
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.

Courtesy of their new housekeeper's magic potions, Blanche's social life perks up and Dorothy wins the battle against insomnia.

The women confront their phobias on a flight to the Bahamas to attend a funeral.

Rose, concerned about the nuclear arms race, mails letters to President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

A political candidate announces that he had an affair with Blanche, a contention that she denies.