Tears me up too! So sad & she was so sick & in bad health after series ended! When Sofia says “BYE MY GIRLS” I tear up, as well! Breaks my heart, as well!!!! 😢
I know it sounds silly, but I really miss this era. The music, the movies, and even the fashion and decor (Yep! I went there). I don’t know if it was because I was a kid, but life seemed just better and happier back then.
Kevin Honig I feel the same way. I'm 51 and I miss those days, it was pre internet and it seemed like people were more social and personable. I guess it always seems better looking back. the young people will say in 25 years that things seemed better yesterday but I don't see how because there's internet now and what will be different in years to come. tv shows and music is just plain awful now because the industry has run out of new ideas so they have to reboot and revive old shows. I think things will only get worse . i yearn for simplicity again.
@@michaelgenzale7537 my boyfriend is 57 and he always talks about how good things were when he was a teen. You may be right about each generation looking back. I also agree that my daughter who is 12 may not think these are the best days with school shootings, bullying, and the every man for himself mentality.
I watched it with my mom when it first aired in the 80s and I'm still watching it now at 40. This show was so ahead of its time, and we're all so lucky to have it still 35 years later.
I am a 39 year old grown man with tatoos everywhere and some say intimidating, but the golden girls instantly hurt my heart I love this show so much. I remember watching this with my grandma every Saturday. This show gives me a happy feeling but at the same time yurn to go back to the days watching this with my grandma. Just one time, just one episode with my grandma.
As a young African American girl back in the 80’s who loved primarily the few Black sitcoms on TV, I have no earthly idea how I feel in love with 4 comical older White women I had absolutely nothing in common with, but I never missed this show for the world when it aired. Thax grandma Margaret for making me watch it when I’d come to your house on the weekends. A show I initially begrudgingly watched, turned into a show I couldn’t live without seeing at 9pm on a Saturday night (until it ended). I hope my grandma now has a chance to meet all 4 of the most talented ladies that graced the screen as they helped us to cement our bond on a country Saturday night at my grandma’s home.
I agree with you. I was a little kid back in the late 80s. And one time turning the TV with a knob...lol I was looking at the NBC commercials with their TV shows line up. And the Golden Girls came on in the line up. Didn't know their names but do now. Blanche said something, then Rose asked a question , the Blanche responded and Dorothy and her mother said something at same time, and the Audience burst out laughing, being 6 or 7 at the time I didn't get the joke. Although I grew up in a open minded family. We were supportive of our Black TV sitcoms. Growing Pain, Who's the Boss, My Secret Identity, Small Wonder and Outta this World were a few. But when we came on it was something to watch. 227,Amen, The Cosby Show, Whats Happening Now etc. It wasn't until two years ago, with the Subscription of Hulu, it came up in my suggestion line up. And I decided to watch. I watch an episode every now and then . But the show is funny. Those women are a trip.
aw yeh im kind of the same feeling. its lucky you had a few black sitcoms at least. for me growing up gay 80s and 90s there wasnt one single gay sitcom, until i was almost an adult. its not fair but hopefully its getting better for next generation. but i agree with you the golden girls seems to connect with people no matter who you were :)
Funny how I knew nothing of the show back then... When it ended I was 12. I did watch knots landing and Dallas thanks to my mother. Lol I didn't discover the show till I was in my mid 20s and it's not an episode I haven't watch 100 times. For 8 yrs now I go to bed watching Golden girls. Such a treasure!
Your not the only one I loved watching this show every Saturday night to 1984 to 1992 I remember watching the last episode then Golden palace came as a spin off
Bea was right. You have to know when to leave, and she left at the right time. She's even vindicated more when the sequel flopped so bad. The Golden Girls had a great run, and ended while it was still doing well, and not because the show was declining. May they all rest in peace, and I thank them for still entertaining us to this day 🙏🏻🥂
I think golden palace flopped cause even though a couple of characters stayed, it was not the same without Bea. I believe they could have done at least one more season.
@@kunalahuja5073 The massive change in format did them in, imo. We wanted more Golden Girls, not War Machine, Cheech, and an unnecessary little kid whose addition has never fixed any sitcom ever. I think the show could have worked with the three of them still in the house. Maybe bring in Stan more often, or Dorothy's sister who had been on the show before.
@@IfWeShadows could be who knows golden palace was alright didnt have the same appeal as the golden girls I prefer watching golden girls anytime it airs on tv
The Golden Palace wasn't really a flop. Although incomparable to that of the Golden Girls it still had a viewership in millions and some pretty funny moments. From what I've read it was actually renewed for a second season, although at the same time a change of presidency happened over at the NBC and whoever the new president was decided to get rid of the last remaining "old" shows in order to appeal to a younger demographic. The Golden Palace suffered this cut too.
And while it was sad to see it end, it's better to leave on a high note. By Season 7 (1991), the show was no longer in the Top 10 of most watched. That's not to say it still wasn't enjoyable, but keeping a show on the air too long can backfire.
they were an ensemble cast..lighting in a bottle....once u remove one domino all the others will fall....the golden palace was picked up because at the time the show ended it was still getting decent ratings...bea adapted but frm 8yrs of doing Maude..she was use to being the star that called the shots...did not matter how many new maids or supporting cast came and went on Maude...she was the star and the principle...the golen girls...betty white was a vet and there was no main star on the golden girls they were all equal...falcon crest was the jane wyman show...dallas was the larry Hagman show and although...joan collins would never in a billion years agree...dynasty was the john Forsythe show...joan was not in the 1st episode of s6 cause her contract had expired dynasty ended the season on a high not of being the nbr 1 show and she was looking to be compensated for being the chief cast mbr responsible for the ratings climb... forsythe didn't give a shit how much of a bump she got cause his contract included a clause the he would always be highest paid cast mbr by 2.5% in the beginning and 6.5% by the start of s9. AllImagesVideosShoppingNewsMore SettingsTools
Exactly. The last two seasons kind of became a cartoon, BUT still some great episodes. Better to leave before you're asked OR compromise your standards.
@@Autumn-Rain it seems that many shows and characters become more and more unrealistic and/or flanderized the longer they go on and i think that’s what they mean
This show means the world to me as I was in my mid teens in the late 80's and early 90's when I discovered it. The writing was so witty, sharp and clever. I miss setting my VCR to record the show and still have the tapes. Bea Arthur was my favourite...just an incredibly talented lady and I now love Maude just as much.
