My 50 favorite episodes of The Golden Girls
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1.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Ladies of the Evening
(1986)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 724
2.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
A Little Romance
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama
Rose doesn't tell her friends that her boyfriend is a little person because she fears people will make fun of them.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 764
3.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Long Day's Journey Into Marinara
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia believes her sister Angela is trying to steal her boyfriend from her.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 532
4.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Sisters
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy invites Sophia's sister Angela to visit, not knowing that the two of them hate each other.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 549
5.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
My Brother, My Father
(1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
When Sophia's brother Angelo, a priest, comes to visit, she makes Dorothy and Stan pretend that they are still married.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 513
6.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Actor
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 604
7.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Artist
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy find themselves vying for the attention of the same artist, while Sophia takes up practical joking.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 519
8.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Once in St. Olaf
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
While Sophia is in the hospital, Rose is reunited with her biological father.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 413
9.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
A Midwinter Night's Dream
(1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
After she sees Dorothy and Miles' spur-of-the-moment kiss, Sophia must tell this to Rose; the last thing she needs to do to break the curse is tell a friend of a betrayal.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 452
10.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
There Goes the Bride: Part 1
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy and Stan decide to remarry.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 404
11.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
There Goes the Bride: Part 2
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
As Dorothy and Stan plan their wedding, the other girls interview potential new roommates.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 399
12.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Big Daddy's Little Lady
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche's father reveals that he is getting married. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose enter a songwriting contest.
Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 571
13.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Love Under the Big Top
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ken Whittingham, Dorothy's lawyer boyfriend, wants to give up his law practice and become a circus clown.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 431
14.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
You Gotta Have Hope
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Rose is convinced that Bob Hope is her real father and that he will perform as the Master of Ceremonies at an upcoming charity benefit.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 449
15.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Nice and Easy
(1986)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche is concerned about the flirtatious behavior of her niece, Lucy.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 627
16.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Rites of Spring
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
As the girls vow to get in shape for an upcoming beach party, they recall past attempts at self-improvement.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 439
17.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
One for the Money
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls recollect past attempts at starting their own businesses.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 555
18.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Joust Between Friends
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
When Dorothy gets a job at the art museum where Blanche also works, tensions grow between the two of them.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 523
19.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Way We Met
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls remember how they came to live together; Blanche put an ad for a room for rent on a grocery store bulletin board, and Rose and Dorothy answered it.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 670
20.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Yes, We Have No Havanas
(1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche and Sophia are caught in a love triangle with an elderly Cuban cigar mogul.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 488
21.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
End of the Curse
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche believes she is pregnant. When she turns out not to be pregnant, but going through menopause, she believes her life is over.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 582
22.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Mixed Blessings
(1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy's son Michael is engaged to a black woman who is twice his age.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 532
23.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Beauty and the Beast
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche pushes her granddaughter Melissa into a beauty pageant she doesn't want to participate in. Meanwhile, an injured Sophia bonds with her nurse.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 418
24.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Monkey Show
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
As soon as Dorothy frees herself of Stan, her sister Gloria shows up and Dorothy catches her sleeping with Stan. In the meantime, Rose and Blanche hold a telethon to save a local lighthouse when a hurricane blows in.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 488
25.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die
(1990)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia asks Blanche for tips on how to please her boyfriend Tony.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 403
26.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Isn't It Romantic?
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy's lesbian friend Jean develops a crush on Rose.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 826
27.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Journey to the Center of Attention
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche is upset when Dorothy becomes popular with the patrons at her favorite bar, the Rusty Anchor.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 460
28.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Operation
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy is afraid to have an operation for a benign growth on her foot.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 622
29.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Foreign Exchange
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends of Sophia's come to visit from Sicily with the revelation that Dorothy and their daughter, Gina, may have been switched at birth.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 434
30.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Henny Penny - Straight, No Chaser
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
When the entire cast catches the Measles, the girls must take their places in the class play.
Director: Judy Pioli | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 431
31.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
An Illegitimate Concern
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man shocks Blanche when he shows up unannounced from Dallas, Texas and tells her that her late husband George was his father. Meanwhile, Sophia convinces Dorothy to participate with her in the Shady Pines Mother/Daughter pageant.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 432
32.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Letter to Gorbachev
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
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... See full summary »
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 491
33.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Ro$e Love$ Mile$
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Rose is annoyed with Miles' frugal ways, so Blanche takes her out on a double date with two big spenders.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 375
34.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Twice in a Lifetime
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Rose's old boyfriend Buzz, a musician with Spike Jones' band, shows up and wants to get back together with her.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 370
35.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Love Me Tender
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy dates a short, bald man with whom she has nothing in common - except for great lovemaking. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche volunteer as big sisters for two teenage girls.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 457
36.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Larceny and Old Lace
(1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia believes that her boyfriend Rocco, who claims to be a retired gangster, has robbed a bank to impress her.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 439
37.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 585
38.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls volunteer at a homeless shelter on Christmas day and learn that Stan has been thrown out on the streets by his current wife.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 410
39.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom Tom
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche feels insecure about her body after having a pacemaker installed.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 395
40.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
A Piece of Cake
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
As they plan a surprise birthday party for a friend, the girls recall prior birthday celebrations.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 569
41.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Nothing to Fear, But Fear Itself
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Rose's aunt's funeral provides an opportunity for her, Dorothy, and Blanche to cope with some of their phobias.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 484
42.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Housekeeper
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls believe that a housekeeper that they fired has put a curse on them.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 504
43.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
To Catch a Neighbor
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Two police officers stake out in the girls' house to investigate their neighbors, who are suspected jewel thieves.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 645
44.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The President's Coming! The President's Coming! Part 1
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
All the girls except Dorothy are excited when President George H.W. Bush plans to visit their house on his tour of Miami.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 372
45.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The President's Coming! The President's Coming! Part 2
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A Secret Service agent comes to the house to make sure none of the girls pose a threat to the President's security.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 372
46.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home: Part 1
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Police suspect that Sophia may be responsible for the fire that destroyed the Shady Pines Retirement Home.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 361
47.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home: Part 2
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 348
48.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Blanche and the Younger Man
(1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche dates an aerobics instructor who is considerably younger than she is. Meanwhile, Rose's mother comes to visit and resents the way her daughter treats her.
Director: Jim Drake | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 692
49.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Sophia's Choice
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia breaks her friend Lillian out of a retirement home that is worse than Shady Pines was. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to use her work bonus to have her breasts enlarged.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 416
50.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia must confront a man that she put a curse on after he jilted her at the altar decades ago.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 380
51.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Three on a Couch
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls go to group therapy to deal with the growing problems in their friendship.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 463
52.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche's former nanny, Viola Watkins, reveals a shocking fact about Big Daddy.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 407
53.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Room Seven
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Blanche goes to Atlanta to try and halt the demolition of her grandmother's house. Meanwhile, Sophia's behavior becomes more reckless after a near-death experience.
Director: Peter D. Beyt | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 407
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