The Golden Girls - Season 4

The Golden Girls - Season 4

Season 4

The fourth season of The Golden Girls premiered on NBC on October 8, 1988, and concluded on May 13, 1989. The season consisted of 26 episodes.
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Episodes26
DatesOct 8, 1988 - May 13, 1989
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Episodes

Yes, We Have No Havanas
Season 4Episode 130 min

Yes, We Have No Havanas

Blanche has been seeing less and less of her latest boyfriend, Fidel Santiago, and begins to suspect him of seeing another woman. She doesn't know what to think, however, when she finds out the identity of that other woman -- Sophia. Meanwhile, Dorothy teaches a night school history class and discovers Rose is one of her students.

Oct 8, 1988
The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo
Season 4Episode 230 min

The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo

Sophia's roommates, bored with themselves, are unaware of her active daytime life.

Oct 22, 1988
The One That Got Away
Season 4Episode 330 min

The One That Got Away

Ham Lushbough, the one man Blanche has never been able to get into bed with her, is visiting Miami and wants to see her, and Blanche is thrilled at the opportunity -- until she sees the older, balder, heavier Ham. Meanwhile, Rose and Dorothy see a strange object in the night sky, and Rose is convinced it was a UFO.

Oct 29, 1988
Yokel Hero
Season 4Episode 430 min

Yokel Hero

When Rose competes for St. Olaf's Woman of the Year honors, Dorothy and Blanche decide to "punch up" her list of accomplishments in order to ensure her victory.

Nov 5, 1988
Bang the Drum, Stanley
Season 4Episode 530 min

Bang the Drum, Stanley

When a fly ball hits Sophia in the head at a game, Stan convinces her to fake serious injuries so they can sue the stadium to make easy money. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose prepare to star in a local production of the musical Cats.

Nov 12, 1988
Sophia's Wedding (1)
Season 4Episode 630 min

Sophia's Wedding (1)

When Sophia's friend Esther Weinstock dies, she goes to her funeral in Brooklyn. There, she confronts Esther's widower, Max, whom Sophia blames for the failure of her husband's old business.

Nov 19, 1988
Sophia's Wedding (2)
Season 4Episode 730 min

Sophia's Wedding (2)

Newlyweds Max and Sophia open a pizza knish stand on the beach, while Dorothy has gotten into the habit of smoking cigarettes.

Nov 26, 1988
Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?
Season 4Episode 830 min

Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?

Blanche's tattered jacket, containing a winning lottery ticket, is given to charity.

Dec 3, 1988
Scared Straight
Season 4Episode 930 min

Scared Straight

Sick of having Blanche set him up on dates with women, her brother Clayton confesses to Rose that he is secretly gay. When he tries to tell Blanche, however, he becomes so nervous he instead claims to have slept with Rose. Meanwhile, after having a dream involving her late husband, Sophia becomes convinced that she'll die soon.

Dec 10, 1988
Stan Takes a Wife
Season 4Episode 1030 min

Stan Takes a Wife

When Sophia is hospitalized with pneumonia, Stan comforts Dorothy. At the hospital, she sees a side of him that impresses her, and she tries to prevent him from getting married again to another woman.

Jan 7, 1989
The Auction
Season 4Episode 1130 min

The Auction

The girls need a new roof, so they scheme to buy and then sell a painting by Jasper DeKimmel, an arrogant painter who has a few days to live.

Jan 14, 1989
Blind Date
Season 4Episode 1230 min

Blind Date

Blanche has reservations about dating a blind man (Ed Winter) since he cannot see her physical attributes.

Jan 28, 1989
The Impotence of Being Ernest
Season 4Episode 1330 min

The Impotence of Being Ernest

Rose feels inadequate when her new boyfriend experiences impotency.

Feb 4, 1989
Love Me Tender
Season 4Episode 1430 min

Love Me Tender

Dorothy dates a short, bald man with whom she has nothing in common - except for great lovemaking. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche volunteer as big sisters for two teenage girls.

Feb 6, 1989
Valentine's Day
Season 4Episode 1530 min

Valentine's Day

After being dumped on Valentine's Day by their dates, Blanche, Dorothy, and Rose reminisce about past Valentine's Day experiences that didn't turn out as planned. Meanwhile, Sophia has a special date with Latin singer Julio Iglesias.

Feb 11, 1989
Two Rode Together
Season 4Episode 1630 min

Two Rode Together

Following the death of one of Sophia's remaining friends, Dorothy looks for a way to spend some quality bonding time with her mother. At Sophia's request, they go to Disneyworld, only their fun weekend didn't turn out as Sophia's request since it rained the entire time they were at the park. Meanwhile back at home, Rose and Blanche try their hand at writing their own children's book.

Feb 18, 1989
You Gotta Have Hope
Season 4Episode 1730 min

You Gotta Have Hope

Blanche, Dorothy, and Rose get in hot water when Rose announces that Bob Hope is her biological father and will gladly volunteer as the Master of Ceremony at an upcoming benefit they're chairing.

Feb 25, 1989
Fiddler on the Ropes
Season 4Episode 1830 min

Fiddler on the Ropes

Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche are furious with Sophia when she uses their money to buy the contract of a prize fighter. They have a good chance at getting their money back if "Kid" Pepe wins the fight, but it comes at the possibility of Pepe quitting before the fight so he can audition for Julliard.

Mar 4, 1989
Till Death Do We Volley
Season 4Episode 1930 min

Till Death Do We Volley

Dorothy's high school class is meeting at the house for their class reunion. When she meets up with her best friend before the party, they decide to have a somewhat friendly game of tennis. However, when her friend dies unexpectedly while on the court, Dorothy blames herself, until she begins to suspect that it might be a prank like they used to pull on one another while still in school.

Mar 18, 1989
High Anxiety
Season 4Episode 2030 min

High Anxiety

Dorothy and Blanche try to help Rose overcome a 30-year dependency on prescription medication.

Mar 25, 1989
Little Sister
Season 4Episode 2130 min

Little Sister

Rose's younger sister Holly drops by and begins spending time with Dorothy and Blanche, leading Rose to feel as though Holly is deliberately leaving her out of their excursions. Meanwhile, Sophia watches Dreyfuss, the neighbor's dog, who soon runs away.

Apr 1, 1989
Sophia's Choice
Season 4Episode 2230 min

Sophia's Choice

Sophia breaks her friend Lillian out of a retirement home that is worse than Shady Pines was. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to use her work bonus to have her breasts enlarged.

Apr 15, 1989
Rites of Spring
Season 4Episode 2330 min

Rites of Spring

As the girls vow to get in shape for an upcoming beach party, they recall past attempts at self-improvement.

Apr 29, 1989
Foreign Exchange
Season 4Episode 2430 min

Foreign Exchange

When a couple from Sicily, who were old friends of Sophia arrives for in Miami for a visit, they drop a bombshell on Sophia and Dorothy: the day when Dorothy and their daughter Gina were born, the babies might have been switched at birth.

May 6, 1989
We're Outta Here (1)
Season 4Episode 2530 min

We're Outta Here (1)

Upon arriving home one afternoon, Blanche, Dorothy, and Rose are shocked to find Sophia showing the house to a wealthy Japanese businessman. When he makes an offer to buy the place, it causes the girls to reminisce about all the good and bad times they had in it.

May 13, 1989
We're Outta Here (2)
Season 4Episode 2630 min

We're Outta Here (2)

When Blanche makes her decision whether to accept Mr. Yakamora's offer to buy her house, she receives a surprising call that puts their agreement on hold.

May 13, 1989

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