I haven't watched the last episode yet. I cry about the show ending (well, also all but 1 actress being deceased) and it would just be solidified by watching it. I have a hard time letting go LOL
I think i was around 10 yrs old when i first watched it with my mom. She loved this show. After the 10 o'clock news she would put it on. Sometimes we would flip the channel between golden girls and threes company. Another favorite show of mine.
You'll never see a better cast of actors together on one show. It truly was GOLDEN what these ladies created. And sure you have to give kudos to the writers. However, when it comes down to it without brilliant actors to bring that character to life. They are just mere words on a script page. Thank you ladies and god bless to all of you now.
It’s kind of nice that they finished “on top.” Look at All In The Family. One of the most groundbreaking shows of its time. The main cast started peetering off one by one and eventually the re-tooled show was cancelled. It’s good this way because now people will look at Golden Girls with fond memories to the end, not a show that tragically faded away.
Actually, they didnt "finish" on top for every season that it was broadcasting, they were in the top ten. Unfortunately, the last season that drop to number 30 in the ratings.. The storylines were getting old and they didnt want to leave the show like that, so they left. But, I still love my girls. They have like a 5 pair set of Golden Girls socks at Wal-mart lol. My birthday is next week. Im getting those babies lol
My husband and I are a married gay couple and we call these women "family". They had the best show on TV..filled with laughter, love and compassion. No other TV show has dealt with so many serious issues such as homelessness..gay marriage..the high cost of retirement homes..illness..suicide..AIDS..teen pregnancy..interracial marriage..unemployment..and the list goes on. And all done with love and compassion. We fall asleep to this show every night..because it is comforting to our souls. Simply the best! We love you Betty, Bea, Rue & Estelle! 😉❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤
I can’t believe you all aren’t appreciating a show that’s been a great success... instead it’s gay people and God, the church and blah and blah... who cares! Take your comments somewhere else.
I have never stopped watching this in all my 34 years of life. My great grandma got me into this show when I was about 5 surprisingly It was my fave show. I've always been an old soul and this show felt like I lived in it.
There is definitely a link between positivity and longevity. Obviously genes play a part, but there have been many studies that show optimistic people are healthier and live longer than those who aren't
Hmm. Interesting, but this video shows her eating hot dogs at the "inauguration" of the hot dog named after her at Pink's - it seems like they would've mentioned it if it were a vegetarian dog. ua-cam.com/video/_WobYioOcws/v-deo.html
Watch them every night before i go to bed and every morning while im getting ready for work. And when I'm watching the show my girls hear it and climb into bed with me to watch as well. Can't beat the classics.
I watch this show EVERY night before bed, & it never gets old. There's just something so comforting about it, and It's my all time favorite. The casting was beyond superb!
The show was a success because everyone can relate to each and everyone of these fabulous women. They represent our moms, grandmas, sisters, aunts, neighbors, and friends! We all know a Blanche, a Dorothy, a Sophia, and a Rose.
In this interview Rue says she does not want to feel any emotional pain when the show ends. But in the 2007 seventh season in The Golden Girls dvd. Rue said in her interview that she did eventually felt emotional pain when The Golden Girls ended. Her exact words were "I had no problem crying in the end."
@@bunnygirlmantra Also in later interviews she says she doesnt really watch it because she gets too nostalgic and it's very sad. Even on the dvd where they do the commentary on the episodes, she gets all choked up at the end
Having watched a lot of interviews of the different actresses, it's pretty clear to me that Blanche and Sophia meant a lot more to Rue and Estelle than Dorothy and Rose meant to Bea and Betty. For Rue and Estelle, the Golden Girls was their biggest success. Rue was also on Maude with Bea Arthur, but I don't think she enjoyed her role nearly as much, nor did it garner as much attention. For Estelle, the Golden Girls was her break into television. Bea seemed to value her role on Maude much more than her role as Dorothy. I think she disliked being the butt of so many jokes on Golden Girls. Her character is very strong and intelligent, but also constantly put down as being unattractive and romantically unsuccessful. For Betty White, I don't think she really ever liked playing the ditz. The writers didn't always do a good job writing for Rose; who isn't supposed to be stupid as much as naive. Betty White seemed to value her role as Sue Ann Nivens on the Mary Tyler Moore show much more. She really likes to play the sarcastic vamp.
What did they give us over the past seven years? As a 54 yo male I can answer that. When this first came on, in 1985, I was 22 yo. I remember thinking this was a way for old people to feel they are still alive. Now that I am in this age category, and still watch the reruns, I adore these women. They gave me the realization that there is still life after 50. They stopped being my “grandmothers” and would now be my respected and loved peers. It taught me all life at any age is valuable. As a man, not all of the enjoyable episodes based on social issues pertain to me, but has actually taught me to be hopeful of love, making new friends, and life is what you make it. Sophia was educated, but not in a formal school sense. Her wisdom helped and added to the dynamics with an almost authoritarian leadership. Dorothy was strong and a great decision maker but proved intelligence does not make one perfect in every area of life. Naive Rose, is someone I would trust with my secrets, and would nudge a friend to make the right, moral decision(s). Blanche, although not great at raising her own children, is actually a very gentle, loving person. She is someone I would want in a time of crisis. Self-centered, but still has the ability to have compassion. Love you girls!
There will never be a sitcom that can top this. I love all four cast members so much. They showed us that the golden years can still be amazing. That's the only way to age..with good friends, cheesecake and sex. Lol. Bravo Bea, Rue, Betty and Estelle.
The hope for humans is a resurrection of the flesh to live eternally without sin in the new heavens and new earth (world to come). Estelle and Bea were Je wish so this is what they would have believed (Isaiah 65:17). This is also a teaching for Christians (2 Peter 3:13, John 5:28-29, Revelation 21:1-5). The concept of hell doesn't exist in Ju daism and going to heaven is a pagan belief that the Christian churches adopted but Jesus taught against it: "No one has ever gone to heaven." - Jesus (John 3:13)
Three of the four ladies have gone away. What they left behind are countless hours of fun. I love them dearly and I watch these episodes again and again. They are as relevant today as they were then.
