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"Pilot"
gs: Frank Aletter [ Harry ], Charles Levin [ Coco ]

Dorothy's outspoken mother arrives, and Blanche's beau Harry proposes marriage, which means the others must find somewhere else to live.

b: 14 Sep 85 pc: 001 w: Susan Harris d: Jay Sandrich


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"Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?"
gs: Lisa Jane Persky [ Kate ], Dennis Drake [ Dennis ], Kurt Smildsin [ Priest ]

rc: Stan

Dorothy invites her ex-husband Stan to their daughter's wedding, but only because it'll give her the opportunity to get revenge.

b: 21 Sep 85 pc: 004 w: Winifred Hervey d: Paul Bogart
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"Rose the Prude"
gs: Harold Gould [ Arnie ]
Rose has qualms about sharing her stateroom on an upcoming cruise to the Bahamas with a man she likes.

b: 28 Sep 85 pc: 006 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Jim Drake


NOTE: Guest star Gould soon returns to the series in the recurring role of Rose's boyfriend Miles Webber.
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"Transplant"
gs: Sheree North [ Virginia ]
Blanche's sister Virginia, who always took everything that meant anything to Blanche, now wants something else: a kidney. Meanwhile, Dorothy baby-sits for a friend.

b: 5 Oct 85 pc: 005 w: Susan Harris d: Paul Bogart


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"The Triangle"
gs: Peter Hansen [ Dr. Elliot Clayton ]
A doctor Dorothy dates also gets Blanche's pulse racing -- until he makes a pass at her. Meanwhile, Sophia needs medical attention of another kind.

b: 19 Oct 85 pc: 009 w: Susan Harris d: Jim Drake
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"On Golden Girls"
gs: Billy Jacoby [ David ], John Hostetter [ Policeman ], Karl Wiedergott [ Boy #1 ]
A visit from Blanche's undisciplined 14-year-old grandson David, whose parents are on a second honeymoon, gives new meaning to the term "generation gap.

b: 26 Oct 85 pc: 007 w: Liz Sage d: Jim Drake
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"The Competition"
gs: Ralph Manza [ Augustine Bagatelli ]
It's Sophia and Rose vs. Dorothy and Blanche in a bowling tournament. The bet: if Sophia's team wins, Dorothy will lend her air fare for a trip to Sicily with an old beau.

b: 2 Nov 85 pc: 010 w: Mort Nathan & Barry Fanaro d: Jim Drake
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"Break-in"
gs: Christian Clemenson [ Salesman ], Robert Rothwell [ Lester ]
Terrified by a burglary, the girls explore means to protect themselves, including a dog, an alarm system, Mace and a gun.

b: 9 Nov 85 pc: 003 w: Susan Harris d: Paul Bogart
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"Blanche and the Younger Man"
gs: Jeanette Nolan [ Alma Linstrum ], Charles Hill [ Dirk ]
Blanche dates her very much younger aerobics instructor; Rose overprotects her visiting mother, whose fitness actually puts the other women to shame.

b: 16 Nov 85 pc: 011 w: Stan Zimmerman & James Berg d: Jim Drake


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"Heart Attack"
gs: Ronald Hunter [ Dr. Harris ]
Sophia suffers an apparent heart attack and the girls nervously await the paramedics, who are delayed by a storm.

b: 23 Nov 85 pc: 013 w: Susan Harris d: Paul Bogart
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"The Return of Dorothy's Ex"
gs: Simone Griffith [ Chrissy ]
rc: Stan

Sophia is upset to hear that Dorothy, Blanche and Rose are planning a vacation together without her. Meanwhile, Dorothy's ex Stan appears unexpectedly -- and spends the night with Dorothy; then he confesses that his wife Chrissy has left him for a younger man.

b: 30 Nov 85 pc: 012 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Jim Drake
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"The Custody Battle"
gs: Doris Belack [ Gloria ]
Dorothy's wealthy kid sister Gloria arrives with a proposal that's hard to refuse: she wants Sophia to live with her in California. Meanwhile, both Blanche and Rose audition for an amateur production of Macbeth.

b: 7 Dec 85 pc: 014 w: Winifred Hervey d: Terry Hughes
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"A Little Romance"
gs: Brent Collins [ Dr. Jonathan Newman ], Billy Barty [ Edgar ], Tony Carreiro [ Waiter ], Jeanne Dixon [ Herself ]
Rose's large interest in a very small man is completely reciprocated, so her only hang-up is more a difference in altitude than attitude.

b: 14 Dec 85 pc: 015 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: *Emmy Award, 1985-86, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
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"That Was No Lady"
gs: Alex Rocco [ Glen ]
Dorothy falls for a handsome gym teacher at her school, then discovers he is married; and horrifies the others and herself by pursuing the relationship. Blanche persuades Rose to buy her car on a two-week trial basis; then the car is stolen.

b: 21 Dec 85 pc: 008 w: Liz Sage d: Jim Drake
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"In a Bed of Rose's"
gs: Priscilla Morrill [ Lucille ], Richard Roat [ Al ]
Rose's bed is no bed of roses for the man she spends the night with: he's dead when she wakes up in the morning. Since her late husband also died after sex, this convinces her that she has the "kiss of death" and must remain celibate forever.

b: 11 Jan 86 pc: 016 w: Susan Harris d: Terry Hughes
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"The Truth Will Out (a.k.a. The Will)"
gs: Bridgette Andersen [ Charley ], Christina Belford [ Kirsten ]
Rose is strangely apprehensive about a visit from her daughter Kirsten and granddaughter Charley to discuss her will -- which turns out to be strangely modest, given that Kirsten believes her father left her a wealthy widow.

b: 18 Jan 86 pc: 017 w: Susan Beavers d: Terry Hughes
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"Nice and Easy"
gs: Hallie Todd [ Lucy ], Ken Stovizt [ Ed ]
When it comes to dating, Blanche runs a poor second to her visiting niece, who's out with a new man all night every night: a doctor she met on the plane, a businessman who flies her to the Bahamas, and a trendy vice squad cop.

b: 1 Feb 86 pc: 018 w: Stuart Silverman d: Terry Hughes
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"The Operation"
gs: Anne Haney [ Bonnie ], Robert Picardo [ Dr. Revell ], Bill Quinn [ Priest ], Belita Moreno [ Sister ]
Dorothy is having trouble facing minor surgery to her foot after a tap-dancing injury.

b: 8 Feb 86 pc: 019 w: Winifred Hervey d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Guest Picardo would later become famous playing another doctor on Star Trek: Voyager.
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"Second Motherhood"
gs: Kevin McCarthy [ Richard ], Alan Blumenfeld [ Lou ], Terry Wills [ Plumber ]
Blanche is romanced by millionaire suitor Richard, but is uncertain about becoming a second mother to his young children, while Rose and Dorothy do battle with the bathroom plumbing.

b: 15 Feb 86 pc: 020 w: Christopher Lloyd d: ______________
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"Adult education"
gs: Jerry Hardin [ Prof. Cooper ], James Staley [ Dean Tucker ]
Blanche fails her psychology midterm and asks her professor for help, and is shocked when he offers her an unorthodox way of passing his course; Dorothy tries everything to get tickets to a sold-out Sinatra concert.

b: 22 Feb 86 pc: 021 w: James Berg & Stan Zimmerman d: Jack Shea
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"Flu Attack (a.k.a. The Flu)"
gs: Sharon Spelman [ Dr. Richmond ], Bill Cort [ Dave ], Ray Reinhardt [ Harold ], Marc Tubert [ Raoul ], Tony Carreiro [ Tommy Cochran ], Dom Irrera [ Waiter ], Silvana Gallardo [ Emcee ]
Dorothy, Blanche and Rose vie to receive an award at an annual charity banquet, but all except Sophia come down with influenza just before the big night -- at which there is a big surprise.

b: 1 Mar 86 pc: 023 w: James Berg & Stan Zimmerman d: Terry Hughes
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"Job Hunting"
gs: Richard Venture [ Milton ]
Rose loses her job when the grief counseling center closes -- but not her clients, who drive the others crazy by calling at all hours.

b: 8 Mar 86 pc: 002 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Paul Bogart


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"Blind Ambitions"
gs: Polly Holliday [ Lilly ], Donna LaBrie [ Stewardess ], Annie Abbott [ Woman #1 ], Bill Graton [ Man #2 ], Stuart Fratkin [ Man #3 ]
Rose's sister Lilly, having been independent all her life, can't accept the fact that now she's blind and needs help.

b: 29 Mar 86 pc: 024 w: R.J. Colleary d: Terry Hughes
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"Big Daddy"
gs: Murray Hamilton [ Big Daddy ], Gordon Jump [ Leonard Barton ], Peggy Pope [ Gladys Barton ], Gary Grubbs [ Waiter ], Tony Frank [ Cowboy #1 ], Blake Emmons [ Cowboy #2 ]
Blanche is thunderstruck to learn that her father has sold everything he owns to launch a career as a country singer.

