more time." Sophia pretends to channel Charlie in order to make a few extra bucks. Sophia confesses later to her prank and helps Rose realize that she alone knew Charlie best and that he wouldn't mind her seeing Miles because Miles can love her in a way he can't right now. Meanwhile, Dorothy is writing a letter to her dead father in hopes of being able to resolve old childhood emotions, and also to say goodbye, something she never got to do before he died. She discovers through this therapeutic process that her dad wasn't so bad after all and that it's not too late to tell her mother how much he loves her. Blanche, in the stylings of "Bull Durham," coaches her new beau, Stevie, a small time professional baseball player, into increasing his batting average by wearing women's lingerie under his clothing. The strategy works - maybe a little too well, Steve ends up looking like "Eydie."
Mother Load (26 October 91)
Stan asks Dorothy to go counseling with him so that he can learn to let her go and live his life without her. He explains that his psychiatrist, Dr. Halperin, calls it "closure," and feels that he could achieve it more rapidly with Dorothy's participation. Besides the fact that they have about as much chance of achieving "closure" as Delta Burke's 501's, Dorothy feels it's just another "Stan" scheme to try and win her back. But Stan's sincerity eventually convinces her that this time he isn't pulling any tricks. Flip to Stan and Dorothy in Dr. Halperin's office with Stan on his knees begging her to come home to him. Dr. Halperin suggests that Stan's desire to be with Dorothy is actually an obsession he has with Sophia. Sophia represents Stan's mother who passed away before they could resolve things, so Stan needs to hear Sophia tell him that she loves him. Dorothy tricks Sophia into coming to counseling, where Sophia, surprisingly, discovers that she does love Stan, even after all the horrible things he put her family through. Meanwhile, Rose has accidentally picked up a daily planner from Jerry Kennedy, a newscaster at the station where she works. His birthday is in a couple of weeks and the station has planned a surprise roast. She invites him over to retrieve the planner in hopes of gleaning some funny personal information to use. Blanche ends up "picking" him up. They start dating, when Blanche receives a visit from Jerry's mother warning her to stay away from her baby. In order to prove that Jerry's not a mama's boy, Blanche arranges for him to come over and stand up to his mother in front of everyone. After a few rounds of verbal boxing between Blanche and Mrs. Kennedy, Jerry, indeed, stands up, tells his mother off, informing her that she'll no longer run his life, and that he be with the woman he loves...Christina, thanks to Blanche, who's helped him see the light.
Dateline: Miami (2 November 91)
Dorothy has a date with the girls' doctor, which stimulates memories of the worst dates the others have had over the years: Rose remembers a blind date, Blanche remembers the New Year's Eve she spent with Rose, and Sophia remembers how Dorothy first told her she was pregnant.
The Monkey Show (1) (9 November 91)
Due to Ida Pearlberg's telling leg cramp (which predicts hurricanes), Sophia and just about everyone octogenarian in Miami are preparing for disaster, even though there's no news of a hurricane. Sophia also prepares Dorothy for the arrival of her formerly rich, now broke, sister, Gloria, whom Dorothy hates. Once Dorothy finds out that Gloria is broke, she welcomes her arrival so she can rub her snooty nose in it. Meanwhile, Dorothy is attending her last therapy session with Stan who is slowly transferring his love for Dorothy to a stuffed monkey. Once at the psychiatrist's, Dr. Halperin suggests that the two of them not see or speak to each other for two years, to which Dorothy responds, "Ciao." In the meantime, Rose has arranged for the local television station to give her eight hours of air time for a telethon to save the McKinley Lighthouse. As Rose organizes the event and auditions acts, Blanche volunteers to help. Rose organizes the event and auditions acts, Blanche volunteers to help. Rose reluctantly lets her, feeling that she'll just turn the telethon into a man chasing/love fest. And she does, by not hiring any female acts. Dorothy returns back from the psychiatrist's on cloud nine. She and Stan made a deal not to see each other for two years. Dorothy's life is finally in order...that is until she walks into her bedroom and finds Gloria and Stan in bed together. - she faints.
