Hurricane Saturday

{{short description|1991 television event}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = | creator = Susan Harris | based_on = | writer = Marc Sotkin, Mitchell Hurwitz (''The Golden Girls'') Arnie Kogen (''Empty Nest'') Bruce Ferber (''Nurses'') | director = Lex Passaris (''The Golden Girls'') Steve Zuckerman (''Empty Nest'') Andy Cadiff (''Nurses'') | starring = Beatrice Arthur Betty White Rue McClanahan Estelle Getty Herbert Edelman Richard Mulligan Kristy McNichol Dinah Manoff David Leisure Park Overall Ann Guilbert Stephanie Hodge Arnetia Walker Mary Jo Keenen Ada Maris Kip Gilman Carlos Lacámara Jeff Altman | country = United States | language = English | num_episodes = | producer = | editor = | cinematography = | runtime = 120 minutes | company = Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions Touchstone Television | budget = | network = NBC | first_aired = {{start date|1991|11|9}} | last_aired = | related = {{Plainlist| * ''Full Moon Over Miami'' }} }} '''''Hurricane Saturday''''' is a one-off programming block of a three-way, two-hour crossover event on NBC which involved three television sitcoms created by Susan Harris: ''The Golden Girls'', ''Empty Nest'' and ''Nurses''. The event depicts a fictional hurricane storming into the storylines of the three series set in Miami, Florida. The episodes aired back-to-back on Saturday, November 9, 1991 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. EST.

==Plot== {{main|The Golden Girls|Empty Nest|Nurses (American TV series)}}

The event begins on ''The Golden Girls'' one-hour episode "The Monkey Show" (season 7, episodes 8 and 9) as a hurricane threatens Miami, Dorothy discovers that ex-husband Stan is "moving on" with her sister Gloria, while Blanche and Rose host a telethon to save a lighthouse. Dorothy later catches Gloria with Stan in her bed, then learns that Sophia pushed Stan and Gloria together. As the storm intensifies, Dorothy and Sophia get into an argument and Sophia goes out into the hurricane. Carol Weston (from ''Empty Nest'') is featured in the second part of the episode on a date with Stan's psychiatrist Dr. Halperin when he is called to the girls' house to help Stan with a problem.

The event continues on the ''Empty Nest'' episode "Windy" (season 4, episode 8) as Dr. Harry Weston and his daughters, Carol and Barbara, prepare to move to a new house when the hurricane hits and brings back a lot of memories for them. Meanwhile, Laverne's mother-in-law visits and Sophia Petrillo (from ''The Golden Girls'') stops by to warn the Westons about the impending hurricane.

The event ends on the ''Nurses'' episode "Begone with the Wind" (season 1, episode 9) as chaos breaks out at the hospital during the hurricane – the kitchen is flooded, the phones are out and the roads are closed. When Rose Nylund (from ''The Golden Girls'') shows up to help, she is immediately stuck with Julie and the duo are assigned to gathering food from the patients – food that they later give to Laverne Todd (from ''Empty Nest'') for the pediatrics ward. When the news arrives that the roof collapsed in a burning building, Annie fears that her husband, a fireman, may have been killed; Sandy runs into a man (whom she dumped) with a broken leg; Hank and Gina get trapped in an elevator and share a romantic moment; two rival gangs start a knife-fight in front of the nurses' station (and threaten Rose) so it's Paco to the rescue.

==Cast== {| class="wikitable" |- ! ''The Golden Girls'' !! ''Empty Nest'' !! ''Nurses'' |- |Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak Betty White as Rose Nylund Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo Herbert Edelman as Stan Zbornak Dena Dietrich as Gloria Petrillo Bill Dana as Angelo Steve Landesberg as Dr. Halperin ''Special Guest:'' Dinah Manoff as Carol Weston ||Richard Mulligan as Dr. Harry Weston Dinah Manoff as Carol Weston Kristy McNichol as Barbara Weston David Leisure as Charley Dietz Park Overall as Laverne Todd Ann Guilbert as Mama Todd ''Special Guest:'' Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo || Stephanie Hodge as Nurse Sandy Miller Arnetia Walker as Nurse Annie Roland Mary Jo Keenen as Nurse Julie Milbury Jeff Altman as Greg Vincent Ada Maris as Gina Cuevas Kip Gilman as Dr. Hank Kaplan Carlos Lacámara as Paco Ortiz ''Special Guest:'' Betty White as Rose Nylund and Park Overall as Laverne Todd |}

==Episodes== {{Main|The Golden Girls (season 7)}} {{Episode table |background=#151517 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |NumParts = 2 |EpisodeNumber_1 =162 |EpisodeNumber_2 =163 |EpisodeNumber2_1 =8 |EpisodeNumber2_2 =9 | Title = The Monkey Show | DirectedBy = Lex Passaris | WrittenBy = Mitchell Hurwitz and Marc Sotkin | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|11|9}} | LineColor = 151517 | ShortSummary = As a hurricane threatens Miami, Dorothy's newly penniless sister, Gloria, visits and sleeps with Stan. Dorothy becomes furious when she finds out later that Sophia pushed Gloria and Stan together. When she confronts Sophia, they have a fight and Sophia angrily walks out into the hurricane. Blanche and Rose hold a telethon to save a local historic lighthouse. }} }}

{{Episode table |background=#7421DA |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 78 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Windy | DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman | WrittenBy = Arnie Kogen | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|11|9}} | LineColor = 7421DA | ShortSummary = Dr. Harry Weston and his daughters, Carol and Barbara, prepare to move to a new house when the hurricane hits and brings back a lot of memories for them. Meanwhile, Laverne's mother-in-law visits. }} }}

{{Episode table |background=#474376 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Begone with the Wind | DirectedBy = Andy Cadiff | WrittenBy = Bruce Ferber | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|11|9}} | LineColor = 474376 | ShortSummary = Chaos breaks out in the hospital during a hurricane – the kitchen's flooded, the phones are out, and the roads are closed. So when Rose Nyland shows up to help, she's immediately stuck with Julie and the duo are assigned to gathering food from the patients – food that they later give to Laverne for the pediatrics ward. When the news arrives that the roof collapses in a burning building, Annie fears that her husband, a fireman, may have been killed. Sandy runs into a man with a broken leg, whom she dumped. Hank and Gina get trapped in an elevator and share a romantic moment. }} }}

==See also== {{Portal|1990s}} *''Full Moon Over Miami'' – another crossover event involving three NBC sitcoms: ''The Golden Girls'', ''Empty Nest'' and ''Nurses'' *''Night of the Hurricane'' – a similar crossover event involving three Fox animated series: ''Family Guy'', ''American Dad!'' and ''The Cleveland Show'' *''Cartoon Network Invaded'' – a similar crossover event involving five Cartoon Network animated series: ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' ''Camp Lazlo'' and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy''

==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0589844/ ''The Golden Girls'': "The Monkey Show"] on IMDb *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0571611/ ''Empty Nest'': "Windy"] on IMDb *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0663256/ ''Nurses'': "Begone with the Wind"] on IMDb

Category:The Golden Girls Category:Crossover television Category:1991 American television episodes