By the third season of The Golden Girls, we have a deeper understanding of who the Girls are as individuals; now, we delve into their personal concerns and life experiences. Rose worries about nuclear war, Dorothy desires a more fulfilling friendship, Blanche yearns to be closer to her favorite daughter, and Sophia simply wants to make new friends. How well do you recall the details of how the Girls handled these situations? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Highly frustrated after listening to Rebecca's boyfriend, Jeremy, disrespect and belittle her throughout dinner, the Girls hear about a disturbing conversation Sophia overheard between the two. When Blanche questions Rebecca about it, what does she tell her?
Dorothy secures a summer consulting position on the children's program, Mr. Terrific's Clubhouse. The producer, impressed with her suggestions for improvement, advises Mr. Terrific to implement them, but he refuses. What happens to Mr. Terrific?
The Girls invite Marguerite to the house to rehire her as their housekeeper. She's appalled to learn they thought she put a curse on them and that Blanche believed Marguerite gave her a love potion that she later reversed. Marguerite says it was not a love potion. What is in the bottle?
To negotiate better working conditions for employees over 70, Sophia organizes a meeting at the house with her boss, Mr. McCracken, and a few co-workers. They've already been on strike for a week. What do Dorothy and Rose learn about Mr. McCracken when he arrives?
When several girls from Rose's Sunshine Cadet troop draw pictures of nuclear war, Rose worries about the subject being on their young minds during the upcoming campout. She doesn't want it to spoil their fun. What does she do?
What was Rose's costume for the masquerade ball at the counseling center? (Hint: She was excited about Dorothy being the other half.)
Fired from his TV show and denied reinstatement, Mr. Terrific climbs onto the ledge of the studio building, insisting he will fly, despite Dorothy and Rose's attempts to dissuade him. When he jumps from the ledge, what is Dorothy surprised to see?
Dorothy and Stan once visited his mother on Mother's Day, presenting her with a gift. Dorothy said, "The minute we saw it, we knew it was for you." What did they give her?
What is the name of the city councilman candidate whom Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose support during his campaign?
When Rose's Sunshine Cadet troop's campout in the woods is called off due to rain, where does Rose have it instead?
Stan surprises Dorothy with an unexpected visit, bringing his younger brother from Minneapolis, Minnesota. His brother is one of the Midwest's top neurosurgeons and owns a couple of mini-malls. What is his name?
What is the name of the TV game show that Sophia gets tickets for the Girls to compete on? Dorothy describes it as the following:
"That ridiculous game show where people humiliate themselves for the sake of a lousy dollar."
With his business struggling, Stan implores Dorothy to ask his mother for a loan, fearing his own request would disappoint her. Despite Mother Zbornak's usual harshness, Dorothy asks, and to her surprise, Mother Zbornak consents, revealing a fondness for her daughter-in-law. Why is his mother mean to Dorothy?
When Rose takes her Sunshine Cadet troop out for pizza, Dorothy and Blanche get a visit from Alexi Buvnov of the Russian Embassy. He tells them Gorbachev was moved by Rose's letter about her concerns regarding nuclear war. What does he tell them that leaves them speechless?
Back in St. Olaf, Rose had a neighbor named Mean Old Lady Hickenlooper, who always looked angry and never smiled because she was born without smiling muscles. Rose told her that a smile was just an upside-down frown. What did Mean Old Lady Hickenlooper do every time Rose passed by?
Sophia reads the local newspaper one morning and sees a headline story accusing city councilman candidate Gil Kessler of having an affair. When Dorothy and Rose see the picture of the woman he's allegedly sleeping with, whom do they recognize her as?
As a high school senior, Blanche fell for Deck Bovinglowe, a 40-year-old unemployed, twice-divorced father of three. After a mere month of courtship, he proposed during cheerleading practice. Why did Blanche want to marry him?
Sophia is deciding what to do for her act in the talent show at the senior citizens' center. She writes a song to the tune of "Thanks for the Memory":
Thanks for the Medicare
For Blue Cross and Blue Shield, for a hip that finally healed
What's the next line?
When the Girls and Michael's fiancée, Lorraine's, family arrive at the chapel to stop the wedding, Lorraine declares that if their families cannot accept their union, they need not see them again. Who else does Lorraine say they won't see?
What is the name of Dorothy's novelist friend whose stories are all set in Florida?