The Golden Girls (TV Series)

It's a Miserable Life (1986)

Nan Martin: Frieda Claxton

Quotes 

• Rose Nylund : Mrs. Claxton, think about what you're doing. That beautiful, old tree is 200 years old. How can you hate a living thing?

  Frieda Claxton : I hate you.

  Rose Nylund : That's it! I've had all I'm gonna take from you! Now if you don't have the common decency to treat people like human beings, well then I'm sure as hell not going to waste my time kissing your fanny! Now if you don't like it Mrs. Claxton, you just sit there and shut up while we have our say! And if you don't like it, just drop dead!

  [to Dorothy] 

  Rose Nylund : Go on, Dorothy.

  [Rose returns to her seat as Freida Claxton keels over] 

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : What happened?

  Sophia : You know when you told her to drop dead?

  Rose Nylund : Yes.

  Sophia : I think she did.

• Blanche Devereaux : Mrs Claxton, how lovely it is to see you again.

  Frieda Claxton : Who are you?

  Blanche Devereaux : I'm your neighbour, Blanche Deveraux.

  Frieda Claxton : Oh, yeah. I didn't recognise you with your clothes on.

  Blanche Devereaux : I beg your pardon?

  Frieda Claxton : With my binoculars, I have a terrific view in your bedroom window. I think some of the stuff you do is illegal. I'm looking into it.

  Blanche Devereaux : You miserable old...

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : [interrupting]  Let's try and get along. Mrs Claxton, I don't know if you remember me. Dorothy Zbornak.

  Frieda Claxton : Sure, I know you. You're the one with nothing going on in your bedroom.

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : Why, you miserable old...

  Rose Nylund : [interrupting]  Dorothy!

• Frieda Claxton : Let me save everyone a lot of time here. My name is Frieda Claxton, the tree is on my property, and I could care less if the city wants to cut it down.

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : Look, 60 people live on that block and all of them have signed this petition to save the tree.

  Frieda Claxton : Concretes cleaner! They'll get used to it.

  Rose Nylund : Mrs Claxton, please.

  Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak : I also have pictures of the tree that I'd like you all to take a look at.

  Frieda Claxton : You wanna look at pictures! I've got pictures, of her roommate, "The Human Slinky".

  Blanche : Shut up, Claxton!

  The Commissioner : Were there... uh... any other faces recognizable on those pictures?

  Blanche : You shut up too, Ed!

• Freida Claxton : [to Blanche]  Oh yes, I didn't recognize you with your clothes on.

  Blanche : I beg your pardon?

  Freida Claxton : With my binoculars I can see right into your room. I think some of the stuff you do is illegal, I'm looking into it.

  Blanche : Why you...

  Dorothy : [Dorothy grabs her as she lunges for Mrs. Claxton]  Now Blanche. Mrs. Claxton, I don't know if you remember me. Dorothy Zbornak.

  Freida Claxton : Oh yeah. You're the one with nothing going on in your bedroom.

  Dorothy : Why you...

  [Blanche and Rose grab her as she lunges for Mrs. Claxton]