Triple Play 

Miles' daughter tells Rose to stop seeing him, Sophia has received over $100,000 in Social Security checks, and Blanche rents a car and pretends to sell it so that she can meet men.

Director:

Terry Hughes

Writers:

Susan Harris (created by), Gail Parent

Stars:

Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Bea Arthur	...	Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur)
Betty White	...	Rose Nylund
Rue McClanahan	...	Blanche Devereaux
Estelle Getty	...	Sophia Petrillo
Harold Gould	...	Miles Webber
Molly Hagan	...	Caroline
Ronnie Schell	...	Thomas
William Cort	...	James (as Bill Cort)
Lance Wilson-White	...	Delivery Boy

Storyline

Rose meets Miles's overprotective daughter, Blanche hatches a plan to meet men by advertising a luxury car for sale, and Sophia is suddenly flush with money.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to tennessee williams | reference to warren beatty | reference to phil rizzuto | reference to kaye ballard | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Named "Triple Play" because this episode is unique in that it has three separate story lines running simultaneously. Typically there are two.

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Goofs

At 4:54, While Dorothy and Rose are discussing gerflügenblügen, Dorothy unfolds her napkin a second time.

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Quotes

Blanche Devereaux: You can tell a lot about a man from the way he drives.
Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak: You know, that's true. Sometimes, Stan couldn't even get the key in the ignition.

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Connections

References Hee Haw (1969)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

I am SERIOUSLY hooked on Golden Girls!

Love the show....have watched it basically all my adult life... but this episode wasn't a favorite. Miles' daughter Caroline had the craziest "Jerky" movements!! Like a damn bird

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1990 (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