Synopsis: The
ladies hire a friendly but ultimately terrible housekeeper named
Marguerite, and get into a bit of a pickle when she puts a curse on
them after they fire her; Sophia attends her granddaughter’s
wedding.
80s Flashback
Rose: “Look at all
the wonderful things that have happened since Marguerite started
working here. Blanche is dating Norman, you're sleeping better than
you have in years, and Sandy Duncan is finally back on TV!”
Insult Watch
Marguerite, to
Dorothy: “I was only trying to be helpful; I figured with those
terrible bags you needed the rest.”
Rose: “Dorothy
always looks like that.”
Zbornak Zingers
Dorothy: “Listen,
I have an idea, why don’t you all take turns hitting me with a two
by four?”
Let’s Get
Political
Blanche: “I am the
most attractive and available woman in all of Miami, now that Miss
Donna Rice has moved to Hollywood.”
Product Placement
Rose: “I feel like
crawling under the covers and eating Velveeta right out of the box!”
Dorothy: “I hear
BB King does that when he’s tired of singing the blues.”
Sassy Sophia
Sophia: “What is
this, the Miss Black America contest??”
That’s What She
Said
Blanche: “She
melted my buttons with the iron, now I’ll never be able to open my
blouse again.”
Dorothy: “It’s a
dark day in the history of mankind.”
Back in St. Olaf
Rose: “We had a
similar situation back in St. Olaf, with Mrs. Gunderson, our grade
school teacher. Oh, she was the nicest woman you'd ever want to meet,
but as the years went by, she got her facts a little confused. In
biology class she started telling kids that the human body was made
up of 80% Ovaltine. While we were studying WWI, she told us mustard
gas was something you got from eating too many hot dogs. That's why
to this day in St. Olaf, everyone celebrates the 4th of July with a
thin omelet on a bun.”
Musical Moments
Hulking housekeeper
interviewee: “San Quentin. Fifteen years I spent in that stinking
hole. I saw violence, I saw despair, I saw Johnny Cash eight times.”
Blanche: “Well, I
guess that concludes the interview, unless there are any questions.”
Rose: “I have a
question. Does Johnny Cash ever wear plaid?”
Dorothy: “It's not
her fault. She's from Minnesota.”
Take Me Out to the
Ballgame, Stanley
Crow man: “This
isn't the Orange Bowl is it?”
Lewd Ladies
Dorothy: “Oh,
Marguerite, I could kiss you.”
Marguerite: “And I
don't go for that freaky stuff.”
Rose: “Neither do
Dorothy and I.”
Best of B.E.D.
Marguerite: “I
don't mean to pry, but maybe I know a way to get Norman's attention.”
Blanche: “If it
involves silk sheets and a parochial school outfit, I've already
tried it.”
Reel References
Marguerite: “What's
the matter with her?”
Dorothy: “She's a
little upset. She just found out that Gene Shalit wants his hair to
look that way.”
The Boob Tube
Dorothy:
“Marguerite, I hate to interrupt your work, but we have to talk to
you.”
Blanche: “Yeah but
before we do, I just want you to know that Tootie is my favorite on
'The Facts of Life.'”
Golden Quotes
Dorothy: “Why
should I be the one to fire her?”
Blanche: “You're
the meanest.”
Rose: “Blanche,
that's not true. Dorothy just looks the meanest. We hired Marguerite
together, we fire her together.
Dorothy: “Thank
you, Rose. And by the way, you look the dumbest.”
and
Blanche: “Girls we
can't fire her now, she's makin' me an aphrodisiac!”
Dorothy: “Use
vodka and black underwear like everyone else!!”
Critique: Wait
a minute. Hold up. Why on Earth isn't Dorothy attending her own
niece's wedding? They have enough money to hire a housekeeper but she
can't go to the wedding of her brother's daughter? Is it because she
allegedly looks like Abe Vigoda? Who knows? But I digress.
I absolutely love this episode; with lots of great dialogue
(“Stay away from me you jinx!”) and some well-timed moments of
physical comedy (Rose getting hit with a baseball always makes me
chuckle). The housekeeper adds a nice dynamic between the ladies and
there’s even a decent level of suspense after Marguerite is fired.
Though, it is silly to think that out of nowhere they randomly need a
housekeeper, especially since they spend a majority of their free
time just sitting around doing nothing. And yes Sophia is missing for
nearly its entire run-time, but her lines when she finally returns
are simply priceless (“What are we celebrating, did The Supremes
get back together?”). A
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