Well, Hollingsworth would have been her MAIDEN name, but when it comes to her middle name, that is all up to the creators of the show, or the producers. So, (I just get) Blanche ?????? Deveroux, and if it HAD been "Elizabeth", that WOULD be "B.E.D.) REALLY, THAT outcome HAD been best and funniest for the show. Her character on the show would have been likely to have those initials as her own.
Bea Arthur explained that one big reason she decided to end her role in the show was because the writers kept making jokes about how unattractive she was and she had enough. In the beginning, the jokes were about her character being a boring, divorced, substitute teacher who’s husband left her; but then progressed to how she couldn’t get a date and her being unattractive. Bea had asked the writers to lay off, explaining that making fun of her PHYSICAL APPEARANCE was not the same as calling “Blanche” a slut or “Rose” a moron; but the writers thought it was hilarious. Unrelated - but I also heard Bea refused to wear shoes on set because she was self-conscious about her height didn’t want to appear even taller! And apparently she had a short temper and DID NOT LIKE Betty White!
In the episode where the Golden Girls were sitting in the lounge room talking about what would happen to the group if one of them died, they are sitting in the exact order of their real-life deaths.
Just like they played mother and daughter on the show in real life Estelle passed first ( mother) then Bea ( daughter) did. If they were really mother and daughter it would be like that heartbreak syndrome, the other passing from a severly broken heart.
Blanche's name change was for an episode where Blanche wrote book & Rose questioned why the book was titled 'BED' Blanche explained it wasn't the title but that it stood for her initials 'Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux'
You're right about the initials but you're wrong about the episode it was engraved on blanches appointment book in the episode was about finding pictures of rose's husband in bed with Blanche so she checked the book to see what she did the week that Charlie was in Florida and she dated a traveling salesman named Chuck
You know when you work together with other people you have your favorites and your not so favorites. That doesn't mean you actively dislike the not so favorites. It is clear from blooper reels that the 4 ladies had great fun together on the set, and I think most interviews of the ladies that you watch indicates that they all respected one another and had overall good relationships.
In my house this show ran for two hours a day, M-F. I would come home from school, my mom would have the show running, and I would work on various projects... or just play video games on the new family computer. The writing, the actresses, and so much more made this an evergreen show for me and many of my friends, too.
The picture you have labeled as Estelle Getty when she was a young woman is not Estelle Getty, the black-and-white photo is a picture of Myrna Loy another famous well-known beautiful actress and is clearly not Estelle Getty.
You're totally correct, sir. I checked out Myrna Loy's images & there it was. The pic was published by "Daily Republic" & captioned: "Myrna Loy - The Only Good Girl in Hollywood." Thanks for pointing out that image used at 5:03, Mr. Morris.
Some people may not believe this but a lot of celebrities have been playing different characters and roles. Some can catch this and others can't see! They do the same thing with the Fredrick Douglas and Nat Turner character.
I adored Bea Arthur & Betty White both .. Nothing will ever convince me their discord was ever serious .. Both were consummate professionals .. There are tons of interviews with all four women in the net .. Hear them from their own mouths .. TgT
I totally agree with you! I have never believed that Bea and Betty had nothing but love and respect for each other. I understand Bea got annoyed with Bettys constant good moods, but it was never to the point of contention like everyone keeps trying to make it. I’ve seen interviews where they get along beautifully. And I once saw an interview with Rue where she even said Bea gets annoyed by a lot of things lolz 😆 This is one of my very favorite shows, and always has been. My mother and I used to watch it all the time, back in the 1980’s. Then my former BFF’s used to watch it. Then my late partner/husband and I watched it religiously, and we always sang the theme song to each other, always laughing while it was on! ❤
@@sunshinesuan2657 If she didn’t know why, then how could she know for sure? Also, why wouldn’t Bea go out to lunch unless Betty joined? And why would Betty go to Bea’s house regularly? That’s according to Bea’s son, Matthew Saks.
@@sunshinesuan2657 I saw that fact on UA-cam, they were both great, and how so very professional they both were.WE never knew or really ever heard Bea did not like her. Great times in entertainment.
I miss this series and it would be great if there are close friends who can live together like this when they get older after raising kids, divorcing,etc...
These are not things the producers "hid" from anyone. These are mostly well known bits of information. Such as Estelle being younger, that was known and talked about while the show was in production. She talked about it on talk show appearances. You're saying the producers wanted to hide the fact that the show was a big hit? 😂😂😂 This video should be called obvious things everyone know about the Golden Girls.