The Monkey Show (2) (9 November 91)
Dorothy, thinking she's awakening from a bad dream where Stan and Gloria were in her bed doing the sheet fandango, discovers the "bad dream" is standing in front of her wearing her silk robe. Stan explains that "a hurricane's a-comin'" and they felt scared and vulnerable. To make matters worse, Sophia feels that Stan and Gloria, as a couple, are great news. Dr. Halperin and his date, Carol Weston, arrive. Stan beeped him earlier to have him help sort through the problem. (Basically, Stan has substituted the traffic-cone monkey for Gloria) Later that day, Dorothy and Gloria have made up and are boarding up the house preparing for Hurricane Gil, when Gloria reveals she never would have given Stan a second look if it hadn't been for Ma's insistence. Dorothy's devastated. Sophia, hurt by Dorothy's angry words, goes out into the storm alone. Later, when the police start evacuating the neighborhood, Dorothy discovers her mother's missing. The only thing her search turns up is Stan and Gloria...in her bed, once again. Dorothy, Stan and Gloria go down to the television station to wait out the storm. Rose and Blanche are there single-handedly trying to put on the "Save the McKinnley Lighthouse" telethon. The only talent outside of Rose singing, 'I can't Believe I Grew A Hair There," is provided by Davey Cricket, (Played by Don Siegel) who chirped like a cricket in a pair of clingy tights, which still left everything to the imagination. During the telethon, they find out that the lighthouse has been destroyed by the storm. Dorothy and Stan talk and decide that their relationship works best when they're divorced. And because they share children and grandchildren, the two year plan won't work. Later, the police arrive with Sophia and Angelo. Sophia had gone to his apartment where they'd both been trapped by the storm. Sophia pulls Dorothy aside and apologizes for giving away her favorite stick toy to Gloria when they are children...That, and her ex-husband. Dorothy finds that the most important thing to her is having her entire family safe...and together.
Rose Loves Miles (16 November 91)
"Fasten your seat belt, slut puppy. This ain't gonna be no cakewalk," Sophia threatens Blanche, who's been left in charge of her when Dorothy laves on a three day cruise. Sophia the "problem child" gets into everything, including destroying Dorothy's antique chest where she's stored a box filled with mementos; one being a list of things Sophia want to accomplish, written in 1920. The list includes a vow to make amends with Guido Spirelli, Sophia's first husband though an arranged marriage in Sicily, which she had annulled days later, and then sailed to America. Although preferring to send Sophia back to Shady Pines, Blanche, at wits end, settles for keeping the old lady busy by encouraging her to spend the next two or three days making things right with Guido through a letter. In the meantime, Rose has noticed a propensity towards cheapness with Miles. His early bird, two-for-one coupon-toting dinner specials are wearing thin. So she decides to step out with Blanche and her high-rolling Texan friends for an all-expense-paid night out. Miles catches her while picking up day-old eclairs for a dinner he's making for her next week. He storms out. Later that night, Blanche, caught up in naughty telephone talk with her big Texan friend, unknowingly waves Sophia off to Sicily. The next morning she discovers her mistake and calls Angelo, Sophia's brother, to help her locate Sophia. Meanwhile, Sophia has tracked down Guido in an old tavern and apologizes for ruining his life. He tells her to forget about it and she returns home. The only problem is now Blanche is in Italy searching for Sophia. back in Miami, Miles has invited Rose to dine in a fancy restaurant to prove he's changed. But apparently the only he's changed is his mind because he can't seem to help noticing how much everything costs. He ends up confessing to Rose that he visited his doctor last month who told him he'd probably live to be one hundred...and he's only budgeted until eighty. Rose understands and offers to pay for dinner every now and then.
Room Seven (23 November 91)
Blanche is distraught over the demolition of Grammy Hollingsworthy's plantation in Atlanta. The old place houses Blanche's fondest memories of her youth. Needing to bid the plantation a final farewell, Blanche and the Golden Girls journey to the deep south. Once there, Blanche visits her old room, Room 7, and confesses that she can't say good-bye. Her Grammy is in the room and speaks to her. With the wrecking crew outside and the plantation manager asking them to vacate, Blanche handcuffs herself to the radiator: "If they're going to blow up this place, they're going to have to do it with me in it." Prior to the trip, Sophia choked on a piece of candy and had an after-life experience. While in heaven, Sophia reunites with Sal, but God cuts the reunion short - it's not Sophia's time. Upset that she can't stay with her beloved husband, Sal assures Sophia they'll be together again and asks her to relay a message to Dorothy. But Dorothy does not accept Sophia's alleged journey heavenward and refuses to hear the message. Back at the plantation, just as the Sheriff arrives with cable cutters to remove the handcuff's, Blanche appears. She has given up her strike and tells the girls that Grammy paid her a visit: "She told me it was time." Upon their arrival home, Blanche is a changed woman. Serene...at one with herself. Dorothy eventually accepts that something "happened" to Blanche in that room, but still has a tough time believing Sophia's "white light" story. That is until Sophia gives Dorothy Sal's message: "Tell my little spumoni face...I'm proud of her." Dorothy is shocked. Only Sal and Dorothy know that nickname. Oooooooh, spooky!
