Golden Girls Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Golden Girls Wiki
Betty White as Rose Nylund
"It's like we say in St. Olaf, Christmas without fruitcake is like St. Sigmund's Day without the headless boy."

This article is incomplete. You can help the Golden Girls Wiki by expanding it.


The sixth season of The Golden Girls premiered on September 22nd, 1990, and concluded on May 4th, 1991. The season consisted of twenty-six episodes.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Recurring Cast[]

Episodes[]

Picture Title Original Airdate Episode # No. in Series Prod. code Directed by Written by
File:129.jpg Blanche Delivers September 22, 1990 1 129 6.1 Matthew Diamond Gail Parent, Jim Vallely
Blanche's very pregnant daughter Rebecca visits and wants to stay in Miami for the birth at a birthing center. Blanche angers her when she disagrees about the birthing center, but also does not want her giving birth in a hospital because she is embarrassed that her daughter was artificially inseminated. Meanwhile, Rose decides to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming a figure skater.
Guest Stars: Debra Engle as Rebecca Devereaux, Ken Lerner as Doctor, Leila Kenzle as Tamara.
File:130.jpg Once, In St. Olaf September 29, 1990 2 130 6.2 Matthew Diamond Harold Apter
Rose meets her biological father while volunteering at the hospital. Sophia undergoes hernia surgery and gets lost in the hospital during her recovery.
Guest Stars: Don Ameche as Brother Martin.
File:131.jpg If At Last You Do Succeed October 6, 1990 3 131 6.3 Matthew Diamond Robert Spina
Stan finally strikes it rich with a baked potato opener, and grows tired of being browbeaten by Dorothy. He asks Dorothy's help in wooing some Japanese investors, but Dorothy doesn’t trust him. Blanche buys a box of Rose’s old junk and discovers it contains a surplus of St. Olaf war bonds.
Guest Stars: Herb Edelman as Stanley Zbornak.
File:132.jpg Snap Out Of It October 13, 1990 4 132 6.4 Matthew Diamond Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
Dorothy agrees to help Sophia volunteer for Meals on Wheels and meets Jimmy, an aging agoraphobic hippie who hasn't left his apartment in twenty years. Blanche's birthday approaches and Rose goes on a quest to discover her real birth date.
Guest Stars: Martin Mull as Jimmy.
File:133.jpg Wham, Bam, Thank You Mammy October 20, 1990 5 133 6.5 Matthew Diamond Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten
Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood mammy, who ultimately reveals that she had an affair with Blanche's father. Meanwhile, Dorothy is tired of Sophia's attempts to organize her love life when she arranges a date for Dorothy with an ex-con through a computer- dating service.
Guest Stars: Ruby Dee as Viola Watkins, Peggy Rea as Mrs. Contini, Richard McKenzie as Jack.
File:134.jpg Feelings October 27, 1990 6 134 6.6 Matthew Diamond Don Siegel, Jerry Perzigian
Dorothy attracts severe criticism for refusing to pass a star football player in the high school English Literature course which she is teaching. Meanwhile, Rose is concerned her dentist may have fondled her while she was under anesthesia.
Guest Stars: George Wyner as Dr. Lou Norgan, Robert Costanzo as Coach Odlivak, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Kevin Kelly.
File:135.jpg Zborn Again November 3, 1990 7 135 6.7 Matthew Diamond Mitchell Hurwitz
Dorothy resists Stan's attempts at reconciliation after he finally hits it big. Rose asks Sophia for help with dealing with an annoying co-worker.
Guest Stars: Herb Edelman as Stanley Zbornak, Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Abby Wolfe.
File:136.jpg How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia? November 10, 1990 8 136 6.8 Matthew Diamond Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten
After the death of her friend Sister Agnes, Sophia joins a convent to honor her friend's memory. Rose is sued when Blanche borrows her car and gets into an accident.
