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The Golden Girls Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Old Friends
Sat, Sep 19, 198730 mins
Sophia befriends an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Rose tries to get her teddy bear back from one of her Sunshine Cadets, who holds it hostage.
Episode 2
One for the Money
Sat, Sep 26, 198730 mins
The girls recollect past attempts at starting their own businesses.
Episode 3
Bringing Up Baby
Sat, Oct 3, 198730 mins
Rose's uncle Hingeblotter dies and leaves Baby, his 29-year-old prize-winning pig, to her. The other girls object until they learn about the cash they will receive if they take care of the animal until it dies.
Episode 4
The Housekeeper
Sat, Oct 17, 198730 mins
The girls believe that a housekeeper that they fired has put a curse on them.
Episode 5
Nothing to Fear, But Fear Itself
Sat, Oct 24, 198730 mins
Rose's aunt's funeral provides an opportunity for her, Dorothy, and Blanche to cope with some of their phobias.
Episode 6
Letter to Gorbachev
Sat, Oct 31, 198730 mins
Rose is concerned about nuclear war, so she writes letters to both Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan expressing her fears. Thinking it to be a heartfelt letter from a little girl, a Soviet emissary is so touched by the letter.
Episode 7
Strange Bedfellows
Sat, Nov 7, 198730 mins
A politician running for city council claims that Blanche slept with him.
Episode 8
Brotherly Love
Sat, Nov 14, 198730 mins
Stan visits with his younger brother Ted, a successful doctor with whom Blanche takes a keen interest. After one evening out with her Ted ends their date and ends up going out with Dorothy on the same night - this causes a huge rift between the two girls. Meanwhile Rose is suffering from crippling insomnia and cannot work out why.
Episode 9
A Visit from Little Sven
Sat, Nov 21, 198730 mins
Although he is engaged to be married, Rose's cousin Sven falls in love with Blanche.
Episode 10
The Audit
Sat, Nov 28, 198730 mins
Dorothy and Stan owe $5,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.
Episode 11
Three on a Couch
Sat, Dec 5, 198730 mins
The girls go to group therapy to deal with the growing problems in their friendship.
Episode 12
Charlie's Buddy
Sat, Dec 12, 198730 mins
Rose is smitten when an old army buddy of Charlie's arrives at her door with eyes only for her but the other girls are suspicious of his intentions.
Episode 13
The Artist
Sat, Dec 19, 198730 mins
Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy find themselves vying for the attention of the same artist, while Sophia takes up practical joking.
Episode 14
Blanche's Little Girl
Sat, Jan 9, 198830 mins
Blanche sees her daughter Rebecca for the first time in four years. When she learns her daughter is engaged to a man who mistreats her, she is afraid to speak out for fear of destroying their relationship again.
Episode 15
Dorothy's New Friend
Sat, Jan 16, 198830 mins
Dorothy's friend, local author Barbara Thorndyke, treats Rose and Blanche condescendingly.
Episode 16
Grab That Dough
Sat, Jan 23, 198830 mins
The girls go to Hollywood to appear on the TV game show "Grab that Dough."
Episode 17
My Brother, My Father
Sat, Feb 6, 198830 mins
When Sophia's brother Angelo, a priest, comes to visit, she makes Dorothy and Stan pretend that they are still married.
Episode 18
Golden Moments: Part 1
Sat, Feb 13, 198830 mins
Sophia decides to move out of the house and live with her son Phil.
Episode 19
Golden Moments: Part 2
Sat, Feb 13, 198830 mins
Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche try to convince Sophia not to move away.
Episode 20
And Ma Makes Three
Sat, Feb 20, 198830 mins
Sophia, depressed over the departure of her best friend, becomes a third wheel in Dorothy's promising relationship with a new boyfriend.
Episode 21
Larceny and Old Lace
Sat, Feb 27, 198830 mins
Sophia believes that her boyfriend Rocco, who claims to be a retired gangster, has robbed a bank to impress her.
Episode 22
Rose's Big Adventure
Sat, Mar 12, 198830 mins
Rose tries to light a fire under her newly-retired boyfriend who has become a couch potato. But she's not sure she wants to go along when he decides to sail around the world. Meanwhile, the ladies' attempt to convert the garage into a guest room faces many obstacles.
Episode 23
Mixed Blessings
Sat, Mar 19, 198830 mins
Dorothy's son Michael is engaged to a black woman who is twice his age.
Episode 24
Mister Terrific
Sat, Apr 30, 198830 mins
Rose must persuade a kids' TV show host not to kill himself after he is fired.
Episode 25
Mother's Day
Sat, May 7, 198830 mins
On Mother's Day, the girls, who are all mothers themselves, recall past celebrations of the day.
