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sodalake · 04-12-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Good ol' Sophia was on a roll in this ep! When she wants a guy she doesn't mess around boy! She gets in a few cute one liners when she does the eulogy too!

She was good in this episode.

Blanche: "Blanche Devereaux has never shared a man!"
Sophia: "Or a pizza!"

Loopie63 · 04-14-2009, 02:22 PM

I could have done without her also. The show would have been just fine.

His name can be found at Ps 83:18

OOliver · 04-22-2009, 05:30 PM

"Nevermind her heavy accent, but the way she puts down people all the time and they give her shes an old lady excuse."

Actually, the excuse was NEVER that she was an old lady (age had nothing to do with it). It was that she had suffered a stroke, and it did something to her in which she couldn't "sensor herself"...at least that's how it was explained in the first few episodes for her crassness.

However, what always struck me as odd (and inconsistent) was the fact that whenever they showed clips of the younger married Sophia in Brooklyn, she was just as crass - and there was no stroke to blame then.

Mr. Television · 04-22-2009, 07:15 PM

Some of the funniest moments on Golden Girls came from Sophia. I don't think the show would have been as successful without her.

peachysquirt21 · 04-27-2009, 09:59 PM

I love Sophia!

She is my fave.

My favorite line of hers is "Why dont ya just blow it out your ditty bag". LMAO I just die laughing everytime I hear her say that.

magellan333 · 09-03-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Loopie63

I could have done without her also. The show would have been just fine.
His name can be found at Ps 83:18

I wasn't crazy about her character. She seemed mean to me.

Rabdkitty1 · 09-04-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Meade

It was never funny to me. Just mean spirited. Even when Dorothy insulted someone, it had a little bit less sting to it. Made it alittle more funny.
Like "silly putty, Rose!" Okay thats funny

"What did you model, car carpets"? Not funny.

I completely agree. That episode ruined Sophia for me. She was my least favorite throughout the entire run of the show with Rose not far behind. Dorothy and Blanche made me the obsessed fan that I am.

bandonurse · 11-05-2016, 04:32 PM

I think the difference is....some people can just relax and remember it's only a TV show, and nobody's really getting hurt.

Others, (like me) tend to take things way too seriously, and relate it too much to real life.

I loved Estelle Getty as an actress, but felt the writers often overdid her character's meanness. I also thought she was an odd choice to begin with for her role.

She was way too short to ever be Dorothy's mother, especially since Dorothy's father was also rather short. She had very blue eyes and fair skin. As a Sicilian myself, I can tell you there's really no such thing as a blue eyed, fair skinned Southern Italian. Northern Italian, yes, but Sicilians are pretty much always dark featured.

So I guess I'd say I'm a fan of all four girls, but would have preferred to see Sophia's antics toned down. They went way off track the episode they had her almost bash Rose in the head with a cooking pot, thinking it would cure Rose's insomnia. In real life, that would have been evidence of a dangerous level of dementia.

Crusinforabrusin · 11-05-2016, 05:45 PM

Sophia was what made the show funny. Her and Dorothy are my favorite characters. They got the best punchlines and one liners.

GoldenBoy79 · 11-07-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Meade

It was never funny to me. Just mean spirited. Even when Dorothy insulted someone, it had a little bit less sting to it. Made it alittle more funny.
Like "silly putty, Rose!" Okay thats funny

"What did you model, car carpets"? Not funny.

It was car covers.

GoldenBoy79 · 11-07-2016, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by shocolah

Blanche once even wanted to be called "the slut"
after she she found out Rose had 56 boyfriends during her life!

In one year!

Rose: I probably would've had more, but I wasn't allowed to start dating until I was a senior.

Dorothy: So the woman had 56 boyfriends in one year. She's not a slut. She is the slut.

GoldenBoy79 · 11-07-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OOliver

[i]However, what always struck me as odd (and inconsistent) was the fact that whenever they showed clips of the younger married Sophia in Brooklyn, she was just as crass - and there was no stroke to blame then.

Agreed. Sophia was just as nasty in the flashbacks and recollections.

