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+ | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the seventeenth episode of the second season of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'', and the forty-second episode overall. Directed by Terry Hughes, and written by Barry Fanaro, Terry Grossman, Mort Nathan and Kathy Speer, it premiered on NBC-TV on February 7th, 1987. |
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==Summary== |
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| − | As the girls figure out how they plan to accommodate some upcoming guests, they recall other unusual sleeping arrangements they've had to endure in the past. |
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| + | As Sophia cooks a midnight snack for all of them (save Rose who is making Chipped Beef), Dorothy reveals that an Uncle is coming, however, Rose reveals that her Cousin is coming in the same week. As they describe both Rose's and Dorothy's flaws in bed. Sophia reminds them of a cold snap when the heating broke as well. |
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+ | === The Cold Snap === |
| + | They all ended up in Sophia's bed as she had an electric blanket. They were fussing over the sides of the bed and then Rose wanted to say her prayers. While the prayer was very heartfelt, Dorothy pretended to be God to get Rose to sleep. |
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| − | (Dorothy has just told the story of how Sophia had fallen asleep in her bed whilst nursing her through Bronchitis) |
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| + | As they cooked the food, they plated it up with Dorothy as an act of kindness while having some of Rose's Chipped Beef. |
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| − | *'''Sophia:''' I wasn't asleep. I was just resting my eyes so you'd leave me alone. I used to do that with your father. It only worked about half of the time. Asleep, awake - didn't matter to him! |
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| − | *'''Dorothy:''' Please, Ma. You slept like a baby. I know becasues I spent the whole night awake in that chair. |
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| − | *'''Blanche:''' Well, it couldn't be any worse than trying to sleep on a hard wooden bench in the middle of a railway station! |
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| − | *'''Sophia:''' Boy, you do it any place, don't you, Blanche? |
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| − | *'''Rose:''' Blanche is talking about coming home from Edna McCarthy's funeral. |
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| − | *'''Sophia:''' dna McCarthy is dead? Oh my God, that's terrible. I just sent her a chain letter. There's a dollar I'll never see! |
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| + | === The Stormy Night === |
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| + | As a storm begins Blanche remembers the night Rose came to her room in fear and refuses to leave, having heard that some killers have escaped (states away). So, Blanche lets her sleep in her bed only for her to want a story, so Blanche tells a scary one that has Rose sleeping in the wardrobe. |
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| + | Dorothy has hardly touched the Chipped Beef which has Rose asking her to have more, just then a quick power cut has Dorothy throwing it in Sophia's purse and not wanting to draw notice reminds the girls that the still need to work out sleeping arrangements. |
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| − | *'''Bob Henderson:''' Here's a list of Norman's likes and dislikes. |
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| − | (He hands the list to Rose, who looks it over.) |
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| − | *'''Rose:''' These are only dislikes. |
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| − | *'''Bob Henderson:''' Yeah, that's my Norman. And fortunately, for today, he's your Norman. |
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| + | === Down with the Sickness === |
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| + | Dorothy of course wants to share with Sophia as it has always worked, only time it didn't work is when Dorothy was sick, when she had Bronchitis, Sophia reflects on how she has always been a bad patient. Dorothy remembers the treatment she used to have as a child and how Sophia would put it on Dorothy's rag doll to show her it didn't hurt. |
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| − | [Dorothy, Blanche and Rose are stranded overnight at a railway station] |
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| − | *Dorothy: I don't believe this. I mean this has to be the most depressing day of my life. First Edna McCarthy's funeral now this. |
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| − | *Blanche: Y' know, being at her funeral today made me start thinking about how quiclky life can pass you by. Maybe I oughta do something more adventurous in my life. |
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| − | *'''Dorothy:''' More adventurous! The Kama Sutra had to publish a supplement because of you! |
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| − | *'''Blanche:''' I'm not talking about men. I'm talking about things I've always wanted to do but never got around to trying. Dorothy, didn't you have something you wanted to do? Some kind of secret desire you always kept on the back burner? |
