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The Golden Girls S2E4 — It's a Miserable Life
8.5
The Golden Girls•Season 2•Episode 4

It's a Miserable Life

8.5/10 · 904 votesNov 1, 198624 min

Ranked #3 of 26 in Season 2•+0.9 vs season avg

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The girls circulate a petition to save a 200 year old oak tree which is located on the property of the most hated woman in the neighborhood, Frieda Claxton, who wants the tree cut down.

Directed byTerry Hughes
Written byMort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
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Bea Arthur

Bea Arthur

Dorothy Zbornak

Betty White

Betty White

Rose Nylund

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Blanche Devereaux

Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty

Sophia Petrillo

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Mort Nathan

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Terry Hughes

Terry Hughes

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Barry Fanaro

Writer

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Episode Summary

"It's a Miserable Life" is episode 4 of The Golden Girls season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 904 votes, ranking #3 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro, it aired on November 1, 1986.

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