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-->'''Blanche''': [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped AIDS is not a bad people's disease Rose! It is not God punishing people for their sins!]]

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-->'''Blanche''': [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped AIDS is not a bad people's person's disease Rose! It is not God punishing people for their sins!]]
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-->'''Blanche''': [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped AIDS is not a bad people's disease Rose! It is not God punishing people for their sins!]]
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* After Rose, Blanch, and Dorothy spend a whole episode as hostages in an armed robbery, an annoyed Sophia walks in, wondering what's taking them so long. When the gunman threatens her, she takes one look at him, takes his gun away, and chides Dorothy for not being able to tell the gun was fake.
* From the series finale. Blanche's uncle and Dorothy have decided to play a joke on her by pretending that they're getting married after only one date. Then they spend the next several days having fun together. But when the time comes to fess up to Blanche about what they've done, Lucas shocks everyone, including himself,, by asking Dorothy to marry him "for real".

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* After Rose, Blanch, Blanche, and Dorothy spend a whole episode as hostages in an armed robbery, an annoyed Sophia walks in, wondering what's taking them so long. When the gunman threatens her, she takes one look at him, takes his gun away, and chides Dorothy for not being able to tell the gun was fake.
* From the series finale. Blanche's uncle Lucas and Dorothy have decided to play a joke on her Blanche by pretending that they're getting married after only one date. Then they spend the next several days having fun together. But when the time comes to fess up to Blanche about what they've done, Lucas shocks everyone, including himself,, himself, by asking Dorothy to marry him "for real".real."
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--->'''Rose''': I know Dorothy.

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--->'''Rose''': I know Dorothy.Dorothy.
* In ''72 Hours'', Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia all get one in some way.
** Dorothy: For calling out Sophia's unjustified paranoia concerning the possibility that Rose might have AIDS, to the point that she's been using a gas station bathroom and has marked coffee mugs with an "R."
** Blanche: Confiding in Rose that she also went through an AIDS scare and has since made the effort to take all necessary precautions when having sex and knowing her partners' complete sexual history, and later calling Rose out on her belief that AIDS is something that should only effect "bad" people.
** Sophia: Proudly drinking from one of the mugs she marked with "R" when she agrees with Blanche and Dorothy that they will always be there for Rose no matter what her test may say.
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* From the series finale. Blanche's uncle and Dorothy have decided to play a joke on her by pretending that they're getting married after only one date. Then they spend the next several days having fun together. But when the time comes to fess up to Blanche about what they've done, Lucas shocks everyone, including himself,, by asking Dorothy to marry him "for real".

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* From the series finale. Blanche's uncle and Dorothy have decided to play a joke on her by pretending that they're getting married after only one date. Then they spend the next several days having fun together. But when the time comes to fess up to Blanche about what they've done, Lucas shocks everyone, including himself,, by asking Dorothy to marry him "for real".real".
* [[TheDitz Rose]] guilted Dorothy into admitting she has a gambling problem.
--->'''Dorothy''': Rose I am stealing your money!
--->'''Rose''': I know Dorothy.
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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, Barbara is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior; and Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At the end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20

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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, Barbara is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior; and Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At the end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them all to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20
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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, Barbara is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior; Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At thr end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20

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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, Barbara is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior; and Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At thr the end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20
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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, she is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior, Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At thr end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20

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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, she Barbara is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior, inferior; Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At thr end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20
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* Another awesome Dorothy moment: in one episode, she befriends a local author named Barbara Thorndyke. Throughout the episode, she is condescending and rude towards Blanche and Rose, seeing them as intellectually inferior, Dorothy doesn't listen when they try to tell her what a snot she is. At thr end of the episode, Barbara is about to take them to an exclusive Miami club, but before they leave, she takes Dorothy into the kitchen to tell her that Sophia's date cannot come with them; the restrictive club they're going to will not allow him in because he's Jewish. After Barbara clearly shows that she has no problem with such a horrible policy and insults Blance and Rose, Dorothy tells the intellectual, cultured author to [[SophisticatedAsHell "go to hell"]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kr7-YfT20
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* After Rose, Blanch, and Dorothy spend a whole episode as hostages in an armed robbery, an annoyed Sophia walks in, wondering what's taking them so long. When the gunman threatens her, she takes one look at him, takes his gun away, and chides Dorothy for not being able to tell the gun was fake.

