‘Sick and Tired: Part 1’
Season 5, Episode 1 - Aired September 23, 1989
Dorothy is concerned as she grows weaker and weaker, lacking the energy to do even the most basic tasks, yet no doctor believes she is ill. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to become a romance novelist.
Quote from Dorothy
Dr. Stevens: OK, we have Dorothy here. Right. Sorry to keep you waiting, Dorothy, but there was something I had to take care of.
Dorothy: That's all right.
Dr. Stevens: A famous person - very, very famous. But I can't tell you who it is. Ethics - you know, we have to be quite careful about that. But if this was Win, Lose or Draw, I'd draw a crown.
Dorothy: What?
Dr. Stevens: That was a hint.
Dorothy: Oh, oh. Do you have my test results?
Dr. Stevens: Sure do.
Dorothy: And?
Dr. Stevens: A king. But that's it. No more clues. My lips are sealed. Oh, come on, come on. Think about it.
Dorothy: I don't care who it is. It could be the king of England. I don't care.
Dr. Stevens: No, no. England doesn't have a king. Try Saudi Arabia.
Quote from Blanche
Blanche: Oh, Dorothy, I want to go to New York. How come Rose gets to go?
Dorothy: Blanche, whenever I don't feel well, Rose makes me feel OK.
Blanche: What is she? Your best friend?
Dorothy: Rose knows I'm sick.
Blanche: Well, I know you're sick. God knows you tell me all the time.
Quote from Dorothy
Rose: Dorothy, what happened? Tell me, what did he say?
Dorothy: Nothing. He said exactly what everyone else did.
Rose: Oh, no. That's terrible. Oh, Dorothy, I am so sorry. I thought surely he'd find something, so that you'd at least have a name for this thing.
Dorothy: Oh, let's not talk about that. Tell me about your day.
Rose: Oh, forget about my day. He didn't say anything new?
Dorothy: Nothing.