The Golden Girls (season 6)

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The Golden Girls
Season 6
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Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) –
May 4, 1991 (1991-05-04)
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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]

Episodes[]

See also: List of The Golden Girls episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1291"Blanche Delivers"Matthew DiamondGail Parent and Jim VallelySeptember 22, 1990 (1990-09-22)12927.9[3]
Blanche's very pregnant daughter Rebecca visits and wants to stay in Miami for the birth at a birthing center. Blanche angers her when she disagrees about the birthing center, but also does not want her giving birth in a hospital because she is embarrassed about the fact that her daughter was artificially inseminated. Meanwhile, Rose decides to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming a figure skater.
1302"Once, in St. Olaf"Matthew DiamondHarold ApterSeptember 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)13126.6[4]
Rose meets her biological father (Don Ameche) while volunteering at the hospital while Sophia undergoes hernia surgery and is lost in the hospital during her recovery.
1313"If at Last You Do Succeed"Matthew DiamondRobert SpinaOctober 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)13225.4[5]
Stan finally strikes it rich with a new novelty called the "Zborny" (a baked potato opener), and asks Dorothy's support to woo some investors, but Dorothy won't trust him.
1324"Snap Out of It"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy and Tracy GambleOctober 13, 1990 (1990-10-13)13024.5[6]
Dorothy agrees to help Sophia volunteer for Meals on Wheels and comes across an aging hippie named Jimmy (played by Martin Mull) who hasn't left his apartment in over 20 years. Blanche's birthday approaches and Rose goes on a quest to discover her real birthday.
1335"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy!"Matthew DiamondMarc Cherry and Jamie WootenOctober 20, 1990 (1990-10-20)13321.7[7]
Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood nanny (special guest star Ruby Dee), who reveals that she and Blanche's father were lovers. Sophia angers Dorothy when she finds her a date using a matchmaker.
1346"Feelings"Matthew DiamondDon Seigel and Jerry PerzigianOctober 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)13424.6[8]
Dorothy receives threats when she fails the star football player (Christopher Daniel Barnes) at the high school where she is substitute teaching. Rose suspects her dentist (George Wyner) fondled her while under anesthesia.
1357"Zborn Again"Matthew DiamondMitchell HurwitzNovember 3, 1990 (1990-11-03)13523.2[9]
Stan is wooing Dorothy, and her old feelings for him may be resurfacing; Rose has to deal with an annoying co-worker (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) and asks for Sophia's assistance.
1368"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?"Matthew DiamondMarc Cherry and Jamie WootenNovember 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)13627.5[10]
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.
1379"Mrs. George Devereaux"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy and Tracy GambleNovember 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)13826.7[11]
Strange goings-on: Blanche has a secret admirer and, when she meets him, she is shocked to see that it is her dead husband, George; Dorothy is being wooed by two celebrities, Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner.
13810"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die"Matthew DiamondGail Parent and Jim VallelyNovember 24, 1990 (1990-11-24)13927.7[12]
Sophia and Rose take advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water: due to a drought in St. Olaf, Minnesota, 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.
13911"Stand by Your Man"Matthew DiamondTom WhedonDecember 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)13723.1[13]
Blanche meets a man at the library and, only after they make a date, she realizes that he is in a wheelchair; Rose wants a puppy, despite Blanche's and Dorothy's opposition.
14012"Ebbtide's Revenge"Matthew DiamondMarc SotkinDecember 15, 1990 (1990-12-15)14025.6[14]
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.
14113"The Bloom Is Off the Rose"Matthew DiamondPhillip Jayson LaskerJanuary 5, 1991 (1991-01-05)14227.2[15]
Rose wants more adventure in her relationship with Miles, so she signs them up for sky-diving lessons; Blanche uncharacteristically dates an abusive man (Mitchell Ryan).
14214"Sister of the Bride"Matthew DiamondMarc Cherry and Jamie WootenJanuary 12, 1991 (1991-01-12)14129.8[16]
Blanche's gay brother, Clayton (Monte Markham), visits Miami, Florida to announce his commitment ceremony; Rose expects to win a Volunteer of the Year award.
14315"Miles to Go"Matthew DiamondDon Seigel and Jerry PerzigianJanuary 19, 1991 (1991-01-19)14523.3[17]
After hearing of a mobster's death, Miles reveals that he is in the Witness Relocation Program in Chicago, Illinois, and that his real name is Nicholas Carbone. When he learns that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami, Florida and go into hiding. Meanwhile, Blanche must find a way to pay for the expensive dress that she bought, having hit a snag in her plan to return the dress after wearing it.
14416"There Goes the Bride: Part 1"Matthew DiamondStory by : Gail Parent, Jim Vallely, and Mitchell Hurwitz
Teleplay by : Mitchell Hurwitz		February 2, 1991 (1991-02-02)14326.3[18]
Dorothy has been sneaking around so that Sophia will not know that she is dating Stan; Rose goes out to dinner with a friend of Miles, whose ex-wife begins stalking Rose.
14517"There Goes the Bride: Part 2"Matthew DiamondGail Parent and Jim VallelyFebruary 9, 1991 (1991-02-09)14426.4[19]
Totally against Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows not to let the ceremony come off; Blanche interviews Truby (Debbie Reynolds), a potential roommate.
14618"Older and Wiser"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy and Tracy GambleFebruary 16, 1991 (1991-02-16)14617.4[20]
Wanting someone to keep an eye on Sophia during the day, Dorothy gets Sophia a job at a local retirement home 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.
14719"Melodrama"Matthew DiamondRobert SpinaFebruary 16, 1991 (1991-02-16)14722.2[20]
Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one-night stand man, Mel Bushman (Alan King); Rose tries her hand at TV reporting.
14820"Even Grandmas Get the Blues"Robert BerlingerGail Parent and Jim VallelyMarch 2, 1991 (1991-03-02)14923.8[21]
While Blanche is babysitting her infant granddaughter Aurora, a man named Jason (guest star Alan Rachins) mistakes Blanche for Aurora'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.
14921"Witness"Zane BuzbyMitchell HurwitzMarch 9, 1991 (1991-03-09)14824.0[22]
Rose has a new man, Karl, in her life, but Miles returns unexpectedly, 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.
15022"What a Difference a Date Makes"Lex PassarisMarc Cherry and Jamie WootenMarch 23, 1991 (1991-03-23)15024.6[23]
John Neretti (guest star Hal Linden), Dorothy's high school crush who stood up her 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 (red) wedding dress.
15123"Love for Sale"Peter D. BeytDon Seigel and Jerry PerzigianApril 6, 1991 (1991-04-06)15122.0[24]
The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction; Stan's uncle dies, leaving him his apartment building, and making Dorothy a landlady. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, Florida, broke and with no place to live.
152
153		24
25		"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home"Matthew DiamondStory by : Gail Parent
Teleplay by: Tracy Gamble, Richard Vaczy, Tom Whedon, and Mitchell Hurwitz
Story by: Jim Vallely
Teleplay by : Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble, Don Seigel, and Jerry Perzigian		April 27, 1991 (1991-04-27)153
154		21.0[25]
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.
15426"Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser"Judy PioliTom WhedonMay 4, 1991 (1991-05-04)15222.0[26]
The ladies star in Dorothy's school play when the flu 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.

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