b: 3 May 86 pc: 022 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes

"The Way We Met"
gs: Shirley Prestia [ Mme. Zelda ], Edan Cross [ Boy ], Dom Irrera [ Produce Clerk ]
Blanche recalls how Rose and Dorothy came to be her housemates, despite their disparate personalities and initial difficulties, after she posted a notice in the local supermarket.

b: 10 May 86 pc: 025 w: Kathy Speed & Terry Grossman s: Winifred Hervey, Mort Nathan & Barry Fanaro d: Terry Hughes

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2nd Season 1986
"Take Him, He's Mine"
gs: Lana Schwab [ Girl ], Tom LaGrua [ Vinny ]
rc: Stan

Dorothy's ex Stan has lost his business and wants solace, but Dorothy has a date with a naval officer, so she dumps him on Blanche -- and they hit it off. Meanwhile, Sophia convinces Rose that they can make it big in the sandwich business.

b: 13 Sep 86 pc: 028 w: Kathy Speed & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"End of the Curse"
gs: Philip Sterling [ Dr. Barensfeld ], Vince Cannon [ Dr. Parks ], George J. Woods [ Man ]
Blanche is upset because she thinks she's pregnant -- then despondent when she learns it's the onset of menopause. Meanwhile, the others attempt to raise cash by raising minks, who seems strangely uninterested in each other.

b: 27 Sep 86 pc: 026 w: Susan Harris Witt d: Terry Hughes
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"Ladies of the Evening"
gs: Ron Michaelson [ Carl ], Tony Swartz [ John ], Peter Gonneau [ Walter ], Rhonda Aldrich [ Meg ], Burt Reynolds [ Himself ]
Excited over having won tickets to the premiere of the new Burt Reynolds films, the girls check into the Miami Beach hotel -- and promptly get arrested as prostitutes.

b: 4 Oct 86 pc: 029 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes
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"A Shoulder to Cry On"
gs:


b: 11 Oct 86 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
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"It's a Miserable Life"
gs: Nan Martin [ Mrs. Claxton ], Thom Sharp [ Pfeiffer ], Johnny Haymer [ Man ], Amzie Strickland [ Woman ]
The girls circulate a petition to save an old oak tree on the property of a hateful woman who wants it cut down. Rose finally loses her temper and tells the nasty neighbor to drop dead -- and she does.

b: 1 Nov 86 pc: 034 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes
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"Isn't it Romantic"
gs: Lois Nettleton [ Jean ]
An episode about lesbianism focuses on a visit by a gay college friend of Dorothy's who falls for Rose.

b: 8 Nov 86 pc: 029 w: Jeffrey Duteil d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Emmy Award, 86-87, to Terry Hughes for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
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"Big Daddy's Little Lady"
gs: David Wayne [ Big Daddy Hollingsworth ], Sondra Currie [ Margaret Spencer ]
Blanche's dad arrives with a surprise: he's remarrying. And an even bigger surprise is his fiance, an attractive young widow. Meanwhile, Rose and Dorothy enter a contest to write a song about Miami.

b: 15 Nov 86 pc: 035 w: Russell Marcus d: David Steinberg
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"Family Affair"
gs: Scott Jacoby [ Michael ], Marilyn Jones [ Bridget ]
A generational clash occurs when Dorothy's son Michael and Rose's daughter Bridget visit -- and hit it off. Meanwhile, Blanche wrenches her back trying to impress a man in her aerobics class.

b: 12 Nov 86 pc: 036 w: Winifred Hervey d: Terry Hughes
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"Vacation"
gs: Tom Villard [ Rick ], Brett Porter [ Winston ], Keye Luke [ Gardener ], Stephen Lee [ Dwayne ], Paul Rodriquez [ Ramone ], Stuart Pankin [ Jacques ]
While the girls take a disappointing trip, Sophia enjoys herself at home getting to know the Japanese gardener.

b: 29 Nov 86 pc: 030 w: Winifred Hervey d: Terry Hughes
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"Joust Between Friends"
gs: Reid Shelton [ Mr. Allen ]
Blanche gets Dorothy a job at the museum but accuses her of back-stabbing when she gets a plum assignment; Rose lobbies to keep a stray dog.

b: 6 Dec 86 pc: 031 w: Scott Spencer Gordon d: Terry Hughes
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"Love, Rose"
gs: Paul Dooley [ Isaac Q. Newton ], Colin Drake [ Wilfred ]
Rose is unaware that the letters from a man answering her ad in the personals are being penned by Dorothy and Blanche.

b: 13 Dec 86 pc: 037 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas"
gs: Terry Kiser [ Santa ], Teddy Wilson [ Albert ], Richard Nelson [ Craig Thurber ], Sam Anderson [ Meyer ], Teddy Wilson [ Albert ], Buddy Daniels [ Hare Krishna devotee ]
The girls' plans to join their families for the holiday are upset by a series of bizarre events -- including a lonely Santa taking the roommates hostage.

b: 20 Dec 86 pc: 038 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes
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"The Sisters"
gs: Nancy Walker [ Angela ]
As a birthday present for Sophia, Dorothy brings Sophia's sister, whom she has not seen for fifty years, over from Sicily. The trick is keeping it a surprise.

b: 3 Jan 87 pc: 039 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry Hughes
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"The Stan Who Came to Dinner"
gs: Rob Sabbe [ Rob ], Odil Sabbe [ Bob ]
rc: Stan

Facing heart surgery, Dorothy's ex Stan confesses to his extramarital affairs -- and his need for a place to convalesce, just as Blanche and Dorothy have discovered that the men they are dating are identical twins.

b: 10 Jan 87 pc: 041 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"The Actor"
gs: Lloyd Bochner [ Patrick Vaughn ], Janet Carroll [ Phyllis ], Frank Birney [ Director ]
A local play offers a role opposite a famous TV actor; and when the girls vie for his attention, he romances them all on the sly.

b: 17 Jan 87 pc: 040 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes
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"Before and After"
gs: Deborah May [ Liz ], Rosanna Huffman [ Stephanie ], Nat Bernstein [ Dr. Wallerstein ]
Rose, convinced that she died during a throat spasm, is determined to live her new life to the hilt.

b: 24 Jan 87 pc: 032 w: Bob Rosenfarb d: Terry Hughes
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"And Then There Was One"
gs: Christopher Burton [ Norman ], Ray Combs [ Bob Henderson ], Ariana Richards [ Lisa ], Scott Curtis [ Timmy ], Nat Bernstein [ Emily's Father ]
While Sophia participates in a walk-a-thon, Blanche and Dorothy mind the children of the other participants. But when the event is over, there is one child left over.

b: 31 Jan 87 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Bedtime Story"
gs: Randy Bennett [ Man ], Charles Bouvier [ Clown ]
The roommates reminisce about places they've slept.

b: 7 Feb 87 pc: 043 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"Forgive Me, Father"
gs: John McMartin [ Frank Leahy ], Barney McGeary [ Father Callahan ], Charlies Erikson [ Tony ], Charles Summers [ Priest ]
The latest man in Dorothy's life turns out to be a man of the cloth.

b: 14 Feb 87 pc: 042 w: Russell Marcus d: Terry Hughes
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"Long Day's Journey into Marinara"
gs: Joe Alfasa [ Tony ], Nancy Walker [ Angela ]
Sophia is up in arms after Dorothy invites Sophia's feisty sister to stay with them until she finds a place in Miami -- and accuses Angela of trying to steal her beau.

b: 17 Feb 87 pc: 046 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Dorothy's Prized Pupil"
gs: John Braden [ Sam Burns ]
Dorothy blames herself when her star pupil (Mario Lopez) wins a writing contest -- only to alert the INS that he's an illegal alien.

b: 24 Oct 86 pc: 033 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry Hughes
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"Whose Face is This, Anyway?"
gs: Joseph Whipp [ Dr. Taylor ]
A reunion convinces Blanche her beauty is fading and that she needs a face lift.

b: 11 Feb 87 pc: 044 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes

"Diamond in the Rough"
gs: Donnelly Rhodes [ Jake ], Vince Trankina [ Hinkley ], Howard Witt [ Hunter ]
Blanche woos caterer Jake, but her latest heartthrob doesn't quite meet her standards: he's more blue jeans than black tie.

b: 21 Mar 87 pc: 047 w: Jan Fischer & William Widener d: Terry Hughes
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"Son-in-Law Dearest"
gs: Deena Freeman [ Kate ], Jonathan Perpich [ Dennis ]
rc: Stan

Dorothy's daughter Kate learns her husband is cheating on her, so she arrives with the news that she has left him.

b: 11 Mar 87 pc: 048 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"To Catch a Neighbor"
gs: Barbara Tarbuck [ Martha ], Joseph Campanella [ Al ], George Clooney [ Bobby ]
Two police detectives move in with the girls to stake out their neighbors, who deal in stolen gems.

b: 20 Mar 87 pc: 049 w: Russell Marcus d: Terry Hughes
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"A Piece of Cake"
gs: Lyn Greene [ Young Dorothy ], Alan Blumenfeld [ Mr. Ha Ha ]
rc: Salvadore

Preparing for their friend Roberta's birthday party evokes memories of parties past, including one for Sophia's 50th.

b: 9 May 87 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Empty Nests"
gs: Rita Moreno [ Renee Corliss ], Paul Dooley [ George Corliss ], Geoffrey Lewis [ Chuck ], David Leisure [ Oliver ], Jane Harnick [ Jenny Corliss ]
Friend Renee is down because the kids are gone and her husband is busy with his medical practice.

b: 16 May 87 pc: 051 w: Susan Harris d: Jay Sandric
NOTE: This is the pilot episode for Empty Nest, when the series actually premiered in the fall of 1988, only David Leisure remained with the cast, though his character did change.