From Here to the Pharmacy (7 December 91)
Blanche, in a patriotic zeal, sent more men off to the Persian Gulf smiling than Pepsodent. One of the men, Bill, took a promise she made to heart and has returned to claim his prize: Blanche, as his one and only girl. She doesn't remember him but fakes it for his benefit. Bill takes her back to the place where they first "fell in love." His military formal wear, champagne, the setting and music make Blanche believe it's 1945 and anything with this man is possible - including monogamy. A visit from Bill the next morning on his way to work sends Blanche's mood into the deep freezer. It seems Bill is her local pharmacist. Although dashing in his military uniform, his skinny arms poking out of a pharmacist's smock shatters the military hero image she found so attractive. Blanche doesn't feel like she can dump him, after all, he went to war for America and it was his deep feelings for her that kept his spirits up. Meanwhile, Sophia is working on her will. Rose acts as her legal advisor until she spills the beans to Dorothy that Sophia has thirty-five thousand dollars stashed away that she got from Gloria and Phil over the years. Dorothy cuts off Sophia's allowance, making her pay her own way. In order to conserve her money, Sophia eats Dorothy's left over toast, runs errands for spending cash and threatens to sell a kidney on the black market. Blanche goes down to the pharmacy to try and get to know Bill better. Sophia tags along. While there, a Hispanic woman comes in. Her son has a fever and she's frantic. Bill calms her down, gives her free medicine and sends her to a doctor. T he kindness he shows touches Blanche. They talk about taking time to get to know one another...to build a real relationship, not something based on fantasy. In the meantime, they'll see other people. During all of this, Sophia manages to get busted by store security for scooping up the remains of Preparation H off the floor into her purse after she and another man struggled over it. Once home, Sophia explains to Dorothy that she's no being stingy with her money, she just wants to be able to leave her girls an inheritance. Dorothy buys Sophia another purse, deciding she likes taking care of her mother.
The Pope's Ring (14 December 91)
Sophia is off to see the Pope's Mass and has exchanged two bad tickets for one good ticket "way up front." Dorothy was looking forward to seeing the Pope, but Sophia explains that she had to trade in Dorothy's ticket to get close enough to the Pontiff to request a special blessing for her friend Agnes in the hospital. After the Mass, Sophia tells the girls how she snuck into the "crippled and lame" section to "cop a blessing," and just as she bent down to kiss the Pope's ring, security whisked him away, leaving the jewel encrusted ring in Sophia's hand! Dorothy demands that the ring be returned immediately, but Sophia feels that "this is a sign" and is "supposed to make a miracle." She eventually gives in and agrees to give it back. There's only one problem. Sophia lost the ring! In the meantime, Blanche gives Rose the "gift of suspicion" for her birthday and hires a private detective to follow Miles for two weeks. But once Miles finds out he's being watched, he becomes outraged: "This is an insult to me and to our relationship." That evening, Rose receives the detective's report - it states that Miles is going in for surgery - Rose panics. Dorothy helps Sophia retrace her steps, and figures out the ring isn't lost. Sophia had the ring in her possession the whole time and was using it as leverage to get the Pope to pick up the ring in person. But when one of the Pontiff's priestly entourage picks up the ring in proxy, Sophia's plans to get him to personally bless Agnes is extinguished. At the hospital, Rose finds out that Miles is having cosmetic surgery for his eyes. He's tired of looking old while working in a youthful environment. Rose is relieved that it's nothing serious, and knowing this means a lot to Miles, supports him. After visiting Agnes, Sophia stops by Miles' room to use his bathroom. Unfortunately, she misses the Pope walking down the hospital corridor blessing patients. Sophia's miracle came true!
