The Best Episodes Written By Kathy Speer

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(4 votes)

   #1 - One for the Money

   S3:E29/26/1987

   Sophia's latest get rich quick scheme prompts the girls to recall other various get rich quick schemes they've had over the years including, catering, a dance marathon and a memory of Sophia's from 1954.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Old Friends

   S3:E19/19/1987

   Sophia befriends an old man on the boardwalk whom she becomes quick friends with. However, his strange behavior signals that he has a medical condition, Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Blanche accidentally gives away Rose's teddy bear at a garage sale.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #3 - The Way We Met

   S1:E255/10/1986

   One night after watching Psycho, the girls find it hard to sleep so they stay up and reminisce about how they all came to live with one another.

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo

   S4:E210/22/1988

   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.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Love, Rose

   S2:E1012/13/1986

   Rose places an ad in the personals column and she is let down when she doesn't hear an immediate response. This leads Blanche and Dorothy to begin responding under the name Isaac Newton.

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   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #6 - The Return of Dorothy's Ex

   S1:E1111/30/1985

   Dorothy's ex-husband, Stan shows up to settle a piece of land they bought on their honeymoon. This leads to Dorothy and Stan spending the night together. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche plan a vacation that Sophia is not invited on.

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   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Valentine's Day

   S4:E152/11/1989

   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.

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8. 

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Charlie's Buddy

   S3:E1212/12/1987

   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.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #9 - A Piece of Cake

   S2:E255/9/1987

   While preparing for a friend's birthday party, the girls recall past birthdays, including Rose's surprise birthday party for Dorothy, a surprise birthday party for Blanche and a memory of Sophia's birthday involving her late-husband Sal.

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10. 

    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Blanche's Little Girl

    S3:E141/9/1988

    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.

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11. 

    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Job Hunting

    S1:E223/8/1986

    When Rose loses her job at the grief center, she begins searching for other sources of work. Meanwhile, Blanche tries to lose a few pounds and Dorothy is excited when a man she once had a crush on, contacts her and asks her out.

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12. 

    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Take Him, He's Mine

    S2:E310/11/1986

    Dorothy dumps a depressed Stan on Blanche but then becomes incredibly jealous when Blanche and Stan hit it off. Meanwhile, Sophia and Rose begin selling sandwiches on the Boardwalk but they inadvertently make an enemy of another vendor, "Johnny No Thumbs".

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Stan Who Came To Dinner

    S2:E131/10/1987

    Dorothy feels sympathy for Stan when he tells her he's going to have open heart surgery. However that sympathy fades when she learns of his many infidelities while they were married.

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14. 

    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Bedtime Story

    S2:E172/7/1987

    When the girls learn that a number of relatives are going to be visiting, they reminisce about times they've had to share a bed and strange places they've had to sleep, including a train station.

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15. 

    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Forgive Me, Father

    S2:E182/14/1987

    Blanche and Rose plan a nice dinner at the house for Dorothy and her new boyfriend whom she later learns is a priest. She later gets another shock when she learns he plans to leave the church.

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16. 

    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Little Sister

    S4:E214/1/1989

    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.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?

    S4:E812/3/1988

    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.

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18. 

    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Fiddler on the Ropes

    S4:E183/4/1989

    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.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - We're Outta Here (2)

    S4:E265/13/1989

    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).

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Mister Terrific

    S3:E244/30/1988

    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.

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