Martha Lamont, one of Sophia's close friends, is tired of the physical pain and suffering in her life and wants to kill herself. ...

Rose feels inferior to her boyfriend Miles, a college professor. ...

Ken Whittingham, Dorothy's lawyer boyfriend, wants to give up his law practice and become a circus clown. ...

When Rose loses her pension fund, she must get a second job to support herself. A local TV station hires her as an assistant to Enrique Mas, an egotistical consumer repor ...

Blanche's daughter Rebecca shocks her with her plans to conceive a baby by means of artificial insemination. ...

Dorothy is still not feeling well. She turns to Harry who recommends she go to a doctor at the hospital. He tells Dorothy he thinks she might have a condition that is not ...

Dorothy is not feeling good. She goes to see several doctors but none of them can find anything wrong with her. One of them recommends she go see a doctor in New York and ...

The girls plan to accept a generous offer for the house. ...

A wealthy Japanese businessman offers to buy the house. ...

Two friends of Sophia's come to visit from Sicily with the revelation that Dorothy and their daughter, Gina, may have been switched at birth. ...

As the girls vow to get in shape for an upcoming beach party, they recall past attempts at self-improvement. ...

Sophia breaks her friend Lillian out of a retirement home that is worse than Shady Pines was. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to use her work bonus to have her breasts enlarge ...

Nobody believes Rose when she says that her younger sister, Holly (Inga Swenson), is a troublemaker. ...

Rose tries to overcome her addiction to painkillers. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Sophia are hired to appear in a TV commercial for a pizzeria. ...

Dorothy blames herself when her friend and former classmate Trudy dies suddenly while playing tennis. ...

Sophia is given money that is intended to be put into a Certificate of Deposit, but she buys a Cuban prizefighter instead. ...

Rose is convinced that Bob Hope is her real father and that he will perform as the Master of Ceremonies at an upcoming charity benefit. ...

Dorothy takes Sophia to Walt Disney World for quality time, but Sophia wants to ride Space Mountain instead. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche collaborate on a children's book. ...

The girls' Valentine's Day dates all stand them up, so they sit around, eat cheesecake, and look back at memorable Valentine's Days past. ...

Dorothy dates a short, bald man with whom she has nothing in common - except for great lovemaking. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche volunteer as big sisters for two teenage gi ...

Rose tries to do something about her boyfriend's sexual dysfunction. ...

Blanche makes a date with a man without realizing that he is blind. ...

The girls need a new roof, so they scheme to buy and then sell a painting by Jasper DeKimmel, an arrogant painter who has a few days to live. ...

Stan shows up to tell everyone he is getting married. When Sophia gets sick and has to be taken to the hospital, Stan comforts Dorothy. She finds herself falling in love ...

Blanche's brother Clayton is afraid to admit his homosexuality, so he claims he slept with Rose. ...

The girls purchase a winning lottery ticket, but a misunderstanding by Sophia sends them on a bizarre and frenzied search to retrieve it from various locations. Ultimatel ...

Newlyweds Max and Sophia open a pizza knish stand on the beach, while Dorothy has gotten into the habit of smoking cigarettes. ...

When Sophia's friend Esther Weinstock dies, she goes to her funeral in Brooklyn. There, she confronts Esther's widower, Max, whom Sophia blames for the failure of her hus ...

When Sophia gets hit in the head by a baseball at a game, Stan encourages her to exaggerate her injuries to try and get a class action settlement out of it. ...

Rose is nominated for the St. Olaf Woman of the Year award, while Blanche and Dorothy embellish her accomplishments on her entry form. ...

Blanche tries to woo Ham Lushbough, the only man who ever turned her down. Meanwhile, Rose believes she saw a UFO fly over the house. ...

While Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche sit around and feel like their lives are boring, Sophia goes out and fights with the grocery store over a nectarine and a piece of meat, ...