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3rd Season 1987
"Old Friends"
gs: Alvin Joe Senaca [ Alvin ], Jenny Lewis [ Daisy ]
After Sophia makes a new friend at the beach, Dorothy learns from the man's daughter that he is suffering from Alzheimer's; Rose loses an old friend when Blanche mistakenly gives away her treasured teddy bear.

b: 19 Sep 87 pc: 055 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"One For the Money"
gs: Lyn Greene [ Young Dorothy ], Roy Stuart [ Marty ], Ed Balin [ Russell ], Ed Kerrigan [ Dave ], Starr Andreeff [ Priscilla ], Conrad Janis [ Announcer ]
rc: Salvadore

Recalling various schemes they have dreamed up to earn money, Dorothy and Sophia flashback to their purchase of the family's first television in 1954.

b: 26 Sep 87 pc: 057 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman and Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes
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"Bringing Up Baby"
gs: Parley Baer [ Chester ], Tom McGreevey [ Veterinarian ], Arnie the Pig [ Baby ]
Rose inherits her late uncle's estate -- provided she agrees to care for "Baby," who turns out to be a prize pig.

b: 3 Oct 87 pc: 052 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"The Housekeeper"
gs: Paula Kelly [ Marguerite ], Deborah Rose [ Midge ]


b: 10 Oct 87 pc: 058 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself"
gs: Meg Wyllie [ Stewardess ]
Dorothy and Blanche accompany a fearful Rose to her aunt's funeral.

b: 16 Oct 87 pc: 056 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"The Audit"
gs: Richard Penn [ Murray ], Tony Perez [ Escobar ]
rc: Stan

Dorothy discovers that Stan's tax troubles are also her own; Rose and Blanche study Spanish with very different motives.

b: 26 Aug 87 pc: 053 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Three on a Couch"
gs: Philip Sterling [ Dr. Ashley ], Terry Wills [ Carl ], John Moskoff [ Jerry ]
Constant squabbling convinces the housemates to consult a therapist, who reviews their five years together and declares them absolutely incompatible with each other.

b: 2 Dec 87 pc: 064 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Strange Bedfellows"
gs: John Schuck [ Gil Kessler ], Darwyn Carson [ Reporter #1 ], David Westgor [ Reporter #2 ], Sarah Partridge [ Secretary ]
Front page expos: a photo of Blanche entering the home of a local politician while his wife is away.

b: 8 Sep 87 pc: 054 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Letter to Gorbachev"
gs: Allan Rich [ Alexi ], Jaclyn Bernstein [ Linda ], Edwin Newman [ Himself ], Cynthia Marie King [ Nancy ]
Worried about the threat of nuclear war, Rose pens a letter to Soviet leader Gorbachev -- and receives an unexpected invitation to Moscow.

b: 23 Oct 87 pc: 060 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Brotherly Love"
gs: McLean Stevenson [ Ted Zbornak ], Brad Trumbull [ Maitre d' ]
rc: Stan

Blanche makes a move on Ted, the brother of Dorothy's ex Stan, the minute she learns he's a neurosurgeon.

b: 6 Nov 87 pc: 061 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"A Visit From Little Sven"
gs: Casey Sands [ Sven ], Yvette Heyden [ Olga ], Chuck Walling [ Floyd McCallum ]


b: 13 Nov 87 pc: 059 w: David Nichols d: Terry Hughes
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"Charlie's Buddy"
gs: Milo O'Shea [ Buddy Roarke ]
A close wartime buddy of Rose's late husband Charlie drops by, and soon makes clear that he more on his mind than just a friendly visit.

b: 20 Nov 87 pc: 062 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Grab that Dough"
gs: Jim MacKrell [ Guy Corbin ], Lucy Lee Flippin [ Nancy ], Kelly Andrus [ Tiffany ], Charles Green [ Willard ], Craig Schaefer [ Stage Manager ], Ken Smolka [ Policeman ]
Flying to Los Angeles to appear on their favorite game show "Grab That Dough," the housemates lose their luggage, discover their hotel has no record of their reservations and, while sleeping in the lobby, are mugged.

b: 4 Dec 87 pc: 063 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"The Artist"
gs: Tony Jay [ Laszlo ], Monte Landis [ Victor ], Adam Small [ Guard ]
Dorothy, Blanche and Rose all agree to pose for Hungarian sculptor Laszlo, then compete to be his final model.

b: 11 Dec 87 pc: 065 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Blanche's Little Girl"
gs: Shawn Schepps [ Rebecca ], Joe Regalbuto [ Jeremy ], Scott Menville [ McCracken ], Meg Wyllie [ Edna ]
Blanche hasn't seen her daughter Rebecca for four years, when she moved to Paris to become a model, so she's a little surprised when Rebecca shows up having gained a ton -- and an obnoxious boyfriend.

b: 6 Jan 88 pc: 067 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"Dorothy's New Friend"
gs: Bonnie Bartlett [ Barbara Thorndyke ], Brad Trumbeull [ Maitre d' ], Monty Ash [ Murray ]
After meeting author Barbara Thorndyke at a reading, Dorothy thinks she's found an intellectual soul mate must cope with her housemate's jealousy -- and the discovery that her new acquaintance isn't exactly perfect.

b: 16 Jan 88 pc: 066 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"My Brother My Father (1)"
gs:
rc: Stan, Uncle Angelo

Dorothy's uncle Angelo, a Sicilian priest, is due to visit, and it turns out he believes it to be Dorothy and Stan's 40th wedding anniversary -- and Sophia is determined that her brother won't find out they are divorced.

b: 6 Feb 88 pc: 068 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"My Brother My Father (2)"
gs:
rc: Stan, Uncle Angelo

Dorothy's uncle Angelo, a Sicilian priest, is due to visit, and it turns out he believes it to be Dorothy and Stan's 40th wedding anniversary -- and Sophia is determined that her brother won't find out they are divorced.

b: 6 Feb 88 pc: 069 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"And Ma Makes Three"
gs: James Karen [ Raymond ], Marte Boyle Slout [ Charlotte ], Frank Smith [ Duncan ], Steven M. Porter [ Waiter ]
Dorothy and her boyfriend Raymond can't get a moment alone as Sophia gives new meaning to the term "three's a crowd.

b: 12 Feb 88 pc: 071 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Terry Hughes
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"Larceny and Old Lace"
gs: Mickey Rooney [ Rocco ]
Dorothy becomes convinced that Sophia's new boyfriend Rocco is a gangster; Rocco charms Sophia into driving him to the bank, where he makes a speedy and substantial withdrawal; Blanche reads Rose's diary and becomes upset over uncomplimentary passages in it.

b: 24 Feb 88 pc: 072 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Rose's Big Adventure"
gs: George Coe [ Al ], Vito Scotti [ Vincenzo ], Don Woodard [ Ernie ]
Rose tries to instill some life into her recently retired friend Al; meanwhile, a garage-remodeling project goes nowhere fast

b: __ ___ __ pc: 075 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Mixed Blessing"
gs: Scott Jacoby [ Michael ], Rosalind Cash [ Lorraine ], Virginia Capers [ Greta ], Lynn Hamilton [ Trudy ], Montrose Hagins [ Libby ]
Dorothy's son Michael announces he is getting married. Dorothy can cope with the news that the bride is black, but she has trouble accepting that she is also twice Michael's age.

b: 4 Mar 88 pc: 073 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Mister Terrific"
gs: Bob Dishy [ Mr. Terrific ], Lonny Price [ Hastings ], Don Woodard [ Kolak ], Jody Price [ Jody ]
Kiddie-show host Mr. Terrific gets Dorothy a job as show adviser -- and then gets the ax thanks to her advice.

b: 17 Mar 88 pc: 074 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Mother's Day"
gs: Helen Kleeb [ Margaret ], Geraldine Fitzgerald [ Anna ], Terrence Evans [ Sheriff ]
rc: Salvadore

