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Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
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Episode 1
Blanche is mortified after taking a pregnancy test which indicates she's pregnant. Then after visiting her doctor, she learns the truth, she's beginning menopause. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia go into the mink breeding business.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Susan HarrisGuest stars Philip Sterling, Vince Cannon, George J. Woods
Episode 2
The house is fumigated and the girls move into a Miami Beach hotel. Previously, Blanche had won three tickets to see the opening of Burt Reynolds new movie and passes to the party held afterwards where they could meet him. However, on the evening of the opening, the hotel is raided and, mistaken as prostitutes, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose are dragged off to jail.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort NathanGuest stars Amelia Kinkade, Peter Jason, Burt Reynolds, Rhonda Aldrich, Phil Rubenstein, Peter Gonneau, Tony Swartz, Ron Michaelson
Episode 3
Dorothy dumps a depressed Stan on Blanche but then becomes incredibly jealous when Blanche and Stan hit it off. Meanwhile, Sophia and Rose begin selling sandwiches on the Boardwalk but they inadvertently make an enemy of another vendor, "Johnny No Thumbs".
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Kathy SpeerGuest stars Lana Schwab, Tom La Grua, Herb Edelman
Episode 4
The girls circulate a petition to save a 200 year old oak tree which is located on the property of the most hated woman in the neighborhood, Frieda Claxton, who wants the tree cut down.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort NathanGuest stars Johnny Haymer, Amzie Strickland, Nan Martin, Thom Sharp
Episode 5
Dorothy's old friend, Jean comes to Miami for a visit and Dorothy decides not to tell Blanche and Rose that Jean is a lesbian. Then, after spending time with Rose, Jean begins to fall for her. Meanwhile, a new VCR, prompts Sophia to rent ""dirty movies.""
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Jeffrey DuteilGuest stars Lois Nettleton
Episode 6
Blanche's father comes to Miami for a visit and has an announcement he's engaged to be married. Blanche is thrilled until she meets his fiancee who happens to be younger than herself. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose enter a song writing contest.
Directed by David SteinbergWritten by Russell MarcusGuest stars David Wayne, Sondra Currie
Episode 7
Dorothy's son, Michael, and Rose's daughter, Bridget, each come to Miami for a visit and each of them become a little too friendly for Dorothy and Rose's liking. Meanwhile, Blanche hurts her back in aerobics class.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Winifred HerveyGuest stars Scott Jacoby, Marilyn Jones
Episode 8
The girls' dream vacation in the Caribbean turns out to be far from what was advertised in the brochure. While the girls are away, Sophia romances the gardener.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Winifred HerveyGuest stars Paul Rodríguez, Tom Villard, Keye Luke, Stephen Lee, Stuart Pankin, Brett Porter
Episode 9
Laid off from work, Dorothy searches for part-time work which leads to Blanche getting her a job at the museum. Then fur flies when Dorothy is handed the job of organizing a banquet, the duty Blanche was hoping for. Meanwhile, Rose finds a stray dog at the supermarket.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Scott S. GordenGuest stars Reid Shelton
Episode 10
Rose places an ad in the personals column and she is let down when she doesn't hear an immediate response. This leads Blanche and Dorothy to begin responding under the name Isaac Newton.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Kathy SpeerGuest stars Paul Dooley, Colin Drake
Episode 11
The girls each plan to spend Christmas with their families but a series of strange occurrences lead them to spend Christmas together in Miami.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort NathanGuest stars Terry Kiser, Teddy Wilson, Craig Richard Nelson, Sam Anderson, Buddy Daniels Friedman
Episode 12
For Sophia's birthday, Dorothy flies in her sister, Angela from Sicily as a surprise. However, Dorothy's the one whose surprised when Sophia's reaction is that of disgust.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Christopher LloydGuest stars Nancy Walker
Episode 13
Dorothy feels sympathy for Stan when he tells her he's going to have open heart surgery. However that sympathy fades when she learns of his many infidelities while they were married.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Kathy SpeerGuest stars Rod Sabbe, Odil Sabbe, Steve Kramer, Mario Machado, Herb Edelman
Episode 14
