I love it when the writers get slap happy and show their hand on this show
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 29 April 2013 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
as a Lebanese gay man the general public's intense appreciation of that Blanche moment means a lot to me
― surm, Monday, 29 April 2013 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
the episode was just on where Rose tries to seduce Dorothy's date to get him to show his true (vile) colors. she's p good at it
― surm, Monday, 29 April 2013 03:54 (eleven years ago) link
Haha
REX HUNTINGTON
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 29 April 2013 04:02 (eleven years ago) link
"No, that was my MINOR point. My MAJOR point was..."
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 29 April 2013 04:03 (eleven years ago) link
Yikes - Huntington was from a different episode, he was an asshole Blanche was dating until Dorothy made it apparent just how big an asshole he was.
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 29 April 2013 10:49 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone ever notice how Sophia's sister Angela morphed into her brother Angelo in the later seasons?
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Saturday, 25 May 2013 03:49 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah
Because the actress playing the sister died and they couldn't bear to hire another actress to replace her
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 25 May 2013 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
God, they could've just recycled Frieda Claxton/Philomena for one more round, or something.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:31 (eleven years ago) link
I wonder which ones contributed most to this track. I'm thinking mostly Dorothy and Blanche with Sophia twiddling a few knobs and Rose making coffee runs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MOhRBfIOY4
― siouxsan sarandon (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
4 a.m. cheesecake eternal
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:36 (eleven years ago) link
(Beyond 3 a.m. because these girls have seen the sun rise more times than a flock or roosters.)
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:37 (eleven years ago) link
The pilot is so damn painful to watch, mostly because the script turns Bea Arthur in likable, Blanche wasn't fully Blanche, plus lame-o gay cook
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 03:58 (eleven years ago) link
Keep forgetting this existed. Cheech Marin! Don Cheadle!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wT8A-nupU
(quite a few other episodes are on YouTube as well)
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
Golden Girls dollhouse
No lanai?!
― The Butthurt Locker (cryptosicko), Friday, 2 August 2013 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
That'll be part of the expansion pack, along with the turnstile at the end of the hall by Blanche's bedroom.
― Boven is het stil (Eric H.), Friday, 2 August 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
That wasted triangle space in the middle of the house? Surely that wouldn't be up to code.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 2 August 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
Someone needs to pull a Room 237 on the faulty floor plan of that house.
― Boven is het stil (Eric H.), Friday, 2 August 2013 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
02. "Ebbtide's Revenge" (S6, E12) -- It's no secret that Sophia is my least favorite of the four main characters, but in this case her antagonism just makes the moment she lets the facade drop all the more powerful. Structurally, this is a replay of the "Good Times" episode when Florida seems to be refusing to cry for her dead husband, but this episode goes much deeper into the nature of grief beyond the denial stage. Even beyond the obviously touching GLAAD Award-ish affirmation of Phil's cross-dressing, the episode taps into that regret we feel about the feelings we withhold from people, only to realize too late that they were standing in the way of fully realized relationships. Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Bea Arthur were all consistently great in the show. But none of them ever delivered a moment as unexpected and raw as Estelle Getty's admission of parental shame. I've admittedly never been a "drama trumps comedy" personality, but that's about the only explanation I can think of why this heartbreaking episode didn't flat-out take first place.
Been sorta hoping to catch this one ever since Eric posted this, as I don't think I've seen it in twenty-some years. Estelle Getty's closing scene, the only thing I even remembered about the episode from the first time around, is indeed a heartbreaker. Better still, the episode makes up for years of treating the never-seen Phil as a punchline, even if the clear establishment of him as a heterosexual transvestite all along was an unexpectedly progressive gesture.
But the scene with the priest cracking wise at Phil's expense and eventually giving up on his sermon ("No charge") is rather shockingly mean, the kind of thing that suggests that the show still maintained a certain discomfort with the subject matter. Still, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that bits like this are in there to keep the episode from skewing too far astray of the sitcom format, particularly as its ramping up to that finale.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Friday, 30 August 2013 02:33 (eleven years ago) link
I saw this one last week! I swear to God I've seen them all at least 3x times now. I hadn't really thought about the priest bit but I guess it was kind of mean! I kind of wanted to see the teddy tbh.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Friday, 30 August 2013 03:20 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I agree that some of the jokes aimed at Phil were/are a little too barbed, but they at least serve a specific function in this episode -- to put Sophia's secret sense of mortification and responsibility into a legitimate social context.
Probably my biggest glitch with the episode is how the writers oversold what could've been the funniest punchline, when Blanche sees the guys from Phil's Thursday night poker game and says, "This is too funny. I have to get my camera from the car." The second line would've implied the first line, and the first line is so on-the-nose that it nearly kills the effect.
