Sitcoms come and go all the time, but only a few stay with us for life. The Golden Girls is one of those shows we just can’t forget. Following the ensemble cast of four older women who share a home together, the series was a critical and commercial success. It earned multiple Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards, with all four main cast members each receiving one of the latter at some point during the seven-year run.
Since the series ended in 1992, The Golden Girls has gone on to be named in many “Best of All Time” lists for its incredible writing and acting, as well as its ability to deal with important but controversial issues. While it was on the air, the series explored LGBT+ rights, homelessness and discrimination, things that very few other sitcoms would be brave enough to touch on. Twenty five years later, we’re still discovering things about The Golden Girls that we never knew before. It’s amazing how many things can slip past when you’re lost in a show. Did you know all of these things? If not, it’s time to improve your Golden Girls trivia. You never know when it might come in handy.
[post_page_title]Impossible age gap[/post_page_title]
Although The Golden Girls may have been a bunch of older ladies, they weren’t all the same age. That counts for both on and off screen. Estelle Getty, who played Sophia Petrillo on the series, was one year younger than co-star Bea Arthur. That might come as a bit of a surprise considering that Sophia was actually the mother of Dorothy, Arthur’s character. The makeup department did a good job there. It’s no wonder it took they spent 45 minutes working on Getty’s face before every episode.
