The Golden Girls (TV Series)

Mixed Blessings (1988)

Rue McClanahan: Blanche Devereaux

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Quotes 

• Greta : Lorraine, if you want a young man, fine. Just make it a young black man. Why, I could name ten fine, rich, young black men off the top of my head.

  Blanche Devereaux : Wait just a minute 'til I get a pencil.

• Sophia Petrillo : [twentysomething Michael is intent on marrying Lorraine, a 44-year-old black woman; Lorraine's mother and two aunts have come by to discuss how to prevent the marriage]  You know, I'm glad you showed up. There's something important we didn't discuss this afternoon, and I'd like to get that cleared up before we talk about anything else.

  Greta : What is it?

  Sophia Petrillo : Is it true what they say about black men in bed?

  Blanche Devereaux : Oh yes, definitely.

  Blanche Devereaux : [everyone stares at Blanche in disbelief as she realises what she's said]  Oh yes, definitely, that is something I would like to know about, too.

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : Blanche, please, that's a stereotype.

  Trudy : Call it whatever you want. I'm just grateful it's true!

  [the fact that Trudy, Lorraine's aunt, is black herself has provided a certain credibility] 

• Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : Look, race is not even an issue. I mean, your daughter is twice my son's age. What can a woman in her forties possibly have in common with a boy in his twenties?

  Blanche Devereaux : Sex! At twenty, a man is at his peak and a woman in her forties is also at her peak so when the two come together, HOT DAMN!

• Rose Nylund : [Dorothy is unhappy with her son marrying an older, black woman]  The same thing happened to the Vigbotters back in St. Olaf. Y'see Gretchen had this thing for Buddy, but Mr. Vigbotter didn't approve. He did his best to keep them apart. But, one day he came home early, and he found Gretchen and Buddy in... how will I say it... a most indelicate situation.

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : What did he do?

  Rose Nylund : Well he yelled at them to stop, but they wouldn't, so he turned the hose on them!

  Blanche Devereaux : He turned the hose on them?

  Rose Nylund : Well they were in the front yard!

  Blanche Devereaux : [Blanche gasps]  Ohhhhh?

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : Wait - wait a minute, wait a minute, Rose. Buddy and Gretchen weren't people were they?

  Rose Nylund : Of course not. They were dogs! Gretchen was a Dalmation and Buddy was a Schnauzer, and Mr. Vigbotter wasn't too happy when he ended up with a litter of Schnalmations!

  Blanche Devereaux : You know, Rose, sometimes I wish somebody had turned the hose on your parents.

• Blanche Devereaux : [after another St. Olaf story]  You know, Rose, sometimes I wish someone would have turned the hose on your parents.