Even Royals loved "The Golden Girls" Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in a 1993 photo. Here are 10 things you need to know about the show.ġ. The show lives on, though, and even if you consider yourself a diehard fan, you may not know everything that went on behind the scenes. Unfortunately, White is the lone survivor of the cast RIP Bea Arthur, who played sensible Dorothy Zbornak, Estelle Getty, who portrayed Dorothy's mother Sophia Petrillo, and Rue McClanahan, who played the sultry Blanche Devereaux. "The Golden Girls" are still beloved by people of all ages - Betty White, who played lovable ditz Rose Nylund, said she still gets fan mail from viewers in their 20s. The show seemed like a gamble, banking on a group of female retirees to win over young viewers, but the bet paid off. It's been 30 years since "The Golden Girls" first aired on Sept. "Golden Girls" Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76 Arthur died in 2009 after battling cancer, and Getty died in 2008. McClanahan died on Jafter suffering a stroke. Olaf stories ends up being the most important early event in a legendary sitcom friendship.Clockwise from left, "The Golden Girls" cast members Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty pose for a photo. So as "The Way We Met" wraps up, one of Rose's St. This causes all of the women to laugh, and soon they bond over some cheesecake that Rose has brought with her.
There's even talk of a herring cannon, and Rose confirms that such a weapon was only used onc e. In this particularly ridiculous story, Rose tells them about the Great Herring War, which saw the Lindstrom and Johansson families fighting over what to do with the titular fish.Īs the story goes, things get even more ridiculous, and Rose eventually tells Dorothy and Blanche that "the Lindstroms wanted to train for the circus." She explains that a herring circus is kind of like Seaworld, which still leaves quite a bit to the imagination. Then, just when things seem darkest, Rose regales Blanche and Dorothy with their first St. RELATED: Golden Girls' Sequel Involved Them Opening Up a. Things come to a head, and it seems as if the friendship is going to break up before it has even begun. The girls soon find that they're unable to coordinate shopping trips, as they all have different budgets and buying habits. Rose ends up winning a coin toss for the room, but the problems don't end there. However, things are initially rocky, with Dorothy and Rose competing over who gets what room. Later, after a fire at the Shady Pines, Sophia moves in with the trio.
In the end, though, Blanche does invite Dorothy to move in. Sophia, who is still recovering from her stroke, says some glib things, which makes Dorothy think that Blanche isn't going to accept her application. She responds to the ad after her husband, Stan, leaves her, bringing Sophia along for moral support, as she's still living at the Shady Pines retirement home. Peepers to the young boy who has just lost his cast.ĭorothy, for her part, has a much simpler story. Soon, though, Blanche realizes the truth and has to be won over by Rose giving Mr. Their conversation ends up being quite awkward, as Blanche thinks that Rose's lack of intelligence is actually her making jokes. Rose, for her part, was evicted from her home for rescuing a cat named Mr. While at the supermarket, Blanche encountered Rose, who herself had just been kicked out of her living situation. Unable to stand their behavior, Blanche kicked the two women out and went down to the supermarket to advertise her now available rooms.
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