The Golden Girls: Season 3, Episode 25

Mother's Day (7 May 1988)

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On Mother's Day, the girls, who are all mothers themselves, recall past celebrations of the day.

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Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak / Mother Petrillo
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Lynnie Greene ...
Young Dorothy Zbornak (as Lyn Greene)
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Helen Kleeb ...
Elizabeth Hollingsworth
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Mrs. Zbornak
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Jacob
Terrence Evans ...
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On Mother's Day, the girls, who are all mothers themselves, recall past celebrations of the day.

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Although it is widely believed that Blanche's exact age was never revealed, in this episode it is revealed in a flashback that Blanche was 17 in 1949. That would make her 53 years old when the series began in 1985 and 60 when it ended in 1992. See more »

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[during a mother's day flash back with Sophia and young Dorothy]
Young Dorothy Zbornak: Okay Grandma. Here we are.
Grandma Petrillo: I'm in a wheelchair. I'm not blind. I can see where we are, and it could stand a good vacuum.
[later in the flash back]
Grandma Petrillo: Where's Salvador? He's hiding from me, isn't he? He always hides from me. The little monkey hates me!
Young Dorothy Zbornak: Oh, don't be silly, Pop is crazy about you.
Salvadore Petrillo: [Offstage] Don't lie to your grandmother! It's a sin!
Young Dorothy Zbornak: I mean, he's not CRAZY about you, but he's very, very fond of you.
Grandma Petrillo: He HATES me! the man ...
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