Dorothy, Blanche and Rose each vie for the attention of an actor in the local community theatre, who on the sly begins romancing each of them.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort NathanGuest stars Lloyd Bochner, Frank Birney, Janet Carroll, Ruth Cohen
Episode 15
Rose is convinced she died during a throat spasm. This leads her to live her life to the hilt, totally disrupting the other girls lives. Then, when the girls complain about her new lifestyle, Rose moves out.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Bob RosenfarbGuest stars Tony Pope, Rosanna Huffman, Deborah May, Nat Bernstein
Episode 16
Sophia readies herself for participating in a walkathon. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose babysit for the walkathon participants children but when the event is over, a baby is left unclaimed.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Russell MarcusGuest stars Ariana Richards, Ray Combs, Scott Curtis, Christopher Burton, Nat Bernstein
Episode 17
When the girls learn that a number of relatives are going to be visiting, they reminisce about times they've had to share a bed and strange places they've had to sleep, including a train station.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Terry GrossmanGuest stars Randy Bennett
Episode 18
Blanche and Rose plan a nice dinner at the house for Dorothy and her new boyfriend whom she later learns is a priest. She later gets another shock when she learns he plans to leave the church.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Kathy Speer, Terry GrossmanGuest stars John McMartin, Barney McGeary, Charles Summers, Charles Erikson
Episode 19
Sophia's sister, Angela arrives in Miami for a visit and decides to move there but while she's looking for an apartment Dorothy invites her to stay with the girls. This ticks off Sophia since she thinks that Angela is after everything that she has.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort NathanGuest stars Nancy Walker, Joe Alfasa, Esther Larner
Episode 20
Blanche is convinced that her beauty is fading after attending her high school reunion and discovers many of classmates have had face lifts. Meanwhile, Rose is making a home movie for class she's taking.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Winifred HerveyGuest stars Joseph Whipp, Jody Price
Episode 21
Dorothy feels that it's her fault when her prized pupil wins a writing contest which inadvertently signals the INS that he's an illegal alien.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Christopher LloydGuest stars Danny Goldman, Mario López, John Braden, Chip Olcott
Episode 22
While Dorothy and Rose are planning a hospital charity banquet, Blanche falls for Jake, the caterer hired for the event. She quickly learns he's more blue jeans than a black tie which prompts her to foolishly put a stop to their romance.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by William Widener, Jan FischerGuest stars Mike Muscat, Glenn Shadix, Donnelly Rhodes, Vince Trankina, Howard Witt
Episode 23
Dorothy's daughter, Kate is coming for a visit and has a big announcement. Dorothy is excited when she thinks the announcement is going to be that Kate is pregnant. However, when Kate arrives, her announcement is far from exciting. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose stay up and watch an "I Love Lucy" marathon.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Harriett Weiss, Patt SheaGuest stars Deena Freeman, Jonathan Perpich, Herb Edelman
Episode 24
Two police detectives stake out the girls' home to investigate the neighbors who are believed to be dealers in stolen gems.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Russell MarcusGuest stars George Clooney, Joseph Campanella, Barbara Tarbuck
Episode 25
While preparing for a friend's birthday party, the girls recall past birthdays, including Rose's surprise birthday party for Dorothy, a surprise birthday party for Blanche and a memory of Sophia's birthday involving her late-husband Sal.
Directed by Terry HughesWritten by Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Terry GrossmanGuest stars Sid Melton, Jeffrey Webber, Alan Blumenfeld, Lyn Greene
Episode 26
In this pilot for another series (Empty Nest, obviously the concept was retooled), the girls' friend Renee is feeling depressed and lonely with her children grown up and moved out and her husband's workaholic habits.
Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Susan HarrisGuest stars Rita Moreno, Paul Dooley, David Leisure, Jane Harnick, Geoffrey Lewis
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Bea ArthurDorothy Zbornak
Betty WhiteRose Nylund
Rue McClanahanBlanche Devereaux
Estelle GettySophia Petrillo
Richard MulliganHarry Weston
Leslie NielsenLucas
Nancy WalkerAngela
Monte MarkhamClayton
NBCUnited States
Touchstone TelevisionUnited States
