In the first season of The Golden Girls, we learn a lot about these four mature women like how they met, what they do for a living, and even meet some of their family members. We get to know their distinct personalities as they tackle daily life issues as senior citizens. We tag along on their dates, and we're tickled pink during their humorously entertaining shenanigans. How much do you know about the infancy of this iconic show? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Which Golden Girl dropped out of school for a month when she was 15 to become a magician's assistant?
When Dorothy confronts her boyfriend Elliott about making a pass at Blanche, he denies it, and Dorothy believes him. Blanche feels hurt and betrayed. How does she respond to Dorothy?
The girls are awakened at 2AM; Blanche's grandson is partying with friends and blasting rock music in the living room. When Dorothy puts his friends out and tells him to clean up the mess, his response is disrespectful and aggressive. How does Sophia react to David's behavior?
Rose grows increasingly scared and paranoid after the house is broken into; she sleeps only during the day and stays up all night. What do the girls do as a group to help Rose get over her anxiety?
When Blanche gets seriously involved with a very wealthy businessman named Richard, she meets his family and learns he has two kids ages 7 and 9. When he proposes to her, she initially says yes but later changes her mind. Why?
Which Golden Girl worked nights as a fry cook to help put her daughter through college?
Dorothy is about to bowl her last frame in the bowling tournament and overhears Sophia fondly reminiscing with her ex-fiance Augustine Bagatelli about their first kiss. What does Dorothy do next?
When Blanche's grandson David stays with the girls, he gets slapped by Sophia for being disrespectful, is given household chores, and listens to Rose's stories about handicapped farm animals.
TRUE OR FALSE: He asks the girls if he could live with them full-time.
When the neighbor Mr. Barton begs Sophia to remove the curse she put on him for being unneighborly, he tells her he's been experiencing a series of problems: his golf clubs are missing, his clocks are wrong, he can't eat, he can't sleep, and he can't sit due to a boil on his butt. Who was actually doing these things to him?
On the day of the bowling tournament, the girls end up sharing the same lane. What do Rose and Sophia do to aggravate Blanche and throw her off her game?
When Big Daddy comes to visit and announces he's pursuing a career as a singer, Blanche is concerned about his mental health. She tells him to forget about singing, and go home and rest, but he says he can't do that. What shocking news does he reveal to her?
Dorothy said her ex-husband Stanley bought her Frank Sinatra concert tickets for her birthday one year. Two weeks before the concert, he asked her for a divorce. Who kept the concert tickets?
Earlier in this season, Dorothy said Stanley walked out on her; she learned her marriage was over via a phone call from Stanley's lawyer. (Episode 2 - Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding)
Which Golden Girl flirts with Dorothy's boyfriend Elliott and tricks him into confessing the truth to Dorothy about who he made a pass at?
Stanley takes Dorothy out to lunch after they finalize a sale on property they bought on their honeymoon. When Dorothy mentions Stanley's much younger wife Chrissy, he has an emotional breakdown and confesses what to Dorothy?
Al Beatty told Rose she couldn't spend the night at his home because he lives with his sister. When he's found dead in Rose's bed after spending the night, Rose calls Ms. Beatty to tell her that her brother passed. What does she find out about Ms. Beatty?
When Rose's blind sister Lily comes to visit, she has an accident in the kitchen. What happens?
Rose says she's going to become a nun and calls herself the "Kiss of Death". Why?
What is the name of Dorothy's wealthy younger sister who lives in California?
After Rose's beau Al has a heart attack in her bed and dies, she discovers that he was married. She goes to Boca Raton to tell his wife Mrs. Beatty that her husband died, but Mrs. Beatty isn't surprised to see a strange woman at her door. What does Rose learn about Al?
On the day of the bowling tournament, the girls end up sharing the same lane. What does Rose do to aggravate Dorothy and throw her off her game?