The Golden Girls

TV Series
1985–1992
PG
30m

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8.2/10

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

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

50K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

459

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Won 11 Primetime Emmys
- 46 wins & 88 nominations total

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Trivia
The actresses consumed over 100 cheesecakes during the show's seven-year run. Bakeries from around the USA would send in cheesecakes for them. Bea Arthur hated cheesecake in real life.

Goofs
Depending on the episode, the police called Blanche to inform her that her husband was killed in a car accident, or her husband died from a coma brought on by injuries from a car accident.

Quotes
Rose: I don't think lying is really a good idea. I once cut school and that proved very bad.
Dorothy: Oh, Rose. We've all cut school. It couldn't have been that bad.
Rose: Oh, yes it was. That was the day they taught EVERYTHING.
Dorothy: The final piece of the puzzle.

Alternate versions
Season 1 (1985-1986) had a slightly different opening sequence consisting of a different shot of the city behind the show's title, one different clip in-between the credits for 'Beatrice Arthur' and Betty White, and a different clip behind the credit for Rue McClanahan. This open was replaced with the 1986 opening for syndication. The original opening has been restored to the season 1 DVD release.

Connections
Edited into Saturday Night Live: Lara Flynn Boyle/Bon Jovi (2001)

Soundtracks
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Performed by Cynthia Fee
Written and composed by Andrew Gold

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Featured review

The Golden Girls were one of a kind!

The Golden Girls were without a doubt one of a kind. four older woman living together that in a lot of ways were completely different from one another. I remember growing up and watching this show every Saturday night with my mother. I would sit there with my mother and we would both laugh our selves silly at the show and all the cracks and comments Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia would make to one another. My mothers favorite character was Dorothy and my favorite was Sophia because she always had a wise crack to make especially at Blanche. Then there is Rose with her St. Olaf stories that she constantly told. I do still see The Golden Girls on Lifetime and I do still watch them every now and then for a laugh. Every time I see Betty, Rue, Bea or Estelle on TV it always reminds me of this show. I think that they worked very well together.