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The Best Episodes of The Golden Girls Season 1

Every episode of The Golden Girls Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Golden Girls Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 25 - The Way We Met
    8.6/10(886 votes)

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Winifred Hervey, Barry Fanaro

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  2. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 13 - A Little Romance
    8.3/10(979 votes)

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  3. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 15 - In a Bed of Rose's
    8.2/10(888 votes)

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  4. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 21 - Flu Attack
    8.2/10(853 votes)

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Stan Zimmerman, James Berg

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  5. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 1 - The Engagement
    8.0/10(1490 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  6. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 7 - The Competition
    8.0/10(957 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  7. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 8 - The Break-In
    8.0/10(966 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  8. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 18 - The Operation
    8.0/10(830 votes)

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  9. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 5 - The Triangle
    7.8/10(974 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  10. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 10 - Heart Attack
    7.8/10(872 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Directors:Paul Bogart, Jim Drake
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  11. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 2 - Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?
    7.7/10(1155 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  12. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 4 - Transplant
    7.6/10(990 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  13. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 9 - Blanche and the Younger Man
    7.6/10(910 votes)

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writers:Stan Zimmerman, James Berg

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  14. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 20 - Adult Education
    7.6/10(754 votes)

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writers:Stan Zimmerman, James Berg

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  15. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 22 - Job Hunting
    7.6/10(772 votes)

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Kathy Speer

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  16. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 3 - Rose the Prude
    7.5/10(1046 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  17. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 12 - The Custody Battle
    7.5/10(811 votes)

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  18. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 19 - Second Motherhood
    7.5/10(753 votes)

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Christopher Lloyd

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  19. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 11 - The Return of Dorothy's Ex
    7.4/10(808 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Kathy Speer

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  20. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 17 - Nice and Easy
    7.4/10(824 votes)

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Stuart Silverman

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  21. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 23 - Blind Ambitions
    7.4/10(775 votes)

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Bob Colleary

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  22. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 6 - On Golden Girls
    7.2/10(973 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  23. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 14 - That Was No Lady
    7.2/10(816 votes)

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  24. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 24 - Big Daddy
    7.2/10(762 votes)

    S1:E24

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  25. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 16 - The Truth Will Out
    7.1/10(816 votes)

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Susan Beavers

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Way We Met" is the best rated episode of "The Golden Girls" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 886 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Winifred Hervey, Barry Fanaro, it aired on 5/10/1986. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Little Romance".