Flu Attack (a.k.a.) The Flu
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| “Flu Attack (a.k.a.) The Flu” | |
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| The Golden Girls episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 21 |
| Guest stars | Sharon Spelman as Dr. Richmond, William Cort as Dave, Ray Reinhardt as Harold, Marc Tubert as Raoul, Tony Carreiro as Tommy Cochran, Dom Irrera as Waiter, and Silvana Gallardo as Emcee. |
| Written by | Stan Zimmerman, James Berg |
| Directed by | Terry Hughes |
| Production no. | 023 |
| Original airdate | March 1, 1986. |
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"Flu Attack (a.k.a.) The Flu" is the twenty-first episode of The Golden Girls, originally airing on March 1, 1986.
[edit] Plot Outline
Days before an awards ceremony for Volunteer of the Year, Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy get a nasty flu which compounds their arguing over which one of them will win the award. Sophia, on the other hand, is having a tough time getting a date for the event.
[edit] Trivia
- In this episode, Blanche wants to watch Another World. In real life, Rue McClanahan played Caroline Johnson on Another World from 1970-1971.
- On the Golden Girls Season 5 DVD set commentary for the episode Clinton Avenue Memoirs, Bea Arthur claimed that this episode was one of the few times where she couldn't keep herself from laughing and had to tell the cameramen to put the camera somewhere else so they wouldn't catch her laughing.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- Dorothy: Rose, I took your stupid cup and you know why? Because I feel lousy and being mean to you makes me feel better!
- Sophia: What are you doing?
Rose: We're having a group hug.
Sophia: Well, knock it off, the neighbors will get the wrong idea!
- Blanche: Dorothy, where's my heating pad?
Dorothy: How should I know?
(Blanche lifts a cord running under Dorothy's blanket)
Blanche: Well, if this isn't it, I'd like to know what other electrical appliance you're using under that blanket.
- Blanche: You really think selling candy is going to qualify you for that prestigous award?
Dorothy: Oh, excuse me. I didn't realize that slipping my tongue to half the firemen in the county was the more lofty social achievement.
- Rose: What did she say?
Sophia: It wasn't what she said. It's what she didn't say.
Rose: What didn't she say?
Sophia: How the hell do I know? She didn't say it!
- Blanche: You know, this the first time a female doctor's ever examined me. Feels kind of strange.
Doctor: I hear that a lot. You know, the truth is, despite the progress that women have made, medicine is still a man's world. So, if it'll make you feel any better, I used to be a man.
