Sophia mentions missing her old friend Bernice who has moved away, waking up my "Designing Women" memories and wish that Sophia's friend was really Bernice Clifton. Alice Ghostly guest-starred as Stan's mother on one episode of "Golden Girls" and added much needed "Golden Girls" humor as Bernice. But to quote Sophia, "I digress", and here, she's lonely with friends either marrying, dying, moving away or sadly forgetting who they are. Dorothy invites her out golfing with her new boyfriend (James Karen), and months later, she's still tagging along with them. That's the main conflict, with Rose and Blanche competing for fashion show chairman. That leads to a very funny exchange where they judge Dorothy's inquiry of whether she should wear a chain or pearls, of course degrading her, but Bea Arthur pulls it off with her brilliant timing. This also features Rose's Sonia Klingenhoffer comic strip story which just adds confusion to the issues, but in a hysterical way. And just wait until you hear just what the crows said...
Review of And Ma Makes Three