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* After Rose, Blanch, and Dorothy spend a whole episode as hostages in an armed robbery, an annoyed Sophia walks in, wondering what's taking them so long. When the gunman threatens her, she takes one look at him, takes his gun away, and chides Dorothy for not being able to tell the gun was fake.fake.
* From the series finale. Blanche's uncle and Dorothy have decided to play a joke on her by pretending that they're getting married after only one date. Then they spend the next several days having fun together. But when the time comes to fess up to Blanche about what they've done, Lucas shocks everyone, including himself,, by asking Dorothy to marry him "for real".

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* Dorothy has ''many,'' but one of this troper's favourites is her standing up to Blanche's abusive boyfriend, who is irritated that she isn't ready for a party:

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* Dorothy has ''many,'' but one of this troper's favourites the best is her standing up to Blanche's abusive boyfriend, who is irritated that she isn't ready for a party:



** Mr. Ha Ha had been making point of taunting Dorothy over the embarassing situation she was stuck in so he really had it coming.
* [[Series/EmptyNest Barbara Weston]] faking out The Cheeseman when he kidnaps the girls and Miles by acting like she's unarmed, only to surprise him with a gun to his back when he's not looking. Followed immediately by a CrowningMomentOfFunny too.

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** Mr. Ha Ha had been making point of taunting Dorothy over the embarassing embarrassing situation she was stuck in so he really had it coming.
* [[Series/EmptyNest [[EmptyNest Barbara Weston]] faking out The Cheeseman when he kidnaps the girls and Miles by acting like she's unarmed, only to surprise him with a gun to his back when he's not looking. Followed immediately by a CrowningMomentOfFunny too.



--> '''Rose:''' Geez, there's so much that we as the public don't know!

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--> '''Rose:''' Geez, there's so much that we as the public don't know!know!
* After Rose, Blanch, and Dorothy spend a whole episode as hostages in an armed robbery, an annoyed Sophia walks in, wondering what's taking them so long. When the gunman threatens her, she takes one look at him, takes his gun away, and chides Dorothy for not being able to tell the gun was fake.
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** Mr. Ha Ha had been making point of taunting Dorothy over the embarassing situation she was stuck in so he really had it coming.
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** Blanche gets one, too, a moment later when she comes in to find Rex has roughly grabbed Dorothy by the arm and is trying to jerk her around. For the first time all episode, Blanche stands up to Rex and tells him in no uncertain terms to get out of her house. When he threatens never to return if she throws him out, she declares that that's a promise she intends to see he keeps.
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* Another of Dorothy's is in the 2nd episode of the two parter ''Sick and Tired'' where she is diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In the first episode, she goes all the way to New York to see a specialist, who merely tells her she 'is just getting old'. In the 2nd whilst out with the girls on a dinner celebrating the discovery of her illness, she discovers the doctor is dining with his wife in the restaurant as well. Instead of causing a ruckus, she calmly walks over and delivers to him one of the most AWESOME speeches in television history, letting him have it for giving her a poor diagnosis of just "getting old" and recommend that she see a psychiatrist before gently reminding her that one day, ''he'll'' be on the other side of the table like she was.

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* Another of Dorothy's is in the 2nd episode second half of the two parter part episode ''Sick and Tired'' where she is diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In the first episode, she goes all the way to New York to see a specialist, who merely tells her she 'is just getting old'. In the 2nd whilst out with the girls on a dinner celebrating the discovery of her illness, she discovers the doctor is dining with his wife in the restaurant as well. Instead of causing a ruckus, she calmly walks over and delivers to him one of the most AWESOME speeches in television history, letting him have it for giving her a poor diagnosis of just "getting old" and recommend that she see a psychiatrist before gently reminding her that one day, ''he'll'' be on the other side of the table like she was.
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* [[EmptyNests Barbara Weston]] faking out The Cheeseman when he kidnaps the girls and Miles by acting like she's unarmed, only to surprise him with a gun to his back when he's not looking. Followed immediately by a CrowningMomentOfFunny too.

