A Piece of Cake (Season 2, Episode 25)

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe!
In Season 2 Episode 25, the ladies are setting up a surprise party for their neighbor down the street (so they say...). Shenanigans ensue when we learn that Sophia forgot to make the cake, so the girls have forty-five minutes to sit and reminisce about birthday parties past. We laugh along with Mr. Haha, bawl our eyes out with Rose's last solo birthday cake, and travel back to Brooklyn to celebrate Sophia's 50th. And all just in time for Mother Cheesecake's birthday, too!!
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