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The television powerhouse trio of Paul Junger Witt, Susan Harris, and Tony Thomas hit gold again with their creation of The Golden Girls, a sitcom that truly broke the mold when it debuted on NBC in 1985. Rather than rely on the typical sitcom fare of the time such as comedy at work, (Cheers), or with kids, (The Cosby Show), The Golden Girls had the novel idea to tell the story of four spunky female senior citizens in Miami that all lived together. Starring Maude Emmy-winner Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, The Golden Girls revolved around Dorothy and her mother, Sophia Petrillo, played by Broadway actress Estelle Getty, and their friendship with Blanche Deveraux (Rue McClanahan from Maude and Mama's Family), and Rose Nylund (The Mary Tyler Moore Show vet and Emmy-winner Betty White). Each Girl had their own particular brand of comedy: Dorothy was the practical member of the group, Rose was the air-headed one, Blanche the sexual vixen, and because she had had a stroke, Sophia got the rudest -- and often the best -- lines. The synergy between the actresses and their roles shows up in the series' hallmark quick-witted quips and hilarious scripts, all of which remain just as funny as when the show first aired. From the jokes about Dorothy's height and wardrobe to Rose's long-winded, absurd St. Olaf stories, and from Blanche's male conquests to Sophia's old country "picture it" reminisces, The Golden Girls proved it was a comedy juggernaut, remaining in the Nielsen Top 10 from 1985 until 1991. Season 1 introduces us to the Girls, and in the series opener, "The Engagement," Sophia moves in with Dorothy and the gals after Sophia's rest home, Shady Pines, burns down. Dorothy's cad of a husband, Stan (Herb Edelman) shows up for the first time in "Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?" and worms his way back into Dorothy's life in "The Return of Dorothy's Ex." Rose decides to date for the first time since her husband died in "Rose the Prude," and may be headed to the altar in the Emmy-winning "A Little Romance." Blanche gets a taste of her own medicine when she is sexually harassed by her professor in "Adult Education," and we meet her father, Big Daddy Hollingsworth, (Murray Hamilton), in the very funny "Big Daddy." For sassy comebacks and downright laugh-out-loud moments, there are few sitcoms that can match the silver-tongued comedy of The Golden Girls. Christina Urban

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• UPC: 786936249286
• Source: TOUCHSTONE / DISNEY
• Region Code: 1
• Time: 10:17:00
• Sales Rank: 740

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• The Golden Girls: The Engagement
• The Golden Girls: Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?
• The Golden Girls: Rose the Prude
• The Golden Girls: Transplant
• The Golden Girls: The Triangle
• The Golden Girls: On Golden Girls
• The Golden Girls: The Competition
• The Golden Girls: Break-In
• The Golden Girls: Blanche and the Younger Man
• The Golden Girls: Heart Attack
• The Golden Girls: The Return of Dorothy's Ex
• The Golden Girls: The Custody Battle
• The Golden Girls: A Little Romance
• The Golden Girls: There Was No Lady
• The Golden Girls: In a Bed of Rose's
• The Golden Girls: The Truth Will Out
• The Golden Girls: Nice and Easy
• The Golden Girls: The Operation
• The Golden Girls: Second Motherhood
• The Golden Girls: Adult Education
• The Golden Girls: Flu Attack
• The Golden Girls: Job Hunting
• The Golden Girls: Blind Ambitions
• The Golden Girls: Big Daddy
• The Golden Girls: The Way We Met

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