The Golden Girls (season 2)
The second season of The Golden Girls premiered on NBC on September 27, 1986, and concluded on May 16, 1987. The season consisted of 26 episodes.
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 27, 1986 – May 16, 1987 |
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Broadcast history
The season originally aired Saturdays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST) on NBC from September 27, 1986 to May 16, 1987.[1][2]
Episodes
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| 26 | 1 | "End of the Curse" | Terry Hughes | Susan Harris | September 27, 1986 | |
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While Rose and Dorothy try their hands at mink-breeding, Blanche thinks she is pregnant. A visit to the doctor reveals otherwise: it is the onset of menopause. Blanche becomes depressed about it but eventually manages to snap out of it when she realises that she can still attract men. The mink-breeding however, is a disaster when it turns out that they're non breeders due to being not only too old, but also gay. Guest Stars: Philip Sterling as Dr. Barensfeld and Vince Cannon as Dr. Parks. Note: Philip Sterling appears in a Season 3 episode as Dr. Ashley | ||||||
| 27 | 2 | "Ladies of the Evening" | Terry Hughes | Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan | October 4, 1986 | |
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The roommates are excited when they win tickets to the premiere of Burt Reynolds's new movie and passes to the after-party, except for Sophia, who does not get a ticket. On the way, the girls stop for a drink in the bar of the hotel where they are staying: a hotel that turns out to be a brothel. The girls are mistaken for prostitutes and end up in jail in a mass raid. Sophia bails them out, but not before grabbing the tickets and attending the party alone. Guest Stars: Peter Jason as The Policeman, Rhonda Aldrich as Meg, Ron Michaelson as Carl | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | "Take Him, He's Mine" | Terry Hughes | Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman | October 11, 1986 | |
| Blanche takes Dorothy's ex-husband Stan (Herb Edelman) out as a favour to Dorothy. Surprisingly, they hit it off, which ultimately angers Dorothy. Rose and Sophia team up to sell sandwiches, despite threats from "the mob". Dorothy makes up with Blanche when she discovers Stan is not sleeping with Blanche, but a much younger woman, while Rose and Sophia decide to get out of the sandwich business due to lack of profit. | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | "It's a Miserable Life" | Terry Hughes | Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan | November 1, 1986 | |
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The girls campaign to save a 200-year-old oak tree in their neighborhood, but the tree is on the property of Frieda Claxton (Nan Martin), a notorious grump. When Rose yells at her to "drop dead" in an angry moment, Mrs. Claxton dies then and there, and Rose is wracked with guilty feelings. The girls agree to pitch in to pay for her funeral, but nobody attends. Rose scatters her ashes around the tree, which convinces the council to not disinter it. Guest Stars: Nan Martin as Frieda Claxton, Thom Sharp as Mr. Pfeiffer Note: Nan Martin would appear in a season 4 episode. | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | "Isn't It Romantic?" | Terry Hughes | Jeffrey Duteil | November 8, 1986 | |
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Dorothy's friend Jean, a lesbian, comes to visit after her longtime partner dies. Rose and Jean have a lot in common and they strike up a fast friendship, but Jean starts falling in love with Rose, who is unaware of her new friend's sexuality. Guest Stars: Lois Nettleton as Jean. | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | "Big Daddy's Little Lady" | David Steinberg | Russell Marcus | November 15, 1986 | |
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Blanche is pleased when her father, Big Daddy (David Wayne), announces he plans to marry "the widow Spencer" (Sondra Currie) until she learns that the widow is a woman younger than she is. Blanche struggles to deal with her father's choice, while Dorothy and Rose enter a song-writing contest, in which they come second. Guest Stars: David Wayne as Big Daddy, Sondra Currie as Margaret Spencer | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | "Family Affair" | Terry Hughes | Winifred Hervey | November 22, 1986 | |
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Rose's visiting daughter Bridget (Marilyn Jones) and Dorothy's visiting son Michael (Scott Jacoby) bicker their way into bed together in Blanche's room, where Blanche and the other girls catch them in the act. Although initially upset, the girls reluctantly accept what happened. Guest Stars: Scott Jacoby as Michael, Marilyn Jones and Bridget | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | "Vacation" | Terry Hughes | Winifred Hervey | November 29, 1986 | |
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Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche vacation in the Caribbean, but find the accommodations seriously not to their liking. Events culminate in the girls being marooned on a deserted island and facing the possibility that they will not return home alive. Back in Miami, Florida, Sophia woos a Japanese gardener. Guest Stars: Keye Luke as Toshiro Mitsumo, Tom Villard as Rick, Stephen Lee as Dwayne, Brett Porter as Winston Hardwick III, Stuart Pankin as Jacques DeCourville Note: Tom Villard appears in a season 7 episode as Randy. | ||||||
| 34 | 9 | "Joust Between Friends" | Terry Hughes | Scott Spencer Gordon | December 6, 1986 | |
