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The Golden Girls S5E18 — An Illegitimate Concern
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The Golden Girls•Season 5•Episode 18

An Illegitimate Concern

8.3/10 · 565 votesFeb 12, 199024 min

Ranked #3 of 26 in Season 5•+0.8 vs season avg

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Blanche is stunned when a man comes to the front door and claims to be the illegitimate son of her late husband. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Sophia enter a mother-daughter pageant at Shady Pines.

Directed byTerry Hughes
Written byMarc Cherry
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Bea Arthur

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Dorothy Zbornak

Betty White

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Rose Nylund

Rue McClanahan

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Blanche Devereaux

Estelle Getty

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Sophia Petrillo

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Episode Summary

"An Illegitimate Concern" is episode 18 of The Golden Girls season 5. It scored 8.3/10 from 565 votes, ranking #3 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Marc Cherry, it aired on February 12, 1990.

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