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The Best Episodes of The Golden Girls Season 4

Every episode of The Golden Girls Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Golden Girls Season 4!

Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Golden Girls" season 4 is "Yes, We Have No Havanas", rated 8/10 from 510 user votes. It was directed by Terry Hughes and written by Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro. "Yes, We Have No Havanas" aired on 10/8/1988 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo".

  • Yes, We Have No Havanas
    8.0/10 510 votes

    #1 - Yes, We Have No Havanas

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/1988

    Blanche's latest boyfriend is a charming Cuban whom sweeps Blanche off her feet but she's not the only one when Blanche discovers he's been dating Sophia behind her back. Meanwhile, Rose takes a course taught by Dorothy in order to get a high school diploma.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo
    8.0/10 550 votes

    #2 - The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/1988

    This episode does a study in contrast, Sophia's busy day to Blanche, Dorothy and Rose's lazy day. While Sophia, organizes a band to raise money, volunteers at the hospital and battles return policies at the supermarket, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose sit around discussing what they should do that's constructive.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

  • The One That Got Away
    7.5/10 452 votes

    #3 - The One That Got Away

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/1988

    Blanche is determined to sleep with the one man who has refused her once in the past. Meanwhile, Rose claims to have seen a UFO and gets the Air Force involved.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: N/A

  • Yokel Hero
    7.8/10 476 votes

    #4 - Yokel Hero

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/1988

    Rose is running for St. Olaf Woman of the Year and with a little help from Blanche and Dorothy, altering her list of qualifications on the entry form, she's a sure winner. Meanwhile, a heat wave strikes Miami and the girls' air conditioning goes out.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Bang the Drum, Stanley
    7.4/10 420 votes

    #5 - Bang the Drum, Stanley

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/1988

    At a baseball game, Sophia gets beaned. This prompts Stan to talk her into filing a lawsuit for payment for her severe injuries, which he gets her to fake. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose prepare for roles in the play Cats.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Sophia's Wedding (1)
    7.9/10 518 votes

    #6 - Sophia's Wedding (1)

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1988

    The death of a close friend, Esther Weinstock, brings Sophia face to face with Esther's husband a man whom she vowed never to speak to again due to things that happened in the past. However, when Dorothy prompts them to make up they get a little to close and wind up in bed together. Soon after, they announce their engagement, something that Dorothy is totally against. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose begin a Elvis Presley fan club.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • Sophia's Wedding (2)
    7.5/10 461 votes

    #7 - Sophia's Wedding (2)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/1988

    Sophia and Max come back from their honeymoon with no place to stay so Blanche, Dorothy and Rose put them up until they can find a place. Meanwhile, Sophia and Max decide to restart the old business Max had with Sophia's late husband, a pizza knish stand. However, Dorothy begins smoking again!

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?
    7.9/10 603 votes

    #8 - Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/1988

    The search is on for the missing winning lottery ticket that would give the girls $10,000. The girls had put it in the pocket of an aviator jacket, which Sophia mistook as an item to go to a thrift shop. The search leads the girls to the thrift shop then to a celebrity auction and finally to a homeless shelter.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

  • Scared Straight
    8.4/10 572 votes

    #9 - Scared Straight

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1988

    Blanche's brother, Clayton comes to Miami for a visit and Blanche goes all out fixing him up on blind dates. However, Rose learns the truth, Clayton is gay and is afraid to tell Blanche the truth about himself.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: N/A

  • Stan Takes a Wife
    7.7/10 448 votes

    #10 - Stan Takes a Wife

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/1989

    Stan breaks the news that he's engaged to be married something Dorothy at first seems to accept. However, after Sophia falls ill, Stan comforts Dorothy which sparks old feelings in her and she contemplates trying to get back together with Stan.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • The Auction
    7.8/10 456 votes

    #11 - The Auction

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/1989

    The girls try to cough up enough money to pay for a new roof. Meanwhile, Sophia's volunteer job at the hospital is what brings the girls a piece of inside information that could give them enough money for a new roof and money left to spare. The info is that a famous artist is dying, so the girls head to an auction to bid on one of his paintings.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • Blind Date
    7.6/10 440 votes

    #12 - Blind Date

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/1989

    After being dumped by her boyfriend, Blanche befriends a man at a bar and makes a date with him unknown to her he's blind. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose try their hand at coaching a kids' football team.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: N/A

  • The Impotence of Being Ernest
    7.3/10 425 votes

    #13 - The Impotence of Being Ernest

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1989

    Rose is crazy about her latest boyfriend, Ernie, but can't understand why he doesn't approach the subject of sex, so when she forces the subject she learns the truth - he's impotent.

