The Best Episodes Written By Tom Whedon

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #1 - The Case of the Libertine Belle

   S7:E29/28/1991

   The girls participate in a murder mystery weekend and Dorothy has a ball when she solves a mystery. However, when Blanche is accused committing a real murder, Dorothy will have to use all her keen detective skills to find the real murderer.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas

   S5:E1212/16/1989

   It's the Christmas season and the girls are fed up with Christmas shopping in a heat wave. So they decide to buy gifts for the one person they pick from a hat. Later, the girls decide to serve Christmas dinner for the homeless, including a recently homeless Stan.

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   8.0/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Henny Penny: Straight, No Chaser

   S6:E265/4/1991

   Dorothy is in charge of directing a school play, Henny Penny, but when the cast is quarantined, she gets Rose, Blanche and herself to perform as the leads. But when Rose reads the ending, she wants no part in the play.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #4 - A Midwinter Night's Dream (1)

   S7:E202/29/1992

   A full moon on Leap Year, prompts Blanche to throw a Moonlight Madness Party. However, her plans of being ogled by men go drastically awry when Dorothy gets all of the attention. Meanwhile, Rose contemplates marrying Miles after winning a free honeymoon to Paris.

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   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #5 - That Old Feeling

   S5:E811/18/1989

   Blanche is visited by her brother in-law and is taken back by his resemblence to her deceased husband. She quickly finds herself falling in love with hopes of marriage.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)

   S6:E244/27/1991

   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.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Stand By Your Man

   S6:E1112/1/1990

   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.

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   7.2/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Cheaters

   S5:E223/24/1990

   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.

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)

   S6:E254/27/1991

   Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - A Midwinter Night's Dream (2)

    S7:E212/29/1992

    The full moon and festivities prompt strange happenings including Blanche's jewelry being swiped, Sophia trying to break a curse and Dorothy and Miles sharing a passionate kiss.

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    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)

    S5:E265/5/1990

    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.

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