Blind Ambitions

 was the 23rd episode of Season 1 of The Golden Girls TV series, also the 23rd overall series episode. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Bob Colleary with co-executive producer Susan Harris, it originally aired on NBC-TV on March 29, 1986.

Summary
Rose gets a visit from her sister Lily, who is blind. She is now facing life as a blind woman and soon behaves like a helpless child to get Rose to take care of her permanently. This goes on while a garage sale is taking place with the girls selling items they would rather not get rid of.

Plot
Rose's sister Lily from Chicago is in town on a visit, she has recently lost her sight, which she claims hasn't affected her, she had a full life beforehand and found the school for the blind boring. Sophia then talks about their TV set needs replacing so they have the idea to throw a yard sale.

However Lily's blindness nearly puts her in danger starting a fire in the kitchen, which the girls save her, Rose goes to talk to her, she lets the mask slip, she's scare of life and wants Rose to take care of her in Chicago. Rose was planning to go but is having doubts so Sophia talks about herself when she had the stroke, she was unable to do anything, but Dorothy nagged her until she did her therapy and she recovered so Rose changes her mind.

The Yard Sale is a failure the girls are unwilling to give up items that have meaning for them, so they decide to buy the TV on Credit and pay it off weekly. Lily asks Rose for help but she tells her that she can't give up and so Lily returns to Chicago angrily. A couple of weeks later she invites Rose to Chicago, surprising her at the airport with her guide-dog Becky, she reveals she returned to the Blind School and has learnt a lot more thanks to Rose's motivation, she thanks her and shows the progress by describing the layout of the airport.

Guest Cast

 * Polly Holliday as Lily Lindstrom

Quotes
Woman: I'll give you a dollar for it.

Sophia Petrillo: A dollar? What the hell do you think this is? Baghdad? Get the hell out of here!