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The Best Episodes of The Golden Girls

Every episode of The Golden Girls ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Golden Girls!

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    The Golden Girls Season 7 Episode 25 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)
    9.3/10(4 votes)

    #1 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)

    S7:E25

    Blanche's uncle Lucas Hollingsworth is visiting but, to no surprise, Blanche is busy with a date. In order to be rid of his intrusion, Blanche tells Dorothy that he desperately wants to meet a woman of her intelligence. Dorothy agrees to see him but they both later learn that Blanche just lied to get rid of them and decide to get revenge by acting as though they're getting married, much to the dismay of Blanche. As a result, Rose decides she should move on to live with her daughter Kirsten to be the "Sophia of the household" as Blanche finally comes to terms with their idea to wed. Just as Lucas is about to reveal the truth, he decides to pop the question to Dorothy for real...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mitchell Hurwitz

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  2. The Golden Girls Season 2 Episode 2 - Ladies of the Evening
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Ladies of the Evening

    S2:E2

    The house is fumigated and the girls move into a Miami Beach hotel. Previously, Blanche had won three tickets to see the opening of Burt Reynolds new movie and passes to the party held afterwards where they could meet him. However, on the evening of the opening, the hotel is raided and, mistaken as prostitutes, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose are dragged off to jail.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

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  3. The Golden Girls Season 2 Episode 1 - End of the Curse
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - End of the Curse

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  4. The Golden Girls Season 3 Episode 23 - Mixed Blessings
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Mixed Blessings

    S3:E23

    Dorothy's son, Michael pays another visit to Miami and this time he has an announcement, he's engaged. However, Dorothy has two more surprises in store, her future daughter-in-law is also black and twenty years older than Michael.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Golden Girls Season 6 Episode 9 - Mrs. George Devereaux
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Mrs. George Devereaux

    S6:E9

    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
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  6. The Golden Girls Season 7 Episode 2 - The Case of the Libertine Belle
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Case of the Libertine Belle

    S7:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  7. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 21 - Flu Attack
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Flu Attack

    S1:E21

    A week before an awards ceremony, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose each come down with a nasty flu, which compounds their arguing over who will win a prestigious award.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Stan Zimmerman, James Berg

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  8. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 25 - The Way We Met
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #8 - The Way We Met

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Winifred Hervey

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  9. The Golden Girls Season 2 Episode 19 - Long Day's Journey Into Marinara
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Long Day's Journey Into Marinara

    S2:E19

    Sophia's sister, Angela arrives in Miami for a visit and decides to move there but while she's looking for an apartment Dorothy invites her to stay with the girls. This ticks off Sophia since she thinks that Angela is after everything that she has.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

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  10. The Golden Girls Season 2 Episode 24 - To Catch a Neighbor
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - To Catch a Neighbor

    S2:E24

    Two police detectives stake out the girls' home to investigate the neighbors who are believed to be dealers in stolen gems.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Russell Marcus

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  11. The Golden Girls Season 3 Episode 7 - Strange Bedfellows
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Strange Bedfellows

    S3:E7

    The girls try to help in a campaign to get Gil Kessler elected as local official. To his advantage, his chances of winning are boosted when reporters snap photos of Blanche entering his home one evening while his wife was away.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Christopher Lloyd

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  12. The Golden Girls Season 7 Episode 24 - Home Again, Rose (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Home Again, Rose (2)

    S7:E24

    While Rose undergoes severe surgery, the girls try to entertain themselves with fond memories and laughter, only for Rose's daughter Kirsten to walk in on them enjoying themselves! Kirsten is spiteful of them and does not allow them to visit Rose. Kirsten visits Rose, who is near knocked out, and try to have a conversation...very comically as poor Rose is not altogether. With Rose going into surgery, Kirsten reconciles with the worried girls. At last, Rose is released and they all throw a surprise welcome home party for our lovable St. Olafian!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 7 - The Competition
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Competition

    S1:E7

    In a bowling competition, it's Dorothy and Blanche verses Rose and Sophia. If Sophia and Rose win, Dorothy will allow Sophia to go back to Sicily for a visit with an old beau and if Dorothy and Blanche win Sophia will give her a pair of antique earrings.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

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  14. The Golden Girls Season 3 Episode 2 - One for the Money
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - One for the Money

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

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  15. The Golden Girls Season 5 Episode 7 - Not Another Monday
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Not Another Monday

    S5:E7

    Sophia's friend has come up with an idea that will change her life. She wants to commit suicide and she wants Sophia there to hold her hand. Meanwhile, Blanche, Rose and Dorothy become singing nursemaids to a sick baby that they are taking care of for the weekend.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  16. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 8 - The Break-In
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Break-In

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  17. The Golden Girls Season 1 Episode 13 - A Little Romance
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #17 - A Little Romance

    S1:E13

    Rose has been dating Dr. Jonathan Newman and begins to think their relationship is leading to the altar. However she begins to have second thoughts especially since he's a midget.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

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  18. The Golden Girls Season 2 Episode 14 - The Actor
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Actor

    S2:E14

    Dorothy, Blanche and Rose each vie for the attention of an actor in the local community theatre, who on the sly begins romancing each of them.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

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  19. The Golden Girls Season 3 Episode 1 - Old Friends
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Old Friends

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman

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  20. The Golden Girls Season 3 Episode 16 - Grab That Dough
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Grab That Dough

    S3:E16

    Sophia got the girls a chance to appear on a hit game show Grab that Dough in California. At the hotel, they miss their reservations and they must sleep in the lobby...as a result, all their personal belongings are stolen. Sophia still has the tickets but once they arrive to the game, the girls fight and split into two separate competing teams.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  21. The Golden Girls Season 3 Episode 17 - My Brother, My Father
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - My Brother, My Father

    S3:E17

    Sophia's brother, Angelo, a priest, is coming to Miami for a visit and he doesn't know Dorothy and Stan are divorced. So in order to spare his feelings, Sophia convinces Dorothy and Stan to pretend to be married. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche prepare to star in a play, The Sound of Music.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

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  22. The Golden Girls Season 4 Episode 14 - Love Me Tender
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Love Me Tender

    S4:E14

    When Sophia sets Dorothy up on a blind date, Dorothy secretly falls for the seemingly simple man, claiming "he's the greatest lover she ever had." Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose join the "Be a Pal" and become pals to two motherless girls.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  23. The Golden Girls Season 5 Episode 17 - Like The Beep Beep Beep Of The Tom Tom
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Like The Beep Beep Beep Of The Tom Tom

    S5:E17

    After visiting the doctor, Blanche learns that he wants to put a pacemaker in her. However, after the operation, Blanche is so scared of intimacy that she decides to give up sex.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Golden Girls Season 6 Episode 7 - Zborn Again
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Zborn Again

    S6:E7

    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

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  25. The Golden Girls Season 6 Episode 17 - There Goes the Bride (2)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - There Goes the Bride (2)

    S6:E17

    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

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Best Episodes Summary

"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Golden Girls". It scored 9.3/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mitchell Hurwitz, it aired on 5/9/1992. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ladies of the Evening".