@@user-ph3ji8gp3p But don't you think that it wasn't necessarily Betty she was annoyed by? I mean they were doing a sitcom and Dorothy always seemed to be pissed off with Rose.. so it may have be part of being prepared... knowing your lines, being on time, being ready to go.. being in character.. ready to beat up on Rose.. you know.. the job..😜. And what got me is that this thing about Bea hating Betty only came out AFTER Bea had passed and Betty just mentioned in passing only as a means to show how different they all were but how how professional and cohesive they were. However, the PRESS picked it up and tried to turn into some feud. And there may or may not have been a VERY SMALL kernel of truth to it. I think on some level they were mad at Bea for leaving the show, but Bea had said it had run its course and they had done all they could with it.. Seven Seasons is a good run in her estimation. Plus, they don't mention how bad Estelle Getty was having it.. towards the end she was having health issues which really affected her ability to remember lines and such. So Bea thought it was time the show ended on a high note.
You can work with someone and not like them, it's called maturity. Betty also didn't even know how sick Bea was towards the end of her life. That shows that they weren't very close. I think people, like me, who love Golden Girls, expect them to like each other but image your co- worker from 30 years ago being called on National television to be asked about your final moments of your life. When they clearly said they haven't spoken to you in a long time!
At the beginning when Bea is tap dancing, I can hear a familiar voice in my head saying "Go Dorothy, go!.." and "Gosh, I didn't realize how long Dorothy's solo is..".
It seems obvious that Bea loved Betty, she just would get annoyed by her because of her positive and bubbly personality. We all know someone like that, but she still love them. RIP Bea ❤️
Oh, they were playing off each other. Betty would deliberately annoy Bea, Bea would deliberately be annoyed. I’m sure they had their beefs, but hell, what friends don’t?
@@lourie_01 Betty started and enjoyed television! She married a game show host and appeared in his show and enjoyed it. Stop belittling her successful long standing television career.
@@MiaEZ exactly...she played Sue Ann Nivens on Mary Tyler Moore and snooty Ellen on Mama's Family. When you play opposite veteran artists like Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore and Vicki Lawrence you know that's nothing to scoff at.
I see Bea and Betty as sisters. Sometimes they didn't get along and got on each other's nerves, but at the end of the day there was mutual love and respect for one another.
Bea's own son set the record straight on this supposed feud. It didn't sound like much of a feud. It sounded more like Betty could probably get on Bea's nerves but Bea seemed to respect her and always wanted her included in their lunch plans or dinner plans. It was said that if the ladies were going to have lunch, Bea wouldn't go until Betty was ready to go.
I never really thought they had a feud, either. Of course they got on each other's nerves at times, they worked long hours together for years. When you are around a person that much, they will inevitably piss you off sometimes and some friction is unavoidable. I think that half of the supposed "bad-blood" between co-stars is due to this type of thing. I think the media just hypes it up.
@@metro121482 i was just going to write the same thing. I'm sure they got along great before Golden Girls when they just did a couple of specials together. And for the first season of Golden Girls they got along because it was all new but they did 7 years of over 20 episodes a season together. That's hard to do with 2 polar opposite personalities put together.
Bea's own son would kind of minimalize it, don't you think? There was no feud. Bea just hated Betty for unknown reasons and mistreated her for 7 years. Betty says so. Rue said so. Estelle said so.
Rose: "...ooh! But I did learned that 'Baked Alaska' can actually be cooked locally." Dorothy: "Rose I have an even bigger scoop for you: 'Mars Bars' are made right here on Earth."
i met Betty briefly when she came to Philadelphia to speak on animal rights I told her my pal Leah's cat died and she almost broke down in tears she hugged me after and signed my hat hats off to you Betty,eternally
Bea was a student of the theatre. Betty was one of the first to ever appear on live television. Representational acting vs presentational. Two icons from different corners.
the whole Bea vs Betty thing was overblown. I think Betty says that now because she is older and older people just kind of talk that way. There was definitely a friendship there, just they were different and clashed sometimes I imagine which is VERY normal. Im so glad we still have Betty but gosh it hurts that the Bea, Rue, and Estelle are no longer here.
@@EmpressLilith222 uhhhhh ok. Fair enough. However we have the insider (Betty White) who confirmed that Bea didnt like her. So? Can she be trusted or are you still wrapped up in wish fulfilment ?
@@MIS315 I'm pretty sure she was being sarcastic. She jokes around, like, all the time during interviews. I'm pretty sure, especially with it being Joy Behar, she felt free to joke as much as she wanted. I think people just blew that way out of proportion, especially the network making it a click bait headline. The friendship they had is obvious and is displayed throughout this video.
The Golden Girls was my lighthouse during a dark and turbulent time. The AIDS epidemic was in full swing and there was very little to smile about, during those days. Every other week, another friend or associate died. Some of us used to joke about which Golden Girl we identified with the most. I thought I was most like Dorothy, but my friends said, I reminded them of Blanche. In the end, I was more like Rose... because I am the only one left.
My teacher and mentor Philip Polito Astor was a NY actor who replaced Harvey in Torch Song in the 80's. He worked with Estelle and they maintained their friendship. He later moved to Miami where he taught me and inspired me to be an actor in NY which I have been for 30 years. He was dying back then and he would invite me over to watch his friend who was so funny on GG. It brightened his life. Estelle would call and they would talk about the show and her great success. He died in 1991.
Great comment. Golden Girls was such a part of all of our lives. I can remember going to the outdoor Tiki Bar of the Copa in Fort Lauderdale where they were playing The Golden Girls and everyone was standing around watching.
The notion that there was some massive feud between Bea and Betty is false. Now, it's no secret that Bea found Betty annoying as many people involved with the show including Rue McClanahan, Betty, writer Christopher Lloyd and Susan Harris have all confirmed this. Bea never confided in anyone why she wasn't overly fond of Betty but despite that it never interfered with their work. Bea's son even stated that for all seven seasons, Bea and Betty would frequently carpool together and Rue stated that on tape night Bea would never go to dinner unless Betty went with her.
I think it's like a family feud is all. You can be annoyed by someone you deeply love and still wanna be around them. It almost mirrored the show, I think.
I read Rues book, and her take on it was that Betty and Bea's backgrounds in entertainment were so different...Bea was more of a theater actress, never very fond of being on TV shows, and tended to keep "the wall" between the audience and the actors, while Betty was a TV actress, and enjoyed interacting with the audience during filming...so that caused a little friction apparently. Their "feud" was definitely overblown
The end catches me every time. She was the oldest and has outlived everyone. Not to put it on her but I wonder if she quietly has a hint of survivor's guilt? It's eerily prophetic how Rose was the one to ask "What happens if there's only one of us left?" in "Sophia's Choice" and they're all seated onscreen in order of which actress will be left.
Also that one episode where Rose is praying over dorothy, blanche, and Sophia and says "God please take care of them until I get there". Gives me chills every time.
I think Bea was a more reserved person and Betty was more outgoing; those personalities clash some times. I don't think Bea disliked Betty, I think Bea just didn't enjoy being around a peppy person all the time.
I like to be a goofball myself, but there is a time and a place. When I am at work especially, it gets annoying when some of my co-workers won't shut up.