I was not yet born when the show originally aired. However, in the early 2000's, I turned 10 and I would watch this show with my mom. I fell in love with these ladies and watch them to this day. This was a brilliantly written show and each of the actors were perfectly cast. I get sad when I am forced to realize they are no longer with us. Rest Peacefully in Paradise "Golden Girls:,, xoxo
Some disputes... Bea Arthur was never rumored to be difficult. She was always presumed to be that way because of her stature and how she carried herself, but producers and writers of both Maude and Golden Girls all had wonderful things to say about her. Producers in the Golden Girls said she was very professional, and despite getting her feelings hurt with the constant Dorothy jabs she managed to be respectful. While Bea and Betty probably had their differences, I doubt it was anything personal or ugly. Co-workers and colleagues have their differences, and sometimes it can cause some tension. Doesn't mean it's a feud or what not. I know Betty made claims that Bea didn't like her, but from what we've seen the ladies were always cordial and respected one another very much. They just weren't close friends, which is fine. People need to remember, when you work together for seven years and then little things are done and said during that time sporadically. When those things are all brought up years later at once, things can get twisted.
Unfortunately Bea Arthur was not really a decent person one fan met her in 1988 and was hurt because she was unfriendly to her fans and never cared about Betty White
Rue McClanahan had not even been cast when the series' pilot director, Jay Sandrich, asked her if she could also read the Blanche role. And it wasn't the actresses' decision to change roles, it was the pilot director, Jay Sandrich, of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' fame. And you're half correct about Bea Arthur not being interested because when they approached her, she was told Betty White would be playing Blanche and Rue would be playing Rose. She told Rue that she wasn't interested in seeing Rue again play the nitwit as she had in 'Maude' with Betty continuing her Sue Evins' role from 'MTM.' When Rue told her that Sandrich had switched parts, that was when Bea decided it could be a good show.
I worked in the corporate office at Witt Thomas Harris in the 1990s as the corporate receptionist and my SIL was a producer on Golden Girls (she was also an extra in the audience during "Dorothy's" wedding). Bea was actually a very nice lady. I used to talk to her on the phone often. Betty White was a very funny lady (who swore like a truck driver)-she and Bea didn't get along because Betty was incredibly passive aggressive and Bea was very direct and didn't appreciate Betty's lack of forwardness. Dorothy's last name was a tribute to Kent Zbornak who was a friend of Susan Harris and the stage manager for Golden Girls.
Blanches name change was also due to her maiden name, Hollingsworth, changing to Devereaux when she married George. It also made her initials "B.E.D" which given her nature, was quite ironic.
Please please PLEASE stop telling the lies about Bea being difficult & disliking Betty: 1. Betty expressed great sorrow at the loss of Bea. She annoyed Bea intentionally, in jest, and Bea would get sick of her BS because Bea was an introvert. They were good friends according to all sources who knew them. 2. Unlike the others, Bea was a true theatre legend before GG even started. She conducted herself accordingly. Unlike film & TV actors who are used to doing multiple takes, trained theatre actors typically don’t like last minute script changes, people not knowing their lines, and foolishness during showtime. So, Bea gets chastised for being professional.
I watch the golden girls everyyyyyy single; EVERY night to go to bed. Drives my husband crazy lol, but he’s so great about it & doesn’t say anything. He buys me golden girls stuff. I grew up watching them since I was born and haven’t stopped in 33 years. May they all RIP 🕊️🤍🤍🤍🤍
Out of everything the most shocking to me was that Betty & Rue were originally supposed to play the other one’s character?? That blew me away! I couldn’t see Betty as playing a character like Blanche and visa versa
The picture you show at 12:13 is not Estelle Getty; it’s Vicki Lawrence as Mama from “Mama’s Family.” Both Rue and Betty also played characters on that show.
@@andrewharrison4608 no, it’s just non-existent fact checking and sloppy writing, especially seeing as how they get numerous other things wrong - including claiming Betty white died on Dec 21, (it was Dec 31, 2021), and that she was the youngest (she was actually the oldest, and Rue Mclanahan was the youngest).
Bea and Betty only disliked each other on set due to different acting styles ,all four were good friends off set the story of them hating each other was just hype by the press
No. After Bea died, Rue talked about the hell that she had put Betty through. And Betty, being the eternal "goody two shoes" toned it down as much as she could.
I was 16 when the show ended. My mom would laugh so much while watching it. I thought it so stupid!! As I got older, I found myself laughing too. It’s definitely for those who’ve lived a few years!!
I loved the Golden Girls. There were episodes that made me laughed so hard I peed myself. It was an awesome show. I miss them all. RIP GOLDEN GIRLS .!!!! 👍👍🙏🙏
Also in Chile, UCV TV created the “The Golden Years” ( the name the series got in Latin America), but it wasn’t very successful, although many talented older Chilean actresses starred
I STILL LOVE watching the "Golden Girls" in reruns. Its one of my FAVORITE "back in the day" shows. 😊 A classic I will never get tires of watching. .I get cheated out of watching the show on the "Hallmark" channel where its aired because someone had the DIM idea of showing Christmas movies TWO MONTHS before December!!! UGH!!!! So, I'm FORCED to wait until the Christmas shows are done.
I still love the Golden Girls Bea Arthur did good deeds shame everyone hated her she became my favourite character as we had similar life stories as long suffering Daughters
I loved this show ❤️ I used to watch it with my mom 😍 now my youngest granddaughter watches it with me, she loves it too and she's only 4 lol 😆 best show from the 80s
I miss those women. The show was a staple in my home as I was growing up. I remember watching reruns of Maude and Mary Tyler Moore, also. I would love for their to be talent like that again.
