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Rites of Spring

‘Rites of Spring’

Season 4, Episode 23 -  Aired April 29, 1989

When the girls want to lose weight ahead of an upcoming beach party, they reminisce about times they've tried to improve their image before.

Quote from Sophia

Dorothy: Blanche, honey, don't worry. All you need is a little spring tune-up.
Blanche: And I suppose you don't?
Dorothy: No, not really. Prove it. Put your money where your mouth is.
Sophia: If there isn't already a sweet roll there.

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Quote from Rose

Dorothy: All right, all right, but, now, nobody look.
Rose: I always thought you had to pass zero to hit that number.
Dorothy: Obviously the scale is broken.
Rose: I'm not surprised after that kind of punishment.

Quote from Rose

Dorothy: Rose, you think you're so tiny, why don't you get weighed?
Rose: Oh, I don't need to. I never gain weight.
Blanche: Show us, Rose.
Rose: Well, OK, but I can promise you I weigh exactly the same as I did on my wedding day.
All: Moo!

Quote from Dorothy

[flashback:]
Dorothy: Yvonne, we want to join a gym.
Yvonne: Well, what kind of exercise are you interested in?
Blanche: Oh, nothing radical, just to lose a few pounds.
Rose: Tone up.
Dorothy: Slim down.
Blanche: Get into my summer wardrobe.
Rose: Get into my winter wardrobe.
Dorothy: Get into my bathrobe.

Quote from Blanche

[flashback:]
Yvonne: Ladies, I'm sorry. When you told me you were serious, I took you literally. Just forget this stuff. Wear your sweats.
Dorothy: Oh, no, no, no, Yvonne. We want all that stuff.
Blanche: We do. We really do.
Rose: Well, I don't. I'm gonna stick with my sweat suit and my PF Flyers. I'll see you girls in the locker room.
Dorothy: Yvonne, she's not serious.
Blanche: Never has been, never will be.
Yvonne: OK, then you'll need new gym bags, water bottles, vitamin packs, and most importantly, a sports training bra to minimize jiggle and bounce.
Blanche: Yvonne, honey, I think you're missing the whole point of having breasts.

Quote from Rose

[flashback:]
Yvonne: OK, everybody on their feet. Whirlybirds.
All: Whirlybirds.
Yvonne: Jackhammer.
All: Jackhammer.
Yvonne: Windshield wipers.
All: Windshield wipers.
Yvonne: Charley horse.
Rose: Charley horse.
Dorothy: She has a cramp, you pea brain.

Quote from Rose

Dorothy: What are you cooking now, Ma?
Sophia: A Petrillo family delicacy. Double-fudge, amaretto, ricotta cheesecake.
Rose: What's in it?

Quote from Blanche

[flashback:]
Dorothy: Oh, God, you are gorgeous.
Eduardo: Yes, I know. I am Eduardo.
Rose: Oh, Eduardo, tonight is important to us. We want to look our best.
Eduardo: Don't worry, ladies. After Eduardo does a woman's hair, the years melt away. She's transformed into a breathtaking, sensuous, vivacious goddess of beauty. I tried to get all that on the sign, but they charge by the letter. Perhaps we should begin by your telling me what you would like me to do.
Blanche: Here. I have a picture.
Eduardo: Well, this is not you. You are a vixen. For you, I see a saucier cut. An Audrey Hepburn look. Simple, elegant, and something to accent these delicate features.
Blanche: Can you really do all that?
Eduardo: My dear, in many respects, styling hair is like making love. To do it well, one must have trust, respect and a chair you can pump up and down.
Blanche: I am your clay. Mold me.

Quote from Dorothy

[flashback:]
Dorothy: Not so fast, Eduardo. What are you going to do with me?
Eduardo: You have good bones. Yes, this is a strong, noble face, full of wisdom and sincerity. You could be a Greek goddess.
Dorothy: Go on, Eduardo. I said go on, Eduardo.
Sophia: Give him a break. He barely got it out once with a straight face.

Quote from Sophia

[flashback:]
Eduardo: Ladies, it's time. Time to walk through the looking glass. Time to take that last glimpse of your former selves. Time to take that giant step into the world of Eduardoism.
Sophia: You've been drinking again, haven't you?

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