Hot in Cleveland/YMMV


 * Author Appeal: Betty White's decades-long support of animal rights has crept into Elka more and more.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Betty. White. To the point where virtually everyone credits the show's high ratings to the decision by the producers to turn her one-shot appearance in the pilot into a regular role. To everyone's credit, Elka has not yet become a full-fledged Breakout Character, but seems to be following in the footsteps of, appropriately enough, Sophia from White's own The Golden Girls.
 * Hilarious in Hindsight: Compare White's role from Golden Girls and her role in this show.
 * Hell, compare it to her role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.