Golden Girls
Craig and Eddie videotaped every episode and rewatch them frequently, usually at mealtime. They also have 32 episodes on their iPod. On Nov. 18, 2004, they attended the gala premiere party in Beverly Hills to celebrate the DVD releason of Season One!
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One Night in Beverly Hills...
A gala party to celebrate
the release of
"The Golden Girls,"
Season One, on DVD!
 Golden Girls standing at party                         
     Eddie and Craig were beside themselves. Not only was the release of the DVD swell enough news -- they've been hankering for it since the DVD player was invented -- but to also be at the party with the stars was magical.
     It was held at the Museum of TV & Radio and began with a cocktail reception beyond the red carpet in the plush, candle-lit foyer. The food was dynamite. It was the most delicious, most varied assortment of nibbly-bits we've ever had at a party: bite-sized chicken quesadillas, thyme-encrusted lamb chops, tiny Caprese salads on a lettuce leaf, mashed artichoke hearts and Balsamic reduction on a garlic wafer, cashew-encrusted Szechwan chicken... Everything was brought around to us by friendly waitresses as we sat on white sofas sipping California Syrah.
     The ladies of the evening came down the red carpet together: Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Betty White wearing black, gold, and blue, respectively. As they gave interviews to the cameras, we stood 15 feet to the side, basking in the glow. At different times during the cocktail reception, we were within arm's reach of each one of them. We couldn't get up the nerve to talk, though.
     As luck would have it, we were standing near the theater door that got opened first. They were going to show the pilot episode on the big screen then hold a Q&A with the actresses, the producer, and the chief writer (who went on to create "Desperate Housewives"). Although the first two rows were reserved, we got seats in the center of the third row. Oh sweet Jesus! Not only did we get to listen to them chat about the show for an hour, answering questions from hostess Melissa Rivers and members of the audience, but they were sitting so close it was like having them in our living room. The museum taped the Q&A for its collection. They have a similar Q&A with the actresses from about 10 years ago.
     Before we left the theater Craig snatched a "Reserved for Bea Arthur's Guest" sign off the chair in front of him as a souvenir. He put it on the door of his office the next day.
     A dessert and coffee buffet followed, the centerpiece being -- what else?-- cheesecake. Then we got goodie-bags filled with "Golden Girls" merchandise, including the DVD! Our friend works for the outfit that threw the party, and he rescued from the Dumpster two of the posters and one of the vinyl banners that hung in the museum and give them to us when we met him and other friends in Palm Springs over Thanksgiving. We haven't decided where to hang them yet.
     It was a terrific evening, and we wanted to share it with friends and family. We've watched Disk #1 of the DVD set as of this writing.  What's great is they're uncut, so we're seeing two minutes that were cut out of the reruns we know so well.


The Autographs.
Craig and Eddie acquired these at auction.
Season One, 1985
"Pilot" Dorothy's mother moves in. Blanche's beau Harry proposes marriage. 
"Job Hunting" Rose loses her job when the grief counseling center closes--but not her clients, who drive the others crazy by calling at all hours. 
"Break-in" Terrified by a burglary, the girls explore means to protect themselves, including a dog, an alarm system, mace, and a gun. 
"Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?" Dorothy invites her ex-husband, Stan, to their daughter's wedding, with revenge in mind. 
"Rose the Prude" Rose has qualms about sharing her stateroom on an upcoming cruise to the Bahamas with boyfriend Arnie. Guest star Harold Gould later returns in the recurring role of another Rose boyfriend, Miles Webber (aka Nicholas Carbone; see episode "Miles to Go," Season VI).
"Transplant" Blanche's sister Virginia, who always took everything that meant anything to Blanche, now wants something else: a kidney. Dorothy babysits for a friend. 
"The Triangle" A doctor Dorothy dates also gets Blanche's pulse racing,  until he makes a pass at her. Sophia needs medical attention of another kind. 
"On Golden Girls" Blanche's undisciplined 14-year-old grandson David turns the household upside-down. 
