7.5/10429 votes#1 - Blanche Delivers
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1990
Blanche's daughter wants to give birth in a birthing center while Blanche is preoccupied by the possibility of Rebecca delivering in a local hospital. Blanche doesn't want to be embarrassed by the fact that her daughter was artificially inseminated.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Gail Parent
7.7/10433 votes#2 - Once, In St. Olaf
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1990
Rose makes a stunning discovery while admitting a patient at the hospital. Meanwhile, Sophia has to have surgery but a mix-up occurs after the operation and Sophia becomes lost in the hospital.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: N/A
7.6/10373 votes#3 - If at Last You Do Succeed
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1990
Stan has finally hit it big with a new invention but still Dorothy can't be happy for him. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche fight over some war bonds that if cashed could bankrupt St. Olaf.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10403 votes#4 - Snap Out of It
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1990
Dorothy decides to help Sophia with the Meals on Wheels program and runs across a reclusive man who hasn't stepped out of his apartment since the 1960's. Meanwhile, Blanche's birthday is coming up and Rose becomes determined to find out her real age.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
7.7/10420 votes#5 - Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1990
Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood "mammy" (nanny) but Blanche is reluctant to even speak to her since she deserted her when she was a child. Meanwhile, Sophia hires a matchmaker for Dorothy who experiences a date with a convict.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Marc Cherry
7.7/10430 votes#6 - Feelings
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1990
Dorothy receives threats after failing a football star which means he can't play in an upcoming football game. Meanwhile, Rose must deal with her dentist who she thinks fondled her during her last visit.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: N/A
7.5/10387 votes#7 - Zborn Again
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1990
Dorothy finds herself being wooed by Stan and it seems her old feelings for him are resurfacing. Meanwhile, Rose has to deal with an annoying co-worker.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
7.6/10406 votes#8 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1990
After the death of a friend, who had been a nun, Sophia decides she would like to become one. So she joins a convent and moves out. Meanwhile, Blanche gets into a car accident with Rose's car which leaves Rose with a lawsuit.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Marc Cherry
8.5/10591 votes#9 - Mrs. George Devereaux
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1990
Blanche has a secret admirer and is shocked when she meets him, her supposedly dead husband, George. Meanwhile, Dorothy is being wooed by two men, Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
8.0/10421 votes#10 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1990
Both Sophia and Rose take advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water. Due to a drought in St. Olaf, Rose swears to be celibate and Blanche advises her not to tell Miles the truth. While Sophia takes Blanche's tips to lure a man to bed but when she tells him she loves him, he doesn't respond with what she hoped.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Gail Parent
7.5/10402 votes#11 - Stand By Your Man
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1990
Blanche meets a man at the library and only after they make a date does she realizes he's in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Rose wants to keep one of the puppies from Dreyfuss' litter despite Blanche's feelings.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Tom Whedon
8.3/10512 votes#12 - Ebbtide's Revenge
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1990
Dorothy must give the eulogy at her brother (a cross dresser), Phil's funeral. Meanwhile, a feud between Sophia and Phil's widow reaches a peak leading Sophia to reveal her hidden feelings about her son's alternative lifestyle.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: N/A
7.5/10382 votes#13 - The Bloom Is Off The Rose
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1991
Rose wants more adventure in her relationship with Miles, so she signs them up for skydiving lessons. Meanwhile, Blanche's relationship with an abusive man causes Dorothy to speak her feelings.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: N/A
8.7/10545 votes#14 - Sister of the Bride
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1991
Blanche's gay brother Clayton, makes a visit to Miami with a surprise, he has found the right person to make a commitment to, but Blanche still can't get over Clayton's sexual orientation. Meanwhile, Rose expects to win a Volunteer of the Year award.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Marc Cherry
7.5/10392 votes#15 - Miles to Go
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1991
After hearing that a mobster has died, Miles reveals that he has been in a witness protection program. However, when it is revealed that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami and go into hiding.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: N/A
8.0/10424 votes#16 - There Goes the Bride (1)
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1991
Dorothy has been sneaking around so that Sophia doesn't discover that she's been dating Stan. However, when Stan proposes, Dorothy must reveal the truth to Sophia.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.0/10414 votes#17 - There Goes the Bride (2)
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1991
Totally against Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows to not let the ceremony go off. Meanwhile, Blanche begins interviewing for a new roommate since Dorothy is planning to move out.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Gail Parent
7.5/10376 votes#18 - Older and Wiser
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1991
Wanting someone to watch after Sophia during the day, Dorothy gets Sophia a job under false pretenses. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are all excited about being hired as models for a Penny Saver.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
7.6/10385 votes#19 - Melodrama
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1991
Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one night stand man, Mel Bushman. Meanwhile, Rose tries her hand at TV reporting, her assignment, a dog show.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: N/A
7.4/10382 votes#20 - Even Grandmas Get the Blues
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1991
While babysitting for her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche as being the baby's mother and Blanche does nothing to set him straight. Meanwhile, Sophia gets ready for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins, a celebration of mothers and daughters but Dorothy wants no part of it.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Gail Parent
7.6/10400 votes#21 - Witness
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1991
Rose has a new man, Carl, in her life but suddenly out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program. However, things get hairy when Carl reveals himself to be the mobster that is after Miles. Meanwhile, Sophia loses her glasses.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.3/10440 votes#22 - What a Difference a Date Makes
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1991
The man who stood Dorothy up for her senior prom contacts her and they make a date. After learning why he stood her up, Dorothy unleashes her wrath on the person at fault, Sophia.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Cherry
7.6/10368 votes#23 - Love for Sale
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1991
The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction and a reluctant Dorothy decides to participate. She is in for a quick surprise when Stan walks in and begins bidding. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, broke and with no place to live.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/10379 votes#24 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/27/1991
The deathbed confession of an ex-patient at Shady Pines, means bad news for Sophia, since in her confession she stated that Sophia and her stated the 1985 Shady Pines fire.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Mitchell Hurwitz, Tom Whedon, Tracy Gamble
6.6/10366 votes#25 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 4/27/1991
Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Mitchell Hurwitz, Tom Whedon, Tracy Gamble
The Best Episodes of The Golden Girls Season 6
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Blanche Delivers" is the best rated episode of "The Golden Girls" season 6. It scored 7.5/10 based on 429 votes. Directed by Matthew Diamond and written by Gail Parent, it aired on 9/22/1990. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Once, In St. Olaf".