GoldenBoy79 · 11-07-2016, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bandonurse

So I guess I'd say I'm a fan of all four girls, but would have preferred to see Sophia's antics toned down. They went way off track the episode they had her almost bash Rose in the head with a cooking pot, thinking it would cure Rose's insomnia. In real life, that would have been evidence of a dangerous level of dementia.

Sophia didn't really think it would cure Rose's insomnia; she just told Rose that, because it was her way of shutting up Rose, who'd begun to tell a dreaded St. Olaf story. So, Sophia was going to strike Rose with a pan to knock her out and silence her... if not for Blanche's entrance.

bandonurse · 11-07-2016, 07:45 PM

"Sophia didn't really think it would cure insomnia; she just told Rose that. It was her way of shutting Rose up."

All the more reason to insist that Sophia belongs back in Shady Pines. Seriously.....not as a punishment, but for the protection of innocent people. Whether she was going to bash another human being in the head out of confusion, or out of meanness, she would not, if it were real life, belong unsupervised any more.

Heenan Fan · 11-10-2016, 02:21 PM

Another vote for Sophia from me. That old broad is a national treasure in my eyes.

04-22-2009, 07:15 PM	#19
Mr. Television Forum Legend Sitcoms Online Photo Galleries Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Were you're not Posts: 60,307	Some of the funniest moments on Golden Girls came from Sophia. I don't think the show would have been as successful without her. __________________ Sonny

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04-14-2009, 02:22 PM	#17
Loopie63 Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jun 06, 2008 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 250	I could have done without her also. The show would have been just fine. His name can be found at Ps 83:18

04-22-2009, 05:30 PM	#18
OOliver Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2009 Location: Providence RI Posts: 531	"Nevermind her heavy accent, but the way she puts down people all the time and they give her shes an old lady excuse." Actually, the excuse was NEVER that she was an old lady (age had nothing to do with it). It was that she had suffered a stroke, and it did something to her in which she couldn't "sensor herself"...at least that's how it was explained in the first few episodes for her crassness. However, what always struck me as odd (and inconsistent) was the fact that whenever they showed clips of the younger married Sophia in Brooklyn, she was just as crass - and there was no stroke to blame then.

04-27-2009, 09:59 PM	#20
peachysquirt21 Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jan 27, 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 454	I love Sophia! She is my fave. My favorite line of hers is "Why dont ya just blow it out your ditty bag". LMAO I just die laughing everytime I hear her say that.

11-05-2016, 04:32 PM	#23
bandonurse Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2015 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 227	I think the difference is....some people can just relax and remember it's only a TV show, and nobody's really getting hurt. Others, (like me) tend to take things way too seriously, and relate it too much to real life. I loved Estelle Getty as an actress, but felt the writers often overdid her character's meanness. I also thought she was an odd choice to begin with for her role. She was way too short to ever be Dorothy's mother, especially since Dorothy's father was also rather short. She had very blue eyes and fair skin. As a Sicilian myself, I can tell you there's really no such thing as a blue eyed, fair skinned Southern Italian. Northern Italian, yes, but Sicilians are pretty much always dark featured. So I guess I'd say I'm a fan of all four girls, but would have preferred to see Sophia's antics toned down. They went way off track the episode they had her almost bash Rose in the head with a cooking pot, thinking it would cure Rose's insomnia. In real life, that would have been evidence of a dangerous level of dementia.

11-05-2016, 05:45 PM	#24
Crusinforabrusin Senior Member Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2015 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,821	Sophia was what made the show funny. Her and Dorothy are my favorite characters. They got the best punchlines and one liners.

11-07-2016, 07:45 PM	#29
bandonurse Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2015 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 227	"Sophia didn't really think it would cure insomnia; she just told Rose that. It was her way of shutting Rose up." All the more reason to *insist* that Sophia belongs back in Shady Pines. Seriously.....not as a punishment, but for the protection of innocent people. Whether she was going to bash another human being in the head out of confusion, or out of meanness, she would not, if it were real life, belong unsupervised any more.

11-10-2016, 02:21 PM	#30
Heenan Fan Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 242	Another vote for Sophia from me. That old broad is a national treasure in my eyes.