"The Competition" It's Sophia and Rose vs. Dorothy and Blanche in a bowling tournament. The bet: If Sophia's team wins, Dorothy will lend her air fare for a trip to Sicily with an old beau. 
"Blanche and the Younger Man" Blanche dates her very much younger aerobics instructor; Rose overprotects her visiting mother, whose fitness actually puts the other women to shame. 
"Heart Attack" Sophia suffers an apparent heart attack and the girls nervously await the paramedics, who are delayed by a storm. 
"The Return of Dorothy's Ex" Sophia is upset to hear that Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are planning a vacation together without her. Dorothy's ex, Stan, appears unexpectedly and confesses that his wife Chrissy has left him for a younger man. 
"The Custody Battle" Dorothy's wealthy kid sister Gloria arrives with a proposal that's hard to refuse: She wants Sophia to live with her in California. Both Blanche and Rose audition for an amateur production of "Macbeth." 
"A Little Romance" Rose's large interest in a very small man is completely reciprocated, so her only hangup is more a difference in altitude than attitude (Emmy Award, 1985-86, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series). 
"That Was No Lady" Dorothy falls for a handsome gym teacher at her school, discovers he is married, and horrifies the others by pursuing the relationship. Blanche persuades Rose to buy her lemon of a car. 
"In a Bed of Rose's" Rose's date is dead the morning after. Since her husband also died after sex, she's convinced she has the "kiss of death" and must remain celibate. 
"The Truth Will Out (aka The Will)" Rose is apprehensive about a visit from her daughter Kirsten to discuss her will--which turns out to be strangely modest, given that Kirsten believes her father left Rose a wealthy widow. 
"Nice and Easy" When it comes to dating, Blanche runs a poor second to her visiting niece, who's out with a new man all night every night: a doctor she met on the plane, a businessman who flies her to the Bahamas, and a trendy vice squad cop. 
"The Operation" Dorothy is having trouble facing minor surgery to her foot after a tap-dancing injury. 
"Second Motherhood" Blanche is romanced by a millionaire but is uncertain about becoming a second mother to his young children, while Rose and Dorothy do battle with the bathroom plumbing. 
"Adult Education" Blanche fails her psychology midterm, asks her professor for help, and is shocked when he offers her an unorthodox way of passing his course. Dorothy tries everything to get tickets to a sold-out Sinatra concert. 
"Flu Attack" Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose vie to receive an award at an annual charity banquet, but all except Sophia come down with influenza just before the big night--at which there is a big surprise. 
"Blind Ambitions" Rose's sister Lilly (Polly Holiday, who played Flo on the sitcom "Alice"), having been independent all her life, can't accept the fact that now she's blind and needs help. 
"Big Daddy" Blanche is thunderstruck to learn that her father has sold everything he owns to launch a career as a country singer (Big Daddy would be played by a different actor in later episodes). 
"The Way We Met" Blanche recalls how Rose and Dorothy came to be her housemates, despite their disparate personalities and initial difficulties, after she posted a notice in the local supermarket. 
Season Two, 1986-87
"Take Him, He's Mine" Dorothy's ex, Stan, has lost his business and wants solace, but Dorothy has a date with a naval officer, so she dumps him on Blanche--and they hit it off. Sophia convinces Rose that they can make it big selling sandwiches. 
"End of the Curse" Blanche is upset because she thinks she's pregnant--then despondent when she learns it's the onset of menopause. The others attempt to raise cash by raising minks. 
"Ladies of the Evening" Excited over having won tickets to the premiere of the new Burt Reynolds films, the girls check into the Miami Beach hotel--and promptly get arrested as prostitutes. 
"A Shoulder to Cry On" Description to come. 
"It's a Miserable Life" The girls circulate a petition to save an old oak tree on the property of a hateful woman who wants it cut down. Rose loses her temper and tells the nasty neighbor to drop dead--and she does. 
"Isn't it Romantic" Dorothy's college friend, who is a lesbian, comes to visit and falls for Rose (Emmy Award, 1986-87, to Terry Hughes for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series). 
