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The Golden Palace Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1992 - 1993
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Sep 18, 199230 mins
After their ex-roommate Dorothy moves away to Atlanta with her new husband, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia sell their house and decide to purchase a dilapidated hotel near the beach.
Episode 2
Promotional Considerations
Fri, Sep 25, 199230 mins
Blanche and Roland clash over who is the boss of the hotel, meanwhile Rose unknowingly opens up the hotel to a serial killer.
Episode 3
Miles, We Hardly Knew Ye
Fri, Oct 2, 1992
Rose suspects Miles has been unfaithful to her when his name is found in the hotel registry dating back several years.
Episode 4
One Old Lady to Go
Fri, Oct 9, 1992
Rose adopts a delusional elderly woman who thinks she's her daughter; Sophia and Chuy decide to go into the Chinese takeout business.
Episode 5
Ebbtide for the Defense
Fri, Oct 16, 1992
Chuy meets an old friend he has a grudge against; the staff try to make it through the weekend incident free when they realize they don't have any insurance coverage.
Episode 6
Can't Stand Losing You
Fri, Oct 23, 1992
Blanche and Rose are concerned that Roland overworks himself and decide to compete to find him a new girlfriend. Rose finds a beautiful young girl and Blanche tracks down Roland's southern ex-girlfriend Tricia. Only when Tricia is already on the plane to Miami does Blanche find out that Roland hates her. Sophia is jealous of Chuy because he was chosen over her to represent the hotel at a television show.
Episode 7
Seems Like Old Times: Part 1
Fri, Oct 30, 1992
Chuy is supposed to sign his final divorce papers. Roland advises him to get out more and go to the Velvet Slipper. Dorothy visits her friends. The next day, Chuy does not show up for work so the girls need to replace him and Dorothy helps as a waitress. She is concerned that Sophia looks tired and has to carry heavy trays. She calls her husband and tells him she decided her mother should move in with them. When Chuy comes back, it turns out he married Beverly who he just met, because he was drunk. Everyone tries to talk him into having the marriage annulled but he says he wants to give the marriage a chance. Dorothy gathers her friends and tells them about her plans about Sophia. Blanche and Rose want to keep Sophia with them. Sophia says she wants to decide herself where to live and goes up to her room. When Blanche goes to see her and find out about her decision, she finds a note saying Sophia does not want to choose between her friends and daughter and that she is running away.
Episode 8
Seems Like Old Times: Part 2
Fri, Nov 6, 1992
Now that Sophia is away, the girls need to work more to replace her. Also, Chuy is miserable with his new wife and his cooking gets worse and worse. Dorothy actively searches her mother and blames the girls for her disappearance. Chuy meets Ramon, a man who is in love with Beverly and threatens him to kill him if he hurts her. A cab driver brings back Sophia's handbag and reveals that he has driven her to Shady Pines. They call her but she says that she does not want them to pick her up. Dorothy is afraid she will be miserable there since she remembers the place was awful. Actually, it turns out Shady Pines is a great place where Sophia gets massages and tennis lessons. Also, she does not want the girls to fight over her. Chuy asks Beverly for a divorce on the grounds that he does not love her. When Beverly finds out Ramon came by, she is happy that he loves her because she did all that to make him jealous. Anyway, the marriage was a fake. Dorothy apologizes to the girls for not trusting them more and decides to let her mother work in the Golden Palace.
Episode 9
Just a Gigolo
Fri, Nov 13, 199230 mins
Nick De Carlo, a handsome patron says he cannot pay the bill and wants to work in the kitchen. The girls want to find something more appropriate for him to do and ask him about his trade. Nick says he is a gigolo. Shocked, the girls hire him anyway to wash the dishes. When Blanche's date dies, and Nick proposes to escort Blanche to her diner. They really hit it off on their date, and when he has paid off his debt, he thinks of changing jobs. Blanche offers him to stay at the hotel and take care of him. Roland takes Chuy to a seminar from the author of "Ready, Willing and Able" so he changes his personality. Chuy is supposed to walk on hot coal so he overcomes his fears. It turns out Chuy manages but Roland is afraid to do the same. Chuy talks him into it. Rick tells Blanche he does not want her to pay for everything. He wants to go back to Indiana and work in his brother's store to earn money. But he still asks for more money before he leaves. Rose finds out his hometown does not exist and threatens to tell Blanche. Nick gives up and leaves.
Episode 10
Marriage on the Rocks with a Twist
Fri, Nov 20, 1992
Roland's parents call to visit. He thinks they are flying over to tell him his dog died. It turns out they have decided to get a divorce. A comic duo is coming for a radio show live from The Golden Palace. Sophia advises the duo to use Rose for the show where they need a stupid person to make fun of. The prank goes too far and Rose thinks she killed one of the hosts. Roland's dad wants to move in with him until he finds a place. Blanche offers to help and gets Roland's parents to talk. Eventually Roland is the one convinced that the divorce is for the best. Sophia decides to tell Rose the truth because she is so upset. But the dead guy comes back dressed as a ghost and chases Rose who shoots him. Sophia, terrified, tells her it was a joke. But Rose reveals she was the practical joker all along. Sophia attempts one last time to turn the situation around.
Episode 11
Camp Town Races Aren't Nearly as Much Fun as They Used to Be
Fri, Dec 4, 1992
When The Daughters of the Traditional South are set to arrive at the hotel, Blanche hangs a Confederate flag on the front counter, though this doesn't bode well with Roland. Meanwhile, Rose is outraged when a married man whom she knows checks in with his mistress.
