In the sixth season of The Golden Girls, not only do the girls walk a fine line between comedy and sincerity, but they do it with grace and ease. Blanche deals with a ghost from the past that meant a great deal to her, Dorothy is making tough decisions about her ex-husband Stan, Sophia's dealing with every parent's nightmare of out living their children, and Rose's childhood dream comes true about meeting a family member that she always imagined. How much detail do you know about how the girls handled these topics? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Blanche calls her backup boyfriend Mel Bushman multiple times, but he doesn't answer the phone. She worries something may have happened to him. When she finally sees him, she realizes how much he means to her. What does she say to him?
TRUE OR FALSE: Sophia and her old Sicilian rival, Sarafina Gambrazi, have played checkers by mail for ten years.
Why did Rose say she never went to the junior prom in high school?
Blanche once told the girls she wasn't wearing 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: Dorothy allows her uncle Angelo to stay in the apartment building owned by her and Stan. Angelo throws an out-of-control housewarming party that the girls and Stan attend, but Dorothy was not invited.
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?
One of the first graders in Dorothy's production of Henny Penny gets the measles, so the entire cast has been quarantined. Instead of cancelling the production, Dorothy suggests to the director to recast the players as adults, and all the girls agree 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?
Detective Parres from Dade County P.D. comes to the house to question Sophia about the night the Shady Pines retirement home burned down. He has a deathbed confession from the late Maria Heartgrove stating she and Sophia started the fire cooking with a hot plate in Sophia's room. What were they making?
Rose and her cameraman are setting up to cover the 13th Annual Miami Pet Dog Expo; they're both auditioning 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?
The girls agree to be in Dorothy's school production of Henny Penny. They've been rehearsing for days, but when Rose learns how the story ends, she's appalled. She dislikes the idea of children being exposed 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 is her daughter?
Blanche's vindictive ex-boyfriend, Chugger Deitz, runs an obituary in the newspaper stating she's passed. Which of her other 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?
When Detective Parres questions Sophia about the night of the Shady Pines fire, she can't remember the details to prove she didn't start it. What does she plan to do to avoid going to prison?
After Sophia is charged with negligent arson and arrested for the Shady Pines fire, she decides to jump bail and fly back to Sicily to avoid prison time. She's apprehended at the airport buying a ticket with Dorothy's credit card. How does she get caught?
Rose attempted to talk to the fire inspector who inspected Shady Pines to ensure nothing was wrong with the building. She learns the inspector quit three days after the fire; he mysteriously came into money and moved to Palm Beach. What does this mean?