Old Boyfriends (4 January 92)
Sophia's shopping for a man in a senior citizen's personals column. She opts for Marvin, a man that liked moonlit nights, romantic Italian dinners and remembers when Sinatra was skinny. Marvin arrives for their date with his sister, Sarah, in tow. Due to his poor eyesight, she drives him about, but she also tends to monopolize the conversations. Wanting to be alone with Marvin after several dates, Sophia invites him to the house where she instigates some hanky-panky. Uncomfortable, Marvin blurts out that Sarah isn't his sister, she's his wife. Sarah arrives and explains that she is legitimately seeking someone to take her place because she is dying, and she's chosen Sophia. Dorothy thinks this whole thing's nuts - Sophia'd be better off with a plant. Sophia likes Marvin and she's lonely, so why not give this a whirl? One evening Sarah tells Dorothy the whole story of how she and Marvin met. Sophia realizes how much these two are in love and that Marvin could never feel about her the way he does about Sarah. And that's what she really wants - what she had with Sal, so she declines their offer. Meanwhile, Rose gets a visit from Thor Anderson of St. Olaf. He reminisces about all of the dates they had in high school. Too embarrassed to admit she doesn't remember him, Rose invites Blanche to have dinner with them to ask Thor questions that she can't. Blanche can't believe a simple farmer's daughter can't remember a high school boyfriend, until Rose tells her she had fifty-six high school boyfriends. Rose never went all the way with them - just to "all the way rock" which had a mattress that she jumped up and down on - once. During dinner, Thor tells Blanche his nickname was "Skip" because he liked to skip. Rose remembers - she asked him to take her to a dance just to make Charlie jealous. Thor humiliated her by asking the band to play "Skip To My Lou." Thor pours his heart out; he saved money after Charlie's death to make this special trip to Miami to make Rose his woman. Wracked by guilt, Rose explains that she doesn't remember anything except that she used him to get Charlie. Thor gives her a goodbye kiss that does jar one memory: their first kiss under a haystack. Thor leaves a happy man. Blanche thinks it's romantic - a kiss unlocked Rose's memory. Rose responds, "The man didn't know how to kiss 40 years ago, and he doesn't know how to kiss today."
Goodbye, Mr. Gordon (11 January 92)
Dorothy is giddy as a schoolgirl when Mr. Gordon, her eleventh grade teacher, visits. Sophia remembers the huge crush Dorothy had on him, and recalls how she used to help him grade papers, do his laundry and even "rotate his tires." Once he arrives, Dorothy turns into a giggly seventeen year old all over again. During lunch, Mr. Gordon talks about an article he's writing and how he can't get his thoughts organized. Thinking that this will be like old times, Dorothy enthusiastically volunteers to help. Meanwhile, Rose has been promoted to associate producer of the "Wake Up Miami" show and is looking for two woman to join a panel discussion on "Women who LIve Together" - an idea Rose came up with. Blanche feels that this is the kind of exposure she's been looking for and volunteers for the panel. Dorothy follows. On the day of the taping, Mr. Gordon shows up to the studio and showers Dorothy with flowers and a good luck kiss - she's shocked. But once the cameras roll, Dorothy isn't the only one who's shocked $#151; the topic "Women Who Live Together" focuses on lesbians! After several days of staying mad at Rose, Blanche eventually forgives her - even though the only people asking Blanche out are women. In the meantime, Dorothy has invested days of diligent work on Mr. Gordon's article, he gives her an 'A'. But Dorothy's excitement grinds to a halt when Mr. Gordon shows up with the published article - it's Dorothy's work! He didn't change a thing...and took all the credit! Mr. Gordon assures Dorothy that the next time will be different, but Dorothy says there won't be a next time and asks him to leave. A hurt and used Dorothy tells Sophia that she always dreamed of Mr. Gordon swooping into her life like "Sir Lancelot," but now that fantasy is tarnished. Sophia explains that Dorothy gives too much, and in the end gets hurt. But keeping fantasies alive is a "part of life."
