The Worst Episodes of The Golden Girls
Every episode of The Golden Girls ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Golden Girls!
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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Golden Girls" is "Empty Nests", rated 3.7/10 from 946 user votes. It was directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Susan Harris. "Empty Nests" aired on 5/16/1987 and is rated 2.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Mister Terrific".
3.7/10 946 votes#1 - Empty Nests
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 5/16/1987
In this pilot for another series (Empty Nest, obviously the concept was retooled), the girls' friend Renee is feeling depressed and lonely with her children grown up and moved out and her husband's workaholic habits.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Susan Harris
6.2/10 499 votes#2 - Mister Terrific
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 4/30/1988
Rose begins to date "Mr. Terrific," a kiddie show host, who gets fired when Dorothy gets a part-time job as a consultant on the show, a job he helped her get.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman
6.2/10 386 votes#3 - The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (1)
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/5/1990
An FBI agent investigates the girls' life's for a possible visit from President Bush. This leads the girls to reminisce about times they have spent together.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gail Parent, Robert Bruce
6.2/10 386 votes#4 - The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 5/5/1990
When the FBI agent announces that George Bush will make a visit to their home, the girls continue to reminisce and Dorothy quickly readies a list of points she wants to make to the president.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon, Marc Cherry
6.5/10 372 votes#5 - 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
6.6/10 437 votes#6 - 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
6.6/10 393 votes#7 - 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
6.6/10 383 votes#8 - We're Outta Here (2)
Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 5/13/1989
Blanche debates on whether or not to sell the house as her and the rest of the girls recall times they have spent together (via flashbacks).
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman
6.6/10 359 votes#9 - 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
6.7/10 424 votes#10 - Golden Moments (1)
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1988
Sophia announces her intentions of moving out and in with her son Phil. This prompts the girls to reminisce about the good times and the bad times they've had together.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
6.7/10 416 votes#11 - Golden Moments (2)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1988
As Sophia makes up her mind on whether or not to move in with her son, the girls continue to reminisce about the years they've shared together.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Winifred Hervey
7.0/10 398 votes#12 - All That Jazz
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1989
Dorothy's son, Michael, shows up on her doorstep with news that he's separated with his wife and needs a place to stay. However, Dorothy quickly gets tired of his freeloading and dumps him on Stan. Meanwhile, Rose's stress is getting terrible and is reluctant to talk to her boss about cutting back on her "things-to-do" list.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Robert Bruce
7.1/10 636 votes#13 - The Truth Will Out
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1986
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
7.1/10 593 votes#14 - Big Daddy
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/1986
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
Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
7.1/10 565 votes#15 - Family Affair
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1986
Dorothy's son, Michael, and Rose's daughter, Bridget, each come to Miami for a visit and each of them become a little too friendly for Dorothy and Rose's liking. Meanwhile, Blanche hurts her back in aerobics class.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Winifred Hervey
7.1/10 509 votes#16 - Son-In-Law Dearest
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/11/1987
Dorothy's daughter, Kate is coming for a visit and has a big announcement. Dorothy is excited when she thinks the announcement is going to be that Kate is pregnant. However, when Kate arrives, her announcement is far from exciting. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose stay up and watch an "I Love Lucy" marathon.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Harriett Weiss, Pat Shea
7.2/10 634 votes#18 - That Was No Lady
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1985
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
7.2/10 504 votes#19 - Before and After
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1987
Rose is convinced she died during a throat spasm. This leads her to live her life to the hilt, totally disrupting the other girls lives. Then, when the girls complain about her new lifestyle, Rose moves out.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
7.2/10 535 votes#20 - Dorothy's Prized Pupil
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1987
Dorothy feels that it's her fault when her prized pupil wins a writing contest which inadvertently signals the INS that he's an illegal alien.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Christopher Lloyd
7.2/10 515 votes#21 - Letter To Gorbachev
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1987
Rose becomes concerned about nuclear war when girls in her cadet troop draw pictures of a bleak future. This prompts her to write letters to Gorbachev and Reagan. She's stunned when she gets a response and learns that Gorbechev would like to meet her.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
7.2/10 471 votes#22 - Charlie's Buddy
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1987
A wartime buddy of Rose's late husband arrives in Miami to see Rose, however he has more in mind than just a friendly visit. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Blanche haggle over the same dress to wear to a social event.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer
7.2/10 585 votes#23 - Blanche's Little Girl
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1988
Blanche is thrilled by a visit from her daughter, Rebecca, an ex-model who has now gained quite a bit of weight. Also visiting with Rebecca is her oafish beau who constantly puts down her weight. The kicker: she's thinking of marrying him.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman
7.2/10 430 votes#24 - Rose's Big Adventure
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/1988
Rose's latest boyfriend has just retired and she is ready to spend a whole lot more time with him but his retirement quickly turns him into a couch potato. Meanwhile, the girls deal with remodeling the garage into a guest room.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 385 votes#25 - Cheaters
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/1990
The married man whom Dorothy once dated re-enters her life and has news that he's now divorced and would like to reconcile with Dorothy. Meanwhile, Blanche and Sophia become the victims of a con game.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Tom Whedon
