Episode
The Golden Girls: The Auction
Overview
The girls try to cough up enough money to pay for a new roof. Meanwhile, Sophia's volunteer job at the hospital is what brings the girls a piece of inside information that could give them enough money for a new roof and money left to spare. The info is that a famous artist is dying, so the girls head to an auction to bid on one of his paintings.
Details
- Series
- The Golden Girls
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1989-01-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Auction is Episode 11 in Season 4 of The Golden Girls. It aired on 1989-01-14. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 10: Stan Takes a Wife
Stan breaks the news that he's engaged to be married something Dorothy at first seems to accept. However, after Sophia falls ill, Stan comforts Dorothy which sparks old feelings in her and she contemplates trying to get back together with Stan.
Episode 12: Blind Date
After being dumped by her boyfriend, Blanche befriends a man at a bar and makes a date with him unknown to her he's blind. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose try their hand at coaching a kids' football team.
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Episode 14: Love Me Tender
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Episode 17: You Gotta Have Hope
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