SummaryThe Golden Girls, which aired on NBC from 1985 until 1992, features four women all near or above the age of 50. Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak (Bea Arthur) is the tall, headstrong, witty and sometimes mean Golden Girl. Rose Lindstrom Nylund (Betty White) is the innocent Minnesota dumb (bleached) blonde of the girls. Blanche Elizabeth Hollingsworth Deve... Read More
Created By:Susan Harris
The Golden Girls
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 14, 1985
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Universal Acclaim
82
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9.1
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
82
83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Feb 27, 2013
100
This wonderful half-hour pilot has distinguished this show as the very best of the crop of new series this fall. The writing, by the bawdy, brilliant Susan Harris, who was lured back to television by the promise of doing a show with the kind of characters seldom seen on the tube, is on a par with her wittiest days as the creator of "Soap". [14 Sept 1985, p.D5]
Feb 27, 2013
90
The reason it works so well is that performers and script are ideally matched; they join forces to obliterate resistance. [14 Sept 1985, p.C1]
Feb 27, 2013
90
Not only does The Golden Girls offer meaningful portrayals of women in their post-middle-age years, but, as a bonus, it's one of those TV rarities, a comedy that's funny. Very funny. [13 Sept 1985, p.C1]
Feb 27, 2013
90
If anybody ever doubted the funny-lady talents of Bea Arthur, even after ''Maude,'' then her many golden moments in Golden Girls should win her a permanent place in everybody's hierarchy of comic genius, ranking with Sid Caesar and Lucille Ball...The Golden Girls is adult, literate, witty, poignant, funny. And, oh yes, honest. [12 Sept 1985, p.26]
Feb 27, 2013
80
Watching Golden Girls, you get the feeling that Harris had the good sense to fit the brand of humor with the actresses. There is a kind of Borsch Belt, take-my-wife-please approach to chasing the laughs, with everything in place but the nightclub rim shot, the obligatory ba-bump from the drummer on top of the punch line. [13 Sept 1995, p.5]
Feb 27, 2013
60
Everyone is clearly having a good time, and the fun is catching. One should be grateful for that much, perhaps, but the sheer professionalism cannot entirely hide some potential weaknesses. A little too much of the humor is directed at ridiculing certain signs of aging, from having hair in one's ears to incontinence. Bathroom jokes have their limitations. And Miss Getty's character threatens to demolish the ensemble work with the need to get a laugh every time she opens her outrageous mouth. [14 Sept 1985]
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Universal Acclaim
9.1
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Mar 19, 2023
10
I have recently completed the entire “Golden Girls” series! I'm so glad I committed to this. I don’t watch that many sitcoms, but this was HAS to be my favorite. There aren’t that many bad episodes (and the ones that are “bad” aren’t terrible) and It doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. FAVORTIE CHARACTERS:
Blanche Devereaux
Sophia Petrillo
Stanley Zbornak FAVORITE EPISODES:
S3 E1 - Old Friends
S4 E8 - Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?
S6 E14 - Sister Of The Bride
S3 E23 - Mixed Blessings
S7 E2 - The Case Of The Libertine Belle LEAST FAVORITE EPISODES:
S2 E26 - Empty Nests
S3 E24 - Mister Terrific
S4 E18 - Fiddler On The Ropes
S6 E4 - Snap Out Of It
Any flashback episode
Jul 25, 2020
10
It's ahead of its time during the 80s. It shows how elderly people are still capable to do things despite their age and it also tackles important issues at that time.
Production Company:
- Touchstone Television
- Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
Initial Release Date:Sep 14, 1985
Number of seasons:7 Seasons
Rating:TV-PG
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Wins & 21 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 11 Wins & 68 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