I find my sister very annoying, she grates on me...has gotten me angry about things...but I still love her because shes my sister and she does have some great qualities. That was Betty and Bea.
Yeah, that's how I feel about my sister, too. So, I can understand the relationship between Betty White and Bea arthur. People like to sensationalize the littlest of things.
I understand Bea leaving. An interview with her son said Bea was depressed over being called "big and ugly" all the time. I know that has to hurt after so many seasons. But as far as a feud, I don't think anything too bad was really occurring. It's okay to be annoyed with a few costars once in a while.
I've been watching some old Maude re-runs on UA-cam, and, while I always liked Dorothy the best on GG's, I think Maude was a better person (character). She was upbeat, charismatic and energetic, while Dorothy was a bit more cynical.
Marchant2 I agree with you, I love Maude, the character is so particularly and interested, as well as the serie. In the GG, Dorothy is more balanced and cynical but I still love her 😍
Bea didn’t hate Betty , she just felt Betty was annoying. Bea was to herself and Betty loved bea and that might of been too much for her . They did care for each other .
@@m.e.d.7997 Betty just had a very upbeat and joyful personality and Bea was a little more reserved and quiet so they clashed for that reason. Also Bea was a more straight-laced stage actress so when Betty would do things like talk to the audience in the breaks or between takes, Bea thought it was a bit unprofessional because she thought that in that time you concentrate about what you need to do next if I remember reading that correctly.
@@m.e.d.7997 Well it was thought by one of the producers (Christopher Lloyd I believe) that Bea did envy Betty’s ease with the audience a little bit since Bea was so shy BUT it was primarily that Bea got annoyed with her for being too happy, certainly not jealous of her abilities as an actress as Bea, Rue and Betty were all top-tier actresses.
Betty and Bea actually had a lot in common. Bea’s mother died at the age of 90 just a month after The Golden Girls premiered in September of 1985. Betty’s mother died at 86 less than a month after Bea’s. Estelle Getty became a surrogate mother for both. They were buddies at least as far back as 1975 on the Dina Shore show with Robert Goulet. Working six months a year (26 episodes) five days a week with the same actresses rehearsing and filming for seven years was especially hard for an introvert like Bea, but was second nature to an extrovert like Betty.
I’m not doubting you, but I find it odd that two women would find a surrogate mother from a person who was a year younger than both of them. Estelle Getty was the second youngest of the Golden Girls, with Betty White being the oldest.
I'm not american (i'm from Brazil) and Betty is my favorite actress in whole world. On and off scream. Her timing is beyond this world. I can't even describe. Just to think of the idea of losing her someday it gets me so sad. After watch The Golden Girls for years, i'm still get shocked with how genius Bea was. (Yas, i watch the Golden Girls almost everyday haha) Not only in the obvious scenes when the script was sarcastic. There some's scenes that she simple make a 'almost sarcastic' face and gets everytime.
I watch recorded reruns all the time too Victor! I agree, Bea's expressions are hilarious. Sometimes she didnt need to say anything and was still hilarious
It shows what a lovely lady Betty is that even after she knew bea was not that fond of her she still talks about her in a lovely way .. a nice nice lady .
I read an article today that said they were not enemies. They each just had different acting styles. Bea didn’t engage with audiences while filming. Betty did.
Bea was a thespian and had a theater background she was more of a serious actress. She liked to stay in character. Betty was all television where you had to interact with the audience and be more upbeat. They just were just polar opposite personalities.
No she wouldn't Giovanni that got way blown out of whack Bea was more serious a method actor and Betty was laid back and yes that annoyed Bea sometimes that she was so cheery all the time but she loved her you can't fake that chemistry
Giovanni Alexander agreed. I don’t know why Betty White says these things now that Bea didn’t like her when they were clearly friends for many many years. It doesn’t make any sense.
Did you know here? What a stupid comment, LOL. Amazing how WE PROJECT OUR OWN SHIT unto things we know nothing of. If BETTY (WHO KNEW HER) say's whatever she says about Bea I an apt to believe her. Bea not being fond of Betty or anyone does not make her a bad person? We don't have to save Bea's image by saying what WE (who never knew her) would say of think. Its the most laughable thing I have read here.
It's funny that people think Betty White and Bea Arthur didn't get along because Betty said Bea wasn't very fond of her. Obviously she is saying that as a joke. The 2 of them looked like they got along great
That these ladies worked together so well over so many years speaks for itself. That Betty always spoke so graciously about the conflicts and irritation between her and Bea also speaks volumes. They were absolute pros and treasures.
Just watched several episodes from season 1. This show kept me sane growing up in the 80's. Thankful for such great writing and acting. A joy to watch over and over again. I can't even bin my old video cassettes I still have from the TV back then even though I've nothing to play them on now 🤣 Love these ladies so much.
I don’t think they hated each other, they just had different personalities and Bea like other introverts needs to recharge to be around someone like Betty for so long. And that’s not easy after 14 hours on set
I don’t think Bea Arthur disliked Betty. I don’t understand why Betty says this today but in past interviews when Bea was still alive, she says the opposite. They definitely had very different personalities but like a lot of times in friendships, sometimes you just get on each others nerves but at the end of the day, you still love one another. Bea and Betty had amazing chemistry on set and you can’t fake that.
Wrong. She's said this all along in interviews. She's not demented or mistaken. Be a thought her cheerfulness snoring and take but respected and loved her, period.
The woman gets NO RESPECT. A pioneer and a WICKED WICKED WIT - she is the COMEBACK QUEEN. No one can out deliver a line when she's on stage... RIP My favorite Bea Arthur moment is in History of the World. She looks GREAT in that movie and has a hilarious cameo.
I loved and still love this show and this era! I still want to live with 3 awesome bff's that I randomly found in a Want ad and live my days out with them. Golden Girls and Rosanne which was my fam...ppl called us The Conners. I can watch all the reruns over and over. Damn I miss the 80's
I have a Bea personality & a Betty personality would piss me off....because life requires balance, i would need that Betty personality around. Betty might think she wasn't a good enough friend for Bea but I'm sure Bea treasured her
I’m A bit of both now but years ago before life and hardship got it’s claws in, I was a total upbeat Betty type. I’m more Bea sometimes now though. Sometimes I just like peace and no silliness.
Wow never really gotten to know betty white. Didn't know she was so funny 🤣. I mean I knew her from golden girls but I hadn't seen her off camera. Didn't know she was so bubbly. Just full of energy. And never knew B was < Shy > never would have guessed it considering the roles that she played.
It reminds me of a sisterly relationship. They weren't afraid to speak their minds to one another. I find those types of relationships to have the tightest bonds.
I have no doubt that Betty's personality was grating for Bea - I have some near and dear friends I simply cannot stand at times because they're cheerful. Of course, that's my problem and not theirs, but sometimes happy go lucky people are the worst. Some days I just feel like being a moody SOB with no patience for the gaieties of life. I feel Bea was very much the same. I love my friends dearly and couldn't imagine life without them - but they better not come knocking cheerily on my off days...
Best and most correct observation of Bea and Betty. Good chance they've actually worked on fooling us all about their friendship. Betty respected her departure from GG, doesn't mean she liked it.
