The Golden Girls (season 6)

The Golden Girls (season 6)
Season 6 DVD Cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 22, 1990 – May 4, 1991

The sixth season of The Golden Girls premiered on NBC on September 22, 1990, and concluded on May 4, 1991. The season consisted of 26 episodes.

Broadcast history

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

DVD release

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.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
129	1	"Blanche Delivers"	Matthew Diamond	Gail Parent & Jim Vallely	September 22, 1990
Blanche's daughter wants to give birth in a birthing center; Blanche does not want her to deliver in a local hospital, worried that the artificial insemination will become known. Meanwhile, Rose decides to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming an ice skater. Guest stars: Debra Engle as Rebecca Devereaux, Ken Lerner as Doctor, Leila Kenzle as Tamara.
130	2	"Once, in St. Olaf"	Matthew Diamond	Harold Apter	September 29, 1990
Rose meets her biological father while volunteering at the hospital; Sophia must undergo hernia surgery. Guest star: Don Ameche as Brother Martin.
131	3	"If at Last You Do Succeed"	Matthew Diamond	Robert Spina	October 6, 1990
Finally having become rich with one of his "silly" contraptions, Dorothy's ex-husband, Stan, tries to win her back. Guest star: Herb Edelman as Stan Zbornak.
132	4	"Snap Out of It"	Matthew Diamond	Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble	October 13, 1990
Dorothy decides to help Sophia with the Meals on Wheels program and runs across a reclusive man who has not stepped out of his apartment since the 1960s; Blanche's birthday is coming up and Rose is determined to find out her real age. Guest star: Martin Mull as Jimmy.
133	5	"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy"	Matthew Diamond	Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten	October 20, 1990
Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood "mammy," but Blanche is reluctant even to speak to her because, she says, the woman deserted her when she was a child; Sophia hires a matchmaker for Dorothy. Guest star: Ruby Dee as Viola Watkins.
134	6	"Feelings"	Matthew Diamond	Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian	October 27, 1990
Dorothy receives threats after failing a football star; Rose must deal with her dentist, who she thinks fondled her during her last visit. Guest stars: George Wyner as Dr. Lou Norgan, Robert Costanzo as Coach Odlivak, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Kevin Kelly.
135	7	"Zborn Again"	Matthew Diamond	Mitchell Hurwitz	November 3, 1990
Stan is wooing Dorothy and her old feelings for him may be resurfacing; Rose has to deal with an annoying co-worker and asks for Sophia's assistance. Guest stars: Herb Edelman as Stan Zbornak, Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Abby Wolfe.
136	8	"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?"	Matthew Diamond	Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten	November 10, 1990
After the death of a friend who was a nun, Sophia is accepted by the convent as a novice; Blanche gets into an accident in Rose's car. Guest stars: Kathleen Freeman as Mother Superior, Lela Ivey as Sister Claire, Lynne Marie Stewar as Sister Anne, Paul Willson as Arthur Nivingston.
137	9	"Mrs. George Devereaux"	Matthew Diamond	Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble	November 17, 1990
Strange goings-on: Blanche has a secret admirer and is shocked when she meets him, her dead husband, George; and Dorothy is being wooed by two celebrities, Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner. Guest stars: George Grizzard as George Devereaux, Lyle Waggoner as himself, and Sonny Bono as himself.
138	10	"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die"	Matthew Diamond	Gail Parent & Jim Vallely	November 24, 1990
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, while Sophia follows Blanche's tips to lure a man into bed. Guest star: Cesar Romero.
139	11	"Stand by Your Man"	Matthew Diamond	Tom Whedon	December 1, 1990
Blanche meets a man at the library and only after they make a date does she realizes he's in a wheelchair; Rose wants a puppy, despite Blanche's and Dorothy's opposition.
140	12	"Ebbtide's Revenge"	Matthew Diamond	Marc Sotkin	December 15, 1990
Dorothy must give the eulogy at the funeral of her brother, Phil, who was a cross dresser. The long-running feud between Sophia and Phil's widow culminates in Sophia's revelation of her true feelings about her son and his lifestyle. Guest stars: Brenda Vaccaro as Angela Petrillo, Earl Boen as Father Salerno.
141	13	"The Bloom Is Off the Rose"	Matthew Diamond	Phillip Jayson Lasker	January 5, 1991
Rose wants more adventure in her relationship with Miles, so she signs them up for sky-diving lessons; Blanche uncharacteristically dates an abusive man. Guest stars: Harold Gould as Miles Webber, Mitchell Ryan as Rex Huntington, Don Mirault as skydiving instructor, Alan Baltes as skydiving student.
