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Son-in-Law Dearest

  • Episode aired Apr 11, 1987
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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Herb Edelman in The Golden Girls (1985)
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Dorothy's daughter Kate visits with the news that her husband has cheated on her and she is leaving him.Dorothy's daughter Kate visits with the news that her husband has cheated on her and she is leaving him.Dorothy's daughter Kate visits with the news that her husband has cheated on her and she is leaving him.

  • Director
    • Terry Hughes
  • Writers
    • Susan Harris
    • Patt Shea
    • Harriett Weiss
  • Stars
    • Bea Arthur
    • Betty White
    • Rue McClanahan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    557
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Hughes
    • Writers
      • Susan Harris
      • Patt Shea
      • Harriett Weiss
    • Stars
      • Bea Arthur
      • Betty White
      • Rue McClanahan
    • 3User 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
    Herb Edelman
    Herb Edelman
    • Stan Zbornak
    • (as Herbert Edelman)
    Deena Freeman
    Deena Freeman
    • Kate
    Jonathan Perpich
    • Dennis
    • Director
      • Terry Hughes
    • Writers
      • Susan Harris
      • Patt Shea
      • Harriett Weiss
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    7Sleepin_Dragon

    Up all night.

    Kate arrives for a visit, prompting Stan and Dorothy to assume that her and Dennis are having a baby, unfortunately it turns out to be some marital difficulty.

    Like mother, like daughter, Dorothy sees her own daughter making the same mistakes that she did, it makes for quite a touching episodes. There are several funny moments, most of them involve Rose, I loved the scenes where she and Blanche are busy watching Everybody loves Lucy.

    'Mother Dorothy, don't call me that, I feel like I should be handing out rice in Calcutta,' that line had me belly laughing.

    Series two is a real highlight, every single episode so far has offered something different, something original, and something meaningful, the acting remains fantastic, Getty was a joy.

    7/10.

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    • Trivia
      Dorothy's daughter, Kate, and her husband, Dennis, are played by two different actors than in S1, E2 when they got married.
    • Goofs
      When the girls open the carton of ice cream, it goes from smooth to disturbed between shots without anyone taking any. Then, it sits in front of Rose in one shot and is in Blanche's hands in the next.
    • Quotes

      Rose Nylund: [after watching I Love Lucy reruns all night] I never realized you could have that much fun staying up all night.

      Blanche Devereaux: Oh? Not even with Charlie?

      Rose Nylund: Oh, we never stayed up all night, just 7 to midnight every night, and 5 to 7 every morning, and of course, till noon on Sundays.

      Blanche Devereaux: Lord, no wonder you still mourn that man!

    • Connections
      References I Love Lucy (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Thank You For Being A Friend
      Written by Andrew Gold

      Sung by Cynthia Fee

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, 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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