The nephew of Alvin Newcastle and the cousin of Sandra. He is a doctor who lives in New York, and Alvin went to live with him after his mental condition worsened as his nephew was better equipped to take care of him.
A former friend of Blanche’s. After Blanche told Anderbeau that her boyfriend Clyde had tried to take Blanche’s sweater off, Anderbeau refused to believe her and cut ties with her.
A beautiful girl, nicknamed "Muffin", who moved to Sophia's village and took all the mens' attention away from her. When Sophia, in her vanity, told Muffin how angry she was with her, Muffin offered to move to t he next village over so Sophia could have the spotlight again. Sophia helped her pack, but all the best men followed Muffin to the next village.
A crush of Dorothy's when she was in high-school. She wanted him to be her first time, but her date with Stanley Zbornak happened and she gave her first time to Stan instead.
Decades later, Dorothy reconnected with Barry after he came to Miami and had high hopes of finally getting the relationship she dreamed of. However, she learned at their lunch that Barry had come out after high school and was now openly gay. Despite being disappointed that Barry would never want to be with her, Dorothy was still happy that Barry got to be himself and took solace in the fact that even though she couldn't have him, no other woman could.
A boy in Blanche's hometown who was from New Jersey, making him a Yankee. He and Blanche had to date each other in secret due to her parents forbidding them to be together, but Blanche went against their wishes and took Benjamin as her date to her senior prom.
Triplet brothers that attended barbecues at Blanche Devereaux's childhood home. They would always hang out with Blanche at the barbecues, and towards the end of the night, the boys would fight over who was going to get to lick the barbecue sauce from Blanche's fingertips and kiss away the droplets of butter that drizzled down her chin,
A boy who Blanche went to bed while she attended Miss MacGyver's Finishing School. Bobby Joe escorted Blanche back to her dorm room after the annual Fine Manners ball, and a goodnight kiss led to them sleeping together. They were discovered by Miss MacGyver in the throes of passion later that night.
The maternal relatives of Blanche Devereaux. They hail from Buffalo, New York, and were Jewish. They presumably moved to Georgia sometime after the Civil War.
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Grandmama Bennett
Deceased
Blanche Devereaux's maternal grandmother. She received a pair of earrings from her mother Rosalind Roquette, which was made from the bullets that killed her father Walker. She passed those earrings down to Blanche's mother Elizabeth, who in turn passed the earrings down to Blanche.
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Lynette Roquet
Deceased
A maternal aunt of Blanche's. A young Blanche noticed Lynette's change of personality when she was going through menopause. She then grew fearful of "the change" after hearing the horror stories about Lynette, ultimately leading her to experience symptoms of depression when she first entered menopause herself.
Blanche's maternal great-grandmother, who was a "Jewish Yankee" from Buffalo, New York. In 1861, Rosalyn married Walker Roquette, and they had a daughter. After Walker was killed in the Civil War, Rosalind turned the bullets that killed him into a pair of earrings, which was passed down through the next few generations.
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Walker Roquet
Deceased
Blanche's maternal great-great grandfather, who was killed during the Civil War. The bullets that had killed him were fashioned by his wife, Rosalyn Feldman-Roquette, into earrings, and were passed down to Blanche.
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Calwell Honeycutt
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The star quarterback at Blanche's high school, who she dated for a period. When Blanche inevitably wanted to break up with him, she couldn't do it face-to-face and decided to lead the cheer squad in a breakup cheer at the next football game.
The husband of Sophia's sister Angela. He was thought to have been kissed by Sophia Petrillo in a 1955 Christmas party but this was revealed to be a mix-up. It is also revealed that Carmine was never apt to kissing Angela. They lived in Brooklyn and it is implied that he is dead. He was never referred to or talked about after the episode The Sisters. He liked to beg Angela for sex after he's been away on a goat drive, implying he had lived in Sicily as well.
A man who Blanche was acquainted with in "A Visit from Little Sven". He is very well endowed, as Blanche mentioned that a penis-shaped cake from an erotic bakery reminded her of Charlie.
A French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American films during the 1930s.
At some point in the past, Dorothy's aunt Regina swam naked with Charles Boyer.
The boyfriend of Blanche's friend Anderbeau Johnson. One day, Clyde tried to get into Blanche's cheerleading sweater, and cut contact with Blanche after Blanche told Anderbeau what happened.
A bookmaker who lived in Sophia and Salvadore Petrillo's neighborhood in Brooklyn. Maria Fenestru may have had a crush on him, as she kissed Carmine Vecchio because she believed he was Coenio.
