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Hey, Look Me Over is the first episode of the seventh season of The Golden Girls, and the one-hundred and fifty-fifth episode overall. Directed by Judy Pioli and written by Tom Whedon, it premiered on NBC-TV on September 21st, 1991. It is the Season 7 premiere.
While developing some old film, Rose is shocked to discover a photograph that appears to show her late husband in bed with Blanche. Dorothy worries that Sophia is losing her hearing, but when they go for a test, it turns out Dorothy is the one who needs a hearing aid.
Plot[]
While sorting out things to sell, Rose discovers Charlie's old camera with the film still undeveloped so she has them processed. Meanwhile Dorothy believes that Sophia has hearing loss after she does all the things that a pamphlet said is signs.
Rose gets the photos, but one shows Charlie in bed with Blanche, when she is confronted with this Blanche is shocked and decides to prove that she didn't cheat. Blanche looks at her Sex Diary which have her initials B.E.D, she looks around the time Charlie would have been in the area and finds Chuck an Salesman which could be Charlie.
The next day Dorothy and Sophia return from the hearing test, Sophia is fine, but Dorothy is slightly deaf, which Dorothy is upset by, meanwhile Blanche can't get Rose to talk to her, the problem is she can't remember sleeping with Charlie and so Dorothy lets Blanche take Sophia to an concert to take her mind off it.
Rose tries to deal with the truth, but decides to let it pass, however as she is about to tear the photos up Dorothy sees the other photos and she realises that the pictures were double-exposures and Rose forgives Blanche. After being convinced by Sophia, Dorothy gets the hearing air and vows to stop comparing Sophia to every pamphlet.[1]
Dorothy attempting to help Sophia's well-being only to backfire is also seen in Older and Wiser and Two Rode Together.
Production[]
This is one of the few episodes that doesn't have any other cast members apart from the four leads.
Cultural references[]
The title of the episode is a reference to the song "Hey, Look Me Over" from the 1960 musical Wildcat.
Sophia says that she owns 2000 shares of Xerox, but she doesn't say when, or at what price, she bought them. In September 1991 Xerox sold for ~$25/share. In July of 2018 Xerox was again selling for ~$25/share. It had a peak of $555/share in 1999.
Goofs[]
Sophia is resistant to getting a hearing aid. But early in the series, when she comes to live at the house, she already has a hearing aid.
Blanche's full name is said as Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux, but her mammy called her Blanche Marie.[2] This may be a second middle name she used as a young girl.