"Big Daddy's Little Lady" Blanche's dad arrives with a surprise: He's marrying an attractive young widow. Rose and Dorothy enter a contest to write a song about Miami. 
"Family Affair" A generational clash occurs when Dorothy's son Michael and Rose's daughter Bridget visit--and hit it off. Blanche wrenches her back trying to impress a man in her aerobics class. 
"Vacation" While the girls take a disappointing trip, Sophia enjoys herself at home getting to know the Japanese gardener. 
"Joust Between Friends" Blanche gets Dorothy a job at the museum but accuses her of back-stabbing when she gets a plum assignment. Rose lobbies to keep a stray dog. 
"Love, Rose" Rose is unaware that the letters from a man answering her ad in the personals are being penned by Dorothy and Blanche. 
"'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" The girls' plans to join their families for the holiday are upset by a series of bizarre events--including a lonely Santa taking the roommates hostage. 
"The Sisters" As a birthday present for Sophia, Dorothy brings Sophia's sister, whom she has not seen for 50 years, over from Sicily. 
"The Stan Who Came to Dinner" Facing heart surgery, Dorothy's ex, Stan, confesses to his extramarital affairs--and his need for a place to convalesce. 
"The Actor" A local play offers a role opposite a famous TV actor, and he romances them all on the sly. 
"Before and After" Rose, convinced that she died during a throat spasm, is determined to live her new life to the hilt. 
"And Then There Was One" While Sophia participates in a walk-a-thon, Blanche and Dorothy mind the children of the other participants. But when the event is over, one child is left behind. 
"Bedtime Story" The roommates reminisce about places they've slept. 
"Forgive Me, Father" The latest man in Dorothy's life turns out to be a man of the cloth. 
"Long Day's Journey into Marinara" Dorothy invites Sophia's feisty sister, Angela, to stay with them until she finds a place in Miami. Sophia accuses Angela of trying to steal her beau. 
"Dorothy's Prized Pupil" Dorothy blames herself when her star pupil (Mario Lopez) wins a writing contest--only to alert the INS that he's an illegal alien. 
"Whose Face is This, Anyway?" A reunion convinces Blanche that her beauty is fading and that she needs a face lift. 
"Diamond in the Rough" Blanche's latest heart-throb doesn't quite meet her standards: He's more blue jeans than black tie. 
"Son-in-Law Dearest" Dorothy's daughter Kate learns her husband is cheating on her, so she arrives with the news that she has left him. 
"To Catch a Neighbor" Two police detectives (Frank Campanella, and George Clooney of "ER" fame) move in with the girls to stake out their neighbors, who deal in stolen gems. 
"A Piece of Cake" Preparing for their friend Roberta's birthday party evokes memories of parties past, including one for Sophia's 50th. 
"Empty Nests" Friend Renee (Rita Moreno) is down because the kids are gone and her husband (Paul Dooley) is busy with his medical practice. This is the pilot episode for "Empty Nest," but when the sitcom premiered in the fall of 1988, only the neighbor played by David Leisure remained, although he was playing a different neighbor.
Season Three, 1987-88
"Old Friends" After Sophia makes a new friend at the beach, Dorothy learns from the man's daughter that he is suffering from Alzheimer's. Rose loses an old friend when Blanche mistakenly gives away her treasured teddy bear. 
"One For the Money" Recalling various schemes they have dreamed up to earn money, Dorothy and Sophia flashback to their purchase of the family's first television in 1954. 
"Bringing Up Baby" Rose inherits her late uncle's estate--provided she agrees to care for his Baby, who turns out to be a prize pig. 
"The Housekeeper" The girls hire a Jamaican housekeeper, Marguerite, whom they suspect is practicing voodoo for--and against--them. 
"Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself" Dorothy and Blanche accompany a fearful Rose to her aunt's funeral. 
"The Audit" Dorothy discovers that Stan's tax troubles are also her own. Rose and Blanche study Spanish with very different motives. 
"Three on a Couch" Constant squabbling convinces the housemates to consult a therapist, who reviews their five years together and declares them absolutely incompatible with each other. 
