The Golden Girls: Season 6

1990 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 6 of The Golden Girls

Season 6 of The Golden Girls Has 26 episodes and premiered on September 22, 1990. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

26episodes

Sep 22, 1990premiered

May 4, 1991latest episode

10.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 6 Episodes

6x01 Blanche Delivers
Sep 22, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.7
Blanche's daughter wants to give birth in a birthing center while Blanche is preoccupied by the possibility of Rebecca delivering in a local hospital. Blanche doesn't want to be embarrassed by the fact that her daughter was artificially inseminated.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Gail Parent · Starring: Leila Kenzle, Debra Engle, Ken Lerner, John O'Leary
6x02 Once, in St. Olaf
Sep 29, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
Rose makes a stunning discovery while admitting a patient at the hospital. Meanwhile, Sophia has to have surgery but a mix-up occurs after the operation and Sophia becomes lost in the hospital.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Starring: Don Ameche, William Bumiller, Scott Bryce, Michael Goldfinger
6x03 If at Last You Do Succeed
Oct 6, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 6.6
Stan has finally hit it big with a new invention but still Dorothy can't be happy for him. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche fight over some war bonds that if cashed could bankrupt St. Olaf.
Starring: Herb Edelman
6x04 Snap Out of It
Oct 13, 1990 · 23 min · ★ 7.2
Dorothy decides to help Sophia with the Meals on Wheels program and runs across a reclusive man who hasn't stepped out of his apartment since the 1960's. Meanwhile, Blanche's birthday is coming up and Rose becomes determined to find out her real age.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writing: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble · Starring: Martin Mull, Danny Breen, Lenore Woodward
6x05 Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy
Oct 20, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.3
Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood "mammy" (nanny) but Blanche is reluctant to even speak to her since she deserted her when she was a child. Meanwhile, Sophia hires a matchmaker for Dorothy who experiences a date with a convict.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Marc Cherry · Starring: Ruby Dee, Peggy Rea, Richard McKenzie
6x06 Feelings
Oct 27, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Dorothy receives threats after failing a football star which means he can't play in an upcoming football game. Meanwhile, Rose must deal with her dentist who she thinks fondled her during her last visit.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Starring: Christopher Daniel Barnes, George Wyner, Robert Costanzo, Frank Hamilton
6x07 Zborn Again
Nov 3, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz · Starring: Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Dion Anderson, Herb Edelman, Stan Roth
6x08 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?
Nov 10, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
After the death of a friend, who had been a nun, Sophia decides she would like to become one. So she joins a convent and moves out. Meanwhile, Blanche gets into a car accident with Rose's car which leaves Rose with a lawsuit.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writing: Marc Cherry · Starring: Paul Willson, Kathleen Freeman, Lela Ivey, Lynne Marie Stewart
6x09 Mrs. George Devereaux
Nov 17, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writing: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble · Starring: Lyle Waggoner, Sonny Bono, George Grizzard, Todd Jeffries
6x10 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die
Nov 24, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
Both Sophia and Rose take advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water. Due to a drought in St. Olaf, Rose swears to be celibate and Blanche advises her not to tell Miles the truth. While Sophia takes Blanche's tips to lure a man to bed but when she tells him she loves him, he doesn't respond with what she hoped.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writing: Gail Parent · Starring: Cesar Romero, Harold Gould
6x11 Stand By Your Man
Dec 1, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Tom Whedon · Starring: Hugh Farrington, Tom Nibley, Andy Goldberg
6x12 Ebbtide's Revenge Mid-Season Finale
Dec 15, 1990 · 24 min · ★ 7.7
Dorothy must give the eulogy at her brother (a cross dresser), Phil's funeral. Meanwhile, a feud between Sophia and Phil's widow reaches a peak leading Sophia to reveal her hidden feelings about her son's alternative lifestyle.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Starring: Brenda Vaccaro, Earl Boen
6x13 The Bloom Is Off the Rose
Jan 5, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 7.3
Rose wants more adventure in her relationship with Miles, so she signs them up for skydiving lessons. Meanwhile, Blanche's relationship with an abusive man causes Dorothy to speak her feelings.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Starring: Mitchell Ryan, Don Mirault, Harold Gould
6x14 Sister of the Bride
Jan 12, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 6.4
Blanche's gay brother Clayton, makes a visit to Miami with a surprise, he has found the right person to make a commitment to, but Blanche still can't get over Clayton's sexual orientation. Meanwhile, Rose expects to win a Volunteer of the Year award.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writer: Marc Cherry · Starring: Monte Markham, Michael Robert Murphy, Lou Cutell, Mimi Cozzens
6x15 Miles to Go
Jan 19, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 7.3
After hearing that a mobster has died, Miles reveals that he has been in a witness protection program. However, when it is revealed that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami and go into hiding.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Starring: Mary Gillis, Harold Gould
6x16 There Goes the Bride (1)
Feb 2, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 6.1
Dorothy has been sneaking around so that Sophia doesn't discover that she's been dating Stan. However, when Stan proposes, Dorothy must reveal the truth to Sophia.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz · Starring: Toni Sawyer, Herb Edelman, Jack Yates
6x17 There Goes the Bride (2)
Feb 9, 1991 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Gail Parent · Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Jack Blessing, Herb Edelman, Raye Birk
6x18 Older and Wiser
Feb 16, 1991 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Wanting someone to watch after Sophia during the day, Dorothy gets Sophia a job under false pretenses. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are all excited about being hired as models for a Penny Saver.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble · Starring: Julius Harris, Don Lake, Carol Bruce, Bill Wiley
6x19 Melodrama
Feb 16, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 7.6
Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one night stand man, Mel Bushman. Meanwhile, Rose tries her hand at TV reporting, her assignment, a dog show.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Starring: Tommy Hinkley, Alan King, Jonathan Schmock, Phil Forman
6x20 Even Grandmas Get the Blues
Mar 2, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
While babysitting for her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche as being the baby's mother and Blanche does nothing to set him straight. Meanwhile, Sophia gets ready for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins, a celebration of mothers and daughters but Dorothy wants no part of it.
Directed by: Robert Berlinger · Written by: Gail Parent · Starring: Alan Rachins, Allison Robinson, Debra Engle, Jonathan Schmock
6x21 Witness
Mar 9, 1991 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
Rose has a new man, Carl, in her life but suddenly out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program. However, things get hairy when Carl reveals himself to be the mobster that is after Miles. Meanwhile, Sophia loses her glasses.
Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz · Starring: Marla Adams, Kristy McNichol, Barney Martin, Beth Grant
6x22 What a Difference a Date Makes
Mar 23, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
The man who stood Dorothy up for her senior prom contacts her and they make a date. After learning why he stood her up, Dorothy unleashes her wrath on the person at fault, Sophia.
Writing: Marc Cherry · Starring: Hal Linden, Sid Melton, Nick Jameson
6x23 Love for Sale
Apr 6, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 7.2
The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction and a reluctant Dorothy decides to participate. She is in for a quick surprise when Stan walks in and begins bidding. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, broke and with no place to live.
Starring: Bill Dana, Herb Edelman, Lou Felder, Tom Seidman
6x24 Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)
Apr 27, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Matthew Diamond · Writing: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble, Mitchell Hurwitz · Starring: Richard Riehle, Stanley Kamel
6x25 Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)
Apr 27, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 7.2
Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.
Directed by: Matthew Diamond · Written by: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble, Mitchell Hurwitz · Starring: Stanley Kamel
6x26 Henny Penny: Straight, No Chaser Season Finale
May 4, 1991 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Written by: Tom Whedon · Starring: George Hearn, David Jay Willis