Tales from Mother's Days past: Blanche visits her mother; Rose spends hours in a bus depot with a traveling mother; in a flashback to 1957, Sophia and Salvadore try to persuade Sophia's mother to move in with them.

b: 24 Feb 88 pc: 076 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes

4th Season 1988
"Yes, We Have No Havanas"
gs: Henry Darrow [ Fidel ], Magda Harout [ Unknown ], Ralph Ahn [ Jim Shu ]
Blanche and Sophia fall for the same man, while Rose struggles to pass her high-school equivalency exam.

b: 7 Oct 88 pc: 078 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo"
gs: Don "Kokko" Burnaby [ Sam ], Frances Bay [ Claire ]
A study in contrast: a busy day for Sophia and a make-busy day for Blanche, Rose and Dorothy.

b: 8 Oct 88 pc: 077 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"Yokel Hero"
gs: Jim Doughan [ Ben ], Doug Cox [ Sven ], John Moody [ Len ], Valente Rodriguez [ Fred ]
rc: Dr. Weston

Rose vies for St. Olaf's "Woman of the Year."

b: 3 Nov 88 pc: 081 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Bang the Drum, Stanley"
gs: William Denis [ Dr. Cauley ], Ben Rawnsley [ Dr. Jerry ], Matthew Brooks [ Timmy ]
rc: Stan

Stan tries to hit Dorothy and Sophia up for a loan by taking them to a ballgame; and when Sophia takes a fly ball on the head, he sees big insurance bucks.

b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
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"Sophia's Wedding (1)"
gs: Jack Gilford [ Max ], Fritzi Burr [ Esther ], Raye Birk [ Caterer ], Harvey J. Goldenberg [ Preacher ]
rc: Salvadore

Sophia refuses to attend her old friend Esther's funeral because her husband Max ruined his and Salvadore's business 40 years ago; but when Max shows up, she decides to marry him;

b: 15 Nov 88 pc: 082 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry Hughes
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"Sophia's Wedding (2)"
gs: Jack Gilford [ Max ], William E. Green [ Sax Player ], Don Maxwell [ Fire Chief ]
The newlyweds return from their honeymoon anxious to find their own place and reopen the pizza-knish stand at the beach, but their dream goes up in smoke.

b: 15 Nov 88 pc: 083 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?"
gs: Andre "Rosey" Brown [ Bodyguard ], Howard Goodwin [ Auctioneer ], Matthew Faison [ Peter Campbell ], Teddy Wilson [ Ben ], Herta Ware [ Ida ], Karl Wiedergott [ Kenny ], Matthew Faison [ Priest ], Stan Wojno [ Starr ]
A frantic chase ensues after Sophia gives away an old jacket -- with a $10,000 lottery ticket in it.

b: 30 Nov 88 pc: 084 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes
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"Scared Straight"
gs: Monte Markham [ Clayton ], Gwen E. Davis [ Mildred ], Nancy Priddy [ Lois ], Steve Porter [ Waiter ]
Blanche is not prepared for her womanizing little brother's confession that he is really gay; Sophia is convinced she will die on Saturday night at 9:00 p.m.

b: 9 Dec 88 pc: 086 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry Hughes
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"Stan Takes a Wife"
gs: Elinor Donahue [ Katherine ], Tom Tarpey [ Dr. Seymour ]
rc: Stan

Dorothy has second thoughts about Stan when he stands by her after Sophia falls seriously ill, even though he's about to remarry.

b: 21 Dec 88 pc: 087 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Terry Hughes
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"The Auction"
gs: Michael McManus [ Sid ], Tony Steedman [ Jasper DeKimmel ], Colin Hamilton [ Auctioneer ]
Based on Sophia's inside information that a famous artist in on death's doorstep, the ladies plan to spend their all on one of his paintings, and cash in when he checks out.

b: 4 Jan 89 pc: 085 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Blind Date"
gs: Kristopher Kent Hill [ Billy ], Alan Koss [ Ernie ], Ed Winters [ John ], Lesley Glassford [ Elaine ], Paul Tennen [ Freddy ]
Blanche is troubled by her relationship with a blind man, since it's the first time someone has liked her for her personality; Rose and Dorothy coach 8-year-olds in football.

b: 25 Jan 89 pc: 089 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry Hughes
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"The Impotence of Being Ernest"
gs: Richard Herd [ Ernie Faber ]
Sophia receives a black feather, token of a family feud from Sicily; Blanche and Rose compete over their new friend Ernie.

b: 1 Feb 89 pc: 090 w: Rick Copp & David A. Goodman & Kevin Abbott d: Steve Zuckerman
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"Love Me Tender"
gs: John Fiedler [ Eddie ], Shan S. Washington [ Marla ], Stefanie Ridel [ Jackie ], Tom Simmons [ Security Guard ]
Dorothy dates and falls in lust with a bald Casanova; Rose and Blanche are accused of shoplifting when they become pals to a pair motherless girls.

b: 11 Jan 89 pc: 088 w: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble d: Terry Hughes
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"Valentine's Day"
gs: Michael J. London [ Edgar ], Julio Iglesias [ Himself ], Pat McCormick [ Drugstore Clerk ]
rc: Papa Angelo, Salvadore

A dateless Feb. 14 prompts memories of Valentine's Days past, including Sophia's in a Chicago garage in 1929 (it was a killer!. But while the others sit home reminiscing about better Valentine's Days, Sophia announces she has a date -- with Julio Iglesias!

b: 10 Feb 89 pc: 101 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Two Rode Together"
gs: Freddie Jackson [ Sam ]
Dorothy wants a weekend of quality time with Sophia -- whether Sophia likes it or not, so she takes her to Disneyworld but won't let her leave the hotel room; Rose and Blanche team up on a storybook, with Rose doing the text and Blanche the artwork.

b: __ ___ __ pc: 091 w: Martin Weiss and Robert Bruce d: Terry Hughes
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"You Gotta Have Hope"
gs: Bob Hope [ Himself ], Andre "Rosey" Brown [ Bodybuilder ], Eadie del Rubio [ Donatello Triplet ], Elena del Rubio [ Donatello Triplet ], Milly del Rubio [ Donatello Triplet ], Daniel Rosen [ Misha ], Douglas Seale [ Seymour ], June Claman [ Phyllis ], Linda Ledge [ Frieda ], Meg Wyllie [ Mrs. Rasmussen ]
Dorothy has little success lining up talent for a ladies auxiliary benefit, but Rose professes an almost mystical faith in Bob Hope, who she's sure will show up to emcee the event.

b: 23 Feb 89 pc: 092 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Fiddler on the Ropes"
gs: Chick Vennera [ Pepe ], Alfred Dennis [ Charley ], Pamela Kosh [ Woman ], Victor Contreras [ Gonzales ]
While the girls search for an investment prospect, Sophia meets a fight manager at a bus stop and buys a controlling interest in boxer "Kid Pepe".

b: 1 Mar 89 pc: 093 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Till Death Do We Volley"
gs: Anne Francis [ Trudy McMann ], Robert King [ Jack ], Jean Palmerton [ Woman at Reunion ]
Dorothy and her joker "best friend" from high school take their long-standing rivalry to the tennis court.

b: 18 Mar 89 pc: 096 w: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy d: Terry Hughes
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"High anxiety"
gs: Jay Thomas [ Sy ], Nancy Black [ Heather ]
Rose must cope with the fact that she has been addicted to a prescription medicine for the last three decades; Sophia is approached to do a pizza commercial.

b: 22 Mar 89 pc: 097 w: Martin Weiss & Robert Bruce d: Terry Hughes
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"Little Sister"
gs: Inga Swenson [ Holly ], Jerry Hardin [ Gary ]
Rose's younger sister Holly comes to visit and charms Dorothy and Blanche, while Rose tries to convince them that Holly's really a rotter at heart. Meanwhile, Sophia dogsits Dreyfuss for the vacationing Westons next door -- and loses him.

b: 17 Mar 89 pc: 098 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry Hughes
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"Sophia's Choice"
gs: Ellen Albertini Dow [ Lillian ], Ron Orbach [ Administrator Cummings ], Stanley Ullman [ John ]
Sophia moves into action after her confused and destitute friend Lillian is moved from Shady Pines into a "minimum standards" nursing home -- and kidnaps her.

b: 31 Mar 89 pc: 099 w: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble d: Terry Hughes
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"Rites of Spring"
gs: Hilary Shepard [ Yvonne ], Lloyd Bochner [ Eduardo ]
rc: Stan

The housemates determine to diet seriously.

b: 7 Apr 89 pc: 102 w: Eric Cohen d: Terry Hughes
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"Foreign Exchange"
gs: Vito Scotti [ Dominic ], Nan Martin [ Philomena ], Flo Di Re [ Gina ], Marcia Firesten [ Woman ]
Sophia's friends arrive from Sicily, claiming that because of a hospital mix-up, their real bambina is Dorothy.

