Season 1, Episode 3 - "Rose the Prude"

Rose reluctantly agrees to a double date with Blanche and her date's brother. She meets Arnie, and they have a great time that night. When Arnie asks Rose to go on a Bahamas cruise with him, why is she hesitant about going?

Answer

She hasn't been sexually intimate with a man since her late husband, Charlie, died 15 years earlier.

Harold Gould, who plays Arnie Peterson, returns to the show later as Rose's boyfriend, Miles Webber. (Season 5, Episode 6 - "Dancing in the Dark")

Rose: Arnie wants me to go away with him on a cruise to the Bahamas.

Blanche: Oh. Oh, and you're upset because he wants you to pay your own way?

Rose: I'm upset because we'll be all alone, in the middle of the ocean, on a ship, in a stateroom, with a bed.

Blanche: Oh.

Rose: I don't know what to do. I haven't...been with a man in that special way since Charlie died.

Blanche: Get outta here.

Rose: It's true. Charlie was the only lover I ever had, and my first time was on our wedding night.

Blanche: Get outta here!

Dorothy: Oh, back off, Blanche! Not all of us are classified by the Navy as a friendly port.

Season 4, Episode 1 - "Yes, We Have No Havanas"

Who does Rose recognize as her high school history teacher, Fritz Shticklemeyer?

Season 6, Episode 3 - "If at Last You Do Succeed"

After Stan hits it big with his baked potato opener, he buys various gifts for his children, Dorothy, and Sophia. Dorothy believes he's trying to buy their love. He gives Sophia money and a Game Boy (a handheld game console). What lavish gift does he buy for Dorothy?

Season 3, Episode 6 - "Letter to Gorbachev"

TRUE OR FALSE: Gorbachev was so moved by the simplistic, heartfelt words in Rose's letter about nuclear war that he wanted to meet her, believing she was a little girl.

Season 5, Episode 12 - "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas"

TRUE OR FALSE: Back in St. Olaf, a traditional Christmas starts with a pageant consisting of shepherds, angels, and two wise men.

Season 5, Episode 17 - "Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom"

Following a physical examination, Blanche's doctor prescribes a Holter monitor to assess her heart activity. During her follow-up appointment, the doctor, concerned by her slow and irregular pulse, recommends hospitalization for further testing. What does Blanche learn she needs surgery for?

Season 3, Episode 13 - "The Artist"

Laszlo the artist comes to pick up Blanche to go to the museum. While waiting, he talks with Rose and expresses his doubts about using only Blanche for his new sculpture. He says there are other qualities he'd like to capture: innocence, wholesomeness, and naiveté. What does he ask Rose?

Season 2, Episode 14 - "The Actor"

What is the name of the local Miami actress that Dorothy refers to as "Miami's answer to Meryl Streep"? Her acting is so bad that once she played in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank, and the audience kept shouting, "She's in the attic! She's in the attic!"

Season 6, Episode 11 - "Stand by Your Man"

Their neighbor Harry Weston's dog Dreyfuss has puppies, and Rose enjoys having them over to play. Naturally, she's excited when Harry says The Girls can keep one of the puppies. How does Blanche respond to having a pet?

Season 4, Episode 21 - "Little Sister"

Sophia loses the Westons' dog, Dreyfuss, after dogsitting for 3 days. Dorothy has already expressed her doubt about Sophia taking care of Dreyfuss. In an attempt to correct her mistake and hide it from Dorothy, what does Sophia do?

Season 7, Episode 8 - "The Monkey Show, Part 1"

One summer, Rose dated a man who played Goofy at Disney World. She said it was a passionate relationship, but unfortunately, it didn't end well. What happened?

Season 1, Episode 20 - "Adult Education"

Which Golden Girl had a speech impediment in elementary school and was afraid to speak in class?

Season 5, Episode 23 - "The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present"

According to Rose, what is the "St. Olaf Wedding March"?

Season 2, Episode 22 - "Diamond in the Rough"

Rose excitedly announces she's hired an all-female jazz band called "The Great Pretenders" for the hospital charity banquet. During the banquet, Dorothy notices something odd about the band members. What is it?

Season 5, Episode 8 - "That Old Feeling"

Which Golden Girl makes a point of calling out customers in the express line of the grocery store if they have more than 10 items?

Season 4, Episode 20 - "High Anxiety"

TRUE OR FALSE: When Rose was a child, she had a chicken that could cluck the scores of Broadway musicals.

Season 2, Episode 11 - "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas"

The Girls all plan to fly to their hometowns for Christmas. Rose has to work at the counseling center the morning before they go to the airport, so they agree to pick her up on the way. What happens while they're at the center?

Season 2, Episode 10 - "Love, Rose"

Sophia meets a persistent 90-year-old Englishman named Willie at the senior center who, she claims, is smitten with her and follows her everywhere. He invites her to a dinner reception, where she discovers the reason for his infatuation. What is it?

Season 5, Episode 12 - "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas"

Sophia says she could never get used to serving turkey for Christmas dinner; it's very un-Sicilian. What is she accustomed to having for Christmas dinner?

Season 3, Episode 12 - "Charlie's Buddy"

After a month of shopping for an evening gown to wear to the museum banquet, Dorothy finally finds the perfect dress. Unfortunately, when Blanche reveals the dress she's wearing, The Girls now have a dilemma. What is it?