The Golden Girls

Season 1 1985 - 1986
TV-PG

  • 1985-09-15T01:00:00Z on NBC
  • 24m
  • 10h (25 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
The first season of the American television comedy series The Golden Girls originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 14, 1985 and May 10, 1986. Created by television writer Susan Harris, the series was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions and ABC Studios (Touchstone Television.) It starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and Estelle Getty as the main characters Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, and Sophia Petrillo. The series revolves around the lives of three middle aged women living together in a house in Miami.

25 episodes

Series Premiere

1985-09-15T01:00:00Z

1x01 The Engagement

Series Premiere

1x01 The Engagement

  • 1985-09-15T01:00:00Z24m

In the Pilot, Sophia arrives after her retirement home burns down and Blanche prepares to get married.

Dorothy's daughter, Kate, comes to Miami with an announcement. She's engaged to a podiatrist named Dennis. Dorothy is thrilled but her happiness quickly turns to anger when she realizes that ex-husband, Stan, is going to be invited. After 38 years of marriage, Stan had left Dorothy for a woman half her age. Dorothy threatens to make a scene at the reception which places Rose and Blanche in the role of peacemaker.

1985-09-29T01:00:00Z

1x03 Rose the Prude

1x03 Rose the Prude

  • 1985-09-29T01:00:00Z24m

Having not dated since her husband died, Rose reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date. This date turns into a serious relationship when she is invited on a cruise which would involve sharing a stateroom.

1985-10-06T01:00:00Z

1x04 Transplant

1x04 Transplant

  • 1985-10-06T01:00:00Z24m

Blanche's sister, Virginia, comes to Miami for a visit and Blanche is convinced she's after something. Later, while out to dinner, she learns just what Virginia is after, Blanche's kidney. Meanwhile, Rose and Dorothy babysit for an infant.

1985-10-20T01:00:00Z

1x05 The Triangle

1x05 The Triangle

  • 1985-10-20T01:00:00Z24m

A doctor Dorothy dates makes a pass at Blanche. But when Blanche tells Dorothy about it, Dorothy doesn't believe her. Dorothy accuses her of being a slut and when Blanche can't take no more she orders Dorothy to move out.

1985-10-27T01:00:00Z

1x06 On Golden Girls

1x06 On Golden Girls

  • 1985-10-27T01:00:00Z24m

Blanche's 14-year old grandson comes to Miami for a visit and brings a new meaning to the term "generation gap." Meanwhile, Dorothy studies for her French final.

1985-11-03T02:00:00Z

1x07 The Competition

1x07 The Competition

  • 1985-11-03T02:00:00Z24m

In a bowling competition, it's Dorothy and Blanche verses Rose and Sophia. If Sophia and Rose win, Dorothy will allow Sophia to go back to Sicily for a visit with an old beau and if Dorothy and Blanche win Sophia will give her a pair of antique earrings.

1985-11-10T02:00:00Z

1x08 The Break-In

1x08 The Break-In

  • 1985-11-10T02:00:00Z24m

After a Madonna concert, the girls arrive home to discover their house has been broken into. This leads the girls to seek out means to protect themselves, including a security system, guard dog and mace. Meanwhile, Rose becomes so paranoid that the robbers will come back she goes so far as to purchase a gun.

Blanche goes all out to try to look good for her latest beau, her aerobics instructor half her age. Meanwhile, Rose's dynamic mother comes for a visit and gets fed up with Rose's ""mothering"" ways.

1985-11-24T02:00:00Z

1x10 Heart Attack

1x10 Heart Attack

  • 1985-11-24T02:00:00Z24m

After a dinner party, Sophia suffers an apparent heart attack with a heavy storm delaying the paramedics.

Dorothy's ex-husband, Stan shows up to settle a piece of land they bought on their honeymoon. This leads to Dorothy and Stan spending the night together. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche plan a vacation that Sophia is not invited on.

1985-12-08T02:00:00Z

1x12 The Custody Battle

1x12 The Custody Battle

  • 1985-12-08T02:00:00Z24m

Dorothy's sister, Gloria, comes to Miami for a visit and asks Sophia to come live with her in California. Meanwhile, Blanche is furious when Rose is cast as Lady Macbeth, in a local play, and not her.

