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Arnie Peterson is a major one-off character in the 1985 NBC sitcom The Golden Girls. He is the first man Rose dates after her husband Charlie's death, and the first man that she sleeps with.
Arnie appeared in the Season 1 episode "Rose the Prude". He was portrayed by the late Harold Gould.
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Arnie is the brother of Jeffery Peterson, born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was married to a woman named Molly for thirty-four years, and they had a daughter together. Sometime before the series began, Molly was killed by a drunk driver. Arnie became a zombie afterwards, eating onion sandwiches for fun.
In 1985, Blanche Devereaux needed a friend for a double date with Jeffrey and his brother Arnie. It didn't work out between Blanche and Jeffrey, though, whilst Arnie and Rose hit it off.
After a few dates, Rose confesses about her nervousness when Arnie invites her to a trip to the Bahamas. Rose goes on the trip, and on the first night, as the two were about to turn in, Rose says she's not tired. Arnie turns on a radio he was going to give to his grandson and plays Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade and two danced. Rose then tells him how much he reminds her of Charlie. Arnies tells him that he's not Charlie, and tells her that if she likes him, she should like him for who he is, not who he reminds her of. Rose tells him that he likes him, and Arnies tells her the same. The two passionately kiss, but afraid it would ultimately lead to sex, Rose runs to the bathroom and locks herself in.
The next morning, Rose, who has been crying all night, comes out after Arnie asked her to come out. The two shared about their intimacies and about how they felt about their spouses. After a while, Rose lets her fears to rest and asks him to hold her.
Though he does not appear in person, Arnie is mentioned in “In a Bed of Rose’s.” After Al dies in her bed, Rose expresses concern about going away for a weekend with Arnie, worried she will kill him as well if they decide to sleep together. However, she ultimately does go on the trip, and nothing bad happens to Arnie.