The Golden Girls (season 6)
| The Golden Girls (season 6) | |
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 Season 6 DVD Cover | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 22, 1990 – May 4, 1991 |
| Home video release | |
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DVD release | |
| Region 1 | November 14, 2006 |
| Region 2 | November 13, 2008 |
| Region 4 | December 3, 2008 |
The sixth season of The Golden Girls premiered on NBC on September 22, 1990, and concluded on May 4, 1991. The season consisted of 26 episodes.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Saturdays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST) on NBC from September 22, 1990 to May 4, 1991.[1][2]
DVD release
The Region 1 DVD was released on November 14, 2006. The Region 2 and 4 DVDs were respectively released on November 13 and December 3, 2008.
Episodes
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 129 | 1 | "Blanche Delivers" | Matthew Diamond | Gail Parent & Jim Vallely | September 22, 1990 |
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Blanche's daughter wants to give birth in a birthing center; Blanche does not want her to deliver in a local hospital, worried that the artificial insemination will become known. Meanwhile, Rose decides to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming an ice skater. Guest stars: Debra Engle as Rebecca Devereaux, Ken Lerner as Doctor, Leila Kenzle as Tamara. | |||||
| 130 | 2 | "Once, in St. Olaf" | Matthew Diamond | Harold Apter | September 29, 1990 |
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Rose meets her biological father while volunteering at the hospital; Sophia must undergo hernia surgery. Guest star: Don Ameche as Brother Martin. | |||||
| 131 | 3 | "If at Last You Do Succeed" | Matthew Diamond | Robert Spina | October 6, 1990 |
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Finally having become rich with one of his "silly" contraptions, Dorothy's ex-husband, Stan, tries to win her back. Guest star: Herb Edelman as Stan Zbornak. | |||||
| 132 | 4 | "Snap Out of It" | Matthew Diamond | Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble | October 13, 1990 |
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Dorothy decides to help Sophia with the Meals on Wheels program and runs across a reclusive man who has not stepped out of his apartment since the 1960s; Blanche's birthday is coming up and Rose is determined to find out her real age. Guest star: Martin Mull as Jimmy. | |||||
| 133 | 5 | "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten | October 20, 1990 |
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Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood "mammy," but Blanche is reluctant even to speak to her because, she says, the woman deserted her when she was a child; Sophia hires a matchmaker for Dorothy. Guest star: Ruby Dee as Viola Watkins. | |||||
| 134 | 6 | "Feelings" | Matthew Diamond | Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian | October 27, 1990 |
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Dorothy receives threats after failing a football star; Rose must deal with her dentist, who she thinks fondled her during her last visit. Guest stars: George Wyner as Dr. Lou Norgan, Robert Costanzo as Coach Odlivak, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Kevin Kelly. | |||||
| 135 | 7 | "Zborn Again" | Matthew Diamond | Mitchell Hurwitz | November 3, 1990 |
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Stan is wooing Dorothy and her old feelings for him may be resurfacing; Rose has to deal with an annoying co-worker and asks for Sophia's assistance. Guest stars: Herb Edelman as Stan Zbornak, Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Abby Wolfe. | |||||
| 136 | 8 | "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten | November 10, 1990 |
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After the death of a friend who was a nun, Sophia is accepted by the convent as a novice; Blanche gets into an accident in Rose's car. Guest stars: Kathleen Freeman as Mother Superior, Lela Ivey as Sister Claire, Lynne Marie Stewar as Sister Anne, Paul Willson as Arthur Nivingston. | |||||
| 137 | 9 | "Mrs. George Devereaux" | Matthew Diamond | Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble | November 17, 1990 |
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Strange goings-on: Blanche has a secret admirer and is shocked when she meets him, her dead husband, George; and Dorothy is being wooed by two celebrities, Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner. | |||||
| 138 | 10 | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die" | Matthew Diamond | Gail Parent & Jim Vallely | November 24, 1990 |
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Sophia and Rose take advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water: Due to a drought in St. Olaf, Rose swears to be celibate and Blanche advises her not to tell Miles, while Sophia follows Blanche's tips to lure a man into bed. Guest star: Cesar Romero. | |||||
| 139 | 11 | "Stand by Your Man" | Matthew Diamond | Tom Whedon | December 1, 1990 |
| Blanche meets a man at the library and only after they make a date does she realizes he's in a wheelchair; Rose wants a puppy, despite Blanche's and Dorothy's opposition. | |||||
| 140 | 12 | "Ebbtide's Revenge" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Sotkin | December 15, 1990 |
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Dorothy must give the eulogy at the funeral of her brother, Phil, who was a cross dresser. The long-running feud between Sophia and Phil's widow culminates in Sophia's revelation of her true feelings about her son and his lifestyle. Guest stars: Brenda Vaccaro as Angela Petrillo, Earl Boen as Father Salerno. | |||||