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When Dorothy is forced to take 10 weeks' leave from teaching, Blanche gets her a job at the art museum where she works. It quickly causes a rift between them, as Blanche becomes jealous of Dorothy's aptitude at her job and rapport with the boss. Blanche then discovers that Dorothy is hiding something from her (unaware that it is a surprise party to honor Blanche), and quits her job in a fit of rage. Guest Stars: Reid Shelton as Mr. Allen and Inky as the Stray Dog | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | "Love, Rose" | Terry Hughes | Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman | December 13, 1986 | |
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Rose gets answers to her personal ad from "Isaac Q. Newton" — a fictitious suitor invented by Blanche and Dorothy. They panic when Rose finds a real Isaac Q. Newton (Paul Dooley) in the phone book and invites him to a banquet. Guest Stars: Paul Dooley as Isaac Q. Newton and Colin Drake as Wilfred Witley Cheswick Note: Paul Dooley appears in a later episode as George Corliss | ||||||
| 36 | 11 | "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" | Terry Hughes | Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan | December 20, 1986 | |
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A series of mishaps almost ruins the ladies' Christmas. Guest stars: Terry Kiser as Santa Claus, Craig Richard Nelson as Thurber, Teddy Willson as Albert, Sam Anderson as Meyer, Buddy Daniels as Airport Mendicant | ||||||
| 37 | 12 | "The Sisters" | Terry Hughes | Christopher Lloyd | January 3, 1987 | |
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Dorothy arranges for Sophia's sister, Angela, to fly from Sicily to Miami, as a surprise gift for Sophia's birthday, not realizing that Sophia and Angela have been feuding for decades, over what turns out to be a big misunderstanding. Guest Stars: Nancy Walker as Angela | ||||||
| 38 | 13 | "The Stan Who Came to Dinner" | Terry Hughes | Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman | January 10, 1987 | |
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After major heart surgery, Stan temporarily moves in with the ladies, and quickly overstays his welcome. Guest Stars: Rod Sabbe as Rob, Odil Sabbe as Bob, Steve Kramer as Dr. | ||||||
| 39 | 14 | "The Actor" | Terry Hughes | Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan | January 17, 1987 | |
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The ladies act in a community play that stars a suave actor, Patrick Vaughn. With all the girls smitten, he secretly dates Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy. During the play's opening performance, it turns out that he is actually been dating everyone in the cast and he makes a quick exit. Guest Stars: Lloyd Bochner as Patrick Vaughn, Janet Caroll as Phyllis Hammerow, Frank Birney as the Stage Manager | ||||||
| 40 | 15 | "Before and After" | Terry Hughes | Bob Rosenfarb | January 24, 1987 | |
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Rose decides to live every moment after suffering an esophageal spasm. After clashing with Blanche and Dorothy, she moves into a new apartment with new, younger roommates. Rose then feels out of place with these new women as they simply live together and are not friends as she was with her old roommates. With the girls missing Rose and Rose feeling lonely, she decides to go back. Guest Stars: Deborah May as Liz, Rosanna Huffman as Stephanie, Nat Bernstein as Dr. Wallerstein Note: Nat Bernstein appears in a later episode as Emily's father | ||||||
| 41 | 16 | "And Then There Was One" | Terry Hughes | Russell Marcus | January 31, 1987 | |
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Sophia runs in a marathon, while the ladies babysit several children of runners; the parents of one child do not return. The ladies must then contemplate whether or not to keep the baby and raise it themselves or hand it over to child services. The baby's father eventually comes back, he had been taken away due to his wife giving birth to triplets. Blanche is left upset, as she had grown close to the child. | ||||||
| 42 | 17 | "Bedtime Story" | Terry Hughes | Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman, Mort Nathan, and Barry Fanaro | February 7, 1987 | |
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Trying to decide on sleeping arrangements for visiting relatives, the ladies reminisce about places where they have previously slept, from a train station to Sophia's bed. Guest Stars: Randy Bennett as Stationmaster | ||||||
| 43 | 18 | "Forgive Me, Father" | Terry Hughes | Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman | February 14, 1987 | |
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Dorothy has her eye on handsome Frank until he discloses that he is a Catholic priest — who is thinking, he tells her, of "leaving the church." Dorothy is convinced that it is because he has fallen for her, but he informs her that he is actually leaving his own church to be a teaching priest. Guest Stars: John McMartin as Fr. Frank Leahy, and Barney McGeary as Father Callahan | ||||||
| 44 | 19 | "Long Day's Journey into Marinara" | Terry Hughes | Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan | February 21, 1987 | |
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Sophia's sister Angela moves to Miami, as all her relatives back in Sicily are dead. Sophia frets that Angela will try to take everything she has, including her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Rose, who has been babysitting a friend's piano-playing chicken, is horrified when it appears that Angela has killed the chicken and fried it up for dinner. The chicken is finally found alive and well and Sophia and Angela continue their love/hate relationship as always. Guest Stars: Nancy Walker as Angela and Joe Alfasa as Tony | ||||||