Marcus Larinen that is true. A lot of people don’t like me for that reason because I’m too silly and cheerful all the time. I’m so slap happy and say off the wall shit a lot that it does irritate most people. In my own case, I’m that way to avoid being sad or depressed all the time. I never had a childhood and I was abused by a mother who always put herself first. I was sexually molested when I was 6 by my grandmothers boyfriend, My father and step mother abused me a little growing up and I’ve been abused by the community as a whole because I’m gay. Or really transgender and sometimes people think I’m confused on that issue like “that’s a guy but he looks and sounds like a girl” and I’m a little overweight so I get it from the gay community too because I’m not “hot” I’m mocked and ignored. I’ve never had a relationship before and If I wasn’t upbeat and silly, I’d have probably killed myself a long time ago. Or OD on drugs.
Marcus Larinen Totally understand whstmyou mean, times a person justmfeelsmdown in the dumps don't they. There's so resentment in me when I've got the sour face and mothers have smiles from ear to ear lol. As you say,that's the persons fault,not the others. Did any if the people whomcommented in the original comment watch the show on T.V the 1stmtime itmaired? I think indie,I'm a latem70's child,so possibly caughtmit the 1st time.
I know what you mean. Sometimes cheerful people remain cheerful by sorta sweeping reality under the rug and then they end up saying incredibly vapid, sometimes insensitive shit that degrades your pain and it’s too much.
Those two gals loved each other. Maybe some of you folks, especially young people, don't have any older ladies in your lives that you are very familiar with, but boy oh boy my aunts have a group of female friends and all of these ladies are ranging from their 70s to 90s and boy. Those girls get after it sometimes. They'll yell and curse and bellyache and complain and criticize each other to each other's faces in a display that young folks today would think was a fight about to break out, but then they all laugh and joke with each other and at the end of the day they say they love each other before going home and plan their next get together. Older ladies from those generations are just a different breed. You kids today grew up in your "Safe spaces" and "antibullying campaigns" and all that other shit that made you incredibly sensitive to confrontation and criticism but back in the day that was just how folks interacted. I have no doubt Betty and Bea loved each other immensely. I think Bea just had that old school abrasive attitude that was hard to get past unless you really understood it.
I love both of them and it’s sad that people call Bea a bitch for her supposed hate on Betty. Betty is a sweetheart but sometimes someone being so upbeat all the time can start to piss you off at times , I know! I used to be pretty much like Betty when I was younger & people would get pretty annoyed at me.
I'm willing to bet Bea and Betty loved and respected the HELL out of each other but occasionally got on each other's nerves... It happens with FAMILY, FRIENDS, ETC., but no love is lost...😘
It's so frustrating seeing the media's delirious obsession w/pitting women stars against other women. Bea & Betty clashed in personality, but they loved and respected one another greatly. It always irritates me seeing how many journalists tried so hard to "dish the dirt," even to their own face. "Oh, you know, Betty. I hear some of the Golden Girls don't like you very much..."----to which Betty coyly replies, "Oh really? Big or small?" There was not a feud nor a jealous war. They were not sworn enemies. It was simply two polar personalities who might've irritated the other here and there, but still couldn't imagine the other not being in her life. And, do you know what that sounds like to me? Sisters.
After Bea passed, a journalist from The Guardian recalled the time in 2003 when she interviewed Bea. When asked about tensions on set, Bea reportedly replied, "Tabloid nonsense because we're women." What is odd though is that I found the 2003 interview, and that part was left out. Why would a journalist would hold onto that comment for 6 years?
This is a fantastic essay through video of the'r professional relationship, that bled into their personal lives, and into ours. Betty White is such a classy human being. Thank you!
I'm 41 years old now, and I do remember watching the golden girls, possibly not on it's 1st run but 2nd time around I was old enough to catch all the funny moments. I used to look and see how glamouurs all the 'golden girl's were,andmhiw perfect they all looked. With there 'salt n ppepper' hair all at,ed up. Women todaymshkuld look back at the fine ladies and the friends they played on the show, it proved that no matter how old the lady is, she is still a woman and older women like these friends did,they liked men's company. Rip all gone,espmB cancer is a bastard, it took my father in April 2018. Bettie White ROCKS!
I love both Bea and Betty. Having said that, I think it’s a shame (not to mention shady and sketchy) that Betty waited until after Bea’s death to denigrate her...convenient in that Bea wouldn’t be able to admit to it or contradict it or defend herself against it. I adore you Betty, but not a very dignified-nor fair-thing to do.
@@krisk3363 Sadly, she did. After Bea died, Betty was interviewed and talked about how Bea didn’t really like her because Betty was so positive all the time and Bea didn’t like that. Had she talked about that before Bea died, it would’ve given Bea an opportunity to confirm/deny it.
Watch the Golden Girls blooper video. Bea Arthur is a straight-laced professional for the most part, and Betty White liked to clown around for the studio audience. For an introvert (like Bea), that can be annoying. Hell, it annoyed me just watching it. I don't think there was any real ill towards Betty from Bea, or vice versa. They just had two different ways of approaching things, and of course that's going to come off as combative at times. They might not have been buddy-buddy off-screen but there was no feud.
I respect the fact that Betty never revealed how Bea could feel about her at times till after Bea passed away. And even then Betty would still be sure to add that she adored Bea and never took it personal. I’m sure Bea looked at Betty as that little annoying sibling that you don’t like but you definitely love. May all 4 of the Golden Gils Rest In Peace.
Bea hated the way Betty would very quickly & easily memorize all of her lines, and she hated the way Betty could talk to the audience before the show, then immediately get into character. Bea couldn't do those things because she was always had to have the script in her hand, struggling to memorize her lines - so Bea found those things very frustrating. After filming, they were good.
Iam so sick of the speculation about a fude. Worst we only hear one funeral. Everyones not always going to get along especially working all day long year after year on a cramped movie set. Until we hear both sides let's bury the rumors.
storm window I never heard that Bea hated the way that Betty could quickly and easily memorize her lines. Nor did I hear that Bea struggled to remember hers. I did read that Bea was nervous before filming because she was a perfectionist (according to Betty), but as far as lines go, it appears that only Estelle had difficulty. That said, Bea and Betty had very different backgrounds. Bea came from the stage where you didn't break the 4th wall and interact with the audience. Betty came from TV and loved interacting with the audience. They had different acting philosophies (and personalities for that matter). It just sounds like Bea was annoyed.
As an introvert, bubbly outgoing people wear us out mentally/emotionally even when we love them dearly. That sounds to me like what the Bea and Betty thing might have been. Plus, I think Betty was overselling the point a little.
The first time I learned Bea Arthur was a Marine, I saw her picture on a wall in the Atlanta VA Hospital honoring her and some other vets (and I tell you, a couple of things clicked) .
Bea's son has been quoted that his Mom didn't dislike Betty, but she was a shy person who came from the theatre, Betty grew up on hours of daily live television & worked on dozens of shows, Bea had to be convinced by Norman Lear & then her Maude co-star Rue to go to work on the shows that made her best known. Also, didn't Bea drink for years while Betty worked with animals? They worked together for years & when Arthur left GG it wasn't because of White. Certainly they were no Mulgrew & Ryan! History, now & all that matters is we get to enjoy their work together until we're gone.