| 141 | 13 | "The Bloom Is Off the Rose" | Matthew Diamond | Phillip Jayson Lasker | January 5, 1991 |
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Rose wants more adventure in her relationship with Miles, so she signs them up for sky-diving lessons; Blanche uncharacteristically dates an abusive man. Guest stars: Harold Gould as Miles Webber, Mitchell Ryan as Rex Huntington, Don Mirault as skydiving instructor, Alan Baltes as skydiving student. | |||||
| 142 | 14 | "Sister of the Bride" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten | January 12, 1991 |
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Blanche's gay brother, Clayton, visits Miami to announce his commitment ceremony; Rose expects to win a Volunteer of the Year award. Guest stars: Monte Markham as Clayton Hollingsworth, Michael Ayr as Doug. | |||||
| 143 | 15 | "Miles to Go" | Matthew Diamond | Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian | January 19, 1991 |
| After hearing of a mobster's death, Miles reveals that he is in the Witness Relocation Program in Chicago, and that his real name is Nicholas Carbone. When he learns that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami and go into hiding. Meanwhile, Blanche must find a way to pay for the expensive dress she bought, having hit a snag in her plan to return the dress after wearing it. | |||||
| 144 | 16 | "There Goes the Bride: Part 1" | Matthew Diamond | Teleplay by: Mitchell Hurwitz Story by: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely and Mitchell Hurwitz | February 2, 1991 |
| Dorothy has been sneaking around so that Sophia won't know that she's dating Stan; Rose goes out to dinner with a friend of Miles, whose ex-wife begins stalking Rose. (*A plot point/air date conflict is apparent when Rose explains that Miles is in Europe with a class of college students, when it has been revealed that he has fled Miami to escape a mobster named the Cheeseman.) | |||||
| 145 | 17 | "There Goes the Bride: Part 2" | Matthew Diamond | Gail Parent & Jim Vallely | February 9, 1991 |
| Totally against Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows not to let the ceremony come off; Blanche interviews a potential roommate (Debbie Reynolds). | |||||
| 146 | 18 | "Older and Wiser" | Matthew Diamond | Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble | February 16, 1991 |
| Wanting someone to keep an eye on Sophia during the day, Dorothy gets Sophia a job under false pretenses. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are excited about being hired as models for a Penny Saver, but it does not turn out the way they expected. | |||||
| 147 | 19 | "Melodrama" | Matthew Diamond | Robert Spina | February 16, 1991 |
| Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one-night stand man, Mel Bushman; Rose tries her hand at TV reporting. | |||||
| 148 | 20 | "Even Grandmas Get the Blues" | Robert Berlinger | Gail Parent & Jim Vallely | March 2, 1991 |
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While Blanche is babysitting her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche for the baby's mother, and Blanche does nothing to set him straight. Meanwhile, Sophia gets ready for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins, a celebration of mothers and daughters. Guest star: Alan Rachins. | |||||
| 149 | 21 | "Witness" | Zane Buzby | Mitchell Hurwitz | March 9, 1991 |
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Rose has a new man, Karl, in her life, but out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program; Sophia loses her glasses; and Blanche discovers that she had a Jewish great-grandmother, a Yankee from Buffalo. Guest star: Barney Martin as the Cheeseman, Harold Gould as Miles Weber, Kristy McNichol as Barbara Weston. | |||||
| 150 | 22 | "What a Difference a Date Makes" | Lex Passaris | Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten | March 23, 1991 |
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The man who stood up Dorothy for her senior prom contacts her and they make a date; Blanche goes on a diet to keep to her tradition of annually fitting into her wedding dress. Guest star: Hal Linden. | |||||
| 151 | 23 | "Love for Sale" | Peter D. Beyt | Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian | April 6, 1991 |
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The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction; Stan's uncle dies, leaving him his apartment, and making Dorothy a landlady. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, broke and with no place to live. Guest Star: Bill Dana as Uncle Angelo | |||||
| 152/153 | 24/25 | "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home" | Matthew Diamond | Part 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 |
| The deathbed confession of an ex-resident of Shady Pines is bad news for Sophia: the old lady confessed that she and Sophia started the 1985 Shady Pines fire. With the possibility of Sophia's going to jail hanging over their heads, the girls relive happier times via flashbacks. NOTE: One-hour clip show. | |||||
| 154 | 26 | "Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser" | Judy Pioli | Tom Whedon | May 4, 1991 |
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The ladies star in Dorothy's school play when a bug quarantines her students. Rose is Henny Penny, the chicken that believes "the sky is falling"; Blanche is Goosey Loosey; and Dorothy is Turkey Lurkey. Meanwhile, Blanche is mortified when an ex-boyfriend plants a fake obituary in the paper claiming she died at age 68; and Sophia continues a decades-old chess-by-mail rivalry with her old nemesis from Sicily. Guest star: George Hearn. | |||||
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