In the fourth season of The Golden Girls, the good times and shenanigans are plenty...and so are the romantic escapades! Blanche refuses to be defeated by any woman when it comes to a man, Rose is sincerely pure-hearted and enjoys the simple things in life, Sophia gets more accomplished in one day by herself than all the girls combined, and Dorothy is learning to move on from her ex-husband Stan and try new relationships. How much detail do you know about how the girls handled these topics? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Blanche told Dorothy and Sophia how her college crush Ham Lushbough turned her down at a homecoming rally when she asked if he'd like some company. She goes out with him 30 years later and asks him the same question. What does he say?
When Sophia tells the girls that artist Jasper DeKimmel is hospitalized with two weeks to live, Blanche explains how artwork increases in value after an artist dies. She tells them about an upcoming auction featuring DeKimmel's work, and how they could profit. What do they agree to do?
The St. Olaf Woman of the Year blue ribbon panel, the Topplekoffer triplets, come to the house to conduct a face-to-face interview with Rose because she's a candidate. Dorothy states the obvious about the three men - they don't look anything alike. Why are they surprised by this statement?
Sophia tells the girls she went to visit her friend Lillian at Shady Pines, but she wasn't there. Blanche then remembers a phone call from Sophia's friend Gladys who said Lillian was sent to another home called Sunny Pastures. Why does this news upset Sophia?
The ladies' auxiliary puts Dorothy in charge of the hospital variety show, and the girls are having difficulty finding good acts. Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are excited when Sophia brings the super-talented Donatello triplets to audition. What does Sophia want in exchange for putting the triplets in the show?
Thirty years later, Blanche is devastated and humiliated at being rejected again by her college crush Ham Lushbough. Dorothy is confused because Blanche said she didn't find him attractive anymore. Why can't Blanche get over being rejected by him?
Sophia told the girls the artist Jasper DeKimmel is in the hospital dying because he needs a rare blood transfusion. After the girls buy one of his paintings at an auction in hopes of profiting from his death, Sophia tells them they found a donor with his rare blood type and he's going to live. Who was the donor?
TRUE OR FALSE: When Rose was a little girl, she imagined Bing Crosby was her father.
In this episode, Rose said she spent the first 8 years of her life in an orphanage and that believing Bob Hope was her father got her through some rough times. She also referenced being in an orphanage in Season 5, Episode 9 - Comedy of Errors. However, in Season 6, Episode 2 - Once, in St. Olaf, she said her adoptive parents, the Lindstroms, took her in when she was a baby.
Sophia sees her friend Lillian's terrible living conditions at the retirement home Sunny Pastures. She tells the girls she wants to visit Lillian often, but she needs them to be her drivers. When Rose takes Sophia to see Lillian, what news does Sophia surprise Rose with?
When the roofer arrives at the house to start construction, Dorothy regrettably informs him they can't afford a new roof. He sees the painting they bought by artist Jasper DeKimmel and expresses how much he's always wanted one. How do the girls afford the new roof?
As the girls are on their way to St. Olaf to attend the St. Olaf Woman of the Year ceremony, Rose tells them about Mount Losenbaden. She says it's like Mount Rushmore, except they sculpted four losers of presidential elections in the mountainside. Why is Adlai Stevenson sculpted twice?
TRUE OR FALSE: Rose's parents, Gunter and Alma, are her adoptive parents. Rose was first at an orphanage.
In this episode, Rose says her adoptive parents' last name was Nylund, but that was her husband Charlie's last name. When we met her mother Alma in Season 1, Episode 9 - Blanche and the Younger Man, Rose introduced her mother as Mrs. Lindstrom.
Dorothy and Sophia speak to the manager at Sunny Pastures about better care for Sophia's friend Lillian but to no avail. When Rose finds a better nursing home, she says Lillian will need an extra $150 a month because her benefits won't cover the entire cost. What does Blanche volunteer to do?
TRUE OR FALSE: Sophia said for 50 years, she's weighed 99 pounds.
After days of traveling to St. Olaf to attend Rose's ceremony for St. Olaf Woman of the Year, Dorothy and Blanche reluctantly admit to Rose they embellished her biography so she could win. How does Rose respond?
Rose is excited when she receives a letter in the mail from the Elvis Presley fan club; she's been approved to run an unauthorized chapter. What is the name of the club?
Rose tells Dorothy and Blanche she got Bob Hope to emcee for the hospital variety show, but she's basing that on a conversation with a receptionist at NBC. When the girls learn that Bob Hope is in town for a golf tournament, what do they do in an attempt to get him for the show?
When Rose volunteers to coach a local youth football team, she asks Dorothy to be her assistant, but Dorothy is apprehensive about getting involved in sports with Rose. Why does she feel that way?
In Season 1, Episode 7 - The Competition, Rose admitted to being too competitive when it came to sports. She had to transfer high schools because of a field hockey incident.
When Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose sign up for aerobics classes, the instructor tells them they need the latest (and expensive!) workout items like shoes, outfits, leg warmers, wristbands, water bottles, etc. Which Golden Girl chooses to stick with her sweatsuit and PF Flyers?
Sophia's husband Salvadore and Max Weinstock were business partners; they ran a concession stand on the boardwalk at Coney Island. What kind of stand was it?