The Golden Girls 

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

Creator:

Susan Harris

Stars:

Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 36 wins & 88 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Bea Arthur	...	Dorothy Zbornak / ... 177 episodes, 1985-1992
Betty White	...	Rose Nylund 177 episodes, 1985-1992
Rue McClanahan	...	Blanche Devereaux 177 episodes, 1985-1992
Estelle Getty	...	Sophia Petrillo 177 episodes, 1985-1992

Storyline

The Golden Girls is based on the lives and interactions of four older women who have all been divorced/widowed, and are now roommates. Dorothy's main goal during the series is to find a companion she can relate to while her mother Sophia adds her comical outlook and frequents "Picture This" stories. Rose's St. Olaf-ness makes her a little corny but lovable. One thing that changes nearly every episode is whom Blanche is courting.

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Plot Keywords:

female immigrant | divorced woman | elderly woman | mother and daughter | adult daughter | 

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Taglines:

Meet four outrageous women who know when it comes to a good laugh, there's nothing like experience! (season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Norwegian

Release Date:

14 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pantertanter

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (180 episodes) 25 min (180 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was a hit in sixty countries and remade in England, Greece, and Russia.

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Goofs

In many episodes it is said that Dorothy married Stanley because she was pregnant and that they were married for 38 years at the time of the divorce. The odd thing is that neither of Dorothy's children are even close to being 38 years old.

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Quotes

Blanche: Dorothy, this is crazy! Since when do you care how you look?
Dorothy: I think it started when I came down from the bell tower and had my hump fixed!

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Connections

Referenced in Empty Nest: Windy (1991)

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Soundtracks

Thank You For Being A Friend
Written by Andrew Gold
Sung by Cynthia Fee

User Reviews

A Classic!

There aren't many TV shows produced these days that will stand the test of time. This show has proved its meddle and then some. Every episode is a classic. The four stars etched in our brains as the golden girls we spent so many evenings with sharing cheesecake (and maybe an inappropriate story or two). All I can say is:

Thank you for being a friend. Travelled down the road and back again. Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant.

And if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew. You would see the biggest gift would be from me and the card attached would say, thank you for being a friend.