Golden Girls Alphabet Game

[camom]

J is for the Journey to Italy that Sophia took when Blanche was left in charge.

[Blakeston]

K is for Kicking the casket in the Frida Claxton episode.

[LilWharveyGal]

L is for Lesbian?  Lesbian.  LESBIAN!!

[camom]

M is for "Miami, Miami, you've got style.  Blue sky, sunshine, white sand by the mile."

[Bastet]

I hope I'm not the only one who sings along with them in that episode.  I think it's a catchy tune that should have won.

[LilWharveyGal]

^ Totally agree!  I can't imagine that the winning song was better.  

[babyhouseman]

N is for the nudist colony the girls ended up at on vacation. 

[Blakeston]

O is for the orgasm Blanche was on the verge of when she talked about buying shoes.

 

"Come on, old woman, we need shoes now!"

[FormerMod-a1]

P is for Blanche Popping Sophia's balloon after returning.

[camom]

Q is for the Question-Answers that Dorothy gave when auditioning for Jeopardy.  "We don't think anyone would root for you."

[Cobalt Stargazer]

R is for Regale, which Rose would do every time she told a St. Olaf story.

[LilWharveyGal]

S is for Sonny Bono, the hilariously random perpetual Golden Girls whipping boy.  (Both the real Sonny Bono and Sophia's portrayal of Sonny Bono.)

[Blakeston]

T is for Ted (ie, Stan's brother), who set off this exchange:

 

Ted: "I wouldn't want to put you out."

Blanche: "But I like to put out!"

Edited December 8, 2014 by Blakeston

[camom]

U is for Uncle Lucas, who sweeps Dorothy off her feet while trying to get revenge on Blanche.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

V is for Verve, which the Girls all lived life with.

[LilWharveyGal]

W is for Water, which leaked through the roof prompting the Cabana Club Beach Towel scene.

[Maherjunkie]

X is for all the sex stories.  So good we named it!

[babyhouseman]

Y is for Yankee. Blanche turned out to be related to one.

[Bastet]

And went to her senior prom with one!

[Blakeston]

Z is for the Zorro mask nearly being knocked out of poor Ed Rosen's hand!

 

Now that we've done our favorite moments, maybe we could do our least favorite moments?

 

A is for Anita Bryant, and Dorothy being disappointed that she didn't get to meet her.

 

What the hell, Dorothy? I've decided to assume that she wanted to meet her just so that she could throw orange juice in her face.

[LilWharveyGal]

B is for the Bridget-and-Michael-Sleep-Together plotline.  It just brought out the worst in everybody.  Plus, it featured one of Rose's daughters and they always suck. :)

[Maherjunkie]

I think Dorothy just wanted to win the contest.   

[camom]

C is for cryogenics, when the girls had their heads frozen at Rose's request.  The rest of the episode is fine, but the scene of them at the kitchen table as just heads makes me fast forward.

[sgittinger]

D is for David, Blanche's hideous grandson.

[LilWharveyGal]

E is obviously for the Empty Nest episode.

[Blakeston]

F is for the Fire at Shady Pines - specifically, the idea that Sophia would be prosecuted solely because a dying old woman claimed, years later, that Sophia accidentally started the fire with a hot plate.

 

I think Dorothy just wanted to win the contest.   

 

Dorothy spoke bitterly about how she was treated badly, while the winners got to meet Anita Bryant. It would be a very odd way to describe the situation if she didn't want to meet Anita Bryant herself.

[Maherjunkie]

I took the emphasis was on "treated badly" but Dorothy could have an orange juice fetish for all I know.  (Bryant used to hawk it).

G is for Garish wedding dress in the final episode.

[LilWharveyGal]

H is for another one of Rose's horrible relatives - Holly - and how all the girls instantly took her side over Rose's.  She truly was mopey, dopey, and full of crap.

Edited December 16, 2014 by LilWharveyGal

[camom]

I is for Rose's Cousin Ingmar who did bird imitations.  Let's just say you wouldn't want to park your car under their tree.

[FormerMod-a1]

J is for the Jacket with the lottery ticket, well and the whole episode.