Episode 12
It's Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas
Fri, Dec 18, 1992
Chuy does not like Christmas because of bad memories in his childhood. Roland accepts to be Santa at the children's hospital. Rose wants him to be a perfect Santa so she puts him through a training with Sophia. Unfortunately, a group of guests being medically treated for depression threaten to check out if anything reminds them of Christmas in the hotel. This makes Rose miserable and Chuy very happy. That night, Chuy dreams of Rose as the spirit of Christmas past. She takes him to his father's kitchen so he realizes his father wanted to teach him what Christmas was about when all he could feel was shame being dressed as a giant cake. Blanche appears then as the ghost "of Christmas presents" who shows him that his friends have to celebrate Christmas out in the cold so as not to upset the guests and wait for him to open their presents. Sophia is the ghost of Christmas yet to come. She shows him how his hatred of Christmas made him a hated man who took over the hotel and made his friends miserable. Chuy wakes up and yells Merry Christmas all over the hotel, convincing the guests Christmas is a great time.
Episode 13
Rose and Fern
Fri, Jan 8, 1993
Miles contacts Rose again and wants them back together. Blanche advises Rose to date other people to get over him. Roland tells Blanche something is wrong in the books and he suspects someone may be stealing money from the hotel. Blanche swears she will not tell anyone while he investigates. A woman wants her wedding organized at the hotel and Rose wants it to be a cow-themed traditional wedding. Blanche suspects Sophia, then Chuy about the thefts. Rose decides to get back together with Miles until she finds out he is about to marry the very woman whose wedding she organized. Roland catches Blanche taking money from the cash drawer, not even realizing she is embezzling. Rose wants to attend the wedding so she can get on with her life.
Episode 14
Runaways
Fri, Jan 15, 1993
Sophia asks everyone to drive her downtown. Blanche refuses to even let her borrow her car. Blanche says she has not had sex in too long and dates Ernie Niles. Roland auditions artists for a sweet sixteen party taking place at the hotel while Blanche overlooks her own work so she can date Ernie more because she says he made her have the big "O" for the first time in her life. Her neglect upsets Rose and the two have an argument. Oliver's mom is out of rehab and Oliver is supposed to go back with her. Roland wants to wait until the mother comes before he talks to the girls about it. Unfortunately, Sophia borrowed a customer's car, takes Oliver along with her and they both get arrested. Paula Webb, Oliver's mother, finally shows up and takes Oliver with her. Blanche realizes she was just running away from her responsibilities and apologizes to everyone.
Episode 15
Heartbreak Hotel
Fri, Jan 29, 1993
Rose organizes a romantic getaway night at the hotel with Dr. Ursula as a guest to give a lecture. Blanche is excited because Taylor Michaels is coming to town. She once lost this man to another woman but Rose is the one Taylor is interested in when he arrives. Sophia signs up Roland with her to the lecture because she feels she lost her sex appeal and Roland has a poor sex life. Blanche is jealous that Rose and Taylor are dating so she finds a way to get Rose occupied while she replaces her on a date with Taylor. Taylor offers the two girls to have diner together the next evening. Blanche cannot stand that Taylor wants Rose and not her. Rose shows her that she is more important to her that he is.
Episode 16
Senor Stinky Learns Absolutely Nothing About Life
Fri, Feb 5, 1993
The Golden Palace is being sued by the owner of another hotel : he says part of the girls' parking lot is on his property. Blanche challenges herself and tries to deal with this as a business woman instead of seducing the man so he drops his charge. Chuy is mad because Roland, who is the captain of the volleyball team, will not let him play but lets Rose on the team even though she is not better than he is. Blanche finally finds a solution to the problem without getting romantically involved with the hotel owner even though he flirts with her. Rose decides to be a cheerleader instead of playing but one of the player hurts himself so Roland asks Chuy to play. However they loose because of him and Roland gets upset which he later regrets. Once the business chapter is closed with the hotel owner, Blanche accepts a date.
Episode 17
Say Goodbye, Rose
Fri, Feb 12, 1993
Rose is enamored with a hotel guest who looks exactly like Charlie; Blanche is horrified to discover her visiting son Matthew wants to pursue a career as a comedian.
Episode 18
You've Lost That Livin' Feeling
Fri, Feb 19, 1993
A food critic goes to the hotel to do a review on Chuy. But when Chuy learns who the critic is, he gets nervous. It seems that the man once did critique on Chuy which was not favorable. And when he arrives, he remembers Chuy. While he was eating, he suddenly stops moving. Chuy goes to check him, he discovers he is dead. He gets him out of the dining room. He discovers that he placed rat poison in the food. So they try to keep people from finding out he is dead. Especially when a health inspector shows up.
Episode 19
A New Leash on Life
Fri, Apr 2, 1993
Blanche's relationship with a greyhound breeder becomes strained when Rose finds out what will happen if his dog doesn't win the next race.
Episode 20
Pros and Concierge
Fri, Apr 9, 1993
Chuy's big mouth results in Roland losing his job after it's revealed he met with the owners of a rival hotel.
Episode 21
Tad
Fri, Apr 16, 1993
Blanche reveals she has another brother - a mentally handicapped man named Tad who has been living in an institution.
Episode 22
One Angry Stan
Fri, Apr 30, 199330 mins
A lawyer comes to the hotel saying he represents, Sophia'a former son-in-law, Stan and he tells them that he died and that Stan's final wish is for them to be at his service. Later when Sophia's alone, Stan shows up and tells her that he's about to face criminal charges so to avoid them, he faked his death and will be going away.
Episode 23
Sex, Lies and Tortillas
Fri, May 7, 1993
Spring Break finds a horde of college kids descending upon the hotel; Rose receives a visit from her granddaughter Charlene who is contemplating sex with her boyfriend.
Episode 24
The Chicken and the Egg
Fri, Mar 5, 1993
Blanche turns to her daughter Rebecca when her latest beau wants Blanche to bear his children.
