The Golden Girls Empty Nests (Season 2, Episode 26)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The Golden Girls

Empty Nests (Season 2, Episode 26)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Paul Dooley and Rita Moreno guest star as neighbors of Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia contending with family and friends in this initial spin-off pilot of "Empty Nest."

Director

Jay Sandrich

Writer

Susan Harris (created by) (written by)

Producers

Terry Grossman | Kathy Speer

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Editor

Skip Collector

Casting Directors

Marsha Kleinman | Sharon Siegel

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated May 16, 1987

Release date

May 16, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 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)
Paul Dooley George Corliss George Corliss See fewer	Breaking Away (1979)
Rita Moreno Renee Corliss Renee Corliss See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
David Leisure Oliver Oliver See fewer	10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Jane Harnick Jenny Corliss Jenny Corliss See fewer	Remember Me (I) (2010)
Geoffrey Lewis Chuck Chuck See fewer	The Way of the Gun (2000)