List of The Golden Girls episodes

The Golden Girls is a television sitcom that ran on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. A total of 173 episodes were produced, including seven one-hour episodes.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired Rank Households
First aired Last aired
1 25 September 14, 1985 May 10, 1986 #7[1][2] 18,726,200
2 26 September 27, 1986 May 16, 1987 #5[3] 21,413,000
3 25 September 19, 1987 May 7, 1988 #4[2] 19,314,800
4 26 October 8, 1988 May 13, 1989 #6[4] 19,345,600
5 26 September 23, 1989 May 5, 1990 #6[5] 18,512,100
6 26 September 22, 1990 May 4, 1991 #10[6] 15,361,500
7 26 September 21, 1991 May 9, 1992 #30[7] 12,065,100

Episodes

Season 1 (1985–86)

No. in
series
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season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"The Engagement"Jay SandrichSusan HarrisSeptember 14, 1985
22"Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?"Paul BogartWinifred HerveySeptember 21, 1985
33"Rose the Prude"Jim DrakeBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanSeptember 28, 1985
44"Transplant"Paul BogartSusan HarrisOctober 5, 1985
55"The Triangle"Jim DrakeWinifred HerveyOctober 19, 1985
66"On Golden Girls"Jim DrakeLiz SageOctober 26, 1985
77"The Competition"Jim DrakeBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanNovember 2, 1985
88"Break-In"Paul BogartSusan HarrisNovember 9, 1985
99"Blanche and The Younger Man"Jim DrakeJames Berg & Stan ZimmermanNovember 16, 1985
1010"The Heart Attack"Jim DrakeSusan HarrisNovember 23, 1985
1111"The Return of Dorothy's Ex"
"Stan's Return"
Jim DrakeKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanNovember 30, 1985
1212"The Custody Battle"Terry HughesWinifred HerveyDecember 7, 1985
1313"A Little Romance"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanDecember 14, 1985
1414"That Was No Lady"Jim DrakeLiz SageDecember 21, 1985
1515"In a Bed of Rose's"Terry HughesSusan HarrisJanuary 11, 1986
1616"The Truth Will Out"
"The Will"
Terry HughesSusan BeaversJanuary 18, 1986
1717"Nice and Easy"Terry HughesStuart SilvermanFebruary 1, 1986
1818"The Operation"Terry HughesWinifred HerveyFebruary 8, 1986
1919"Second Motherhood"Gary ShimokawaChristopher LloydFebruary 15, 1986
2020"Adult Education"Jack SheaJames Berg & Stan ZimmermanFebruary 22, 1986
2121"Flu Attack"
"The Flu"
Terry HughesJames Berg & Stan ZimmermanMarch 1, 1986
2222"Job Hunting"Paul BogartKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanMarch 8, 1986
2323"Blind Ambitions"Terry HughesBob CollearyMarch 29, 1986
2424"Big Daddy"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanMay 3, 1986
2525"The Way We Met"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry Grossman
Winifred Hervey
Mort Nathan & Barry Fanaro
May 10, 1986

Season 2 (1986–87)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
261"End of the Curse"Terry HughesSusan HarrisSeptember 27, 1986
272"Ladies of the Evening"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanOctober 4, 1986
283"Take Him, He's Mine"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanOctober 11, 1986
294"It's a Miserable Life"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanNovember 1, 1986
305"Isn't It Romantic?"Terry HughesJeffrey DuteilNovember 8, 1986
316"Big Daddy's Little Lady"David SteinbergRussell MarcusNovember 15, 1986
327"Family Affair"Terry HughesWinifred HerveyNovember 22, 1986
338"Vacation"Terry HughesWinifred HerveyNovember 29, 1986
349"Joust Between Friends"Terry HughesScott Spencer GordonDecember 6, 1986
3510"Love, Rose"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanDecember 13, 1986
3611"'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanDecember 20, 1986
3712"The Sisters"Terry HughesChristopher LloydJanuary 3, 1987
3813"The Stan Who Came to Dinner"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanJanuary 10, 1987
3914"The Actor"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanJanuary 17, 1987
4015"Before and After"Terry HughesBob RosenfarbJanuary 24, 1987
4116"And Then There Was One"Terry HughesRussell MarcusJanuary 31, 1987
4217"Bedtime Story"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry Grossman
Mort Nathan & Barry Fanaro
February 7, 1987
4318"Forgive Me, Father"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanFebruary 14, 1987
4419"Long Day's Journey into Marinara"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanFebruary 21, 1987
4520"Whose Face Is This, Anyway?"Terry HughesWinifred HerveyFebruary 28, 1987
4621"Dorothy's Prized Pupil"Terry HughesChristopher LloydMarch 14, 1987
4722"Diamond in the Rough"Terry HughesJan Fischer & William WeidnerMarch 21, 1987
4823"Son-in-Law Dearest"Terry HughesPatt Shea & Harriet WeissMarch 28, 1987
4924"To Catch a Neighbor"Terry HughesRussell MarcusMay 2, 1987
5025"A Piece of Cake"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry Grossman
Mort Nathan & Barry Fanaro
May 9, 1987
5126"Empty Nests"Jay SandrichSusan HarrisMay 16, 1987

