TV Show: The Golden Girls
Title: Older and Wiser
Season 6 Episode 18
Original Air Date: February 16, 1991
Favorite Quotes:
+Dorothy: Oh, Ma, you look adorable.Sophia: Adorable? I want to look aggressive, powerful, like a corporate killer.
Dorothy: Lose the hat.
+Dorothy: And, oh, like you never told a lie?
Rose: That’s right. I’ve never told a lie. Well, just once, when I snuck out of class to go to the movies.
Dorothy: It’s not much of a lie.
Rose: That’s what I thought. Turned out to be the day they taught everything.
Dorothy: The final piece of the puzzle.
+Blanche: I was discovered by a print ad photographer, and the shoot’s today.
Dorothy: Oh, Blanche, haven’t you had enough problems with photographers?
Remember the last time? Sure, the pictures turned out fine, but it cost your friend his party’s nomination.
+Blanche: Oh, girls, what a glorious day. I just feel so pretty and alive and young as a teenager.
Dorothy: Oh, that’s terrific. By the way, you got a phone call this morning from your grandson. He got his driver’s license.
+Mr. Porter: Whatever you do, don’t dance with him. He’ll put the moves on anybody.
Sophia: Smokey, I want you to meet my daughter.
+Rose: Yeah, Blanche, so what? So life threw the dumb country girl a crumb for once. I mean, you’re sexy and beautiful all the time. Let’s face it. You have Bette Davis eyes and Freddie Krueger hands.
+Rose: Can you believe it? I’m beginning to think Blanche is hung up on her looks.
Dorothy: Boy, you don’t need lightning to strike you.
Rose: No, thanks. Not again. Once was enough.
Dorothy: An extra piece of the puzzle.
+Sophia: I’m not going to sit here while people are forced to throw in the towel. Have you ever seen what happens to a person when their brain is allowed to disintegrate and their minds turn completely to mush?
+Sophia: Nobody bothered to consult me about what was for my own good. So goodbye, Mr. Porter. Goodbye, Dorothy. Thank you both for making me look like an old fool.
+Blanche: Oh, Dorothy, did you and Sophia patch things up?
Dorothy: Ah, she’s in her room, napping. You know, it’s so ironic. I sent her to that home, and there she was vital and happy. Now she’s here, and, yes, she’s resting, but she’s behaving like those people at Cypress Grove – camping in front of the TV all day.
Summary:
It’s Sophia’s first day as Activities Director at a retirement home. Dorothy is excited for Sophia to do this. She does tell her matching shoes would be wise. Dorothy expresses her concerns. This isn’t actually a job but instead a way to get Sophia to recover from the flu. The girls discuss lies. Blanche comes back from the drug store excited. She’s gonna be a model. Dorothy reminds her what happened last time a photographer discovered her. Dorothy deflates her mood by telling her that her grandson called and he got his drivers license. Dorothy takes Sophia to her new job. Mr. Porter, who runs the retirement home, has a memory lapse regarding Sophia. That night Sophia is upset about the fact that some of the residents just sat in front of the TV for 8 hours without moving. She then talks about how good it was at Shady Pines. Dorothy voices her surprise and Sophia quickly changes the subject. Blanche and Rose come back from the photo shoot. Blanche is unhappy as they want to use her face, but Rose’s hands. Dorothy tries cheering up Blanche with false platitudes but Blanche appreciates them. Meanwhile, Rose realizes just how hung up on her looks Blanche is. And we learn she got struck by lightning. Sophia comes back from work. She’s given them an activity: to write to service men who don’t have anyone. But Mr. Porter has complained to Dorothy about it. The next day Dorothy races to Cypress Grove. Everyone is gone, including her mother. Mr. Porter is freaking out. When they return, they learn they all went for a cappuccino. The truth comes out about why Sophia is there and she is furious and hurt. Back at the house, Sophia is pulling a guilt trip on Dorothy by doing what she wanted. She’s just sitting and watching TV. The PennySaver finally arrives. But no one is happy. Blanche’s face and Rose’s hands have been aged and a bunch of liver spots have been added. They look like dalmatians now. Blanche comes up with an idea to go and take from porches as many of the PennySavers as they can find. Now Dorothy feels bad about Sophia as she is acting like the people at Cypress Grove. Blanche tells a story about Clayton’s birth and her father going on probation. Sophia goes back to Cypress Grove. They all have a good time. They tell Sophia they missed her. Back at the house, they discuss how they had to adapt the PennySaver retrieval plan. But they also discover Sophia is missing. At Cypress Grove they are all doing the hokey pokey. Dorothy and Mr. Porter converge on Cypress Grove at the same time. He is furious. Mr. Lewis speaks and shocks everyone. It’s pointed out that Mr. Porter isn’t listening to the residents. And Dorothy and Sophia agree to work together as a team to keep Sophia lively and healthy.
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