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Three on a Couch

  • Episode aired Dec 5, 1987
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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Philip Sterling in The Golden Girls (1985)
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The girls go to group therapy to deal with the growing problems in their friendship.The girls go to group therapy to deal with the growing problems in their friendship.The girls go to group therapy to deal with the growing problems in their friendship.

  • Director
    • Terry Hughes
  • Writers
    • Jeffrey Ferro
    • Fredric Weiss
  • Stars
    • Bea Arthur
    • Betty White
    • Rue McClanahan
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    7.8/10
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    • Director
      • Terry Hughes
    • Writers
      • Jeffrey Ferro
      • Fredric Weiss
    • Stars
      • Bea Arthur
      • Betty White
      • Rue McClanahan
    • 4User reviews
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    Bea Arthur
    Bea Arthur
    • Dorothy Zbornak
    • (as Beatrice Arthur)
    Betty White
    Betty White
    • Rose Nylund
    Rue McClanahan
    Rue McClanahan
    • Blanche Devereaux
    Estelle Getty
    Estelle Getty
    • Sophia Petrillo
    Philip Sterling
    Philip Sterling
    • Dr. Ashley
    Terry Wills
    • Carl
    John C. Moskoff
    • Jerry
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    • Director
      • Terry Hughes
    • Writers
      • Jeffrey Ferro
      • Fredric Weiss
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    8Sleepin_Dragon

    Feathers fly in this one.

    The Girls have reached a point where they're all fed up with one another, they all head to a Psychiatrist, and a few home truths come out.

    It's yet another flashback episode, a format that they tried out earlier on, to good success, and it has worked well every single time, this is another classic, it's very funny seeing the girls clashing and going for one another.

    Every segment is very funny, the first one, Blanche trying to bully Dorothy into a double date, side splitting, showing just how selfish Blanche can be, when it comes to men that is. The second sees poor Rose making a mistake, causing to some big problems for Dorothy, poor Rose, and of course the third sees Dorothy's sensible, cool headed attitude questioned.

    The fourth, poor Sophia, she seems to have been omitted from the title.

    'I'll say hail Marys until Madonna has a hit movie.' What a classic line, and the truth.

    Seeing even Doctor Ashley telling Rose to shut up, that was very funny too.

    8/10.
    msudude22

    Episode title

    It should be called Four on a Couch. Since all four girls go to therapy. The title implies only three of them went to therapy. I'm assuming they aren't counting Sophia as one of the girls. I've noticed on the show when they refer to "the girls", they seem to leave Sophia out a lot.

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    • Trivia
      Phillip Sterling plays a different character as Blanche's psychologist in season 2 episode 1 titled End of the Curse
    • Goofs
      When Dorothy passes out in the flashback, her arm is propped up on the couch. When Blanche approaches her to put a pillow under her head, her arm is back down. Then after the pillow is placed under her head, her arm is propped back up.
    • Quotes

      [a priest is at the door, but Dorothy thinks he's answering her ad in the personals]

      Dorothy Zbornak: I don't believe this! I'm gonna call the COPS if you don't get out of here *right now*, you SICK PERVERT!

      Sophia Petrillo: Hi, Father Rossi. Here's the canned goods for the needy.

      Dorothy Zbornak: [to Father Rossi] Oh, my God. I am so very sorry. I promise I'll say "Hail Mary's" until Madonna gets a hit movie.

    • Connections
      References Three on a Match (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Thank You For Being A Friend
      Written by Andrew Gold

      Sung by Cynthia Fee

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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