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Two "Golden Girls" (contains spoilers).

[rerunwatcher · 8/10 · 15 October 2023]

On this episode two of the "Golden Girls" were featured. Rue played a woman who was being abused by her husband. Betty played a funny role, attempting to get Caesar Romero's character to publish her book. The third story had Alan Thicke, but that storyline did not interest me as much as the other two. Betty White looked great in a midnight blue sequin dress and then later in a beautiful peach color dress. Rue looked amazing in a purple and silver shimmery top. Rue's storyline had Dick Van Patten as a mean abusive husband. Of course being "Love Boat" it was resolved by the husband promising to "get some help". This of course would not be that easy in real life. Oh, and I did not mention that Carol Channing was featured in the Betty White story. Carol played the typical "dumb blonde"...at which she was very good.

Two Jerks and the Thicke

[WalterKafka · 20 April 2024]

'Audiences love the ditzy blonde type.' More and more, Vicki is aiming for Julie's job. Rue is married to Dick. The former is yet another old friend of Captain Stubing. (This guy gets around.) This plot suddenly gets very dark at the halfway point. I was genuinely surprised. Way too serious for me. I want men in gorilla suits. Alan Thicke is here with ex Michelle Phillips. She says she's getting married. Would you believe she's engaged to Fred Willard? He's quite a ham. In a twist, Fred turns out to be quite a womanizer. Carol Channing is back, once again with Betty White. Betty wants to interest publisher Caesar Romero. He's more interested in Carol. Oops. Caesar, of course, has one of the greatest mustaches of all time. I can't stand Carol Channing, one of t hose people whose whose career is totally inexplicable. On Kafka's Love Boat Scale, this episode gets 2 * out of a possible 4 *.