The Best Episodes Written By Susan Harris

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(12 votes)

   #1 - The Engagement

   S1:E19/14/1985

   In the Pilot, Sophia arrives after her retirement home burns down and Blanche prepares to get married.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #2 - End of the Curse

   S2:E19/27/1986

   Blanche is mortified after taking a pregnancy test which indicates she's pregnant. Then after visiting her doctor, she learns the truth, she's beginning menopause. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia go into the mink breeding business.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #3 - Transplant

   S1:E410/5/1985

   Blanche's sister, Virginia, comes to Miami for a visit and Blanche is convinced she's after something. Later, while out to dinner, she learns just what Virginia is after, Blanche's kidney. Meanwhile, Rose and Dorothy babysit for an infant.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #4 - The Break-In

   S1:E811/9/1985

   After a Madonna concert, the girls arrive home to discover their house has been broken into. This leads the girls to seek out means to protect themselves, including a security system, guard dog and mace. Meanwhile, Rose becomes so paranoid that the robbers will come back she goes so far as to purchase a gun.

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5. 

   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Sick & Tired (1)

   S5:E19/23/1989

   Dorothy is feeling rundown, tired all the time and has a lack of energy. She is sure she is ill, but all of the doctors she visits tell her she's fine. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to write a romance novel.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Sick & Tired (2)

   S5:E29/30/1989

   Dorothy continues to seek medical advice and turns to Harry Weston for help. Meanwhile, Blanche goes on a writing binge resulting in a novel that is less than enthralling.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Heart Attack

   S1:E1011/23/1985

   After a dinner party, Sophia suffers an apparent heart attack with a heavy storm delaying the paramedics.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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8. 

   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Edith Has Jury Duty

   S1:E93/9/1971

   Edith abandons the kitchen for the courtroom when she is chosen for jury duty, leaving Archie to fend for himself.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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9. 

   6.7/10(9 votes)

   #9 - In a Bed of Rose's

   S1:E151/11/1986

   Late one evening, Rose brings a man home and they spend the night together. However, in the morning she finds that he has passed away. Even worse, she later discovers he was married.

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   Writer:Susan Harris

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10. 

    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Archie and the FBI

    S2:E161/15/1972

    Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.

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    Writer:Susan Harris

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11. 

    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Episode 1

    S1:E19/13/1977

    This satirical soap opera introduces the Campbells and the Tates: two suburban families of unequal prosperity but equal lunacy and a similar zest for the foibles which make us all human.

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    Writer:Susan Harris

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12. 

    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Empty Nests

    S2:E265/16/1987

    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.

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    Writer:Susan Harris

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