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Recap / The Golden Girls S 04 E 03 The One That Got Away

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Blanche tries to woo Ham Lushbough, the only man who ever turned her down. Meanwhile, Rose believes she saw a UFO fly over the house.


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  • Formerly Fit: Ham Lushbaugh, a high-school crush of Blanche's who also happens to be the only man she ever failed to seduce. Although Blanche is stunned by his weight gain, it doesn't dissuade her from trying to get him anyway...which doesn't turn out the way she expected.
  • Real After All: Rose thinks she sees a UFO; skeptical Dorothy tries to convince her otherwise, but eventually admits her own belief when the military sends a representative to confirm the story. The end of the episode reveals that the craft is actually an experimental Air Force plane, explaining the cover-up; as Rose talks about her belief in the unknown, Dorothy nods off, and another set of flashing lights and strange sounds comes from the sky. It's implied that this is a real UFO.
  • Unnecessarily Cruel Rejection: Played for Laughs when Blanche discusses a former would-be suitor, a Big Man on Campus from college, who repeatedly rejected her advances. At one point, he even had the school band spell out "Maybe Some Other Time, Blanche" to her.

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