Guest Stars: Kathleen Freeman as Mother Superior, Lela Ivey as Sister Claire, Lynne Marie Stewart as Sister Anne, Paul Willson as Arthur Nivingston.
137 Mrs. George Devereaux November 17, 1990 9 137 6.9 Matthew Diamond Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
Blanche decides to meet a secret admirer and is shocked to discover it's her dead husband, George. Dorothy finds herself in a love triangle with Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner.
Guest Stars: George Grizzard as George Devereaux, Lyle Waggoner as himself, Sonny Bono as himself.
File:138.jpg Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...Before They Die November 24, 1990 10 138 6.10 Matthew Diamond Gail Parent, Jim Vallely
Sophia and Rose take dating advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water. After a vow of celibacy due to a drought in St. Olaf, Blanche advises Rose not to tell Miles; while Sophia follows Blanche's tips to lure her boyfriend Tony DelVecchio into bed.
Guest Stars: Harold Gould as Miles Webber, Cesar Romero as Tony DelVecchio.
File:139.jpg Stand By Your Man December 1, 1990 11 139 6.11 Matthew Diamond Tom Whedon
Blanche makes a date with a man at the library, but is reluctant to continue their relationship when she realizes he is wheelchair-bound. Rose gets a puppy, in spite of Blanche's and Dorothy's objection.
Guest Stars: Hugh Farrington as Ted.
File:140.jpg Ebbtide's Revenge December 15, 1990 12 140 6.12 Matthew Diamond Marc Sotkin
Dorothy's brother Phil dies and Dorothy must travel to New York to give the eulogy. At the funeral, the long-running feud between Sophia and Phil's widow culminates in Sophia's revelation of her true feelings about her son‘s cross-dressing lifestyle.
Guest Stars: Brenda Vaccaro as Angela Petrillo.
File:141.jpg The Bloom Is Off the Rose January 5, 1991 13 141 6.13 Matthew Diamond Phillip Jayson Lasker
Rose and Miles decide that they need more adventure in their relationship and decide to take up skydiving. Blanche uncharacteristically makes excuses for her abusive boyfriend.
Guest Stars: Harold Gould as Miles Webber, Mitchell Ryan as Rex Huntington, Don Mirault as Skydiving Instructor, Alan Baltes as Skydiving Student.
File:142.jpg Sister of the Bride January 12, 1991 14 142 6.14 Matthew Diamond Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten
Blanche's brother Clayton visits Miami to announce he’s planning a commitment ceremony with his boyfriend, but Blanche still has difficulty accepting her brother's sexuality. Rose expects to win a Volunteer of the Year award.
Guest Stars: Monte Markham as Clayton Hollingsworth, Michael Ayr as Doug Hollingsworth, Lou Cutell as Irving, Mimi Cozzens as Susan Dodd.
File:143.jpg Miles to Go January 19, 1991 15 143 6.15 Matthew Diamond Don Mitchell & Jerry Perzigian
After learning of the death of a mob boss, Miles reveals he was an accountant from Chicago, until entering the Witness Relocation Program. When he learns the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami. Meanwhile, Blanche must find a way to pay for the expensive dress that she bought, having hit a snag in her plan to simply return the dress after wearing it.
Guest Stars: Harold Gould as Miles Webber.
File:144.jpg There Goes the Bride, Part 1 February 2, 1991 16 144 6.16 Matthew Diamond Gail Parent, Jim Vallely
Teleplay: Mitchell Hurwitz
Dorothy keeps her rekindled relationship with Stan a secret from Sophia, but must reveal the truth when Stan proposes. Rose goes out to dinner with a friend of Miles, whose ex-wife begins stalking her.
Guest Stars: Herb Edelman as Stanley Zbornak, Toni Sawyer as Lois.
File:144.jpg There Goes the Bride, Part 2 February 9, 1991 17 145 6.17 Matthew Diamond Gail Parent, Jim Vallely
Totally to opposed Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows to stop the ceremony. Blanche and Rose interview potential new roommates as Dorothy and Stan plan their wedding.