I was born in 1992. I’m Brazilian and this TV show makes me feel so glad, I feel the nostalgia of good friends, good moments. I love these 4 girls. R.I.P girls, forever in our hearts!
Rest in peace everybody my favorite show. My mother died today at the age of 83 and it was her favorite show ever and the cast meant so much to her making her laugh for so many years. I'm just so heartbroken now
I’m so sorry for your loss. This show brought together many generations. I remember going to my grandmothers house and she had it on. I said Grandma when you start watching my show? She was like “Way before you!” I believe it will continue to be this way. And I believe one day you’ll be able to smile about the joy this show brought your beloved mother. ❤️
OMG i love this show i'm so sad not to see rue,bea,and estelle. This show has gotten me through a lot of hard times and I will always love these women💜
Bea Arthur is my favorite actress. She was gracious enough to be a guest on The Golden Palace. But I think she was talked in to appear on Golden Palace, something she probably did want to do.
Jason Gibson I just bought Golden Palace on DVD, it's season 8 2 me and I agree Bea was awesome to come back for two episodes..I haven't watched those yet, I'm watching the other ones and then the 2 parter because that should have been the series/season finale! And we finally got to see "nice" ass shady pines finally..great two parter.
Grew up watching this show with my parents every week at 9pm! Very nostalgic for me. Sadly, my dad passed before it was over. I've binge watched the entire show twice! In a month or so, I'll do it again ❤️❤️❤️
A wonderful, magical show that I never tire of watching since I saw it all during it's initial run. I DVR some episodes always so I have that comfort tv whenever I want or need it. Such a fantastic "aligning of the stars" happened with "Golden Girls". It never gets old to me, ever...
I do not agree with this :-) I think the show became better with every season ... when you compare the beginning and the last season, the idears are becoming more original and complex ...
I do not agree with this :-) I think the show became better with every season ... when you compare the beginning and the last season, the idears are becoming more original and complex ...
T James Thats not my opinion - for example the episode "Sophia becomes a nun" - I think it is after 5 and the episode "Murder mysteriy weekend" too - both for me one of the best episodes ... original writing ...
I used to love sitting up in bed in my room as a schoolgirl watching golden girls on my black & white portable TV, (yes we had colour only in the sitting room). Here I am 44years old, sitting up in bed and still laughing at the re-runs.😄😘💞
I love how honest and transparent they are about being sad and how Betty expressed not liking change. I'm the same way when a show or movie I was apart of wraps and ends. it's very emotional and hard to let go of alot of times. R.I.P Betty White🤍🤍
My late Mum loved this show so much..i used to watch it with her😭miss you so much Mum❤️and the golden girls show is part of those great memories together.
I will forever love this show my grandma and my mom show I used to watch this was I was younger everymorning with grandma and now I still watch me and hubby watches it together and laugh every time it comes on TV at night or on hulu were watching it
I loved the Golden Girls and watch it when I find it in Syndacation..(SP)...Other Great ones. MASH, Designer Women, Cybil, All in the family, and others from the 60's 70's..These series and others made us laugh and cry..The writers have become lazy and Society has become morally corrupt. There is no longer any thing sacred or private with regards to morals. Very. Very Sad....,
Rain Drifter, I had seen The Golden Palace years ago back in the mid 2000s, when Lifetime had it. It was funny, but different. Now, I have no interest in it or any liking for it anymore; the predecessor show (Golden Girls) was, and still is, one of my most favorites. I learned that Golden Palace wasn't that great; the stories for the episodes were not as funny as in Golden Girls, Bea Arthur as Dorothy was gone (except for the two part episode), and the latter series was in a hotel lobby and kitchen (in an interview I saw, Betty White said it was like doing Golden Girls in a hotel). Golden Palace was only on for one season (the 1992-93 season) and was on CBS, whereas Golden Girls was on NBC.
It is June 2020 and I’ve just watched every episode again. Loved them then and still now . I often wonder what Sophia would have said about corona virus and lock down lol thanks for the memories
I will be 50 in a couple of days and I’ve been really depressed about it... The Golden Girls will always be one of my favorite shows... I never knew there was a Golden Palace to recently... I always watch the Golden Girls reruns for over a decade.. I just finished all the episodes of Golden Palace.. Both shows has made me overcome depression about turning 50... Without this show I would of thought that life stops at 50... Thanks girls
I'll tell you what I got to say this is one of the most awesome shows ever. Rest in peace to those ladies. You give us a lot of laughs and a lot of memories.❤❤❤❤😢😢😢
Golden Girls holds a special place in my heart , used to watch it all the time with my parents when I was little and love to re-watch them but I can't help but always get a little sad thinking there is only one Golden Girl left , You watch them over and over all the time so it's like they are always around but obviously they are not. I just wish I could go back to 80's as a kid again , there was something special about the 80's for me. I also wish I could thank them for making my childhood and many other fans feel special , when a show can bring a family together and laugh sometimes that is the greatest gift or medicine you can give someone.
I miss them all, They were fantastic!! I still watch this show every day, I never get tired of watching it... never.. I grew up with these beautiful ladies :) I love them all..
I love this show and the girls! I used to think I love Lucy was the funniest show I'd ever seen, till I started watching the golden girls! Thank God they still show re-runs!
Aged 16 I watched the finale and went to bed and cried myself to sleep. This sitcom had such an effect on me. It is one of the greatest of all time with Frasier and Parks and Rec
In Remembrance To.... Estelle Gettleman as Sophia Petrillo (born: July 25, 1923 - died: July 22, 2008) Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak (born: May 13, 1922 - died: April 25, 2009) Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux (born: February 21, 1934 - died: June 3, 2010) Betty White as Rose Nylund (born: January 17, 1922 - died: December 31, 2021) Thank you for the greatest Golden Girls show and I will always cherish forever. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
As a 14yr old. I grew up with this show and I love it to this day. I own all 7 seasons and i just finished rewatching it! It brings back so much damn nostalgia XD
Yeah. After spending Seasons 1-6 in the Top Ten, Season 7 fell to #30, because they moved its time slot. Still, it's not much of a drop, if you consider that was what DESIGNING WOMEN averaged, and they got 7 seasons, too. THE GOLDEN PALACE sans Dorothy and iconic house/kitchen was a big disaster from the get-go. Not surprisingly, it was #57 in its only season. But had GG kept going, they would've done just fine for at least two more seasons. This is also what Betty White has said.
