The Golden Girls was created by Susan Harris in 1985, and ran for seven seasons. The show focused on four older women: Blanche (Rue McClanahan), Rose (Betty White), Dorothy (Bea Arthur), and Dorothy’s mother, Sophia (Estelle Getty), who share a house in Miami.
The show was popular and well-reviewed for its run, with each main member of the outstanding cast winning an Emmy. The Golden Girls was constantly funny, with many laugh-out-loud moments. However, it also dealt with serious topics in a realistic way – not to mention that focusing a show on middle-aged women at all was truly groundbreaking. The show has remained enormously popular since it ended, and the golden girls have become friends to viewers of all ages. Cue the theme song, and let’s look at the show’s best episodes, ranked.
The girls go on a murder mystery weekend trip, only for things to become real when Blanche is accused of killing her boss. Dorothy turns into a detective to solve the case, with the episode taking cues from shows like Murder, She Wrote. It’s a fun spin on the typical Golden Girls episode, with the audience following Dorothy on the case as she reveals Blanche’s co-worker to be the killer. It also has a great line where Blanche cites flirting as part of her heritage.
In this episode, Rose’s new boyfriend, Al, spends the night with her, only to be found dead in her bed from a heart attack the next morning. The absurdity only grows when she finds out he was married, and has to explain Al’s death to his wife. Rose also reveals that her husband died the same way, beginning her running fear of being a curse in bed. It’s wildly funny, but it also allows her to open up about her husband’s loss.
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