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Season 6 – The Golden Girls

1990 Comedy List
Reviews 95% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings
Four mature women live together in Miami and experience the joys and angst of their golden years. Strong-willed Dorothy, spacey Rose, lusty Southern belle Blanche and matriarch Sophia, Dorothy's mom, occasionally clash but are there for one another in the end. After all, when the show's theme song is titled "Thank You for Being a Friend," the ladies have to remain friendly with one another. Read More Read Less
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Danette Chavez AV Club What makes this late-season, late-series entry different is that it suggests that there are some offenses that can't be forgiven. Sep 17, 2018 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures By the sixth season, things had become very route. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 17, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cyrus K My personal favorite TV show of all time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/22 Full Review Audience Member So funny. Blanche is my queen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review andrew k One of the best-written sitcoms ever. An absolute gold standard for the form, while also being a departure at the time. Great show. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 1990 Blanche Delivers Blanche's pregnant daughter, Rebecca, pales at the thought of childbirth. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 1990 Once, in St. Olaf Rose, who was adopted, meets her biological father while Sophia is in the hospital. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 1990 If at Last You Do Succeed Stan (Herb Edelman) interests Dorothy in re-establishing a relationship; Rose makes an ill-advised sale. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 1990 Snap Out of It Dorothy tries to bring a reclusive aging hippie (Martin Mull) out of his shell. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 1990 Wham Bam Thank You Mammy Blanche's childhood nanny (Ruby Dee) pays a visit; Sophia's matchmaking irks Dorothy. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 27, 1990 Feelings Dorothy is pressured to give a passing grade to the school football star. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 3, 1990 Zborn Again Dorothy will not heed Sophia's advice about the rekindled romance with Stan (Herb Edelman). Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 10, 1990 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia? Sophia must be prevented from joining a convent; Blanche is in an accident. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 17, 1990 Mrs. George Devereaux Blanche dreams of a visit from her deceased husband and that Dorothy meets her ideal man. Cameos by Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 24, 1990 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ... Before They Die Sophia becomes a sexy seductress to lure Tony (Cesar Romero) into bed, while Rose promises celibacy. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 1, 1990 Stand by Your Man The unexpected happens when Blanche tries to break up with her boyfriend. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 15, 1990 Ebbtide's Revenge Dorothy tries to mend the rift between her mother and recently widowed sister-in-law (Brenda Vaccaro). Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 5, 1991 The Bloom Is Off the Rose Miles (Harold Gould) feels he is competing with Rose's late husband; Blanche is mistreated by an old flame (Mitchell Ryan). Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 12, 1991 Sister of the Bride Blanche has some soul-searching to do when her brother (Monte Markham) announces he is to be a bride. With Michael Ayr. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 19, 1991 Miles to Go When Miles admits to lying about his professional standing, Rose gives him the heave-ho. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 2, 1991 There Goes the Bride When Dorothy plans to remarry Stan (Herb Edelman), Sophia threatens to cut her off from the family. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 9, 1991 There Goes the Bride While Dorothy makes wedding arrangements, the others interview potential housemate Truby (Debbie Reynolds). Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 16, 1991 Older and Wiser Sophia throws herself into her job as recreational director at a retirement home. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 23, 1991 Melodrama Rose auditions for a TV reporter job; Blanche seeks a commitment from a lukewarm beau (Alan King). Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 2, 1991 Even Grandmas Get the Blues Blanche robs the cradle to convince her new lover (Alan Rachins) how young she is. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 9, 1991 Witness A suspicious Rose asks neighbor Barbara Weston (Kristy McNichol) to investigate her new boyfriend (Barney Martin). Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 23, 1991 What a Difference a Date Makes Long ago antics by Sophia come to light when Dorothy's high-school prom date (Hal Linden) appears. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 6, 1991 Love for Sale Hoping for a reconciliation, Stan (Herb Edelman) buys a date with Dorothy at a charity auction. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 27, 1991 Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home Sophia becomes the prime suspect in the investigation surrounding a fire at Shady Pines retirement home. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 27, 1991 Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home Sophia becomes the prime suspect in the investigation surrounding a fire at Shady Pines retirement home. Details Episode 26 Aired May 4, 1991 Henny Penny -- Straight, No Chaser The ladies star in the school play when Dorothy's first-graders come down with the measles. George Hearn guest stars. Details

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Season Info

Director
Zane Buzby, Judy Pioli, Matthew Diamond, Peter D. Beyt, Robert Berlinger, Lex Passaris
Screenwriter
Gail Parent, Marc Cherry, Richard Vaczy, Mitchell Hurwitz, Don Seigel, Robert Spina, Tom Whedon, Philip Jason Lasker, Marc Sotkin, Harold Apter, Jim Vallely, Jamie Wooten, Jerry Perzigian, Tracy Gamble
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG (D)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 1990