"Strange Bedfellows" Front page scandal: A photo of Blanche entering the home of a local politician while his wife is away. 
"Letter to Gorbachev" Worried about the threat of nuclear war, Rose pens a letter to Soviet leader Gorbachev and receives an invitation to Moscow. 
"Brotherly Love" Blanche makes a move on Ted, the brother of Dorothy's ex, Stan, the minute she learns he's a neurosurgeon. 
"A Visit From Little Sven" Casey Sands, who would later have a regular role in the Brett Butler sitcom "Grace Under Fire," plays Rose's innocent, dimwitted cousin Sven. He's in Miami to meet his bride for an arranged marriage but falls in love with Blanche. 
"Charlie's Buddy" A close wartime buddy of Rose's late husband Charlie drops by, and he has more on his mind than just a visit. 
"Grab That Dough" Bad luck is there to greet the girls when they fly to Los Angeles to appear on their favorite game show "Grab That Dough." 
"The Artist" Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose all agree to pose for Hungarian sculptor Laszlo, then compete to be his final model. 
"Blanche's Little Girl" Blanche hasn't seen her daughter Rebecca for four years, when she moved to Paris to become a model, so she's a little surprised when Rebecca shows up having gained a ton--and an obnoxious boyfriend (he would later play Frank on "Murphy Brown"). 
"Dorothy's New Friend" After meeting author Barbara Thorndyke at a reading, Dorothy thinks she's found an intellectual soulmate. The girls get jealous, and it turns out the author isn't exactly perfect. 
"My Brother My Father, Parts 1 and 2" Dorothy's uncle Angelo, a Sicilian priest, is due to visit, and he believes it to be Dorothy and Stan's 40th wedding anniversary. Sophia is determined that her brother won't find out about the divorce. 
"And Ma Makes Three" Dorothy and her boyfriend Raymond can't get a moment alone as Sophia gives new meaning to the term "three's a crowd. 
"Larceny and Old Lace" Dorothy becomes convinced that Sophia's new boyfriend Rocco (Mickey Rooney) is a gangster. Blanche reads Rose's diary and becomes upset over uncomplimentary passages in it. 
"Rose's Big Adventure" Rose tries to instill some life into her recently retired friend Al; meanwhile, a garage-remodeling project goes nowhere fast. 
"Mixed Blessing" Dorothy's son Michael announces he is getting married. Dorothy can cope with the news that the bride is black, but she has trouble accepting that she is also twice Michael's age. 
"Mister Terrific" Kiddie-show host Mr. Terrific gets Dorothy a job as show adviser--and then gets the ax thanks to her advice. 
"Mother's Day" The girls remember various Mother's Days. Blanche visits her mother. Rose spends hours in a bus depot with a traveling mother. In a flashback to 1957, Sophia and Salvadore try to persuade Sophia's mother to move in with them.
Season Four, 1988-89
"Yes, We Have No Havanas" Blanche and Sophia fall for the same man, while Rose struggles to pass her high-school equivalency exam. 
"The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo" A study in contrast: a busy day for Sophia and a make-busy day for Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy. 
"Yokel Hero" Rose vies for St. Olaf's Woman of the Year. 
"Bang the Drum, Stanley" Stan tries to hit Dorothy and Sophia up for a loan by taking them to a ballgame. When Sophia takes a fly ball on the head, he sees big insurance bucks. Air date unknown
"Sophia's Wedding, Part 1" Sophia refuses to attend her old friend's funeral because the widower Max ruined his and Salvadore's business 40 years ago; but when Max shows up, she decides to marry him; 
"Sophia's Wedding, Part 2" The newlyweds return from their honeymoon anxious to find their own place and reopen the pizza-knish stand at the beach, but their dream goes up in smoke. 
"Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?" A frantic chase ensues after Sophia gives away an old jacket--with a $10,000 lottery ticket in it. 
"Scared Straight" Blanche is not prepared for her womanizing little brother's confession that he is really gay. Sophia is convinced she'll die on Saturday night at 9:00 p.m. 
