The Best Episodes Written By Susan Harris

Every TV Episode Written by Susan Harris Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - End of the Curse
    8.3/10(7 votes)
    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:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Engagement
    8.3/10(13 votes)
    S1:E1

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

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Transplant
    8.1/10(8 votes)
    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Break-In
    8.1/10(8 votes)
    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:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Sick & Tired (2)
    8.0/10(7 votes)
    S5:E2

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Sick & Tired (1)
    7.9/10(7 votes)
    S5:E1

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Heart Attack
    7.8/10(8 votes)
    S1:E10

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

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Edith Has Jury Duty
    7.5/10(4 votes)
    S1:E9

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

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - In a Bed of Rose's
    6.7/10(10 votes)
    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Archie and the FBI
    5.7/10(3 votes)
    S2:E16

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

    Director:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    5.5/10(2 votes)
    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 26 - Empty Nests
    4.5/10(4 votes)
    S2:E26

    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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Susan Harris Ratings Summary

"End of the Curse" is the best rated episode written by Susan Harris. It scored 8.3/10 from 7 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on September 27, 1986.