Kullakesed Beauty and the Beast (1985–1992) Online
- Original Title :
- Beauty and the Beast
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama
- Year :
- 1985–1992
- Directror :
- Lex Passaris
- Cast :
- Bea Arthur,Betty White,Rue McClanahan
- Writer :
- Susan Harris,Marc Cherry
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 7.8/10
Blanche pushes her granddaughter Melissa into a beauty pageant she doesn't want to participate in. Meanwhile, an injured Sophia bonds with her nurse.
| Episode cast overview: | |||
 | Bea Arthur | - | Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) |
 | Betty White | - | Rose Nylund |
 | Rue McClanahan | - | Blanche Devereaux |
 | Estelle Getty | - | Sophia Petrillo |
 | Alisan Porter | - | Melissa |
 | Edie McClurg | - | Nurse DeFarge |
 | Barbara Alyn Woods | - | Woman |
 | Mindy Ann Martin | - | Little Girl |
 | Robert Gould | - | Stage Manager |
Nurse DeFarge is a literary reference to the character, Madame Defarge, from "A Tale of Two Cities." In the novel she plays an antagonist, similar to this episode.
The book Melissa reads from, with its distinctive cover, is the Grosset and Dunlap Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature.