Making its debut in the fall of 1985, The Golden Girls quickly established itself as a fixture of Saturday night prime time television. Following the lives of four older women living together as roommates in Miami, the show displayed a raw wit and a biting humor. The women live in the house of Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), a Southern belle who loves men of every kind and has dated every eligible bachelor in the Miami area. Her roommates are former high school teacher Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) and St. Olaff housewife and widower Rose Nylund (Betty White). Rose loves to tell stories about her former hometown, much to the chagrin of the other girls. The three are joined by Dorothy's mother, firebrand Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty), a spunky Italian immigrant who always speaks her mind. In her early-eighties, Sophia may walk at a measured pace, but the velocity of her sarcasm only increases with age.
The Golden Girls (Season 2) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "End of the Curse" in which Blanche comes to the conclusion that she's pregnant when, in reality, she's beginning menopause. The revelation throws her into a deep depression... The season premiere is followed by "Ladies of the Evening" in which the girls have tickets to the opening of a new Burt Reynolds movie (tickets that entitle them to meet the famous actor), but while waiting in a hotel lounge for the show to begin, they're caught in a police raid and arrested for prostitution... Other notable episodes include Rose dating a man named Isaac Newton, the girls taking care of an abandoned baby, and an aborted attempt (the season finale) to establish the cast of the later spin-off show Empty Nest...
Below is a list of episodes included on The Golden Girls (Season 2) DVD:
Episode 26 (End of the Curse) Air Date: 09-27-1986
Episode 27 (Ladies of the Evening) Air Date: 10-04-1986
Episode 28 (Take Him, He's Mine) Air Date: 10-11-1986
Episode 29 (It's a Miserable Life) Air Date: 11-01-1986
Episode 30 (Isn't It Romantic) Air Date: 11-08-1986
Episode 31 (Big Daddy's Little Lady) Air Date: 11-15-1986
Episode 32 (Family Affair) Air Date: 11-22-1986
Episode 33 (Vacation) Air Date: 11-29-1986
Episode 34 (Joust Between Friends) Air Date: 12-06-1986
Episode 35 (Love, Rose) Air Date: 12-13-1986
Episode 36 ('Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas) Air Date: 12-20-1986
Episode 37 (The Sisters) Air Date: 01-03-1987
Episode 38 (The Stan Who Came to Dinner) Air Date: 01-10-1987
Episode 39 (The Actor) Air Date: 01-17-1987
Episode 40 (Before and After) Air Date: 01-24-1987
Episode 41 (And Then There Was One) Air Date: 01-31-1987
Episode 42 (Bedtime Story) Air Date: 02-07-1987
Episode 43 (Forgive Me, Father) Air Date: 02-14-1987
Episode 44 (Long Day's Journey Into Marinara) Air Date: 02-21-1987
Episode 45 (Whose Face is This, Anyway?) Air Date: 02-28-1987
Episode 46 (Dorothy's Prized Pupil) Air Date: 03-14-1987
Episode 47 (Diamond in the Rough) Air Date: 03-21-1987
Episode 48 (Son-In-Law Dearest) Air Date: 04-11-1987
Episode 49 (To Catch a Neighbor) Air Date: 05-02-1987
Episode 50 (A Piece of Cake) Air Date: 05-09-1987
Episode 51 (Empty Nests) Air Date: 05-16-1987
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