Sven is a cousin of Rose's who flies in from St. Olaf, Minnesota in the episode, A Visit from Little Sven.
He is played by Casey Sander.
Appearance[]
Sven is tall, with a fair amount of blonde hair and a moustache. He has an Swedish accent and is even more simple-minded than Rose. His clothes are average at most, but Sophia calls them ugly.
Appearance[]
Rose's younger cousin, nicknamed Little Sven, is headed to Miami for a visit. Rose explains to the girls that her uncle, Big Sven, has arranged for his son to marry a woman called Olga. When Little Sven arrives, it quicky becomes clear for Blanche and Dorothy that he is even more of a simpleton than Rose. Dorothy says that he even offered to kill dinner for them the night he arrived.
The next morning he and Rose were planning to see the sights of Miami, but Rose has to go in to work. Since Blanche's current beau, Floyd, has canceled their plans yet again, she reluctantly offers to take Sven around the city. Even though she repeatedly mispronounces his name as "Swen," they end up have a great time. While they're eating at a restaurant, Blanche spots Floyd walking in with a girl half his age (and as Sven points out, half Blanche's age as well). Blanche pretends that Sven is her boy toy, and she kisses him so that Floyd will see. It's clear that Sven is enjoying their interaction more than Blanche, because he soon professes his love for her in front of Dorothy and Rose.
Rose is furious that Blanche has used Sven, especially knowing that he is arranged to be married back to St.Olaf. Blanche had assumed that Sven realized they were putting on an act to make Floyd jealous, but Dorothy and Rose press her to be honest with Sven. She is conflicted because she likes the attention from Sven, but she doesn't want to hurt his feelings. They talk things out, and he acknowledges that he knows she kissed him in order to make Floyd jealous, but explains that he feels that he can provide her with a happier life than men like Floyd, which appeals to Blanche's romantic side so she holds back.
The next morning, Rose reveals that she has already called Sven's father, who told her not to worry, that he would handle everything. Just then Olga, Sven's arranged bride, arrives at the front door. She is a young, blonde bombshell, who Sophia refers to as "the lean, mean, Swedish machine." Sven is gobsmacked by Olga beauty, and his infatuation with Blanche ends immediately. Blanche feels embarrassed and inferior when compared to Olga, but she accepts Sven's apology and he leaves with his new fiancee. Rose promises to send his luggage back to St. Olaf.
Trivia[]
- Despite Sven saying that they never met, Rose remembers him at a party in A Piece of Cake.
- Second time Blanche had ill fated relations with a younger man, the first was Dirk.