The BEST episodes of The Golden Girls season 6

Every episode of The Golden Girls season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Golden Girls season 6!

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Last Updated: 12/12/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Mrs. George Devereaux
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8.35
226 votes

#1 - Mrs. George Devereaux

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Miles to Go
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8.33
214 votes

#2 - Miles to Go

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1991

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...Before They Die
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8.31
172 votes

#3 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...Before They Die

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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There Goes the Bride (2)
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8.29
211 votes

#4 - There Goes the Bride (2)

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1991

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Sisters of the Bride
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8.22
217 votes

#5 - Sisters of the Bride

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1991

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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The Bloom is Off the Rose
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8.21
245 votes

#6 - The Bloom is Off the Rose

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1991

Rose wants more adventure in her relationship with Miles, so she signs them up for sky diving lessons. Meanwhile, Blanche's relationship with abusive man causes Dorothy to speak her feelings.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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There Goes the Bride (1)
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8.16
212 votes

#7 - There Goes the Bride (1)

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1991

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.

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Feelings
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8.15
194 votes

#8 - Feelings

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Once, in St. Olaf
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8.12
196 votes

#9 - Once, in St. Olaf

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Harold Apter
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What a Difference a Date Makes
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8.11
290 votes

#10 - What a Difference a Date Makes

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1991

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.

Directors: Lex Passaris
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?
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8.11
225 votes

#11 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy
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8.09
197 votes

#12 - Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Zborn Again
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8.09
206 votes

#13 - Zborn Again

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Witness
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7.98
239 votes

#14 - Witness

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1991

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.

Directors: Zane Buzby
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Melodrama
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7.92
263 votes

#15 - Melodrama

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1991

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Robert Spina
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Henny Penny - Straight, No Chaser
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7.90
232 votes

#16 - Henny Penny - Straight, No Chaser

Season 6 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/4/1991

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.

Directors: Judy Pioli
Writer: Tom Whedon
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Older and Wiser
star
7.87
244 votes

#17 - Older and Wiser

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1991

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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If At Last You Do Succeed
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7.84
218 votes

#18 - If At Last You Do Succeed

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1990

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.

Writer: Robert Spina
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Love for Sale
star
7.84
295 votes

#19 - Love for Sale

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1991

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.

Directors: Peter D. Beyt
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Stand By Your Man
star
7.84
194 votes

#20 - Stand By Your Man

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Tom Whedon
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Blanche Delivers
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7.84
202 votes

#21 - Blanche Delivers

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
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Ebbtide's Revenge
star
7.80
253 votes

#22 - Ebbtide's Revenge

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1990

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.

Directors: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Marc Sotkin
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Even Grandmas Get the Blues
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7.68
245 votes

#23 - Even Grandmas Get the Blues

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1991

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.

Directors: Robert Berlinger
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Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)
star
7.62
252 votes

#24 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/27/1991

The deathbed confession of an ex-patient at Shady Pines means bad news for Sophia, since in her confession she stated that she and Sophia started the 1985 Shady Pines fire.

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Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)
star
7.60
122 votes

#25 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)

Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/27/1991

Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.

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