Blanche's pregnant daughter, Rebecca, pales at the thought of childbirth.
Rose, who was adopted, meets her biological father while Sophia is in the hospital.
Stan interests Dorothy in re-establishing a relationship; Rose makes an ill-advised sale.
Dorothy tries to bring a reclusive aging hippie out of his shell.
Blanche's childhood nanny pays a visit; Sophia's matchmaking irks Dorothy.
Dorothy receives pressure because she refuses to give a passing grade to the school football star.
Dorothy does not pay heed to Sophia's advice about the rekindled romance with Stan.
Sophia wants to join a convent, but finds the rules too strict; Blanche is in an accident.
Blanche dreams of a visit from her deceased husband; Dorothy finds herself in a love triangle while looking to meet her ideal man.
Sophia becomes a sexy seductress to lure Tony into bed; Rose promises celibacy.
The unexpected happens when Blanche tries to break up with her disabled boyfriend.
Dorothy tries to mend the rift between her mother and recently widowed sister-in-law, Brenda, at a her brother's funeral.
Miles feels he is competing with Rose's late husband; Blanche is mistreated by an old flame.
Blanche's brother Clayton arrives from Atlanta with his boyfriend, Doug; Blanche claims to have accepted Clay's sexual orientation, but actually witnessing his lifestyle throws her a curve.
When Miles admits to lying about his professional standing, Rose gives him the heave-ho.
When Dorothy plans to remarry Stan, Sophia threatens to cut her off from the family.
While Dorothy makes wedding arrangements, the others interview potential housemate Truby.
Sophia throws herself into her job as recreational director at a retirement home.
Rose auditions for a TV reporter job; Blanche seeks a commitment from a lukewarm beau.
Blanche robs the cradle to convince Jason, her new lover, how young she is.
A suspicious Rose asks neighbor Barbara Weston, to investigate her new boyfriend, at the same time that MIles returns to her life.
Long ago antics by Sophia come to light when Dorothy's high-school prom date appears.
Hoping for a reconciliation, Stan buys a date with Dorothy at a charity auction.
Sophia becomes the prime suspect in the investigation surrounding a fire at Shady Pines retirement home.
Sophia's new friend, an elderly gentleman, has Alzheimer's disease.
The housemates recall some of their absurd moneymaking schemes.
The housemates could earn $100,000 if they adopt an elderly pig.
Courtesy of their new housekeeper's magic potions, Blanche's social life perks up and Dorothy wins the battle against insomnia.
The women confront their phobias on a flight to the Bahamas to attend a funeral.
Rose, concerned about the nuclear arms race, mails letters to President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
A political candidate announces that he had an affair with Blanche, a contention that she denies.
Dorothy makes her ex-husband, Stanley Zbornak, jealous when she has an affair with his brother Theodore.
Rose's cousin, Sven Lindstrom, arrives from Sweden and falls in love with Blanche.
Dorothy hocks an expensive ring to pay off the debt she and her ex-husband owe to the Internal Revenue Service.
Dorothy, Rose and Blanche seek professional help when living with one another becomes unbearable.
Rose decides to move in with Buddy Rourke, one of her deceased husband's former buddies.
Blanche agrees to pose in the nude for a suave European sculptor.
Blanche reunites with her daughter Rebecca after a four-year estrangement; Blanche wants to defend her from an abusive boyfriend.
Dorothy dismays when her daughter is too forgiving of her unfaithful husband.
When two police officers set up surveillance equipment in Blanche's house, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia are more interested in snaring the policemen.
Through a series of flashbacks, the housemates reminisce about their birthday celebrations.