Golden Girls

1985 • Touchstone Television
4.7
178 reviews
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Season 4 episodes (26)

1 The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo
10/22/88
Season-only
This episode does a study in contrast, Sophia's busy day to Blanche, Dorothy and Rose's lazy day. While Sophia, organizes a band to raise money, volunteers at the hospital and battles return policies at the supermarket, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose sit around discussing what they should do that's constructive.
2 Yes, We Have No Havanas
10/8/88
Season-only
Blanche's latest boyfriend is a charming Cuban whom sweeps Blanche off her feet but she's not the only one when Blanche discovers he's been dating Sophia behind her back. Meanwhile, Rose takes a course taught by Dorothy in order to get a high school diploma.
3 Bang the Drum, Stanley
11/12/88
Season-only
At a baseball game, Sophia gets beaned. This prompts Stan to talk her into filing a lawsuit for payment on her severe injuries, which he gets her to fake. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose prepare for roles in the play "Cats."
4 The One That Got Away
10/29/88
Season-only
Blanche is determined to sleep with the one man who has refused her once in the past. Meanwhile, Rose claims to have seen a UFO and gets the Air Force involved.
5 Yokel Hero
11/5/88
Season-only
Rose is running for St. Olaf Woman of the Year and with a little help from Blanche and Dorothy, altering her list of qualifications on the entry form, she's a sure winner. Meanwhile, a heat wave strikes Miami and the girl's air conditioning goes out.
6 Sophia's Wedding (Part 1)
11/19/88
Season-only
The death of a close friend, Esther Weinstock, brings Sophia face to face with Esther's husband a man whom she vowed never to speak to again due to things that happened in the past. However, when Dorothy prompts them to make up they get a little to close and wind up in bed together. Soon after, they announce their engagement, something that Dorothy is totally against. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose begin an Elvis Presley fan club.
7 Sophia's Wedding (Part 2)
11/26/88
Season-only
Sophia and Max come back from their honeymoon with no place to stay so Blanche, Dorothy and Rose put them up until they can find a place. Meanwhile, Sophia and Max decide to restart the old business Max had with Sophia's late husband, a pizza knish stand. However, Dorothy begins smoking again!
8 Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?
12/3/88
Season-only
When Sophia accidentally places Blanche's aviator jacket (with the winning lottery ticket in the pocket!), the girls do a little searching. The end up trying to get it back from a homeless shelter. In the end, after noticing how badly the people need the money, they decide to give the winning ticket to the shelter.
9 The Auction
1/14/89
Season-only
The girls try to cough up enough money to pay for a new roof. Meanwhile, Sophia's volunteer job at the hospital is what brings the girls a piece of inside information that could give them enough money for a new roof and money left to spare. The info is that a famous artist is dying, so the girls head to an auction to bid on one of his paintings.
10 Scared Straight
12/10/88
Season-only
Blanche's brother, Clayton comes to Miami for a visit and Blanche goes all out fixing him up on blind dates. However, Rose learns the truth, Clayton is gay and is afraid to tell Blanche the truth about himself.
11 Stan Takes a Wife
1/7/89
Season-only
Stan breaks the news that he's engaged to be married - something Dorothy at first seems to accept. However, after Sophia falls ill, Stan comforts Dorothy which sparks old feelings in her and she contemplates trying to get back together with Stan.
12 Love Me Tender
2/6/89
Season-only
When Sophia sets Dorothy up on a blind date, Dorothy secretly falls for the seemingly simple man, claiming "he's the greatest lover she ever had." Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose join the "Be a Pal" and become pals to two motherless girls.
13 The Blind Date
1/28/89
Season-only
After being dumped by her boyfriend, Blanche befriends a man at a bar and makes a date with him unknown to her he's blind. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose try their hand at coaching a kids' football team.
14 The Impotence of Being Ernest
2/4/89
Season-only
Rose is crazy about her latest boyfriend, Ernie, but can't understand why he doesn't approach the subject of sex so when she forces the subject she learns the truth, he's impotent.