Not everyone gets along perfectly but they still loved and had respect and care for one another regardless. Bea was straightforward and Betty was a happy-go-lucky gal so them clashing was going to happen 🤣🤣
Shepherd boy Bea played Dorothy as vulnurable many times in the show. Like those episodes when she had an illness and they couldnt figure out what it was? She was amazing in that.
All useless platitudes that mean nothing in the real world. Davis was a vile person who had the ending she deserved... that's what you get from a lifetime of malice.
You know the golden girls even today doesn’t feel dated , maybe because it is older women and we see our mothers or grandmothers , and we never picture them using all the electronics of today,i don’t know , but i watch other situation comedy’s from the 80’s and 90’s and it feels older to me but the golden girls doesn’t and for that am glad
These clips probably prove that, while the two didn't really care for each other, the work always came first. Nothing ever really spilled over into real life enough to mess up production.
The Golden Girls were all great actresses, and consummate professionals. Bea was more reserved than Betty and I think "Rose" got on "Dorothy's" nerves a little at times, but perhaps just on the set, and what the scrip required. But I think in real life, they were all friends. What amuses me is that "Ma" (Estelle) was only a scant year younger than Bea in real life, yet they played a great mother-daughter role! And I heard that Estelle had terrible pre-show taping nerves, she would nearly get sick thinking about it -- you'd never know, she was also such a professional. They are all gone now (RIP), except Betty White, who is 96 now yet was the oldest on the show; she has longevity! We wish her well! We watch GG every day and love it!
I don't think Bea hated Betty. They had a professional working relationship, with a companionable, pleasant camaraderie. Even the best relationships can have tension, and each person can be annoyed with the other from time to time.
Bea Arthur was nothing like Dorothy in real life and much more like Maude: she didn't need to be part of a group to have self-worth, Golden Girls or otherwise.
Messylin They didn't need it either. Betty was and has always been a star too, while Estelle was a theater girl and Rue a supporting role actress. They were all and will always be wonderful .💋
if Bea hated Betty there is no way they would have continued to work together over the years for various reunions & interviews. they weren’t contractually obligated to do anything after the original run. Bea even did a guest spot on Golden Palace. Who would keep working with someone they hate? She certainly didn’t need the money! Nobody likes anyone all of the time!
If you find someone occasionally annoying, and you put in the kind of long working days next to them, day after day after day, taping scene after scene after scene, 10 hour day after 13 hour day, after 10 hour day, its going to really rub you... This tells you that these 4 people were not automatons. Yes, Betty was a probably bit too 'Rosie' for Bea to handle all those hours. None of this has squat to do with love, or respect.
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The fact that Bea willingly worked with Betty for over a decade shows just how much they truly got along.
And yet people say they hate each other still
@@daniboy4153 betty literally said on CNN that bea didnt like her. Just youtube betty on bea arthur and betty says it
@@user-ph3ji8gp3p But don't you think that it wasn't necessarily Betty she was annoyed by? I mean they were doing a sitcom and Dorothy always seemed to be pissed off with Rose.. so it may have be part of being prepared... knowing your lines, being on time, being ready to go.. being in character.. ready to beat up on Rose.. you know.. the job..😜. And what got me is that this thing about Bea hating Betty only came out AFTER Bea had passed and Betty just mentioned in passing only as a means to show how different they all were but how how professional and cohesive they were. However, the PRESS picked it up and tried to turn into some feud. And there may or may not have been a VERY SMALL kernel of truth to it. I think on some level they were mad at Bea for leaving the show, but Bea had said it had run its course and they had done all they could with it.. Seven Seasons is a good run in her estimation. Plus, they don't mention how bad Estelle Getty was having it.. towards the end she was having health issues which really affected her ability to remember lines and such. So Bea thought it was time the show ended on a high note.
@@mleekahh Didn't she just say it here in the documentary?
You can work with someone and not like them, it's called maturity. Betty also didn't even know how sick Bea was towards the end of her life. That shows that they weren't very close. I think people, like me, who love Golden Girls, expect them to like each other but image your co- worker from 30 years ago being called on National television to be asked about your final moments of your life. When they clearly said they haven't spoken to you in a long time!
At the beginning when Bea is tap dancing, I can hear a familiar voice in my head saying "Go Dorothy, go!.." and "Gosh, I didn't realize how long Dorothy's solo is..".
K Y from one of my favorite episodes. I loved seeing Betty and Rue dancing up a storm!
Me to lol
how weird I'm just watching that episode
You stole my Line ! Lol!
It’s even funnier because Bea really was the best tap dancer 😂
It seems obvious that Bea loved Betty, she just would get annoyed by her because of her positive and bubbly personality. We all know someone like that, but she still love them. RIP Bea ❤️
its because bea was a broadway actress while betty is a gameshow host who got the emmy first.
Oh, they were playing off each other. Betty would deliberately annoy Bea, Bea would deliberately be annoyed. I’m sure they had their beefs, but hell, what friends don’t?
@@lourie_01 Betty started and enjoyed television! She married a game show host and appeared in his show and enjoyed it. Stop belittling her successful long standing television career.
@@MiaEZ I wasnt talking about that.
@@MiaEZ exactly...she played Sue Ann Nivens on Mary Tyler Moore and snooty Ellen on Mama's Family. When you play opposite veteran artists like Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore and Vicki Lawrence you know that's nothing to scoff at.
I see Bea and Betty as sisters. Sometimes they didn't get along and got on each other's nerves, but at the end of the day there was mutual love and respect for one another.
Well said
Yes. Betty said Bea wasn’t always fond of her, and people take that to mean they hated each other.
Bea's own son set the record straight on this supposed feud. It didn't sound like much of a feud. It sounded more like Betty could probably get on Bea's nerves but Bea seemed to respect her and always wanted her included in their lunch plans or dinner plans. It was said that if the ladies were going to have lunch, Bea wouldn't go until Betty was ready to go.
I never really thought they had a feud, either. Of course they got on each other's nerves at times, they worked long hours together for years. When you are around a person that much, they will inevitably piss you off sometimes and some friction is unavoidable. I think that half of the supposed "bad-blood" between co-stars is due to this type of thing. I think the media just hypes it up.
@@metro121482 i was just going to write the same thing. I'm sure they got along great before Golden Girls when they just did a couple of specials together. And for the first season of Golden Girls they got along because it was all new but they did 7 years of over 20 episodes a season together. That's hard to do with 2 polar opposite personalities put together.
Bea's own son would kind of minimalize it, don't you think? There was no feud. Bea just hated Betty for unknown reasons and mistreated her for 7 years. Betty says so. Rue said so. Estelle said so.
Bea was a kind sensitive person
@@efandmk3382 But Betty also said they were friends, and she said she really admired Bea.
Rose: Can I ask a dumb question?
Dorothy: Better than anyone I know.
"CONDOMS ROSE! CONDOMS, CONDOMS, CONDOMS!"
One of my fav lines 😂😂
That's me though im such a dumbass its not even funny
Rose: "...ooh! But I did learned that 'Baked Alaska' can actually be cooked locally."
Dorothy: "Rose I have an even bigger scoop for you: 'Mars Bars' are made right here on Earth."