"Stan Takes a Wife" Dorothy has second thoughts about Stan when he stands by her after Sophia falls seriously ill, even though he's about to remarry. 
"The Auction" Based on Sophia's inside information that a famous artist in on death's doorstep, the girls plan to spend all their savings on one of his paintings. 
"Blind Date" Blanche is troubled by her relationship with a blind man, since it's the first time someone has liked her for her personality. Rose and Dorothy coach 8-year-olds in football. 
"The Impotence of Being Ernest" Sophia receives a black feather, token of a family feud from Sicily. Blanche and Rose compete over their new friend Ernie. 
"Love Me Tender" Dorothy dates and falls in lust with a bald Casanova. Rose and Blanche are accused of shoplifting when they become pals to a pair of motherless girls. 
"Valentine's Day" A dateless Feb. 14 prompts memories of Valentine's Days past, including Sophia's in a Chicago garage in 1929. But while the others sit home reminiscing about better Valentine's Days, Sophia announces she has a date--with Julio Iglesias. 
"Two Rode Together" Dorothy wants a weekend of quality time with Sophia--whether Sophia likes it or not. She takes her to Disneyworld but won't let her leave the hotel room. Rose and Blanche team up on a storybook, with Rose doing the text and Blanche the artwork. 
"You Gotta Have Hope" Dorothy has little success lining up talent for a ladies auxiliary benefit, but Rose professes an almost mystical faith in Bob Hope, who she's sure will show up to emcee the event. 
"Fiddler on the Ropes" While the girls search for an investment prospect, Sophia meets a fight manager at a bus stop and buys a controlling interest in boxer "Kid Pepe." 
"Till Death Do We Volley" Dorothy and her joker friend from high school take their long-standing rivalry to the tennis court. 
"High Anxiety" Rose must cope with the fact that she has been addicted to a prescription medicine for the last three decades. Sophia is approached to do a pizza commercial. 
"Little Sister" Rose's younger sister Holly comes to visit and charms Dorothy and Blanche, while Rose tries to convince them that Holly's really a rotter at heart. 
"Sophia's Choice" Sophia moves into action after her confused and destitute friend Lillian is moved from Shady Pines into a "minimum standards" nursing home--and kidnaps her. 
"Rites of Spring" The housemates determine to diet seriously. 
"Foreign Exchange" Sophia's friends arrive from Sicily, claiming that because of a hospital mix-up, their real bambina is Dorothy. 
"We're Outta Here, Part 1" When pranksters plant a "For Sale" sign in front of the house, a Japanese businessman makes an offer for it that Blanche finds hard to refuse. 
"We're Outta Here, Part 2" After a sleepless night considering Mr. Yakamora's offer, the housemates swap memories of their lives together. 
Season Five, 1989-90
"Sick and Tired, Part 1" Dorothy is suffering from a fatigue syndrome that her doctors cannot identify. 
"Sick and Tired, Part 2" Dorothy finally finds a specialist--a Chinese virologist--who may have the key to her mysterious illness. Blanche writes a novel in 72 hours.
"The Accurate Conception" Blanche's daughter Rebecca has decided on artificial insemination, but Blanche can't begin to conceive of the idea.
"Rose Fights Back" When her husband's pension fund disappears in a corporate bankruptcy, Rose is unable to find a job and is determined to protest against age discrimination. Meanwhile, Sophia loads up on bargains in wholesale lots. 
"Love Under the Big Top" Dorothy is being courted by a lawyer (Dick Van Dyke) who'd rather be a clown, and Rose makes a splash at a save-the-dolphins rally. 
"Dancing in the Dark" Rose trips the light fantastic whenever she dances with her professor beau Miles, but she trips up fantastically whenever she opens her mouth. 
"Not Another Monday" After they attend a friend's funeral, Sophia's pal Martha asks her to help her commit suicide. An ailing baby turns the others into singing nursemaids. 
"That Old Feeling" Blanche is so taken with her late husband's brother Jamie that she could easily become Mrs. Devereaux all over again. Sophia takes to driving on the sly--in other people's cars. 
