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Love Under the Big Top

  • Episode aired Oct 28, 1989
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
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Dick Van Dyke and Mel Stewart in The Golden Girls (1985)
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Ken Whittingham, Dorothy's lawyer boyfriend, wants to give up his law practice and become a circus clown.Ken Whittingham, Dorothy's lawyer boyfriend, wants to give up his law practice and become a circus clown.Ken Whittingham, Dorothy's lawyer boyfriend, wants to give up his law practice and become a circus clown.
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  • Director
    • Terry Hughes
  • Writers
    • Susan Harris
    • Tracy Gamble
    • Richard Vaczy
  • Stars
    • Bea Arthur
    • Betty White
    • Rue McClanahan
  • Director
    • Terry Hughes
  • Writers
    • Susan Harris
    • Tracy Gamble
    • Richard Vaczy
  • Stars
    • Bea Arthur
    • Betty White
    • Rue McClanahan
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    • 2User reviews
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    Bea Arthur
    Bea Arthur
    • Dorothy Zbornak
    • (as Beatrice Arthur)
    Betty White
    Betty White
    • Rose Nylund
    Rue McClanahan
    Rue McClanahan
    • Blanche Devereaux
    Estelle Getty
    Estelle Getty
    • Sophia Petrillo
    Dick Van Dyke
    Dick Van Dyke
    • Ken
    Mel Stewart
    Mel Stewart
    • Judge
    John DiSanti
    John DiSanti
    • Fisherman
    • (as John Di Santi)
    • Director
      • Terry Hughes
    • Writers
      • Susan Harris
      • Tracy Gamble
      • Richard Vaczy
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    • Trivia
      While defending the protestors, Ken mentions that dolphins have "rescued men lost at sea." Dick van Dyke himself was in fact rescued once by porpoises after falling asleep on a surfboard and drifting out to sea.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the show when Dorothy has just broken up with her "clown" boyfriend, she pulls a handkerchief that is connected to several other solid colored handkerchiefs out of his pocket and walks away. The handkerchief in the two shot she is touching is white. But, when the camera switches to the wide shot, the handkerchief she is touching is light blue.
    • Quotes

      Rose Nylund: [through a megaphone at a 'Save the Dolphins' protest] All creatures must learn to coexist. That's why the brown bear and the field mouse can share their lives in harmony. Of course, they can't mate or the mice would explode.

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      Featured in The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)
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      Thank You For Being A Friend
      Written by Andrew Gold

      Sung by Cynthia Fee

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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