Man ! It wasn't nothing like 70s/80s TV. I remember I could sit down & watch shows with my grandma and didn't have to worry about any type of weirdness being shown.
WTH! Thé narrateur says this show was about “old woman”???!!? WTF! Their real ages were 51 to 63. In the show they play 50 year olds except for Estelle Getty. Hardly “old ladies”!
It bothers me that you said Bea was difficult to work with. Interviews from Maude and Golden Girls casts members would inform you that the opposite was true. Let’s put some respect down for this magnificent woman.
Every single video on YT I can find about Bea and Betty not liking one another turns out to be both of them making fun of the idea they felt that way. It's all nonsense.
I can't argue the success of the show from the 80's to the present day. The results/statistics speak for themselves. I personally preferred the Dixie Carter CBS version of the show, 'The Designing Women' that started the following year, and also ran for several years. I found it to be more intelligent without reliance on sex jokes, etc. One of the producers was a client of my late father (an attorney) whom I met and found out some interesting things. I told him I always felt with Bea's character, an undercurrent of anger and resentment that my instincts told me were real, but could be disguised as elements of the 'Dorothy' character. He told me it wasn't my imagination. She felt the show was very much beneath her '70s series, 'Maude' in terms of writing; going for cheap laughs, being repetitive, limiting and more. The stupidity of Betty's character 'Rose', sexpot 'Blanche' and annoying 'Sophia' made her feel trapped. 'Maude' was the complete opposite for Bea. Yet it was a hit series and she couldn't do much about it, at all. Bea was hurt that she will only be remembered for this show, and not Maude, which (unfortunately) turned out to be true. A commonality in reverse with Lucille Ball in that the public only saw her as Lucy Ricardo in her first '50s series and still does, even though she had two other very funny series in the 60s and 70s. In Bea's case it was her 2nd series that's remembered, as if she never made Maude, and that hurt her deeply. She knew well before she passed away in 2009 this was the case. Indeed when she passed away, only the Golden Girls was mentioned with maybe a brief reference to Maude.
Only Sofia was a senior citizen. The others (characters) were about 45-55 when the show started. With Blanche being the youngest (she goes into menopause in 1 episode, i believe a little early. Average age is 51. Dorothy just divorced after 38 years of marriage. She would have been 17/18 when she married due to pregnancy, making her about 55 in the 1st episode. ROSE WAS NOT THE YOUNGEST, SHE WAS ABOUT 55 IN THE 1st SEASON
@@maxben565 ace, I AM TALKING ABOUT THE AGE OF THE CHARACTERS, not the real people..video claimed all the characters were senior citizens when only Sofia was....even when it ended, the others characters would be under 65.
Dorothy was a 1 year older than Sophia. I love Golden Girls Bea Arthur was my favorite she and Betty White made me laugh so hard loved how Rose would be clueless those looks Dorothy would have was priceless. Read that years ago about Bea and Betty White that Betty said Bea wasn't find also Estelle Getty didn't like Betty. That was strange all three Golden Girls died years apart remember Estelle died 2008, next year Bea Arthur from cancer in 2009 and summer 2010 Blanche died of a stroke she was also a cancer survivor. Betty White was a tough old bird 🐦 she lived closed to her 100th birthday that was a blessing I miss all of them and loved them so much they were some amazing women especially Betty White she was such a sweet lady.
The mystery is that Mammie said her middle name was Marie, I think, but Blanche said her middle name was Elizabeth. Her name formed the acronym B.E.D. Tgis got a rise from Dorothy
Bea Arthur was amazing and a classicly trained actress. Every character she ever played, I remember. I don't think it was Bea's fault that she didn't get along very well with Betty White. Betty White was known for being notoriously ill prepared at rehearsals. Bea Arthur being classically trained hated this fact and Betty never did anything to work on being better prepared. It's like Betty took being dim witted to heart. She played many roles as a dim wit, and I think it affected her real life as she was always unprofessional on set. I think this drove Bea nuts. As far as conflict with other actresses on the show, I've never heard of issues on set.
5:03 that's Myrna Loy! tsk tsk many of these factoids were very well known, or have nothing to do with "producers not wanting the public to know" because of when they happened (ex. actresses' deaths), and a few things the producers DESPERATELY WANTED everyone to know, ex. seen in 60 countries.
This video came out 13 days ago, the series ended in 1992. None of this is new news. Betty White and Bea Arthur have both said there was never a feud. They got along fine as workmates, they just weren't friends offset. Hollingsworth was Blanche's maiden name. And the video often repeats itself. This what happens when you are trying to make a video from very old information.
As a Norwegian, I absolutely LOVE all the gibberish-Norwegian from Rose, and all the jokes about us and our country :) Btw, I don't know why the changed Blanche's name early on, but the reason they added Elisabeth as her middle name later, was to make her initials spell BED. That's clear in one of the episodes, when Dorothy rants on about it.