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: David A. Goodman

  • Love Me Tender
    7.9/10 471 votes

    #14 - Love Me Tender

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1989

    When Sophia sets Dorothy up on a blind date, Dorothy secretly falls for the seemingly simple man, claiming "he's the greatest lover she ever had." Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose join the "Be a Pal" and become pals to two motherless girls.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

  • Valentine's Day
    8.3/10 486 votes

    #15 - Valentine's Day

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1989

    It's Valentine's Day, and the girls are all excited until each one of their dates cancel at the last minute. This leaves them to reminisce about Valentine's Day past.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman, Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • Two Rode Together
    7.4/10 431 votes

    #16 - Two Rode Together

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1989

    Dorothy wants to spend some "quality" time with Sophia so she takes Sophia away for the weekend to the Florida Keys. However, her attempts fail when a fed up Sophia storms out. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche try their hand at writing children's stories.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • You Gotta Have Hope
    7.3/10 467 votes

    #17 - You Gotta Have Hope

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1989

    Dorothy is in charge of a hospital charity show and things aren't going her way. She can't find any talent for the talent show and her emcee has just cancelled. Rose's solution for her problem makes things worse when the girls scour Miami in hopes of getting Bob Hope to perform in the show.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • Fiddler on the Ropes
    6.6/10 437 votes

    #18 - Fiddler on the Ropes

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/1989

    Without the consent of the other girls, Sophia sinks their life savings in, Pepe, a prize fighter. However, on the eve of the fight, the girls discover Pepe missing and make a shocking discovery.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

  • Till Death Do We Volley
    8.0/10 504 votes

    #19 - Till Death Do We Volley

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1989

    Dorothy's old friend, Trudy comes for a visit and this revives their old rivalry between each other. However, the visit turns tragic when Trudy suddenly dies and Dorothy blames herself.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

  • High Anxiety
    7.9/10 460 votes

    #20 - High Anxiety

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/1989

    After Sophia accidentally knocks a bottle of Rose's pills down the sink, it is discovered, she is addicted to them. She then must battle withdrawal when she can't get a hold of another bottle. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Sophia are hired to be in a pizza commercial.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Little Sister
    7.3/10 433 votes

    #21 - Little Sister

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1989

    Rose's sister, Holly comes for a visit and becomes quick friends with Dorothy and Blanche, and leaves Rose out in the cold. However, when Rose catches Holly with Blanche's boyfriend and tries to tell Blanche, Dorothy and Blanche refuse to believe her.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Kathy Speer

  • Sophia's Choice
    7.7/10 439 votes

    #22 - Sophia's Choice

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/15/1989

    Sophia goes into action to break her friend, Lillian out of ""the worst nursing home in the city."" However, Lillian proves to be too much of a handful for Sophia to handle. Meanwhile, Blanche considers having her breasts enlarged.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

  • Rites of Spring
    7.8/10 456 votes

    #23 - Rites of Spring

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/29/1989

    A week prior to a friend's annual party, the girls debate on what they should do to improve their appearance. This leads the girls to reminisce about previous attempts to improve their looks.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • Foreign Exchange
    7.9/10 454 votes

    #24 - Foreign Exchange

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/6/1989

    Sophia's old friends, Philomena and Dominic, come to Miami from Sicily, for a visit and have shocking news for Dorothy. Philomena and Sophia had met in the hospital when they were giving birth and now Philomena and Dominic claim that there was a mix-up and Dorothy was switched at birth. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose take ""dirty dancing"" lessons.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: N/A

  • We're Outta Here (1)
    6.6/10 393 votes

    #25 - We're Outta Here (1)

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/13/1989

    Blanche, Dorothy and Rose return home from a play to discover Sophia in the midst of selling the house. It's later discovered a for sale sign was accidentally placed on the front lawn but Blanche begins to consider it after seeing the amount that she's offered.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro