The Housekeeper

 was the fourth episode of Season 3 of The Golden Girls, also the 55th overall episode of the series.

Summary
Dorothy, Rose and Blanche decide to hire a housekeeper, as they have busy careers and full social lives. While Sophia is away at a wedding, they interview many people before finding Marguerite Brown. Initially, Marguerite seems like a lovely and hardworking woman, she also manages to help Blanche with her personal life with a Love Potion and a rock under Dorothy's bed to help her sleep, however she starts to arrive late and she starts to slack. As a result, Dorothy decides to fire her. As she is leaving, Marguerite claims, "I think you're making a very big mistake." Dorothy, Rose and Blanche find this very frightening and soon after find themselves having extreme bad luck, making them believe that Marguerite has placed a curse on them. They invite her back to rehire her in hopes their luck will turn around. Just as it looks good, Sophia returns back from a Wedding, Dorothy tells Sophia what has been happening and she asks Marguerite, "What's all this crap about you putting a curse on my daughter?" Marguerite explains it all as a misunderstanding, the Love Potion being Good Perfume and the Rock is Sophia's. In reality, she was slacking because she is studying to be a lawyer and so used the magic guise to stop them from noticing.

Guests
Paula Kelly as Marguerite Brown

Quotes
Marguerite: I'm black. Now, if that's a problem for you, I'm white. Of course, that'll cost you extra.

Blanche: I am the most attractive and available woman in all of Miami. Now that Miss Donna Rice has moved to Hollywood.

Rose: I talked to Marguerite on the phone and this time she was a really good excuse for being late. She had to go pluck a hair from the chin of a dwarf.

Dorothy: She's a little upset. She just found out that Gene Shalit wants his hair to look that way.

Blanche: Girls, we can't fire her now.She's making me an aphrodisiac.

Sophia: What is this, the Miss Black America contest?