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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!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 9 - Scared Straight
    8.4/10(705 votes)

    S4:E9

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 15 - Valentine's Day
    8.3/10(601 votes)

    S4:E15

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

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  3. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 1 - Yes, We Have No Havanas
    8.0/10(635 votes)

    S4:E1

    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
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  4. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 2 - The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo
    8.0/10(692 votes)

    S4:E2

    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
    Writers:Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

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  5. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 19 - Till Death Do We Volley
    8.0/10(618 votes)

    S4:E19

    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
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  6. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 8 - Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?
    7.9/10(773 votes)

    S4:E8

    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
    Writers:Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

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  7. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 24 - Foreign Exchange
    7.9/10(570 votes)

    S4:E24

    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:Unknown

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  8. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 4 - Yokel Hero
    7.8/10(603 votes)

    S4:E4

    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

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  9. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 6 - Sophia's Wedding (1)
    7.8/10(650 votes)

    S4:E6

    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
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  10. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 11 - The Auction
    7.8/10(568 votes)

    S4:E11

    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

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  11. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 14 - Love Me Tender
    7.8/10(591 votes)

    S4:E14

    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
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  12. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 20 - High Anxiety
    7.8/10(581 votes)

    S4:E20

    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

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  13. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 23 - Rites of Spring
    7.8/10(559 votes)

    S4:E23

    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

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  14. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 10 - Stan Takes a Wife
    7.7/10(565 votes)

    S4:E10

    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

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  15. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 12 - Blind Date
    7.6/10(566 votes)

    S4:E12

    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:Unknown

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  16. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 22 - Sophia's Choice
    7.6/10(550 votes)

    S4:E22

    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
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  17. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 3 - The One That Got Away
    7.5/10(580 votes)

    S4:E3

    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:Unknown

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  18. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 7 - Sophia's Wedding (2)
    7.5/10(584 votes)

    S4:E7

    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
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  19. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 5 - Bang the Drum, Stanley
    7.4/10(533 votes)

    S4:E5

    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

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  20. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 13 - The Impotence of Being Ernest
    7.3/10(541 votes)

    S4:E13

    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

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  21. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 16 - Two Rode Together
    7.3/10(540 votes)

    S4:E16

    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

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  22. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 17 - You Gotta Have Hope
    7.3/10(585 votes)

    S4:E17

    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
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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  23. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 21 - Little Sister
    7.3/10(542 votes)

    S4:E21

    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

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  24. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 18 - Fiddler on the Ropes
    6.6/10(554 votes)

    S4:E18

    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
    Writers:Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

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  25. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 25 - We're Outta Here (1)
    6.5/10(497 votes)

    S4:E25

    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
    Writers:Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Scared Straight" is the best rated episode of "The Golden Girls" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 705 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/10/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Valentine's Day".