1985

S1.E1 ∙ The Engagement

Fri, Sep 13, 1985

Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche are three women who share a house in Miami, Florida. Dorothy's elderly mother, Sophia, unexpectedly moves in after her retirement home burns down, and Blanche accepts a proposal of marriage.

8 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?

Fri, Sep 20, 1985

When Dorothy's daughter Kate gets married, Dorothy must confront her ex-husband Stanley, who walked out on their 38 year marriage for a younger woman.

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S1.E3 ∙ Rose the Prude

Fri, Sep 27, 1985

Rose is afraid of sexual intimacy with her boyfriend, Arnie, because she feels she would be cheating on her late husband, Charlie.

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S1.E4 ∙ Transplant

Fri, Oct 04, 1985

Blanche's sister, Virginia, with whom she has had a tense relationship for years, comes to visit. She reveals that she needs a kidney transplant to save her life.

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S1.E5 ∙ The Triangle

Fri, Oct 18, 1985

When Dorothy's doctor boyfriend makes a pass at Blanche, their friendship becomes threatened.

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S1.E6 ∙ On Golden Girls

Fri, Oct 25, 1985

Blanche's belligerent grandson David comes to visit.

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S1.E7 ∙ The Competition

Fri, Nov 01, 1985

The girls' friendship is tested by a bowling tournament.

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S1.E8 ∙ Break In

Fri, Nov 08, 1985

Rose feels unsafe in her own house after a burglary.

8 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Blanche and the Younger Man

Fri, Nov 15, 1985

Blanche dates an aerobics instructor who is considerably younger than she is. Meanwhile, Rose's mother comes to visit and resents the way her daughter treats her.

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S1.E10 ∙ The Heart Attack

Fri, Nov 22, 1985

Sophia falls ill suddenly, and the other girls worry she may be having a heart attack.

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S1.E11 ∙ Stan's Return

Fri, Nov 29, 1985

Stan returns to try and make amends with Dorothy.

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S1.E12 ∙ The Custody Battle

Fri, Dec 06, 1985

Dorothy's wealthy sister Gloria wants Sophia to move to California with her.

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S1.E13 ∙ A Little Romance

Fri, Dec 13, 1985

Rose doesn't tell her friends that her boyfriend is a little person because she fears people will make fun of them.

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S1.E14 ∙ That Was No Lady

Fri, Dec 20, 1985

Dorothy's affair with a married co-worker meets with disapproval from her friends and her mother.

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S1.E15 ∙ In a Bed of Rose's

Fri, Jan 10, 1986

After Rose's boyfriend Al dies in her bed, she believes his death was her fault; her late husband had died under similar circumstances.

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S1.E16 ∙ The Truth Will Out

Fri, Jan 17, 1986

Rose goes over her last will and testament with her daughter, who is shocked when she learns what happened to her expected inheritance.

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S1.E17 ∙ Nice and Easy

Fri, Jan 31, 1986

Blanche is concerned about the flirtatious behavior of her niece, Lucy.

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S1.E18 ∙ The Operation

Fri, Feb 07, 1986

Dorothy is afraid to have an operation for a benign growth on her foot.

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S1.E19 ∙ Second Motherhood

Fri, Feb 14, 1986

A wealthy widower with two young children asks Blanche to marry him.

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S1.E20 ∙ Adult Education

Fri, Feb 21, 1986

An adult education teacher offers Blanche a passing grade in his course if she sleeps with him.

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S1.E21 ∙ Flu Attack

Fri, Feb 28, 1986

Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche all come down with the flu at the same time.

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S1.E22 ∙ Job Hunting

Fri, Mar 07, 1986

Rose loses her job and has trouble finding another one.

7.6 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Blind Ambitions

Fri, Mar 28, 1986

Rose's sister Lily must come to terms with the fact that she is blind and needs assistance.

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S1.E24 ∙ Big Daddy

Fri, May 02, 1986

Blanche's father visits, telling that he has sold the family mansion to finance his dream to become a country music singer. Dorothy disputes with the girls' next-door neighbor over storm damage.

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S1.E25 ∙ The Way We Met

Fri, May 09, 1986

The girls remember how they came to live together; Blanche put an ad for a room for rent on a grocery store bulletin board, and Rose and Dorothy answered it.

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