The Golden Girls season 6

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The Golden Girls
Season 6
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Season 6 DVD cover
No. of episodes26
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) –
May 4, 1991 (1991-05-04)
Season chronology
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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.

Contents

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

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1291"Blanche Delivers" Matthew Diamond Gail Parent and Jim Vallely September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22)12927.9 [3]
Blanche's very pregnant daughter Rebecca (Debra Engle) 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 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 (Herb Edelman) finally strikes it rich with a baked potato opener, and asks Dorothy's help in wooing some Japanese investors, but Dorothy doesn’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 meets Jimmy (Martin Mull), an aging agoraphobic hippie, who hasn't left his apartment in 20 years. Blanche's birthday approaches and Rose goes on a quest to discover her real birth date.
1335"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy!"Matthew Diamond Marc Cherry and Jamie WootenOctober 20, 1990 (1990-10-20)13321.7 [7]
Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood mammy (special guest star Ruby Dee), who reveals she and Blanche's father were lovers. Sophia angers Dorothy by using a matchmaker to find Dorothy a date.
1346"Feelings"Matthew DiamondDon Seigel and Jerry PerzigianOctober 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)13424.6 [8]
Dorothy receives backlash for failing the star football player (Christopher Daniel Barnes). Rose suspects her dentist (George Wyner) fondled her while under anesthesia.
1357"Zborn Again"Matthew Diamond Mitchell Hurwitz November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03)13523.2 [9]
Dorothy finds her old feelings for Stan resurfacing; Rose asks for Sophia's assistance in dealing with an annoying co-worker (Siobhan Fallon Hogan).
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 her friend Sister Agnes, Sophia joins a convent; Rose is sued when Blanche borrows her car and has an accident.
1379"Mrs. George Devereaux"Matthew DiamondRichard Vaczy and Tracy GambleNovember 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)13826.7 [11]
Blanche decides to meet a secret admirer, and is shocked to discover it is her dead husband, George (George Grizzard); Dorothy is wooed by 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 dating advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water. After a vow of celibacy due to a drought in St. Olaf, Blanche advises Rose not to tell Miles; while Sophia follows Blanche's tips to lure her boyfriend Tony DelVecchio (Cesar Romero) into bed.
13911"Stand By Your Man"Matthew Diamond Tom Whedon December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)13723.1 [13]
Blanche makes a date with a man at the library (Hugh Farrington), then realizes he is wheelchair-bound; Rose gets a puppy, in spite of Blanche's and Dorothy's objection.
14012"Ebbtide's Revenge"Matthew DiamondMarc SotkinDecember 15, 1990 (1990-12-15)14025.6 [14]
Dorothy must give the eulogy for her brother, Phil. And the long-running feud between Sophia and Phil's widow (Brenda Vaccaro) culminates in Sophia's revelation of her true feelings about her son‘s cross-dressing lifestyle.
14113"The Bloom Is Off the Rose"Matthew DiamondPhillip Jayson LaskerJanuary 5, 1991 (1991-01-05)14227.2 [15]
Rose signs up sky-diving lessons to spice up her relationship with Miles (Harold Gould); Blanche uncharacteristically makes excuses for her abusive boyfriend (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 to announce he’s getting married; 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 learning of the death of a mob boss, Miles reveals he was an accountant from Chicago, until entering the Witness Relocation Program. When he learns the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami. Meanwhile, Blanche must find a way to pay for the expensive dress that she bought, having hit a snag in her plan to simply 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 keeps her rekindled relationship with Stan a secret from Sophia; 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 opposed Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows to stop the ceremony; 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]
Dorothy gets Sophia a job at a local retirement home under false pretenses. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are excited about modeling for a pennysaver.
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 Berlinger Gail Parent and Jim VallelyMarch 2, 1991 (1991-03-02)14923.8 [21]
While babysitting her infant granddaughter, a man (Alan Rachins) mistakes Blanche for the baby’s mother. Meanwhile, Sophia prepares for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins.
14921"Witness" Zane Buzby Mitchell HurwitzMarch 9, 1991 (1991-03-09)14824.0 [22]
Rose has a new man (Barney Martin) in her life when Miles returns unexpectedly from the Witness Protection Program; Sophia loses her glasses; while petitioning to join the Daughters of the Old South, Blanche discovers one of her great-grandmothers is a Jewish Yankee, from Buffalo.
15022"What a Difference a Date Makes"Lex PassarisMarc Cherry and Jamie WootenMarch 23, 1991 (1991-03-23)15024.6 [23]
Dorothy's former high school crush, John Neretti (guest star (Hal Linden), who stood her up for her prom, asks Dorothy out to dinner; Blanche diets to keep to her tradition of fitting into her wedding dress on her anniversary.
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 and Dorothy his apartment building. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo (Bill Dana), comes to Miami, broke with no place to live.
15224"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home"Matthew DiamondStory by : Gail Parent
Teleplay by : Tracy Gamble, Richard Vaczy, Tom Whedon, and Mitchell Hurwitz		April 27, 1991 (1991-04-27)15321.0 [25]
15325Story by : Jim Vallely
Teleplay by : Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble, Don Seigel, and Jerry Perzigian		154
A former Shady Pines resident makes a deathbed confession that she and Sophia started the Shady Pines fire in 1985.
15426"Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser"Judy PioliTom WhedonMay 4, 1991 (1991-05-04)15222.0 [26]
When the measles quarantines Dorothy's students, the ladies take over the roles at the school play, Henny Penny. Meanwhile, Blanche‘s ex-boyfriend plants a fake obituary in the paper claiming she died at age 68; Sophia continues a decades-old chess-by-mail rivalry with her old nemesis from Sicily.

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References

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  2. ↑ TV Listings for May 4, 1991
  3. ↑ Donlon, Brian (September 26, 1990). "CBS has its eye on first". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  4. ↑ Donlon, Brian (October 3, 1990). "NBC wins; CBS still surprises". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  5. ↑ Sloan, Eugene (October 10, 1990). "NBC tops in ratings, barely". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  6. ↑ Sloan, Eugene (October 17, 1990). "For CBS, baseball's a grounder". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  7. ↑ Donlon, Brian (October 24, 1990). "CBS slides easily into first place". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  8. ↑ Donlon, Brian (October 31, 1990). "CBS, no longer the long shot". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
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  16. ↑ Donlon, Brian (January 16, 1991). "NBC wins with season best". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
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