In the sixth season of The Golden Girls, the ladies not only walk a fine line between comedy and sincerity, but they do so with grace and ease. Blanche confronts a ghost from her past who held deep significance for her. Dorothy grapples with tough decisions regarding her ex-husband Stan. Sophia faces every parent's nightmare of outliving their children. Rose's childhood dream of meeting a long-lost family member comes true. How well do you recall the details of how The Girls navigated these situations? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
TRUE OR FALSE: Sophia and her old Sicilian rival, Sarafina Gambrazi, have played checkers by mail for 10 years.
Why did Rose say she never went to the junior prom in high school?
Blanche told The Girls she didn't wear underwear on her wedding day. What was the reason?
According to Rose, back in St. Olaf, Lucky Gunther was involved in a thresher accident and his arm was replaced with a forceps. He was in charge of handing out corn at picnics. What else was he in charge of?
TRUE OR FALSE: Although Dorothy allows her uncle Angelo to stay in her and Stan's apartment building, she's not invited to his raucous housewarming party, attended by The Girls and Stan.
Rose tells the news director at the TV station that she's interested in the reporter's position. He gives her a real news story to cover as an audition. What is the event?
When measles quarantines the first-grade cast of Dorothy's Henny Penny production, she convinces the director to recast with adults, enlisting The Girls to participate. Which Golden Girl played each of the following characters?
Henny Penny
Goosey Lucy
Turkey Lurkey
The Storyteller
What color was Blanche's wedding dress?
Blanche wore red to Dorothy's brother Phil's funeral. She said she doesn't believe in wearing black. (Season 6, Episode 12 - "Ebbtide's Revenge")
Detective Parres from Dade County arrives to question Sophia about the Shady Pines fire, armed with a deathbed confession from Maria Heartgrove, implicating them both in starting the blaze with a hot plate in Sophia's room. What were they cooking?
Rose and her cameraman prepare to cover the 13th Annual Miami Pet Dog Expo, both hoping to impress as they audition for new positions at the TV station. Dorothy and Sophia attend for moral support. What major incident happens at the dog show that Rose doesn't even report on?
Despite days of rehearsal for Dorothy's school production of Henny Penny, Rose is appalled upon learning the ending, objecting to its exposure of children to a horror story. Why doesn't she like the ending?
TRUE OR FALSE: Sophia was charged with negligent arson and arrested for the fire that burned down Shady Pines.
Blanche says there are lots of ways to trick a man into thinking you're younger than you are. What does she do while dating Jason Stillman, the man who believes her granddaughter, Aurora, is her daughter?
Blanche's vengeful ex-boyfriend, Chugger Deitz, falsely publishes her obituary. Which of her boyfriends sends her a condolence card and flowers saying he's back with his ex-wife because Blanche's passing made him appreciate the people in his life?
Out on bail, Sophia struggles to remember the details of the Shady Pines fire to prove she didn't start it. She's not confident about the upcoming trial, so what does she plan to do to avoid going to prison?
Charged with arson and facing jail time for the Shady Pines fire, Sophia attempts to flee to Sicily using Dorothy's credit card but is apprehended at the airport. How does she get caught?
Rose's inquiry into the Shady Pines fire inspector reveals that he resigned shortly after the incident, having acquired sudden wealth and relocated to Palm Beach. What does this mean?
Sophia recalls singing One for My Baby and drinking Nyquil with Maria the night of the Shady Pines fire when the smoke alarm blared, and flames erupted from the heater. Grabbing the hot plate, they fled. Where is the hot plate that presumably caused the Shady Pines fire?
Dorothy reluctantly confesses she keeps a sock drawer in her bedroom that's out of Sophia's reach. She says when her mother makes her crazy, she goes to her room and has "pretend time." What's inside the drawer?
What is the name of the local bar that Blanche frequents often?
This bar is referenced again in Season 7, Episode 7 - "Dateline Miami" and Season 7, Episode 19 - "Journey to the Center of Attention".