Plot summary
Rose dates Jonathan, a psychiatrist at the grief counseling center, but is reluctant to introduce him to the other girls. Blanche invites him over for dinner against Rose's wishes, and they find out he is a dwarf. When he tells Rose he has something important to discuss, she thinks he is planning to propose to her and is conflicted about whether to accept. After dreaming about marrying Jonathan and various figures giving her advice, she decides to continue the relationship, only to learn that he is breaking up with her because she isn't Jewish.
Guest stars: Brent Collins as Dr. Jonathan Newman; Billy Barty as Edgar Lindstrom; Tony Carreiro as The Waiter; Jeane Dixon as herself Note: Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for this episode. Terry Hughes was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for this episode. Tony Carreiro appears in a later season 1 episode as Tommy Cochrane and in a season 5 episode as The Doctor.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Golden Girls season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.