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The Golden Girls
EpisodesSeason 1 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Sat, Sep 14, 1985 30 mins
Dorothy's outspoken mother arrives, and Blanche's beau proposes marriage.
Episode 2
Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding
Sat, Sep 21, 1985 30 mins
Dorothy invites her ex to their daughter's wedding, but only because it'll give her the opportunity to get revenge.
Episode 3
Rose the Prude
Sat, Sep 28, 1985 30 mins
Rose has qualms about sharing her stateroom on an upcoming cruise to the Bahamas with a man she likes.
Episode 4
Transplant
Sat, Oct 5, 1985 30 mins
Blanche's sister, who always took everything that meant anything to Blanche, now wants a kidney.
Episode 5
The Triangle
Sat, Oct 19, 1985 30 mins
A doctor Dorothy dates also gets Blanche's pulse racing---until he makes a pass at her.
Episode 6
On Golden Girls
Sat, Oct 26, 1985 30 mins
A visit by Blanche's undisciplined grandson gives new meaning to "generation gap".
Episode 7
The Competition
Sat, Nov 2, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 8
Break-In
Sat, Nov 9, 1985 30 mins
Terrified by a burglary, the girls explore means to protect themselves, including a dog, an alarm system, Mace and a gun.
Episode 9
Blanche and the Younger Man
Sat, Nov 16, 1985 30 mins
Age is the issue when Rose's dynamic mother makes the others look like old fogies, and Blanche dates a young hunk.
Episode 10
The Heart Attack
Sat, Nov 23, 1985 30 mins
Sophia suffers an apparent heart attack and the girls nervously await the paramedics, who are delayed by a storm.
Episode 11
Stan's Return
Sat, Nov 30, 1985 30 mins
The return of Dorothy's ex fans an old flame that somehow managed to survive their bitter divorce.
Episode 12
The Custody Battle
Sat, Dec 7, 1985 30 mins
Dorothy's wealthy sister arrives with a proposal that's hard to refuse: she wants Sophia to live with her in California.
Episode 13
A Little Romance
Sat, Dec 14, 1985 30 mins
Rose's interest in a very small man is completely reciprocated, so her only hang-up is more a difference in altitude than attitude.
Episode 14
That Was No Lady
Sat, Dec 21, 1985 30 mins
Dorothy is thrilled over her new man who happens to be married.
Episode 15
In a Bed of Rose's
Sat, Jan 11, 1986 30 mins
Rose's bed is no bed of roses for the man she spends the night with: he's dead when she wakes up.
Episode 16
The Truth Will Out
Sat, Jan 18, 1986 30 mins
Rose is strangely apprehensive about a visit from her daughter and granddaughter, who are coming to discuss her will. Kirsten: Christina Belford. Charley: Bridgette Andersen. Dorothy: Beatrice Arthur.
Episode 17
Nice and Easy
Sat, Feb 1, 1986 30 mins
When it comes to dating, Blanche runs second to her visiting niece (Hallie Todd), who's out with a new man all night every night. Rue McClanahan. Ed: Ken Stovitz. Dorothy: Beatrice Arthur. Rose: Betty White.
Episode 18
The Operation
Sat, Feb 8, 1986 30 mins
Dorothy is having trouble facing minor surgery on her foot. Sophia: Estelle Getty. Bonnie: Anne Haney. Dr. Revell: Robert Picardo. Rose: Betty White. Blanche: Rue McClanahan. Priest: Bill Quinn.
Episode 19
Second Motherhood
Sat, Feb 15, 1986 30 mins
Blanche is romanced by a wealthy suitor, while Rose and Dorothy do battle with the bathroom plumbing. Rue McClanahan, Betty White, Beatrice Arthur. Lou: Alan Blumenfeld. Plumber: Terry Wills.
Episode 20
Adult Education
Sat, Feb 22, 1986 30 mins
Blanche's professor (Jerry Hardin) makes a pass, and makes it clear that unless she obliges, she'll never pass the course. Rue McClanahan, Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty. Dean Tucker: James Staley.
Episode 21
The Flu
Sat, Mar 1, 1986 30 mins
The flu may keep Blanche, Rose and Dorothy from an awards banquet, but a healthy Sophia (Estelle Getty) needs a date. Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White. Dr. Webber: Sharon Spelman.
Episode 22
Job Hunting
Sat, Mar 8, 1986 30 mins
Rose is grieving when she loses her job as a grief counselor: she's 55 and needs work, but has no other job experience. Milton: Richard Venture. Dorothy: Beatrice Arthur. Blanche: Rue McClanahan.
Episode 23
Blind Ambitions
Sat, Mar 29, 1986 30 mins
Rose's sister, independent all her life, can't accept the fact that she's now blind and needs help.
Episode 24
Big Daddy
Sat, May 3, 1986 30 mins
Blanche is thunderstruck to learn that her father (Murray Hamilton) has sold everything he owns to launch a career as a country singer. Rue McClanahan. Leonard: Gordon Jump. Sophia: Estelle Getty. Gladys: Peggy Pope.
Episode 25
The Way We Met
Sat, May 10, 1986 30 mins
Blanche recalls how Rose and Dorothy came to be her housemates despite their disparate personalities and initial difficulties. Betty White, Beatrice Arthur, Estelle Getty. Mme. Zelda: Shirley Prestia.