142	14	"Sister of the Bride"	Matthew Diamond	Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten	January 12, 1991
Blanche's gay brother, Clayton, visits Miami to announce his commitment ceremony; Rose expects to win a Volunteer of the Year award. Guest stars: Monte Markham as Clayton Hollingsworth, Michael Ayr as Doug.
143	15	"Miles to Go"	Matthew Diamond	Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian	January 19, 1991
After hearing of a mobster's death, Miles reveals that he is in the Witness Relocation Program in Chicago, and that his real name is Nicholas Carbone. When he learns that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami and go into hiding. Meanwhile, Blanche must find a way to pay for the expensive dress she bought, having hit a snag in her plan to return the dress after wearing it.
144	16	"There Goes the Bride: Part 1"	Matthew Diamond	Teleplay by: Mitchell Hurwitz Story by: Gail Parent & Jim Vallely and Mitchell Hurwitz	February 2, 1991
Dorothy has been sneaking around so that Sophia won't know that she's dating Stan; Rose goes out to dinner with a friend of Miles, whose ex-wife begins stalking Rose. (*A plot point/air date conflict is apparent when Rose explains that Miles is in Europe with a class of college students, when it has been revealed that he has fled Miami to escape a mobster named the Cheeseman.)
145	17	"There Goes the Bride: Part 2"	Matthew Diamond	Gail Parent & Jim Vallely	February 9, 1991
Totally against Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows not to let the ceremony come off; Blanche interviews a potential roommate (Debbie Reynolds).
146	18	"Older and Wiser"	Matthew Diamond	Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble	February 16, 1991
Wanting someone to keep an eye on Sophia during the day, Dorothy gets Sophia a job under false pretenses. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are excited about being hired as models for a Penny Saver, but it does not turn out the way they expected.
147	19	"Melodrama"	Matthew Diamond	Robert Spina	February 16, 1991
Blanche wants to intensify her relationship with her infamous one-night stand man, Mel Bushman; Rose tries her hand at TV reporting.
148	20	"Even Grandmas Get the Blues"	Robert Berlinger	Gail Parent & Jim Vallely	March 2, 1991
While Blanche is babysitting her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche for 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. Guest star: Alan Rachins.
149	21	"Witness"	Zane Buzby	Mitchell Hurwitz	March 9, 1991
Rose has a new man, Karl, in her life, but out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program; Sophia loses her glasses; and Blanche discovers that she had a Jewish great-grandmother, a Yankee from Buffalo. Guest star: Barney Martin as the Cheeseman, Harold Gould as Miles Weber, Kristy McNichol as Barbara Weston.
150	22	"What a Difference a Date Makes"	Lex Passaris	Marc Cherry & Jamie Wooten	March 23, 1991
The man who stood up Dorothy for her senior prom contacts her and they make a date; Blanche goes on a diet to keep to her tradition of annually fitting into her wedding dress. Guest star: Hal Linden.
151	23	"Love for Sale"	Peter D. Beyt	Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian	April 6, 1991
The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction; Stan's uncle dies, leaving him his apartment, and making Dorothy a landlady. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, broke and with no place to live. Guest Star: Bill Dana as Uncle Angelo
152/153	24/25	"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home"	Matthew Diamond	Part 1: Story by: Gail Parent Teleplay by: Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy Tom Whedon Mitchell Hurwitz Part 2: Story by: Jim Vallely Teleplay by: Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian	April 27, 1991
The deathbed confession of an ex-resident of Shady Pines is bad news for Sophia: the old lady confessed that she and Sophia started the 1985 Shady Pines fire. With the possibility of Sophia's going to jail hanging over their heads, the girls relive happier times via flashbacks. NOTE: One-hour clip show.
154	26	"Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser"	Judy Pioli	Tom Whedon	May 4, 1991
The ladies star in Dorothy's school play when a bug quarantines her students. Rose is Henny Penny, the chicken that believes "the sky is falling"; Blanche is Goosey Loosey; and Dorothy is Turkey Lurkey. Meanwhile, Blanche is mortified when an ex-boyfriend plants a fake obituary in the paper claiming she died at age 68; and Sophia continues a decades-old chess-by-mail rivalry with her old nemesis from Sicily. Guest star: George Hearn.

References

1. TV Listings for September 22, 1990
2. TV Listings for May 4, 1991

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