If you were watching television during the mid- and late Eighties, then chances are that you have watched "The Golden Girls". And if you enjoyed the mid-Eighties comedy sitcoms, then chances are even bigger that you are familiar with Dorothy Zbornak, Rose Nylund, Blanche Devereaux and Sophia Petrillo.
I have fond memories of this fairly long-running TV sitcom, and I was ten years old when the show started, and I remember still watching it during the teenage years.
For a TV sitcom based around the lives of four elderly women living together, then "The Golden Girls" actually is hilarious. And it is not only because of the writing and the script, but especially because of the colorful characters and the cast that portrayed these women.
The characters each individually brought something very enjoyable to the show. Dorothy (played by Bea Arthur) is looking for true love and a life companion, but she is more than often hindered so in that conquest by her hilarious mom Sophia (played by Estelle Getty). The naive and gullible Rose (played by Betty White) often finds herself in a world very different from her home in St. Olaf. And the carefree Blanche (played by Rue McClanahan) goes through men like others go through underwear.
The actresses cast to portray these colorful women was really good and they each individually brought something unique to the show. Bea Arthur had a certain authority to her being. Estelle Getty was just a bundle of fun and joy. Betty White was, as always, a wonderful woman with lots of charm. And finally Rue McClanahan really did show that even a mature woman is still desirable.
Every episode does bring about some good, wholehearted laughs and profound moments between the four main characters. And as such, then the series will grow on you and you start to have some sort of bond with each of the four lovable characters.
"The Golden Girls" is well-worth watching if you enjoy the classic sitcoms from the mid-Eighties. They don't really make sitcoms like this anymore, and "The Golden Girls" is a nice addition to the library of the TV sitcoms.
I have fond memories of this fairly long-running TV sitcom, and I was ten years old when the show started, and I remember still watching it during the teenage years.
For a TV sitcom based around the lives of four elderly women living together, then "The Golden Girls" actually is hilarious. And it is not only because of the writing and the script, but especially because of the colorful characters and the cast that portrayed these women.
The characters each individually brought something very enjoyable to the show. Dorothy (played by Bea Arthur) is looking for true love and a life companion, but she is more than often hindered so in that conquest by her hilarious mom Sophia (played by Estelle Getty). The naive and gullible Rose (played by Betty White) often finds herself in a world very different from her home in St. Olaf. And the carefree Blanche (played by Rue McClanahan) goes through men like others go through underwear.
The actresses cast to portray these colorful women was really good and they each individually brought something unique to the show. Bea Arthur had a certain authority to her being. Estelle Getty was just a bundle of fun and joy. Betty White was, as always, a wonderful woman with lots of charm. And finally Rue McClanahan really did show that even a mature woman is still desirable.
Every episode does bring about some good, wholehearted laughs and profound moments between the four main characters. And as such, then the series will grow on you and you start to have some sort of bond with each of the four lovable characters.
"The Golden Girls" is well-worth watching if you enjoy the classic sitcoms from the mid-Eighties. They don't really make sitcoms like this anymore, and "The Golden Girls" is a nice addition to the library of the TV sitcoms.