St. Olaf Secrets
Rose's bizarre childhood stories usually take place in this Midwestern state, home to the fictional town of St. Olaf.
Minnesota
Before moving in with Dorothy and the girls, Sophia lived in this retirement home that was damaged by a fire.
Shady Pines
Blanche's childhood was spent in this Southern city, where she later returns in an attempt to save her grandmother's plantation.
Atlanta
Dorothy and Stan had been married for this many years before their divorce.
38 years
After returning home from a Madonna concert, the girls discover their house has been burglarized in this first-season episode.
"Break-In"
Blanche works at this type of institution, where she later helps Dorothy obtain temporary employment.
A museum
This famous Jeopardy! host appears as himself during Dorothy's dream sequence in "Questions and Answers."
Alex Trebek
The Golden Girls originally premiered on this American television network in September 1985.
NBC
In "Bringing Up Baby," Rose inherits an animal from her late uncle that turns out to be this barnyard creature.
A pig
In "The Competition," Sophia's hopes of returning to Sicily depend on winning a tournament in this sport.
Bowling
In "Transplant," Blanche's sister Virginia arrives in Miami hoping Blanche will donate one of these organs.
A kidney
In "The Operation," Dorothy faces foot surgery just before she is supposed to participate in a recital featuring this style of dancing.
In tap dancing
The girls travel to California to compete on a television game show, only to encounter stolen purses, hotel troubles, and team rivalries in this episode.
"Grab That Dough"
In "Comedy of Errors," Dorothy tries to accomplish one of her old ambitions by performing this type of show at a nightclub.
Stand-up comedy
Before becoming a major Hollywood movie star, George Clooney appeared in "To Catch a Neighbor" portraying someone working this role.
Undercover police officer
During its original 1985–1992 run, The Golden Girls produced this exact number of episodes.
180
Concerned about this potential global catastrophe, Rose writes letters to President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Nuclear war
After the death of a close friend, Sophia briefly decides to pursue this religious vocation and moves into a convent.
Becoming a nun
Blanche is shocked when her father sells the family plantation to pursue a career performing this genre of music.
Country music
After numerous frustrating medical appointments in "Sick and Tired," Dorothy is diagnosed with this condition characterized by debilitating exhaustion.
Chronic fatigue syndrome
A missing aviator jacket containing a winning lottery ticket sends the girls to a homeless shelter in this fourth-season episode
"Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket"
During Rose's attempt to become a television reporter in "Melodrama," she is assigned to cover this competitive event involving household pets.
A dog show
This legendary former child star who played Sophia's supposedly mob-connected boyfriend Rocco
Mickey Rooney
After the original series ended, The Golden Palace followed Blanche, Rose, and Sophia as they operated this type of business.
A hotel
In "If At Last You Do Succeed," Rose and Blanche discover that cashing in these financial securities could bankrupt St. Olaf.
War bonds
After the death of a close friend, Sophia briefly decides to pursue this religious vocation and moves into a convent.
The Pope's ring
In "Sister of the Bride," Blanche struggles to accept the commitment ceremony of her gay brother, who has this first name.
Clayton
In "All Bets Off," Dorothy struggles when an old addiction resurfaces after she visits this type of sporting venue.
A racetrack
A visit from Sophia's old Sicilian friends raises the possibility that Dorothy was switched with another baby at birth in this episode.
"Foreign Exchange"
Sophia and Rose become small-business rivals of a vendor nicknamed Johnny No Thumbs when they begin selling this type of food along the boardwalk.
Sandwiches
Nancy Walker, who played Sophia's sister Angela, was also famous for portraying Ida Morgenstern on this sitcom starring Valerie Harper.
Rhoda
This musician originally wrote and recorded "Thank You for Being a Friend" before Cynthia Fee's version became the show's iconic opening theme.
Andrew Gold
Among the St. Olaf institutions Rose fears would lose funding if the town went bankrupt is this unusual museum.
Children's cheese museum
Following her marriage to Max Weinstock, Sophia attempts to revive a food business selling this unusual combination of an Italian favorite and a Jewish pastry.
Pizza knishes
In "Room 7," Blanche protests the demolition of her grandmother's plantation by handcuffing herself to this household heating fixture.
A radiator
In "Questions and Answers," Dorothy impresses the Jeopardy! audition staff with her knowledge but ultimately fails to make the show because the producers fear viewers won't do this.
Root for her
Sophia seeks revenge against a former fiancé during his daughter's wedding in this fifth-season episode with a famously lengthy title.
"The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present"
Stan finally becomes a millionaire after inventing a baked potato opener marketed under this unusual product name.
Zbornee
In Dorothy's Jeopardy! nightmare, Rose is introduced as a returning champion who has already won this many games.
4
This short-lived British sitcom, which premiered in 1993, attempted to adapt The Golden Girls for British audiences.
The Brighton Belles