Production credits:
Co-executive producers: Kathy Speer, Terry Grossman
Supervising producers: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
Produced by: Winifred Hervey Stallworth
Co-produced by: Marsha Posner Williams, Jeffrey Ferro, Fredric Weiss
Created by: Susan Harris
Executive producers: Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, Susan Harris
Executive story consultants: Robert Bruce, Martin Weiss
Executive script consultant/story editor: Christopher Lloyd
Executive story editor: Jeff Abugov
Associate directors: Michael Riolo, Lex Passaris, Harold McKenzie
Sitting on the boardwalk watching "old men rearrange themselves when they come out of the water," Sophia shares her veal and pepper sandwich with Alvin Newcastle and makes a new friend. Then Dorothy learns from the man's daughter that he is suffering from Alzheimer's. Meanwhile, Rose loses an old friend when Blanche mistakenly gives away her treasured teddy bear to sweet little Daisy -- who holds the toy for ransom.
b: 19 Sep 87 pc: 055 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughesrc: Young Dorothy, Salvadore
Recalling various schemes they have dreamed up to earn money, the women flash back to the time they started a wedding consultant/caterer business, only to have their first couple elope; Dorothy and Sophia remember trying to raise money for their purchase of the family's first television in 1954; and Dorothy, Rose and Blanche recall competing in a charity marathon dance. When they return to the present, Sophia has yet another get rich quick scheme....
b: 26 Sep 87 pc: 057 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman and Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry HughesRose inherits her late uncle's estate provided she agrees to care for "Baby," who turns out to be a prize pig. No one is thrilled until they discover they will get a hundred thousand dollars for nursing Baby until his death -- and the pig is already 29. Meanwhile, Sophia has lost her glasses, and thinks the new arrival is the cutest baby she's ever seen....
b: 3 Oct 87 pc: 052 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry HughesMarguerite, the roommates' new housekeeper, has strange charms, literally: a rock which seems to cure Dorothy's insomnia, and a potion which seems to attract a new boyfriend for Blanche. Trouble is, her magic seems to desert her when it comes to cleaning house, and they are forced to fire her -- whereupon the household quickly appears cursed: their kitchen sink explodes, all their cars have trouble, and a man dressed as a crow thinks their lanai is the Rose Bowl. It's time for Sophia the ghost buster!
b: 10 Oct 87 pc: 058 w: Winifred Hervey-Stallworth d: Terry HughesDorothy and Blanche must accompany a fearful Rose to her Aunt Gretchen's funeral, where Rose must deliver the eulogy despite that inconvenient fact that she loathed Aunt Gretchen. Meanwhile, Dorothy must conquer her own fear (of flying), and Sophia battles to win the Daughters of Italy cooking contest.
b: 24 Oct 87 pc: 056 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry HughesWorried about the threat of nuclear war when her Sunshine Cadette troop start drawing pictures entitled "Nuclear Bomb: The Day After" during arts and crafts,, Rose pens a letter to President Reagan and Soviet Premier Gorbachev -- and receives an unexpected invitation to Moscow. But at the press conference she discovers a snag: the Russians believe her to be one of the 9-year-old Cadettes. Meanwhile, Sophia rehearses different "acts" for the senior talent show.
b: 31 Oct 87 pc: 060 w: Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan d: Terry HughesFront-page exposé: a photo of Blanche entering the home of local politician Gil Kessler while his wife is away. She was only trying to return a folder forgotten at a campaign party the roommates hosted, but no one will believe her, especially Sophia, who suspects something sneaky about Kessler. Finally the candidate ruins his chances for election by declaring Blanche's innocence -- and revealing his own long-ago sex-change operation.
b: 7 Nov 87 pc: 054 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry Hughesrc: Stan
Blanche makes a move on Ted, the younger brother of Dorothy's ex Stan, the minute she learns he's a wealthy neurosurgeon. But it turns out he is a bit too much like his brother for anyone's liking....
b: 14 Nov 87 pc: 061 w: Fredric Weiss and Jeffrey Ferro d: Terry HughesSophia decides to get her driving license renewed, despite Dorothy's qualms; and a visit from Rose's naive cousin Sven presents Blanche with a perfect opportunity to make her evasive boyfriend Floyd jealous.
b: 21 Nov 87 pc: 059 w: David Nichols d: Terry Hughesrc: Stan
Dorothy discovers that Stan's tax troubles are also her own, since Stan is being audited for several years when they were still married; Rose and Blanche study Spanish with very different motives.
b: 28 Nov 87 pc: 053 w: Winifred Hervey d: Terry HughesConstant squabbling convinces the housemates to consult a therapist, who after reviewing their five years together declares them absolutely incompatible with each other. Dorothy remembers when Blanche wouldn't let her out of a double date even though Dorothy had a temperature of 104 degrees; Sophia tells about the time Rose placed Dorothy's ad soliciting employment in the personals section of the paper by mistake; Blanche and Rose complain about Dorothy's unwillingness to let them be less than perfect, and recall an evening when they were scared while she was trying to study; Sophia explains that she is the "glue that holds these women together" and recounts the night she told them all the story of the salami swimming upstream to help solve their problems.