"Comedy of Errors" Dorothy wants to realize her ambition to be a stand-up comic. Blanche prepares to seduce her tax auditor, only to discover the official is a woman. Rose tries to conquer a coworker who just plain doesn't like her. 
"All That Jazz" Dorothy's 30-year-old son shows up free of a job and a wife and wanting to be a free spirit, provided someone else picks up the tab. 
"Ebb Tide" While Dorothy accompanies Blanche to Atlanta for Big Daddy's funeral, Sophia makes a bundle renting out their rooms. 
"Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas" Christmas is driving everyone a little crazy in the quest for perfect gifts--and ex-husband Stan arrives with a particularly pathetic offering for Dorothy--but it all gets put into perspective when Rose convinces the others to help her serve dinner to the homeless. 
"Mary Has a Little Lamb" Dorothy aids a pregnant, unwed teen rejected by her father, and Blanche's prison pen pal Merrill is out of the pen. 
"Great Expectations" Rose is touting the power of positive thinking, which Blanche could use when her beau has a heart attack. 
"Triple Play" Miles introduces Rose to her daughter Caroline. Blanche rents a Mercedes as a way to attract men. Sophia suddenly begins to spend a suspicious amount of money. 
"Clinton Avenue Memoirs" After digging out the family album, Sophia announces that she wants to visit their old home in Brooklyn. Blanche schemes to have her hair done by Miami's most fashionable--and expensive--stylist. 
"Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom" Blanche knows in her heart she needs a pacemaker, but she fears it'll halt the pace of her sex life. 
"An Illegitimate Concern" A mysterious young man identifies himself as the illegitimate son of Blanche's late husband George. Sophia wants Dorothy to help her defeat her rival Gladys in the retirement home mother-daughter competition. 
"72 Hours" Awaiting the results of an HIV test, Rose has an agonizing 72 hours to kill --if the uncertainty doesn't kill her first. 
"Twice in a Lifetime" Description to come.
"Sisters and Other Strangers" Blanche is dumbfounded to discover that her sister Charmaine has written a novel, with Blanche as the lead character. Stan's cousin Magda (Miriam Mercer) visits from Czechoslovakia. 
"Cheaters" Dorothy surprises her housemates and herself by resuming a relationship with a married man. 
"The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present" Sophia casts a pall over a wedding celebration by revealing that she cursed the groom's grandfather when he deserted her at the altar over 70 years ago. 
"All Bets are Off" Sophia is alarmed when Dorothy begins going to the race track.
"The President's Coming! The President's Coming! Parts 1 and 2" The secret service interviews the girls to determine their fitness for receiving President Bush.
Season Six, 1990-91
"Blanche Delivers" Blanche's pregnant daughter Rebecca shocks her by revealing that she using artificial insemination and wants to have her baby at a birthing center. Rose tries to realize her lifelong ambition to become a champion ice skater. 
"Once, in St. Olaf" At the hospital where she works as a candy striper, Rose accidentally meets her biological father--a monk named Brother Martin (Don Ameche). 
"If at Last You Do Succeed" Dorothy is wooed by the newly successful Stan, who's made millions out of a kitchen gadget.  Blanche finds valuable war bonds among memorabilia she bought from Rose, but to cash them in would bankrupt Rose's home town of St. Olaf. 
"Snap Out of It" Blanche's is dreading her birthday. Dorothy helps Sophia with Meals on Wheels and discovers an aging hippie (Martin Mull) who hasn't left his apartment in decades. 
"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy" Blanche's long-vanished childhood nanny reappears and reveals a surprise about Blanche's deceased father, Big Daddy. 
"Feelings" Dorothy resists pressure to pass a failing student-athlete; Rose accuses her dentist of anesthesia hanky-panky. 
"Zborn Again" Sophia tries once again to dissuade Dorothy from reconciling with her ex-husband Stan. Rose is concerned that a younger colleague is taking advantage of her good nature. 