b: 7 Apr 89 pc: 100 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"We're Outta Here (1)"
gs: Unknown [ Mr. Yakamora ]
rc: Stan

When pranksters plant a "For Sale" sign in front of the house, a Japanese businessman makes an offer for it that Blanche finds hard to refuse.

b: 10 Feb 89 pc: 094 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"We're Outta Here (2)"
gs: Unknown [ Mr. Yakamora ]
rc: Stan

After a sleepless night considering Mr. Yakamora's offer, the housemates swap memories of their lives together.

b: 17 Feb 89 pc: 095 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes

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5th Season 1989
"Sick and Tired (1)"
gs: Michael McGuire [ Dr. Budd ], Jeffrey Tambor [ Dr. Stern ]
Dorothy is suffering from a fatigue syndrome that her doctors cannot identify.

b: 11 Sep 89 pc: 103 w: Susan Harris d: Terry Hughes
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"Sick and Tired (2)"
gs: Keone Young [ Dr. Chang ], Michael McGuire [ Dr. Budd ], Bibi Besch [ Helen Budd ]
rc: Dr. Weston

Dorothy finally finds a specialist -- a Chinese virologist -- who may have the key to her mysterious illness; Blanche writes a novel in 72 hours.

b: 18 Sep 89 pc: 104 w: Susan Harris d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Richard Mulligan crosses over in his character of Dr. Harry Weston from Empty Nest.
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"The Accurate Conception"
gs: James Staley [ Dr. Manning ]
rc: Rebecca

Blanche's daughter Rebecca has decided on artificial insemination, but Blanche can't begin to conceive of the idea.

b: __ ___ __ pc: 105 w: Gail Parent d: Terry Hughes
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"Rose Fights Back"
gs: Chick Vennera [ Enrique Mas ], Beth Grant [ Terry Franco ]
When her husband's pension fund disappears in a corporate bankruptcy, Rose is unable to find a job -- and determines to protest against age discrimination. Meanwhile, Sophia loads up on bargains in wholesale lots.

b: 26 Sep 89 pc: 106 w: Marc Sotkin d: Terry Hughes
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"Love Under the Big Top"
gs: Dick Van Dyke [ Ken Tickly ], Mel Stewart [ Judge ], John Di Santi [ Fisherman ]
Dorothy is being courted by a lawyer (Van Dyke) who'd rather be a clown, and Rose makes a splash at a save-the-dolphins rally.

b: 3 Oct 89 pc: 108 w: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"Dancing in the Dark"
gs: Gregg Berger [ Felix ], G.F. Smith [ Gayle ], Mimi Cozzens [ Lillian ], Edgar Justice [ Morelli ], Al Berry [ Paul ]
rc: Miles

Rose trips the light fantastic whenever she dances with an erudite professor [ Harold Gould ], but trips up fantastically whenever she opens her mouth.

b: 26 Oct 89 pc: 110 w: Philip Jayson Lasker d: Terry Hughes
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"Not Another Monday"
gs: Geraldine Fitzgerald [ Martha ], Bonnie Urseth [ Mother ], Doug Cox [ Father ]
rc: Dr. Weston

After they attend a friend's funeral, Sophia's pal Martha asks her to help her commit suicide; an ailing baby turns the others into singing nursemaids.

b: 31 Oct 89 pc: 109 w: Gail Parent d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"That Old Feeling"
gs: George Grizzard [ Jamie ]
Blanche is so taken with her late husband's brother Jamie that she could easily become Mrs. Devereaux all over again; Sophia takes to driving on the sly -- in other people's cars.

b: 26 Sep 89 pc: 107 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Comedy of Errors"
gs: Oliver Clark [ Roger Barton ], Tom LaGrua [ Ronny Lark ], Linda L. Rand [ Gloria Schmidt ]
Dorothy wants to realize her ambition to be a stand-up comic; Blanche prepares to seduce her tax auditor, only to discover the official is a woman; Rose tries to conquer a co-worker who just plain doesn't like her.

b: 21 Nov 89 pc: 113 w: Don Reo d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"All That Jazz"
gs: Chick Vennera [ Enrique Mas ], Scott Jacoby [ Michael ]
rc: Stan

Dorothy's 30-year-old son shows up free of a job and a wife and wanting to be a free spirit, provided someone else picks up the tab.

b: 7 Nov 89 pc: 111 w: Robert Bruce & Martin Weiss d: Terry Hughes
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"Ebb Tide"
gs: Sheree North [ Virginia ], Paul Eiding [ Peter ], Brandis Kemp [ Maddy ], Steven Gilborn [ Howard ]
While Dorothy accompanies Blanche to Atlanta for Big Daddy's funeral, Sophia makes a bundle renting out their rooms.

b: 7 Nov 89 pc: 112 w: Marc Sotkin d: Terry Hughes
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"Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas"
gs: Robert Gould [ Unknown ], Thomas Knickerbocker [ Unknown ], Rosanna Huffman [ Unknown ]
rc: Stan

Christmas is driving everyone a little crazy in the quest for perfect gifts -- and ex-husband Stan arrives with a particularly pathetic offering for Dorothy -- but it all gets put into perspective when Rose convinces the others to help her serve dinner to the homeless.

b: 12 Dec 89 pc: 115 w: Tom Whedon d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"Mary Has a Little Lamb"
gs: Julia McCullough [ Mary ], Lorry Goldman [ Fred ], Dennis Jonston [ Merrill John ]
Dorothy aids a pregnant, unwed teen rejected by her father, and Blanche's prison pen pal Merrill is out of the pen.

b: 5 Jan 90 pc: 117 w: Harold Apter d: Terry Hughes
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"Great Expectations"
gs: Robert Mandan [ Unknown ], Michelle Pawk [ Mary Ellen ], Kathy Bendett [ Nurse ], Kat Sawyer-Young [ Woman in Hospital ]
Rose is touting the power of positive thinking, which Blanche could use when her beau (Mandan) has a heart attack.

b: 19 Dec 89 pc: 116 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Triple play"
gs: Molly Hagan [ Caroline ], Ronnie Schell [ Thomas ], Bill Cort [ James ]
rc: Miles

Miles introduces Rose to her daughter Caroline; Blanche rents a Mercedes as a way to attract men; Sophia suddenly begins to spend a suspicious amount of money.

b: 23 Jan 90 pc: 119 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Clinton Avenue Memoirs"
gs: David Correia [ Mr. Hernandez ], Flo Di Re [ Young Sophia ], Kyle Heffner [ Young Salvadore ], Jandi Swanson [ Young Dorothy ]
rc: Salvadore

After digging out the family album, Sophia announces that she wants to visit their old home in Brooklyn; Blanche schemes to have her hair done by Miami's most fashionable -- and expensive --

stylist.

b: 19 Dec 89 pc: 114 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom"
gs: Robert Culp [ Simon ], Peter Michael Goetz [ Dr. Stone ], Stanley Kamel [ Dr. Stein ], Myles Berkowitz [ Orderly ]
Blanche knows in her heart she needs a pacemaker, but she fears it'll halt the pace of her sex life.

b: 9 Feb 90 pc: 120 w: Philip Jayson Lasker d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"An Illegitimate Concern"
gs: Mark Moses [ David ]
A mysterious young man identifies himself as the illegitimate son of Blanche's late husband George; Sophia wants Dorothy to help her defeat her rival Gladys in the retirement home mother-daughter competition.

b: 16 Jan 90 pc: 118 w: Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten d: Terry Hughes

"72 Hours"
gs: Tony Carreiro [ Doctor ], Peggy Walton-Walker [ Recpetionist ], Frantz Turner [ Doctor ]
Awaiting the results of an HIV test, Rose has an agonizing 72 hours to kill --if the uncertainty doesn't kill her first.

b: 13 Feb 90 pc: 121 w: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"Twice in a Lifetime"
gs: Eddie Bracken [ Buyzz ], April Ortiz [ Maria ], Douglas Steale [ Malcolm ]
rc: Miles

b: 23 Feb 90 pc: 122 w: Robert Bruce & Martin Weiss d: Terry Hughes
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"Sisters and Other Strangers"
gs: Marion Mercer [ Magda ], Barbara Babcock [ Charmaine ]
Blanche is dumbfounded to discover that her sister Charmaine has written a novel, with Blanche as the lead character; Stan's cousin Magda visits from Czechoslovakia.

b: 2 Mar 90 pc: 123 w: Mark Cherry & Jamie Wooten d: Terry Hughes
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"Cheaters"
gs: Jerry Orbach [ Glen ], Sam McMurray [ Kane ], Nancy Lenehan [ Nun ]
Dorothy surprises her housemates and herself by resuming a relationship with a married man.

