Wonderfully funny for most ages! Until about 2 years ago, I hadn't even heard of this show, but when I started watching Lifetime, I started watching it more, and now I love it!
**Possible Spoilers ahead**
The show follows 4 women: Dorothy Zbornak, a sarcastic (substitute)teacher who has little luck with men; her mother, Sophia Petrillo, a tell-it-like-it-is woman who has a never ending supply of "Picture it...Sicily...19-something" stories; Rose Nyland, a clueless but lovable woman who always has advice to offer which begins with "Back in St. Olaf" ; and Blanche, a woman who considers herself the beautifulest of them all, and who everyone else considers the sluttiest of all of them. Sophia, Rose, and Blanche Deveraux had buried their husbands, Salvador, Charlie, and George years before, and Dorothy's husband, Stan, left Dorothy for a much younger woman years before.
Things that happen to the girls include Blanche and Dorothy appearing on a talk show where they are incorrectly labeled as lesbians; Rose nearly marrying a midget; Rose unknowingly having an affair with a married man who ends up dying in her bed; Sophia going on dates with a man and his wife, who is dying and wants to find a suitable second wife for her husband; Blanche finding out that her brother is gay; and Rose accidentally placing an ad for Dorothy in the Personals instead of the Employment section that says that Dorothy "will do anything for 8 dollars an hour".
The show is fun to watch, but to truly enjoy the show, you need a good understanding of all of the characters.
The show is not appropriate for children, as there is a lot of sexual language and themes, but for teens and adults, it is funny and interesting.