A British boy who attended St. Olaf's high school as part of a foreign exchange program. He asked Rose to the prom, but Rose's father Gunter said their relationship wouldn't work out on account of the "language barrier".
A girl in Dorothy's kindergarten class. During the day, Sophia watched as Debbie tormented Dorothy, but some time after she left, Debbie and Dorothy became friends.
The mid-forties, thrice-divorced out-of-work father of Blanche’s cheerleading rival. In Blanche's senior year of high school, she began dating Deck with the intention of becoming her rival's mother and pulling her off the squad. On December 24th, 1949, Deck proposed to Blanche with his ID bracelet. The next day, Blanche and Deck left from the Rexall drugstore to elope at Bubba's Chapel of Bliss and Tackle Shop, but were met by Blanche's parents when they arrived. After Blanche's mother told her that she thought marrying Deck was the best thing for her, Blanche gave Deck his ID bracelet back and broke up with him.
The doctor of Sophia Petrillo before Dr. Clayton. He died two months before the events of "The Triangle", and Sophia tried to use his funeral as an excuse to get out of seeing another doctor.
The family of George Devereaux and the married family of Blanche Devereaux.
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Biff Devereaux
Alive
One of the sons of Blanche and George Devereaux and the brother of Janet, Rebecca, Douglas and Matthew Devereaux, as well as the half-brother to David Patton. Blanche offers to give Biff to Dorothy in exchange for keeping quiet about their greed. He does not make an actual appearance in any episode.
One of the sons of Blanche and George Devereaux and the brother of Janet, Rebecca, Biff and Matthew Devereaux, as well as the half-brother to David Patton. Blanche offers to give Douglas to Dorothy in exchange for keeping quiet about their greed. He does not make an actual appearance in any episode.
The mother of George and Jamie Devereaux. She did not care for Blanche, always referring to her as George's first wife. When she died of an illness, she told Jamie, the executor of her estate, that she wanted Blanche to have her illness.
A gardener that would come by to do yard work for the ladies. After the house was broken into, Rose's fear of the burglars caused her to believe Fernando was an attacker.
A woman that Dorothy and Sophia know and the sister of the late Gloria Pelizado. She divorced her first husband and married a man named Pete, who Dorothy could've had but didn't want. She and Pete went on holiday to Rome and sent Sophia a postcard.
A friend of Sophia and Sal's during their time in Brooklyn. Francesca would hold an annual Christmas party, and according to Sophia, she was a sweet woman who made a manicotti you could anchor a boat with.
A friend of Sophia's who hosted club meetings for her fellow senior citizens. They get together and send pictures of them to Willard Scott with a note saying that they're a hundred so that they can get into The Today Show.
A woman that Blanche once knew who killed six of her husbands by putting shards of glass in their salads. She was caught after attempting to do the same to her seventh husband.
A woman Sophia and Dorothy knew and the late sister of Flo Pelizado. As of "Rose the Prude", Gloria has been dead for two years. When Sophia mentions that Flo sent her a postcard from Rome, she mixes up the two sisters.
A waitress who worked at a Greek diner that Stanley Zbornak frequented in 1957. Every morning, she would put a plate of rolls on Stan's table and ask him if she could butter his buns. One morning, she asked Stanley to butter his buns, sans the plate of rolls. She and Stanley spent the weekend in Atlantic City together, with Stanley telling his then-wife Dorothy that he was at a chain-linked fence retailers convention.
An aunt of Sophia Petrillo and great-aunt of Dorothy Zbornak. Sophia tells Dorothy not to invite Aunt Renata to her funeral due to the probability that she would make it her moment.
An aunt of Sophia's. How she died is unknown, but she was apparently a very cruel person, as Dorothy said that Teresa didn't have a heart when Sophia asked if Teresa died of a heart attack. Sophia says that she used to be Frank Sinatra's lover, and she states that the song "The Lady Is A Tramp" was originally named "Teresa Is A Tramp", but had to be changed due to legal reasons.
Dorothy's cousin, who is apparently her aunt Angela Vecchio's favorite niece. In "The Sisters", Dorothy begs Angela to reconcile with Sophia, for her favorite niece, to which Angela responds "What's your Cousin Graziella got to do with this?".
The great-aunt of Sophia Petrillo. She used to to say that "Making lasagna al forno is like crossing a river. If you roll up your pants, don't be surprised if you find clams nipping at your heels." She was also a hopeless alcoholic.
The wife of Angelo Grisanti, Jr. When Angelo intended to go to the priesthood, he met Philomena at a restaurant. Angelo was a butt man, and he was so taken by Philomena's magnificent behind that he asked her then and there to marry him. They were together for fifty-two years, presumably until Philomena's death, and Angelo never told anyone he rejected the priesthood for her.
