https://www.cbr.com/the-golden-girls-episodes-way-ahead-of-their-time/

The Golden Girls remains an iconic sitcom, but it also had many progressive episodes that defined future generations.

I did not care for the episodes that dove into social issues. Sick and Tired is one of my least favorite episodes. I also never cared for the episode where Blanche's daughter gives birth at a "birthing center."
I totally get what the author is writing that they tackled social themes that would live on. But the comedy was the vice in those episodes.