The Commitments (25 January 92)
Dorothy wins tickets for Beatlemania on the same evening she's supposed to go out on a blind date. Being a huge Beatle fan, she asks Blanche to go on the date in her place. Dorothy has a wonderful time and brings a souvenir home from "Beatlemania"...Don, the man who plays Ringo. They have a torrid love affair at the house. Sophia doesn't like the British Invasion - calling Dorothy, "Yoko" Zbornak, when she breaks up the fake rock and roll group. Dorothy explains that Don has performed solo for awhile, and she simply encouraged him. After attending Don's premier, Dorothy sees that, as an individual performer, he stinks. Realizing she fell for the persona of Ringo instead of, Don, the person, she feels nothing but relief when Don tells her he's getting back with the band and continuing the "Beatlemania" tour. Meanwhile, Blanche takes Dorothy's place and goes out with Jerry. He's a knockout! It would have been a perfect evening, except that he didn't make a pass at her and made her pay for half the date. Jerry explains that his wife died and he hasn't dated in a while, so he read up on modern woman and found out she wants equality. Blanche sets him straight, "No, no, no. I want to be treated betterthan you." Although he's a widower and Blanche hates breaking them in, she gives him another chance. Again, he doesn't make a pass at her. She starts losing self-confidence. Blanche vows to the other women to get her man. Another date is scheduled and this time Blanche asks Jerry to pick her up at the Wikki Wikki Motor Lodge. Blanche invites him in for a drink and tries to seduce him. After exotic jungle music, a bubble machine and a trapeze that falls from the ceiling, Jerry leaves, exasperated. He later goes back to the house where he and Blanche talk. She asks him why he's never made a pass at her. He tells her he was afraid to. He finds her very attractive, but believes in an old-fashioned romance. "There's nothing sexier than a first kiss." Jerry demonstrates, making Blanche feel like a real lady.
Questions and Answers (8 February 92)
"Alex Trebek and the "Jeopardy' people are auditioning contestants in Miami" and Dorothy plans to be the first one in line to sign up. Blanche decides to sign up, too, in hopes of meeting Alex Trebek. She's "never had a Canadian who wasn't on skates." On the day of the written test, Dorothy attacks her exam with zeal - Blanche can't get passed the first question. Two days later "Jeopardy" calls to tell an anxiously waiting Dorothy that she made it to the final round. Dorothy is ecstatic...and is equally happy to tell Blanche she failed. Dorothy has been cramming for the "Jeopardy" test all week and is exhausted. One night while studying, Dorothy drifts off to "Jeopardy" dreamland, where Alex Trebek moderates a game pitting Dorothy against Charlie Dietz ("Empty Nest") and four-time "Jeopardy" champion Rose Nylund...and losing!!! But the horror of her losing the "dream" game reverses the next day when she plays a final, mock try-out game like the Grand Poo-bah of Mensa. Unfortunately, she rubs her "Jeopardy" prowess in the other hopeful contestants faces. The coordinator is impressed with Dorothy's "body of knowledge," but decides not to move her on to the play "Jeopardy" on TV. He's afraid no one would "root" for her.
Ebbtide VI: The Wrath of Stan (15 February 92)
Uncle Angelo comes over to talk to Dorothy about the giant bug problem he's having, caused by some tenants who recently moved out and left food in their apartment. Rose explains that Dorothy and Blanche have taken Sophia out for their annual show buying spree. Not realizing that Dorothy and Stan are the apartment building owners through an inheritance, Rose arranges for Angelo's story to be on the nightly news. Dorothy arrives home to discover she's been dubbed "Big Mean Bug Lady," Miami's newest slumlord. She and Stan are dragged to court by the city, but in order to remain more identifiable with the middle class, Stan dumps his high profile attorney, Marvin Mitchelson, in lieu of Tracy, an inexperienced, 36-26-36 blonde attorney he met in a bar. She's no match against killer, public defender, Peterson, who gives the witnesses really dumb compliments so they let down their guard and he can nail them. Stan and Dorothy are sentenced to live in apartment 3C until it is brought up to code. While there, Stan reminisces about the good times they shared, culminating in a pass at Dorothy. They decide to relive old times in the bottom bunk, but first Dorothy encourages Stan to break house arrest and to get wine. When he leaves, she locks him outside the apartment to tangle with the gun-toting guard. The apartment is brought up to code and Dorothy comes home. She confides in Sophia that there was a point she thought about going to bed with Stan, and wonders if she'll ever not have old feelings for him. Sophia points out that she's wearing her "old lady" shoes again, even after all the complaining she did that it's the only kind Dorothy ever buys ever. They're comfortable and familiar, and that's what Stan is to Dorothy.
