In the fifth season of The Golden Girls, the ladies don't let up on the hilarity, but they also rise to the occasion and grapple with very serious issues. Rose hangs in the balance as she waits for possibly devasting news from her doctor, Sophia is challenged with growing older while remembering the good times of her youth, Dorothy faces the temptations of a past addiction, and Blanche grieves the lose of a close family member that's very near and dear to her heart. How much detail do you know about how the girls handled these topics? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Rose and Sophia are escorted home by Rose's new love interest and dance partner at the ballroom. What is his name?
Which Golden Girl was getting a pedicure while her husband was in a coma dying?
Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose join the Friends of Sea Mammals to help save dolphins from fishermen's nets, but they end up in court after a protest at the dock goes wrong. Sophia calls Dorothy's lawyer beau Ken for help, but Dorothy is ashamed when he arrives. What is he wearing?
Blanche goes to Atlanta for Big Daddy's funeral, and she gets into an argument with her sister Virginia. Virginia accuses her of being selfish, and says the family can't grieve for Big Daddy without wondering how Blanche is benefiting. How does Blanche respond?
Which Golden Girl once assaulted a perfect stranger for the last Batman hat in the store? She wanted to give it to her grandson as a Christmas present.
What does Rose's new love interest Miles Webber tell her he does for a living?
What is the name of the prisoner who's locked up for armed robbery and Blanche writes salacious letters to?
Rose invites her beau Miles and his daughter Caroline to the house for lunch. Rose and Caroline have a private conversation in the kitchen, and Caroline says there's something they need to talk about. What does she tell Rose?
Shortly after Blanche excitedly announces to the girls that her destiny is to be a great romance novelist, she complains about having writer's block. She's been staring at a blank piece of paper for hours. When Dorothy asks how much she's written so far, what does Blanche say?
While Dorothy and Blanche are in Atlanta for Big Daddy's funeral, Sophia's in Miami raising money for a big screen tv. Rose comes home and meets a nice couple sitting on the couch, Peter and Maddy. They ask Rose which room she's staying in. What is Sophia doing to make money?
Rose's ballroom dance partner Miles Webber invites her to his home for a colleague's retirement party. Rose later tells the girls she was uncomfortable because Miles' friends are college professors. What does Dorothy suggest to Rose to give her an advantage in conversation with Miles?
Every Christmas, the girls dread getting gifts from Rose; Blanche says it's hard pretending to like her gifts. One Christmas, the girls decide to draw names, so they only have to buy for one person. Rose gets Blanche's name. What was her Christmas present to Blanche?
Their 16-year-old neighbor Mary makes a surprise visit, and the girls are shocked to learn she's pregnant. She says her father kicked her out, and she has to get a job and a place to stay. When the girls hear this, how do they respond?
TRUE OR FALSE: Blanche once rented a Mercedes-Benz and put an ad in the paper saying she's selling the car for a very low price just so she could meet rich, eligible men.
After being sick for months, visiting several doctors, and still not knowing what's wrong with her, Dorothy seeks the advice of a trusted friend, neighbor...and pediatrician. Who does she go to see?
Rose is no longer seeing Miles because she feels stupid when she talks to him. She sends Blanche in her place to a concert with Miles, but when Blanche returns home, she says the evening was boring. What does Blanche tell Rose about her date with Miles?
Which Golden Girl used to be fat when she was a little girl?
In this episode, Blanche and Dorothy look at pictures of Blanche when she was a chubby little girl. In Season 4, Episode 20 - High Anxiety, Blanche said she was a "pencil-thin, flat-chested, four-eyed nerd" before her mother sent her off to beauty camp.
Sophia said she could never get used to serving turkey for Christmas dinner; it's very un-Sicilian. What was she accustomed to having for Christmas dinner?
Blanche finds out her pen pal Merrill Kellogg is getting out of prison. She panics because she doesn't want him to come to the house. When Merrill arrives to see Blanche, the girls are petrified. What do they tell Merrill about Blanche?
Dorothy and Sophia go to see virologist Dr. Michael Chang; he's highly recommended by Dr. Harry Weston. After reviewing Dorothy's medical reports, he believes she is indeed sick. He says what she has is fairly recent and most believe it's a virus. What does he think she has?