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| − | *'''Dorothy:''' Mm-hm. I awlays wanted to try a nudist camp. |
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| − | *'''Stationmaster:'''[overhearing] Some big pots belong on the back burner. |
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| − | *'''Dorothy:''' (to stationmaster] Uh, don't you have a cousin you should be dating? |
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| + | === Clowns on a Train === |
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| + | The last story has the girls talking about returning from Edna McCartney's funeral. They end up in a station, which has strange ideas including the trains leaving early. They try to sleep only for the next train to arrive, one with circus people on board but despite Rose's requests, the clown is uninterested. Without a resolve for their relatives, Blanche suggests that they pay for them to stay at the local Holiday Inn, which the girls agree with and Sophia reveals the Chipped Beef in her purse which she has improved.<ref>''[[The Golden Girls]]'', Season 2, Episode 17, “[[Bedtime Story]]”. Fanaro, Barry; Grossman, Terry; Nathan, Mort and Speer, Kathy (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (February 7th, 1987)</ref> |
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| + | == Tall Tales == |
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| + | To be added. |
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+ | == Cast == |
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| + | === Main Cast=== |
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| + | * [[Beatrice Arthur|Bea Arthur]] as Dorothy Zbornak |
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| + | *[[Rue McClanahan]] as Blanche Devereaux |
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| + | *[[Betty White]] as Rose Nylund |
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| + | *[[Estelle Getty]] as Sophia Petrillo |
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| + | ===Guest Stars=== |
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*[[Randy Bennett]] as Stationmaster |
*[[Randy Bennett]] as Stationmaster |
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+ | *Charles Bouvier as Clown (uncredited) |
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| + | == Notes == |
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| + | * This is the first anthology episode of the series. |
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| + | * Dorothy's dislike for Rose's chipped beef recipe is based on fact, as chipped beef on toast was commonly served to service members of the United States Armed Forces and considered emblematic of the military experience, much as pea soup is in Finland or Sweden. In American military slang, it is commonly referred to by the dysphemism "Shit On a Shingle" (SOS). |
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| + | === Cultural references === |
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| + | * While Rose and Dorothy are discussing the 14th Annual Hog Expo and Dorothy breaks into the song "Sunrise, Sunset". Bea Arthur starred as Yenta the Matchmaker in the original Broadway production of ''Fiddler on the Roof.'' |
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| + | * Dorothy says that Sophia is the only one with an electric blanket. Sophia got the electric blanket from her other daughter, [[Gloria Harker|Gloria]], in "[[The Custody Battle]]".<ref>''[[The Golden Girls]]'', Season 1, Episode 12, "[[The Custody Battle]]". Grossman, Terry and Speer, Kathy (writers) & Drake, Jim (director) (December 7th, 1985)</ref> |
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| + | === Goofs === |
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| ⚫ | * In the first flashback, Blanche says she needs to be on the right side. Rose says she needs to be on the left. On the next flashback where Rose and Blanche are in Blanche's bed, Blanche, without complaint goes to the left side of the bed and Rose without complaint goes on the right side of the bed. |
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| + | * In the first flashback, Blanche says that it is currently a Saturday night. Dorothy also mentions that she needs to go to work early tomorrow. Tomorrow would be a Sunday and Dorothy, a teacher, would not have to go to work on a Sunday. |
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| + | * When Blanche tells the story about the elephant dolls, her hand jumps from the hem of the comforter to her chest and back. |
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| + | * When Blanche tries Sophia's food and Dorothy tries Rose's food, the camera passes over the plates and clearly shows spaghetti on Blanche's plate, but she tells Sophia that the ziti was delicious. |
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| + | == References == |
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[[Category:Season 2]] |
[[Category:Season 2]] |
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[[Category:Episodes]] |
[[Category:Episodes]] |
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Bedtime Story is the seventeenth episode of the second season of The Golden Girls, and the forty-second episode overall. Directed by Terry Hughes, and written by Barry Fanaro, Terry Grossman, Mort Nathan and Kathy Speer, it premiered on NBC-TV on February 7th, 1987.
Summary
Trying to decide on sleeping arrangements for visiting relatives, the ladies reminisce about places where they have previously slept, from a train station to Sophia's bed.
