Old Friends

Episode aired Sep 19, 1987
TV-PG
30m

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9.0/10

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Estelle Getty and Joe Seneca in The Golden Girls (1985)

Comedy Drama

Sophia befriends an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Rose tries to get her teddy bear back from one of her Sunshine Cadets, who holds it hostage.Sophia befriends an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Rose tries to get her teddy bear back from one of her Sunshine Cadets, who holds it hostage.Sophia befriends an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Rose tries to get her teddy bear back from one of her Sunshine Cadets, who holds it hostage.

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Trivia
When Blanche tells Dorothy that Daisy is holding Fernando for ransom and sent her one of his ears, this is a reference to the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. In 1973 he was kidnapped while in Rome, the kidnappers left a note demanding $17 million. Some family members initially thought he had staged the kidnapping to try and get money. After his grandfather, J. Paul Getty, refused to pay the ransom, his ear was cut off and sent to a newspaper to validate the danger he was in if the ransom wasn't paid.

Goofs
Blanche asks Daisy to go into Rose's room to get some things for the rummage sale. When Daisy leaves the living room, she goes into the first door on the right, which is Sophia's room. However, Daisy could have just gotten the rooms mixed up since she does not live there nor visit often.

Quotes
Sophia Petrillo: Do you think he'll remember me?
Dorothy Zbornak: I dunno Ma.
Sophia Petrillo: I'll remember him.

Connections
Featured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)

Soundtracks
Thank You For Being A Friend
Written by Andrew Gold
Sung by Cynthia Fee

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10/10

Top notch

Just saw this gem of an episode for like the 50th time. The Golden Girls really did tackle sensitive subjects (Alzheimer's in this case) with love, care, grace and a lot of heart - laughs too. Beautifully acted, especially by Estelle Getty and guest star Mr. Seneca. Of course, the rest of the cast delivered the laughs with Rose trying to get her Teddy Bear back. I miss them all, as they gave so much to Pop Culture over the decades, but with Hallmark channel, CMT and so many others re-running the series, we have all the memories and, again, the laughs. This episode just really spoke to me. Bravo!