In the third season of The Golden Girls, we have a better understanding of who the girls are as individuals; now we learn about their concerns and life experiences. Rose worries about nuclear war, Dorothy wants more compatible friendship, Blanche wishes to be closer to her favorite daughter, and Sophia wants to make new friends. How much detail do you know about how the girls handled these topics? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
When Blanche approaches Dorothy about how they should spend the money they receive from being Baby the pig's caretakers, she suggests they combine their individual shares and buy one big item instead of various small gifts. What do Blanche and Sophia buy?
Laszlo the artist comes to pick up Blanche to go to the museum. He talks with Rose while he waits and expresses his doubts of only using Blanche for his new sculpture. He says there are other qualities he'd like to capture: innocence, wholesomeness, and naivete. What does he ask Rose?
When Dorothy's son Michael shows up for a surprise visit, he makes a two-part shocking announcement: he's getting married, and his fiancée Lorraine is a black woman. When the girls meet Lorraine, what else do they discover about her that Dorothy takes issue with?
Which Golden Girl didn't speak to her daughter for almost 4 years after she dropped out of school to go to Paris to be a fashion model?
Dorothy once asked Blanche what she would say for her eulogy. Blanche said she enjoyed talking to Dorothy after one of her numerous dates and she looked up to Dorothy like an older sister. What else did she say?
Blanche buys a new bed and has it delivered and set up while she's out. When she returns home, she finds a beautiful, expensive brass bed in her bedroom...but it's not the one she ordered. After looking at the receipt, what is she surprised to see?
Rose spends time with Buddy Rourke, and she's amazed at how much he knows about her life with her husband Charlie. Buddy says when they served together, Charlie read her letters to him, and he fell in love with Rose. Rose believes she might have feelings for Buddy. What surprising news does she announce to the girls?
Before the girls fire their housekeeper, Marguerite, Blanche says her beau Norman was on her "like white on rice"; she believes it's due to the love potion Marguerite gave her. After they let Marguerite go, Blanche believes she reversed the love potion. What happened between Blanche and Norman to make her think that?
Blanche comes home agitated after posing for Laszlo the artist's new sculpture. She says his sketches don't look anything like her. Rose reluctantly confesses she's been posing for him too, and a heated argument ensues between the two. When Dorothy tries to referee, what do they all discover about each other?
When Dorothy expresses her concern about Michael and his fiancée Lorraine's age difference, Michael says Lorraine's mother doesn't have an issue with it. However, when Lorraine's mother meets Michael, she does take issue with something about him. What is it?
Before Blanche's daughter Rebecca comes to visit, Blanche tells the girls she's a fashion model. What are they surprised to learn about Rebecca when she arrives?
Rose comes home and excitedly announces she's met Mr. Terrific, the superhero star of the kids' tv show Mr. Terrific's Clubhouse. She's looking forward to having dinner with him later that night. How did she meet him?
Rose tells the girls she might move to Boston with Buddy Rourke. She said Buddy wants their new home to belong to both of them from the start, so she should give him her half of the money beforehand. This plan makes Dorothy suspicious, so she investigates Buddy. What does she learn about him?
The girls rehire Marguerite as their housekeeper because they believe she put a curse on them when they fired her. When Marguerite arrives at the house, they give her champagne and a bouquet of flowers. Rose was in charge of buying her gift, "something you would buy for yourself". What does Rose buy?
Tensions are high due to Michael and his fiancée Lorraine's obvious differences when the girls meet Lorraine's family. Dorothy says, "Race is not even an issue. Your daughter is twice my son's age. What can a woman in her 40s possibly have in common with a boy in his 20s?" What does Blanche say the commonality is?
Back in St. Olaf, Rose use to play "oogle and floogle" - the adult version of hide-and-go-seek. How does this game differ from the children's version?
Blanche's daughter Rebecca brings her boyfriend Jeremy to the house for dinner. By the end of the evening, the girls are disturbed and infuriated with his behavior. What's their problem with Jeremy?
The girls finally agree to forfeit the caretaker money of $100,000 and send Baby the pig back home because they believe he's homesick. Days later, Rose receives a letter from her cousin who took Baby in. He said Baby arrived safely and was happy to be on the farm, but what happens to Baby shortly after his arrival?
Which Golden Girls have a fear of flying?
Blanche says she has a fear of flying in Season 1, Episode 18 - Operation.
Michael's fiancée's family comes to the house to apologize for the hostile conversation they had earlier about Michael and Lorraine getting married. During chit-chat, coffee, and cheesecake, Rose accidentally reveals a secret about Michael and Lorraine. What is it?