Let Them Eat Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Podcast

Rose has a near-death experience that prompts her to change her lifestyle.  This prompts her to "eat life" and move out and find new roommates.   We have something special for you on this episode.  Recently, a listener shared in our Facebook group that she recently acquired some Golden Girls tarot cards.  So, we welcome Louisa onto the podcast and she reads our cards.  You do not want to miss this.  

The girls (minus Sophia the Pirate) are involved with a local community theatre, and the theatre knocked it out of the park by bringing in tv actor, Patrick Vaughn.  Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy (as well as every other woman who is part of the theatre) fall under his spell.  But they don't put it all together until they are on stage during the performance.  

Stan shows up and needs Dorothy (and the other girls) to take care of him before and after his bypass surgery.  Meanwhile, Blanche is juggling a pair of twins who happen to be the worst actors in Hollywood.

It's Sophia's birthday, and Dorothy has quite the surprise planned for her.  Arriving from Italy, it's Sophia's sister, Angela.  But the reunion doesn't really go as planned.  

This bonus episode was recorded before we discussed the Golden Girls....kinda.  Listen for an explanation.

We get our first holiday episode!  Listen as we discuss and (over)analyze the Golden Girls Christmas episode for 1986.   We learn that Blanche really as a weakness for Santas.  The ladies are held up...kinda.  And then it snows in Miami.  

Everyone has a date...except Rose.  And it's been a while since she was on a date.  Blanche and Dorothy convince Rose to put out a personal ad.  What do you know, but someone answers.  His name? Isaac Newton.  Well, Blanche has created this fictional character, and of course, things get out of hand.  

Not only does this episode have Rose speaking in a dog voice throughout, but we've got some great tension between Blanche and Dorothy...and we find out Sophia's underwear rinsing routine! This episode has it all, and tons of quips.

Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche take a vacation to a (generic) Caribbean island.  The resort was not "as advertised," and they are not on a vacation from hell, which is only made worse by three nitwits they need to share a bathroom with.  Meanwhile, Sophia puts the moves on the gardener.  

Blanche hurt her at an exercise class, so she can't engage in any of her usual physical activity, but that doesn't mean her bed isn't seeing any action.  Michael (Dorothy's son) and Bridget (Rose's daughter) happen to both be visiting the ladies at the same time, and love (or something like that) is in the air.  How will the girls handle this development?  Not well.  

Big Daddy (well, a different "Big Daddy") is back, and he's got a new love interest.  Well, Big Daddy is robbing the cradle, and as you can expect, Blanche doesn't handle that well.  Plus, Dorothy and Rose work on a new song for Miami. 

We were quite impressed with this episode.  Dorothy's friend (Jean) comes to visit after her partner passes away.  We find out that Jean is gay, and eventually, all of the girls learn this, and they react in our own ways.   This episode is especially impressive when viewing it through a 1986-lens.  Listen in as we share our thoughts on this episode.  

The ladies want to save a neighborhood tree, but one person stands in their way, Freida Claxton.  At a meeting at city hall, Rose finally tells Mrs. Claxton how she feels, and that causes her to drop dead!  Well, now the ladies feel various degrees of guilt and feel it's their responsibility to send her off.

Stan is back, but Dorothy is too distracted by another man to meet his emotional needs.  Blanche is pulled into the situation with the promise of some military men.  Blanche and Stan end up hitting it off, and when Dorothy's romance fizzles out, she's not too happy about the situation. Meanwhile, Rose and Sophia get into the sandwich-making business, although they have to substitute some main ingredients.  They butt heads with the mob.  Who is your money on, the mob or Sophia?

The girls get to meet Burt Reynolds!  The problem is, Blanche is just so obsessed with men, she books them a night in a hotel that appealed to her because of the number of men in the hotel lobby.  Of course, the reason there are so many men congregated there is because it's a Miami Beach hot-spot for prostitution! Blanche, Dorothy, and Rose are caught up in a sting operation and end up "downtown."  Sophia comes to bail them out but snags the Burt Reynolds meet-and-greet tickets instead.