b: 23 Mar 90 pc: 124 w: Tom Whedon d: Terry Hughes


NOTE: Script published in anthology The Golden Girls.
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"The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present"
gs: Howard Duff [ Mangiacavallo ], Tanya Louise [ Jenny ], Myles Berkowitz [ Joey ], Stuart Nisbet [ Doug ]
Sophia casts a pall over a wedding celebration by revealing that she cursed the groom's grandfather when he deserted her at the altar over 70 years ago.

b: 27 Mar 90 pc: 125 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"All Bets are Off"
gs: Michael Ensign [ Donald ]


b: 6 Apr 90 pc: 126 w: ______________ d: Terry Hughes
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"The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (1)"
gs: Timothy Stack [ Agent ]
rc: Stan

b: 25 Apr 90 pc: 127 w: ______________ d: Lex Passaris
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"The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)"
gs: Timothy Stack [ Agent ]
rc: Stan

b: 25 Apr 90 pc: 128 w: ______________ d: Lex Passaris

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6th Season 1990
"Blanche Delivers"
gs: Ken Lerner [ Doctor ], Leila Kenzle [ Tamara ], John O'Leary [ Mr. Ninervini ], Diane Racine [ Nurse ]
rc: Rebecca

Blanche's pregnant daughter Rebecca shocks her by revealing that she using artificial insemination and wants to have her baby at a birthing center; Rose tries to realize her lifelong ambition to become a champion ice skater.

b: 22 Sep 90 pc: 129 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Matthew Diamond
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"Once, in St. Olaf"
gs: Don Ameche [ Brother Martin ], Scott Bryce [ Dr. Warren ], Michael Goldfinger [ Attendant ], Tom Henschel [ Dr. Bob ], Alicia Brandt [ Dr. Tess ], William Bumiller [ Man ]
At the hospital where she works as a candy striper, Rose accidentally meets her biological father -- a monk named Brother Martin.

b: 29 Sep 90 pc: 131 w: Harold Apter d: Matthew Diamond
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"If at Last You do Succeed"
gs:
rc: Stan

Dorothy is wooed by the newly successful Stan, who's made millions out of a kitchen gadget; Blanche finds valuable war bonds among memorabilia she bought from Rose, but to cash them in would bankrupt Rose's home town of St. Olaf.

b: 6 Oct 90 pc: 132 w: Robert Spina d: Matthew Diamond
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"Snap Out of It"
gs: Martin Mull [ Jimmy ], Danny Breen [ Emcee ], Lenore Woodward [ Mrs. Taylor ]
Blanche's is dreading her birthday; Dorothy helps Sophia with "Meals on Wheels" and discovers an aging hippie who hasn't left his apartment in decades.

b: 13 Oct 90 pc: 135 w: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble d: Matthew Diamond
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"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy"
gs: Ruby Dee [ Mammy Watkins ], Peggy Rea [ Mrs. Contini ], Richard McKenzie [ Jack ]
Blanche's long-vanished childhood nanny reappears and reveals a surprise about Blanche's deceased father "Big Daddy".

b: 20 Oct 90 pc: 134 w: Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten d: Matthew Diamond
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"Feelings"
gs: Robert Costanzo [ Coach Odlivak ], Frank Hamilton [ Father O'Mara ], Christopher Daniel Barnes [ Kevin Kelly ], George Wyner [ Dr. Norgan ]
Dorothy resists pressure to pass a failing student-athlete; Rose accuses her dentist of anesthesia hanky-panky.

b: 27 Oct 90 pc: _________ w: Don Siegel & Jerry Perzigian d: Matthew Diamond
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"Zborn Again"
gs: Siobhan Fallon [ Abby ], Dion Anderson [ Mr. Percy ], Stan Roth [ Cop ]
rc: Stan

Sophia tries once again to dissuade Dorothy from reconciling with her ex-husband Stan; Rose is concerned that a younger colleague is taking advantage of her good nature.

b: 3 Nov 90 pc: 135 w: Mitchell Hurwitz d: Matthew Diamond
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"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia"
gs: Kathleen Freeman [ Sister Oberin ], Paul Wilson [ Arthur Nivingston ], Lela Ivy [ Sister Claire ], Lynne Stewart [ Sister Anne ]
Sophia decides to join a convent after her favorite nun Sister Agnes dies; Blanche has an accident with Rose's car.

b: 10 Nov 90 pc: 136 w: Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten d: Matthew Diamond
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"Mrs. George Devereaux"
gs: George Grizzard [ George ], Lyle Waggoner [ Himself ], Sonny Bono [ Himself ]
Blanche dreams of a visit by her deceased husband George, and that Dorothy gets proposals from her celebrity fantasy men Lyle Waggoner and Sonny Bono.

b: 17 Nov 90 pc: 138 w: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy d: Matthew Diamond
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"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ... Before They Die"
gs: Cesar Romero [ Tony Delveccio ]
rc: Miles

Blanche tries to help Sophia seduce her date, while Rose's relationship with Miles is affected by a letter asking all native of St. Olaf to take a vow of celibacy during a drought.

b: 24 Nov 90 pc: 139 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Matthew Diamond
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"Stand By Your Man"
gs: Hugh Farrington [ Ted ], Tom Nibley [ Librarian ], Andy Goldberg [ House Boy ]
Blanches dates a physically challenged attorney but discovers that isn't the only handicap to their relationship: he's married. Meanwhile, Rose adopts a stray puppy.

b: 1 Dec 90 pc: 137 w: Tom Whedon d: Matthew Diamond
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"Ebbtide's Revenge"
gs: Brenda Vaccaro [ Angela ], Earl Boen [ Father Salerno ]
When Dorothy's cross-dressing brother dies suddenly, Sophia refuses to mourn, and Dorothy tries to persuade her to end her 26-year feud with her daughter-in-law Angela.

b: 15 Dec 90 pc: 140 w: Marc Sotkin d: Matthew Diamond
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"The Bloom is Off the Rose"
gs: Mitchell Ryan [ Rex Huntington ]
rc: Miles

Rose's sexual demands make Miles feel like he's competing with her late husband, but her latest idea to spice up their love life -- a joint parachute jump -- has unexpected results. Meanwhile, Blanche's new beau Rex treats her shabbily, to Dorothy's fury.

b: 5 Jan 91 pc: 142 w: Philip Jayson Lasker d: Matthew Diamond
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"Sisters of the Bride"
gs: Monte Markham [ Clayton ], Lou Cutell [ Irving ], Michael Ayr [ Doug ], Mimi Cozzens [ Susan Dodds ]
Blanche must confront mixed feelings when her gay brother Clayton announces he plans to marry another man. Meanwhile, Sophia helps organize a charity banquet on a limited budget by promising donors a date with Dorothy.

b: 12 Jan 91 pc: 141 w: Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten d: Matthew Diamond
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"Miles to Go"
gs: Mary Gillis [ Gladys ]
rc: Miles

Miles reveals his true identity: he's Nicholas Carbone, a former Chicago mob accountant in the FBI's Witness Relocation Program, and now that the gangster he fingered is dead, he wants to go home and take Rose with him.

b: 19 Jan 91 pc: 145 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian d: Matthew Diamond
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"There Goes the Bride (1)"
gs: Mary Gillis [ Sarah ], Tony Sawyer [ Lois ], Jack Yates [ Police Officer ]
rc: Stan

Push comes to shove when Sophia threatens to cut Dorothy off from the family if she proceeds with her plan to remarry Stan.

b: 2 Feb 91 pc: 143 w: Mitchell Hurwitz and Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Matthew Diamond
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"There Goes the Bride (2)"
gs: Debbie Reynolds [ Truby Steele ], Raye Birk [ Caterer ], Meg Wyllie [ Myra ], Jack Blessing [ Father Monroe ], Marvin Mitchelson [ Himself ], Milt Oberman [ Erroll ], Cleto Augusto [ Photographer ]
rc: Stan

Despite Sophia's determined opposition, Dorothy continues her wedding plans, until at the last moment Stan produces his lawyer and a pre-nuptial agreement; the housemates see a potential new roommate.

b: 9 Feb 91 pc: 144 w: Mitchell Hurwitz, Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Matthew Diamond
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"Older and Wiser"
gs: Don Lake [ Mr. Porter ], Carol Bruce [ Lucille ], Julius Harris [ Mr. Lewis ], Bill Wiley [ Smokey ], Ellen Albertini Dow [ Sarah ]
Sophia risks losing her new job as recreation director at a retirement home when the residents start having "too much" fun. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are aghast to find their photographs in the local paper -- in an ad for wrinkle cream.

b: 16 Feb 91 pc: 146 w: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble d: Matthew Diamond
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"Melodrama"
gs: Alan King [ Mel Bushman ], Tommy Hinkley [ Andy ], Jonathan Schmock [ Robber ], Philip Forman [ Bill ]
Blanche tries to get a commitment from her on-again, off-again beau Mel Bushman, and when he doesn't return her calls begins to worry that he may have died. Rose auditions for a local-TV reporting job, and her first assignment to cover a local dog show is complicated by a holdup.

b: 23 Feb 91 pc: 147 w: Robert Spina d: Matthew Diamond
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"Even Grandmas Get the Blues"
gs: Alan Rachins [ Jason ], Jonathan Schmock [ The Director ]
rc: Rebecca

Kinship roles get confused: auditioning for a play, Blanche tells the attractive leading actor that her grandchild Aurora is actually her own baby, and when Dorothy is too busy to attend a mother-daughter party with Sophia, she takes Rose instead.

b: 2 Mar 91 pc: 149 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Robert Berlinger
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"Witness"
gs: Kristy McNichol [ Barbara ]
rc: Miles

Rose asks neighboring cop Barbara to investigate a new man in her life -- Karl, who turns out to be the mobster that Miles fingered. Blanche traces her family tree and is disconcerted to discover a Jewish grandparent from New York.

b: 9 Mar 91 pc: 148 w: Mitchell Hurwitz d: Zane Buzby


NOTE: Kristy McNichol crosses over from Empty Nest.

