Golden Girls Wiki
Golden Girls Wiki
The Golden Girls Wiki
823
pages
in: Subpages, Incomplete, The Golden Girls,
and 4 more

Fatal Attraction

Sign in to edit
Synopsis
Transcript
Gallery
Betty White as Rose Nylund
 "It's like we say in St. Olaf, Christmas without fruitcake is like St. Sigmund's Day without the headless boy."

This article is incomplete. You can help the Golden Girls Wiki by expanding it.

Fatal Attraction is the fourth episode of the first season of Empty Nest and the fourth episode overall. Directed by Hal Cooper and written by Susan Harris, it premiered on NBC-TV on November 5th, 1988.

Summary[]

Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. When an old friend of the family dies from an illness, Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.

Plot[]

To be added.[1]

Tall Tales[]

Tales from Hickory[]

Laverne tells Harry about a similar problem between Maybelle and Elk -- a cow and an elk, respectively. Maybelle belonged to Abner Caldwell, who claimed he was related to Erskine Caldwell. Laverne never believed it was true, but she did know he was related to Chick Caldwell, the chicken farmer. At any rate, Elk fell in love with Maybelle, but Maybelle couldn't care less. Elk tried everything to get to Maybelle -- he broke down the farm's fence, he knocked over trees, and even broke into the barn trying to get to Maybelle. Eventually, Abner shot Elk with a tranquilizer and shipped him off to Yellowstone National Park.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Guest Stars[]

Notes[]

  • This episode concludes a crossover with The Golden Girls that began in "Yokel Hero". In the episode, Harry pops over to drop off the ladies' mail, and it is stated that Harry is now "fair game" to date since it has been eighteen months since his wife died.[2]

Cultural references[]

  • The episode's title is a reference to the 1987 film Fatal Attraction. Charley mentions the film when the group is talking about women obsessed with their lovers.

Goofs[]

  • Charley says the only funeral he ever went to was his father's, but his father is very much alive a few seasons later.[3]

Site Navigation[]

V - E - H
List of Empty Nest episodes
Season 1 Pilot • The Check Isn't in the Mail • Barbara Gets Shot • Fatal Attraction • Father of the Bride • Harry's Vacation • Tinker to Evers to Tucson • What's a Father to Do? • Harry's Friend • Libby's Gift • The First Time, Again • Full Nest • Here's a Howdy-Do • Strange Bedfellows • Tears of a Clown • Blame It on the Moon • Dumped • The More Things Change • Man of the Year • Cyrano de Weston • My Sister, My Friend • A Life in the Day
Season 2 Settling • Harry Snubs Laverne • On The Interpretation of Dreams • Between a Cop and a Hard Place • Just You and My Kid • Rambo of Neiman Marcus • You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not • The R.N. Who Came to Dinner • Green Eggs and Harry • Overdue for a Job • A Christmas Story • A Change of Heart • Harry's Choice • Complainin' in the Rain • M.D., P.O.V. • Everything But Love • Timing • It Happened Two Nights, Four Costume Changes • Love Is Blind • Goodbye, Mr. Dietz • Lessons • Take My Mom, Please • Did You Ever See a Dream Dying? • Still Growing After All These Years
Season 3 A Flaw Is Born • Harry's Excellent Adventure • There's No Accounting • Barbara the Mom • The Tortoise and The Harry • Mad About the Boy • Honey, I Shrunk Laverne • The Boy Next Door • A Family Affair • Someone to Watch Over Me • Harry Knows Best • Whenever I Feel Afraid • A Shot in the Dark • Sucking Up Is Hard to Do • The Man That Got Away • The Mentor • The Dog Who Knew Too Much • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? • All About Harry • Drive, He Said • The Last Temptation of Laverne • What's Eating You? • The Cruise • The Way We Are
Season 4 50 Million Men and a Baby • Almost Like Being in Love • Her Cheatin' Heart • Food for Thought • Harry's Got A Gun • The Dreyfuss Affair • Country Weston • Windy • Talk, Talk, Talk • Lonely Are The Brave • If You Knew Andy Like I Know... • My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble... • The Son of a Preacherman • Ex-Appeal • The Great Escape • The Mismatchmaker • The Return of Aunt Susan • The Unimportance of Being Charley • Sayonara • Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde • Charley for President • Good Neighbor Harry • Final Analysis • Roots
Season 5 Why Do Fools Fall in Love? • Take My Garage, Please • R.N. on the Rebound • ...Or Forever Hold Your Peace • The Boomerang Affair • Cruel and Unusual Punishment • It's Not Easy Being Green • Dirty Harry • Timing Is Everything • Thanksgiving at the Westons • The Body Beautiful • Overboard • Emily • The Sting • The Fracas in Vegas • Pardon My Flashback • Dog Day Afternoon • More to Love • My Dad, My Doctor • Love and Marriage • The All-American Boy - Not! • Two for the Road • Aunt Verne Knows Best • My Mother, My Self • Charley to the Rescue • Surprise! Surprise!
Season 6 When The Rooster Dies • Bye-Bye Baby...Hello, Part 1 • Bye-Bye Baby...Hello, Part 2 • Mama Todd, The Sequel • Mom's the Word • Diary of a Mad Housewife • Mother Dearest • No Volunteers, Please • Das Boob • The Girl Who Cried Baby • Superbaby • Read All About It • Love a la Mode • What's A Mother to Do? • Gesundheit • Under the Gun • Brotherly Shove • The Ballad of Shady Pines • Hog Heaven • Charley's Millions • Half That Jazz • The Devil and Dr. Weston • A Foreign Affair • Lordy, Lordy, Landlordy • Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder • Best Friends
Season 7 Let's Give Them Something to Talk About • Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town • Just for Laughs • The Woman Who Came to Dither • Carol Gets a Raise • The Courtship of Carol's Father • The Tinker Grant • Would You Believe... • Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Pain • Single White Male • Dear Aunt Martha • Goodbye, Charley • Family Practice • Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have • Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings • And Kevin Makes Three • Harry Weston: Man's Best Friend • The Ex-Files • Stand By Your Man • Life Goes On, Part 1 • Life Goes On, Part 2 • My Pal Valy-Val • Remembrance of Clips Past

References[]

  1. ↑ Empty Nest, Season 1, Episode 4, “Fatal Attraction”. Harris, Susan (writer) & Cooper, Hal (November 5th, 1988)
  2. ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 4, Episode 4, "Yokel Hero". Weiss, Martin and Bruce, Robert (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (November 5th, 1988)
  3. ↑ Empty Nest, Season 4, Episode 18, “The Unimportance of Being Charley”. Sullivan, Steven and Ziegler, Ursula (writers) & Zuckerman, Steve (director) (February 15th, 1992)
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.