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* [[EmptyNests [[Series/EmptyNest Barbara Weston]] faking out The Cheeseman when he kidnaps the girls and Miles by acting like she's unarmed, only to surprise him with a gun to his back when he's not looking. Followed immediately by a CrowningMomentOfFunny too.
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* In one flashback episode as the girls are reflecting on previous birthdays, Dorothy recalls a more recent birthday where Rose took her to a Chuck E. Cheese-esque restaurant, and had her entertained by an obnoxious clown called Mr. Ha Ha along with all the other kids celebrating birthdays. Dorothy was about to shove her cake in his face, when Mr. Ha Ha pointed out that's not very adult-like, and Mr. Ha Ha could sue. Then, one of the kids shoves ''his'' cake into the clown's face, and wishes Dorothy a happy birthday.

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* In one flashback episode as the girls are reflecting on previous birthdays, Dorothy recalls a more recent birthday where Rose took her to a Chuck E. Cheese-esque restaurant, and had her entertained by an obnoxious clown called Mr. Ha Ha along with all the other kids celebrating birthdays. Dorothy was about to shove her cake in his face, when Mr. Ha Ha pointed out that's not very adult-like, and Mr. Ha Ha could sue. Then, one of the kids shoves ''his'' cake into the clown's face, and wishes Dorothy a happy birthday.birthday.
* [[EmptyNests Barbara Weston]] faking out The Cheeseman when he kidnaps the girls and Miles by acting like she's unarmed, only to surprise him with a gun to his back when he's not looking. Followed immediately by a CrowningMomentOfFunny too.
--> '''Rose:''' You said you didn't have a gun. ''You lied!''
--> '''Barbara:''' ...to a bad guy. It's okay to lie to a bad guy.
--> '''Rose:''' Geez, there's so much that we as the public don't know!
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** A minor one goes to the doctor's wife, who immediately tells him to shut up when he tries to interrupt Dorothy.
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* Rose getting her beloved teddy bear back from a bratty girl scout who was holding it for ransom.

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* Rose getting her beloved teddy bear back from a bratty girl scout who was holding it for ransom.ransom.
* In one flashback episode as the girls are reflecting on previous birthdays, Dorothy recalls a more recent birthday where Rose took her to a Chuck E. Cheese-esque restaurant, and had her entertained by an obnoxious clown called Mr. Ha Ha along with all the other kids celebrating birthdays. Dorothy was about to shove her cake in his face, when Mr. Ha Ha pointed out that's not very adult-like, and Mr. Ha Ha could sue. Then, one of the kids shoves ''his'' cake into the clown's face, and wishes Dorothy a happy birthday.
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* Rose getting her beloved teddy bear back from a bratty girl scout who was holding it for ransom.
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--> Prof. Cooper: Good! [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean I'm glad you decided to take me up on my offer.]]

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--> Prof. Cooper: Good! [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean I'm glad you decided to take me up on my offer.]]
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* Another of Dorothy's is in the 2nd episode of the two parter ''Sick and Tired'' where she is diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In the first episode, she goes all the way to New York to see a specialist, who merely tells her she 'is just getting old'. In the 2nd whilst out with the girls on a dinner celebrating the discovery of her illness, she discovers the doctor is dining with his wife in the restaurant as well. Instead of causing a ruckus, she calmly walks over and delivers to him one of the most AWESOME speeches in television history, letting him have it for giving her a poor diagnosis of just "getting old" and recommend that she see a psychiatrist before gently reminding her that one day, ''he'll'' be on the other side of the table like she was.
-->'''Dorothy''': Because as angry as I am, and as angry as I always ''will'' be...I wish you a better doctor than you were to me.