@@lynneboreham She married George Devereaux (not Deverole), but he was already dead before the time the show started. And that's a story they added after the namechange. In other words, "facts" changed as the show progressed.
@@fightingtosurvive6527 that's rough they did have a party planned I was gonna go clubbing for new years eve until I hear that and the real crazy part is I was just talking about Betty white to someone just 1 hour before I found out she had passed away
Estelle Getty was a very experienced theatre actress before she got the part in Golden Girls. Check your facts before stating someone was inexperienced.
I still watch to this day it’s like watching old friends. RIP girls, thank you for being a friend 🍰❤️
Blanche's name was changed to incorporate her married name and give her the initials "BED". Fans of the show will completely understand:)
@Angela_Isukhher name is blànche Marie.
@@LadyHeathen82 but they changed it to Blanche Elizabeth:)
@@vialogan that’s called a plothole
@@LadyHeathen82 is it? Never heard this term before but I like it!
Well, Hollingsworth would have been her MAIDEN name, but when it comes to her middle name, that is all up to the creators of the show, or the producers.
So, (I just get) Blanche ?????? Deveroux, and if it HAD been "Elizabeth", that WOULD be "B.E.D.) REALLY, THAT outcome HAD been best and funniest for the show. Her character on the show would have been likely to have those initials as her own.
Bea Arthur explained that one big reason she decided to end her role in the show was because the writers kept making jokes about how unattractive she was and she had enough.
In the beginning, the jokes were about her character being a boring, divorced, substitute teacher who’s husband left her; but then progressed to how she couldn’t get a date and her being unattractive.
Bea had asked the writers to lay off, explaining that making fun of her PHYSICAL APPEARANCE was not the same as calling “Blanche” a slut or “Rose” a moron; but the writers thought it was hilarious.
Unrelated - but I also heard Bea refused to wear shoes on set because she was self-conscious about her height didn’t want to appear even taller! And apparently she had a short temper and DID NOT LIKE Betty White!
Oh man how humiliating I never thought about it that way.
In the episode where the Golden Girls were sitting in the lounge room talking about what would happen to the group if one of them died, they are sitting in the exact order of their real-life deaths.
WOW
Just like they played mother and daughter on the show in real life Estelle passed first ( mother) then Bea ( daughter) did. If they were really mother and daughter it would be like that heartbreak syndrome, the other passing from a severly broken heart.
These are not "things producers hid from fans". They are simply facts.
Every time I click this guys videos I discover the same thing.
Am I the only one who noticed that he repeated the date of Betty White’s death three times? Guess he REALLY wanted that secret revealed.
A beautiful time of love, and laughter! Thank you Golden Girls! .... We should all be so blessed and lucky to grow old with someone near and dear!
Hello 👋 how’re you doing?
@@franklinstephen3268 you look good sir
Blanche's name change was for an episode where Blanche wrote book & Rose questioned why the book was titled 'BED' Blanche explained it wasn't the title but that it stood for her initials 'Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux'
You're right about the initials but you're wrong about the episode it was engraved on blanches appointment book in the episode was about finding pictures of rose's husband in bed with Blanche so she checked the book to see what she did the week that Charlie was in Florida and she dated a traveling salesman named Chuck
Yup that was it lol 😂
That was actually one of the shows lesser offenses when it came to continuity goofs.
That was her diary. She didn't write the book until later and never put her name to it. The Hollingsworth is her maiden name.
She married George Devereaux so her name changed. That's all there is to the name really. Hollingsworth is her maiden name.
You know when you work together with other people you have your favorites and your not so favorites. That doesn't mean you actively dislike the not so favorites. It is clear from blooper reels that the 4 ladies had great fun together on the set, and I think most interviews of the ladies that you watch indicates that they all respected one another and had overall good relationships.
Betty White stated in an interview that Dorothy (Bea Author) just didn't like her, she didn't know why.
GOLDEN GIRLS IS THE BEST SHOW FROM THE 80’s AND THEY ARE ALL MISSED BY THEIR FANS EVERYWHERE💜
In my house this show ran for two hours a day, M-F. I would come home from school, my mom would have the show running, and I would work on various projects... or just play video games on the new family computer. The writing, the actresses, and so much more made this an evergreen show for me and many of my friends, too.
Rose wasn't the youngest character; Blanche was.
Rue McClanahan's character on Another World was not Blanche, the character was Caroline Johnson.
Clearly This Guy Doesn’t Know His Fact’s That Much About These Ladies Prior To Him Doing This Video
@@tameikabrown they also showed a cast group pic of mamas family instead of golden girls
@@MikeLutton OK Well THX For Telling Me But Sorry I’m Not A Fan Of Mama’s Family
The picture you have labeled as Estelle Getty when she was a young woman is not Estelle Getty, the black-and-white photo is a picture of Myrna Loy another famous well-known beautiful actress and is clearly not Estelle Getty.