Season 3 (1987–88)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
521"Old Friends"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanSeptember 19, 1987
532"One for the Money"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry Grossman
Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan
Winifred Hervey Stallworth
September 26, 1987
543"Bringing Up Baby"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanOctober 3, 1987
554"The Housekeeper"Terry HughesWinifred Hervey StallworthOctober 17, 1987
565"Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself"Terry HughesChristopher LloydOctober 24, 1987
576"Letter to Gorbachev"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanOctober 31, 1987
587"Strange Bedfellows"Terry HughesChristopher LloydNovember 7, 1987
598"Brotherly Love"Terry HughesJeffrey Ferro & Fredric WeissNovember 14, 1987
609"A Visit from Little Sven"Terry HughesDavid NicholsNovember 21, 1987
6110"The Audit"Terry HughesWinifred Hervey StallworthNovember 28, 1987
6211"Three on a Couch"Terry HughesJeffrey Ferro & Fredric WeissDecember 5, 1987
6312"Charlie's Buddy"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanDecember 12, 1987
6413"The Artist"Terry HughesChristopher LloydDecember 19, 1987
6514"Blanche's Little Girl"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanJanuary 2, 1988
6615"Dorothy's New Friend"Terry HughesRobert Bruce & Martin WeissJanuary 16, 1988
6716"Grab That Dough"Terry HughesWinifred Hervey StallworthJanuary 23, 1988
6817"My Brother, My Father"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanFebruary 6, 1988
69/7018/19"Golden Moments"Terry HughesTeleplay by: Mort Nathan & Barry Fanaro
Story by: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman
February 13, 1988
7120"And Ma Makes Three"Terry HughesWinifred Hervey StallworthFebruary 20, 1988
7221"Larceny and Old Lace"Terry HughesTeleplay by: Robert Bruce & Martin Weiss
Story by: Jeffrey Ferro & Fredric Weiss
February 27, 1988
7322"Rose's Big Adventure"Terry HughesJeff AbugovMarch 12, 1988
7423"Mixed Blessings"Terry HughesChristopher LloydMarch 19, 1988
7524"Mister Terrific"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanApril 30, 1988
7625"Mother's Day"Terry HughesTeleplay by: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan
Story by: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman
May 7, 1988

Season 4 (1988–89)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
771"Yes, We Have No Havanas"Terry HughesMort Nathan & Barry FanaroOctober 8, 1988
782"The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanOctober 22, 1988
793"The One That Got Away"Terry HughesChristopher LloydOctober 29, 1988
804"Yokel Hero"Terry HughesMartin Weiss & Robert BruceNovember 5, 1988
815"Bang the Drum, Stanley"Terry HughesRobert Bruce & Martin WeissNovember 12, 1988
826"Sophia's Wedding: Part 1"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanNovember 19, 1988
837"Sophia's Wedding: Part 2"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanNovember 26, 1988
848"Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanDecember 3, 1988
859"Scared Straight"Terry HughesChristopher LloydDecember 10, 1988
8610"Stan Takes a Wife"Terry HughesWinifred Hervey-StallworthJanuary 7, 1989
8711"The Auction"Terry HughesEric CohenJanuary 14, 1989
8812"Blind Date"Terry HughesChristopher LloydJanuary 28, 1989
8913"The Impotence of Being Ernest"Steve ZuckermanTeleplay by: Rick Copp & David A. Goodman
Story by: Kevin Abbott
February 4, 1989
9014"Love Me Tender"Terry HughesRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleFebruary 6, 1989
9115"Valentine's Day"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry Grossman
Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan
February 11, 1989
9216"Two Rode Together"Terry HughesRobert Bruce & Martin WeissFebruary 18, 1989
9317"You Gotta Have Hope"Terry HughesBarry Fanaro & Mort NathanFebruary 25, 1989
9418"Fiddler on the Ropes"Terry HughesKathy Speer & Terry GrossmanMarch 4, 1989
9519"Till Death Do We Volley"Terry HughesRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleMarch 18, 1989
9620"High Anxiety"Terry HughesMartin Weiss & Robert BruceMarch 25, 1989
9721"Little Sister"Terry HughesChristopher LloydApril 1, 1989
9822"Sophia's Choice"Terry HughesRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleApril 15, 1989
9923"Rites of Spring"Terry HughesEric CohenApril 29, 1989
10024"Foreign Exchange"Terry HughesHarriet B. Helberg & Sandy HelbergMay 6, 1989
101/10225/26"We're Outta Here"Terry HughesPart 1: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan
Part 2: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman
May 13, 1989

