The Golden Girls Transplant (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The Golden Girls

Transplant (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Blanche's sister, Virginia, with whom she has had a tense relationship for years, comes to visit. She reveals that she needs a kidney transplant to save her life.

Director

Paul Bogart

Writers

Susan Harris (created by) (written by) | Winifred Hervey (executive story consultant)

Producers

Terry Grossman (produced by) | Kathy Speer (produced by)

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Casting Directors

Allison Jones (casting by) | Judith Weiner (casting by) (as Judith Weiner & Associates)

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 5, 1985

Release date

Oct 5, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 35 wins & 88 nominations

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Betty White Rose Nylund Rose Nylund See fewer	The Proposal (I) (2009)
Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux Blanche Devereaux See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Sheree North Virginia Hollingsworth Virginia Hollingsworth See fewer	Breakout (1975)