Thank you for pointing this out. This series has many errors in them.
THANK YOU!!!! I'm glad I wasn't the only one to catch that!!!!
You're totally correct, sir. I checked out Myrna Loy's images & there it was. The pic was published by "Daily Republic" & captioned: "Myrna Loy - The Only Good Girl in Hollywood." Thanks for pointing out that image used at 5:03, Mr. Morris.
Some people may not believe this but a lot of celebrities have been playing different characters and roles. Some can catch this and others can't see! They do the same thing with the Fredrick Douglas and Nat Turner character.
That, and they posted a photo of Vicki Thompson and Betty and Rue instead of Estelle Getty… oof.
My absolute favorite show EVER!!!!
Thank you girls, you were fabulous!! 💐❤
Mine too
Same here
I adored Bea Arthur & Betty White both .. Nothing will ever convince me their discord was ever serious .. Both were consummate professionals .. There are tons of interviews with all four women in the net .. Hear them from their own mouths .. TgT
I totally agree with you! I have never believed that Bea and Betty had nothing but love and respect for each other. I understand Bea got annoyed with Bettys constant good moods, but it was never to the point of contention like everyone keeps trying to make it. I’ve seen interviews where they get along beautifully. And I once saw an interview with Rue where she even said Bea gets annoyed by a lot of things lolz 😆
This is one of my very favorite shows, and always has been. My mother and I used to watch it all the time, back in the 1980’s. Then my former BFF’s used to watch it. Then my late partner/husband and I watched it religiously, and we always sang the theme song to each other, always laughing while it was on! ❤
Betty White confirmed that Bea Arthur did not like her and stated she didn't know why.
@@sunshinesuan2657 If she didn’t know why, then how could she know for sure? Also, why wouldn’t Bea go out to lunch unless Betty joined? And why would Betty go to Bea’s house regularly? That’s according to Bea’s son, Matthew Saks.
@@deshaunx776 She didn't. Betty only said that she FELT that Bea didn't like her. Betty never knew for a fact.
@@sunshinesuan2657 I saw that fact on UA-cam, they were both great, and how so very professional they both were.WE never knew or really ever heard Bea did not like her. Great times in entertainment.
All I know is that I Loved the golden girls.💞 Whenever I can, I watch the reruns.
I miss this series and it would be great if there are close friends who can live together like this when they get older after raising kids, divorcing,etc...
The Golden Girls is my comfort show. I’ve watched it several times ❤
These are not things the producers "hid" from anyone. These are mostly well known bits of information. Such as Estelle being younger, that was known and talked about while the show was in production. She talked about it on talk show appearances. You're saying the producers wanted to hide the fact that the show was a big hit? 😂😂😂 This video should be called obvious things everyone know about the Golden Girls.
I was amazed to hear that the show was able to hide these women's deaths for so long...
@@EXREPUBLICAN
Huh?
Estelle Getty was a year younger than Beatrice Arthur, who played her daughter, Dorothy. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
I was not yet born when the show originally aired. However, in the early 2000's, I turned 10 and I would watch this show with my mom. I fell in love with these ladies and watch them to this day. This was a brilliantly written show and each of the actors were perfectly cast. I get sad when I am forced to realize they are no longer with us. Rest Peacefully in Paradise "Golden Girls:,, xoxo
Some disputes...
Bea Arthur was never rumored to be difficult. She was always presumed to be that way because of her stature and how she carried herself, but producers and writers of both Maude and Golden Girls all had wonderful things to say about her. Producers in the Golden Girls said she was very professional, and despite getting her feelings hurt with the constant Dorothy jabs she managed to be respectful.
While Bea and Betty probably had their differences, I doubt it was anything personal or ugly. Co-workers and colleagues have their differences, and sometimes it can cause some tension. Doesn't mean it's a feud or what not. I know Betty made claims that Bea didn't like her, but from what we've seen the ladies were always cordial and respected one another very much. They just weren't close friends, which is fine. People need to remember, when you work together for seven years and then little things are done and said during that time sporadically. When those things are all brought up years later at once, things can get twisted.
Betty admitted the differences were likely due to the fact they came from different acting backgrounds.
Unfortunately Bea Arthur was not really a decent person one fan met her in 1988 and was hurt because she was unfriendly to her fans and never cared about Betty White
Rue McClanahan had not even been cast when the series' pilot director, Jay Sandrich, asked her if she could also read the Blanche role. And it wasn't the actresses' decision to change roles, it was the pilot director, Jay Sandrich, of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' fame. And you're half correct about Bea Arthur not being interested because when they approached her, she was told Betty White would be playing Blanche and Rue would be playing Rose. She told Rue that she wasn't interested in seeing Rue again play the nitwit as she had in 'Maude' with Betty continuing her Sue Evins' role from 'MTM.' When Rue told her that Sandrich had switched parts, that was when Bea decided it could be a good show.
Sue Ann Nivens.
@@chriskay1449, thanks for catching that.
Dorothy was my favorite I laugh at her expressions when she’s talking to Rose.
