Sophia's Purse: Enough Wicker's Golden Girls Blog

Sophia's Purse: A Golden Girls Scholarly Blog

It's all here in a handbag for you: podcast episode transcripts, scholarly takes on all of the heady themes throughout the Golden Girls episodes, and pontifications on the connections between your brain and wallpaper paste.

I mean, it's not Rose's diary or anything, but it's just as entertaining.

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7 days ago
22 min

[TRANSCRIPT] Episode 29: RIP Pfreida Claxton (episode 29, s2/e4)

There is nothing like civic participation. In this episode, we see all four ladies rally together to save an old Oak tree on Richmond Street

Feb 27
19 min

[TRANSCRIPT] Episode 28: Feeling Magenta? Eat a BLP! (episode 28, s2/e3)

Stanley, king of the yutzes, shows up and needs a friend. Since Dorothy is busy with her new naval officer boyfriend, she calls in a favor.

Feb 26
16 min

[TRANSCRIPT] Episode 27: Burt, Butter, and Payback (episode 27, s2/e2)

In what can only be described as a classic, the girls win three tickets to see Mr. Burt Reynolds.

Feb 25
5 min

Top Ten Scholarly Moments of The Golden Girls

When they weren't grabbing flying dollar bills out of the air or living with a literal pig, The Golden Girls had a lot of scholarly moments.

Feb 25
21 min

[TRANSCRIPT] Episode 26: Minks, Menopause, and Stuff in a Garage (episode 26, s2/e1)

In the first episode of the second season, Dorothy and Rose are doing something completely out of character--breeding minks in their garage!

Feb 24
18 min

[TRANSCRIPT] Episode 25: Golden Origins (episode 25, s1/e25)

The girls revisit how they met. Mr. Peepers, Madame Zelda, and Rose’s tactic for finding the perfect melon all emerge as unsung heroes.

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INTELLECTUALIZING THE GOLDEN GIRLS