Episode
The Golden Girls: 'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas
Overview
The girls each plan to spend Christmas with their families but a series of strange occurrences lead them to spend Christmas together in Miami.
Details
- Series
- The Golden Girls
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1986-12-20
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas is Episode 11 in Season 2 of The Golden Girls. It aired on 1986-12-20. The runtime is 24 min.
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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.
Episode 12: The Sisters
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.
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Episode 13: The Stan Who Came To Dinner
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Episode 8: Vacation
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Episode 14: The Actor
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Episode 7: Family Affair
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.
Episode 15: Before and After
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.
Episode 6: Big Daddy's Little Lady
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Episode 16: And Then There Was One
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Episode 5: Isn't It Romantic
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.""
Episode 17: Bedtime Story
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.