"The Golden Girls"
Dorothy's Prized Pupil (1987)

Director:

Terry Hughes

Writers:

Susan Harris (creator)
Christopher Lloyd (writer)

TV Series:

"The Golden Girls" (1985)

Original Air Date:

14 March 1987 (Season 2, Episode 21)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

One of Dorothy's students writes a prize-winning essay on what it means to be an American. After this, the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services reveals that the boy is in this country illegally. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Friends | Friendship Between Women | Roommate | Atlanta Georgia

Cast

Beatrice Arthur	...	Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak
Betty White	...	Rose Nylund
Rue McClanahan	...	Blanche Devereaux
Estelle Getty	...	Sophia Petrillo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Braden	...	Sam Burns
Danny Goldman	...	Man in Theatre
Mario López	...	Mario
Chip Olcott	...	Burt Nesbitt

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Sophia walks through the swinging door into the living room, the girls yell, "Surprise!" In the next shot, Sophia is standing next to the door as it swings out widely into the living room. A hand can be seen coming from inside the kitchen to stop the door when it swings back.

Quotes:

Stan: [At a baseball game with Sophia and Dorothy] You know I don't understand why all major baseball stadiums have a turf field. I hate fake turf
Sophia: [Referring to Stan's hairpiece] Yea well you got no problem wearing it on the top of your head

Movie Connections:

References "Father Knows Best" (1954)