@@J3s5y "Calm down lady! Did you just get out of prison?"
i met Betty briefly when she came to Philadelphia to speak on animal rights I told her my pal Leah's cat died and she almost broke down in tears she hugged me after and signed my hat hats off to you Betty,eternally
Awww what a doll she was ❤️
Bea was a student of the theatre. Betty was one of the first to ever appear on live television. Representational acting vs presentational. Two icons from different corners.
Dead on 🎯
Wow 👍👍☺
"I can't believe I'm the only one left, because I was the oldest."
MissLilRedRooster Duh...
@@Gapeaches77able Not sure what you're saying "Duh" too, but okay
Yeah, bitter vinegar preserves things longer.
It’s Crazy because She Looked the youngest
Glory be to God the Most High typically when you’re older you’d die first, here it’s the other way around so idk why you’re“Duh-ing”
the whole Bea vs Betty thing was overblown. I think Betty says that now because she is older and older people just kind of talk that way. There was definitely a friendship there, just they were different and clashed sometimes I imagine which is VERY normal. Im so glad we still have Betty but gosh it hurts that the Bea, Rue, and Estelle are no longer here.
musicguy713 nah, mutual friends of the two vouch for Beas animosity toward betty
musicguy713 well. You should listen to rue’s speech at bea’s memorial.
MIS315 nah outsiders to a relationship between two people can never speak for those two people. These women were good friends.
@@EmpressLilith222 uhhhhh ok. Fair enough. However we have the insider (Betty White) who confirmed that Bea didnt like her. So? Can she be trusted or are you still wrapped up in wish fulfilment ?
@@MIS315 I'm pretty sure she was being sarcastic. She jokes around, like, all the time during interviews. I'm pretty sure, especially with it being Joy Behar, she felt free to joke as much as she wanted.
I think people just blew that way out of proportion, especially the network making it a click bait headline. The friendship they had is obvious and is displayed throughout this video.
The Golden Girls was my lighthouse during a dark and turbulent time. The AIDS epidemic was in full swing and there was very little to smile about, during those days. Every other week, another friend or associate died. Some of us used to joke about which Golden Girl we identified with the most. I thought I was most like Dorothy, but my friends said, I reminded them of Blanche. In the end, I was more like Rose... because I am the only one left.
My teacher and mentor Philip Polito Astor was a NY actor who replaced Harvey in Torch Song in the 80's. He worked with Estelle and they maintained their friendship. He later moved to Miami where he taught me and inspired me to be an actor in NY which I have been for 30 years. He was dying back then and he would invite me over to watch his friend who was so funny on GG. It brightened his life. Estelle would call and they would talk about the show and her great success. He died in 1991.
Great comment. Golden Girls was such a part of all of our lives. I can remember going to the outdoor Tiki Bar of the Copa in Fort Lauderdale where they were playing The Golden Girls and everyone was standing around watching.
@@johnmcquilkin I miss those good old days. So many wonderful people, places, TV shows, movies, and music.
I’m sobbing 😭 right now! Im so sorry!
@@blackdemins42910 it's okay. Life is full of victories and defeats. I'm still here and my friends live on through my memories.
I still love watching the reruns of Golden Girls. I hope Betty makes it over 100 yrs old. She has the best humor.
She got five more years
@@thykingdomcomethywillbedon9359 She's now 97 as of Jan 17th
She is now 98, as of January.
Me toi every Sunday is a marathon on tv land
Her 100th Birthday is coming up!
The notion that there was some massive feud between Bea and Betty is false. Now, it's no secret that Bea found Betty annoying as many people involved with the show including Rue McClanahan, Betty, writer Christopher Lloyd and Susan Harris have all confirmed this. Bea never confided in anyone why she wasn't overly fond of Betty but despite that it never interfered with their work. Bea's son even stated that for all seven seasons, Bea and Betty would frequently carpool together and Rue stated that on tape night Bea would never go to dinner unless Betty went with her.
I think it's like a family feud is all. You can be annoyed by someone you deeply love and still wanna be around them. It almost mirrored the show, I think.
I read Rues book, and her take on it was that Betty and Bea's backgrounds in entertainment were so different...Bea was more of a theater actress, never very fond of being on TV shows, and tended to keep "the wall" between the audience and the actors, while Betty was a TV actress, and enjoyed interacting with the audience during filming...so that caused a little friction apparently. Their "feud" was definitely overblown
@@Nitro1970 I read her book too. I kinda cracked up when she said her TV Land award looked like her 3rd husband
@@brklyn345 LOL Yes! All of the ladies seemed to have had a true love for one another, they became a part of each others families
@Ed Miller oh please, Betty is a sweet heart who has said clearly that she liked bea Arthur and still does was even saddened by her passing
The end catches me every time. She was the oldest and has outlived everyone. Not to put it on her but I wonder if she quietly has a hint of survivor's guilt? It's eerily prophetic how Rose was the one to ask "What happens if there's only one of us left?" in "Sophia's Choice" and they're all seated onscreen in order of which actress will be left.
OneLoveRSR yes every time that episode comes on it’s just so sad because she is the only one left now
Also that one episode where Rose is praying over dorothy, blanche, and Sophia and says "God please take care of them until I get there". Gives me chills every time.
and estelle was the youngest and died first
@@jenyoder7281 Imagine how Olivia de Havilland must feel. Who still has any of their friends around when you're 103?!
Don't be silly. They were all old when they died.
I think Bea was a more reserved person and Betty was more outgoing; those personalities clash some times. I don't think Bea disliked Betty, I think Bea just didn't enjoy being around a peppy person all the time.
I like to be a goofball myself, but there is a time and a place. When I am at work especially, it gets annoying when some of my co-workers won't shut up.
I find my sister very annoying, she grates on me...has gotten me angry about things...but I still love her because shes my sister and she does have some great qualities. That was Betty and Bea.
Harpervalley Peeteeay “some”
@@skylovermc2146 A few.
Finally someone understands it. I get really tired where people say they absolutely hated each other, no they don't hate each other.
Yeah, that's how I feel about my sister, too. So, I can understand the relationship between Betty White and Bea arthur. People like to sensationalize the littlest of things.
I know at the end of the day Bea loved Betty too..not as much as Betty loved her back..but they loved each other, thanks for the video! 💞
JaRell Rayshawn Collins elegantly put. Thank you. ❤️
You know nothing
@@jumpforjoy6 he knows about as much as u do
@@germandimplez 😘
@@chrismac1507 🤣💯👋✊
I understand Bea leaving. An interview with her son said Bea was depressed over being called "big and ugly" all the time. I know that has to hurt after so many seasons. But as far as a feud, I don't think anything too bad was really occurring. It's okay to be annoyed with a few costars once in a while.
Emma Woods Bea was tall, elegant, sometimes incredibly beautiful. Never masculine, big or ugly to me.
@@mckavitt13 I agree!!
@@mckavitt13 she was slim tall and elegant but sometimes beauty like this is overlooked for “conventional “ stuff!
I love Bea she is so amazing actress, in Maude she is fantastic, in the golden girls too. She will live forever, your work will stay in our hearts
+Angel Johnson Betty White is 96 and still works
I've been watching some old Maude re-runs on UA-cam, and, while I always liked Dorothy the best on GG's, I think Maude was a better person (character). She was upbeat, charismatic and energetic, while Dorothy was a bit more cynical.
