Episode list

The Golden Girls

The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo
While Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche sit around and feel like their lives are boring, Sophia goes out and fights with the grocery store over a nectarine and a piece of meat, conducts a jazz band made up of old ladies, and volunteers at the hospital.
8 /10
The One That Got Away
Blanche tries to woo Ham Lushbough, the only man who ever turned her down. Meanwhile, Rose believes she saw a UFO fly over the house.
7.5 /10
Yokel Hero

Fri, Nov 04, 1988
Rose is nominated for the St. Olaf Woman of the Year award, while Blanche and Dorothy embellish her accomplishments on her entry form.
7.8 /10
Bang the Drum, Stanley
When Sophia gets hit in the head by a baseball at a game, Stan encourages her to exaggerate her injuries to try and get a class action settlement out of it.
7.4 /10
Sophia's Wedding: Part 1
When Sophia's friend Esther Weinstock dies, she goes to her funeral in Brooklyn. There, she confronts Esther's widower, Max, whom Sophia blames for the failure of her husband's old business.
7.9 /10
Sophia's Wedding: Part 2
Newlyweds Max and Sophia open a pizza knish stand on the beach, while Dorothy has gotten into the habit of smoking cigarettes.
7.5 /10
Scared Straight

Fri, Dec 09, 1988
Blanche's brother Clayton is afraid to admit his homosexuality, so he claims he slept with Rose.
8.4 /10
Stan Takes a Wife
When Sophia is hospitalized with pneumonia, Stan comforts Dorothy. At the hospital, she sees a side of him that impresses her, and she tries to prevent him from getting married again to another woman.
7.7 /10
The Auction

Fri, Jan 13, 1989
The girls need a new roof, so they scheme to buy and then sell a painting by Jasper DeKimmel, an arrogant painter who has a few days to live.
7.8 /10
Blind Date

Fri, Jan 27, 1989
Blanche makes a date with a man without realizing that he is blind. Meanwhile Rose convinces Dorothy and Sophia to help her coach a football team of 10-year olds.
7.6 /10
Love Me Tender

Sun, Feb 05, 1989
Dorothy dates a short, bald man with whom she has nothing in common - except for great lovemaking. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche volunteer as big sisters for two teenage girls.
7.9 /10
Valentine's Day
The girls' Valentine's Day dates all stand them up, so they sit around, eat cheesecake, and look back at memorable Valentine's Days past.
8.3 /10
Two Rode Together
Dorothy takes Sophia to Walt Disney World for "quality time," but Sophia wants to ride Space Mountain instead. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche collaborate on a children's book.
7.4 /10
You Gotta Have Hope
Rose is convinced that Bob Hope is her real father and that he will perform as the Master of Ceremonies at an upcoming charity benefit.
7.3 /10
Fiddler on the Ropes
Sophia is given money that is intended to be put into a Certificate of Deposit, but she buys a Cuban prizefighter instead.
6.6 /10
High Anxiety

Fri, Mar 24, 1989
Rose tries to overcome her addiction to painkillers. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Sophia are hired to appear in a TV commercial for a pizzeria.
7.9 /10
Little Sister

Fri, Mar 31, 1989
Nobody believes Rose when she says that her younger sister, Holly (Inga Swenson), is a troublemaker.
7.3 /10
Sophia's Choice
Sophia breaks her friend Lillian out of a retirement home that is worse than Shady Pines was. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to use her work bonus to have her breasts enlarged.
7.7 /10
Rites of Spring
As the girls vow to get in shape for an upcoming beach party, they recall past attempts at self-improvement.
7.8 /10
Foreign Exchange
Two friends of Sophia's come to visit from Sicily with the revelation that Dorothy and their daughter, Gina, may have been switched at birth.
7.9 /10

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