Season 5 (1989–90)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1031"Sick and Tired: Part 1"Terry HughesSusan HarrisSeptember 23, 1989
1042"Sick and Tired: Part 2"Terry HughesSusan HarrisSeptember 30, 1989
1053"The Accurate Conception"Terry HughesGail ParentOctober 14, 1989
1064"Rose Fights Back"Terry HughesMarc SotkinOctober 21, 1989
1075"Love Under the Big Top"Terry HughesRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleOctober 28, 1989
1086"Dancing in the Dark"Terry HughesPhillip Jayson LaskerNovember 4, 1989
1097"Not Another Monday"Terry HughesGail ParentNovember 11, 1989
1108"That Old Feeling"Terry HughesTom WhedonNovember 18, 1989
1119"Comedy of Errors"Terry HughesDon ReoNovember 25, 1989
11210"All That Jazz"Terry HughesRobert Bruce & Martin WeissDecember 2, 1989
11311"Ebb Tide"Terry HughesMarc SotkinDecember 9, 1989
11412"Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas"Terry HughesTom WhedonDecember 16, 1989
11513"Mary Has a Little Lamb"Terry HughesHarold ApterJanuary 6, 1990
11614"Great Expectations"Terry HughesRobert Bruce & Martin WeissJanuary 13, 1990
11715"Triple Play"Terry HughesGail ParentJanuary 27, 1990
11816"Clinton Avenue Memoirs"Terry HughesRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleFebruary 3, 1990
11917"Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom"Terry HughesPhillip Jayson LaskerFebruary 10, 1990
12018"An Illegitimate Concern"Terry HughesMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenFebruary 12, 1990
12119"72 Hours"Terry HughesRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleFebruary 17, 1990
12220"Twice in a Lifetime"Terry HughesRobert Bruce & Martin WeissFebruary 24, 1990
12321"Sisters and Other Strangers"Terry HughesMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenMarch 3, 1990
12422"Cheaters"Terry HughesTom WhedonMarch 24, 1990
12523"The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present"Terry HughesPhillip Jayson LaskerMarch 31, 1990
12624"All Bets Off"Terry HughesEugene B. SteinApril 28, 1990
127/12825/26"The President's Coming! The President's Coming!"Lex PassarisPart 1: Marc Sotkin & Gail Parent
Martin Weiss & Robert Bruce
Part 2: Philip Jayson Lasker
Tom Whedon
Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten
May 5, 1990