| 45 | 20 | "Whose Face Is This, Anyway?" | Terry Hughes | Winifred Hervey | February 28, 1987 | |
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After a reunion with her sorority sisters, Blanche reports that all of them look years younger than she, thanks to plastic surgery, and decides to get plastic surgery herself. Meanwhile, Rose decides to film a day in the life of her roommates for a school project. Guest Stars: Joseph Whipp as Dr. Taylor | ||||||
| 46 | 21 | "Dorothy's Prized Pupil" | Terry Hughes | Christopher Lloyd | March 14, 1987 | |
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Dorothy tutors a young Hispanic boy whose prize-winning essay results in the discovery that he is an in the country illegally. Meanwhile, Rose decides that she must become Blanche's personal servant for a week to atone for losing a pair of Blanche's earrings, which it turns out that Blanche herself lost. Guest Stars: Mario Lopez as Mario, John Braden as Sam Burns | ||||||
| 47 | 22 | "Diamond in the Rough" | Terry Hughes | Jan Fischer and William Weidner | March 21, 1987 | |
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Blanche dates a handsome caterer and shocks the other girls when she refuses to commit to a serious relationship with him. Guest Stars: Donnelly Rhodes as Jake Smollens, Howard Witt as Hunter McCoy | ||||||
| 48 | 23 | "Son-in-Law Dearest" | Terry Hughes | Patt Shea and Harriet Weiss | March 28, 1987 | |
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Dorothy receives a visit from her daughter, Kate, who informs that her husband has had an affair and she has left him. When Kate decides to forgive her husband, a dismayed Dorothy tries to talk her out of it, creating a rift between mother and daughter. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose watch an I Love Lucy marathon on television. Guest Stars: Deena Freeman as Kate, Jonathan Perpich as Dennis | ||||||
| 49 | 24 | "To Catch a Neighbor" | Terry Hughes | Russell Marcus | May 2, 1987 | |
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The girls allow two undercover cops (Joseph Campanella and George Clooney) to use their house as a base for spying on their neighbors, who are suspected of being jewel thieves. Guest Stars: Joseph Campanella as Al Mullins, George Clooney as Bobby Hopkins, Barbara Tarbuck as Martha McDowell. | ||||||
| 50 | 25 | "A Piece of Cake" | Terry Hughes | Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman, Mort Nathan, and Barry Fanaro | May 9, 1987 | |
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The ladies recall other birthday celebrations while preparing a surprise birthday party for a friend. Guest Stars: Lynnie Greene (credited as Lyn Greene) as Younger Dorothy, Alan Blumenfeld as Mr. Ha Ha, Jeffrey Weber as Bobby Spina, Sid Melton as voice of Salvadore Petrillo. Note: Alan Blumenfeld appeared in an earlier episode as Lou | ||||||
| 51 | 26 | "Empty Nests" | Jay Sandrich | Susan Harris | May 16, 1987 | |
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The girls' neighbor Renee feels lonely because her doctor husband, George, works constantly and their children have moved out. This episode was a backdoor pilot for the spinoff series Empty Nest, although the concept was retooled and recast before the series actually went to air. Guest Stars: Rita Moreno as Renee Corliss, Paul Dooley as Dr. George Corliss, David Leisure as Oliver, Jane Harnick as Jenny Corliss, and Geoffrey Lewis as Chuck/Mr. Fix-It. | ||||||
Awards and nominations
- Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
- Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Beatrice Arthur) (Episode: "The Stan Who Came to Dinner")
- Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Rue McClanahan) (Episode: "End of the Curse")
- Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Betty White) (Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?")
- Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Estelle Getty)
- Nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (Herb Edelman) (Episode: "The Stan Who Came to Dinner")
- Nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (Lois Nettleton) (Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?")
- Nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (Nancy Walker) (Episode: "A Long Days Journey Into Marinara")
- Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Terry Hughes) (Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?")
- Nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Jeffrey Duteil) (Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?")
- Award for Best Comedy Series
- Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Beatrice Arthur)
- Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Estelle Getty)
- Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Rue McClanahan)
- Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Betty White)
Writers Guild of America Awards
- Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan) (Episode: "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas")
- Nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman, Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan) (Episode: "A Piece of Cake")
Directors Guild of America Awards
- Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Terry Hughes) (Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?")
Home release
The Region 1, 2 and 4 DVDs were respectively released on May 17, August 1 and September 21, 2005.
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