Guest Stars: Herb Edelman as Stanley Zbornak, Debbie Reynolds as Truby, Meg Wyllie as Myra.
146 Older and Wiser February 16, 1991 18 146 6.18 Matthew Diamond Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
Dorothy gets Sophia a job at a local retirement home so she can be babysat after recovering from the flu. Blanche and Rose are excited about modeling for a penny saver magazine, but are horrified when they see that they have been airbrushed to look terrible to advertise an anti-aging cream.
File:147.jpg Melodrama February 16, 1991 19 147 6.19 Matthew Diamond Robert Spina
Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one-night stand man, Mel Bushman, after mistakenly assuming he died. Rose tries her hand at TV reporting.
Guest Stars: Alan King as Mel Bushman.
File:148.jpg Even Grandmas Get the Blues March 2, 1991 20 148 6.20 Robert Berlinger Gail Parent, Jim Vallely
To land a man at an audition for The Taming of the Shrew, Blanche pretends that her granddaughter Aurora is really her own child. Meanwhile, Sophia prepares for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins.
Guest Stars: Debra Engle as Rebecca Devereaux, Alan Rachins as Jason.
File:149.jpg Witness March 9, 1991 21 149 6.21 Zane Buzby Mitchell Hurwitz
Rose has a new man in her life when Miles returns unexpectedly from the Witness Protection Program; Sophia loses her glasses; while petitioning to join the Daughters of the Old South, Blanche discovers one of her great-grandmothers is a Jewish Yankee, from Buffalo.
Guest Stars: Harold Gould as Miles Webber, Barney Martin as Karl, Kristy McNichol as Barbara Weston.
Notes: This episode is a crossover with Empty Nest.
150 What a Difference a Date Makes March 23, 1991 22 150 6.22 Lex Passaris Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten
Dorothy's high school crush, John Noretti, visits to Miami and asks Dorothy out to dinner. Blanche diets to keep to her tradition of fitting into her wedding dress on her anniversary.
Guest Stars: Hal Linden as John Noretti, Sid Melton as Don the Fool.
File:151.jpg Love for Sale April 6, 1991 23 151 6.23 Peter D. Beyt Don Seigel, Jerry Perzigian
While the ladies prepare for the Children's Hospital bachelorette auction, Stan's uncle dies and leaves Stan and Dorothy his apartment building. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother Angelo comes to Miami, broke with no place to live.
Herb Edelman as Stanley Zbornak, Bill Dana as Uncle Angelo.
File:152.jpg Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 1 April 27, 1991 24 152 6.24 Matthew Diamond Gail Parent
Thanks to a former resident's deathbed confession, police suspect that Sophia may be responsible for the fire that destroyed the Shady Pines Retirement Home. Sophia is arrested, but can't remember where she was on the night of the fire.
File:153.jpg Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 2 April 27, 1991 25 153 6.25 Matthew Diamond Jim Vallely
Sophia becomes the prime suspect in the investigation surrounding a fire at Shady Pines retirement home.
File:154.jpg Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser May 4, 1991 26 154 6.26 Judy Pioli Tom Whedon
When Dorothy's students are quarantined with the measles, the ladies take over the roles at the school play, Henny Penny. Blanche‘s ex-boyfriend plants a fake obituary in the paper claiming she died at sixty-eight. Sophia continues a decades-old chess-by-mail rivalry with her old nemesis from Sicily.
Guest Stars: George Hearn as Frank Nann, David Jay Willis as Delivery Boy.

Reception[]

To be added.

Releases[]

Broadcasts[]

The season originally aired Saturdays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST) on NBC-TV from September 22nd, 1990 to May 4th, 1991.[1][2]

Home media[]

The Region 1 DVD was released on November 14, 2006. The Region 2 and 4 DVDs were respectively released on November 13 and December 3, 2008.

Site Navigation[]

Template:GGSeasonsNav

References[]

Advertisement