"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia" Sophia decides to join a convent after her favorite nun Sister Agnes dies. Blanche has an accident with Rose's car. 
"Mrs. George Devereaux" Blanche is visited by her deceased husband George; Dorothy gets proposals from her celebrity fantasy men Lyle Waggoner and Sonny Bono. 
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ... Before They Die" Blanche tries to help Sophia seduce her date, while Rose's relationship with Miles is affected by a letter asking all native of St. Olaf to take a vow of celibacy during a drought. 
"Stand By Your Man" Blanches dates a physically challenged attorney but discovers that isn't the only handicap to their relationship: He's married. Meanwhile, Rose adopts a stray puppy. 
"Ebbtide's Revenge" When Dorothy's cross-dressing brother dies suddenly, Sophia refuses to mourn, and Dorothy tries to persuade her to end her 26-year feud with her daughter-in-law Angela (Brenda Vacarro). 
"The Bloom Is off the Rose" Rose's sexual demands make Miles feel like he's competing with her late husband, but her latest idea to spice up their love life--a joint parachute jump--has unexpected results. Meanwhile, Blanche's new beau Rex treats her shabbily, to Dorothy's fury. 
"Sisters of the Bride" Blanche must confront mixed feelings when her gay brother Clayton announces he plans to marry another man. Meanwhile, Sophia helps organize a charity banquet on a limited budget by promising donors a date with Dorothy. 
"Miles to Go" Miles reveals his true identity: He's Nicholas Carbone, a former Chicago mob accountant in the FBI's Witness Relocation Program, and now that the gangster he fingered is dead, Miles wants to go home and take Rose with him. 
"There Goes the Bride, Part 1" Push comes to shove when Sophia threatens to cut Dorothy off from the family if she proceeds with her plan to remarry Stan. 
"There Goes the Bride, Part 2" Despite Sophia's determined opposition, Dorothy continues her wedding plans. The housemates see a potential new roommate (Debbie Reynolds). 
"Older and Wiser" Sophia risks losing her new job as recreation director at a retirement home when the residents start having "too much" fun. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are aghast to find their photographs in the local paper. 
"Melodrama" Blanche tries to get a commitment from her on-again, off-again beau Mel Bushman (Alan King), and when he doesn't return her calls begins to worry that he may have died. Rose auditions for a local-TV reporting job. 
"Even Grandmas Get the Blues" Auditioning for a play, Blanche tells the attractive leading actor (Alan Rachins) that her grandchild Aurora is actually her own baby. When Dorothy is too busy to practice a mother-daughter ritual with Sophia, Sophia enlists Rose. 
"Witness" Rose asks neighboring cop Barbara (Kristy McNichol) to investigate a new man in her life--Karl, who turns out to be the mobster that Miles fingered. Blanche traces her family tree and is disconcerted to discover a Jewish grandparent from New York.
"What a Difference a Date Makes" When Dorothy's former teen flame (Hal Linden) returns to reignite their romance after 40 years, Sophia admits she deliberately sabotaged their prom date. 
"Love for Sale" Dorothy's ex-husband Stan buys a date with Dorothy at a charity auction in hopes of a reconciliation--and uses the fact that Sophia's brother Angelo is occupying their former apartment as leverage. 
"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Parts 1 and 2" Sophia is the prime suspect in an old unsolved arson case at Shady Pines retirement home; the housemates reminisce about previous troubles in flashbacks. 
"Henny Penny--Straight, No Chaser" Dorothy persuades her roommates to star in a school play version of "Henny Penny," after the first-graders are all quarantined with measles. 
Season Seven, 1991-92
"Hey Look Me Over" The discovery of a previously undeveloped photo of Blanche in bed with Charley, Rose's late husband, threatens to destroy their friendship. 
"The Case of the Libertine Belle" The housemates' enjoyment of a murder mystery weekend is complicated when Blanche is fingered as the culprit in a very real murder. 
"Beauty and the Beast" When Sophia sprains her ankle, Dorothy hires a temporary nurse, and spoiled Sophia schemes to make the arrangement last. Blanche pressures her niece Melissa into participating in a beauty contest. 