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Friday, 30 August 2013 12:38 (eleven years ago) link
You know what's the best? Coming home from walking the dog and finding that the Patrick Vaughn episode is on.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
"Sorry ... must be the heat."
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
"There's something rotten in the state of Denmark."
"It's their cheese."
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Saturday, 28 September 2013 01:10 (ten years ago) link
"They refuse to use preservatives."
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Saturday, 28 September 2013 01:14 (ten years ago) link
Rose, did any of your relatives star in Deliverance? sorry, i know it's not in that scene but i had to
― surm, Saturday, 28 September 2013 02:04 (ten years ago) link
"Help. The outlook is drear."
ftw
Waiting for the used price of the complete series on DVD to drop juuuuust a little bit (still over $60) and then I'm probably gonna get rid of my cable
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Saturday, 28 September 2013 02:21 (ten years ago) link
lol <3
my friends newborn stops crying when she puts GG on
― surm, Saturday, 28 September 2013 02:24 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVCqV63krw
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Saturday, 28 September 2013 02:41 (ten years ago) link
yesss.
even better http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pTGoe9KN97A#t=243
― surm, Saturday, 28 September 2013 02:59 (ten years ago) link
"This is the last drop of that perfume Big Daddy gave me on my 21st birthday. I want to see if it still has its fragrance. After all, that was 20 years ago."
"Oh, Blanche. If your 21st birthday was 20 years ago, you'd only be 41."
"That's right."
"Gee, you look terrible for your age."
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Sunday, 29 September 2013 02:31 (ten years ago) link
haha. o god is that big daddy's little lady? one of my favorite episodes of all time
― surm, Monday, 30 September 2013 03:08 (ten years ago) link
"Say hello to Big Mommy."
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Monday, 30 September 2013 03:09 (ten years ago) link
I deeply regret not putting that episode in my top 10. So much good stuff floating around in there.
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Monday, 30 September 2013 03:23 (ten years ago) link
I should attempt a top ten of my own one day. Right off the top of my head, Patrick Vaughn and Barbara Thorndyke ones would likely be close to the top, but I'd have to revisit quite a few episodes before assembling a list.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Monday, 30 September 2013 04:00 (ten years ago) link
Another episode I regret I didn't give enough consideration to: "Flu Attack."
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Monday, 30 September 2013 04:14 (ten years ago) link
Dorothy's date to the banquet ("so after I threw up...") in that one always makes me laugh.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Monday, 30 September 2013 04:28 (ten years ago) link
It always gets me that Rose tries to claim "I've been the worst" when they're all making amends. Nice try, Rose.
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Monday, 30 September 2013 04:35 (ten years ago) link
I'm sure this one's been done and I think I'm paraphrasing but
Rose: Is it possible to love two men at the same time?
Blanche: Set the scene, have we been drinking?
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Friday, 4 October 2013 20:15 (ten years ago) link
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Monday, 30 September 2013 03:23 (4 days ago) Permalink
to be honest i was sure you had. priceless episode.
― surm, Friday, 4 October 2013 20:16 (ten years ago) link
Why my face is smooth, my body's taut, and my gears are grindin'!
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Friday, 18 October 2013 12:20 (ten years ago) link
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LskAEKsXn.hHRlU1hgwQEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTUyNztweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz01NzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/tv/2013-10-28/748f8475-0986-48f2-a2ee-f4910b5aa395_01-golden-girls-LegoLadies-etsy.jpg
― Ayn Rand Akbar (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
^ said photo newly making the rounds today.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 February 2014 21:52 (ten years ago) link
https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1654407_605176536229236_496043476_n.jpg
― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 February 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
that made me lol
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Tuesday, 11 February 2014 20:28 (ten years ago) link
That made me feel all warm and tingly. If you girls will excuse me, I think I'll slip under the covers and enjoy it.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 11 February 2014 20:29 (ten years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/article/golden-girls-made-aging-fabulous-202641
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 12:54 (ten years ago) link
look where I was a couple weeks ago
http://www.offerstone.com/UpLoadFile/Product/201404/Flower%20Monument_MG0422_0DS.jpg
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:46 (ten years ago) link
Funny you should revive this thread today because I'm so going to this tonight:
https://www.facebook.com/events/282454278581810/?ref_notif_type=plan_mall_activity&source=1
― You are exactly why people root for the apes (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:54 (ten years ago) link
Estelle is a stone's throw from Mel Blanc and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. I stumbled upon her after I failed to locate Alfalfa. :(
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:55 (ten years ago) link