I'd love to do a little 'tribute marathon' of the Golden Girls tonight in memory of Bea and was wondering what do you think are the best episodes that center on Dorothy / Bea.

The best one I can come up with is the Season 5 premiere, Sick and Tired.

The only episode I'd like to avoid is the finale - it makes me cry as it is, let alone watching it now!

Thanks in advance.

A few of my favorites were
-The one where Dorothy tries out for Jeopardy
-The mystery weekend episode where Dorothy solved the "murders"

I have a favorite from each season:
1. That Was No Lady - the mother daughter interaction is sweet
2. To Catch a Neighbor - just funny
3. Mixed Blessing - the subject matter is interesting and handled really nicely
4. Bang the Drum Stanley - just like it
5. Clinton Avenue Memoirs - when Bea covers Estelle's mouth at the apt. - hilarious!
6. If At Last You Do Succeed
7. Here I have two: The Monkey Show pt.2 Bea's son appears in this episode. In Journey to the Center of Attention - Bea belts out a couple of tunes.

Gosh this is tough, there are so many good ones of Dorothy.

Look Who's Coming to the Wedding- Just loved Dorothy in this episode. Bea did a great job of showing Dorothy's anger over her ex-husband Stan's betrayal. The way she handled the whole situation with her daughter getting married and being a good sport towards Stan, even though she was angry at him.

That Was No Lady-Bea did a great job in this episode. I loved the way she handled Dorothy's feelings for a married man. The emotions she showed in this episode were dead on. She did a great job.


The Triangle-I just loved Bea in this episode. Rue did a good job as well. I just love the way Bea portrayed Dorothy when Rue as Blanche told her that Elliott made a pass at her and in the end when they had to apologize to each other, you could see real friendship between them.


The Competition-I loved Bea's relationship with Estelle in this episode. Bea was right on with her reaction when Betty as Rose called Sophia "Ma". She just had great timing and was spot on.

Break In-Bea was hilarious in this episode when all the girls come in the house and realize they have been robbed. She pretends to be Dirty Harry. It was so funny. She had some of her best lines in this episode.

Heart Attack-Now this episode shows you how close Bea and Estelle are. Bea as Dorothy was in tears when she thought Sophia was going to die. She showed real emotion there. Even though they had a love hate relationship with each other, they genuinely were true mother and daughter and this episode proved it with flying colors.

The Operation-I loved Bea as Dorothy in this episode. She showed us how truly scared she was of hospitals and operations.

Take Him, He's Mine-I loved Bea in this episode. Even though Dorothy was angry at Stan for what he did to her, she still couldn't help but care about him. That was proven when Blanche started dating him due to Dorothy's insistence and this caused Dorothy to be jealous of Stan and Blanche. In the end she realized how much of a creep she was being in her own words.

Big Daddy's Little Lady- I love this episode because we get to hear Bea sing. It's really cute to she and Betty team up to write a song together. It was a really good episode and Bea and some great one liners.

Forgive Me Father-I just love this episode becasue Dorothy falls in love with a priest! She doesn't know he's a priest until he comes over to dinner. Bea did a wonderful job in this episode. I like that she and Father Leahy remain friends.

Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself- I love this episode because we get to see another one of Dorothy's phobias, flying.The way Bea performs in this episode is classic! It's hilariously funny!

Stan Takes A Wife-This is just and all around good episode. Bea is spot on with Dorothy's shock and concern over Sophia's illness. She is also spot on with her resurfaced feelings for Stan who surprisingly is behaving like a gentleman and was there for her when Sophia was sick. We also see that in the end, that even though she still loves Stan, it wasn't meant to be after meeting his soon to be wife Katherine. She wants them to be happy and moves on with her life.

Till Death Do We Volley-This is just a hilariously funny episode from beginning to end.

Foreign Exchange-This episode is really sweet and funny! Dorothy and Sophia not mother and daughter? Not acceptable. Bea and Estelle were wonderful together.

Sick and Tired-Bea did a great job in this episode, she really had us believing that Dorothy really was sick. They way she handled each doctor's diagnosis until finally finding one who knew she was sick and not crazy. I also love the way she told the doctor who called her crazy off in the end. It was a great episode.

Love Under the Big Top-Bea and Dick Van Dyke, need I say more?

Comedy of Errors- Bea is just plain funny in this episode.

This is really all I can recall right now. I haven't really seen much after season 5.