"What a Difference a Date Makes"
gs: Hal Linden [ John Nerretti ], Sid Melton [ Don the Fool ], Nick Jameson [ Minstrel ]
When Dorothy's former teen flame returns to reignite their romance after 40 years, Sophia admits she deliberately sabotaged their prom date.

b: 23 Mar 91 pc: 150 w: Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten d: Lex Passaris


NOTE: Guest Melton had previously appeared in flashbacks as Dorothy's father Augusto.
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"Love For Sale"
gs: Lou Felder [ Terry ], Tom Seidman [ Man ]
rc: Stan, Uncle Angelo

Dorothy's ex-husband Stan buys a date with Dorothy at a charity auction in hopes of a reconciliation -- and uses the fact that Sophia's brother Angelo is occupying their former apartment as leverage.

b: 6 Apr 91 pc: 151 w: Don Seigel; Jerry Perzigian d: Peter D. Beyt
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"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)"
gs: Stanley Kamel [ Herb, Sophia's lawyer ], Richard Riehle [ Detective Parres ], Jeffrey Tambor [ Dr. Stern ], McLean Stevenson [ Ted Zbornak ], Tony Jay [ Laszlo ], Richard Herd [ Ernie Faber ]
rc: Stan

Sophia is the prime suspect in an old unsolved arson case at Shady Pines retirement home; the housemates reminisce about previous troubles in flashbacks.

b: 27 Apr 91 pc: 153 w: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy and Tom Whedon & Mitchell Hurwitz s: Gail Parent d: Matthew Diamond
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"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)"
gs: Stanley Kamel [ Herb, Sophia's lawyer ], Richard Riehle [ Detective Parres ], Jeffrey Tambor [ Dr. Stern ], McLean Stevenson [ Ted Zbornak ], Tony Jay [ Laszlo ], Richard Herd [ Ernie Faber ]
rc: Stan

Sophia is the prime suspect in an old unsolved arson case at Shady Pines retirement home; the housemates reminisce about previous troubles in flashbacks. [ One hour episode ]

b: 27 Apr 91 pc: 154 w: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble and Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian s: Jim Vallely d: Matthew Diamond
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"Henny Penny -- Straight, No Chaser"
gs: George Hearn [ Frank Nann ], David Jay Willis [ Delivery Boy ]
After Dorothy persuades her roommates to star in a school play version of "Henny Penny," they and the first-graders are all quarantined with measles.

b: 4 May 91 pc: 152 w: Tom Whedon d: Judy Pioli

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7th Season 1991
"Hey Look Me Over"
gs:
The discovery of an, previously undeveloped photo of Blanche in bed with Charley, Rose's late husband, threatens to destroy their friendship.

b: 21 Sep 91 pc: 155 w: Mitchell Hurwitz d: Terry Hughes
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"The Case of the Libertine Belle"
gs: Todd Susman [ Marlowe ], Tony Plana [ Alvarez ], Richard Roat [ Kendall ], Claudette Sutherland [ Posey ], Nicholas Kepros [ Maitre d' ], Zach Grenier [ Vaczy ], Leland Orser [ Waiter ], Gloria Cromwell [ Gloria ], Tim Haldeman [ Man ], Margery Nelson [ Woman ]
The housemates' enjoyment of a murder mystery weekend is complicated when Blanche is fingered as the culprit in a very real murder.

b: 28 Sep 91 pc: 157 w: Tom Whedon d: Lex Passaris
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"Beauty and the Beast"
gs: Alison Porter [ Melissa ], Edie McClurg [ Nurse DeFarge ], Barbara Alyn Woods [ Woman ], Robert Gould [ Stage Manager ]
When Sophia sprains her ankle, Dorothy hires a temporary nurse, and spoiled Sophia schemes to make the arrangement last. Blanche pressures her niece Melissa into participating in a beauty contest.

b: 23 Sep 91 pc: 158 w: Jamie Wooten & Marc Cherry d: Lex Passaris
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"That's For Me to Know"
gs: Richard Stahl [ Don ]
Dorothy tries to write her family history, and discovers that her father may not have been Sophia's first husband. City regulations mean the girls are in danger of being separated when they install a hot tub.

b: 12 Oct 91 pc: 159 w: Kevin Abbott d: Lex Passaris
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"Where's Charlie?"
gs: Tim Thomerson [ Stevie ]
rc: Miles

Events convince Rose that her dead husband Charlie is trying to contact her.

b: 19 Oct 91 pc: 156 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Lex Passaris
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"Motherload"
gs: Peter Graves [ Jerry Scott ], Meg Wyllie [ Mrs. Scott ], Steve Landesberg [ Dr. Halperin ]
rc: Stan

Dorothy and Blanche both encounter unexpected maternal problems: Blanche makes a play for a handsome news announcer whose roast is being organized by Rose, but must cope with his overly protective mother. Stan tricks Dorothy in to accompanying him to a "therapist" who turns out to be a marriage counselor, who has diagnosed him as obsessed with Sophia.

b: 26 Oct 91 pc: 160 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian d: Lex Passaris
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"Dateline -- Miami"
gs: Pat Harrington Jr. [ John ], Fred Willard [ Bob ], Lenny Wolpe [ Arnie ], Jesse Dabson [ Myron ], Lyn Greene [ Young Dorothy ], Richard Tanner [ Young Stan ], Margaret Reed [ Pregnant Woman ], May Quigley [ Woman ], Stan Roth [ Policeman ], Nick Ullett [ Waiter ]
Dorothy has a date with the girls' doctor, which stimulates memories of the worst dates the others have had over the years: Rose remembers a blind date, Blanche remembers the New Year's Eve she spent with Rose, and Sophia remembers how Dorothy first told her she was pregnant.

b: 2 Nov 91 pc: 163 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Peter D. Beyt
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"The Monkey Show (1)"
gs: Steve Landesberg [ Dr. Halperin ], Dinah Manoff [ Carol Weston ], Dena Dietrich [ Gloria ], Ed Hooks [ Stage Manager ], Jonathan Schmock [ Cop #1 ], Richard Reicheg [ Man ], Kay St. Germain [ Woman ], Matthew Saks [ Cop #2 ], Don Seigel [ Davey Cricket ], Bryan Norcross [ Himself ]
rc: Stan, Uncle Angelo

While a hurricane approaches Florida, Stan develops a passion for a fake pet monkey. Dorothy unleashes another fury of hurricane strength when she discovers Stan in bed with her sister, then when the storm hits Sophia is discovered to be missing.

b: 9 Nov 91 pc: 161 w: Marc Sotkin & Mitchell Hurwitz d: Lex Passaris


NOTE: Dinah Manoff crosses over in her character from Empty Nest.
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"The Monkey Show (2)"
gs: Steve Landesberg [ Dr. Halperin ], Dinah Manoff [ Carol Weston ], Dena Dietrich [ Gloria ], Ed Hooks [ Stage Manager ], Jonathan Schmock [ Cop #1 ], Richard Reicheg [ Man ], Kay St. Germain [ Woman ], Matthew Saks [ Cop #2 ], Don Seigel [ Davey Cricket ], Bryan Norcross [ Himself ]
rc: Stan, Uncle Angelo

While a hurricane approaches Florida, Stan develops a passion for a fake pet monkey. Dorothy unleashes another fury of hurricane strength when she discovers Stan in bed with her sister, then when the storm hits Sophia is discovered to be missing.

b: 9 Nov 91 pc: 162 w: Marc Sotkin & Mitchell Hurwitz d: Lex Passaris


NOTE: Dinah Manoff crosses over in her character from Empty Nest.
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"Rose Loves Miles"
gs: John P. Connolly [ Mort ], Harvey Vernon [ Barry ], Joe Mays [ Maitre d' ], David Pressman [ Waiter ], Phil Leeds [ Guido ]
rc: Miles, Uncle Angelo