Bea Arthur/Bernie Frankel actually wanted to leave at the end of the 1990-91 S6 after Terry Hughes(Producer and lead Writer) left, but agreed to stay one more season. 1992 was a Transition Year for NBC. It was also the year they stopped showing Saturday Morning Cartoons, The Cancellation of the Cosby Show and the Departure of Brandon Tartikoff.
*The Cancellation of the Cosby Show* THE COSBY SHOW wasn't canceled. It ended after 8 seasons. It spent 7 of its 8 seasons in the Top 5 in the Nielsen ratings (#1 five years in a row!). Season 8 only fell to #18, so it wasn't much of a drop. That's about average for a lot of shows. At any rate, Cosby wanted to bring the show to an end. It even got a big send-off. 44 million viewers tuned in for the finale.
musicaltheatergeek79 but it was changing alot because others shows became more new and Fresh, while cheers was the only show that make the 90's, even thought they were huge in the 80's i thought cheers could have ended the show in 1990 or 1992, but 1993 was good year to end the show on a high so it work well in that era
The Golden Girls have their Rose Nylund now in TV show heaven. 😢😞💔 TV show business will never be the same without Estelle, Bea, Rue and Betty. "Thank you for being our friend" ladies! RIP 💕🙏
This show is timeless!!! The older I get, the funnier it gets. I'll love it forever.
tashaf678 me too!
The older we get, the funnier it gets because now we can relate to a lot of the situations.
YES!!
Omg yes!!!
Yes!! Same here!
Never wanted this show to end.
Same. I was glad Dorothy got married because she was always teased about not having dates. However I wish it ended with them all together.😔
Diane Green u
same😥
But it had to end. Bea knew what she was doing. Had it gone on any longer, it wouldn't have been as good.
No one did.
Always beaks my heart when Sofia says, "Goodbye, my girls."
I know, i always tear up.
😢😢😢😢
Tears me up too! So sad & she was so sick & in bad health after series ended! When Sofia says “BYE MY GIRLS” I tear up, as well! Breaks my heart, as well!!!! 😢
Beaks?
I know it sounds silly, but I really miss this era. The music, the movies, and even the fashion and decor (Yep! I went there). I don’t know if it was because I was a kid, but life seemed just better and happier back then.
Kevin Honig I miss the fashion and decor as well! And I too was a happy kid in the 80s. Life seemed so simple for parents too.
Kevin Honig I feel the same way. I'm 51 and I miss those days, it was pre internet and it seemed like people were more social and personable. I guess it always seems better looking back. the young people will say in 25 years that things seemed better yesterday but I don't see how because there's internet now and what will be different in years to come. tv shows and music is just plain awful now because the industry has run out of new ideas so they have to reboot and revive old shows. I think things will only get worse . i yearn for simplicity again.
michael genzale I’ve always said the Internet has been equally both a blessing and a curse to society.
It was a great era💝
@@michaelgenzale7537 my boyfriend is 57 and he always talks about how good things were when he was a teen. You may be right about each generation looking back. I also agree that my daughter who is 12 may not think these are the best days with school shootings, bullying, and the every man for himself mentality.
I wish Rue, Bea, and Estelle was still around to do just one reunion or a reunion episode, it's so not fair, I hate death... 😢😢😢
deedeesnicks i agree 😢😢😢😢
I feel ya 💗
Me too...it sucks
On the bright side, imagine a Heaven with an eternity of Golden Girls.
Me too 😇❤️😢
this show didn't last only 7 years it will last a lifetime :)
Facts 💖
They still making money every reruns
I watched it with my mom when it first aired in the 80s and I'm still watching it now at 40. This show was so ahead of its time, and we're all so lucky to have it still 35 years later.
EXACTLY!! ❤
Even in 2022... I STILL LOVE THIS SHOW!!
Same! It's so nostalgic too
After 30 years
I am a 39 year old grown man with tatoos everywhere and some say intimidating, but the golden girls instantly hurt my heart I love this show so much. I remember watching this with my grandma every Saturday. This show gives me a happy feeling but at the same time yurn to go back to the days watching this with my grandma. Just one time, just one episode with my grandma.
I'd like to see those tatts 😂
Show us your tattoos daddy
@@kevinnkouli No you don't
As a young African American girl back in the 80’s who loved primarily the few Black sitcoms on TV, I have no earthly idea how I feel in love with 4 comical older White women I had absolutely nothing in common with, but I never missed this show for the world when it aired. Thax grandma Margaret for making me watch it when I’d come to your house on the weekends. A show I initially begrudgingly watched, turned into a show I couldn’t live without seeing at 9pm on a Saturday night (until it ended). I hope my grandma now has a chance to meet all 4 of the most talented ladies that graced the screen as they helped us to cement our bond on a country Saturday night at my grandma’s home.
I agree with you. I was a little kid back in the late 80s. And one time turning the TV with a knob...lol I was looking at the NBC commercials with their TV shows line up. And the Golden Girls came on in the line up. Didn't know their names but do now. Blanche said something, then Rose asked a question , the Blanche responded and Dorothy and her mother said something at same time, and the Audience burst out laughing, being 6 or 7 at the time I didn't get the joke. Although I grew up in a open minded family. We were supportive of our Black TV sitcoms. Growing Pain, Who's the Boss, My Secret Identity, Small Wonder and Outta this World were a few. But when we came on it was something to watch. 227,Amen, The Cosby Show, Whats Happening Now etc. It wasn't until two years ago, with the Subscription of Hulu, it came up in my suggestion line up. And I decided to watch. I watch an episode every now and then . But the show is funny. Those women are a trip.
aw yeh im kind of the same feeling. its lucky you had a few black sitcoms at least. for me growing up gay 80s and 90s there wasnt one single gay sitcom, until i was almost an adult. its not fair but hopefully its getting better for next generation. but i agree with you the golden girls seems to connect with people no matter who you were :)
Funny how I knew nothing of the show back then... When it ended I was 12. I did watch knots landing and Dallas thanks to my mother. Lol
I didn't discover the show till I was in my mid 20s and it's not an episode I haven't watch 100 times.
