
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.

Sophia is a third wheel when Dorothy and her new boyfriend plan a trip without her.

Blanche reunites with her daughter Rebecca after a four-year estrangement; Blanche wants to defend her from an abusive boyfriend.

Blanche and Rose despise one of Dorothy's friends, the novelist Barbara Thorndyke.

A trip to Hollywood to compete on their favorite game show turns sour for the roommates.