15 Two Rode Together
2/18/89
Season-only
Dorothy wants to spend some "quality" time with Sophia so she takes her away for the weekend to Disney World. However, her attempts fail when a fed up Sophia storms out. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche try their hand at writing children's stories.
16 You Gotta Have Hope
2/25/89
Season-only
Dorothy is in charge of a hospital charity show and things aren't going her way. She can't find any talent for the talent show and her emcee has just cancelled. Rose's solution for her problem makes things worse when the girls scour Miami in hopes of getting Bob Hope to perform in the show.
17 Fiddler on the Ropes
3/4/89
Season-only
Without the consent of the other girls, Sophia sinks their life savings in Pepe, a prize fighter. However, on the eve of the fight, the girls discover Pepe missing and make a shocking discovery.
18 We're Outta Here (Part 1)
5/13/89
Season-only
Blanche, Dorothy and Rose return home from a play to discover Sophia in the midst of selling the house. It's later discovered a for sale sign was accidentally placed on the front lawn but Blanche begins to consider it after seeing the amount that she's offered.
19 We're Outta Here (Part 2)
5/13/89
Season-only
Blanche debates on whether or not to sell the house as her and the rest of the girls recall times they have spent together (via flashbacks).
20 Till Death Do We Volley
3/18/89
Season-only
Dorothy's old friend, Trudy comes for a visit and this revives their old rivalry between each other. However, the visit turns tragic when Trudy suddenly dies and Dorothy blames herself.
21 High Anxiety
3/25/89
Season-only
After Sophia accidentally knocks a bottle of Rose's pills down the sink, it is discovered, she is addicted to them. She then must battle withdrawal when she can't get a hold of another bottle. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Sophia are hired to be in a pizza commercial.
22 Little Sister
4/1/89
Season-only
Rose's sister, Holly comes for a visit and becomes quick friends with Dorothy and Blanche, and leaves Rose out in the cold. However, when Rose catches Holly with Blanche's boyfriend and tries to tell Blanche, Dorothy and Blanche refuse to believe her.
23 Sophia's Choice
4/15/89
Season-only
Sophia goes into action to break her friend, Lillian out of "the worst nursing home in the city." However, Lillian proves to be too much of a handful for Sophia to handle. Meanwhile, Blanche considers having her breasts enlarged.
24 Foreign Exchange
5/6/89
Season-only
Sophia's old friends, Philomena and Dominic, come to Miami from Sicily, for a visit and have shocking news for Dorothy. Philomena and Sophia had met in the hospital when they were giving birth and now Philomena and Dominic claim that there was a mix-up and Dorothy was switched at birth. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose take "dirty dancing" lessons.
25 Valentine's Day
2/11/89
Season-only
It's Valentine's Day, and the girls are all excited until each one of their dates cancel at the last minute. This leaves them to reminisce about Valentine's Day past.
26 Rites of Spring
4/29/89
Season-only
A week prior to a friend's annual party, the girls debate on what they should do to improve their appearance. This leads the girls to reminisce about previous attempts to improve their looks.

About this show

An Emmy award winner for outstanding comedy series in its very first year, the Golden Girls has become a landmark in television history and an all-time fan favorite. Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and Estelle Getty star as four seniors spending their golden years together in Miami, Florida and sharing a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless, and hilarious, these lovely mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
178 reviews
Jayne Sheehy
June 15, 2020
Watching the repeats on Channel 5 in the U.K. They're still as hilarious now as they were back in the 1980's. Sophia's sharp wit just works wonders against the other character's. A sheer delight to watch again.
Paul Wade
August 28, 2014
Classic TV. Great chemistry between the four actresses and a whip smart script, brought back many happy memories of when this was first shown during the 80's.
4 people found this review helpful
Elizabeth Close
April 28, 2020
Rerun it all on gold at least there would be something worth watching instead of all these talentless wannabes on reality t.v. Not worth the license fee any more!!!! I might as get rid of it.😠😠😠😠😠
5 people found this review helpful