For 8 yrs now I go to bed watching Golden girls.
Such a treasure!
Your not the only one I loved watching this show every Saturday night to 1984 to 1992 I remember watching the last episode then Golden palace came as a spin off
@@nickdavidelijah Hi Nico H🤗💋
Bea was right. You have to know when to leave, and she left at the right time. She's even vindicated more when the sequel flopped so bad. The Golden Girls had a great run, and ended while it was still doing well, and not because the show was declining. May they all rest in peace, and I thank them for still entertaining us to this day 🙏🏻🥂
I think golden palace flopped cause even though a couple of characters stayed, it was not the same without Bea. I believe they could have done at least one more season.
@@kunalahuja5073 The massive change in format did them in, imo. We wanted more Golden Girls, not War Machine, Cheech, and an unnecessary little kid whose addition has never fixed any sitcom ever.
I think the show could have worked with the three of them still in the house. Maybe bring in Stan more often, or Dorothy's sister who had been on the show before.
@@IfWeShadows could be who knows golden palace was alright didnt have the same appeal as the golden girls I prefer watching golden girls anytime it airs on tv
Arthur's insistence on leaving gave Dorothy her much deserved happy ending❤.
The Golden Palace wasn't really a flop. Although incomparable to that of the Golden Girls it still had a viewership in millions and some pretty funny moments.
From what I've read it was actually renewed for a second season, although at the same time a change of presidency happened over at the NBC and whoever the new president was decided to get rid of the last remaining "old" shows in order to appeal to a younger demographic. The Golden Palace suffered this cut too.
Had Bea not wanted to leave, I wonder how much longer the show would have lasted.
palebeachbum till they all died
Probably 2 more seasons
One season at the most. It was time.
All good things have to come to an end
Not long as the ratings went right down in the final season (although the final episode was obviously a big hit) so i think maybe one more season.
Bea's timing was impeccable. The show had hit it's peak without becoming boring or redundant.
And while it was sad to see it end, it's better to leave on a high note. By Season 7 (1991), the show was no longer in the Top 10 of most watched. That's not to say it still wasn't enjoyable, but keeping a show on the air too long can backfire.
@@MsQuartermaine
If I recall, it was partly because of the time they aired was changed for the final season
I think the show’s theme sums it up perfectly: “Thank You for Being a Friend”
Yes! ❤️❤️❤️
THE GOLDEN GIRLS
BEST SHOW ON THE UNIVERSE
FOR LIFE
NOTHING CAN BEAT THE GIRLS
TOO BAD TREE OF THEM ARE NO MORE
R I P GIRLS
Safiek Fatehmahomed they have "Hot in Cleveland" its almost similar
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the golden place did not make it
they were an ensemble cast..lighting in a bottle....once u remove one domino all the others will fall....the golden palace was picked up because at the time the show ended it was still getting decent ratings...bea adapted but frm 8yrs of doing Maude..she was use to being the star that called the shots...did not matter how many new maids or supporting cast came and went on Maude...she was the star and the principle...the golen girls...betty white was a vet and there was no main star on the golden girls they were all equal...falcon crest was the jane wyman show...dallas was the larry Hagman show and although...joan collins would never in a billion years agree...dynasty was the john Forsythe show...joan was not in the 1st episode of s6 cause her contract had expired dynasty ended the season on a high not of being the nbr 1 show and she was looking to be compensated for being the chief cast mbr responsible for the ratings climb... forsythe didn't give a shit how much of a bump she got cause his contract included a clause the he would always be highest paid cast mbr by 2.5% in the beginning and 6.5% by the start of s9.
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Bea was actually smart for leaving at the height of the show. she chose not to let it run dry ): love these ladies forever ❤️❤️❤️
Exactly. The last two seasons kind of became a cartoon, BUT still some great episodes. Better to leave before you're asked OR compromise your standards.
All good things must come to an end 🤷♀️
@@manofmanyinterests how were they a cartoon?
@@Autumn-Rain it seems that many shows and characters become more and more unrealistic and/or flanderized the longer they go on and i think that’s what they mean
@@dan-ch8kr actually season 7 was among the best,season 6 is indeed cartoonish
This show means the world to me as I was in my mid teens in the late 80's and early 90's when I discovered it. The writing was so witty, sharp and clever. I miss setting my VCR to record the show and still have the tapes. Bea Arthur was my favourite...just an incredibly talented lady and I now love Maude just as much.
Maude was Hilarious!!
I know just what you mean, I love this show and still watch it every day hahahha I love the Golden girls
Chris Jones hope I don't offend but your HOT
So true. Ah and can I get those tapes pls? 😉😀🙃
CJ marry me 😍
ive cried every single time i watched that last episode! oh why did it have to end!!!
I only have looked the last episode for one time - it is the only episode I can not repeat ... because I have to cry ...
orawal it's makes me sad so I barely watch it.
orawal mu wife also cries by the final episode
and the episode where sophia s son died
so sad
I haven't watched the last episode yet. I cry about the show ending (well, also all but 1 actress being deceased) and it would just be solidified by watching it. I have a hard time letting go LOL
Bea Arthur decided it was time. Her true love was Theater and the Stage. She never really liked being on Tv
"He's nearly 5 years younger than i am."
"In what, Blanche...dog years?"
one of the best lines ever!
I'm 13 and I watch this show all day😂
lol, i was 13 when i started watching this show in the 80s, i wish i could thank them all, this show helped me thru some hard times
MY DAUGHTER IS 15 & WATCHES IT EVERYDAY
Amen sista!!
i watched this show when I was in my teen and I thought that there was something wrong with me.
I think i was around 10 yrs old when i first watched it with my mom. She loved this show. After the 10 o'clock news she would put it on. Sometimes we would flip the channel between golden girls and threes company. Another favorite show of mine.
To me, GG was and always will be like comfort food. Warm, cozy... a safe haven. Loved it in any way possible
You'll never see a better cast of actors together on one show. It truly was GOLDEN what these ladies created. And sure you have to give kudos to the writers. However, when it comes down to it without brilliant actors to bring that character to life. They are just mere words on a script page. Thank you ladies and god bless to all of you now.
