The Golden Girls — Season 6

All 26 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    September 22, 1990 · 30m

    Blanche Delivers8.5

    Blanche's pregnant daughter, Rebecca, pales at the thought of childbirth.

  2. 02

    September 29, 1990 · 30m

    Once, in St. Olaf8.7

    Sophia gets a hernia after hanging out with some friends and has to have it surgically repaired. After she has the procedure done at the hospital where Rose volunteers at, she soon gets misplaced by hospital staff. Meanwhile, Rose has the opportunity to meet her biological father – who happens to be a monk – when he arrives at the hospital to have his knee repaired.

  3. 03

    October 6, 1990 · 30m

    If at Last You Do Succeed8.7

    Stanley comes up with an innovated way of eating a popular food and wants to expand his business overseas. When he has an important dinner meeting with some Japanese investors, he turns to Dorothy for help wine and dine the investors. However, when he tries to convince her to give their relationship another chance, Dorothy sees Stanley in a new light when he finally starts to stand up for himself when she turns him down.

  4. 04

    October 13, 1990 · 30m

    Snap Out of It8.3

    Sophia gets Dorothy to help her make deliveries for meals on wheels at a nearby apartment building. When Sophia is talking to one of residents, Dorothy discovers that one of the people on the route is an aging hippie scared to leave his apartment. As a result, Dorothy takes it upon herself to try to and re-introduce him to society slowly, only things don't go as planned. At home. Rose wants to throw Blanche a surprise birthday party.

  5. 05

    October 20, 1990 · 30m

    Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy7.7

    Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood "mammy" (nanny) but Blanche is reluctant to even speak to her since she deserted her when she was a child. Meanwhile, Sophia hires a matchmaker for Dorothy who experiences a date with a convict.

  6. 06

    October 27, 1990 · 30m

    Feelings8.7

    Dorothy is working as a long-term sub at a local high school. When Sophia discovers that she is starting to be harassed into giving the football star a passing grade in English, Sophia joins a long line of football supporters in pressuring Dorothy into giving the student a passing grade. Elsewhere, Rose is hesitant into turning in her dentist after he sexually harasses her.

  7. 07

    November 3, 1990 · 30m

    Zborn Again9.0

    Dorothy resists Stan's attempts at reconciliation after he finally hits it big; Rose asks Sophia for help with dealing with an annoying co-worker.

  8. 08

    November 10, 1990 · 30m

    How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?8.7

    After a good friend of Sophia's passes away, Sophia decides to follow in her footsteps -- and become a nun. Meanwhile, Blanche gets in an accident while borrowing Rose's car.

  9. 09

    November 17, 1990 · 30m

    Mrs. George Devereaux9.0

    Strange happenings: Blanche is shocked when she finds out her late husband George has seemingly returned from the grave; meanwhile, both Lyle Waggoner and Sonny Bono vie for Dorothy's affections.

  10. 10

    November 24, 1990 · 30m

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die8.5

    Both 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 the truth. While Sophia takes Blanche's tips to lure a man to bed but when she tells him she loves him, he doesn't respond with what she hoped.

  11. 11

    December 1, 1990 · 30m

    Stand by Your Man8.5

    Blanche meets a man at the library and only after they make a date does she realizes he's in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Rose wants to keep one of the puppies from Dreyfuss' litter despite Blanche's feelings.

  12. 12

    December 15, 1990 · 30m

    Ebbtide's Revenge6.3

    Dorothy must give the eulogy at her brother (a cross dresser), Phil's funeral. Meanwhile, a feud between Sophia and Phil's widow reaches a peak leading Sophia to reveal her hidden feelings about her son's alternative lifestyle.

  13. 13

    January 5, 1991 · 30m

    The Bloom is Off the Rose8.5

    Miles feels he is competing with Rose's late husband; Blanche is mistreated by an old flame.

  14. 14

    January 12, 1991 · 30m

    Sisters of the Bride8.5

    Blanche has some soul-searching to do when her brother announces he is to be a bride.

  15. 15

    January 19, 1991 · 30m

    Miles to Go8.5

    After hearing that a mobster has died, Miles reveals that he has been in a witness protection program. However, when it is revealed that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami and go into hiding.

  16. 16

    February 2, 1991 · 30m

    There Goes the Bride (1)8.5

    Dorothy has been sneaking around so that Sophia doesn't discover that she's been dating Stan. However, when Stan proposes, Dorothy must reveal the truth to Sophia.

  17. 17

    February 9, 1991 · 30m

    There Goes the Bride (2)8.5

    Totally against Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows to not let the ceremony go off. Meanwhile, Blanche begins interviewing for a new roommate since Dorothy is planning to move out.

  18. 18

    February 16, 1991 · 30m

    Older and Wiser

    Wanting someone to watch after Sophia during the day, Dorothy gets Sophia a job under false pretenses. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are all excited about being hired as models for a Penny Saver.

  19. 19

    February 16, 1991 · 30m

    Melodrama8.5

    Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one night stand man, Mel Bushman. Meanwhile, Rose tries her hand at TV reporting, her assignment, a dog show.

  20. 20

    March 2, 1991 · 30m

    Even Grandmas Get the Blues

    While babysitting for her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche as being 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 but Dorothy wants no part of it.

  21. 21

    March 9, 1991 · 30m

    Witness

    Rose has a new man, Carl, in her life but suddenly out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program. However, things get hairy when Carl reveals himself to be the mobster that is after Miles. Meanwhile, Sophia loses her glasses.

  22. 22

    March 23, 1991 · 30m

    What a Difference a Date Makes

    The man who stood Dorothy up for her senior prom contacts her and they make a date. After learning why he stood her up, Dorothy unleashes her wrath on the person at fault, Sophia.

  23. 23

    April 6, 1991 · 30m

    Love for Sale9.0

    The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction and a reluctant Dorothy decides to participate. She is in for a quick surprise when Stan walks in and begins bidding. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, broke and with no place to live.

  24. 24

    April 27, 1991 · 30m

    Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)

    Sophia becomes the prime suspect in the investigation surrounding a fire at Shady Pines retirement home.

  25. 25

    April 27, 1991 · 30m

    Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)

    Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.

  26. 26

    May 4, 1991 · 30m

    Henny Penny -- Straight, No Chaser9.0

    Dorothy is in charge of directing a school play, Henny Penny, but when the cast is quarantined, she gets Rose, Blanche and herself to perform as the leads. But when Rose reads the ending, she wants no part in the play.

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