Journey to the Center of Attention (22 February 92)
When Dorothy settles in for another quiet night in front of the TV, Blanche rescues her from the "Amazing Discoveries" special on corn, and takes her to the Rusty Anchor. Dorothy reluctantly concedes, feeling that she'll be awkward and uncomfortable; and once there her instincts prove correct. But when the piano player persuades Dorothy to sing a song, the shell she was hiding under when she arrived, now sits next to the baby grand. In fact, Dorothy journey's back to the Rusty Anchor each day that week to perform and be the center of attention. Blanche is stunned. She is now playing second fiddle to Dorothy! Meanwhile, Sophia comes back from a friend's funeral and gets a crazy idea to have a wake in her honor - while still living. She wants to be alive ti hear her loved ones salute her "grace, wit and inner beauty." But the wake backfires when Rose forgets to print on the invitations that Sophia is still alive! Once the guests arrive and see Sophia breathing, the last thing they want to do is salute her "grace, wit and inner beauty." Blanche decides to fight fire with fire, and prepares a sexy, seductive singing number to perform at the Rusty Anchor. But when her act bombs, Blanche runs off crying. Dorothy catches up with her in the ladies room and finds out that Blanche is desperately jealous of her. "You can attract men in a way I can't," she states. When Blanche asks Dorothy to give up the Rusty Anchor she refuses. Dorothy likes the attention. Her self-esteem is riding high. So they agree to alternate nights. Dorothy confesses that a day doesn't go by when she's not jealous of Blanche.
A Midwinter Night's Dream (1) (29 February 92)
Blanche throws a moonlight madness party in honor of the leap year's full moon. Sophia's suddenly hit with the memory of Lena Pacerelli casting the "Curse of the Strega" upon Dorothy. Lena caught the cold from Dorothy that eventually killed her. In order to reverse the spell and save Dorothy from doom, Sophia must perform three tasks before midnight on the leap year's full moon: Kiss a fool, help a holy man, and reveal betrayal of a loved one. Dorothy thinks it's superstitious nonsense. At the party Blanche is convinced the moon is making everyone crazy. All the men are avoiding her and flocking to her roommates instead. Hurt, she starts to leave to go sulk in her room, when a handsome Brit, Derek, intercepts her and decidedly turns the evening around. Rose pulls Miles aside to tell him about a fifteen thousand dollar "honeymoon package" she just won. It includes a trip to Paris. Miles suggests, since they were eventually going to get married someday anyway, why don't they just do it now? Rose promptly gets down on one knee and asks Miles to marry her. He accepts and they announce it at the party. Sophia, determined to save Dorothy, discovers a man who thins Rose is smart. Figuring him for a "fool," she kisses him. Next, she trips a Rabbi, and then "helps the holy man" up. Then, in order to fulfill the third and final requirement - revealing the betrayal if a loved one, she tries to stir up trouble between the Weston sisters. Meanwhile, Dorothy stumbles upon Miles on the lanai, having second thoughts about marrying Rose. He and Dorothy laugh about his doubts, and then end up kissing passionately - witnessed by Sophia. "Hello Judas!"
A Midwinter Night's Dream (2) (29 February 92)
The moonlight madness continues when Dorothy and Miles pull apart from their impetuous kiss and come face to face with guilt and betrayal. Dorothy confesses the kiss to Sophia, but to Dorothy's surprise, Sophia saw it all. In fact, Sophia can't wait to relay the betrayal to Rose in order "satisfy all the terms of the Curse if the Strega. "Later at the party Rose witnesses Miles and Dorothy barking at each other - a direct result of the kiss. When Rose confronts the two, Miles looks out for Rose's feelings and blurts out that Dorothy stole five hundred dollars from him. Rose asks Dorothy to give the money back and has them kiss and make up. They do so...awkwardly. Sophia enters and tells Rose that she saw Miles and Dorothy kiss. Rose responds, "I saw them kiss. It's no big deal." The curse is over. Blanche announces that she has met the man of her dreams - Derek, a smooth talking Brit, who unbeknownst to Blanche, is also a thief. When Blanche notices that Derek and her expensive necklace are missing, the police arrive with him in custody - he stole Blanche's car. Derek smooths talks his way into persuading Blanche not to press charges. In fact, Derek wants to start all over again with Blanche and returns the necklace. When Blanche leaves to lock her jewels in the safe, Derek notices Rose's earrings and turns on the charm. Rose falls victim to Derek's savoir faire, and as they kiss, he makes his move for her earrings. But when the police show up to apprehend Derek, (he's wanted for jewelry theft in four states), he's gone. Dorothy's guilty conscious get the best of her, and confesses kissing Miles on the lanai. Rose doesn't see anything wrong with friends kissing - or "strangers" for that matter. Rose feels that Miles kissed Dorothy because he was nervous about getting married, and Dorothy kissed Miles because she would miss living with Rose when she and Miles tied the knot. Rose and Miles decide to postpone the wedding until they're ready.
