The Artist

Summary
Dorothy, Blanche and Rose each secretly pose nude for a Hungarian sculptor who will unveil the statue at an art show at the museum. Meanwhile, Sophia brushes up on practical jokes to get back at a prankster at the Senior Citizens Center.

Plot
Sophia comes in only wearing her coat, Dorothy asks her what's wrong she reveals that a prankster at the centre got her with a joke flower, she vows revenge on the man. Blanche comes in with Laszlo a sculptor who way with words has them hot under the collar. After he leaves Blanche reveals she is going to be posing for him showing her key to his workshop.

Sophia decides to get the joker on his own game so she tests them on Dorothy, but Dorothy's attempt on Blanche goes wrong when the dribble glass gets clogged, when Laszlo comes in he reveals to Rose that he feels Blanche lacks something so he convinces Rose to secretly model as well. After Blanche discovers the sketches Rose reveals the truth, then Dorothy reveals she also modelled for Laszlo. As they all talk about what they should do they instead go to the workshop to confront him. Laszlo tells them that he has enough sketches and his chosen model will be seen in the finished statue.

The unveiling comes around, the girls wait for the moment, Sophia then pulls another joke on Dorothy pretending to drop a artwork and gets the security on board with the joke. Then the statue is seen and the girls can't tell which one of them is the one so they ask Laszlo who he used and he took all their best parts saying that they work so well as a trio.

Thinking they have a chance romantically, they ask him about if he does, but then Victor the Emcee speaks to him showing the girls that they are boyfriends and Laszlo thought they knew. The next day Sophia reveals she's giving up the jokes only for Dorothy to fall victim to a final one.

Guest Cast

 * Laszlo - Tony Jay
 * Victor - Monte Landis

Quotes

 * Blanche: Dorothy, you're a mess!
 * Dorothy: I just spilled orange juice on myself.
 * Blanche: Oh, really? I didn't notice that


 * Blanche: Dorothy, there it is. The statue.
 * Dorothy: Oh, this is so exciting!
 * Blanche: I can't wait to hear that crowd gasp, when they lift up the sheet and see me there.
 * Dorothy: I think you'd be used to that by now Blanche.


 * Sophia: Who's Laszlo?
 * Rose: He's a Hungarian sculptor we've all been posing nude for.
 * Sophia: (looking chagrined) In the future, a simple "none of your business, Sophia" will suffice!


 * Rose: Dorothy, was Sophia naked just now, or does her dress really need ironing?