I worked in the corporate office at Witt Thomas Harris in the 1990s as the corporate receptionist and my SIL was a producer on Golden Girls (she was also an extra in the audience during "Dorothy's" wedding). Bea was actually a very nice lady. I used to talk to her on the phone often. Betty White was a very funny lady (who swore like a truck driver)-she and Bea didn't get along because Betty was incredibly passive aggressive and Bea was very direct and didn't appreciate Betty's lack of forwardness.
Dorothy's last name was a tribute to Kent Zbornak who was a friend of Susan Harris and the stage manager for Golden Girls.
Did you enjoy working in the corporate office? From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Blanches name change was also due to her maiden name, Hollingsworth, changing to Devereaux when she married George.
It also made her initials "B.E.D" which given her nature, was quite ironic.
Mammy Watkins is the only person who called her Blanche Marie.
Please please PLEASE stop telling the lies about Bea being difficult & disliking Betty:
1. Betty expressed great sorrow at the loss of Bea. She annoyed Bea intentionally, in jest, and Bea would get sick of her BS because Bea was an introvert. They were good friends according to all sources who knew them.
2. Unlike the others, Bea was a true theatre legend before GG even started. She conducted herself accordingly. Unlike film & TV actors who are used to doing multiple takes, trained theatre actors typically don’t like last minute script changes, people not knowing their lines, and foolishness during showtime. So, Bea gets chastised for being professional.
It wasn’t Estelle Getty nephew who passed from aids it was a co star on board way that she felt was like her son
It was her nephew she lost, along with many theater friends.
3:33 - That's Angela Lansbury! (and this reminds me of how much I'd love to watch or read a Golden Girls/Murder She Wrong crossover!)
Betty White passed away on Dec 31st 2021 not the 21st 😢💙 and miss you my fake Grandma
I watch the golden girls everyyyyyy single; EVERY night to go to bed. Drives my husband crazy lol, but he’s so great about it & doesn’t say anything. He buys me golden girls stuff. I grew up watching them since I was born and haven’t stopped in 33 years. May they all RIP 🕊️🤍🤍🤍🤍
Out of everything the most shocking to me was that Betty & Rue were originally supposed to play the other one’s character?? That blew me away! I couldn’t see Betty as playing a character like Blanche and visa versa
Really? The Blanche character was the exact character she played on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" named Sue Ann Nivens.
Blanche's last name changed because she married. Her husband was George Devereaux. Her maiden name was Hollingsworth. No mystery there! ♥
The picture you show at 12:13 is not Estelle Getty; it’s Vicki Lawrence as Mama from “Mama’s Family.” Both Rue and Betty also played characters on that show.
She worked with her why they got confused.
@@andrewharrison4608 no, it’s just non-existent fact checking and sloppy writing, especially seeing as how they get numerous other things wrong - including claiming Betty white died on Dec 21, (it was Dec 31, 2021), and that she was the youngest (she was actually the oldest, and Rue Mclanahan was the youngest).
@@evabenjamin bye!
Bea and Betty only disliked each other on set due to different acting styles ,all four were good friends off set the story of them hating each other was just hype by the press
I didn't think Betty white disliked Bea.
No. After Bea died, Rue talked about the hell that she had put Betty through. And Betty, being the eternal "goody two shoes" toned it down as much as she could.
@@mamacindyrogofsky495 no they were friends it was only work niggles as betty liked to play games between scenes and bea didn`t
None of these facts are hidden 😅Also everyone knew Rose was not speaking Norwegian! 🙈
4 old ladies..... 3 of them were in their fifties. That's not what I would call old.
Exactly
I was 16 when the show ended.
My mom would laugh so much while watching it. I thought it so stupid!! As I got older, I found myself laughing too. It’s definitely for those who’ve lived a few years!!
I loved the Golden Girls. There were episodes that made me laughed so hard I peed myself. It was an awesome show. I miss them all. RIP GOLDEN GIRLS .!!!! 👍👍🙏🙏
To the average GG fan, the majority of this info (the stuff that isn't incorrect that is) will be heavily recycled material.
Great show, so glad these lovely ladies are able to live on in the reruns!!!
It's so sad that they're all gone. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
A Turkish tv channel also created Turkish versiyon of this magnificent show
Name?
Also in Chile, UCV TV created the “The Golden Years” ( the name the series got in Latin America), but it wasn’t very successful, although many talented older Chilean actresses starred
Doesn't matter their backgrounds. They and the show bought life to reality.
this is on my ist of "sick shows" you know shows to watch when your sick, its like you have four sweet grannies taking care of you.
Fantastic show! the actresses were each perfectly suited for their roles and the writing was top-drawer
bea Arthur was a WW-2' Vet and former US Marine
Bea kept her clothes too. In My First Love, she wore the same wardrobe.
