| Picture
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Title
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Original Airdate
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Episode #
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| 77
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Yes, We Have No Havanas
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October 8, 1988
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| Blanche and Sophia date the same man, causing a rift between them. Meanwhile, Dorothy teaches a history class for high school drop-outs - with Rose as one of her students.
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| 78
|
The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo
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October 22, 1988
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| Dorothy thinks that Sophia needs to change her lifestyle. Ironically, it is Sophia who has a fulfilling day of activities that she keeps to herself, while the other ladies spend a rainy day procrastinating from doing many chores that need to be completed around the house.
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| 79
|
The One That Got Away
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October 29, 1988
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| Blanche tries to woo the only man who ever rejected her. Rose spots a UFO, much to Dorothy's disbelief.
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| 80
|
Yokel Hero
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November 5, 1988
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| After Dorothy and Blanche forge Rose's accomplishments, Rose becomes St. Olaf's "Woman of the Year." "Saint" Rose, however, refuses to attend the ceremony after she finds this out. In the end, Rose wins the award because she really does display the qualities that it stands for.
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| 81
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Bang the Drum, Stanley
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November 12, 1988
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| Stan talks Sophia into a frivolous lawsuit just for the settlement. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose prepare to be in a local rendition of the musical .
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| 82
|
Sophia's Wedding (1)
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November 19, 1988
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| Sophia's dearest friend, Esther Weinstock, dies, and Sophia must face her old nemesis (also the deceased's widower). Unexpectedly, the old rivals hit it off right away.
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| 83
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Sophia's Wedding (2)
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November 26, 1988
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| Sophia and Max return from their honeymoon, and they try to resurrect Max and Salvador's old pizza-and-knish stand at the beach. Dorothy, being under a lot of stress, resumes smoking cigarettes after fifteen years without smoking.
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| 84
|
Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket
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December 3, 1988
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| A frantic search to retrieve a winning lottery ticket (which Sophia accidentally gave away) takes the ladies to a homeless shelter.
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| 85
|
Scared Straight
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December 10, 1988
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| Blanche's brother, Clayton, visits, and reluctantly "comes out of the closet."
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| 86
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Stan Takes a Wife
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January 7, 1989
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| Dorothy realizes her true feelings for her ex-husband after Sophia is hospitalized prior to Stan getting married to another woman.
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| 87
|
The Auction
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January 14, 1989
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| In order to afford a new roof, the ladies invest in a dying artist's work. However, Sophia accidently overheard that the artist was near death while volunteering at the hospital.
|
| 88
|
Blind Date
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January 28, 1989
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| Blanche unexpectedly meets a new man, John Quinn, after repeatedly being stood up by her current beau, Tom Gallagher. However, Blanche is hesitant because of John's blindness.
|
| 89
|
The Impotence of Being Ernest
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February 4, 1989
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| Rose's latest love interest reveals that he is impotent. Meanwhile, Sophia "mysteriously" receives a black feather in the mail, which has her acting like a double secret agent.
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| 90
|
Love Me Tender
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February 6, 1989
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| Sophia objects to Dorothy's new lover, Eddie, because all they do is "hit the sheets." Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose become pals to two motherless girls, who also happen to be juvenile delinquents.
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| 91
|
Valentine's Day
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February 11, 1989
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| The ladies remember the unique ways that they have celebrated Valentine's Day in the past.
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| 92
|
Two Rode Together
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February 18, 1989
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| Dorothy spends some "quality time" with a reluctant Sophia in the Florida Keys, while Rose and Blanche collaborate to write a children's book with not-so-good results.
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| 93
|
You Gotta Have Hope
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February 25, 1989
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| A childhood fantasy leads Rose to believe that Bob Hope is her father. Meanwhile, Dorothy is in charge of a variety show that seems to fail miserably because of an obvious lack of qualified talent.
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| 94
|
Fiddler On the Ropes
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March 4, 1989
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| Sophia invests the roommates' money in a prizefighter with his own secret hobby.
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| 95
|
Till Death Do We Volley
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March 18, 1989
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| Dorothy rekindles an old rivalry at her high school reunion.
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| 96
|
High Anxiety
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March 25, 1989
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| Dorothy and Blanche learn that Rose is addicted to painkillers, while Sophia and Dorothy star in a commercial.
|
| 97
|
Little Sister
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April 1, 1989
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| Rose's younger sister, Holly, repeatedly leaves Rose out of various activities. Even worse, Rose catches Holly kissing Blanche's latest love interest.
|
| 98
|
Sophia's Choice
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April 15, 1989
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| Sophia schemes to remove her ailing friend, Lillian, from "the worst nursing home in the city."
|
| 99
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Rites of Spring
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April 29, 1989
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| While preparing for an upcoming party, the ladies recall past attempts to get in shape.
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| 100
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Foreign Exchange
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May 6, 1989
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| Two visiting friends of Sophia's reveal that Dorothy may have been switched at birth.
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| 101
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We're Outta Here (1)
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May 13, 1989
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| A man makes a lucrative offer for Blanche's house.
|
| 102
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We're Outta Here (2)
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May 13, 1989
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| The roommates mull over whether or not they should sell the house.
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