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* The penultimate scene of the episode "Adult Education". Blanche, in order to earn a degree and get a promotion at the museum, goes back to school. She's failing one of her course, and asks her teacher for help. Instead, he offers her a passing grade in exchange for sex. After the dean fails to help her, Blanche buckles down, studying harder than she ever has. After she finishes her final exam, she finally tells her lecherous professor off.
--> Blanche: You know Prof. Cooper, I've thought a lot about what you said, and I have no intention of repeating this course.
--> Prof. Cooper: Good! [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean I'm glad you decided to take me up on my offer.]]
--> Blanche: {scoffs} I'm declining your offer, Prof. Cooper, but I do want to thank you.
--> Prof. Cooper: For what?
--> Blanche: [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech Well, thanks to you, I studied all day and all night, and whenever I felt like giving up, I thought about you and the kind of man you are, and I studied even harder. In fact you made me so mad that I decided to get an A on this test come hell or high-water! And I think I did. I, sir, am a lady. Maybe not the smartest lady in the world, but I do know that my self-respect is more important than passing your damn course. So you, sir, can kiss my A.]]
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** Then, this becomes a FunnyMoment immediately afterward because the guy she defended herself from was only trying to give her back something she dropped.

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** Then, this becomes a FunnyMoment immediately afterward because the guy she defended herself from was only the parking attendant, who was trying to give her back something she dropped.
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** Then, this becomes a FunnyMoment immediately afterward because the guy she defended herself from was only trying to give her back something she dropped.

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* Blanche's [[SpoiledBrat troubled]] grandson comes to visit. He missbehaves and treats everyone horribly. This all culminates with him blowing up and [[ArmorPiercingSlap Sophia slapping him.]]

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* Blanche's [[SpoiledBrat troubled]] grandson comes to visit. He missbehaves misbehaves and treats everyone horribly. This all culminates with him blowing up and [[ArmorPiercingSlap Sophia slapping him.]]]]
** And then later, when Blanche realizes part of his problem is that his parents (her daughter and her "Yankee" husband) are always arguing, she calls them and tells them in a half-bluff/half-truth that she's keeping him. When her daughter argues this, Blanche says "All right, but if you don't start giving that boy the love and attention he deserves [[MamaBear I will kick your uppity butt 'til Hell won't have it again!"]]
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'''Rex''': You know, you're starting to get on my nerves.\\

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'''Rex''': You know, you're starting to get on my nerves.\\nerves-\\
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'''Dorothy''': A [[ThePowerOfFriendship ''friend!'']]

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'''Dorothy''': A [[ThePowerOfFriendship ''friend!'']]friend!]]
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* Dorothy has ''many,'' but one of this troper's favourites is her standing up to Blanche's abusive boyfriend, who is irritated that she isn't ready for a party:
--> '''Rex''': You wanna go light a fire under her?\\
'''Dorothy''': No, I don't think so.\\
'''Rex''': Why not?\\
'''Dorothy''': Because she's already getting burned enough as it is.\\
'''Rex''': Look, would you just go tell Blanche to hurry up? I've gotta teach this woman what being on time means!\\
'''Dorothy''': ''Wait a minute,'' I don't want you teaching her anything!\\
'''Rex''': You know, you're starting to get on my nerves.\\
'''Dorothy''': [[ShutUpHannibal Good, because you're already on mine!]] I don't like the way you're treating Blanche. Under all that make-up and sexy talk, there's a little girl there, and for some reason or another she's letting you take advantage of her. I can't stop her from seeing you, but I'll be ''damned'' if I'm gonna hurry her up!\\
'''Rex''': Who do you think you are?!\\
'''Dorothy''': A [[ThePowerOfFriendship ''friend!'']]

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Click * Blanche's [[SpoiledBrat troubled]] grandson comes to visit. He missbehaves and treats everyone horribly. This all culminates with him blowing up and [[ArmorPiercingSlap Sophia slapping him.]]
* Rose spent a whole episode fearing for her safety after a robbery, believing she can't defend herself. Once her nightmare is realized and she is chased down by a man, [[GroinAttack she knees him in the]] [[UnusualEuphemism "safe deposit box"]]. She proceeds to wail on him until he's left on
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