Marchant2 I agree with you, I love Maude, the character is so particularly and interested, as well as the serie. In the GG, Dorothy is more balanced and cynical but I still love her 😍
Right! Well said 👏👍
Bea didn’t hate Betty , she just felt Betty was annoying. Bea was to herself and Betty loved bea and that might of been too much for her . They did care for each other .
How could Betty be annoying to anyone...was Bea Jealous of this lovely woman who was very talented.
@@m.e.d.7997 Betty just had a very upbeat and joyful personality and Bea was a little more reserved and quiet so they clashed for that reason. Also Bea was a more straight-laced stage actress so when Betty would do things like talk to the audience in the breaks or between takes, Bea thought it was a bit unprofessional because she thought that in that time you concentrate about what you need to do next if I remember reading that correctly.
@@10293 Well maybe so but Betty was a Joy. And Betty did state Bea was not fond of her. I have to believe their was a little jealousy.
@@m.e.d.7997 Well it was thought by one of the producers (Christopher Lloyd I believe) that Bea did envy Betty’s ease with the audience a little bit since Bea was so shy BUT it was primarily that Bea got annoyed with her for being too happy, certainly not jealous of her abilities as an actress as Bea, Rue and Betty were all top-tier actresses.
Now saying there's jealousy is still kinda a stretch.
Betty and Bea actually had a lot in common. Bea’s mother died at the age of 90 just a month after The Golden Girls premiered in September of 1985. Betty’s mother died at 86 less than a month after Bea’s. Estelle Getty became a surrogate mother for both. They were buddies at least as far back as 1975 on the Dina Shore show with Robert Goulet. Working six months a year (26 episodes) five days a week with the same actresses rehearsing and filming for seven years was especially hard for an introvert like Bea, but was second nature to an extrovert like Betty.
I’m not doubting you, but I find it odd that two women would find a surrogate mother from a person who was a year younger than both of them. Estelle Getty was the second youngest of the Golden Girls, with Betty White being the oldest.
@@misscleo378 no, I mean when Estelle was in makeup to appear twenty plus years older. Estelle in old age makeup even resembled Bea’s real-life mom.
I'm not american (i'm from Brazil) and Betty is my favorite actress in whole world. On and off scream.
Her timing is beyond this world. I can't even describe.
Just to think of the idea of losing her someday it gets me so sad.
After watch The Golden Girls for years, i'm still get shocked with how genius Bea was. (Yas, i watch the Golden Girls almost everyday haha)
Not only in the obvious scenes when the script was sarcastic. There some's scenes that she simple make a 'almost sarcastic' face and gets everytime.
off "scream"?
Victor Mendes hey sexy
@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 ...he meant screen
I watch recorded reruns all the time too Victor! I agree, Bea's expressions are hilarious. Sometimes she didnt need to say anything and was still hilarious
So sorry 🙏
It shows what a lovely lady Betty is that even after she knew bea was not that fond of her she still talks about her in a lovely way .. a nice nice lady .
I think they were just pros.. Entire show deserve respect, the writers, cast, crew
Seems like their relationship was like Dorothy and Rose. They were always on each other’s nerves but admired each other
I believe that too! That is why they both played their part perfectly!
"Picture it! 1987, Miami - a house - the only one in the neighbourhood without a swimming pool..." Lovely memories. "Shady Pines, Ma!"
I read an article today that said they were not enemies. They each just had different acting styles. Bea didn’t engage with audiences while filming. Betty did.
Bea was a thespian and had a theater background she was more of a serious actress. She liked to stay in character. Betty was all television where you had to interact with the audience and be more upbeat. They just were just polar opposite personalities.
If Bea Arthur was alive, I don't think she would say she wasn't fond of Betty.
We appear to be watching this at the same time.
No she wouldn't Giovanni that got way blown out of whack Bea was more serious a method actor and Betty was laid back and yes that annoyed Bea sometimes that she was so cheery all the time but she loved her you can't fake that chemistry
Not to tabloids, but she certainly didn't make it secret to those who knew her
Giovanni Alexander agreed. I don’t know why Betty White says these things now that Bea didn’t like her when they were clearly friends for many many years. It doesn’t make any sense.
Did you know here? What a stupid comment, LOL. Amazing how WE PROJECT OUR OWN SHIT unto things we know nothing of. If BETTY (WHO KNEW HER) say's whatever she says about Bea I an apt to believe her. Bea not being fond of Betty or anyone does not make her a bad person? We don't have to save Bea's image by saying what WE (who never knew her) would say of think. Its the most laughable thing I have read here.
Betty is so down to earth, loved the Golden Girls.
Huge fan of bea Arthur and Betty White
I'm from another time...
It's funny that people think Betty White and Bea Arthur didn't get along because Betty said Bea wasn't very fond of her. Obviously she is saying that as a joke. The 2 of them looked like they got along great
Happy 97th Birthday Beatrice Arthur! May 13, 1922-April 25, 2009
IDK WHY BUT I FEEL LIKE CRYING EVERYTIME I LOOK AT HER. I JUST LOVE HER.. REALLY WISH I COULD SEE & HUG HER.. LONG LIVE BETTY❤
That these ladies worked together so well over so many years speaks for itself. That Betty always spoke so graciously about the conflicts and irritation between her and Bea also speaks volumes. They were absolute pros and treasures.
For me the Golden Girls typify the 80’s so well, they were fun and glamorous times in so many ways....these clips keep the 80’s alive.
Just watched several episodes from season 1. This show kept me sane growing up in the 80's. Thankful for such great writing and acting. A joy to watch over and over again. I can't even bin my old video cassettes I still have from the TV back then even though I've nothing to play them on now 🤣 Love these ladies so much.
I don’t think they hated each other, they just had different personalities and Bea like other introverts needs to recharge to be around someone like Betty for so long. And that’s not easy after 14 hours on set
I don’t think Bea Arthur disliked Betty. I don’t understand why Betty says this today but in past interviews when Bea was still alive, she says the opposite. They definitely had very different personalities but like a lot of times in friendships, sometimes you just get on each others nerves but at the end of the day, you still love one another. Bea and Betty had amazing chemistry on set and you can’t fake that.
Wrong. She's said this all along in interviews. She's not demented or mistaken. Be a thought her cheerfulness snoring and take but respected and loved her, period.
The woman gets NO RESPECT. A pioneer and a WICKED WICKED WIT - she is the COMEBACK QUEEN. No one can out deliver a line when she's on stage... RIP My favorite Bea Arthur moment is in History of the World. She looks GREAT in that movie and has a hilarious cameo.
Betty’s smile can light up a room, she’s beautiful inside & out
I loved and still love this show and this era! I still want to live with 3 awesome bff's that I randomly found in a Want ad and live my days out with them. Golden Girls and Rosanne which was my fam...ppl called us The Conners. I can watch all the reruns over and over. Damn I miss the 80's
I have a Bea personality & a Betty personality would piss me off....because life requires balance, i would need that Betty personality around. Betty might think she wasn't a good enough friend for Bea but I'm sure Bea treasured her
I agree. I can be a Bea. Sometimes a person will be shocked to learn I don't dislike them!