1985-12-15T02:00:00Z

1x13 A Little Romance

1x13 A Little Romance

  • 1985-12-15T02:00:00Z24m

Rose has been dating Dr. Jonathan Newman and begins to think their relationship is leading to the alter. However she begins to have second thoughts especially since he's a midget.

Mid Season Finale

1985-12-22T02:00:00Z

1x14 That Was No Lady

Mid Season Finale

1x14 That Was No Lady

  • 1985-12-22T02:00:00Z24m

Dorothy latest boyfriend Glen gives her a shock when he tells her that he's married. She surprises herself when she finds herself sneaking around to be with him. Meanwhile, Blanche unloads her old car on Rose in order to buy a new one.

1986-01-12T02:00:00Z

1x15 In a Bed of Rose's

1x15 In a Bed of Rose's

  • 1986-01-12T02:00:00Z24m

Late one evening, Rose brings a man home and they spend the night together. However, in the morning she finds that he has passed away. Even worse, she later discovers he was married.

1986-01-19T02:00:00Z

1x16 The Truth Will Out

1x16 The Truth Will Out

  • 1986-01-19T02:00:00Z24m

Rose is apprehensive about a visit from her daughter and granddaughter, since their reason for coming is to settle Rose's late-husband's will. Meanwhile, Blanche gets caught up in the tabloids of a society murder.

1986-02-02T02:00:00Z

1x17 Nice and Easy

1x17 Nice and Easy

  • 1986-02-02T02:00:00Z24m

Blanche's visiting niece is a chip right off the old block when she dates a different man all night every night. Meanwhile, Dorothy does battle with a mouse living in the house.

1986-02-09T02:00:00Z

1x18 The Operation

1x18 The Operation

  • 1986-02-09T02:00:00Z24m

Dorothy is hesitant about having foot surgery just as she was scheduled to tap dance with Blanche and Rose at a dance recital.

1986-02-16T02:00:00Z

1x19 Second Motherhood

1x19 Second Motherhood

  • 1986-02-16T02:00:00Z24m

Blanche is romanced by a wealthy suitor who she learns has several small children. This fact dampens his proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose go to bat with the bathroom plumbing.

1986-02-23T02:00:00Z

1x20 Adult Education

1x20 Adult Education

  • 1986-02-23T02:00:00Z24m

Blanche's psychology professor sexually harasses her when she goes to him for help on a difficult test. Blanche's professor makes her an harassing deal: If she has sex with him, he'll give her an "A" for the exam. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia each try to get a hold of tickets for a sold out Frank Sinatra concert.

1986-03-02T02:00:00Z

1x21 Flu Attack

1x21 Flu Attack

  • 1986-03-02T02:00:00Z24m

A week before an awards ceremony, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose each come down with a nasty flu, which compounds their arguing over who will win a prestigious award.

1986-03-09T02:00:00Z

1x22 Job Hunting

1x22 Job Hunting

  • 1986-03-09T02:00:00Z24m

When Rose loses her job at the grief center, she begins searching for other sources of work. Meanwhile, Blanche tries to lose a few pounds and Dorothy is excited when a man she once had a crush on, contacts her and asks her out.

1986-03-30T02:00:00Z

1x23 Blind Ambitions

1x23 Blind Ambitions

  • 1986-03-30T02:00:00Z24m

Rose's sister, Lily must deal with life as a blind person after recently losing her sight. Meanwhile, the girls hold a garage sale in order to buy a new TV but find it hard to part with things.

1986-05-04T01:00:00Z

1x24 Big Daddy

1x24 Big Daddy

  • 1986-05-04T01:00:00Z24m

Blanche's father, Big Daddy, comes to Miami for a visit, with an announcement, he's sold the family plantation and is setting out to become a country singer. Meanwhile, Sophia places a curse on a neighbor who refuses to remove his tree that fell over onto the lanai during a storm.

Season Finale

1986-05-11T01:00:00Z

1x25 The Way We Met

Season Finale

1x25 The Way We Met

  • 1986-05-11T01:00:00Z24m

One night after watching Psycho, the girls find it hard to sleep so they stay up and reminisce about how they all came to live with one another.

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