Blanche talks Rose, who's become impatient with Mile's obsession with saving money, into a blind date with a big spender. Meanwhile, Dorothy goes on vacation, and Sophia immediately grabs the opportunity to head for Sicily.

b: 16 Nov 91 pc: 164 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian, Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamle d: Lex Passaris
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"Room Seven"
gs: Sid Melton [ Sal ], Roy Brocksmith [ William ], Gibby Brand [ Man ], Don Stark [ Sheriff ]
Learning that developers plan to tear down her family plantation, Blanche pays one last sentimental visit -- and handcuffs herself to the building.

b: 23 Nov 91 pc: 165 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian and Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble d: Peter D. Beyt
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"From Here to the Pharmacy"
gs: Bruce Kirby [ Bill ], Ed Call [ Security Guard ], Sergia Simone [ Woman ]
Sophia dictates her will to Rose, and Dorothy is appalled to learn she has $35,000 in the bank. A soldier returns from the Gulf War to see Blanche, who doesn't remember him but falls for him -- until she learns he is her pharmacist.

b: 7 Dec 91 pc: 166 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Lex Passaris
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"The Pope's Ring"
gs: Steven Gilborn [ Priest ], Fred McCarren [ Detective ], Gene Greytak [ The Pope ]
rc: Miles

The Pope's ring slips off into Sophia's hand, and she refuses to give it back unless her agrees to bless a sick friend in person.

b: 14 Dec 91 pc: 167 w: Kevin Abbott d: Lex Passaris
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"Old Boyfriends"
gs: Betty Garrett [ Sarah ], Ken Berry [ Thor ], Louis Guss [ Marvin ]
Sophia is baffled when her new boyfriend insists on taking his sister along on every date.

b: 15 Dec 91 pc: 168 w: Jamie Wooten and Marc Cherry d: Peter D. Beyt
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"Goodbye, Mr. Gordon"
gs: James T. Callahan [ Malcolm Gordon ], Jack Bannon [ Chuck ], Phil Proctor [ Ron ], Jana Arnold [ Pat ], Kent Zbornak [ Kent ]
Dorothy is initially pleased to see her favorite high school teacher again -- until she discovers he has published one of her stories as his own work.

b: 11 Jan 92 pc: 169 w: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely d: Lex Passaris
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"The Commitments"
gs: Ken Howard [ Jerry ], Terry Kiser [ Don ], Biff Yeager [ Bellboy ]
Dorothy asks Blanche to go out with her blind date because she has won a radio contest ticket to Beatlemania. When Jerry arrives, Blanche finds him gorgeous, but becomes upset when he shows no signs of physical attraction to her; he apologizes, explaining that he thought modern women wanted equality. Meanwhile, Dorothy brings home Don, one of the "Beatles," and ultimately persuades him to drop out of the show to perform his own music.

b: 25 Jan 92 pc: 170 w: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy d: Lex Passaris
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"Questions and Answers"
gs: Derek McGrath [ Coordinator ], Bill Erwin [ Mr. Hubbard ], Camila Ashland [ Mrs. Hubbard ], Merv Giffin [ Himself ], Alex Trebek [ Himself ], Johnny Gilbert [ Himself ], Raymond Forchion [ Prof. Bradley ], David Leisure [ Charlie Dietz ]
Dorothy desperately schemes to become a contest on Jeopardy.

b: 8 Feb 92 pc: 171 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian d: Lex Passaris


NOTE: David Leisure crosses over in his character from Empty Nest.
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"Ebbtide VI: The Wrath of Stan"
gs: Lane Davies [ Peterson ], Jackie Swanson [ Tracy ], Art Metrano [ Judge ], David Doty [ Police Officer ]
rc: Stan, Uncle Angelo

As associate producer of Wake Up Miami, Rose needs a hot news story for sweeps week, and thinks she's found it when Dorothy's uncle Angelo complains that his apartment is infested with bugs, so she sets out to expose his slum landlords -- Stan and Dorothy. Meanwhile, Sophia demands to be taken shoe shopping, even though the store has vowed never to serve her again.

b: 15 Feb 92 pc: 172 w: Marc Sotkin d: Lex Passaris
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"Journey to the Center of Attention"
gs: Jane Dulo [ Myrtle ], Ann Nelson [ Eva ], Don Mirault [ Ron ], Warren Munson [ Frank ], Kevin Brief [ Roger ], Gregory White [ Bartender ]
When Blanche tries to cheer up a lonely Dorothy by taking her to her favorite bar, she is dismayed to discover that Dorothy becomes more popular than she is.

b: 22 Feb 92 pc: 173 w: Jamie Wooten & Marc Cherry d: Lex Passaris
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"A Midwinter Night's Dream (1)"
gs: Hank Brandt [ Brent ], Doug Ballard [ Policeman ], Marius Weyers [ Derek ], Neal Lerner [ Rabbi ], Tony Segreto [ Himself ], Kristy McNichol [ Barbara Weston ], Dinah Manoff [ Carol Weston ]
rc: Miles

An ancient family curse requires Sophia to save Dorothy by performing three strange tasks before midnight; Miles and Dorothy experience an inexplicable mutual attraction.

b: 29 Feb 92 pc: 174 w: Kevin Abbott & Tom Whedon d: Lex Passaris


NOTE: Guest stars McNichol and Manoff cross over in their characters from Empty Nest.
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"A Midwinter Night's Dream (2)"
gs: Hank Brandt [ Brent ], Doug Ballard [ Policeman ], Marius Weyers [ Derek ], Neal Lerner [ Rabbi ], Tony Segreto [ Himself ], Kristy McNichol [ Barbara Weston ], Dinah Manoff [ Carol Weston ]
rc: Miles

An ancient family curse requires Sophia to save Dorothy by performing three strange tasks before midnight; Miles and Dorothy experience an inexplicable mutual attraction.

b: 29 Feb 92 pc: 175 w: Kevin Abbott & Tom Whedon d: Lex Passaris


NOTE: Guest stars McNichol and Manoff cross over in their characters from Empty Nest.
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"Rose: Portrait of a Woman"
gs: Tom Villard [ Randy Beder ], Keone Young [ Mr. Tanaka ], Angelo Tiffe [ Harry ], Gloria Dorson [ Lillian ], Glen Vernon [ Charles ], Dylan Lawrence [ Student ], Robert Yacko [ Don ]
rc: Miles

Dorothy must give a speech at Career Day at her school, and is offered a job as a motivational trainer by a grateful ex-student; Blanche persuades Rose to give Miles a sexy photo for his birthday.

b: 5 Mar 92 pc: 176 w: Robert Spina d: Lex Passaris
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"Home Again, Rose (1)"
gs: Jessica Lundy [ Janet ], Lou Wagner [ Larry ], Rudolph Willrich [ Pete ], Paul Solomon [ Man ], Robyn Faye Bookland [ Sarah ], Linden Chiles [ Dr. Thompson ]
Rose is upset because poor health made her miss her high school reunion, so Blanche suggests they all attend another school's 40th reunion and pretend to be graduates. Impersonating another woman, Dorothy is crowned Queen of the Prom; then Rose collapses and is rushed to hospital. Blanche prays for the first time is years and, when Rose recovers, she decides to reform her life, alienating her visiting daughter Janet. Then the women learn that Rose has gone into cardiac arrest.

b: 25 Apr 92 pc: 177 w: Gail Parent d: Peter D. Beyt
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"Home Again, Rose (2)"
gs: Lee Garlington [ Kristen ], Jessica Lundy [ Janet ], Paul Collins [ Dr. Shrewsbury ], Audree Chapman [ Nurse ], Robyn Faye Bookland [ Sarah ]
The girls wait anxiously while Rose is prepared for heart surgery -- and only her hostile daughter Kirsten is allowed to see her.

b: 2 May 92 pc: 178 w: Jim Vallely d: Peter D. Beyt
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"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)"
gs: Leslie Nielsen [ Lucas ], Earl Boen [ Reverend ]
rc: Stan

As a joke, Dorothy and Blanche's Uncle Lucas announce they will marry. Then they discover they are taking the idea seriously. Despite a last minute plea from Stan, they do in fact marry.

b: 9 May 92 pc: 179 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian & Mitchell Hurwitz d: Lex Passaris
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"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2)"
gs: Leslie Nielsen [ Lucas ], Earl Boen [ Reverend ]
rc: Stan

As a joke, Dorothy and Blanche's Uncle Lucas announce they will marry. Then they discover they are taking the idea seriously. Despite a last minute plea from Stan, they do in fact marry.

b: 9 May 92 pc: 180 w: Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian & Mitchell Hurwitz d: Lex Passaris

 

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