''Full Moon Over Miami'' is a one-off

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of a three-way, two-hour crossover event on

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which involved three television

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created by

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: ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. The event depicts a fictional full moon on

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storming into the storylines of the three series set in

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. The episodes aired back-to-back on Saturday, February 29, 1992, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. EST.''Full Moon Over Miami'' event
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'' The ''Full Moon Over Miami'' block is similar to the previous NBC '' Hurricane Saturday'' block of November 9, 1991, when a fictional hurricane was woven into the storylines of the same three series.

Plot

The event begins on ''The Golden Girls'' one-hour episode " A Midwinter Night's Dream" (season 7, episodes 20 and 21) as a full moon on Leap Day falls upon the household which prompts Blanche to host a men-only Moonlight Madness Party and strange happenings abound: all the men are attracted to Dorothy while none are attracted to Blanche; Rose proposes to Miles after winning a free honeymoon to

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and Sophia has fun with a witch's hex cast on Dorothy and goes through all the necessary steps to try and release her from it. The full moon and festivities prompt other strange happenings: Dorothy and Miles find themselves sharing a passionate kiss, and Blanche's necklace disappears while she necks with a

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man named Derek. Carol and Barbara Weston (from ''Empty Nest'') are featured in the episode: Barbara shows up to confront Sophia, who attempted to cause a fight between her and Carol to break a curse, and Carol invites herself to Blanche's party. The event continues on the ''Empty Nest'' episode " Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde" (season 4, episode 20) as Dr. Harry Weston throws out his back and goes off his rocker after taking the wrong medicine that makes him act very strange. Barbara thinks their dog Dreyfuss may be masquerading as a repairman – after all, she's never seen the two of them together. Rose Nylund (from ''The Golden Girls'') drops in on the Westons for some advice about romance. The event ends on the ''Nurses'' episode " Moon Over Miami" (season 1, episode 20) as Charlie Dietz (from ''Empty Nest'') and Blanche Devereaux (from ''The Golden Girls''), both affected by the full moon, turn up at the hospital: Blanche seeks Dr. Riskin's advice about a tonic for her sexual dry spell and a desperate Sandy considers dating Charlie. Greg encourages his co-workers to pursue their romantic fantasies and an astronaut arrives with a lump on his head.

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''The Golden Girls'': "A Midwinter Night's Dream"
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''Empty Nest'': "Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde"
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''Nurses'': "Moon Over Miami"
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