@@lazyhomebody1356 i know what you mean exactly
I’m A bit of both now but years ago before life and hardship got it’s claws in, I was a total upbeat Betty type. I’m more Bea sometimes now though. Sometimes I just like peace and no silliness.
Wow never really gotten to know betty white. Didn't know she was so funny 🤣. I mean I knew her from golden girls but I hadn't seen her off camera. Didn't know she was so bubbly. Just full of energy. And never knew B was < Shy > never would have guessed it considering the roles that she played.
I was born in 1981 and I love these ladies so much Bea is my all time favorite
It reminds me of a sisterly relationship. They weren't afraid to speak their minds to one another. I find those types of relationships to have the tightest bonds.
I have no doubt that Betty's personality was grating for Bea - I have some near and dear friends I simply cannot stand at times because they're cheerful. Of course, that's my problem and not theirs, but sometimes happy go lucky people are the worst. Some days I just feel like being a moody SOB with no patience for the gaieties of life. I feel Bea was very much the same. I love my friends dearly and couldn't imagine life without them - but they better not come knocking cheerily on my off days...
Marcus Larinen like when they are cheerful in the morning? Without coffee? Who does that?! Lol.
Best and most correct observation of Bea and Betty. Good chance they've actually worked on fooling us all about their friendship. Betty respected her departure from GG, doesn't mean she liked it.
Marcus Larinen that is true. A lot of people don’t like me for that reason because I’m too silly and cheerful all the time. I’m so slap happy and say off the wall shit a lot that it does irritate most people. In my own case, I’m that way to avoid being sad or depressed all the time. I never had a childhood and I was abused by a mother who always put herself first. I was sexually molested when I was 6 by my grandmothers boyfriend, My father and step mother abused me a little growing up and I’ve been abused by the community as a whole because I’m gay. Or really transgender and sometimes people think I’m confused on that issue like “that’s a guy but he looks and sounds like a girl” and I’m a little overweight so I get it from the gay community too because I’m not “hot” I’m mocked and ignored. I’ve never had a relationship before and If I wasn’t upbeat and silly, I’d have probably killed myself a long time ago. Or OD on drugs.
Marcus Larinen Totally understand whstmyou mean, times a person justmfeelsmdown in the dumps don't they. There's so resentment in me when I've got the sour face and mothers have smiles from ear to ear lol. As you say,that's the persons fault,not the others. Did any if the people whomcommented in the original comment watch the show on T.V the 1stmtime itmaired? I think indie,I'm a latem70's child,so possibly caughtmit the 1st time.
I know what you mean. Sometimes cheerful people remain cheerful by sorta sweeping reality under the rug and then they end up saying incredibly vapid, sometimes insensitive shit that degrades your pain and it’s too much.
Those two gals loved each other.
Maybe some of you folks, especially young people, don't have any older ladies in your lives that you are very familiar with, but boy oh boy my aunts have a group of female friends and all of these ladies are ranging from their 70s to 90s and boy. Those girls get after it sometimes. They'll yell and curse and bellyache and complain and criticize each other to each other's faces in a display that young folks today would think was a fight about to break out, but then they all laugh and joke with each other and at the end of the day they say they love each other before going home and plan their next get together.
Older ladies from those generations are just a different breed.
You kids today grew up in your "Safe spaces" and "antibullying campaigns" and all that other shit that made you incredibly sensitive to confrontation and criticism but back in the day that was just how folks interacted.
I have no doubt Betty and Bea loved each other immensely. I think Bea just had that old school abrasive attitude that was hard to get past unless you really understood it.
I love both of them and it’s sad that people call Bea a bitch for her supposed hate on Betty. Betty is a sweetheart but sometimes someone being so upbeat all the time can start to piss you off at times , I know! I used to be pretty much like Betty when I was younger & people would get pretty annoyed at me.
I don't care, I'm still watching Golden girls on Hallmark channel, and still cracking up lol.
I'm willing to bet Bea and Betty loved and respected the HELL out of each other but occasionally got on each other's nerves... It happens with FAMILY, FRIENDS, ETC., but no love is lost...😘
It's so frustrating seeing the media's delirious obsession w/pitting women stars against other women. Bea & Betty clashed in personality, but they loved and respected one another greatly. It always irritates me seeing how many journalists tried so hard to "dish the dirt," even to their own face. "Oh, you know, Betty. I hear some of the Golden Girls don't like you very much..."----to which Betty coyly replies, "Oh really? Big or small?"
There was not a feud nor a jealous war. They were not sworn enemies. It was simply two polar personalities who might've irritated the other here and there, but still couldn't imagine the other not being in her life. And, do you know what that sounds like to me? Sisters.
After Bea passed, a journalist from The Guardian recalled the time in 2003 when she interviewed Bea. When asked about tensions on set, Bea reportedly replied, "Tabloid nonsense because we're women." What is odd though is that I found the 2003 interview, and that part was left out. Why would a journalist would hold onto that comment for 6 years?
Betty White is the sweetest funniest old lady on the planet
Betty's dimples are carved by God himself
They’re proper cute. 🥰
They're adorable
She was a beautiful woman!
Love them!!!
This is a fantastic essay through video of the'r professional relationship, that bled into their personal lives, and into ours. Betty White is such a classy human being. Thank you!
Rest In Peace Bea Arthur. April 25, 2009
I'm 41 years old now, and I do remember watching the golden girls, possibly not on it's 1st run but 2nd time around I was old enough to catch all the funny moments. I used to look and see how glamouurs all the 'golden girl's were,andmhiw perfect they all looked. With there 'salt n ppepper' hair all at,ed up.
Women todaymshkuld look back at the fine ladies and the friends they played on the show, it proved that no matter how old the lady is, she is still a woman and older women like these friends did,they liked men's company. Rip all gone,espmB cancer is a bastard, it took my father in April 2018. Bettie White ROCKS!
I want to be a glamorous Blanche type when I hit the big 5-0!
I’m the person in audience Betty said god bless you too !!
I never took Betty White for an introvert. She and Bea were so similar they combusted, which is sad somewhat. I love em both.
Not at all, quite the opposite really, I don’t get introvert from her at all
I love both Bea and Betty. Having said that, I think it’s a shame (not to mention shady and sketchy) that Betty waited until after Bea’s death to denigrate her...convenient in that Bea wouldn’t be able to admit to it or contradict it or defend herself against it. I adore you Betty, but not a very dignified-nor fair-thing to do.
She did no such thing. What are you talking about?
@@krisk3363 Sadly, she did. After Bea died, Betty was interviewed and talked about how Bea didn’t really like her because Betty was so positive all the time and Bea didn’t like that. Had she talked about that before Bea died, it would’ve given Bea an opportunity to confirm/deny it.
betty is a known jerk.
Watch the Golden Girls blooper video. Bea Arthur is a straight-laced professional for the most part, and Betty White liked to clown around for the studio audience. For an introvert (like Bea), that can be annoying. Hell, it annoyed me just watching it. I don't think there was any real ill towards Betty from Bea, or vice versa. They just had two different ways of approaching things, and of course that's going to come off as combative at times. They might not have been buddy-buddy off-screen but there was no feud.