Betty white being the last surviving cast member is really something that show creators hid from fans??? 🤨
They were not old women they were in their 50,s
I STILL LOVE watching the "Golden Girls" in reruns. Its one of my FAVORITE "back in the day" shows. 😊 A classic I will never get tires of watching. .I get cheated out of watching the show on the "Hallmark" channel where its aired because someone had the DIM idea of showing Christmas movies TWO MONTHS before December!!! UGH!!!! So, I'm FORCED to wait until the Christmas shows are done.
Never another golden girls can be replaced a great show
Honestly the best show ever! and one of my go to's for an instant mood boost and a good belly laugh! ..... That lifetyle is goals for me rn lol ♥
I love love love The Golden Girls and cried like my grandma died when Betty White passed away so close to her 100th bday!
Betty White died 17 days shy of 100th birthday. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
The story behind switching Rue and Betty is wrong watch Rue interview she explains what happened about the switch.
Yep .. I agree .. TgT
Yes, because Betty White was more promiscuous on the “Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
Always a special place in my heart, Golden Girls.
I still love the Golden Girls Bea Arthur did good deeds shame everyone hated her she became my favourite character as we had similar life stories as long suffering Daughters
The Schitts Creeks actors also all won an Emmy. They even did it all in one night.
Came in to say just that.
Another timeless classic.
If they weren’t all dead, I would say calling them “a group of old ladies” was pretty rude 😅😢
Besides Rue was only 51 when the GG first started. How dare he call them a group of senior citizens and old ladies. Lol 😤
I loved The Golden Girls
I loved this show ❤️ I used to watch it with my mom 😍 now my youngest granddaughter watches it with me, she loves it too and she's only 4 lol 😆 best show from the 80s
I miss those women. The show was a staple in my home as I was growing up. I remember watching reruns of Maude and Mary Tyler Moore, also. I would love for their to be talent like that again.
My childhood show and I still watch them to this day
I so much miss these ladies. My favorite show forever!
Clip on earrings used to hurt my ears and give me a headache
Every cast member in Frasier won an Emmy as well.
4 old ladies? the one was the mother of one of the girls. you could call the ladies parents old but not them.
The producers didn't 'hide' most of this from anyone, so ridiculous title that is essentially click-bait.
Good show. I can’t believe the producers hid who died last amongst the actresses from fans!!!
May the golden girls rest in peace
Man ! It wasn't nothing like 70s/80s TV. I remember I could sit down & watch shows with my grandma and didn't have to worry about any type of weirdness being shown.
They are all gone now. Feels unreal.
WTH! Thé narrateur says this show was about “old woman”???!!? WTF! Their real ages were 51 to 63. In the show they play 50 year olds except for Estelle Getty. Hardly “old ladies”!
They were good fun gals! I loved that show! God bless them! ❤
If the ladies heard this descripition of them in the show they'd tell you off....
The show didn't focus on old ladies, they were supposed to be in their 50s in the show.
Exactly!
Many errors
Devereaux was Blanch’es married name, hence the change in surnames…
Betty White is 100 in our hearts.
It bothers me that you said Bea was difficult to work with. Interviews from Maude and Golden Girls casts members would inform you that the opposite was true. Let’s put some respect down for this magnificent woman.
I think she had strong opinions and was a bit theatrical in her everyday personality, and it just contrasts with Betty's image completely.
Every single video on YT I can find about Bea and Betty not liking one another turns out to be both of them making fun of the idea they felt that way. It's all nonsense.
the golden girls is a hit show for all times
That is not a photo of Estelle Getty in her youth. That is Myrna Loy.
Ms.Betty White died on Dec 31st
He said that correctly 2 or 3x. The first time he had it wrong.
He said that
I can't argue the success of the show from the 80's to the present day. The results/statistics speak for themselves. I personally preferred the Dixie Carter CBS version of the show, 'The Designing Women' that started the following year, and also ran for several years. I found it to be more intelligent without reliance on sex jokes, etc. One of the producers was a client of my late father (an attorney) whom I met and found out some interesting things. I told him I always felt with Bea's character, an undercurrent of anger and resentment that my instincts told me were real, but could be disguised as elements of the 'Dorothy' character. He told me it wasn't my imagination. She felt the show was very much beneath her '70s series, 'Maude' in terms of writing; going for cheap laughs, being repetitive, limiting and more. The stupidity of Betty's character 'Rose', sexpot 'Blanche' and annoying 'Sophia' made her feel trapped. 'Maude' was the complete opposite for Bea. Yet it was a hit series and she couldn't do much about it, at all. Bea was hurt that she will only be remembered for this show, and not Maude, which (unfortunately) turned out to be true. A commonality in reverse with Lucille Ball in that the public only saw her as Lucy Ricardo in her first '50s series and still does, even though she had two other very funny series in the 60s and 70s. In Bea's case it was her 2nd series that's remembered, as if she never made Maude, and that hurt her deeply. She knew well before she passed away in 2009 this was the case. Indeed when she passed away, only the Golden Girls was mentioned with maybe a brief reference to Maude.
4:35: Betty White died on December THIRTY first, 2021, not the 21st.
