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Dorothy’s Prized Pupil
Tutor Dorothy (Bea Arthur) has encouraged her favorite pupil, Mario (Mario López), to enter a writing contest, with “Life in America” as the topic. As a result, the boy wins first prize — and a visit from the INS, who have been tipped off by the essay that Mario is an illegal alien. Meanwhile, a disagreement between Rose (Betty White) and Blanche (Rue McClanahan) can only be settled if one agrees to become the servant for the other — for a whole week., Rose’s forgetfulness is causes problems when she loses Blanche’s prized earings, so agrees to be her ‘servant’. Dorothy bonds with a boy she is tutoring., Dorothy blames herself when her pupil wins a writing contest—only to alert the INS that he’s an illegal alien. Beatrice Arthur. Sam Burns: John Braden. Blanche: Rue McClanahan. Rose: Betty White., Dorothy blames herself when her pupil wins a writing contest—only to alert the INS that he’s an illegal alien., Dorothy feels a sense of responsibility when one of her pupils, a South American boy, looks like he will be deported.
