Episode
The Golden Girls: Triple Play
Overview
Blanche tries to lure men by placing a fake ad in the paper trying to sell a Mercedes. Meanwhile, Rose has to deal with meeting Miles's daughter who makes it clear she wants their relationship to be no more and Dorothy discovers Sophia is hoarding Social Security money, thanks to a computer error.
Details
- Series
- The Golden Girls
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1990-01-27
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Triple Play is Episode 15 in Season 5 of The Golden Girls. It aired on 1990-01-27. The runtime is 24 min.
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