Only Sofia was a senior citizen. The others (characters) were about 45-55 when the show started. With Blanche being the youngest (she goes into menopause in 1 episode, i believe a little early. Average age is 51. Dorothy just divorced after 38 years of marriage. She would have been 17/18 when she married due to pregnancy, making her about 55 in the 1st episode. ROSE WAS NOT THE YOUNGEST, SHE WAS ABOUT 55 IN THE 1st SEASON
Bea and Betty were born in 1922. When the show started in 1985 they were both 63. Rue was born 1934 so she was 51.
@@maxben565 ace, I AM TALKING ABOUT THE AGE OF THE CHARACTERS, not the real people..video claimed all the characters were senior citizens when only Sofia was....even when it ended, the others characters would be under 65.
@@110311DONTWANTCHANNE Exactly!
Dorothy was a 1 year older than Sophia. I love Golden Girls Bea Arthur was my favorite she and Betty White made me laugh so hard loved how Rose would be clueless those looks Dorothy would have was priceless. Read that years ago about Bea and Betty White that Betty said Bea wasn't find also Estelle Getty didn't like Betty. That was strange all three Golden Girls died years apart remember Estelle died 2008, next year Bea Arthur from cancer in 2009 and summer 2010 Blanche died of a stroke she was also a cancer survivor. Betty White was a tough old bird 🐦 she lived closed to her 100th birthday that was a blessing I miss all of them and loved them so much they were some amazing women especially Betty White she was such a sweet lady.
Correction: Betty White died on December 31, 2021 NOT December 21, 2021.
Empty Nest, Nurses, & Golden Palace were spin-offs
They were OLDER BUT NOT OLD
U couldn't call a woman in her 50's to day old lol!
Hollingsworth as Blanche's maiden name. Devereux was her husband's name.
The mystery is that Mammie said her middle name was Marie, I think, but Blanche said her middle name was Elizabeth. Her name formed the acronym B.E.D. Tgis got a rise from Dorothy
Bea Arthur was amazing and a classicly trained actress. Every character she ever played, I remember. I don't think it was Bea's fault that she didn't get along very well with Betty White. Betty White was known for being notoriously ill prepared at rehearsals. Bea Arthur being classically trained hated this fact and Betty never did anything to work on being better prepared. It's like Betty took being dim witted to heart. She played many roles as a dim wit, and I think it affected her real life as she was always unprofessional on set. I think this drove Bea nuts. As far as conflict with other actresses on the show, I've never heard of issues on set.
Betty was also very passive aggressive and Bea didn't appreciate it. But they never had issues on set.
I never heard any of that at anytime.
@@tracyroweauthor Bea gave an interview about it. I don't know if it's on UA-cam or not, but she kinda talked about it openly.
@@jillgross6232 The three women really did not get along. Except they all loved Estelle.
Nothing said here wasn’t said in many interviews before.
5:03 that's Myrna Loy! tsk tsk
many of these factoids were very well known, or have nothing to do with "producers not wanting the public to know" because of when they happened (ex. actresses' deaths),
and a few things the producers DESPERATELY WANTED everyone to know, ex. seen in 60 countries.
I love the golden girls especially the very last episode
This video came out 13 days ago, the series ended in 1992. None of this is new news. Betty White and Bea Arthur have both said there was never a feud. They got along fine as workmates, they just weren't friends offset. Hollingsworth was Blanche's maiden name. And the video often repeats itself. This what happens when you are trying to make a video from very old information.
Aside from:
All In The Family
and Mama's Family
I also have the entire series of The Golden Girls.
I watch the episodes more via UA-cam than the sets.
That picture f someone blowing out a birthday candle,looks like Doris Roberts.
As a Norwegian, I absolutely LOVE all the gibberish-Norwegian from Rose, and all the jokes about us and our country :)
Btw, I don't know why the changed Blanche's name early on, but the reason they added Elisabeth as her middle name later, was to make her initials spell BED. That's clear in one of the episodes, when Dorothy rants on about it.
She got married to Mr Deverole.
@@lynneboreham She married George Devereaux (not Deverole), but he was already dead before the time the show started. And that's a story they added after the namechange. In other words, "facts" changed as the show progressed.
If Betty White dieing wasn't bad enough she died just 18 days away from turning 100 what a tease it would have been amazing if she had made it to 100
IKR? I was so upset when she passed away and they had a huge party planned for Betty. I think they ended up showing it anyway on TV as a memorial.
@@fightingtosurvive6527 that's rough they did have a party planned I was gonna go clubbing for new years eve until I hear that and the real crazy part is I was just talking about Betty white to someone just 1 hour before I found out she had passed away
Sorry I have to say I’m loving it all but anyway died December 31 17 days before her 100th birthday❤❤❤ rest in peace all you golden girls!!! 🥰
Estelle Getty was a very experienced theatre actress before she got the part in Golden Girls. Check your facts before stating someone was inexperienced.
Estelle Getty was the first Golden girl to pass away. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
They weren’t old ladies, they were literally 40-50.