"That's For Me to Know" Dorothy tries to write her family history and discovers that her father may not have been Sophia's first husband. City regulations mean the girls are in danger of being separated. 
"Where's Charlie?" Events convince Rose that her dead husband Charlie is trying to contact her. 
"Motherload" Dorothy and Blanche both encounter unexpected maternal problems: Blanche makes a play for a handsome news announcer (Peter Graves) whose roast is being organized by Rose but must cope with his overly protective mother. Stan tricks Dorothy into accompanying him to a "therapist" who turns out to be a marriage counselor, who has diagnosed him as obsessed with Sophia. 
"Dateline--Miami" Dorothy has a date with the girls' doctor, which stimulates memories of the worst dates the others have had over the years: Rose remembers a blind date, Blanche remembers the New Year's Eve she spent with Rose, and Sophia remembers how Dorothy first told her she was pregnant. 
"The Monkey Show, Parts 1 and 2" While a hurricane approaches Florida, Stan develops a passion for a fake monkey. Dorothy unleashes another fury of hurricane strength when she discovers Stan in bed with her sister, then when the storm hits Sophia is discovered to be missing.
"Rose Loves Miles" Blanche talks Rose, who has become impatient with Mile's obsession with saving money, into a blind date with a big spender. Meanwhile, Dorothy goes on vacation, and Sophia immediately grabs the opportunity to head for Sicily. 
"Room Seven" Learning that developers plan to tear down her family plantation, Blanche pays one last sentimental visit--and handcuffs herself to the building. 
"From Here to the Pharmacy" Sophia dictates her will to Rose, and Dorothy is appalled to learn she has $35,000 in the bank. A soldier returns from the Gulf War to see Blanche, who doesn't remember him but falls for him--until she learns he is her pharmacist. 
"The Pope's Ring" The Pope's ring slips off into Sophia's hand, and she refuses to give it back unless her agrees to bless a sick friend in person. 
"Old Boyfriends" Sophia is baffled when her new boyfriend insists on taking his sister along on every date. 
"Goodbye, Mr. Gordon" Dorothy is pleased to see her favorite high school teacher again, until he presumes too much. 
"The Commitments" Dorothy asks Blanche to go out with her blind date because she has won a radio contest ticket to Beatlemania. Blanche finds a certain man gorgeous but becomes upset when he shows no signs of attraction to her. Dorothy brings home one of the Beatles impersonators and persuades him to drop out of the show to perform his own music. 
"Questions and Answers" Dorothy desperately schemes to become a contestant on "Jeopardy." 
"Ebbtide VI: The Wrath of Stan" As associate producer of "Wake Up Miami," Rose needs a hot news story for sweeps week and thinks she's found it when Dorothy's uncle Angelo complains that his apartment is infested with bugs, so she sets out to expose his slum landlords--Stan and Dorothy. 
"Journey to the Center of Attention" Blanche tries to cheer up a lonely Dorothy by taking her to her favorite bar, and she is dismayed when Dorothy becomes more popular than she is. 
"A Midwinter Night's Dream, Parts 1 and 2" An ancient family curse requires Sophia to save Dorothy by performing three strange tasks before midnight. Miles and Dorothy experience an inexplicable mutual attraction.
"Rose: Portrait of a Woman" Dorothy must give a speech at Career Day at her school and is offered a job as a motivational trainer by a grateful ex-student. Blanche persuades Rose to give Miles a sexy photo for his birthday. 
"Home Again, Rose, Part 1" Rose is upset because poor health made her miss her high school reunion, so Blanche suggests they all attend another school's 40th reunion and pretend to be graduates. Then Rose collapses and is rushed to hospital. 
"Home Again, Rose, Part 2" The girls wait anxiously while Rose is prepared for heart surgery--and only her hostile daughter Kirsten is allowed to see her. 
"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, Parts 1 and 2" As a joke, Dorothy and Blanche's Uncle Lucas (Leslie Nielson) announce they will marry. Then they discover they are taking the idea seriously. 

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