Season 6 (1990–91)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1291"Blanche Delivers"Matthew DiamondGail Parent & Jim VallelySeptember 22, 1990
1302"Once, in St. Olaf"Matthew DiamondHarold ApterSeptember 29, 1990
1313"If at Last You Do Succeed"Matthew DiamondRobert SpinaOctober 6, 1990
1324"Snap Out of It"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleOctober 13, 1990
1335"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy"Matthew DiamondMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenOctober 20, 1990
1346"Feelings"Matthew DiamondDon Seigel & Jerry PerzigianOctober 27, 1990
1357"Zborn Again"Matthew DiamondMitchell HurwitzNovember 3, 1990
1368"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?"Matthew DiamondMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenNovember 10, 1990
1379"Mrs. George Devereaux"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleNovember 17, 1990
13810"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die"Matthew DiamondGail Parent & Jim VallelyNovember 24, 1990
13911"Stand by Your Man"Matthew DiamondTom WhedonDecember 1, 1990
14012"Ebbtide's Revenge"Matthew DiamondMarc SotkinDecember 15, 1990
14113"The Bloom Is Off the Rose"Matthew DiamondPhillip Jayson LaskerJanuary 5, 1991
14214"Sister of the Bride"Matthew DiamondMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenJanuary 12, 1991
14315"Miles to Go"Matthew DiamondDon Seigel & Jerry PerzigianJanuary 19, 1991
14416"There Goes the Bride: Part 1"Matthew DiamondTeleplay by: Mitchell Hurwitz
Story by: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely and Mitchell Hurwitz
February 2, 1991
14517"There Goes the Bride: Part 2"Matthew DiamondGail Parent & Jim VallelyFebruary 9, 1991
14618"Older and Wiser"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy & Tracy GambleFebruary 16, 1991
14719"Melodrama"Matthew DiamondRobert SpinaFebruary 16, 1991
14820"Even Grandmas Get the Blues"Robert BerlingerGail Parent & Jim VallelyMarch 2, 1991
14921"Witness"Zane BuzbyMitchell HurwitzMarch 9, 1991
15022"What a Difference a Date Makes"Lex PassarisMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenMarch 23, 1991
15123"Love for Sale"Peter D. BeytDon Seigel & Jerry PerzigianApril 6, 1991
152/15324/25"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home"Matthew DiamondPart 1: Story by: Gail Parent
Teleplay by: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy
Tom Whedon
Mitchell Hurwitz
Part 2: Story by: Jim Vallely
Teleplay by: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble
Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian
April 27, 1991
15426"Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser"Judy PioliTom WhedonMay 4, 1991

Season 7 (1991–92)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1551"Hey, Look Me Over"Lex PassarisMitchell HurwitzSeptember 21, 1991
1562"The Case of the Libertine Belle"Lex PassarisTom WhedonSeptember 28, 1991
1573"Beauty and the Beast"Lex PassarisMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenOctober 5, 1991
1584"That's for Me to Know"Lex PassarisKevin AbbottOctober 12, 1991
1595"Where's Charlie?"Lex PassarisGail Parent & Jim VallelyOctober 19, 1991
1606"Mother Load"Lex PassarisDon Seigel & Jerry PerzigianOctober 26, 1991
1617"Dateline: Miami"Peter D. BeytMarc Cherry & Jamie WootenNovember 2, 1991
162/1638/9"The Monkey Show"Lex PassarisMitchell Hurwitz & Marc SotkinNovember 9, 1991
16410"Ro$e Love$ Mile$"Lex PassarisDon Seigel & Jerry Perzigian
Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble
November 16, 1991
16511"Room 7"Peter D. BeytTracy Gamble & Richard VaczyNovember 23, 1991
16612"From Here to the Pharmacy"Lex PassarisGail Parent & Jim VallelyDecember 7, 1991
16713"The Pope's Ring"Lex PassarisKevin AbbottDecember 14, 1991
16814"Old Boyfriends"Peter D. BeytJamie Wooten & Marc CherryJanuary 4, 1992
16915"Goodbye, Mr. Gordon"Lex PassarisGail Parent & Jim VallelyJanuary 11, 1992
17016"The Commitments"Lex PassarisTracy Gamble & Richard VaczyJanuary 25, 1992
17117"Questions and Answers"Lex PassarisDon Seigel & Jerry PerzigianFebruary 8, 1992
17218"Ebbtide VI: The Wrath of Stan"Lex PassarisMarc SotkinFebruary 15, 1992
17319"Journey to the Center of Attention"Lex PassarisJamie Wooten & Marc CherryFebruary 22, 1992
174/17520/21"A Midwinter Night's Dream"Lex PassarisKevin Abbott & Tom WhedonFebruary 29, 1992
17622"Rose: Portrait of a Woman"Lex PassarisRobert SpinaMarch 7, 1992
17723"Home Again, Rose: Part 1"Peter D. BeytGail ParentApril 25, 1992
17824"Home Again, Rose: Part 2"Peter D. BeytJim VallelyMay 2, 1992
179/18025/26"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest"Lex PassarisMitchell Hurwitz and Don Seigel & Jerry PerzigianMay 9, 1992

References

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