"The Golden Palace" (1992) TV series 1992-1993

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creator:

Susan Harris

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

While Dorothy got married again, Blanche, Rose and Sophia opened a hotel, called The Golden Palace.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Foster Child | Business | Miami Florida | Sitcom

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Betty White	...	Rose Nylund (24 episodes, 1992-1993)
Rue McClanahan	...	Blanche Devereaux (24 episodes, 1992-1993)
Estelle Getty	...	Sophia Petrillo (24 episodes, 1992-1993)
Don Cheadle	...	Roland Wilson (23 episodes, 1992-1993)
Cheech Marin	...	Chuy Castillos (23 episodes, 1992-1993)
Billy L. Sullivan	...	Oliver Webb (8 episodes, 1992-1993)

Runtime:

30 min (24 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Quotes:

Rose: Penny for your thoughts Sophia?
Sophia: You're an idiot and that's on the house.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Golden Girls" (1985)

Nearly forgotten follow-up to "The Golden Girls"

The Golden Girls (minus Dorothy) sell the house and go off to run a swanky South Beach hotel. In the first episode of this sequel to "The Golden Girls", Blanche, Rose and Sophia are sitting on the wicker couch when two moving men walk in, pick it up and move it out. Blanche yells, "goodbye house!" This might've been heartbreaking territory for "Golden Girls" fans, but "The Golden Palace" had lots of funny things in store, most notably the colorful supporting performances by Don Cheadle and Cheech Marin--both terrific. The three episodes that stay in my mind are Dorothy's return in a two-parter which finds Sophia running BACK to Shady Pines (seems it has been converted into a posh resort, and when Rose finds out they have Circus Night, she checks in too--wearing dark glasses). The other episode is the sad, curious one where Miles asks NOT ROSE to marry him, but another woman; Rose tries to be big about it and invites the couple to get married in her hotel, and watches from the kitchen as Miles leaves her. Well-written, laugh-out-loud show never found an appropriate (or permanent) time-slot, but thankfully Lifetime has recently resurrected it and now we can all remember life at the "Palace".