Bea Arthur was grand. Her death was so sad.
I respect the fact that Betty never revealed how Bea could feel about her at times till after Bea passed away. And even then Betty would still be sure to add that she adored Bea and never took it personal. I’m sure Bea looked at Betty as that little annoying sibling that you don’t like but you definitely love. May all 4 of the Golden Gils Rest In Peace.
Yeah Betty was a ham and Bea didn’t always like that, as not everybody would all the time
I Suspect she loved Betty more than she will know
Bea hated the way Betty would very quickly & easily memorize all of her lines, and she hated the way Betty could talk to the audience before the show, then immediately get into character. Bea couldn't do those things because she was always had to have the script in her hand, struggling to memorize her lines - so Bea found those things very frustrating. After filming, they were good.
Iam so sick of the speculation about a fude. Worst we only hear one funeral.
Everyones not always going to get along especially working all day long year after year on a cramped movie set.
Until we hear both sides let's bury the rumors.
storm window I never heard that Bea hated the way that Betty could quickly and easily memorize her lines. Nor did I hear that Bea struggled to remember hers.
I did read that Bea was nervous before filming because she was a perfectionist (according to Betty), but as far as lines go, it appears that only Estelle had difficulty.
That said, Bea and Betty had very different backgrounds. Bea came from the stage where you didn't break the 4th wall and interact with the audience. Betty came from TV and loved interacting with the audience. They had different acting philosophies (and personalities for that matter). It just sounds like Bea was annoyed.
As an introvert, bubbly outgoing people wear us out mentally/emotionally even when we love them dearly. That sounds to me like what the Bea and Betty thing might have been. Plus, I think Betty was overselling the point a little.
Especially people who are “on” all the time
The first time I learned Bea Arthur was a Marine, I saw her picture on a wall in the Atlanta VA Hospital honoring her and some other vets (and I tell you, a couple of things clicked) .
You don’t see these sort of fun interviews and tv specials and cameos no more- I loved it!
The golden girls are exceptional No1 can match them!!!!!!!!
Bea's son has been quoted that his Mom didn't dislike Betty, but she was a shy person who came from the theatre, Betty grew up on hours of daily live television & worked on dozens of shows, Bea had to be convinced by Norman Lear & then her Maude co-star Rue to go to work on the shows that made her best known. Also, didn't Bea drink for years while Betty worked with animals? They worked together for years & when Arthur left GG it wasn't because of White. Certainly they were no Mulgrew & Ryan! History, now & all that matters is we get to enjoy their work together until we're gone.
They are all gone now thanks for being our friends rest easy Estelle Bea Rue and now Betty :( you will forever be our golden girls
❤ I love Golden Girls. 📺
Bea arthur is a broadway, movie and television actress while Betty white is a gameshow host who got the emmy first.
Betty White is more than a game show host hahaha
Betty White was a natural. Bea had to work hard
Thank you for being a friend. Rip all 3 girls
Betty is and was always a class act
Not everyone gets along perfectly but they still loved and had respect and care for one another regardless. Bea was straightforward and Betty was a happy-go-lucky gal so them clashing was going to happen 🤣🤣
These women were such a gift to culture!
Some of the people that knew Bea have said that she hated Betty`s happy personality
Bea is the bette davis of television demanding but the result is great.
Shepherd boy Bea played Dorothy as vulnurable many times in the show. Like those episodes when she had an illness and they couldnt figure out what it was? She was amazing in that.
Don't compare a genius like Bea to a scenery chewing hack like Bette Davis. Bea never turned into a pop eyed chain smoking grotesque.
Take away the pop eyes and the cigarettes and what have you got? Bette Davis was a phony.
All useless platitudes that mean nothing in the real world. Davis was a vile person who had the ending she deserved... that's what you get from a lifetime of malice.
I told you to shut your mouth.
Watching Betty White in the end of the video alone makes me cry. How sad that they are dead😢
You know the golden girls even today doesn’t feel dated , maybe because it is older women and we see our mothers or grandmothers , and we never picture them using all the electronics of today,i don’t know , but i watch other situation comedy’s from the 80’s and 90’s and it feels older to me but the golden girls doesn’t and for that am glad
I need to hear news about Betty white. How's she's doing. Is she all right? She's a light of happiness just to listen to her voice.
These clips probably prove that, while the two didn't really care for each other, the work always came first. Nothing ever really spilled over into real life enough to mess up production.
Bea has always been my favorite Golden Girl ❤️
This is like Patti and Aretha .... one passed away and the other just praises the other one.
Cried from beginning to end 4 delightful ladies
The Golden Girls were all great actresses, and consummate professionals. Bea was more reserved than Betty and I think "Rose" got on "Dorothy's" nerves a little at times, but perhaps just on the set, and what the scrip required. But I think in real life, they were all friends. What amuses me is that "Ma" (Estelle) was only a scant year younger than Bea in real life, yet they played a great mother-daughter role! And I heard that Estelle had terrible pre-show taping nerves, she would nearly get sick thinking about it -- you'd never know, she was also such a professional. They are all gone now (RIP), except Betty White, who is 96 now yet was the oldest on the show; she has longevity! We wish her well! We watch GG every day and love it!
One of the few times I've seen Bea Arthur smile.
I don't think Bea hated Betty. They had a professional working relationship, with a companionable, pleasant camaraderie. Even the best relationships can have tension, and each person can be annoyed with the other from time to time.
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Thank you for being a friend
It's sad that there gone. Apart from Betty white. It's comedy gold. Rest in peace ladies and thank-you for the laughter.
Well put together I still catch the reruns of the Golden Girls. It still makes me laugh. ❤❤❤❤❤
Great selection of clips. Betty White has a good attitude. Neither of them seem shy.
I was surprised to know that Rue was 12 years younger than Bea and Betty an 11 yrs younger than Estelle.
Betty was the oldest.
I love The Golden Girls. Bea was my favorite.
Dorothy is my fave too. Sophia also buy Betty was a sweetheart in real life.
She definitely was the prime character in the show they were all important, though
Emmy's brought me here 2018
Bea Arthur was nothing like Dorothy in real life and much more like Maude: she didn't need to be part of a group to have self-worth, Golden Girls or otherwise.
Messylin They didn't need it either. Betty was and has always been a star too, while Estelle was a theater girl and Rue a supporting role actress. They were all and will always be wonderful .💋
Neither does Betty. Betty is a positive soul and Bea just seemed irritated by that energy.
These women did it better than any other generation!!!!! Still relevant today....35 years later...❤🤭❤🤭❤🤭
if Bea hated Betty there is no way they would have continued to work together over the years for various reunions & interviews. they weren’t contractually obligated to do anything after the original run. Bea even did a guest spot on Golden Palace. Who would keep working with someone they hate? She certainly didn’t need the money! Nobody likes anyone all of the time!
If you find someone occasionally annoying, and you put in the kind of long working days next to them, day after day after day, taping scene after scene after scene, 10 hour day after 13 hour day, after 10 hour day, its going to really rub you... This tells you that these 4 people were not automatons. Yes, Betty was a probably bit too 'Rosie' for Bea to handle all those hours. None of this has squat to do with love, or respect.