On Mother's Day, the girls, who are all mothers themselves, recall past celebrations of the day.On Mother's Day, the girls, who are all mothers themselves, recall past celebrations of the day.On Mother's Day, the girls, who are all mothers themselves, recall past celebrations of the day.
- Dorothy Zbornak
- (as Beatrice Arthur)
- …
- Stan Zbornak
- (as Herbert Edelman)
- Young Dorothy Zbornak
- (as Lyn Greene)
- Rest Home Resident
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough it is widely believed that Blanche's exact age was never revealed, in this episode it is revealed in a flashback that she was 17 in 1949. That would make her 53 years old when the series began in 1985 and 60 when it ended in 1992.
- GoofsDorothy's son Michael is twenty-two years old in season three. When Sophia and Dorothy reminisce Brooklyn, NY, 1954, Dorothy asks Sophia to babysit her children, one of whom is Michael. Sophia refuses, so Dorothy says "I'll just leave them with Stan's mother." They talk about Michael screaming when Stan's mother was watching over them. If Michael was a baby in the fifties, he should be in his thirties in season three.
- Quotes
Blanche Devereaux: [reminiscing with her aged mother in a nursing home on Mother's Day about a teenage affair] I gave Dec back his ID bracelet, that had 'Dec' on one side and 'allergic to the law' on the other, hopped in the car with you and Daddy, and we took off home. I asked you if you were mad at me. You said, "Why no, darlin'. This is the best Mother's Day I've ever had." Don't you remember that, Mama?
Margaret: Well, I thought that happened to Virginia. Wasn't Virginia the slut?
Blanche Devereaux: No, ma'am, that was me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)
It's a wonderful episode, a superb end to the third series, it's funny, sad, moving and quite enchanting.
First off it's Dorothy, back to a time where she was still with Stan, the pair pay a visit to his mother.
Alice Ghostley was terrific as Old Mother Zbornak, that was a hilarious first sequence.
The second sequence features Blanche visiting her mother Margaret, a discussion about Blanche's rebellious early years, so funny, but equally so sweet and tender. Margaret maybe has a touch of dementia, sweet and sad.
Rose is up for the third time, a very funny sequence in which she spends her time with an elderly lady, who makes a few observations about the residents of St Olaf, again a mix of very funny, and so sad.
The forth and perhaps the best sequence sees Lynnie Greene back as a young Dorothy, and the roles reversed for Arthur and Getty, it's a fabulous sequence, one of the show's best scenes.
Loved it.
10/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Jun 3, 2023
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1