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"It's like we say in St. Olaf, Christmas without fruitcake is like St. Sigmund's Day without the headless boy."

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One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, Part 2 is the twenty-sixth episode of the seventh season of The Golden Girls and the one-hundred and seventy-ninth episode overall. Directed by Peter D. Beyt and written by Mitchell Hurwitz, it premiered on NBC-TV on May 9th, 1992. It is the second part of the two-part One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest special, and the second part of the series finale.

Summary[]

As Dorothy and Lucas prepare to get married, they try to persuade Sophia to come live with them in Atlanta. Rose struggles with whether to stay in the house or to move in with her daughter. Upon hearing of her impending nuptials, Stan makes one last gesture to show his love for Dorothy.

Plot[]

Two months have passed since the wedding has been planned, and Dorothy and Lucas have only grown closer, despite Sophia's persistence at taking photos of them at every turn to keep as memories. On the night before the wedding, Dorothy reminisces about what the girls have meant to her, and tells them not to say goodbye yet. Saddened, Blanche and Rose are unable to sleep and lament with each other on the lanai about everyone separating. They are interrupted by Sophia taking a photo of them, and they sit down to get advice from Sophia. She persuades Rose to stay and live with Blanche, saying they need each other more than Rose's daughter needs her. Blanche and Rose agree, and go back to bed happy. As they leave, Sophia looks forlornly at the photo she just took of them and says, "Goodbye, my girls."

On the day of the wedding, Dorothy is en route to the ceremony via limo. She grows despondent when her instructions to the driver continue to be ignored, only for the driver to reveal himself to be Stan. Instead of kidnapping Dorothy as she originally thought, Stan simply wanted to have a private moment to give Dorothy his blessing despite feeling snubbed at not being invited to the wedding. Dorothy admits that although the both of them have moved on, part of them will always be with each other, and they will always love each other. Dorothy then arrives at the wedding and everything goes smoothly, with Stan saddened momentarily but ultimately staying silent and accepting.

When Dorothy and Lucas are ready to depart for their honeymoon, Sophia announces that she decided to not move in with Dorothy and Lucas, stating that she felt like Dorothy is finally strong enough to be on her own without Sophia's meddling. Dorothy thanks her, and says her goodbyes to the girls at last. Dorothy comically returns a couple of times through different entrances, sobbing and giving last hugs. When she does not return, however, the remaining girls embrace each other as the episode ends.[1]

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Notes[]

  • Dorothy's wedding dress has been negatively received online, and Bea Arthur admitted that she hated it.
  • Bea Arthur knew Leslie Nielsen from The Actor's Studio.
  • When Dorothy leaves the house for the final time, she looks at the camera as a nod to the audience.
  • Lucas tells Sophia that no one has called him "pussycat" since the navy. Leslie Nielsen was an actual military veteran that served in World War II, but he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, not the U.S. Navy.

Production[]

  • The episode was originally an hour long, but was cut into two parts for syndication.
  • The plot was partly based on the true story of Susan Harris and her husband Paul Junger Witt; they pretended to be married to prank writer Mitchell Hurwitz on a trip to Italy only for him to say that it would happen. In the end, Harris and Witt eventually got married.
  • Earl Boen previously appeared in "Ebbtide's Revenge" as Father Salerno, the priest who officiates Phil's funeral.[2] He also later appeared in an episode of The Golden Palace, also as a priest.
  • The reading and rehearsals for the final scene were difficult due to the cast members breaking down, and the director spoke so fast during the filming that Estelle Getty had to guided by her fellow cast members.
  • The episode won the Emmy for Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series.
  • During the final scene, when Dorothy was saying her goodbyes and she left the second and final time, the ladies looking around to see if she would enter again was genuine. The emotions were so high in the final tale that the embrace among Estelle, Betty, and Rue was real.

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References[]

  1. ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 7, Episode 26, "One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, Part 2". Hurwitz, Mitchell; Seigel, Don and Perzigian, Jerry (writers) & Passaris, Lex (director) (May 9th, 1992)
  2. ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 7, Episode 18, “Ebbtide VI: The Wrath of Stan”. Sotkin, Marc (writer) & Passaris, Lex (director) (February 15th, 1992)
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