[LilWharveyGal]

K is for Ken, Dorothy's boyfriend played by Dick Van Dyke.  He was hardly the worst guy to appear on the show, but I never liked him as much as I felt I should.

[Kiddvideo]

The Lingering illness episodes on chronic fatigue. A two-part snoozer.

Edited December 27, 2014 by Kiddvideofan

[mishy]

M is for Marguerite who was apparently some sort of voodoo priestess or something.

[keepwalking]

N is for Nils Neablung (however you spell the last name), the father in the St. Olaf story that Dorothy told.

[Bastet]

N is for Nils Neablung (however you spell the last name), the father in the St. Olaf story that Dorothy told.

 

Aw, I don't count that as a least-favorite moment.  Least-favorite episode, certainly, but I think Dorothy pulling a Rose is a real bright spot within that.

 

"Does this story have a point?"

"You asked that at just the right time."

 

But, then I love the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome episodes, so I'm used to being out of step.

Edited December 30, 2014 by Bastet

[keepwalking]

Oh! I must not have read the rules properly. I do like that Dorothy told a St. Olaf story! That is one of the first N words that popped into my head.

[Bastet]

O is for all the jokes made about Blanche's daughter Rebecca being overweight.  It made sense coming from Sophia, but Rose and Dorothy's reactions were out of character and quite disappointing.

[LilWharveyGal]

P is for the story about Pesto Sauce/ear salve that Sophia tells while eating.  The story itself isn't so bad but her chewing drives me nuts.

[camom]

Q is for the quiz show Jeopardy, which Dorothy applied for.  I hate it when she acts superior to everyone else.

 

R is for Rebecca, Blanche's daughter.  For one thing, I hate how she is treated in the overweight episode.  But when the other, thin actress shows up later in the series with the plan to have artificial insemination, it drove me nuts.  

[Maherjunkie]

S is for the Sick episode, because they are mean to each other especially Dorothy.  Camom, did you think Rebecca was short-sighted?

[camom]

No Maherjunkie, it bugged me that they used such obviously different actresses for the same character.  The number of children Blanche had seemed to keep changing (I think they totaled 6) -- why not just add another one?

 

T is for the tree that Freida Claxton wanted to cut down.  I think the reason I didn't like the episode was that everyone blamed Rose for her death.  I did get a giggle out of Mr Pfeiffer, though.

[LilWharveyGal]

Along those lines, U is for Re-Using character names.  Obviously it happens all the time in real life, but I like my shows to have a bit more creativity.  Becky was both Blanche's daughter and Lily's dog.  Angela was both Sophia's sister and Phil's wife.  Katherine was both Stan's wife and Gloria's daughter.  Gloria and Phil were both Dorothy's siblings and the names of the characters at the Maltese Falcon Club.  Etc etc....

[Bastet]

I did get a giggle out of Mr Pfeiffer, though.

 

"Hey, Puh-feiffer, how would you like a punch in the puh-face?"

 

V is for the Very Special Episode about homelessness.  It's an issue much of the media - and the country - was happily ignoring, so I certainly appreciate the sentiment, but it is so clumsily executed at every turn that I just hate it.

[Plaid]

W is for Work, which they only mention if a huge plot line calls for it. It seems like they only work a few days a year. Dorothy being a sub, I can understand that but day after day they just sit around chatting, having fun.

[Maherjunkie]

X is for when sex is over the top.  Did anybody really believe Blanche slept with Tony Bennett?

[camom]

Y is for the Younger Man that Blanche dates, the aerobics instructor.  I just thought it was so ridiculous that Blanche thought they were a compatible couple, age-wise.  Of course, it was nice when she found out that she was a mother figure to him.

[Maherjunkie]

Z is for the Zen like philosophy Sophia appears to embrace from Stan in the money-making episode.

 

Religions/cultural customs next?

[Blakeston]

A is for Alice the mangled cow - the customary punishment for children in Rose's family was to milk her.

[LilWharveyGal]

B is for Bar Mitzvah, a religious custom that Miles and Rose liked to crash.

[camom]

C is for Catholic, which Sophia obviously was.  "I ate fish on Fridays, even when the Pope said I didn't have to."