In honor of one the Golden Girls Jan. 17th birthday we bring you a Betty White themed Cheap Date.

12:32 p.m.

While the 6151 Richmond St. (in Miami) address for the Golden Girls house never really existed you can visit the Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios (1438 N. Gower St.) where the show was filmed from 1985 to 1987 and tell strangers your favorite stories about St. Olaf. Don’t forget to tell the one about how you lost the Butter Queen pageant as a teenager due to “churn tampering.”

Cost: Free, like Blanche Devereaux’s love

1:48 p.m.

As an outspoken animal activist, Betty has been involved with the SPCALA since the ’60s. Spread the love to some four-legged friends by volunteering to help find homes, clean, or even photograph the animals for adoption at one of their many locations by visiting www.spcala.com.

Cost: Free, and you’ll be paid in puppy licks

4:43 p.m.

Return to your own “White Palace” decorated with every bit of Betty memorabilia you can get your hands on and prepare her famous pumpkin pie as it appears in the November 2005 issue of Martha Stewart Living. You will need the following ingredients for a 10 inch pie.

* 1 sugar pumpkin (about 4 lbs.), halved, or 1 1/2 cups solid-pack canned

pumpkin (one 15-oz. can)

* All-purpose flour, for work surface

* 4 large eggs

* 2 tsp. heavy cream

* 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar

* 1 Tbsp. cornstarch

* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 3/4 tsp. ground ginger

* 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

* 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

* 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

* 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk

* Whipped cream, for serving

For detailed instructions visit www.marthastewart.com/recipe/pate-brisee-for-pumpkin-pie-with-betty-white

Cost: Under $15

6:11 p.m.

Make it a Blockbuster Betty night by renting episodes of The Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Boston Legal. As a Betty bonus, make sure to find clips of her playing Ugly Betty White on youtube.

—LENORA CLAIRE