Rose: Portrait of a Woman (7 March 92)
It's Miles' birthday. Blanche tells Rose to chuck the golf club she's wrapping and give Miles a gift that says "you're my one and only." Boudoir photography! It's worked twenty, thirty times for her. After being convinced a red flannel nightgown isn't the type of thing that makes a man's libido stand up and say "Hello der," Rose lets Blanche select her lingerie. Rose gives Miles the gift just as a group of academics from the college drop by to wish him a happy birthday. Against Rose's protests, Miles opens the gift in front of the men. She runs out, humiliated. Later, Miles tells Rose hoe much he loves the picture. Meanwhile, Dorothy's in charge of the teachers booth at Career Day. She's not sure hoe she can convince students to join the teaching profession when, due to low budgets and over crowding, she finds it less than rewarding herself. While there, she bumps into one of her old, good-off students, Randy Stewart. He's now a successful business owner, and as a special thank you to "Atilla The Sub" for turning his life around, he offers Dorothy a lucrative job as a highly paid motivational trainer. Dorothy accepts. Sophia's so proud, she's actually admitting to friends that she has another daughter named Dorothy, and with the increase in her allowance, purchases a big screen TV which she named Tanya. But Camelot ends, sending Tanya back to the store, when Dorothy finds out the job's a joke. Her seminars are merely a way for the company to legitimately write off a week in Florida for top employees. She decides to go back to teaching high school, a place where she truly makes a difference.
Home Again, Rose (1) (25 April 92)
When Rose misses her high school reunion because she was ill, Blanche arranges for her to go to East Miami High's 40th class reunion so she wouldn't feel left out - and at the same time give Blanche and Dorothy an opportunity to meet men. When Dorothy expresses her fear of getting caught, Blanche explains the class o '52 won't remember each other, but just in case, checks out old high school yearbooks so they can study up on who was senior class president, quarterback of the football team, class slut, etc. Once at the reunion, the ladies put on nametags from the "no show" table and begin role-playing. Dorothy notices Rose, or should I say "Kim Fung-Toi," looking peeked. Rose states that she's fine, it's just "the excitement of seeing my old friends." Unfortunately, as Dorothy mingles, she realizes the name on her nametag ("Cindy Lou") has a life as boring as hers. But when the senior class president announces "Cindy Lou" as the prom queen, Dorothy bathes in the spot light as she is escorted to her throne. But the spot light dims when she's accused of being an impostor...as well as Sophia. As the commotion and excitement heighten, Rose feels a sharp pain in her arm and collapses. Later at the hospital, Blanche blames herself for pushing Rose into going to the reunion and prays to God that if Rose pulls through, she'll give up sex. When the ladies learn that Rose had a mild heart attack. Rose asks them to see to it that her head is frozen when she dies - Rose wants to preserve her brain. They agree. Rose then makes the ladies promise they'll get their heads frozen, too - so they can one day be together again. They reluctantly agree. The day Dorothy, Sophia, and Blanche arrive to take Rose home, they find her room and bed empty. Rose went into cardiac arrest and is being prepared for surgery.
