The Competition (Golden Girls episode)

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“The Competition”
The Golden Girls episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 7
Guest stars	Ralph Manza as Augustine Bagatelli.
Written by	Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan.
Directed by	Jim Drake
Production no.	010
Original airdate	November 2, 1985.
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"The Competition" is the seventh episode of The Golden Girls, originally airing on November 2, 1985.

1 Plot Outline
2 Trivia
3 Goofs
4 Memorable Quotes

[edit] Plot Outline

It's Dorothy and Blanche vs. Rose and Sophia in a bowling competition. If Dorothy and Blanche win Sophia will give Blanche a pair of antique earrings, if Rose and Sophia win Dorothy will allow Sophia to go back to Sicily for a visit with an old beau.

[edit] Trivia

If you pay really close attention to the bowling alley scenes, you can see the extras laughing at the witty remarks and slams the girls say to one another.

[edit] Goofs

When Blanche come home to show off her new bowling ball, she takes it out and you can see six or seven lights reflected on it, obviously the studio lights.

When the competition starts Dorothy states that they're bowling in Alley 7, but when she takes her lost shot, Alley 1 is shown.

[edit] Memorable Quotes

Blanche: All we do is practice! Every morning before work, every evening after work....all I ever wanted was to look cute in my new bowling outfit.

Rose: You want to have a side bet with me, Blanche?
Blanche: Well, I would, Rose, but everything you own is so damn ugly. Oh, I can't wait to whip your butt!

Rose: I wonder why Italian men are so romantic.
Dorothy: It’s the tights pants, Rose.

Sophia: (to Rose) Many, many times, I've wished you were my daughter.
Dorothy: Ma...please!
Sophia: And you, Dorothy, are a tall disappointment!

(Blanche tells Dorothy the last time she was dumped, she got revenge by sleeping with the man's brother)
Blanche: Now come on, Dorothy. Let's get even!
Dorothy: Blanche! I'm 55 years old and Rose has 6 brothers!

Blanche: What do you know? Sophia has a past!
Sophia: That's right! And unlike yours, I didn't need penicillin to get through it.

Rose: (to Dorothy) Blanche has somebody to bowl with, you want somebody to bowl with, I need somebody to bowl with! Just say yes and nobody will get hurt.