It’s kind of nice that they finished “on top.” Look at All In The Family. One of the most groundbreaking shows of its time. The main cast started peetering off one by one and eventually the re-tooled show was cancelled. It’s good this way because now people will look at Golden Girls with fond memories to the end, not a show that tragically faded away.
David Aikman they set the bar for others to follow!
Actually, they didnt "finish" on top for every season that it was broadcasting, they were in the top ten. Unfortunately, the last season that drop to number 30 in the ratings.. The storylines were getting old and they didnt want to leave the show like that, so they left. But, I still love my girls. They have like a 5 pair set of Golden Girls socks at Wal-mart lol. My birthday is next week. Im getting those babies lol
Absolutely 🥰✌️
I liked archie bunker's pl
My husband and I are a married gay couple and we call these women "family". They had the best show on TV..filled with laughter, love and compassion. No other TV show has dealt with so many serious issues such as homelessness..gay marriage..the high cost of retirement homes..illness..suicide..AIDS..teen pregnancy..interracial marriage..unemployment..and the list goes on. And all done with love and compassion. We fall asleep to this show every night..because it is comforting to our souls. Simply the best! We love you Betty, Bea, Rue & Estelle! 😉❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤
My daughter is taller than me and she grew up with me watching the girl's. She tells people that I'm Sophia & She's Dorothy 😂😂
@Victor R. I take it your being Sarcastic
Tavon Fenwick why mention the gay part? I’m tired of it being pushed on us.
Mary Behavioral Psychology Therapist girl... shutup.
I can’t believe you all aren’t appreciating a show that’s been a great success... instead it’s gay people and God, the church and blah and blah... who cares! Take your comments somewhere else.
They have all since passed now. What a footprint these ladies have left in show business and our hearts ❤️❤️❤️
Goodbye my girls💜 thank you for the many laughs and joy you brought to us.
I have never stopped watching this in all my 34 years of life. My great grandma got me into this show when I was about 5 surprisingly It was my fave show. I've always been an old soul and this show felt like I lived in it.
I love the Golden Girls. This show has been family for years and still is.
Watch the very end. That's why Betty White lives. Even at that age, she imagined herself even older.
betty white lived because she didnt become ill like the other 3
There is definitely a link between positivity and longevity. Obviously genes play a part, but there have been many studies that show optimistic people are healthier and live longer than those who aren't
At 70, Betty White wasn't young then but the only one who didn't live to reach an advanced age is Rue McClanahan.
Vegetarian? Aren't hot dogs like her favourite food?
Hmm. Interesting, but this video shows her eating hot dogs at the "inauguration" of the hot dog named after her at Pink's - it seems like they would've mentioned it if it were a vegetarian dog. ua-cam.com/video/_WobYioOcws/v-deo.html
They are all reunited 😔
Watch them every night before i go to bed and every morning while im getting ready for work. And when I'm watching the show my girls hear it and climb into bed with me to watch as well. Can't beat the classics.
This show has held up better than any show in TV history- still as funny as ever!
Agree. It never feels old or dated.
Best writing ever!!
My Grandmother and I watched this all the time. Great memories. Thanks ladies.
I watch this show EVERY night before bed, & it never gets old. There's just something so comforting about it, and It's my all time favorite. The casting was beyond superb!
The show was a success because everyone can relate to each and everyone of these fabulous women. They represent our moms, grandmas, sisters, aunts, neighbors, and friends! We all know a Blanche, a Dorothy, a Sophia, and a Rose.
In this interview Rue says she does not want to feel any emotional pain when the show ends. But in the 2007 seventh season in The Golden Girls dvd. Rue said in her interview that she did eventually felt emotional pain when The Golden Girls ended. Her exact words were "I had no problem crying in the end."
Jason Gibson She was a Pisces, of course she became emotional. We are also very nostalgic. I think she was trying to be strong.
@@bunnygirlmantra
Also in later interviews she says she doesnt really watch it because she gets too nostalgic and it's very sad. Even on the dvd where they do the commentary on the episodes, she gets all choked up at the end
@@bunnygirlmantra Then we're all Pisces.
@@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496 No.
Having watched a lot of interviews of the different actresses, it's pretty clear to me that Blanche and Sophia meant a lot more to Rue and Estelle than Dorothy and Rose meant to Bea and Betty.
For Rue and Estelle, the Golden Girls was their biggest success. Rue was also on Maude with Bea Arthur, but I don't think she enjoyed her role nearly as much, nor did it garner as much attention. For Estelle, the Golden Girls was her break into television.
Bea seemed to value her role on Maude much more than her role as Dorothy. I think she disliked being the butt of so many jokes on Golden Girls. Her character is very strong and intelligent, but also constantly put down as being unattractive and romantically unsuccessful. For Betty White, I don't think she really ever liked playing the ditz. The writers didn't always do a good job writing for Rose; who isn't supposed to be stupid as much as naive. Betty White seemed to value her role as Sue Ann Nivens on the Mary Tyler Moore show much more. She really likes to play the sarcastic vamp.
What did they give us over the past seven years? As a 54 yo male I can answer that. When this first came on, in 1985, I was 22 yo. I remember thinking this was a way for old people to feel they are still alive. Now that I am in this age category, and still watch the reruns, I adore these women. They gave me the realization that there is still life after 50. They stopped being my “grandmothers” and would now be my respected and loved peers. It taught me all life at any age is valuable. As a man, not all of the enjoyable episodes based on social issues pertain to me, but has actually taught me to be hopeful of love, making new friends, and life is what you make it. Sophia was educated, but not in a formal school sense. Her wisdom helped and added to the dynamics with an almost authoritarian leadership. Dorothy was strong and a great decision maker but proved intelligence does not make one perfect in every area of life. Naive Rose, is someone I would trust with my secrets, and would nudge a friend to make the right, moral decision(s). Blanche, although not great at raising her own children, is actually a very gentle, loving person. She is someone I would want in a time of crisis. Self-centered, but still has the ability to have compassion. Love you girls!
There will never be a sitcom that can top this. I love all four cast members so much. They showed us that the golden years can still be amazing. That's the only way to age..with good friends, cheesecake and sex. Lol. Bravo Bea, Rue, Betty and Estelle.
