If at Last You Do Succeed

Episode aired Oct 6, 1990
TV-PG
30m

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7.6/10

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Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, and Herb Edelman in The Golden Girls (1985)

Comedy Drama

When Stan finally has a successful business venture, he grows tired of being browbeaten by Dorothy.When Stan finally has a successful business venture, he grows tired of being browbeaten by Dorothy.When Stan finally has a successful business venture, he grows tired of being browbeaten by Dorothy.

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Bea Arthur

Dorothy Zbornak
(as Beatrice Arthur)

Betty White

Rose Nylund

Rue McClanahan

Blanche Devereaux

Estelle Getty

Sophia Petrillo

Herb Edelman

Stan Zbornak
(as Herbert Edelman)

Director
- Matthew Diamond
Writers
- Susan Harris
- Robert Spina
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If at Last You Do Succeed

A fun and charming episode of the show, that in its 6th series showed no sign of diminishing returns.

Some great lines and moments here.

They don't make them like this any more.

Trivia
In the notes that Stan sends to Dorothy about his meeting with the Japanese businessmen, Joe Isuzu is mentioned. Joe Isuzu was the fictional spokesperson for Isuzu Motors, played by David Leisure. Leisure appeared in "Empty Nests", the backdoor pilot for Empty Nest, as well as Empty Nest itself.

Goofs
When Blanche asks Rose how much the war bond is worth, Rose says that it's worth $1,000. Blanche is happy, because she has 49 more. Later, Blanche thanks Dorothy for helping her buy $25,000 worth of peace of mind when Dorothy convinces Blanche to tear them up. However, just prior to this scene, the girls vote for Rose and Blanche to split the $50,000, so it makes sense that Blanche's share comes out to be $25,000 in the end.

Quotes
Blanche Devereaux: Are you tellin' me that St Olaf printed its own War Bonds?
Rose Nylund: Yes. Oh, we were very patriotic. In late '42, we wanted to fund the development of a top-secret weapon that we were sure would end the war: attack cows.
Blanche Devereaux: Take me now, Lord.
Rose Nylund: No-one expects trouble from a cow. The plan was, we would drop these highly-trained, killer cows behind the enemy lines. It wasn't 'til they were airborne that we realized, a cow can't pull a ripcord. Well, the project wasn't a total failure. If there's one thing the Germans hate, it's a mess!