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26 Episodes 1986 - 1987
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 27, 198630 mins
Blanche believes she is pregnant. When she turns out not to be pregnant, but going through menopause, she believes her life is over.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 4, 198625 mins
Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche win tickets to attend a post-premiere movie party with Burt Reynolds. However, a hitch in their plan occurs when they are mistaken for prostitutes.

Episode 3
Sat, Oct 11, 198630 mins
Blanche goes on a date with Stan as a favor to Dorothy, who is shocked and upset when the two of them actually have a good time.
Episode 4
Sat, Nov 1, 198630 mins
Rose's petition to save a very old tree attracts the ire of Freida Claxton, a misanthropic old woman, on whose property the tree stands. At a public hearing, Rose also gets angry at Mrs. Claxton and tells her to "drop dead," which she does.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 8, 198630 mins
Dorothy's lesbian friend Jean develops a crush on Rose.

Episode 6
Sat, Nov 15, 198630 mins
Blanche's father reveals that he is getting married. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose enter a songwriting contest.

Episode 7
Sat, Nov 22, 198630 mins
Dorothy's son and Rose's daughter come for a visit. They're both polar opposites of each other and are always bickering. But Blanche says that's sexual tension. She arranges for them to go out and Dorothy and Rose think that's a bad idea. But they later find them in bed together. Dorothy and Rose can't look at their children and are mad with each other and Blanche.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 29, 198630 mins
Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche's vacation to a tropical island is a complete disaster. Meanwhile, Sophia befriends a Japanese gardener who speaks almost no English.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 6, 198630 mins
When Dorothy gets a job at the art museum where Blanche also works, tensions grow between the two of them.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 13, 198630 mins
Dorothy and Blanche make up a fictional man who "responds" to Rose's personals ad.

Episode 11
Sat, Dec 20, 198630 mins
The girls all plan to visit their respective families for Christmas, but their plans are ruined when they are held hostage by a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Grief Counseling Center.
Episode 12
Sat, Jan 3, 198730 mins
Dorothy invites Sophia's sister Angela to visit, not knowing that the two of them hate each other.

Episode 13
Sat, Jan 10, 198730 mins
Stan takes advantage of the girls' hospitality while recovering from heart surgery.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 17, 198730 mins
A famous actor in town for a local play tries to carry on separate clandestine affairs with Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche at the same time.

Episode 15
Sat, Jan 24, 198730 mins
Rose's behavior changes after she says that she died from a throat spasm while in the hospital.
Episode 16
Sat, Jan 31, 198730 mins
The girls believe that an infant entrusted to their care by a couple during a marathon has been abandoned.

Episode 17
Sat, Feb 7, 198730 mins
As the girls figure out how they plan to accommodate some upcoming guests, they recall other unusual sleeping arrangements they've had to endure in the past.

Episode 18
Sat, Feb 14, 198730 mins
A teacher to whom Dorothy is attracted turns out to be a priest.
Episode 19
Sat, Feb 21, 198730 mins
Sophia's sister Angela is back but causes more friction when Sophia believes Angela is trying to steal her boyfriend from her. Meanwhile, Rose looks after a musical chicken.
Episode 20
Sat, Feb 28, 198730 mins
The other graduates at Blanche's sorority reunion make her feel her looks have faded, and she decides to have plastic surgery.
Episode 21
Sat, Mar 14, 198730 mins
One of Dorothy's students writes a prize-winning essay on what it means to be an American. After this, the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services reveals that the boy is in the country illegally.

Episode 22
Sat, Mar 21, 198730 mins
Blanche is bothered by her boyfriend's lack of polish and social graces.
Episode 23
Sat, Apr 11, 198730 mins
Dorothy's daughter Kate visits with the news that her husband has cheated on her and she is leaving him.
Episode 24
Sat, May 2, 198730 mins
Two police officers stake out in the girls' house to investigate their neighbors, who are suspected jewel thieves.

Episode 25
Sat, May 9, 198730 mins
As they plan a surprise birthday party for a friend, the girls recall prior birthday celebrations.

Episode 26
Sat, May 16, 198730 mins
Paul Dooley and Rita Moreno guest star as neighbors of Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia contending with family and friends in this initial spin-off pilot of "Empty Nest."