Now all the golden girls are in heaven.
"Picture it, heaven 2021"
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The hope for humans is a resurrection of the flesh to live eternally without sin in the new heavens and new earth (world to come). Estelle and Bea were Je wish so this is what they would have believed (Isaiah 65:17). This is also a teaching for Christians (2 Peter 3:13, John 5:28-29, Revelation 21:1-5). The concept of hell doesn't exist in Ju daism and going to heaven is a pagan belief that the Christian churches adopted but Jesus taught against it:
"No one has ever gone to heaven." - Jesus (John 3:13)
Three of the four ladies have gone away. What they left behind are countless hours of fun. I love them dearly and I watch these episodes again and again. They are as relevant today as they were then.
BEST SHOW EVER.... Always on repeat...
I was born in 1992. I’m Brazilian and this TV show makes me feel so glad, I feel the nostalgia of good friends, good moments. I love these 4 girls. R.I.P girls, forever in our hearts!
Rest in peace everybody my favorite show. My mother died today at the age of 83 and it was her favorite show ever and the cast meant so much to her making her laugh for so many years. I'm just so heartbroken now
Sorry for your loss
Thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss. This show brought together many generations. I remember going to my grandmothers house and she had it on. I said Grandma when you start watching my show? She was like “Way before you!” I believe it will continue to be this way. And I believe one day you’ll be able to smile about the joy this show brought your beloved mother. ❤️
Thank you
OMG i love this show i'm so sad not to see rue,bea,and estelle. This show has gotten me through a lot of hard times and I will always love these women💜
Bea Arthur is my favorite actress. She was gracious enough to be a guest on The Golden Palace. But I think she was talked in to appear on Golden Palace, something she probably did want to do.
Jason Gibson
I just bought Golden Palace on DVD, it's season 8 2 me and I agree Bea was awesome to come back for two episodes..I haven't watched those yet, I'm watching the other ones and then the 2 parter because that should have been the series/season finale! And we finally got to see "nice" ass shady pines finally..great two parter.
@@thenewctc I agree, I think Dorothy coming back would have been a good series finale.
I love this show they were all funny!
Grew up watching this show with my parents every week at 9pm! Very nostalgic for me. Sadly, my dad passed before it was over. I've binge watched the entire show twice! In a month or so, I'll do it again ❤️❤️❤️
A wonderful, magical show that I never tire of watching since I saw it all during it's initial run. I DVR some episodes always so I have that comfort tv whenever I want or need it. Such a fantastic "aligning of the stars" happened with "Golden Girls". It never gets old to me, ever...
Really think they should of done 1 or 2 more seasons of this..
I disagree. It went on one season too long. Arthur wanted out after Season 05.
I do not agree with this :-) I think the show became better with every season ... when you compare the beginning and the last season, the idears are becoming more original and complex ...
I do not agree with this :-) I think the show became better with every
season ... when you compare the beginning and the last season, the
idears are becoming more original and complex ...
Oh, God no. The show he came worse as each season went. It was unwatchable by about Season 05.
T James
Thats not my opinion - for example the episode "Sophia becomes a nun" - I think it is after 5 and the episode "Murder mysteriy weekend" too - both for me one of the best episodes ... original writing ...
I used to love sitting up in bed in my room as a schoolgirl watching golden girls on my black & white portable TV, (yes we had colour only in the sitting room).
Here I am 44years old, sitting up in bed and still laughing at the re-runs.😄😘💞
Still the best show! I’ve been watching the reruns for 20 years now!!
I love how honest and transparent they are about being sad and how Betty expressed not liking change. I'm the same way when a show or movie I was apart of wraps and ends. it's very emotional and hard to let go of alot of times. R.I.P Betty White🤍🤍
I still watch it on Hallmark Channel. Love my Golden Girls!
I miss all of these beautiful magnificent women!!!
❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you all for those amazing and nostalgic laughters .. thank you for being a friend 😭😭
I've always watched the show over and over and over and will never get tired of it . love my " GOLDEN GIRLS " 2018 and still watching!!!!❤❤❤😄😄😄🙌🙌🙌
And this show is still so popular in 2019 ❤️
I’m 23 and I love it! I watched it growing up with my mum.
My late Mum loved this show so much..i used to watch it with her😭miss you so much Mum❤️and the golden girls show is part of those great memories together.
My all time favorite show! I watch it every morning :) still!! These ladies will forever be in my ❤️
I sit and watch these talented women every week night . This show is everything and will always be the go to show ! Golden girls forever 💛.
I loved Beatrice Arthur. She was so funny and always able to make me laugh.
I will forever love this show my grandma and my mom show I used to watch this was I was younger everymorning with grandma and now I still watch me and hubby watches it together and laugh every time it comes on TV at night or on hulu were watching it
:'( Wish I was born when it was broadcast on TV. Thanks to HULU for giving this show to younger audiences.
Golden Girls will be in our hearts 4ever ❤❤
Betty White is the only “Golden Girl” who’s still alive.
Trevor Panno sadly. 😢
Trevor Panno "What happens when there's only one of us left?"
Jessica Garcia I was coming here to quote that. It still gives me chills. 😔
Wendell Lee yes that gave me chills too
She always finds it odd bc shes the oldest!
I love how brilliantly they articulate “leaving the character”. It’s great when actors talk in depth about how they prepare.
Was there ever a better TV show, ? Really miss the Golden Girls. X
I loved the Golden Girls and watch it when I find it in
Syndacation..(SP)...Other Great ones. MASH, Designer Women, Cybil, All in the family, and others from the 60's 70's..These series and others made us laugh and cry..The writers have become lazy and Society has become morally corrupt. There is no longer any thing sacred or private with regards to morals.
Very. Very Sad....,
Never a better show than the Golden Girls. I hope the reruns go on forever
The Golden Girls is a timeless masterpiece.
Such a special show in every way!
Love it!
Pretty good picture quality for 1992. Such a funny show. The Golden Palace was good too!
