
Four mature women live together in Miami and experience the joys and angst of their golden years; strong-willed Dorothy, spacey Rose, lusty Southern belle Blanche and matriarch Sophia, Dorothy's mom, occasionally clash but are there for one another in the end; after all, when the show's theme song is titled "Thank You for Being a Friend," the ladies have to remain friendly with one another.
Dorothy needs surgery after injuring herself during tap dancing lessons.
Blanche falls for a handsome and successful businessman but is unsure whether she wants to take on the responsibility of his young children.
Blanche's professor tells her that she can pass her course easily, in return for unsavory favors.
Blanche, Dorothy and Rose vie for a charity award while fighting the flu.