b: 5 Dec 87 pc: 064 w: Jeffrey Ferro and Fredric Weiss d: Terry HughesA close wartime buddy of Rose's late husband Charlie drops by, and soon makes clear that he has more on his mind than just a friendly visit: he asks Rose to marry him and move to Boston. But a suspicious Dorothy discovers that he a con man after Rose's money. Meanwhile, it's a comedy of errors when Dorothy finally selects a new dress for a museum fundraiser only to discover it is identical to Blanche's new outfit, and the two fight over who will return whose dress.
b: 12 Dec 87 pc: 062 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry HughesDorothy, Blanche and Rose all agree to pose for Hungarian sculptor Laszlo, then compete to be his final model. Meanwhile, determined to revenge herself on a practical joker at the seniors' center, Sophia rehearses her schemes on Dorothy.
b: 19 Dec 87 pc: 065 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry HughesBlanche hasn't seen her daughter Rebecca for four years, when she moved to Paris to become a model, so she's a little surprised when Rebecca shows up having gained a ton -- and an obnoxious boyfriend. Meanwhile, Sophia and two other older ladies invite their 16-year-old "shark" of a manager at Pecos Pete's Chow Wagon over to the house for some serious labor negotiations.
b: 9 Jan 88 pc: 067 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry HughesAfter meeting author Barbara Thorndyke at a reading, Dorothy thinks she's found an intellectual soul mate but must cope with her housemates' jealousy - and the discovery that her new acquaintance isn't exactly perfect. Meanwhile, Sophia is trying every tip she can get to land Murray Guttman, a desirable old man at the senior center.
b: 16 Jan 88 pc: 066 w: Robert Bruce & Martis Weiss d: Terry HughesFlying to Los Angeles to appear on their favorite game show "Grab That Dough," the housemates lose their luggage, discover their hotel has no record of their reservations and, while sleeping in the lobby, are mugged.
b: 23 Jan 88 pc: 063 w: Winifred Hervey-Stallworth d: Terry HughesDorothy's uncle Angelo, a Sicilian priest, is due to visit, and it turns out he believes it to be Dorothy and Stan's 40th wedding anniversary -- and Sophia is determined that her brother won't find out Dorothy is divorced. The charade deepens when a hurricane hits and Blanche and Rose arrive home from a rehearsal of The Sound of Music in their nun costumes....
b: 6 Feb 88 pc: 068 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan d: Terry HughesWhen Sophia announces she wants to live with her son Phil to help raise his children, the ladies look back at events of the last three years together.
b: 13 Feb 88 pc: 069 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan s: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry HughesMore flashbacks. And of course Sophia doesn't move after all.
b: 13 Feb 88 pc: 069 w: Winifred Hervey-Stallworth s: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry HughesDorothy and her boyfriend Raymond can't get a moment alone when Sophia gives new meaning to the term "three's a crowd" -- even when a desperate Raymond asks Dorothy to accompany him to the Bahamas. Meanwhile, Blanche is running Rose ragged as her campaign manager for fashion show chairman of their club, the Tinkerbelles, so Rose decides to run for chairman herself. In the end, both of them lose the election to a woman whose husband will give the Tinkerbelles "two-cheeks-for-the-price-of-one" plastic surgery.
b: 20 Feb 88 pc: 071 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Terry HughesDorothy becomes convinced that Sophia's new boyfriend Rocco is a gangster; Rocco charms Sophia into driving him to the bank, where he makes a speedy and substantial withdrawal; Blanche reads Rose's diary and becomes upset over uncomplimentary passages about living with "two pigs."
b: 27 Feb 88 pc: 072 w: Robert Bruce & Martin Weiss s: Jeffrey Ferro & Martin Weiss d: Terry HughesRose tries to instill some life into her recently retired friend Al, who has barely stirred from his couch for months; meanwhile, a garage-remodeling project goes nowhere fast, especially when Sophia hires a replacement contractor who speaks only Italian -- and is about 90 years old.
b: 12 Mar 88 pc: 075 w: Jeff Abugov d: Terry HughesDorothy's son Michael announces he is getting married. Dorothy can cope with the news that the bride is black, but she has trouble accepting that she is also twice Michael's age. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose are giving themselves a total makeover to be ready to go on a cruise to the Bahamas, and when they give themselves a mud pack treatment and walk in on Dorothy meeting Lorraine's family, everyone gets more than a little confused.
b: 19 Mar 88 pc: 073 w: Christopher Lloyd d: Terry HughesKiddie-show host Mr. Terrific gets Dorothy a summer job as show adviser -- and then gets the ax thanks to following her advice. Meanwhile, Blanche copes with a moral dilemma when her newly purchases bed arrives and proves to be a much more expensive model than the one she paid for.
b: 30 Apr 88 pc: 074 w: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughesrc: Young Dorothy, Stan, Salvadore
Tales from Mother's Days past: Blanche visits her mother; Rose spends hours in a bus depot with a traveling mother; in a flashback to 1957, Sophia and Salvadore try to persuade Sophia's mother to move in with them.
b: 7 May 88 pc: 076 w: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan s: Kathy Speer & Terry Grossman d: Terry Hughes| Back to TOP of Page |
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