Plot
As Sophia cooks a midnight snack for all of them (save Rose who is making Chipped Beef), Dorothy reveals that an Uncle is coming, however, Rose reveals that her Cousin is coming in the same week. As they describe both Rose's and Dorothy's flaws in bed. Sophia reminds them of a cold snap when the heating broke as well.
The Cold Snap
They all ended up in Sophia's bed as she had an electric blanket. They were fussing over the sides of the bed and then Rose wanted to say her prayers. While the prayer was very heartfelt, Dorothy pretended to be God to get Rose to sleep.
As they cooked the food, they plated it up with Dorothy as an act of kindness while having some of Rose's Chipped Beef.
The Stormy Night
As a storm begins Blanche remembers the night Rose came to her room in fear and refuses to leave, having heard that some killers have escaped (states away). So, Blanche lets her sleep in her bed only for her to want a story, so Blanche tells a scary one that has Rose sleeping in the wardrobe.
Dorothy has hardly touched the Chipped Beef which has Rose asking her to have more, just then a quick power cut has Dorothy throwing it in Sophia's purse and not wanting to draw notice reminds the girls that the still need to work out sleeping arrangements.
Down with the Sickness
Dorothy of course wants to share with Sophia as it has always worked, only time it didn't work is when Dorothy was sick, when she had Bronchitis, Sophia reflects on how she has always been a bad patient. Dorothy remembers the treatment she used to have as a child and how Sophia would put it on Dorothy's rag doll to show her it didn't hurt.
Clowns on a Train
The last story has the girls talking about returning from Edna McCartney's funeral. They end up in a station, which has strange ideas including the trains leaving early. They try to sleep only for the next train to arrive, one with circus people on board but despite Rose's requests, the clown is uninterested. Without a resolve for their relatives, Blanche suggests that they pay for them to stay at the local Holiday Inn, which the girls agree with and Sophia reveals the Chipped Beef in her purse which she has improved.[1]
Tall Tales
To be added.
Cast
Main Cast
- Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak
- Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
- Betty White as Rose Nylund
- Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo
Guest Stars
- Randy Bennett as Stationmaster
- Charles Bouvier as Clown (uncredited)
Notes
- This is the first anthology episode of the series.
- Dorothy's dislike for Rose's chipped beef recipe is based on fact, as chipped beef on toast was commonly served to service members of the United States Armed Forces and considered emblematic of the military experience, much as pea soup is in Finland or Sweden. In American military slang, it is commonly referred to by the dysphemism "Shit On a Shingle" (SOS).
Cultural references
- While Rose and Dorothy are discussing the 14th Annual Hog Expo and Dorothy breaks into the song "Sunrise, Sunset". Bea Arthur starred as Yenta the Matchmaker in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Continuity
- Dorothy says that Sophia is the only one with an electric blanket. Sophia got the electric blanket from her other daughter, Gloria, in "The Custody Battle".[2]
Goofs
- In the first flashback, Blanche says she needs to be on the right side. Rose says she needs to be on the left. On the next flashback where Rose and Blanche are in Blanche's bed, Blanche, without complaint goes to the left side of the bed and Rose without complaint goes on the right side of the bed.
- In the first flashback, Blanche says that it is currently a Saturday night. Dorothy also mentions that she needs to go to work early tomorrow. Tomorrow would be a Sunday and Dorothy, a teacher, would not have to go to work on a Sunday.
- When Blanche tells the story about the elephant dolls, her hand jumps from the hem of the comforter to her chest and back.
- When Blanche tries Sophia's food and Dorothy tries Rose's food, the camera passes over the plates and clearly shows spaghetti on Blanche's plate, but she tells Sophia that the ziti was delicious.
References
- ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 2, Episode 17, “Bedtime Story”. Fanaro, Barry; Grossman, Terry; Nathan, Mort and Speer, Kathy (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (February 7th, 1987)
- ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 12, "The Custody Battle". Grossman, Terry and Speer, Kathy (writers) & Drake, Jim (director) (December 7th, 1985)