The Golden Girls (1985)
Four Southern Florida seniors share 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.
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Episode 1 - End of the Curse
Release Date: 1986-09-27Blanche is mortified after taking a pregnancy test which indicates she's pregnant. Then after visiting her doctor, she learns the truth, she's beginning menopause. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia go into the mink breeding business.
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Episode 2 - Ladies of the Evening
Release Date: 1986-10-04The house is fumigated and the girls move into a Miami Beach hotel. Previously, Blanche had won three tickets to see the opening of Burt Reynolds new movie and passes to the party held afterwards where they could meet him. However, on the evening of the opening, the hotel is raided and, mistaken as prostitutes, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose are dragged off to jail.
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Episode 3 - Take Him, He's Mine
Release Date: 1986-10-11Dorothy dumps a depressed Stan on Blanche but then becomes incredibly jealous when Blanche and Stan hit it off. Meanwhile, Sophia and Rose begin selling sandwiches on the Boardwalk but they inadvertently make an enemy of another vendor, "Johnny No Thumbs".
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Episode 4 - It's a Miserable Life
Release Date: 1986-11-01The girls circulate a petition to save a 200 year old oak tree which is located on the property of the most hated woman in the neighborhood, Frieda Claxton, who wants the tree cut down.
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Episode 5 - Isn't It Romantic
Release Date: 1986-11-08Dorothy's old friend, Jean comes to Miami for a visit and Dorothy decides not to tell Blanche and Rose that Jean is a lesbian. Then, after spending time with Rose, Jean begins to fall for her. Meanwhile, a new VCR, prompts Sophia to rent ""dirty movies.""
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Episode 6 - Big Daddy's Little Lady
Release Date: 1986-11-15Blanche's father comes to Miami for a visit and has an announcement he's engaged to be married. Blanche is thrilled until she meets his fiancee who happens to be younger than herself. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose enter a song writing contest.
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Episode 7 - Family Affair
Release Date: 1986-11-22Dorothy's son, Michael, and Rose's daughter, Bridget, each come to Miami for a visit and each of them become a little too friendly for Dorothy and Rose's liking. Meanwhile, Blanche hurts her back in aerobics class.
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Episode 8 - Vacation
Release Date: 1986-11-29The girls' dream vacation in the Caribbean turns out to be far from what was advertised in the brochure. While the girls are away, Sophia romances the gardener.
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Episode 9 - Joust Between Friends
Release Date: 1986-12-06Laid off from work, Dorothy searches for part-time work which leads to Blanche getting her a job at the museum. Then fur flies when Dorothy is handed the job of organizing a banquet, the duty Blanche was hoping for. Meanwhile, Rose finds a stray dog at the supermarket.
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Episode 10 - Love, Rose
Release Date: 1986-12-13Rose places an ad in the personals column and she is let down when she doesn't hear an immediate response. This leads Blanche and Dorothy to begin responding under the name Isaac Newton.
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Episode 11 - 'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas
Release Date: 1986-12-20The girls each plan to spend Christmas with their families but a series of strange occurrences lead them to spend Christmas together in Miami.
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Episode 12 - The Sisters
Release Date: 1987-01-03For Sophia's birthday, Dorothy flies in her sister, Angela from Sicily as a surprise. However, Dorothy's the one whose surprised when Sophia's reaction is that of disgust.
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Episode 13 - The Stan Who Came To Dinner
Release Date: 1987-01-10Dorothy feels sympathy for Stan when he tells her he's going to have open heart surgery. However that sympathy fades when she learns of his many infidelities while they were married.
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Episode 14 - The Actor
Release Date: 1987-01-17Dorothy, Blanche and Rose each vie for the attention of an actor in the local community theatre, who on the sly begins romancing each of them.
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Episode 15 - Before and After
Release Date: 1987-01-24Rose is convinced she died during a throat spasm. This leads her to live her life to the hilt, totally disrupting the other girls lives. Then, when the girls complain about her new lifestyle, Rose moves out.
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Episode 16 - And Then There Was One
Release Date: 1987-01-31Sophia readies herself for participating in a walkathon. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose babysit for the walkathon participants children but when the event is over, a baby is left unclaimed.
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Episode 17 - Bedtime Story
Release Date: 1987-02-07When the girls learn that a number of relatives are going to be visiting, they reminisce about times they've had to share a bed and strange places they've had to sleep, including a train station.
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Episode 18 - Forgive Me, Father
Release Date: 1987-02-14Blanche and Rose plan a nice dinner at the house for Dorothy and her new boyfriend whom she later learns is a priest. She later gets another shock when she learns he plans to leave the church.
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Episode 19 - Long Day's Journey Into Marinara
Release Date: 1987-02-21Sophia's sister, Angela arrives in Miami for a visit and decides to move there but while she's looking for an apartment Dorothy invites her to stay with the girls. This ticks off Sophia since she thinks that Angela is after everything that she has.
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Episode 20 - Whose Face Is This, Anyway?
Release Date: 1987-02-28Blanche is convinced that her beauty is fading after attending her high school reunion and discovers many of classmates have had face lifts. Meanwhile, Rose is making a home movie for class she's taking.
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Episode 21 - Dorothy's Prized Pupil
Release Date: 1987-03-14Dorothy feels that it's her fault when her prized pupil wins a writing contest which inadvertently signals the INS that he's an illegal alien.
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Episode 22 - Diamond in the Rough
Release Date: 1987-03-21While Dorothy and Rose are planning a hospital charity banquet, Blanche falls for Jake, the caterer hired for the event. She quickly learns he's more blue jeans than a black tie which prompts her to foolishly put a stop to their romance.
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Episode 23 - Son-In-Law Dearest
Release Date: 1987-04-11Dorothy's daughter, Kate is coming for a visit and has a big announcement. Dorothy is excited when she thinks the announcement is going to be that Kate is pregnant. However, when Kate arrives, her announcement is far from exciting. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose stay up and watch an "I Love Lucy" marathon.
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Episode 24 - To Catch a Neighbor
Release Date: 1987-05-02Two police detectives stake out the girls' home to investigate the neighbors who are believed to be dealers in stolen gems.
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Episode 25 - A Piece of Cake
Release Date: 1987-05-09While preparing for a friend's birthday party, the girls recall past birthdays, including Rose's surprise birthday party for Dorothy, a surprise birthday party for Blanche and a memory of Sophia's birthday involving her late-husband Sal.
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Episode 26 - Empty Nests
Release Date: 1987-05-16In this pilot for another series (Empty Nest, obviously the concept was retooled), the girls' friend Renee is feeling depressed and lonely with her children grown up and moved out and her husband's workaholic habits.