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Transplant is the fourth episode of the first season of The Golden Girls and the fourth episode overall. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Susan Harris, it premiered on NBC-TV on October 5th, 1985.
Blanche's sister, Virginia, with whom she has a feud, comes to visit. She reveals that she is dying from renal failure, and a kidney transplant is her best hope for survival. After initially rejecting her, Blanche agrees to bury the hatchet and ultimately decides to give her one of her kidneys. In the end however, Virginia finds another donor, as Blanche is not qualified.
This is the first time we see a relative of Blanche's.
Cultural references[]
Blanche mentions Nancy Reagan's decorator a couple times, but she never says who it is. His name is Ted Graber, and he designed the interiors of the White House family quarters and the Reagans' private residence in California. Graber designed for other celebrities such as the apartments of Jack Warner and Joan Crawford and the private residence of the Alfred S. and Betsy Bloomingdale who were heirs to Bloomingdale's.
Goofs[]
When Blanche starts to explain why she hates her sister, the dust rag disappears from her hands between shots. It later reappears on the coffee table without having been put there.
This episode never mentions dialysis. People live on dialysis for long periods while waiting for a kidney transplant.