The uncle of Sophia and her siblings. He was known to have a temper, as Sophia and Angela mention he would've put Sophia's ex-boyfriend Tony into hot water for cheating on her.
A brother or uncle of Sophia's. He legally adopted a goat, but Sophia is the only one who knew the reason why and is allegedly taking the secret to his grave.
A brother or uncle of Sophia's who was universally hated. At some point in his life, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and lived there until his death. Sophia was the only member of the Petrillos who attended his funeral, as Dorothy needed to get her tonsils taken out and Sal refused to go due to his own hatred of Mario.
While there is dispute as to how exactly he died, both instances both to murder. In "The Heart Attack", Dorothy mentions that when Mario was taking out the trash, he dropped his gun, which went off and shot him in the forehead. In "The Operation", Sophia says that when Dorothy was five, Mario was stabbed twenty-three times at a block party, but nobody at the party saw who did it.
A brother or uncle of Sophia's who is affiliated with the Italian mafia. When Sophia was having trouble with Johnny No-Thumbs muscling on her and Rose's sandwich business, Sophia sent a letter to Uncle Vito asking for help. Uncle Vito then sent Johnny No-Thumbs a letter asking him to stop, notably addressing the letter to "Johnny No-Knees".
An acquaintance of the ladies' who was organizing that year's charity banquet. When Sophia called her to cancel Rose, Blanche and Dorothy's reservations, she expressed disappointment that they wouldn't be coming.
A woman from Blanche's hometown. She never married and never had a man in her life, and was eventually sent to the sanatorium for the croup. Everyone else in town believed she went there for a "social disease", implying that Heather may have been a lesbian.
Blanche's second cousin. According to Blanche's remark about him, Arlen had a less-than-amicable relationship with his father and became "intimate" with his mother.
Blanche's great grandfather. He used to say "There are two things you should never sell to a friend; a car and a slave. Because if either of them stops working, you'll never hear the end of it." Blanche mentions that they hanged her great-granddaddy, as he said a lot of things he shouldn't have.
The biological mother of Rose Nylund. She worked in the kitchen of the St. Olaf Monastery. At nineteen, she met Brother Martin and after a one-night stand, was impregnated by him. She ended up dying in childbirth. Ingrid was very much like her daughter, as she would do nothing but talk.
↑ 3.03.1The Golden Girls, Season 3, Episode 1, “Old Friends”. Speer, Kathy and Grossman, Terry (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (September 19th, 1987)
↑ 22.022.1The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 3, "Rose the Prude". Fanaro, Barry and Nathan, Mort (writers) & Drake, Jim (director) (September 28th, 1985)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 4, Episode 24, “Foreign Exchange”. Helberg, Harriet B. and Helberg, Sandy (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director). (May 6th, 1989)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 7, Episode 3, “Beauty and the Beast”. Cherry, Marc and Wooten, Jamie (writers) & Passaris, Lex (director) (October 5th, 1991)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 3, Episode 8, “Brotherly Love”. Ferro, Jeffery and Weiss, Fredric (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (November 14th, 1987)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 4, Episode 4, "Yokel Hero". Weiss, Martin and Bruce, Robert (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (November 5th, 1988)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 17, "Nice and Easy". Silverman, Stuart (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (February 1st, 1986)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 8, "Break-In". Berg, James and Zimmerman, Stan (writers) & Drake, Jim (director) (November 16th, 1985)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 3, Episode 12, “Charlie’s Buddy”. Speer, Kathy and Grossman, Terry (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (December 12th, 1987)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 18, “The Operation”. Hervey, Winifred (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (February 8th, 1986)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 2, Episode 3, "Take Him, He’s Mine". Fanaro, Barry and Nathan, Mort (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (October 4th, 1986)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 4, Episode 16, “Two Rode Together”. Weiss, Martin and Bruce, Robert (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (February 18th, 1989)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 6, Episode 9, "Mrs. George Devereaux". Gamble, Tracy and Vaczy, Richard (writers) & Diamond, Matthew (director) (November 17, 1990)
↑ 64.064.1The Golden Girls, Season 5, Episode 11, "Ebb Tide". Sotkin, Mark (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (December 9th, 1989)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 20, “Adult Education”. Berg, James and Zimmerman, Stan (writers) & Shea, Jack (director) (February 22nd, 1986)
↑The Golden Girls, Season 7, Episode 11, “Room 7”. Gamble, Tracy and Vaczy, Richard (writers) & Beyt, Peter D. (director) (November 23rd, 1991)