Show: The Golden Girls
Title: The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present
Season 5 Episode 23
Original Air Date: March 31, 1990
Favorite Quotes:
+Blanche: Dorothy. I’ll get you a date. You can borrow one of my extras. What kind of guy would you like?+Sophia: When I was 14 in Sicily, my father arranged a marriage with a neighbor’s son. My dowry was two chickens, a ladle and a goat to be named later. We came from a wealthy family.
+Dorothy: Giuseppe Mangiacavallo has had a fabulous life. He’s in his 80s, he’s a multimillionaire, and enjoys perfect health.
Sophia: Well, it’s a very slow-acting curse. So it would appear.
+Blanche: Oh, Dorothy, not Doug! I couldn’t possibly. He’s on my A-list. I mean, come on, Dorothy. He’s a judge. He’s fun to be with, and I haven’t paid a speeding ticket in six months.
+Dorothy: You’re only generous when it doesn’t mean anything. But you won’t give if it’s going to hurt.
+Blanche: Maybe I can help. I live to help. I’m a great friend. Contrary to popular belief.
+Blanche: What are you saying, Rose? Weddings get you hot?
Rose: Yes. I mean, it was fine while Charlie was alive, but oh, I’ll never forget that first wedding after he died. So now you see why I can’t go if Miles is gonna be out of town. I might end up almost going to bed with the caterer again.
+Sophia: Dorothy, I’m gonna find Mangiacavallo. I want him to see the tasty little morsel he let slip through his fingers.
+Blanche: I feel all warm inside. This must be what they call the joy of giving. Feels a lot like cramps.
+Blanche: I think Dorothy’s falling for him. Little Miss Hard-To-Get has been letting him lead.
+Blanche: You know, Dorothy, there is a thin line between having a good time and becoming an obvious wanton slut.
+Sophia: Don’t try to kissy up. It’s too late. The blight is coming. A plague on both your houses.
+Sophia: I might as well give them the chance we never got. Uh, this could take a while. And it won’t be pretty. Did you ever see The Exorcist?
Summary:
Dorothy can’t get a date for her goddaughter’s wedding. Blanche offers her one of her extras. Sophia does not want to be embarrassed as the girl’s grandfather is someone she was engaged to marry when she was young. He never showed up to the wedding. Then she tried to put a curse on him at that time. Blanche again tells Dorothy to borrow one of her extras. So Dorothy selects Doug. Blanche is not thrilled but agrees. The girls argue that Blanche always gives them the cast offs and no one worth their time. Rose tells Blanche she won’t be able to go to the wedding because Miles is not free. Rose explains that she can’t go to a wedding by herself because weddings get her “hot.” She almost slept with a caterer at a wedding one time. Everyone agrees to help her through the wedding so nothing happens. Blanche finally agrees to let Dorothy go to the wedding with Doug. The wedding goes well. Nothing happens. Rose, however, is already starting to have “hot” issues. She’s hot for the priest. Sophia heads off to find the man who left her standing alone at the altar. Dorothy thanks Blanche for loaning her Doug. Blanche is not happy. Her date was canceled. He needed emergency surgery. Sophia finally finds her man, Giuseppe. She tells him she put a curse on him years ago. He finds it funny and cute. Rose starts making nice with the caterer. Blanche thinks that Dorothy is developing feelings for Doug and she’s not happy. Meanwhile, Sophia chats with Guiseppe and he again tells her there’s no such thing as curses, but the newlyweds suddenly start fighting in the middle of the reception. Sophia is very happy now. Rose continues to have her wedding issues. Dorothy is getting jealous of Blanche dancing with Doug. Dorothy and Blanche fight with each other over Doug in the bathroom. Dorothy holds her into a stall. Rose winds up leaving with Doug while the two fight in the bathroom. Guieseppe finds Sophia and asks her for help. The bride shows up in the bathroom and questions Dorothy and Blanche about what is going on. Sophia makes Guiseppe give a speech about leaving her. Blanche and Dorothy finally exit the bathroom and are shocked to learn that Rose left with Doug. Now they feel bad for not watching Rose. After everything with the newlyweds get sorted Doug returns without Rose. She asked to be dropped off at the airport and hopped on a plane to go see Miles.
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