"The Golden Girls" (1985) TV series 1985-1992

Creator:

Susan Harris

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

14 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Color In Title | Grandmother | Georgia USA | Storytelling

Awards:

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 34 wins & 79 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Dec. 9	12:00 AM	HALMRK	Before and After	#2.15
Wed. Dec. 9	12:30 AM	HALMRK	And Then There Was One	#2.16

Cast

Bea Arthur	...	Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak / ... (180 episodes, 1985-1992)
Betty White	...	Rose Nylund (180 episodes, 1985-1992)
Rue McClanahan	...	Blanche Devereaux (180 episodes, 1985-1992)
Estelle Getty	...	Sophia Petrillo (180 episodes, 1985-1992)

Runtime:

30 min (180 episodes) | Germany:25 min (180 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12 (one episode) | UK:PG (some episodes) | Sweden:Btl (Season 1 DVD) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

It took 45 minutes in make-up for Estelle to be transformed into Sophia.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The background set with two elevator doors is used as the backdrop for numerous interiors: the museum where Blanche works, the counseling center where Rose works, and the city hospital to name three. Also, the museum where Blanche works was used as a psychiatrist's waiting room.

Quotes:

[Blanche comes into the kitchen. Rose can't see her]
Blanche: I am nothing but a disgusting cheap slut.
Rose: Don't tell me... it's Blanche.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in 1996 MTV Movie Awards (1996) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Thank You For Being A Friend

LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

I loved this show the minute I saw it as a teen. I saw it once or twice as a kid, but never got the jokes. Now that I'm a bit more grown-up, I've seen every epi at least 10 times and watch it whenever it comes on. They were the precursor to every show about 4 women talking about everything under the sun. The similarity to Sex and the City is very striking and many other shows like that. Blanche and Dorothy were my favorite. But, of course, each one represents the different sides of women. Like that episode with the Hungarian sculpturer who said the stature was all 3 of them because together, they make the perfect woman. I love this show to death and don't mind watching it over and over. It broke a lot of barriers and is just plain funny. They were so good at their characters that to see them doing something outside of it in real life is a shock, lol. Golden Girls Forever!