Episode
The Golden Girls: Bang the Drum, Stanley
Overview
At a baseball game, Sophia gets beaned. This prompts Stan to talk her into filing a lawsuit for payment for her severe injuries, which he gets her to fake. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose prepare for roles in the play Cats.
Details
- Series
- The Golden Girls
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1988-11-12
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Bang the Drum, Stanley is Episode 5 in Season 4 of The Golden Girls. It aired on 1988-11-12. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 4: Yokel Hero
Rose is running for St. Olaf Woman of the Year and with a little help from Blanche and Dorothy, altering her list of qualifications on the entry form, she's a sure winner. Meanwhile, a heat wave strikes Miami and the girls' air conditioning goes out.
Episode 6: Sophia's Wedding (1)
The death of a close friend, Esther Weinstock, brings Sophia face to face with Esther's husband a man whom she vowed never to speak to again due to things that happened in the past. However, when Dorothy prompts them to make up they get a little to close and wind up in bed together. Soon after, they announce their engagement, something that Dorothy is totally against. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose begin a Elvis Presley fan club.
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