Sophia's Wedding: Part 1 

When Sophia's friend Esther Weinstock dies, she goes to her funeral in Brooklyn. There, she confronts Esther's widower, Max, whom Sophia blames for the failure of her husband's old business.

Director:

Terry Hughes

Writers:

Susan Harris (created by), Barry Fanaro

Stars:

Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bea Arthur	...	Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur)
Betty White	...	Rose Nylund
Rue McClanahan	...	Blanche Devereaux
Estelle Getty	...	Sophia Petrillo
Jack Gilford	...	Max Weinstock
Raye Birk	...	Caterer
Sid Melton	...	Salvadore Petrillo
Harvey J. Goldenberg	...	Preacher
Fritzi Burr	...	Ruth
Roland August	...	Elvis Impersonator
Richard Bernard	...	Elvis Impersonator
Scott Gale	...	Elvis Impersonator
Blake Gibbons	...	Elvis Impersonator
Tally Lauriti	...	Elvis Impersonator
Rick Le Fever	...	Elvis Impersonator (as Rick LeFever)

Storyline

When Sophia's friend Esther Weinstock dies, she goes to her funeral in Brooklyn. There, she confronts Esther's widower, Max, whom Sophia blames for the failure of her husband's old business.

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Plot Keywords:

flashback sequence | older actor plays younger character | reference to elvis presley | reference to charles boyer | fan club | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Quentin Tarantino says he played the real Elvis. All the others were "Fake Elvis'" or the "Sellout Elvis"

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Goofs

Fritzi Burr is credited as playing "Ruth", but her character's name was "Esther".

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Quotes

Max Weinstock: Sophia?
Sophia Petrillo: Dorothy, do you hear a dog howling?

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Connections

References Three Amigos! (1986)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Aunt Regina

Dorothy says something about having aunt Regina's phone number also when Sophia says she is going to put a curse on her.

I suppose it could be Salvador's sister she is referring to. Sophia's aunt would be too old to be alive.

Sophia only has 2 siblings: Angelo and Angela.

I guess with any show there are going to be factual errors. Especially when it is on for numerous seasons.

In conclusion, I think it is silly that a review has to be at least 10 lines. :-)

Not all reviews require 10 lines. I wish IMDb would change that.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1988 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1