Rain Drifter,
I had seen The Golden Palace years ago back in the mid 2000s, when Lifetime had it. It was funny, but different. Now, I have no interest in it or any liking for it anymore; the predecessor show (Golden Girls) was, and still is, one of my most favorites. I learned that Golden Palace wasn't that great; the stories for the episodes were not as funny as in Golden Girls, Bea Arthur as Dorothy was gone (except for the two part episode), and the latter series was in a hotel lobby and kitchen (in an interview I saw, Betty White said it was like doing Golden Girls in a hotel). Golden Palace was only on for one season (the 1992-93 season) and was on CBS, whereas Golden Girls was on NBC.
I've been watching The Golden Girls since I was 6 years old, I'm 38 and still love watching them. Love, love love these ladies!
Who said women weren't funny? probably the best cast sitcom ever.
It is June 2020 and I’ve just watched every episode again. Loved them then and still now . I often wonder what Sophia would have said about corona virus and lock down lol thanks for the memories
I have missed this so much!I wish I could just hug all them!
Going on 59 and this show put age in perspective! Starting a new business and still wearing what i want! Keeping the attitude!
she was smart to enjoy her retirement.
I will be 50 in a couple of days and I’ve been really depressed about it... The Golden Girls will always be one of my favorite shows... I never knew there was a Golden Palace to recently... I always watch the Golden Girls reruns for over a decade.. I just finished all the episodes of Golden Palace.. Both shows has made me overcome depression about turning 50... Without this show I would of thought that life stops at 50... Thanks girls
I'll tell you what I got to say this is one of the most awesome shows ever. Rest in peace to those ladies. You give us a lot of laughs and a lot of memories.❤❤❤❤😢😢😢
Golden Girls holds a special place in my heart , used to watch it all the time with my parents when I was little and love to re-watch them but I can't help but always get a little sad thinking there is only one Golden Girl left , You watch them over and over all the time so it's like they are always around but obviously they are not.
I just wish I could go back to 80's as a kid again , there was something special about the 80's for me.
I also wish I could thank them for making my childhood and many other fans feel special , when a show can bring a family together and laugh sometimes that is the greatest gift or medicine you can give someone.
Well said!
im watching Golden Girls now.and gosh i miss these wonderful ladies!!={
WoW, awesome behind the scenes footage, love it!! They could of put this in the DVD bonus material!!
Can't believe that this show is still as funny today as it was back then. Timeless. Wonderful. Precious.
Whenever I feel down or mad @ myself ,,,, I always look to my girls ,,,, they are my bottle of sunshine ,, a reaaaaal picker upper .
Loved this show.. Nothing can ever come near to it ❤️
Thank you all for being my friend girls
I am your biggest fan ever! Golden girls love all you!
I miss them all, They were fantastic!! I still watch this show every day, I never get tired of watching it... never.. I grew up with these beautiful ladies :) I love them all..
Orquidea Del Norte i watch it every day as well 🤣
I miss them all in 2022!
I don't know who does not like the Golden Girls... very warm show..amazing talent..
I love this show and the girls! I used to think I love Lucy was the funniest show I'd ever seen, till I started watching the golden girls! Thank God they still show re-runs!
Aged 16 I watched the finale and went to bed and cried myself to sleep. This sitcom had such an effect on me. It is one of the greatest of all time with Frasier and Parks and Rec
dorothy was my favorite
GOLDEN GIRLS IS THE BEST NOTHING CAN BEAT THEM AMAZING *
Leah Kallin Blanche 💘💘💘
Leah Sizemore I love your icon, Gwen is one of my favorites from Total Drama.
There's something about Bea Arthur's voice that I like
It’s remarkable.
I loved this show so much! Can’t believe they are gone . Even their intro music was so calming to me
In Remembrance To....
Estelle Gettleman as Sophia Petrillo
(born: July 25, 1923 - died: July 22, 2008)
Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak
(born: May 13, 1922 - died: April 25, 2009)
Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
(born: February 21, 1934 - died: June 3, 2010)
Betty White as Rose Nylund
(born: January 17, 1922 - died: December 31, 2021)
Thank you for the greatest Golden Girls show and I will always cherish forever.
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Crazy how 3/4 died 1 year after the next. RIP
Strange how all except Rue died so close to their birthday... always shy of another year older by days or couple weeks at most.
Betty white died in my birthday
This show was and remains the BEST!
One of the best shows ever created!
As a 14yr old. I grew up with this show and I love it to this day. I own all 7 seasons and i just finished rewatching it! It brings back so much damn nostalgia XD
It's a shame Bea wanted to end the show. It had enough steam to continue at least for another season or two, but can't blame her.
Yeah. After spending Seasons 1-6 in the Top Ten, Season 7 fell to #30, because they moved its time slot. Still, it's not much of a drop, if you consider that was what DESIGNING WOMEN averaged, and they got 7 seasons, too. THE GOLDEN PALACE sans Dorothy and iconic house/kitchen was a big disaster from the get-go. Not surprisingly, it was #57 in its only season. But had GG kept going, they would've done just fine for at least two more seasons. This is also what Betty White has said.
Bea Arthur/Bernie Frankel actually wanted to leave at the end of the 1990-91 S6 after Terry Hughes(Producer and lead Writer) left, but agreed to stay one more season.
1992 was a Transition Year for NBC. It was also the year they stopped showing Saturday Morning Cartoons, The Cancellation of the Cosby Show and the Departure of Brandon Tartikoff.
*The Cancellation of the Cosby Show*
THE COSBY SHOW wasn't canceled. It ended after 8 seasons. It spent 7 of its 8 seasons in the Top 5 in the Nielsen ratings (#1 five years in a row!). Season 8 only fell to #18, so it wasn't much of a drop. That's about average for a lot of shows. At any rate, Cosby wanted to bring the show to an end. It even got a big send-off. 44 million viewers tuned in for the finale.
When a Show ends, its Cancelled.
musicaltheatergeek79 but it was changing alot because others shows became more new and Fresh, while cheers was the only show that make the 90's, even thought they were huge in the 80's i thought cheers could have ended the show in 1990 or 1992, but 1993 was good year to end the show on a high so it work well in that era
there will never be another golden girls.they will live on in our hearts forever r,i,p to you all
Love this show. I've been watching this show since I was a child. Always made me laugh.
The Golden Girls have their Rose Nylund now in TV show heaven. 😢😞💔 TV show business will never be the same without Estelle, Bea, Rue and Betty. "Thank you for being our friend" ladies! RIP 💕🙏