Home Again, Rose (2) (2 May 92)
The women wait anxiously while Rose is prepped for triple bypass surgery. They're not allowed in to see her, plans are being made regarding her future without their input, all because they're not considered family. They sit by helplessly, comforting each other in the waiting room with stories of Rose. At one point they laugh at Rose's attempt at theater: "Lamb! A Comedy Adventure with Mint Jelly." Dorothy recreates her role, singing, "I Am The Wolf - Boom, Boom," when Kirsten, Rose's daughter, walks in. She interprets their behavior as being insensitive and uncaring, further ostracizing the women, too. Between the women's support and her mother's request, Kirsten realizes how much of a true family they are. Rose comes through surgery and, with Kirsten's help, the ladies are allowed in to see her. Rose is still under anesthesia, having a dream about all of them having had their heads frozen when they dies and then reactivated one hundred years later. When she becomes conscious, the ladies are more than happy to listen to her incoherent babbling...it's like old times. It's Rose's homecoming day. While waiting for her arrival, Janet asks her mother, Blanche, to respect her wishes on raising Sarah. She'd just like to try some things differently. Blanche agrees. Rose arrives to a whispered "surprise." She goes to say hello to Sophia in the kitchen. The only thing she sees is Sophia's head poking above the butcher block table, reminding her of her dream. Rose yelps and Sophia pops up with the knife she dropped icing the "welcome home" cake. They have a warm, group hug - grateful just to be able to.
One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1) (9 May 92)
Having made a date with a complete stranger the day her Uncle Lucas arrives in town to visit, Blanche flatters Dorothy into going out with him, insisting Lucas is "dying to meet" her. Once on the blind date, Dorothy and Lucas sit at Don's Crab House completely bored. When Dorothy breaks the awkward chit-chat confessing that she agreed to go out with Lucas when she heard he was "dying to meet" her, Lucas states that he went out tonight because Blanche said Dorothy was "dying to meet" him. As they share a laugh at being duped and stories of who's the bigger "loser," they decide to get back at Blanche by telling her they're getting married. "A Brooklyn Italian living in Hollingsworth Manor - she'll flip!" The next day Lucas shows up with flowers and, in front of everyone, proposes to Dorothy - "Aunt Dorothy" to Blanche. Blanche determines to nip this in the bud once and for all. The next night when Dorothy and Lucas come back from another prank date (an enjoyable one at that), Rose announces that since Dorothy and Sophia are moving to Atlanta with Lucas, she's going to move in with her daughter Kirsten. Blanche cries out to the mischievous couple that because of their "dollar ninety-eight romance" they're destroying a family! Dorothy and Lucas realize the charade has gone too far, and decide to break up in front of her. But when Blanche overhears them telling each other that their short time together has been the "lightest and brightest" in recent times, and that it seems to both that they've known each longer than three days, Blanche steps in and puts her petty, selfish concerns aside. After she toasts their union, Lucas asks Dorothy to marry him...this time for real. Dorothy accepts. Sophia watches on confused: "Is it my stroke, or did they do this already?"
One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2) (9 May 92)
Lucas and Dorothy finally get a private moment together before their wedding tomorrow. But their kiss is interrupted by the flash of Sophia's Polaroid camera: "You know, pussycat, I think he's just crazy enough to show up tomorrow." The Golden Girls gather to say their last goodbyes: Sophia's moving to Atlanta with Dorothy, and Rose is moving in with her daughter. But Dorothy insists, "This is not goodbye. We'll see each other again." Later, Blanche and Rose say their goodbyes on the lanai, out of Dorothy's earshot, and this time the flash of Sophia's Polaroid camera interrupts their embrace. Rose expresses her misgivings about moving in with her daughter, and Blanche asks Rose to stay with her, since they're family. Sophia looks at the picture she took and realizes how much she's going to miss them. On Dorothy's wedding day she's surprised with a ride to the church in a limo. She assumes Lucas sent it, but we see it's being driven by Stanley Zbornak as his wedding gift to the one woman he will always love. Dorothy walks down the aisle to Lucas, the man she loves. After the ceremony, while Dorothy does some last minute packing in her room, Sophia joins her and tells her that she's decided to stay with Rose and Blanche. She feels she butted in too much in the first marriage and that newlyweds need their privacy; besides, the others can't manage without her. Dorothy thanks Sophia for giving her the self-confidence needed to try again -- it gave her Lucas. Dorothy leaves for her new life and we're left to watch a timeless Polaroid picture develop of four marvelous ladies, sitting at a kitchen table, as always eating cheesecake.
 
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